Owen McManus

- copy and paste direct into Unity -
Thanks!

As a decades long 3D artist who used Maya for many years, I would say that Blender is not only viable, but preferred. ZBrush still has the edge for sculpting, but not by much.

I’ll end this with something I’ve said before. Art has value. It’s an essential service. What we do, is one of the most important jobs on this fucking planet. Do not undervalue it or yourself. Ever. Fight for it. Trust me, you will never regret that. 5/5

I know several spec-fic authors who have started to get them too. yep, super creepy.

I'm shocked to my core

Wait, did you actually find a lazy gamedev? I've heard of those

this is fine
#godot #gamedev #indiedev

French sign saying (in French) "Crepes and chocolates", left arrow. "Cruel world", right arrow. Harvested from the webs, no idea of attribution.

It was a gamble that cartoon loving octogenarians might not be big video game players.

Every trans person out there, every single one, exhibits more bravery and integrity every single day simply living the life they're meant to live than every conservative politician pushing disgusting anti-trans laws into effect, and every craven liberal who's too chicken shit to stand up in defence.

Calvin (psysal) is also just a really good dude.

Since it's around the corner, I made a Tekken Father's Day card. I tried using two separate mechanics at once. This allows Kazuya to move his hands and Heihachi to descend when the card is opened.

and by 'here' I mean Canadian prairies

allmost all 4 wheelers are called "Quads" here. you can go quading as an activity. hop on the quad to run out to the field (when on a farm). Three wheelers are either just called three wheeler or trike.
and yeah, skidoo or snowmobile

Was that on my story?
The comment references my story over at Cossmass. Either someone took a wrong turn at Albuquerque while leaving comments, or I have an AI stalker… It does seem odd, but also extremely specific. And I agree, it doesn’t seem like normal AI spam.
Higher quality AI spam? :shrug

I read other ppls stories and sit there and think....writers are fucking brilliant they make up these tales and they make you laugh or cry or get mad or disappointed or nod your head.

It's incredible. For real.

But what do you do if you are already full up with both of those?

I made an inspirational greeting card with a spinning Ken Masters. So to all those frustrated out there: "Don't give up because I am... Shoryuken do it!"

I can't even imagine getting a program to do the writing for me.
Maybe the proofreading for typos and the archiving of rejection letters, but not the part where I put one word after the other. That's the fun part. Research and crafting a story are the only parts I really want to do.

Each product created, with intention, by people. Designed to be functional and appealing. I'm less concerened with what art we choose to celebrate, and more concerned with why some people are so eager to have us devalue the art around us. Video games, and commentary on them, are art. They just are.

I don't say this to refute your argument, but to expand it. I think the question "are video games art" does a disservice to art. Many people have come to think that products can't be art, but they are. All of them are. Your kitchen chair, traffic lights, a tube of lip balm, all art.

I wore one of my Giant Bomb shirts today

Thank you!

Thanks! I fuckin' hate it!
(just in case it doesn't fully come across, when I wrote about exactly this sort of thing, I thought it was a bad idea)
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I don't know where I heard, but I like the phrase "smarted yourself stupid" to describe exactly this sort of decline. Person does somewhat smart thing, and thinks that they are, in fact, smart. In all areas. They also tend to think that opposition to the majority is 'smart'.
"Disruptor" syndrome.

A great review of Birds by @cypayseur.bsky.social in Locus! Not gonna lie, I'm a little shook right now.

My automatic email filters started pushing any responses right into my rejections folder. Even though it means I have to dig stuff that shouldn’t be in there, I’ve never bothered to correct it. Served me well so far.

Thanks!

I look fantastic in the sunset. Two meters tall, my body wrapped in carbon lace and diamond film. Wings that shimmer like transparent satin ten meters wide. Sheer as a dragonfly’s, tough as seashells. Feathers can’t compare. I’m gauzy bright on midnight purple, and pretty from tip to tail. When I’m in the sky, nothing looks better than me. Nobody watches birds anymore. A shame, really.

Take flight with "Birds, Vibrant and Wild," a new story by Owen McManus.

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If someone in authority tells you to delete history, destroy books, erase scientific data, deny evidence, ban access to information, don't. Just don't. Back that shit up in fifty thousand places. Protect it. Keep it safe.
No one on the right side of history ever burnt a book.