Aleks
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🌱🔮Artist | Aspiring Cryptid | Your friendly neighbourhood Witch🔮🌱
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while industry figures, dressed to the nines, filtered into LA's peacock theater last week, protesters chanted "the industry is dead" outside of it. despite how often geoff keighley says the game awards exist to "celebrate" games and the people who make them, many feel ignored
!["We are the ones who poured our blood, sweat, tears, sanity, and health into these games,” shouted one who paid tribute to a friend who’d just passed, who he said loved video games and hated corporate exploitation. “The ones who made the games are outside. [Bosses and executives] are inside patting themselves on the back. ... And what was our reward? Many of us were cast aside as soon as the products were created because we weren't needed anymore. And those who were lucky enough to stay [now] find themselves debugging ChatGPT code."
Some present had direct personal experience with the video game industry’s current layoff-centric strategy. Earlier this year, Timothy Staton-Davis, who attended the protest dressed in a grim reaper cloak and holding a plastic scythe, was part of a small round of layoffs at Brass Lion Entertainment, which is currently working on Wu-Tang: Rise Of The Deceiver.
“There were a few of us they had to let go of because of monetary issues,” Staton-Davis told Aftermath. “It’s their first game. They’re trying to pull through. They’ve been negatively affected by the current industry situation in a lot of ways because of mismanagement of money. It’s not the studio’s fault, but from our partners and all that kind of stuff.”
“My first studio gig was at Monolith,” he continued. “Now they’re gone. Unfairly so. All these studios I’ve been connected to have been negatively affected in some way, shape, or form by people not doing the right things with their money and taking advantage of folks.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5gdejlhcswjbzraadoltdpps/bafkreifyv7erpamrntagfmpqwndofhftfpiszgguefbunyy6iyz6dhavxy@jpeg)
December 15, 2025 at 11:34 PM
while industry figures, dressed to the nines, filtered into LA's peacock theater last week, protesters chanted "the industry is dead" outside of it. despite how often geoff keighley says the game awards exist to "celebrate" games and the people who make them, many feel ignored
Successfully survived a dentist's appointment. My lips feel funny, hehe
December 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Successfully survived a dentist's appointment. My lips feel funny, hehe
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This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
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I dream of the day when most video game publishers will credit the artists who create their animations and will not temporarily prohibit them (aka embargo) from saying that they worked on these animations...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj53...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj53...
December 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I dream of the day when most video game publishers will credit the artists who create their animations and will not temporarily prohibit them (aka embargo) from saying that they worked on these animations...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj53...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj53...
Red art? Red art!!!
December 12, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Red art? Red art!!!
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Epic pays for licensing fees for the games they give away for free as promotions. Which means even if YOU aren't paying for it, you're giving money to JK Rowling to harm transgender people AND elevating her stature by giving her franchise higher numbers.
NO TERF WIZARD GAME. NO TERF WIZARD SHOW.
NO TERF WIZARD GAME. NO TERF WIZARD SHOW.
Hogwarts Legacy is free on Epic Games Store. Mystery game is the next title buff.ly/HE94Ti2
December 12, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Epic pays for licensing fees for the games they give away for free as promotions. Which means even if YOU aren't paying for it, you're giving money to JK Rowling to harm transgender people AND elevating her stature by giving her franchise higher numbers.
NO TERF WIZARD GAME. NO TERF WIZARD SHOW.
NO TERF WIZARD GAME. NO TERF WIZARD SHOW.
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Learn everything about the Game Awards (the history! the drama! the peculiar rules!) before the show starts this evening
The history (and secrets) of The Game Awards
Plus: free Patreon subscription giveaway!
postgame.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Learn everything about the Game Awards (the history! the drama! the peculiar rules!) before the show starts this evening
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Free Set: Standing - Fish Eye | JookpubStock
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December 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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This is a very good dissection of the “homophobes are secretly gay” trope that some “allies” are a little too excited to throw around
December 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This is a very good dissection of the “homophobes are secretly gay” trope that some “allies” are a little too excited to throw around
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Love to see the Sedgwick County Zoo putting out a good explainer on why GenAI slop videos of animals are a problem & how to identify them! It’s succinct, easy to read, and doesn’t shame people for not knowing better. A+ useful link to share with family and friends.
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
The Reality of AI Animal Content – Sedgwick County Zoo
If you spend any time on social media, you’ve probably seen them – bears bouncing on trampolines, apes caught on doorbell cameras, or “rescued” wild animals acting in ways that seem too good to be…
scz.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Love to see the Sedgwick County Zoo putting out a good explainer on why GenAI slop videos of animals are a problem & how to identify them! It’s succinct, easy to read, and doesn’t shame people for not knowing better. A+ useful link to share with family and friends.
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
Baby Izuku :)
Thought I'd doodle something since the anime is coming to an end soon
#myheroacademia #deku #midoriyaizuku
Thought I'd doodle something since the anime is coming to an end soon
#myheroacademia #deku #midoriyaizuku
December 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Baby Izuku :)
Thought I'd doodle something since the anime is coming to an end soon
#myheroacademia #deku #midoriyaizuku
Thought I'd doodle something since the anime is coming to an end soon
#myheroacademia #deku #midoriyaizuku
I'm thinking of drawing Pokémon as human characters, as a challenge in character design for myself..hmmm
December 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I'm thinking of drawing Pokémon as human characters, as a challenge in character design for myself..hmmm
December 6, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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It's so fucking stupid. It's so fucking enraging. Russia got kicked out no problem upon starting a war, but noooo we gotta have pop music from the apartheid and genocide state. Fuck me.
If you ever want to know the cult of genocidal support Israel has established in the "never again, unless" Europe, consider that Eurovision would overwhelmingly rather have a genodical apartheid country committing endless war crimes on board than the Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, and Slovenia.
December 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
It's so fucking stupid. It's so fucking enraging. Russia got kicked out no problem upon starting a war, but noooo we gotta have pop music from the apartheid and genocide state. Fuck me.
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My partner and I decided to bring some Christmas vibes into our flat, so we made a little wreath <3
December 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
My partner and I decided to bring some Christmas vibes into our flat, so we made a little wreath <3
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Perfect. Absolutely fucking immaculate, 11/10 design translation
November 30, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Perfect. Absolutely fucking immaculate, 11/10 design translation
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I made a machine steal the work of a real human being. It's almost as if the stolen work it regurgitated seems like it was written by a real human being. Instead of giving that credit to the breathing person it was stolen from... perhaps the theft machine is actually alive??
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I made a machine steal the work of a real human being. It's almost as if the stolen work it regurgitated seems like it was written by a real human being. Instead of giving that credit to the breathing person it was stolen from... perhaps the theft machine is actually alive??
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The latest episode of Folkloring is live. In it, I chat with @polishfolkwitch.bsky.social about her new book, Polish Folk Magic that is now on sale! It was such an interesting conversation, I hope you enjoy it! www.folkloringpodcast.com/2275302/epis... #magic #folklore #polish #folkmagic
Episode 51 - Polish Folk Magic - Folkloring
Welcome to this episode of Folkloring in which I have a fascinating conversation with Joanna Tarnawska, the author of Polish Folk Magic. We talk Polish Folklore, connecting to the land and our ancesto...
www.folkloringpodcast.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The latest episode of Folkloring is live. In it, I chat with @polishfolkwitch.bsky.social about her new book, Polish Folk Magic that is now on sale! It was such an interesting conversation, I hope you enjoy it! www.folkloringpodcast.com/2275302/epis... #magic #folklore #polish #folkmagic
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hello fellow artists. google has fallen. pinterest/duckduckgo AI filters don't work. do not despair; here is a list i made of places to find reference images without having to sift through piles of worthless garbage: doodlemancy.dreamwidth.org/20757.html
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
hello fellow artists. google has fallen. pinterest/duckduckgo AI filters don't work. do not despair; here is a list i made of places to find reference images without having to sift through piles of worthless garbage: doodlemancy.dreamwidth.org/20757.html
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
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Resident Evil is just like Dino Crisis, but with zombies instead of dinosaurs.
November 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Resident Evil is just like Dino Crisis, but with zombies instead of dinosaurs.
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“THE NON-ARTIST FIXATION ON HYPERREALISM AS THE PINNACLE OF ART IS CLEARLY PART OF THE REASON SO MANY ADULTS THINK THEY CANNOT DRAW OR CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE FAILURES, KAWAII, FOLK ART, DOODLES, OR OTHER EASIER ENTRY POINTS ARE CONSIDERED CHILDISH, WHICH IS WHY JAPANESE DRAWING BOOKS ARE BETTER…”
November 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“THE NON-ARTIST FIXATION ON HYPERREALISM AS THE PINNACLE OF ART IS CLEARLY PART OF THE REASON SO MANY ADULTS THINK THEY CANNOT DRAW OR CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE FAILURES, KAWAII, FOLK ART, DOODLES, OR OTHER EASIER ENTRY POINTS ARE CONSIDERED CHILDISH, WHICH IS WHY JAPANESE DRAWING BOOKS ARE BETTER…”
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Looking back fondly at this one alien I did~ 🤭❤️
November 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Looking back fondly at this one alien I did~ 🤭❤️