Hey remember when Nanowrimo said "sure why not" to allowing AI slop in their process and then immediately died after 20 years of operation oh, no reason, was just thinkin' about it
Pogo
@pogofury.bsky.social
Small-time animator, hobbyist streamer (twitch.tv/PogoFury), lapsed cartoonist. Enjoys indie games (especially puzzles) and does demo roundups and a few rants. Designed one minigame in 2006 that isn't playable anymore, so I'm kind of a big deal.
Heads up, artists 🚨 There’s a massive scam wave hitting DeviantArt right now DO NOT CLICK IT. If you have artist friends on DA, please boost this. I’d hate to see someone lose their account or payment info over something this stupid 🖤 { #DeviantArt #ArtistBeware #ScamAlert }
I would love for Twitch to do less idiotic shit. I would love for them to make some good decisions for me to cheer about, but the positives are so mild and so few. I can't wait to be told "Make a Uservoice about it :) " and then see a Uservoice with 10k signatures go unacknowledged
Zach Bussey 🍁@zachbussey.tos.gg · 5d agoTwitch and Amazon are apparently planning to use streams to train Generative AI. Multiple sources tell me it will be announced in the coming months, despite some internal friction against it. Creators may be able to opt out of some training data.
My enamel pins have magnets now! 🧲 (All set up for the weekend at #Anirevo!)
Now getting crybaby "be nicer to us" video ads for • health insurance ("hospitals are actually the greedy ones") • fossil fuels ("don't you respect workers? america!!") • data centers ("we create jobs & actually all that water wasn't potable anyway") No specific brand, no consumer call-to-action
Animation folks that are looking for work currently, or in the next few weeks, I have a lead on an Adult Animation/Action/Superhero show staffing up soon: BG Layout - mid level Blender knowledge needed Prop 2d FX Char Design Feel free to drop portfolio links below, and I will send them along to AD
gummy vitamins for adults are a decent start, but they need to go farther. i get 1 or 2 little fruit snacks and that's it. spread that dosage out across like 12 pieces so i can enjoy them. also make them in the shape of sharks
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Halo: Campaign Evolved comes out proper tomorrow and I want to remind you one last time that: Halo Studios developed the game with GenAI. Their studio head has her own GenAI company, and manager level employees have certs in it: tech4gamers.com/halo-studio-... 1/4
Halo Studios Goes All In on Gen AI, Making It a Core Pillar for Future Halo Game Development
Halo Studios is doubling down on Gen AI usage and making it a core pillar for future Halo titles by hiring experts related to the field.
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i don't spend a lot of time on youtube, but sometimes i'll pull up some song/album after i'm reminded of it in conversation, and WOW is youtube just full of shitslop we-have-nostalgia-at-home "inspired by xyz" substitutes these days, huh
watched the odyssey last night. film ruined by everyone speaking english instead of ancient greek.
Yell at your electeds when they screw up. They deserve it and sometimes it works.
The Stranger@thestranger.com · 2w agoSeattle City Council pulled a 180 today, deciding that hungry kids actually should get fed.
What if I told you that all of the Publishing Agreements I have reviewed in the last 6 months (several dozen) included a no gen AI provision, wherein the use of gen AI in development is a material breach, but companies like Epic and EA are still trying to convince us the industry is cool with it
Austin Wood@woodwould.bsky.social · 2w agoHe's only gone and written 2,500 more words about how game devs feel about generative AI. Latest piece quotes around two dozen different people with an indie background. When asked how they feel about gen AI, not one, but two devs responded, "Fuck that shit." www.gamesradar.com/games/it-cre...
some certified lil guys from the Museum of Anthropology today
So Weird Al turned down an AI ad and also the Riyadh comedy festival and the lesson is Weird Al has more integrity than the vast majority of entertainers triblive.com/aande/music/...
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic gets Bigger & Weirder in a tour headed to Pittsburgh
It’s fairly easy to see how “Weird Al” Yankovic’s Bigger and Weirder tour got its name. The tour grew to 90 cities (after hitting 75 last year), plus the band has doubled in si...
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Just canceled my DashPass and sent this email to DoorDash. I encourage you to do the same if you support D.C. home rule. press@doordash.com and ir@doordash.com
All our games are on sale on Steam right now! 🎒 A Monster's Exhibition -70% 🔥 Bonfire Peaks -70% 🧟 Spooky Express -30% ⬛ LOK Digital -35% And more! store.steampowered.com/developer/dr...
Well, this article is incredibly depressing for cooking enthusiasts. The short version: private equity has, over the last couple of decades, quietly bought up most of the classic brands you’ve heard of and then traded on their names while drastically cutting quality and closing American factories
@laperry2.bsky.social · 2w ago
Happy 80th anniversary to Bob Clampett's THE GREAT PIGGY BANK ROBBERY ('46)!
On this day 15 years ago, we launched our first game, Bastion. To everyone who helped the Kid survive the Calamity, thank you!!🙏 You're the reason we've been able to carry on as an independent studio ever since.
The insidious damage of AI is not just the blatant theft but the way it erodes trust in real artists and suspicious of all art.
Here’s instructions on building your own Corsi-Rosenthal box.
