K Downes

YouTube video by K Plays Music and Games The Accessibility of Music

This is the most important video I've made youtu.be/9fr_p0GyNj4

YouTube video by Adam Neely Suno, AI Music, and the Bad Future

@adamneely.bsky.social said it a lot better, and a lot more calm youtu.be/U8dcFhF0Dlk

I've held my tongue, mostly, all week, but honestly - it has truly shaken my faith in a lot of people I know how many people I've seen share ChatGPT images these last couple of weeks. I've been so sick of seeing AI in every poster, event notification, meme, post, everywhere. Schools, galleries, cinemas, cafes, businesses - nothing screams "I just simply do not care" more than these stupid, regurgitated lifeless images. They are not promotion, they are DEmotion. But to have seen teachers sharing these images, either from idle curiosity or however it started, and then often sharing surprised or even worse, positive messages with it is honestly, truly maddening. So apparently no one cares about the blatant theft of AI, the environmental impact, the en-shittification of every website and software ever with forced AI integration, the de-skilling of the workforce and students and learners and creatives. So how about this: We were succeeding. The reason there's been such a push to do these ChatGPT "caricatures" is because artists were winning. They were poisoning the well - there is just so much AI crap there now that the machines have started eating themselves. So how do you circumvent that? You get everyone to willing offer up their personal details, images, life stories. Feed the machine. And by goodness did everyone jump at the chance, just to have pictures of themselves with upside down floating violins and warped ghost children blankly grinning at them. What is worst, what is truly the worst of all, that everyone seems to miss - the people funding AI, the people so, SO, desperate for this technology to succeed are the tech billionaires (and now almost trillionaires counting Bezos and Musk) that are then taking every cent and pouring it back into fascist governments and movements, because those are the extreme Right Wing policies they believe will drive the aura of fear and deprivation and lack of education that will create the perfect storm for people to believe they…

Art, music, writing, journalism, opinion pieces, criticism, athletics, acting - so much creativity, joy and most important, important core human experiences - we are someone being told and CONVINCED that they are boring and redundant and tedious and NEED to be replaced by a bunch of environment destroy fascism funding machines regurgitating a bunch of half remember memories like a Donald Trump speech but somehow even less useless. I do not fear AI, I despise it - with a completely endless passion. As someone who has dedicated every moment of their life to making music accessible, sharing love and joy and showing how beautiful and perfect every moment of creation is - it is the true enemy - and even more so as it is the mask that the greatest evil of our time is wearing while it sharpens the knives at our throat. So pick up and instrument, pick up a pen - hell, hop on MSPaint and just doodle - and I guarantee you every single second of it will be far more meaningful than all the collected time spent "prompting" the hell machine. And, if you have made it this far (which I doubt anyone has because reading literacy and comprehension is dead) - know that if you have ever posted or shared a single AI thing knowingly, it has 100% completely ruined my personal opinion of you - regardless of our relationships and I am no way fearful to repeat that in person if the opportunity ever presents itself.

Yeah, I got mad today

This is a steal. Not only does this version basically working out the box, OpenMW 0.5 is out now and runs flawlessly and has a bevvy of super easy to install mods that basically make it a free remaster. Load the game, a JBN vid and become the n'wah inside you

💚🖤🖤🖤🖤 Earthbound
💚🖤🖤🖤🖤Metroid
💚💚💚💚🖤 Star Fox
💚💚💚🖤🖤 Mario
🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 Rhythm Heaven
🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 WarioWare
💚💚🖤🖤🖤 Donkey Kong
💚💚🖤🖤🖤 Kirby
💚💚💚💚🖤 Pokémon
🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 F-Zero
💚💚💚💚💚 Zelda
🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 Fire Emblem
🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 Pikmin
💚💚💚💚🖤 Animal Crossing
🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 Splatoon
💚💚💚💚💚 Xenoblade

OG N64 kid, but my interest has fallen off a lot

Google with AI buttons

Google without AI buttons

I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for
* Google AI Summaries
* YouTube Ask button & chat summaries
* GitHub Copilot
* Facebook AI chat
* X's Grok buttons
* Deviantart DreamUp
* Booru AI images
* And more

github.com/Stevoisiak/S...

Oblivion was my first Elder Scrolls game. Skyrim was the one I played to death. I have more hours in both than can probably be counted. I did not play Morrowind until 2 years ago, nor had I ever played any games like it. It is, without a doubt, my fav TES game. It holds up like you wouldn't believe

Some of the most incredible, wholesome and affirming videos I've seen in some time. Followed them on Istagram straight away

YouTube video by K Plays Music and Games Progress of Truth - Path To The Nerevarine: Episode 2

Working on actually finishing off a full Morrowind playthrough this year youtu.be/650L5R__pZk

It's also, like, super, amazingly, very queer in, again, often surprising ways. And I'm not sure how deliberate a choice the metaphor was, but the voice of the narration and the view of the monster is so heavily autistic, it honestly tore me up in so many places

The audio book for this was fantastic. Might need to grab a physical copy, too. I'm not usually one for the monster themed romance books, but this one is just such a good time and constantly leaves you guessing.

Friday Piano Stream YouTube video by K Plays Music and Games

Going to do a little stream. Working on some Elton John, testing out the streaming settings, come over and say Hey youtube.com/live/UzHBgFn...

Got this on PS+ last konth and beat the whole thing in one sitting. Absolute banger of a game, cannot recommend hard enough

YouTube video by K Plays Music and Games Hello, how are you doing today?

Finally got a bit of time the last couple of days to put a new video together, so enjoy this take on one of my favourite Dave Matthews Band songs youtu.be/DATTnP3tDjc

Enjoying the For You feed? Give it a like ♡ to help more people discover it: bsky.app/profile/did:...

The more people use it -> the more feedback we get -> the better we can make it for you.

an adorable baby bison with long legs, a chonky body and no neck

you have been visited by Baby Bison and will now enjoy 48 hours of elevated serotonin

The Skyline Is Blue, by Kyle Downes 11 track album

Nostalgic for the Sim City OST? Are you a Cities Skyline fan? Or just like some cool jazzy, bluesy, electronic tunes? Then The Skyline Is Blue is the album for you! kyledownes.bandcamp.com/album/the-sk... #jazz #blues #electronica #vgm #lofi

LEVEL UP, by Kyle Downes 14 track album

Happy 6th birthday to Level Up, one of my all time favourite albums, a collection of 90s and early 00s RPG influenced music kyledownes.bandcamp.com/album/level-up

Fated Mate by olivia/lunamakaio Available for Windows, macOS, Linux

A troublesome dream that will change your fate forever.

Fated Mate is a spicy otome about being transported into an ABO universe.

Nameable omega MC ♥️
Hot Older Alpha LI 👀
Just a touch of spice 🌶️

Play now!

lunamakaio.itch.io/fated-mate

🐺grrr.. do you feel an instinct...? 💘

pleased to once again help out the dream team with @lunamakaio.itch.io + @scriptfinch.itch.io for #omegajam with sfx/audio!!

some think i'm still lost in the forest, recording into the night...

Regenti Rebelia Official Soundtrack, by Kyle Downes 9 track album

Finally got around to releasing the Regenti Rebelia soundtrack. This is honestly one of my fav things I've ever written. I really got to engage with the styles I love on these 9 tracks and push my orchestral, romantic and fantasy skills. Very proud of this one. @lunamakaio.itch.io

YouTube video by K Plays Music and Games Selections from Fated Mate OST

Stream the Fated Mate OST on YouTube for free, or purchase on Bandcamp to support youtu.be/zf7jIxIezhk

Selections from Fated Mate, by Kyle Downes 4 track album

Selections from the Fated Mate OST now available on Bandcamp kyledownes.bandcamp.com/album/select... #vgm #ost #omegaverse #jam @lunamakaio.itch.io

Fated Mate by olivia/lunamakaio Available for Windows, macOS, Linux

Another month, another spicy Game Jam. It was a pleasure getting to work with the LunaMakaio team again on another project. Contributed 4 tracks to this visual novel. I also need to remember to finally get around to releasing the my pieces from all these jams @lunamakaio.itch.io

YouTube video by K Plays Music and Games Waiting For My Real Life To Begin - Colin Hay (Live from Spring Showcase)

Waiting For My Real Life To Begin, live from Spring Showcase youtu.be/w_HplZPErHw

YouTube video by K Plays Music and Games Wings - Josh Ritter (Live from Spring Showcase)

Wings by Josh Ritter, live from Spring Showcase youtu.be/a-WqldXxnnM

YouTube video by K Plays Music and Games Into My Arms - Nick Cave (Live at Spring Showcase 2025)

A little unplanned Nick Cave at Spring Showcase youtu.be/3iYKKJ8xuO0

YouTube video by K Plays Music and Games Rabbit by Chas & Dave [as featured in Fallout London Rabbit & Pork Release Trailer]

The song is in the process of coming to streaming, too, but in the meantime you can listen to the full version here