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evalka

@evalka.bsky.social

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VRChat creator, creating optimized worlds without sacrificing the experiences within I VJ/DJ, often in my own worlds! any/all (mirror preferred) homepage: https://evalka.carrd.co VRChat group: EVALKA.5776

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evalka @evalka.bsky.social · 4d

Another essay, this time on what I've learnt from making many worlds for VRChat: their designs impact people's behavior in ways far stronger than I ever expected.

VR is an escape to a better world, here's how world design could help keep it better!

evalkafox.wordpress.com/2025/10/04/c...

Creating for the Human: How World Design Sparks Meaningful Connections in Virtual Reality

Despite a toxic exterior, social spaces in virtual reality are capable of many beautiful things. Through creating worlds for VRChat, I learnt that the design of these spaces has a far stronger impa…

evalkafox.wordpress.com

evalka @evalka.bsky.social · 1h

oh no it's worse: it's 99% of the time the person im TALKING TO, they notice it and forget everything, it's genuinely insane

friend who also has hole in her chest made a joke or two about this behavior but i didnt think it would be this bad

evalka @evalka.bsky.social · 1h

this shader effect has singlehandedly and unironically ruined my mental health

i cant escape the "is that a hole in your chest?!?"

actual emotional or serious conversations have been entirely interrupted on uncountable occasions

i have left instances multiple times

im on the edge of removing it

evalka @evalka.bsky.social · 7d

most people just add a heartbeat sound for their vrchat avatar's chest

me & my outer wilds obsession found an even better option

Reposted by evalka

Puzzle @puzzlechild.bsky.social · 1d

Everyone really wants to follow cleesed work process but they don't realize that many of the worlds that they create after a few months, they die because of the lack of support
Some of them are just straight up completely unusable
I think after a while it promotes a disposable type of culture too

evalka @evalka.bsky.social · 1d

absolute requirement, yes!

evalka @evalka.bsky.social · 1d

very WIP but this is basically all probuilder lol

evalka @evalka.bsky.social · 1d

github.com/JLChnToZ/ava...
This skinned mesh combiner is amazing for avatar props etc, it can merge mesh renderers into a single skinned mesh renderer alongside combining materials if they share them

many other features, but I've been enjoying that, just make sure everything is scaled equally!

evalka @evalka.bsky.social · 1d

As someone who used to throw shit out on my labs cooldown, it's not worth it.

It's no challenge, nor is it anything special, it's just going to turn your art into something a little more akin to content slop while starving other creators of any room to be recognized for their higher-effort work.

evalka @evalka.bsky.social · 1d

As I wrote about in the article pinned to my profile, putting emotion and soul into your worlds is the best way to bring that out of the people in it.

Quality over quantity should always be the driving force in something that functions as an escape from the hostility of the real world.

evalka @evalka.bsky.social · 1d

Been seeing a few VRChat world creators talking about making 1 world per week..

The spaces we interact within are not content like you'd see on a social media platform; their design will have intense effect on the interactions within them. Put heart into your creations to give to those in them.

evalka @evalka.bsky.social · 1d

interested to see how far i can go using probuilder for vrchat worlds over blender

figured out a decent way to drape blankets over other objects, making couches and other furniture too, the limitations make it fun

evalka @evalka.bsky.social · 1d

NOT A DREAM
A PREMONITION
OH GOD OH FUCK

evalka @evalka.bsky.social · 9d

i so rarely remember dreams and when i do it's usually the most traumatizing day-ruining stuff like getting hunted down by a sniper & eventually being killed (recent one)

last night i dreamt i upgraded my os to windows 11. nothing strange, i just restarted my pc.

done. windows 11.

traumatized.

evalka @evalka.bsky.social · 1d

you'd just out yourself for being the topic of this post, huh?

evalka @evalka.bsky.social · 2d

i think one of the greatest sounds in the world is a gay woman failing to backpedal after catching herself halfway through an extremely gay freudian slip

evalka @evalka.bsky.social · 2d

what if it was branded like an apple product tho

evalka @evalka.bsky.social · 2d

there are limits

evalka @evalka.bsky.social · 3d

interesting happenings in my private world testing discord

A discord conversation. A censored username asks "People always talk about twink pregnancy and transgirl pregnancy... but what about robot pregnancy?" and I respond with a link to the wikipedia article for factories.

evalka @evalka.bsky.social · 3d

elaborate

evalka @evalka.bsky.social · 3d

I still think the original keeping "wheels on the bus" for no reason was gold but this is also gold

evalka @evalka.bsky.social · 3d

OH GOD NO

evalka @evalka.bsky.social · 3d

target audience reached

evalka @evalka.bsky.social · 4d

"man, im so tired of knowing about all the drama happening on vrchat"

my dog: *wags her tail at me*

"yeah, you don't know what's going on, i wish i was like you"

my dog: *tail wag stops*

"mm, what's up?"

my dog: "so are u not getting on vrchat?"

evalka @evalka.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you! I do think I will pass on publication for now, this essay is particularly important and personal to me and I want to keep it within my own spaces.

evalka @evalka.bsky.social · 4d

Another essay, this time on what I've learnt from making many worlds for VRChat: their designs impact people's behavior in ways far stronger than I ever expected.

VR is an escape to a better world, here's how world design could help keep it better!

evalkafox.wordpress.com/2025/10/04/c...

Creating for the Human: How World Design Sparks Meaningful Connections in Virtual Reality

Despite a toxic exterior, social spaces in virtual reality are capable of many beautiful things. Through creating worlds for VRChat, I learnt that the design of these spaces has a far stronger impa…

evalkafox.wordpress.com

evalka @evalka.bsky.social · 5d

That was absolutely beautiful to listen to, thank you so much ❤️

evalka @evalka.bsky.social · 5d

Just put the finishing touches on HOTSHOT! It honestly feels crazy to be entirely finished with the world, I haven't worked on something for this long in a long time.

Added a section at spawn thanking all those that helped on the journey.

In the early stages of planning a public release event!