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Ciro Continisio @ciro.continis.io · 1d

Do you notice all the details at first glance? Maybe not. Do you know the background considerations highlighted in the thread. Of course not. But they are all in there and they did contribute to the composition!

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Ciro Continisio @ciro.continis.io · 1d

I read this thread and I'm thinking, "you'd never get any of this from generative AI" 🤷🏻‍♂️

Jason Rainville @jasonrainville.bsky.social · 1d

Donatello, The Brain
AD Stephanie Cheung
This was actually the last of the 3 pieces I painted for the TMNT set for which I was VERY happy to contribute to

Donny wasn't one of my favs until now - his single-minded dedication to toiling away in a cluttered space hit pretty close to home

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Ciro Continisio @ciro.continis.io · 2d

Ah, this is not good news 🙁 I use Affinity Designer a lot.
I hope that whatever is coming will be a natural evolution of the Affinity suite, and not some garbage AI-powered tool*

* Canva, which owns Affinity maker Serif, is all-in on generative AI

Max! @littlepolygon.bsky.social · 3d

Serif has stopped purchases for #Affinity apps in preparation for a "big announcement" and are responding to user concerns about subscriptions or genai with meaningless doublespeak. Feels bad!!

affinity.serif.com/en-us/

Creative Freedom Is Coming - Affinity

Creative Freedom Is Coming. October 30

affinity.serif.com

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Ciro Continisio @ciro.continis.io · 2d

You got... sanctioned 🥁

(maybe it works better in Italian, "santo" > "sanzionato" 🤔)

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Ciro Continisio @ciro.continis.io · 3d

I still need to watch the video, I haven't had an opportunity. Will reply properly when I do!

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Ciro Continisio @ciro.continis.io · 9d

Now this is a bit excessive if you ask me, but here we are.
My already discounted bundle – at half the price. I'll do the math for you: all my tools for only 30% of their original price!!

assetstore.unity.com/packages/too...

It includes...

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Ciro Continisio @ciro.continis.io · 6d

The UIs of two features that – in my opinion – actively contribute to ruin the platform they're designed for.

(see Alt text for English explanation if needed)

The "Skip ahead" button on YouTube, appearing at the beginning of a video.

The interface on Steam to determine how low the price of a game has been in the last 30 days.

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Ciro Continisio @ciro.continis.io · 6d

@codecks.bsky.social last week I went to a talk by Richard Lemarchand here in CPH, with a focus on scheduling the production of a game realistically. Among other things he's shown this chart from the book in pic 2. It made me think of her new Vision Board functionality!

Richard Lemarchand giving a presentation in a dark room. On the screen, a huge chart from the development of Ratchet and Clank for PS4 showing the game flow. In the top left corner the author: Brian Allgeier, Directing Video Games.

Richard Lemarchand giving a presentation in a dark room. On the screen, the cover of a book by Brian Allgeier, Directing Video Games.

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Ciro Continisio @ciro.continis.io · 6d

Of all the news I didn't expect to read today, this made me raise my eyebrow to the sky

Ashley Lake @ashleylatke.bsky.social · 6d

there likely will never be a reckoning for how much AI tech companies have stolen from sex workers, but at least we have records of it

Meta Accused of Torrenting Porn to Advance Its Goal of AI ‘Superintelligence’

Strike 3 Holdings is suing Meta in federal court, alleging the tech giant pirated copyrighted adult videos to train its AI models.

www.wired.com

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Ciro Continisio @ciro.continis.io · 6d

Since there's a lot of talk about luck-based games, I feel compelled to share The Luckiest In The Megaverse by indie studio Yonder

share.google/DVgS9Q60hqwz...

Looks pretty cool, doesn't it?

The Luckiest in the Megaverse on Steam

Will you join the Lucky Club? Are you the Luckiest in the Megaverse? Find out in this mind-blowing clicker game where only luck matters.

share.google

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 6d

Our entire catalogue for like $10, I don't know what to tell you! store.steampowered.com/bundle/6109/...

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Ciro Continisio @ciro.continis.io · 7d

Data??

Ciro Continisio @ciro.continis.io · 7d

I'm sorry if it comes across this way. As you can understand, I'm commenting on the actions of the Israeli government and army, not on Jewish people as a whole.

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Ciro Continisio @ciro.continis.io · 7d

Sorry, I don't have a duty to comment on every war happening on the planet. I do post on other things, it's just that you don't see it. But you can be assured I'm not invested in any propaganda for either side, I just voice my thoughts.

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Ciro Continisio @ciro.continis.io · 8d

And yes, human lives matter to me. But all kinds of lives, not just Israeli ones. That's why the flotilla has a reason to exist.

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Ciro Continisio @ciro.continis.io · 8d

That claim is unsubstantiated www.timesofisrael.com/usaid-finds-...

The reality is, much of what you say is in itself PR in favour of the Israeli government, false claims that they spread to justify their illegal and brutal actions. And no independent journalism is allowed inside to deny them.

USAID finds no proof Hamas systematically loots aid; State Department, IDF push back

Report completed in June says majority of aid theft incidents can't be 'definitively attributed to a specific actor,' but acknowledges recipients are unvetted and could be Hamas

www.timesofisrael.com

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Ciro Continisio @ciro.continis.io · 8d

I think you're mixing things up. This is a humanitarian mission. They are just bringing food and medical supplies to a population in distress.

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Ciro Continisio @ciro.continis.io · 9d

In short, the current Italian government sucks.

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Ciro Continisio @ciro.continis.io · 9d

This time though I'm happy to see that Italians mostly acted in a mature way, given how many went into the street to support the mission. That's heartwarming, at least.

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Ciro Continisio @ciro.continis.io · 9d

They suffered a double loss, because to suck it up to Trump (and hence to Netanyahu) they ended up against people's will, so not only did they end up on the wrong side of history, but their bending over didn't even win them votes. Hard to say though if people will remember in the next elections...

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Ciro Continisio @ciro.continis.io · 9d

The discussion rotating around the Global Sumud Flotilla mission once again reveals the Italian government for what it is: a bunch of useless losers.
www.ilpost.it/2025/10/02/d....

Perché in Italia c'è molto più interesse sulla Flotilla - Il Post

Rispetto ad altri paesi è stata coinvolta parecchio nell'organizzazione, e poi è diventata una questione politica

www.ilpost.it

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Ciro Continisio @ciro.continis.io · 9d

These are some of them, but there's more 🙂

I think there's something for everyone. I crafted them with care, to ensure that they never get in your way and that they feel native.
Hope you find them useful!

#unity3d #gamedev

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Ciro Continisio @ciro.continis.io · 9d

You wear multiple hats in Unity? Try Hats!

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Ciro Continisio @ciro.continis.io · 9d

SuperScenes enables scene components!

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Ciro Continisio @ciro.continis.io · 9d

SubAssets Toolbox brings the sub-asset workflows to the Unity UI.

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