Pella
@pellamore.bsky.social
I do narrative design. You might have heard of the game; you haven't heard of me. | She/her. 日本語 OK
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Pella
@pellamore.bsky.social
· Oct 18
I'm Pella! 🌸 You've probably seen me other places. I stream VERY sporadically on twitch.tv/pellamore. Shame about that other site.
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After the holidays, getting back to the routine isn’t easy… Neva feels it too 😴
January 10, 2026 at 4:40 PM
After the holidays, getting back to the routine isn’t easy… Neva feels it too 😴
This is what I'm worried about
If I worked at discord and had a small-scale poll that was suddenly taken by tens of thousands of motivated blueskyers, I would probably just toss the results tbh. Not saying it's worthless to take, but I'm just suspicious about this one.
January 10, 2026 at 4:12 PM
This is what I'm worried about
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Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.
January 10, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.
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Anyway, "guy who runs Fortnite company says shutting down child pornography generator is 'censorship' " is a pretty wild headline to share with your friends who are players or parents of Fortnite players
January 10, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Anyway, "guy who runs Fortnite company says shutting down child pornography generator is 'censorship' " is a pretty wild headline to share with your friends who are players or parents of Fortnite players
I saw a post that said something like "writing teachers are telling their students it's ok to use for concept art, but not writing, and art teachers are saying the opposite about placeholder text"
Charitably, it's a stopgap to fill gaps in your expertise.
Cynically, it's showing what you value more.
Charitably, it's a stopgap to fill gaps in your expertise.
Cynically, it's showing what you value more.
Sometimes I think the reason indie games aren't touching AI is just cus when you're tiny, you actually Do have to understand all the specializations, and so you know how bullshit Gen AI's attempts at all of it look
The further you are from the work, the less you can understand what constitutes Good
The further you are from the work, the less you can understand what constitutes Good
January 10, 2026 at 4:43 AM
I saw a post that said something like "writing teachers are telling their students it's ok to use for concept art, but not writing, and art teachers are saying the opposite about placeholder text"
Charitably, it's a stopgap to fill gaps in your expertise.
Cynically, it's showing what you value more.
Charitably, it's a stopgap to fill gaps in your expertise.
Cynically, it's showing what you value more.
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the idea that you can use genAI that’s exclusively trained on your studios content is very silly because
1) yes that’s fine
2) won’t work though
3) a much faster and easier way would be to hand author a bunch of pieces and design a system to mix and match them
4) whoops that’s just proc gen
1) yes that’s fine
2) won’t work though
3) a much faster and easier way would be to hand author a bunch of pieces and design a system to mix and match them
4) whoops that’s just proc gen
January 10, 2026 at 12:26 AM
the idea that you can use genAI that’s exclusively trained on your studios content is very silly because
1) yes that’s fine
2) won’t work though
3) a much faster and easier way would be to hand author a bunch of pieces and design a system to mix and match them
4) whoops that’s just proc gen
1) yes that’s fine
2) won’t work though
3) a much faster and easier way would be to hand author a bunch of pieces and design a system to mix and match them
4) whoops that’s just proc gen
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I am lucky that (for now at least) I am listened to, because I do have, and am perceived to have, a very good sense of what these tools can & cannot do. So when I say “absolutely not”, I get to hold that line.
but I don’t talk about this publicly because I don’t want to get the Eye of Sauron.
but I don’t talk about this publicly because I don’t want to get the Eye of Sauron.
my team has never used ChatGPT for any of our writing. these are 100% artisanal handmade mistakes, thank you
January 10, 2026 at 12:18 AM
I am lucky that (for now at least) I am listened to, because I do have, and am perceived to have, a very good sense of what these tools can & cannot do. So when I say “absolutely not”, I get to hold that line.
but I don’t talk about this publicly because I don’t want to get the Eye of Sauron.
but I don’t talk about this publicly because I don’t want to get the Eye of Sauron.
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once again we are all tapping the sign
January 9, 2026 at 11:45 PM
once again we are all tapping the sign
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In case you've seen the story about “grok now only generates images for paid users”, it's untrue. Apparently everyone just reported it because… it was what grok told them 🤦🏼
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature
X’s sexual deepfake machine is still running, despite Grok saying otherwise.
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:56 PM
In case you've seen the story about “grok now only generates images for paid users”, it's untrue. Apparently everyone just reported it because… it was what grok told them 🤦🏼
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
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I’m sorry the decorum argument was dead ten fucking years ago when the entire republican party hitched themselves to mister “grab them by the pussy”
come on
come on
Frey: "This notion of inflammatory comments -- c'mon guys. I dropped an F bomb, they killed someone. Which one of those is more inflammatory? I'm going with the killing somebody."
January 9, 2026 at 4:13 PM
I’m sorry the decorum argument was dead ten fucking years ago when the entire republican party hitched themselves to mister “grab them by the pussy”
come on
come on
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With the full text of the letter.
January 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
With the full text of the letter.
(this is not praising larian) we love to see a CEO in full retreat
"We're definitely using AI!" > "we're only using it for references..." > "we're only using in house assets?"
Ok 😂😂😂
Is it finally getting through that no one wants this?
"We're definitely using AI!" > "we're only using it for references..." > "we're only using in house assets?"
Ok 😂😂😂
Is it finally getting through that no one wants this?
Larian CEO says Divinity could have gen AI assets in it but only if the tools are trained on the studio's own data.
"If we use a GenAI model to create in-game assets, then it'll be trained on data we own."
https://kotaku.com/divinity-gen-ai-larian-bg3-reddit-ama-2000658429
"If we use a GenAI model to create in-game assets, then it'll be trained on data we own."
https://kotaku.com/divinity-gen-ai-larian-bg3-reddit-ama-2000658429
January 9, 2026 at 7:01 PM
(this is not praising larian) we love to see a CEO in full retreat
"We're definitely using AI!" > "we're only using it for references..." > "we're only using in house assets?"
Ok 😂😂😂
Is it finally getting through that no one wants this?
"We're definitely using AI!" > "we're only using it for references..." > "we're only using in house assets?"
Ok 😂😂😂
Is it finally getting through that no one wants this?
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FFXIV is chock full of them, but I love this one in Sirensong Sea. It doesn't come at any emotional moment, it just appears, and everyone I've seen play it always takes a moment to go "whoa..." when they see it.
January 9, 2026 at 5:34 PM
FFXIV is chock full of them, but I love this one in Sirensong Sea. It doesn't come at any emotional moment, it just appears, and everyone I've seen play it always takes a moment to go "whoa..." when they see it.
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If you let them, the horrors will devour you whole. Making space to live and smile is an act of resistance. So is helping others to do the same. If you’re an artist in this time, remember that what you’re doing is part of the emotional support infrastructure. They want you silent. 1/2
January 9, 2026 at 4:17 PM
If you let them, the horrors will devour you whole. Making space to live and smile is an act of resistance. So is helping others to do the same. If you’re an artist in this time, remember that what you’re doing is part of the emotional support infrastructure. They want you silent. 1/2
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Could this Iron Age hand reveal the origins of Basque, a language-isolate that pre-dates the spread of Indo-European speakers? #WordNerdDay
One word is similar to the Basque for 'good fortune', suggesting the languages share roots.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
One word is similar to the Basque for 'good fortune', suggesting the languages share roots.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
January 9, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Could this Iron Age hand reveal the origins of Basque, a language-isolate that pre-dates the spread of Indo-European speakers? #WordNerdDay
One word is similar to the Basque for 'good fortune', suggesting the languages share roots.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
One word is similar to the Basque for 'good fortune', suggesting the languages share roots.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
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"The illegal stuff is ok because we charged someone a fee for it" is really some bullshit.
January 9, 2026 at 10:53 AM
"The illegal stuff is ok because we charged someone a fee for it" is really some bullshit.
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For No Reason in Particular Here’s a Bunch of Games Where You Kill Nazis
For No Reason in Particular Here's a Bunch of Games Where You Kill Nazis - Hard Drive
The Nazis are the most despicable scum to ever walk the face of the earth. Thankfully they were defeated in World War... Get the full story
hard-drive.net
January 9, 2026 at 5:07 AM
For No Reason in Particular Here’s a Bunch of Games Where You Kill Nazis
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arc raiders nominated for audio design despite using AI-generated voices 🙃🙃🙃🙃 i think the AAA industry and those who decide what should be celebrated within it should [REDACTED]
Ghost of Yotei and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 headline 2026 DICE Awards nominations
Ghost of Yotei, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead 2026 DICE Awards
The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences has announced the nominees for the 29th annual DICE Awards, with Clair Obscur and Ghost of Yotei at the helm.
www.gamedeveloper.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:57 AM
arc raiders nominated for audio design despite using AI-generated voices 🙃🙃🙃🙃 i think the AAA industry and those who decide what should be celebrated within it should [REDACTED]
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the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs
January 9, 2026 at 6:48 AM
the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs
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your silence lately is incredibly loud.
Violence is always unacceptable, and threats of violence have no place in public discourse. Our thoughts are with Charlie Kirk and his family.
January 9, 2026 at 7:30 AM
your silence lately is incredibly loud.
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One reason I feel like I'm going mad is, even if Musk did immediately halt Grok and issue a grovelling apology - rather than PAYWALLING IT - he should *still* be prosecuted and his website banned. Very obviously! You don't get out of CSAM charges by just stopping. AND HE STILL HASN'T STOPPED.
Now only paying subscribers can make violent non-consenual sexual imagery of women and children -
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:46 AM
One reason I feel like I'm going mad is, even if Musk did immediately halt Grok and issue a grovelling apology - rather than PAYWALLING IT - he should *still* be prosecuted and his website banned. Very obviously! You don't get out of CSAM charges by just stopping. AND HE STILL HASN'T STOPPED.
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"No fucking AI assets" - a reminder that many good publishers that will disqualify any prototype with genAI placeholders, and that using it is at your own peril. Hooded Horse happens to be one of the best publishers out there at the moment, so this is a big one.
kotaku.com/hooded-horse...
kotaku.com/hooded-horse...
This Publisher Is Banning AI Because Of Ethics: 'It's Cancerous'
Hooded Horse won't work with developers that use gen AI
kotaku.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:54 PM
"No fucking AI assets" - a reminder that many good publishers that will disqualify any prototype with genAI placeholders, and that using it is at your own peril. Hooded Horse happens to be one of the best publishers out there at the moment, so this is a big one.
kotaku.com/hooded-horse...
kotaku.com/hooded-horse...
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everything i have learned about asmongold has been against my will
January 9, 2026 at 1:07 AM
everything i have learned about asmongold has been against my will