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Justin Oaksford @justinoaksford.bsky.social · 5h

Me after spending the first half hour of waking by blasting my eyes with a stress laser:

oof didn’t sleep to good methinks

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René Otto @aceottorney.bsky.social · 11h

Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...

An image about the game developer's guide to publishing agreements feauturing otto the otter

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Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 12h

'Cycling through the open-world design of Wheel World' by Chris Kerr www.gamedeveloper.com/design/cycli...

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Gail Drakes @gaildrakes.bsky.social · 2d

I just learned that the number of children in the U.S. navigating life with Long COVID exceeds that of the number of kids with asthma.

Wow.

Long COVID is here to stay—even in children

Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC, also known as long COVID) are complex, multisystem, long-lasting complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection that profoundly impact the daily life of those...

www.thelancet.com

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Meagan G @m00gart.bsky.social · 1d

It's that time again, folks. I have been told I will be let go from Heart Machine next week. The people there have been amazing friends and coworkers and anyone else who has been affected deserves all the love and support.

I will be updating my portfolio soon; any Env Art leads would be appreciated

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Justin Oaksford @justinoaksford.bsky.social · 22h

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Spry Fox @spryfox.bsky.social · 23h

✍️ our newest developer blog comes from Justin, one of our Art Leads at Spry Fox.

Justin sat down to walk us through the inspirations & thoughts that went into concepting the visuals for the Shrineworks in Spirit Crossing.

let's have a read!
→ spryfox.com/2025/10/07/developer-blog-shrineworks/

A digital illustration showcasing concept art for "Shrineworks", living stone structures in the world of Spirit Crossing (a game being developed by Spry Fox.) The structures are beige-grey and covered with moss. An assortment of tubes is sticking out of them in a life-like manner.

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Justin Oaksford @justinoaksford.bsky.social · 22h

Apologies but also thank you!💕

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Justin Oaksford @justinoaksford.bsky.social · 22h

It me (oops repost)

Spry Fox @spryfox.bsky.social · 23h

✍️ our newest developer blog comes from Justin, one of our Art Leads at Spry Fox.

Justin sat down to walk us through the inspirations & thoughts that went into concepting the visuals for the Shrineworks in Spirit Crossing.

let's have a read!
→ spryfox.com/2025/10/07/developer-blog-shrineworks/

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Justin Oaksford @justinoaksford.bsky.social · 23h

Also featuring some wallpapers for your devices!?

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Justin Oaksford @justinoaksford.bsky.social · 23h

It me

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Sheng Lam @8bitwizard.bsky.social · 1d

pipe explorations and other bits. smth smth big pipe worshipping core smth idk yet exactly what. same world as the sensor pod thing

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Charles Boury @charlesboury.fr · 1d

Hi, I'm an Art Director & 3D Game Artist
Available for hire 👐

I worked on award-winning stylized games
Looking for the next project I can contribute to 👀

Please reach out!
💌 [email protected]

RT appreciated ✨

Screenshot of Caravan SandWitch - an openworld narrative exploration game made with a team of ~10 people

Characters Concept Art - the nomads of Caravan SandWitch

Storyboard for a key scene in the game "The Wanderer - Frankenstein's Creature"

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

NEW: After paying for hotel rooms to shelter homeless people, Seattle deliberately left them vacant.

By the end of 2024, taxpayers were spending $4,200 a month per empty room at a time when thousands of residents were without a roof over their heads.

Seattle Spent Millions on Hotel Rooms to Shelter Unhoused People. Then It Stopped Filling Them.

Early last year, the city signed a $2.7 million lease extension to continue using a hotel’s rooms as shelter space. Yet despite committing to pay the rent, the city stopped sending people there.

www.propublica.org

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L @banalplay.bsky.social · 2d

When your custom character appears in a cut scene

The Portland frog backing down an army of jackboots

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Heather Penn @heatpenn.bsky.social · 2d

more level blockouts! #blocktober

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Justin Oaksford @justinoaksford.bsky.social · 2d

One reason I love my local grocery store is they have Mariya Takeuchi on their song rotation

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Chris Lau Manson 阿劉 @chrislaumanson.bsky.social · 2d

Look at the bravery of these folks.

And then look at the cowardice of the thugs. Watch them flee once they've been inconvenienced.

These are petulant children cosplaying as "warriors".

Resistance comes in many forms - making things inconvenient for the fascists is often incredibly effective.

Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 3d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 3d

Einfaches Wohnen
www.insitu.ch/projekte/287...

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Ruth Bosch @ruthbosch.bsky.social · 3d

Drew a candelabra while searching for a theme, then drew it again with more commitment.
It's still strange but at least it's more lively

a funky stylised candelabra before and after figuring out a motif/theme for it.

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pbbeta (open for comms) @pbbeta.bsky.social · 3d

remember, always carry unidentified yellow spheres with you when it's cold

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Justin Oaksford @justinoaksford.bsky.social · 3d

(Also not to be a pedant but ff9 is largely toshiyuki itahana! though they totally feel of a feather)

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Justin Oaksford @justinoaksford.bsky.social · 3d

It doesn’t quite have the distinct hatching I think you’re looking for but FF12 is some of the best character art direction ever and largely seems to have been trying to carry the torch of his sketches. But I like the UO/13S:AR mentions, feels more 1:1 than 3d adaptations

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Justin Oaksford @justinoaksford.bsky.social · 3d

IIRC a mix of Robert Valley on characters, Alberto mielgo (and possibly robh ruppel iirc?) on backgrounds? Super nice.

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Justin Oaksford @justinoaksford.bsky.social · 3d

Everything else here aside it’s wild that this car would rather risk getting destroyed by the train than scraping their hood on the gate. Wiiiiild behavior

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 4d

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.

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