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The text I survived the move from hell and all I got was this awesome house with a house silhouette between a tree and bush silhouette. The whole image is distressed like an old T-shirt.

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Fanart I promised when we shook hands at LBX! I kept thinking about those t-shirts you got at old horror attractions and such but decided it'd look cooler a bit distressed

I was afraid of committing to certain things and shut down opportunities because I wasn't "ready" (able to do it like an pro). That said I was doing some things right too, I am always trying to make things better and improve both professionally and personally. That'll open doors someday.

It can be really isolating. And sometimes if you aren't the only black one, people see you as competition and not as an ally. More than that though it made me realize that I was holding myself back in a lot of ways. I talked down to/about myself (and still do to some degree)

It cannot put into words how important it was for me to see a room full of black people killing AND loving to see and actively try to put others in a position to kill it. I've always been the only black kid in classes and if I wasn't I was the only black girl more often than not.

Quick thread about the 9B panel at LBX because I think it changed me. Firstly, this room was packed and packed full of other black creative as well. The panelists were varied, some self taught, some not, some had a decade or more under their belt, some were more new. All supported each other

So I just got to lbx and THE FASHION on display I s2g. I paused writing this like 5 times to complement people

I'm so ready for lightbox tomorrow! Sketchbook that I may or may not have bought just for this: check. Passes: double check. Social battery: charged with ways to break away for recharge when needed. Now all that's left is for tomorrow to get here!

Almost 200 pages of game dev resources including:

🧑‍🏫 pitch decks
📢 marketing
🎨 art assets
🖥️ programming tools
🗣️ conference talks
🔎 job searching/careers
💰funds and more! 👾

theartofgaming

Hey there! I actually don't have any games on steam yet. All my stuff is on theartofgaming.itch.io!

I love her expression! If this is rushed I can't wait to see what you do with enough time!

I think there's a very delicate line between "being disappointed at Itch for not being prepared to handle shit they should have been better-prepared for" and "relentlessly yelling in public at the only games storefront that doesn't completely suck shit to make sure we never get a second one"

sfw artists gotta give a shit about weird porn too

oh okay you are supporting my queer work by boycotting the only place i can take money for it

Friends (esp if you live in CA) we REALLY need signatures on this petition supporting Bill AB412 - the AI Copyright Transparency Act.

TLDR = this will require AI corps to be transparent about what is in their datasets!

Signing takes 1 min. Once you sign, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963

while we're on the subject:

HEY CREATIVES.

HAVE YOU BACKED UP YOUR PROJECT FILES TO 2 PHYSICAL REDUNDANT MEDIUMS LATELY.

YOU REALLY SHOULD DO THAT /TODAY/. THE MOMENT YOU GET A CHANCE.

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keep the pressure on payment processors to reverse their vague stances on NSFW content, but also contact your representatives as a slew of legislation aimed at online censorship have been introduced worldwide, such as the reintroduction of KOSA.

let your voices be heard!!

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This looks really cool so far!

♥️ The demo for Fearbonding will be soon on itch! 🔪
Driven by your demonic hunger for fear you encounter Kosuke, a man so deranged and terrifying that he would be perfect as your new hunting dog. Try and tame this yandere on Feb 14

Character Design Quarterly is a great resource not only for character designers but designers of all kinds. The different methods for things like research and composition consideration detailed in it are super enlightening! I always have some new techniques I want to try out after reading!

Process of Elimination and Master Detective Archives: Both are newbie works with superpowered master detectives to hunt a serial killer. PoE is crazy because it incorporates strategy gameplay outside of a fighting context. MDA was more of what I want from a kodaka game and the dungeons are great.

Trolls 3 was unexpected: I watched it on a whim after liking a Mount Rageous cover. I watched for the villains (their designs and movement are cool) and got good writing, an imaginative world, and impressive animation. (Making characters with big hair seems fun until you mess with hair physics)

A book that inspired me was Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals. This book uses facts that often bring dread such as that you can't do everything to actually motivate you. It tells you how those facts can make life amazing and bring meaning. This helped me recontextualize time limits.

A song that inspired me was Otomodachi by Phantom Siita. By the end of the first day I'd found this song, I had played it ~25 times with at 15 of those being in a row. The song is about 5 friends, or so they think. Secretly one of them is a traitor. Plus the group has yet to release a bad song!

My general art inspiration has been GinjaNinjaOwO. Seeing the Apollo arc plus the PRISM overhaul really helped me feel less stuck. I had gotten really in my head about what I was (and wasn't) creating. Such an honest look into what brought them joy and their commitment to that, helped me a lot.

Firstly, I've always loved fashion but when it came to more alt looks, I was always nervous. Then I found cyber.grl! Her channel is mostly focused on decora fashion, but she also talks about other j-fashion. Her joy and positivity stuck with me, I want to bring that same energy in 2025!

As my first thread and final post of the year, I wanted to reflect on media and influencers that inspired me in 2024.

I recently did a courtesy call with an indie developer. They wanted to talk to me because their game's target audience is ... uh, me. 25-40-year-old women, many of whom are moms.

They wanted to know: what did I need to pick up a game? What would bar me from playing?

Here are some answers 🧵(1/?):

A reminder that if you want to get your favorite creators a holiday gift this year *for free*, you can give their show a review / tell your friends about it / engage with their content!

It really makes such a difference to us!

Women Game Designers & Developers Join the conversation

Calling all Women Game Designers and Developers - we are only a third of the way through this Starter Pack. There must be more of you/us out there?

Please spread the word, we'd love for you to join and share the amazing work you're doing in #games.

#gamedev #indiedev

go.bsky.app/Bn9UUz2

I'd love to be added if there's still space!