Has anyone figured out a solution to the crushing anxiety of needing to do one thing just to get it out of the way of doing it but severe anxiety keeps yelling at you that you'll somehow blunder everything so you tend to freeze until some flash of "fuck it we ball" makes you pull the bandaid off?

Playing video games to enjoy an experience when you have a QA tester background is it's own level of hell because what do you mean there's a Pri 1 bug that still made it to final shipped game and unchecked for well over a year without being addressed in any patch and I'm running into all of them

the resale market is out of control

Hey, wanted to say thank you to everyone for all the support this entire time. I just hit 50 sales on my digital sketchbook and thats pretty crazy to me. Seriously, the folks who get commissions or support my ko-fi have kept me afloat the past 2 years And if youd like one ko-fi.com/s/c15f936bff

2025 MerriMonster Digital Sketchbook - MerriMonster's Ko-fi Shop

My 2025 Sketchbook is here! Peruse 115 pages of various sketches from five of my sketchbooks I've drawn in over the past several months. I'm fairly ...

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No…NO! I did not mean to offend thee!!!!

In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...

I don’t care how respected you are as a person, science educator, author, artist, etc. If I find out that you are using generative AI in any aspect of your work, you lose all of my respect.

You know ai is the future because every time a popular creator gets caught using it they have to make big dramatic statements and beg their viewers for forgiveness

The deadline to submit is THIS SATURDAY!

Push/Pull Seattle@pushpullseattle.bsky.social · 3w ago

Have you ever made a cool artistic mask? Submit to HIDE & SEEK, our October group show! 🎭 Half masks or full masks for an exquisite Halloween party, for scaring your neighbours, for plays, dramas, indie films n' more -- show us what you've got! form.jotform.com/261644848126...

www.gofundme.com/f/joes-recov... Joseph Poliquin, the man who played Carl in the FNAF film, has been hospitalized after a severe seizure. He and his wife are in a really dire spot right now and could really use the support if anyone has the income to spare. Shares are appreciated.

The Wheel of Fortune. Time stops for no one, but good things are coming your way. Tags: Luck, positive change, patterns and cycles #art #tarot #animalart

what do you mean looking at bullshit made me mad

Game devs start worker hardship fund for laid off colleagues: aftermath.site/uvw-cwa-game-w...

www.gofundme.com/f/joes-recov... Joseph Poliquin, the man who played Carl in the FNAF film, has been hospitalized after a severe seizure. He and his wife are in a really dire spot right now and could really use the support if anyone has the income to spare. Shares are appreciated.

I am once again thinking of my favorite image on the internet and will make you all view it as well.

Hey all! I'm currently on the lookout for a freelance UI artist with experience in Unreal 5. Stylized art preferred as it's for Crescent County! Lmk if that sounds like YOU or SOMEONE YOU KNOW 🌟 #gamedev #indiedev #gamejobs

So far, the #1 theme at Save The Games this year is the difficulty of preserving and documenting live-service game content. It is notable how many presenters are talking about this problem from different angles

I hate them dude, they're a curse of your own making #comics

I hate them dude, they're a curse of your own making #comics

How comics actually work: some pages take an hour and some pages take eight hours and they're not always the ones you'd think. There are sometimes entire weeks taken up by research that MUST be completed before you can progress. And you also must account for several days lost to the Horrors

Wishing the Double Fine team the best. A lot of people out of that studio are insanely skilled and kind. The news on the layoffs today has been heart breaking.

Justin is always incredibly helpful, and an all around great guy. He set me up with my work computer on my first day at DF, got me oriented in the office, and DROVE ME HOME at the end of the day. Always going the extra mile. An IT champion.

Justin Beckegger@skarrg.bsky.social · last wk.

15 years at double fine comes to an end. It’s understandable since I’d been mostly dealing with MS and well… role closed. I hope they can survive.

Hi everyone, today me and 22 others at Double Fine were hit by layoffs today. All the people who lost their jobs today care so much about the games they make and the people they work with. If anyone is looking for a tools SE with 7 years of experience and who brings baked goods on Mondays lmk.

Layoffs hit Double Fine today, and I'm sorry to report that I was one of the ones hit. If you need a game designer with tech chops and 2+ decades of experience, here I am.

Thanks to everyone who left a tip or picked up a comm so far ! I'm down to about 940€ / 1070$ in debts as of now I've made this post on tumblr, as well: www.tumblr.com/patientno7/8... thanks again!

patientno7@patientno7.bsky.social · 2w ago

Hi, today I found out I suddenly owe alot of money I don't have! I have commission tiers starting from just 15€ if you'd like to pick one up (see link for examples). Or a ko-fi if you just wanna help out. VGEN: vgen.co/PatientNo7 KO-FI: ko-fi.com/A5441O2J sharing appreciated, thank you!

Pomni :3 #tadc #digitalcircus

yeah i like a tarrif. i like ta riff on some bitches.

I’ve helped people when I absolutely could not afford to, so if you have more money than god and you’re NOT using it to help people then uh. skill issue 🤷

matt@windows98support.bsky.social · last wk.

Tbf I say this but I don’t think I could ever be a billionaire, because I’d look at it like “if you gave up 95% of your wealth you can lift so many people out of poverty and still remain impossibly wealthy” and I wouldn’t be able to live with myself if I didn’t.

Did it 👍 (eventually) [ #cuteart #illustration ]

Hold me in your big strong arms, Usagi