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@ketsie.bsky.social

QA game tester of over 5 years, portraitist, your local lizard mom she/her πŸ–€πŸ€πŸ’œ ______ https://ketsie.tumblr.com/

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now I still need to figure out what happened to my digital camera, I feel like I’m finally waking up from the great slumber (aka seasonal depression) and now things can finally get done

07.03.2026 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

oh fuck yeah, I repaired my favourite analog camera (zenit et), this is a joyous day indeed

07.03.2026 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

let’s see if i’m a good fit for AAA titles… i have doubts, dreading it like hell

03.03.2026 07:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And once againβ€”just as every piece has begun to fit together and my world felt more peacefulβ€”everything went to shit.

Somehow I still have my job, but many of my colleagues weren’t so lucky. I was really proud of what we were doing.

01.03.2026 08:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

had to launch Far Cry 5 *for research* and here I am dreaming about leaving work and replaying it for another couple of days straight

13.02.2026 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

that rare feeling when you propose stuff for the game and it gets listened to and your work is appreciated

12.02.2026 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A selfie photo made in an elevator mirror. The woman in the photo is dressed all in black.

A selfie photo made in an elevator mirror. The woman in the photo is dressed all in black.

another day of living my dream

the way things are in the industry doesn’t help me love it, but despite all i do appreciate working in gamedev

12.02.2026 11:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Saw Iron Lung yesterday and I honestly think it’s a good game adaptation. I almost screamed of joy when Simon first used the camera, it was so similar of a vibe as when playing the game.

Not a perfect movie by far, but good enough to recommend.

31.01.2026 11:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Bulbasaur funko pop figureβ€”with googly eyes and paper tears glued onβ€”sits on a white desk.

A Bulbasaur funko pop figureβ€”with googly eyes and paper tears glued onβ€”sits on a white desk.

Since I passed my probation period, I thought it’s high time to move Bulbacry to his new home. 😘

16.01.2026 07:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I deeply regret that decision

13.11.2025 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

she saidβ€”7 months agoβ€”and then proceeded to not book the appointment for the next 6

But I’m finally going to get a tattoo tomorrow!

12.11.2025 06:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Got TOW2.

Let the fanart commence.

10.11.2025 09:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Though not all can be perfect, I returned to Dead by Daylight, the game that takes the 1st place in the ability to make me absolutely fucking furious.

04.11.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

AND I’M FINALLY INSURED.

04.11.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

New job is going great (I think), a much welcome change after these last few months.

This last year, to be exact.

04.11.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It included my entire desk and stuff being wrapped up in paper, as well as this beauty:

11.10.2025 07:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I had *the* best job send off party today. I couldn't have imagined to find better friends at work and I will miss them so much. They set the bar really high.

10.10.2025 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Imposter syndrome got me bad right before starting a new job. 🫣

08.10.2025 08:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

now i gotta test my own bios too??? smh

03.10.2025 11:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

why hasn’t anybody told me i had β€œgame tester of 5 over years” instead of β€œover 5 years” in my bio this entire time πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€

03.10.2025 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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this lil shit (i adore him) comes to lie down with us every morning and demands to be covered by a blanket

the blanket is the integral part of the process

#cats

30.09.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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And here’s the first sculpt, from 7 years ago. Back then I based it on the human bust from Zbrush. Never finished it.

I wanted to make the same character to have sort of a before and after.

30.09.2025 06:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Been working on a portfolio piece lately, my first sculpt of a person from scratchβ€”second ever.

I had so much fun making the hair, though I yet have to add lashes. XGen is wonderful to work with, but makes Maya crash so often. 😭

#characterart #3D #forger

30.09.2025 06:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Always fun to see how differently people are treating you after you submit your resignation. 🫠

I know getting a job (in gamedev, but not only) is extremely difficult nowadays, but don’t forget you deserve to work in a place where you’ll be respected and appreciated.

29.09.2025 06:44 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I guess it went right lol

16.09.2025 10:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

2/3 done

30.08.2025 10:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is that the one in your profile pic?

09.08.2025 08:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There are some very exciting things ahead of me if everything goes right. There would be a difficult decision to make, but so thrilling.

20.07.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

there are times when weeks on end I’d be seeing nothing but normal-ish stuff on the internet and I say to myself β€œthe internet isn’t that weird after all is it” and then I see the absolute most batshit crazy thing and then I know everything is still in its place in the universe

09.07.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hear lots of bullshit statements but the one about wanting to remain a tester being a red flag is def in my top 5 from this year.

08.07.2025 07:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0