Chelsea Thompto

I went down a rabbit hole after learning about this show a few years ago. Truly wild.

YouTube video by Cop Rock: The Movie Cop Rock - Baby Merchant [High Quality]

A real song from the show: youtu.be/R9puOuTaGPc?...

Running through some Elden Ring to get images for my talk at @qgcon.bsky.social this coming week. What an amazing game, maybe time for another full play-through?

Well worth the wait!

Two posters, a sticker, and two pieces of paper on a wood table. The main poster is an illustration that reads “I don’t use A.I. I’m not a fucking loser”, the second poster is mostly hidden and has a white background and green line art of a plant, the sticker is medieval inspired and says “shut up”, and the two pieces of paper are white with a personal note in black.

International mail service to the US might be fucked, but somehow my new “A.I. Sucks” print from @sonnyross.bsky.social landed on my doorstep this morning! Great way to start the weekend :) . If you don’t know their work you should check them out and support real human artists!

#antiai #fuckai

“Politics and aesthetics have an uneasy alliance. Too often, trans art—whatever it might encompass, and whatever form it might take—is on the losing end. Creating good work requires time, space, funding, and the motivation to keep showing up.”

People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC

A good place to start is to gather examples of art in the medium you are learning that you do like. Then, try to find and describe what they have in common that you are into. That can help narrow down places to focus your learning and development.

(My two cents as an art prof. :) )

Transgender studies professor Dr. Susan Stryker tears Gavin Newsom a new one while accepting the Transgender Legacy Award from the California state legislature 🔥🔥🔥 @susanstryker.bsky.social

Me: *trying to have a normal first week of class.*

Student: “Why haven’t there been any major successful lawsuits about AI and copyright?”

Me: “Well the thing you have to understand is that the law in the US serves capital not the working class…”

First day of the semester hits different as a transwoman and professor in 2025 in the US.

More prepared and capable than I ever have been, but also more anxious to be in public and in front of students than ever.

#academicsky #academia

21 arguments against AI in education in thread form below or my post here: codeactsineducation.wordpress.com/2024/02/22/a...

As a trans person who came out over 15 years ago and as a an artist making work about trans visibility, I was especially moved by how the depictions of transness and queerness felt like they were for me (for us). Seen but not sanitized.

Every now and again you read a book, watch a movie, hear a song, play a game etc, that fundamentally broadens what you think a medium can do or be.

Last week I read @scumbelievable.bsky.social ‘s “Cuckoo” and it did just that. Seriously stunning, especially the handling of transness over time.

A screenshot of the game “Shadowgate Classic” for gameboy color. With action options across the bottom of the screen, a map on the right, and a large illustration of the grim reaper in the center.

Shadowgate Classic for the Gameboy Color.

Probably because I stayed up late playing it alone and because of the grim reaper art.

As the executive editor, I am happy to answer questions! Abstracts are due 10/31/2025.

Media-N: Journal of the New Media Caucus, a peer-reviewed open-access journal dedicated to scholarly research and critical dialogue on new media art, has a new open call for their next general issue:

iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/med...

#academicsky #newmedia #opencall #academia #openaccess

Yes absolutely! Thanks for asking and I am glad it resonates :)

The one exception to this rule is that if you desire to make work that critically engages with AI, you should consult with me before using any such tools. If approved, the use of AI tools must be properly cited and acknowledged in all submissions.

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So, in this course we will not be using AI tools. If you are caught using AI for any class work, it will result in a zero on the associated assignment and perhaps referral to the Office of Undergraduate Academic Integrity depending on severity.

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AI flattens and streamlines this process, ironing out all the wrinkles that make art interesting and robbing you of the opportunity to cultivate yourself through your practice.

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The Essence of Art: At its core, art is about cultivating one's own personal point of view and process. It is about making thousands of small choices that culminate in works that reflect who you are and what you care about.

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Negative Impacts on Learning: Multiple studies have shown the AI use can erode creative and critical thinking skills, the very things you are here to cultivate.

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Ethical Problems: All publicly available high profile LLMs are built using stolen data, exploitative labor practices, and require vast amounts of natural resources which worsens our climate crisis.

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE STATEMENT

While the use of AI tools (including ChatGPT and other AI powered writing or image technologies) may be tempting, it is important to understand the following:

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New semester new AI policy for my syllabus. Drawn from my prior policy, @melhogan.bsky.social 's very clear and concise recent post about AI's problems, and reading "Empire of AI" this summer. For context, this is for a creative coding class in an art department.

#academicsky #criticalai

No big deal

"It's just till we get in office ..."

"It's just sports,"

"It's just restrooms."

"It's just your pronouns."

"It's just your name."

"It's just your medications."

"It's just your job."

"It's just your kids."

"It's just you."

I am just a girl, standing in a desert, throwing antifungal grenades at myself to try to cure my parasitic infection.

An actual scene from a recent (Hugo Award Winning) Caves of Qud play-through.

My idea didn’t work btw, I had to chop off and regrow my limbs obviously.