Charline Foch
@chafoch.bsky.social
Games User Researcher at Tencent Games | PhD in games | movies are my favourite language
me: i'm a researcher by trade, i know how to use my brain
my brain: completely forgets my address when the pharmacist asks me where i live to verify my identity
my brain: completely forgets my address when the pharmacist asks me where i live to verify my identity
January 31, 2026 at 9:49 AM
me: i'm a researcher by trade, i know how to use my brain
my brain: completely forgets my address when the pharmacist asks me where i live to verify my identity
my brain: completely forgets my address when the pharmacist asks me where i live to verify my identity
Only way to make them ethical is to tear them down and rebuild them in a way that is so fundamentally different it will be a different tech entirely.
I assume they are talking about AI like ChatGPT, Sora, Midjourney etc (not AI used for enemy behaviour, proc gen etc) - except those models are, by nature, fundamentally unethical. You cannot train them on your own data due to the sheer amount needed. Exploitation is literally baked into them.
Women in Games CEO says 'ethical AI' should augment human creativity
January 30, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Only way to make them ethical is to tear them down and rebuild them in a way that is so fundamentally different it will be a different tech entirely.
I assume they are talking about AI like ChatGPT, Sora, Midjourney etc (not AI used for enemy behaviour, proc gen etc) - except those models are, by nature, fundamentally unethical. You cannot train them on your own data due to the sheer amount needed. Exploitation is literally baked into them.
Women in Games CEO says 'ethical AI' should augment human creativity
Women in Games CEO says 'ethical AI' should augment human creativity
WIG's 2026 manifesto argues women should be involved in "building and governing" AI to prevent "bias" from going unchecked.
www.gamedeveloper.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:18 PM
I assume they are talking about AI like ChatGPT, Sora, Midjourney etc (not AI used for enemy behaviour, proc gen etc) - except those models are, by nature, fundamentally unethical. You cannot train them on your own data due to the sheer amount needed. Exploitation is literally baked into them.
London cinemas, are you okay.
(granted this is the Curzon and Everyman but still)
(granted this is the Curzon and Everyman but still)
January 28, 2026 at 8:34 PM
London cinemas, are you okay.
(granted this is the Curzon and Everyman but still)
(granted this is the Curzon and Everyman but still)
I'll be honest, tiny UI text aside, I was not expecting Elden Ring to run this well on Steam Deck.
January 25, 2026 at 8:05 PM
I'll be honest, tiny UI text aside, I was not expecting Elden Ring to run this well on Steam Deck.
The biggest realisation I've had as a gamer since I started working as a user researcher is how much I enjoy crafting mechanics and grinding like crazy for resources to do so.
Extraction shooters still elude me but maybe one day I will evolve again (pls don't say "Arc Raiders" I KNOW)
Extraction shooters still elude me but maybe one day I will evolve again (pls don't say "Arc Raiders" I KNOW)
January 22, 2026 at 7:11 PM
The biggest realisation I've had as a gamer since I started working as a user researcher is how much I enjoy crafting mechanics and grinding like crazy for resources to do so.
Extraction shooters still elude me but maybe one day I will evolve again (pls don't say "Arc Raiders" I KNOW)
Extraction shooters still elude me but maybe one day I will evolve again (pls don't say "Arc Raiders" I KNOW)
When the post-apocalyptic horrors of My Time at Sandrock kick in with Gordana's journals.
a drawing of a person with a surprised look on his face
ALT: a drawing of a person with a surprised look on his face
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January 16, 2026 at 7:47 PM
When the post-apocalyptic horrors of My Time at Sandrock kick in with Gordana's journals.
Update: the first 90min have been a delight and I hope the delight continues.
Me: I do not need more games.
Other me: What about a cosy kind of game, you don't have one of those right now.
Me: I still need to spend more time in Stardew Valley
Other me: [slips My Time at Sandrock into my Steam cart]
Other me: What about a cosy kind of game, you don't have one of those right now.
Me: I still need to spend more time in Stardew Valley
Other me: [slips My Time at Sandrock into my Steam cart]
January 12, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Update: the first 90min have been a delight and I hope the delight continues.
Me: I do not need more games.
Other me: What about a cosy kind of game, you don't have one of those right now.
Me: I still need to spend more time in Stardew Valley
Other me: [slips My Time at Sandrock into my Steam cart]
Other me: What about a cosy kind of game, you don't have one of those right now.
Me: I still need to spend more time in Stardew Valley
Other me: [slips My Time at Sandrock into my Steam cart]
January 11, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Me: I do not need more games.
Other me: What about a cosy kind of game, you don't have one of those right now.
Me: I still need to spend more time in Stardew Valley
Other me: [slips My Time at Sandrock into my Steam cart]
Other me: What about a cosy kind of game, you don't have one of those right now.
Me: I still need to spend more time in Stardew Valley
Other me: [slips My Time at Sandrock into my Steam cart]
Severely procrastinating on life admin but mini cheese and ham croissants will carry me through January, right.
January 11, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Severely procrastinating on life admin but mini cheese and ham croissants will carry me through January, right.
Oh heck yes.
🚨⚠️ Release Date Disclosure! ⚠️🚨
TRAILER: VIDEO EVIDENCE, see below. Please watch, assimilate and share.
DESIGNATION: TR-49
GENRE: NARRATIVE DEDUCTION / AUDIO_DRAMA
DATE: 21st JANUARY
PLATFORMS: iOS / PC / Mac / Deck
This is what we know, so far.
TRAILER: VIDEO EVIDENCE, see below. Please watch, assimilate and share.
DESIGNATION: TR-49
GENRE: NARRATIVE DEDUCTION / AUDIO_DRAMA
DATE: 21st JANUARY
PLATFORMS: iOS / PC / Mac / Deck
This is what we know, so far.
TR-49 - Official Trailer
YouTube video by inkleStudios
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Oh heck yes.
Reposted by Charline Foch
🚨⚠️ Release Date Disclosure! ⚠️🚨
TRAILER: VIDEO EVIDENCE, see below. Please watch, assimilate and share.
DESIGNATION: TR-49
GENRE: NARRATIVE DEDUCTION / AUDIO_DRAMA
DATE: 21st JANUARY
PLATFORMS: iOS / PC / Mac / Deck
This is what we know, so far.
TRAILER: VIDEO EVIDENCE, see below. Please watch, assimilate and share.
DESIGNATION: TR-49
GENRE: NARRATIVE DEDUCTION / AUDIO_DRAMA
DATE: 21st JANUARY
PLATFORMS: iOS / PC / Mac / Deck
This is what we know, so far.
TR-49 - Official Trailer
YouTube video by inkleStudios
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:45 PM
🚨⚠️ Release Date Disclosure! ⚠️🚨
TRAILER: VIDEO EVIDENCE, see below. Please watch, assimilate and share.
DESIGNATION: TR-49
GENRE: NARRATIVE DEDUCTION / AUDIO_DRAMA
DATE: 21st JANUARY
PLATFORMS: iOS / PC / Mac / Deck
This is what we know, so far.
TRAILER: VIDEO EVIDENCE, see below. Please watch, assimilate and share.
DESIGNATION: TR-49
GENRE: NARRATIVE DEDUCTION / AUDIO_DRAMA
DATE: 21st JANUARY
PLATFORMS: iOS / PC / Mac / Deck
This is what we know, so far.
Update: I have finished Ghost of Tsushima, and it is now one of my all-time favourites. Ghost of Yotei on PC soon pretty please.
Now onwards to Silksong and giving Elden Ring another try.
Now onwards to Silksong and giving Elden Ring another try.
I have two missions over Christmas vacations, and it's finishing Ghost of Tsushima and finally crafting that one weapon in Warframe I apparently need to progress through The New War, the mats for which I've been farming for an ungodly amount of time. Please I just need that FISH.........
December 23, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Update: I have finished Ghost of Tsushima, and it is now one of my all-time favourites. Ghost of Yotei on PC soon pretty please.
Now onwards to Silksong and giving Elden Ring another try.
Now onwards to Silksong and giving Elden Ring another try.
The true test with my roommate will be whether or not she hates me for the (delicious) cheese I just got for Christmas. She said she liked cheese and the smell of it, but does she. Is she truly ready for the Mont d'Or experience.
(It's not that bad just stronger than your odorless british cheese)
(It's not that bad just stronger than your odorless british cheese)
December 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
The true test with my roommate will be whether or not she hates me for the (delicious) cheese I just got for Christmas. She said she liked cheese and the smell of it, but does she. Is she truly ready for the Mont d'Or experience.
(It's not that bad just stronger than your odorless british cheese)
(It's not that bad just stronger than your odorless british cheese)
10min to process my passport renewal request and less than a workday to accept my online registration as a French citizen abroad. What on earth happened to French administration. When did we become efficient with paperwork. What alternate reality have I stepped into.
December 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
10min to process my passport renewal request and less than a workday to accept my online registration as a French citizen abroad. What on earth happened to French administration. When did we become efficient with paperwork. What alternate reality have I stepped into.
I have two missions over Christmas vacations, and it's finishing Ghost of Tsushima and finally crafting that one weapon in Warframe I apparently need to progress through The New War, the mats for which I've been farming for an ungodly amount of time. Please I just need that FISH.........
December 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I have two missions over Christmas vacations, and it's finishing Ghost of Tsushima and finally crafting that one weapon in Warframe I apparently need to progress through The New War, the mats for which I've been farming for an ungodly amount of time. Please I just need that FISH.........
And they are definitely not the tools sold to execs to cut down on production time, creativity time, and human labour (and costs) either.
Accudentally deleted my own post because I'm dumb. I initially wanted to add that there are cool things in genAI (that my more competent academic colleagues can talk aboit better than me) but they are not the tools sold to us as "the inevitable march of progress"
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
Gamers Are Overwhelmingly Negative About Gen AI in Video Games, but Attitudes Vary by Gender, Age, and Gaming Motivations.
Learn about how gender, age, and gaming motivations shape the perception of Gen AI in video games.
quanticfoundry.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
And they are definitely not the tools sold to execs to cut down on production time, creativity time, and human labour (and costs) either.
Accudentally deleted my own post because I'm dumb. I initially wanted to add that there are cool things in genAI (that my more competent academic colleagues can talk aboit better than me) but they are not the tools sold to us as "the inevitable march of progress"
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
Gamers Are Overwhelmingly Negative About Gen AI in Video Games, but Attitudes Vary by Gender, Age, and Gaming Motivations.
Learn about how gender, age, and gaming motivations shape the perception of Gen AI in video games.
quanticfoundry.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Accudentally deleted my own post because I'm dumb. I initially wanted to add that there are cool things in genAI (that my more competent academic colleagues can talk aboit better than me) but they are not the tools sold to us as "the inevitable march of progress"
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
Living with a roommate in your 30s is underrated, because who doesn't love having another human being in the flat texting you "I'll be ready in 15, I've been slacking on being alive" from their room when it's time to decorate the fake Christmas tree.
November 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Living with a roommate in your 30s is underrated, because who doesn't love having another human being in the flat texting you "I'll be ready in 15, I've been slacking on being alive" from their room when it's time to decorate the fake Christmas tree.
I was pretty sure that the Frankenstein story would be in good hands with Del Toro, but wow. You really can't go wrong with Guillermo Del Toro and a monster story about vain, ambitious, arrogant men and the consequences of their actions.
Also, what did they feed Jacob Elordi for this movie.
Also, what did they feed Jacob Elordi for this movie.
November 16, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I was pretty sure that the Frankenstein story would be in good hands with Del Toro, but wow. You really can't go wrong with Guillermo Del Toro and a monster story about vain, ambitious, arrogant men and the consequences of their actions.
Also, what did they feed Jacob Elordi for this movie.
Also, what did they feed Jacob Elordi for this movie.
Delightful Warframe community moment is when, when waiting for a new teammate to figure out how to vote on a mission, other teammate whips out a shawzin (a... space guitar?) and starts playing the Beverly Hills Cops soundtrack while my character does a little dance. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmyS...
Beverly Hills Cop • Axel F • Harold Faltermeyer
YouTube video by HD Film Tributes
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Delightful Warframe community moment is when, when waiting for a new teammate to figure out how to vote on a mission, other teammate whips out a shawzin (a... space guitar?) and starts playing the Beverly Hills Cops soundtrack while my character does a little dance. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmyS...
Windows periodically tries to blackmail me into doing updates by slowly cutting off very random things. First, Netflix refuses to work. Then, Youtube stops being able to play videos. Next, sound just stops working entirely! And eventually I cave and do the update and everything is fine again.
November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Windows periodically tries to blackmail me into doing updates by slowly cutting off very random things. First, Netflix refuses to work. Then, Youtube stops being able to play videos. Next, sound just stops working entirely! And eventually I cave and do the update and everything is fine again.
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I love living with another game dev because it means going out to get bubble tea and when we come home she goes to play the new Pokemon and I start Ghost of Tsushima and we can exchange impressions later. And plan to play Split Fiction together over Christmas.
October 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I love living with another game dev because it means going out to get bubble tea and when we come home she goes to play the new Pokemon and I start Ghost of Tsushima and we can exchange impressions later. And plan to play Split Fiction together over Christmas.