Jarien Skywall
@jarienskywall.bsky.social
Art, music, science fiction, fantasy, video games, comics, tech, nature, justice, honesty, politics. 3D Character Artist for video games. Opinions are my own, not my employers'/clients'. Professional portfolio: artstation.com/jariensky
Wow I didn't realize Disney had so much of this stuff public, this is really cool to see! disneyanimation.com/publications/?
Walt Disney Animation Studios - Publications
We engage with the global research community through collaborations with universities around the world, publications in academic journals and participation in top-tier conferences.
disneyanimation.com
In case you wanted about 3,700 words on the problems with today's "settlement" that gives Meta way more power over how the internet works than it should have.
Techdirt@techdirt.com · 2d agoMeta Just Paid Nearly $17 Billion To Make Sure It Gets To Write The Kid Safety Rules For Every Other Social Media Platform By now... https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/26/meta-just-paid-nearly-17-billion-to-make-sure-it-gets-to-write-the-kid-safety-rules-for-every-other-social-media-platform/
Money spent on South of Midnight now supports its developers, not Microsoft aftermath.site/compulsion-sou...
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Meta reaches $16.68 billion settlement over social media harms to children
Meta Platforms agreed to pay a maximum $16.68 billion and make major changes to Facebook and Instagram to resolve claims by states across the U.S. that the company designed those platforms to addict ...
reuters.com
After 10 years selling my work online, I've been forced to make a change.
Me complaining about how phones don't have 3.5mm jacks anymore
Hey #portfolioday ! I'm Sarah a stylized 3D artist based in Quebec CA. My passion is foliage for open world games and story driven fantasy worlds. Previous work: Studio Drydock, Timbre, Ubisoft Available September for remote work sarahstlaurent3D@gmail.com www.artstation.com/sarahstlaurent
New Super Show where we mourn physical media - talk about its history and get into the Evercade!
Digital Foundry@digitalfoundry.bsky.social · 2mo agoA new episode of the DF Retro Super Show has just gone live, with the team joined by guest @cleaverslips.bsky.social, talking Evercade and the history of physical media in gaming: youtu.be/P1ad-WRGDts
Omfg she actually wrote "I’ve made the difficult decision to reduce our team by approximately 3,200" and "I want XBOX to be one of the few companies that entertains more than a billion people each day" in one post. Screencapped in case of inevitable failure/backtracking news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
Resetting XBOX - XBOX Wire
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variety.com/2026/film/ne... If you steal a car & then find out it's a stolen car, you're still a thief. IMO Midjourney's argument is irrelevant, probably an attempt to sway public opinion. You illegally stole ideas, then asked, "what if the victim is a thief?" But you'd already decided to be a thief
Midjourney Seeks to Reveal Studios’ Use of AI in High-Stakes Copyright Battle
Midjourney is appealing a magistrate judge's order limiting its ability to reveal how studios are using artificial intelligence.
variety.com
At this rate car manufacturers are gonna be like: "Subscribe to our platinum package for only $49.99/mo. and you have UNLIMITED access to the third gear of your transmission! This rate won't last long so hurry!"
Writers are not being paid enough too, we're all in a similar boat, but It is still worth interrogating anytime somebody uncritically asks "Why Old Thing good but New Thing bad?", because in this case it's because people are neither asking for The Old Thing or being paid enough to make The Old Thing
A commenter pointed out Judaism is not only a specific faith but an ethnicity. I think that's an important distinction but also doesn't alter Mamdani's point. I appreciate that such a high-profile political figure is calling out that Israel committing genocide while also showing solidarity with Jews
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoMamdani: "Solidarity with a government that is committing genocide is a very different thing than a question of solidarity with people of a specific faith. I'm proud to be a mayor of the city with the largest Jewish population in this country."
"...look at what Perez did with his long run on Titans. That was him & Marv building a universe that has real affection from readers. That doesn't happen if George does 5 issues, & then someone else does 5 issues, & then George comes back for more. Because George & Marv were co-storytellers."
The Parker Legacy (Thanks for the memories, Pete!)@benreilly149.bsky.social · 2mo agoGreat interview with comics legend @jerryordway.bsky.social
hey guys i lvled up today! 🎂💗 would u mind sharing my art as a gift? 🤍🥺
😢 the pitfalls of relying on only one platform, even an official forum. On a broad scale this applies to all online info. Who will maintain XYZ forum when XYZ software stops production? No institution lasts forever. Print & digital physical media outlive institutions. Online digital info doesn't.
Dexerto@dexerto.bsky.social · 3mo agoRPG Maker has announced it’s shutting down its official forums at the end of the year 14 years of community tutorials and guides will be permanently deleted with no archive or backup
My fellow cis folks, The FCC is asking Americans to submit comments about whether the TV Oversight Management Board (TVOMB) should create new TV ratings to alert viewers to trans/gender content. Time to be an ally and tell the FCC absolutely the fuck not. It takes five minutes to do.
Tell the FCC that LGBTQ Stories Don’t Need a Warning Label | GLAAD
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is targeting LGBTQ stories. They are trying to control what you see on television. This government overreach is dangerous...
glaad.org
The difference between William Gibson's fictional dystopia and our current dystopia is that in William Gibson's dystopia the radicals, rebels, punks, and revolutionaries stood a chance.
gdconf.com/article/gdc-... This is a sad state of the industry. 1 out of 3 US-based game workers has been laid off in the last 2 years. There are a lot of other sad stats in here too.
GDC 2026 State of the Game Industry Reveals Impact of Layoffs, Generative AI, and More
Discover key insights from the 2026 State of the Game Industry report, covering layoffs, generative AI, unionization, platform trends, and more. Download the free report now!
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Open AI doesn't want to be transparent about what's in their AI training datasets - this bill would force them. If that sounds good, we REALLY NEED YOUR HELP! Please sign this petition in support of the bill, it'll take you 2 minutes: tinyurl.com/4uxbp963 1/
Happy Pride month, from VGAPride and my 60mhz Pentium running MS-DOS.
Wylde Society (@studiodrydock.com) will join the Gayming Pride Parade, the first-ever LGBTQ+ games stream at Summer Game Fest. 🌈 Step into the heels of Vivian Wylde, witch and host, in this period drama sim! At the Parade, new footage will be revealed. 🧙♀️ June 6 at 12 p.m. PT / 3 p.m. ET ✨
This is friggin wild....new expansion 12 years after the original release!
The Witcher@thewitcher.com · 3mo agoMedallion's humming... that can only mean one thing! It's time to announce The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past! ⚔️
Use other search engines if you want control of the sources you get information from!
Spiridon - Designer & Publisher@spiridude.com · 3mo agoHow dark is this: techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/g...
