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A.M. Darke

@prettydarke.bsky.social

artist. director of Afro Hair Library. maker of games + experimental media. obsessed w/ hair + beauty + culture.

1,031 Followers  |  12 Following  |  11 Posts  |  Joined: 08.07.2023
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This Art Exhibition on Video Games Breaks You Out of Your Comfort Zone A number of talented artists are using video games not just as a method of telling stories, but as an environment to break viewers—and players—out of the “magic circle.”

Every now and then I’m looking for some interview I did and find something I didn’t even know I’d done. Here’s a fun Wired article featuring one of my games www.wired.com/story/differ...

11.07.2025 00:19 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

thank you!

10.07.2025 23:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

a lil biased since 2 of my works are in here 😅

10.07.2025 23:20 — 👍 10    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

my feed is just men in wrestling singlets

08.07.2025 05:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

touching so much grass simply because i never figured out who to follow on here

08.07.2025 04:49 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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me 🤝 savory oats

rolled oats, sesame oil, soy sauce, chili crisp, egg (cooked right in the oatmeal!)

26.03.2025 18:22 — 👍 18    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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An animation breakthrough makes it possible to more accurately illustrates Black hair NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with video game designer and UC Santa Cruz professor A.M. Darke, about her work on a new computer algorithm that more accurately illustrates Black hair.

Just heard NPR's interview with @prettydarke.bsky.social about modeling Black hair in video games, and I'm so glad she's continuing her research and advocacy in this area. It's great when everyone has representation in this major part of our culture. www.npr.org/2025/03/16/n...

16.03.2025 14:16 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Get INSPIRED this #BlackHistoryMonth with a new series from AfroHairLibrary.org 🌺

01.02.2025 22:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

back teaching. back in the gym. feel fantastic. incredible what rest can do.

24.01.2025 05:47 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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From the new Minecraft movie, to Johanna's presidency at Blizzard, our very own award and
@prettydarke.bsky.social 's landmark paper!

15.01.2025 18:30 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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On December 21st, AKA Negro Solstice (iykyk), the Afro Hair Library celebrated an iconic moment in Black digital culture by releasing Black Power-Ups! a series of original superheroes and their alter-egos. It’s our first full-body 3D release! Here are my faves 🥰

11.01.2025 16:28 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

aww thanks 🫶🏽

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Black Hair 🫱🏽‍🫲🏾 Technology

a historical achievement. we present our paper this December in Tokyo

10.10.2024 17:34 — 👍 14    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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Explaining the link between Black hair in film and video games. Full vid: www.instagram.com/reel/DAWda5c...

25.09.2024 21:31 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0