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@astraww.bsky.social

venusian (diabolical) - Creator-first brand strategist and marketing - formerly ubisoft - EGL ✨fashun✨model and stylist - #A11y - AKA Daisy! 🌼 (joy/ful)

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get mg’d

04.03.2026 05:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œis my gorg” has slowly been devolving into β€œm’gorg,” and even further into β€œmorg,” and then even further into β€œmg”

04.03.2026 05:56 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

fucking this thank you

04.03.2026 05:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It should fill you with blind unmitigated rage that the feminine struggle is not for power but for personhood

04.03.2026 05:06 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

rolled credits on the good ending, i refuse to acknowledge the bad ending’s existence

04.03.2026 04:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ok that final kill was literally so dumb, but also ✨goddamn✨

04.03.2026 04:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

hamilton sure does love some flashy product placement

04.03.2026 03:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

we keep getting a bug where the strap on one of leon’s rifles just gets stuck straight out like six feet and the strap jokes are just writing themselves at this point

04.03.2026 03:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A gray shorthair cat at the moment of release upside down, with its tongue out looking derpy

A gray shorthair cat at the moment of release upside down, with its tongue out looking derpy

A new paper on falling cat science came out and I just have to draw people's attention to this image

03.03.2026 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1348    πŸ” 396    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 23

this was my exact thought when my housemate and i got to this part lol

03.03.2026 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

sending you to love, man. i hope you’ll get through this ok. πŸ’•

03.03.2026 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

insurance case mangers stay evil :):):):) missed my case manager’s call by 10 minutes and she left for the fucking day :):):):)

03.03.2026 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Still looking for my next role - if you know anyone who needs an award winning game designer, narrative designer, or content designer with technical skills and people managing experience who has been at it for 15 years and has made stuff that is taught in schools, hit me up at zoe@unburntwitch.com

03.03.2026 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 492    πŸ” 166    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1

level up! give them hell! you deserve relief!!!!!

03.03.2026 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

mine changed very significantly in grad school - hallucinating, impairments to my coordination, vision, hearing, speech and writing - turns out it was my eds progressing to a point where we could diagnose me proper lol
now i have a really metal migraine abortive my insurance hates to see my filling

03.03.2026 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

that goes kinda hard actually

03.03.2026 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œa computer game for our children”

03.03.2026 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 90    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Iran war heralds era of AI-powered bombing quicker than β€˜speed of thought’ Speed and scale of US military’s AI war planning raises fears human decision-making may be sidelined

every US war includes an assault on languageβ€”so now we get claims that Anthropic’s Claude β€œshortens the kill chain”

03.03.2026 12:27 β€” πŸ‘ 193    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 17

t-virus….more like twink-virus

03.03.2026 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

thank you you get it

03.03.2026 02:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Leon: β€œoh, fuck me.”

do not threaten me with a good time, beautiful fictional man

03.03.2026 02:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

the basement and the orphanage are so much and i nearly cried with both

03.03.2026 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œyou will have nonbinary roommates”

02.03.2026 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Major mural of Oakland Olympic champ Alysa Liu goes up in Temescal Bay Area artist collective The Illuminaries put up the homage late last week with the figure skater’s iconic β€˜thizz face.’

For more on the genesis of the mural.

02.03.2026 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Narrative Portfolio Review session information from the GDC schedule: 

Signature Session
Community
Game Narrative Summit
Mentorship

Anna C. Webster  (Senior Writer and Narrative Designer, Independent)
Alexa Ray Corriea  (Expert Writer, Gearbox)
Ashley Poprik  (Senior Narrative Designer, Independent)
Emma Kidwell  (Writer, Independent)
John Ryan  (Senior Writer/Narrative Designer/Consultant, Independent)
Laura Michet  (Narrative Director, Heart Machine)
Sam Maggs  (Senior Manager, Brand & IP Strategy, Critical Role)
Alice Camp  (Senior Narrative Designer, Microfun)
Aysha Farah  (Lead Writer and Narrative Designer, Independent)
Karrie Shao  (Lead Writer and Narrative Designer, Pacific Drive)
Kelsie Mhoon  (Senior Narrative Designer, Obsidian Entertainment)
Nessa Cannon  (Game Writer and Narrative Designer, Independent)
Lis Moberly  (Creative Lead, 20th Century Games, The Walt Disney Company)
Books Schwartz  (Senior Narrative Designer)
Sam Winkler  (Narrative Director, Gearbox Software)
Location: Room 215, South Hall
Date: Monday, March 9
Time: 1:50 pm - 4:50 pm
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass - Get your pass now!
Audience Level: All
Track: Career, Narrative & Performance
Format: Special Event

Narrative Portfolio Review session information from the GDC schedule: Signature Session Community Game Narrative Summit Mentorship Anna C. Webster (Senior Writer and Narrative Designer, Independent) Alexa Ray Corriea (Expert Writer, Gearbox) Ashley Poprik (Senior Narrative Designer, Independent) Emma Kidwell (Writer, Independent) John Ryan (Senior Writer/Narrative Designer/Consultant, Independent) Laura Michet (Narrative Director, Heart Machine) Sam Maggs (Senior Manager, Brand & IP Strategy, Critical Role) Alice Camp (Senior Narrative Designer, Microfun) Aysha Farah (Lead Writer and Narrative Designer, Independent) Karrie Shao (Lead Writer and Narrative Designer, Pacific Drive) Kelsie Mhoon (Senior Narrative Designer, Obsidian Entertainment) Nessa Cannon (Game Writer and Narrative Designer, Independent) Lis Moberly (Creative Lead, 20th Century Games, The Walt Disney Company) Books Schwartz (Senior Narrative Designer) Sam Winkler (Narrative Director, Gearbox Software) Location: Room 215, South Hall Date: Monday, March 9 Time: 1:50 pm - 4:50 pm Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass - Get your pass now! Audience Level: All Track: Career, Narrative & Performance Format: Special Event

🚨 In ONE WEEK 🚨

GDC will be holding its very first Narrative Portfolio Review workshop! Come bring your materials to be reviewed by some of the best in the biz!

WE WILL NOT REVIEW ANY SAMPLES MADE BY/WITH AI

Full details/requirements: schedule.gdconf.com/session/narr...

02.03.2026 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
02.03.2026 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3099    πŸ” 1024    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 4

this is the part that keeps horrifying me. we’re not tracking it anymore so people genuinely do not know how dangerous it is. infectious disease does not care! it will take whatever life it feels like, and we’re the ones left to grieve them alone. i’m so fucking sorry this has happened

02.03.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Secretive Company Filling Video Game Sites With Gambling And AI After being sold to Clickout Media, sites like GamesHub, The Escapist, Videogamer, and others have added gambling and casino stories and AI content

Grateful to @aftermath.site for giving me the time of day amid the Ongoing Unpleasantness.

Read the article. It's important.

aftermath.site/gameshub-cli...

02.03.2026 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 250    πŸ” 85    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

MOTORCYCLE JOUSTING WITH GUNS??????

02.03.2026 05:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

yes i absolutely judge the irresponsible and wrong ways leon rides motorcycles,,,,even if he is a dreamboat doing impossible gymnastics on them,,,,it is bad and you will die do not be this beautiful, stupid fictional man

02.03.2026 05:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0