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Jenna "the" Yow @jannouna.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

So with the news of the layoffs at KO_OP, I'm officially looking for work later this fall. I'm an experienced narrative designer that's worked on both sprawling open world stories and intimate cinematic narratives, even netting some award wins and noms. More details on my experience below!

key art for Goodbye Volcano High by KO_OP

key art for Spirit Swap by Soft Not Weak

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alexis @alexiskaegi.com · 10/09/2026

nooo, I’m so sorry, Jenna!! 💔

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alexis @alexiskaegi.com · 10/09/2026

❤️❤️!!!!!!!!

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alexis @alexiskaegi.com · 10/09/2026

I'm a bit late to post here, but SO very excited to be writing with a team I've admired for so long!!

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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

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There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.

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alexis @alexiskaegi.com · 19/08/2026

taking a 100% fun and relaxing trip starting tomorrow!! brb boutta fill my creative well with SO much nature 🌿🏔️

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alexis @alexiskaegi.com · 15/08/2026

So happy for you!! The highlands will surely be full of creative inspiration!

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alexis @alexiskaegi.com · 13/08/2026

That’s awful. Oxenfree and Afterparty are some of my favorite games. I’m so sorry :(

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alexis @alexiskaegi.com · 08/08/2026

Oh no... I didn't realize the GDC submission cut off at noon today!! I've been polishing my presentation outline and didn't fully submit before the page locked down. Does anyone know if there's a way to contact the team? I've got everything in docs, they just didn't make it into the fields.

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Ron Chan @rondanchan.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

👇 In reference to that SDCC Avatar Aang slide everyone is talking about. It was a page from an artbook, and the reference to Chat GPT was likely injected by the person who put the book together. Actual artists like Kat who worked on the film have no idea why it says that.

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alexis @alexiskaegi.com · 24/07/2026

5. And back to Josh with another video essay on generative AI, but this time with a focus on education. I really dig his style and his thoughtfulness on this topic.

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The truth is dead, and I blame Air Bud. An essay about AI.

YouTube video by josh (with parentheses)

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alexis @alexiskaegi.com · 24/07/2026

4: Heather, a writer and editor, getting to the core of what makes human editors essential — and why generated text is impossible to edit

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actually, AI is making you a shit writer

and also kind of a fascist

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alexis @alexiskaegi.com · 24/07/2026

"If you chew it multiple times, you begin to taste the plastic. The fancy packaging can’t hide the empty calories." This exactly described my experiences dealing with workslop in the workplace. The moment you read with the intention to learn /anything/, GenAI writing falls apart.

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alexis @alexiskaegi.com · 24/07/2026

A fave quote from this one: "AI writing is designed to never be read again. It’s fast-food writing. Order it, skim it, toss it into the garbage can. It feels nice on first chew. It feels correct on a skim. But if you read it twice, you’d wonder if it had any real meaning at all." (1/2)

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alexis @alexiskaegi.com · 24/07/2026

3: Another professor, John, musing on why GenAI writes like... that (derogatory)

meresophistry.substack.com

The mental tyranny of AI writing

An arduously long blog post

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alexis @alexiskaegi.com · 24/07/2026

1: Josh, an English professor, reflects on what it means to write, and why we might say "there is no 'there' there."

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You are a better writer than AI. (Yes, you.)

YouTube video by josh (with parentheses)

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alexis @alexiskaegi.com · 24/07/2026

I wanted to follow-up on this with several thoughtful articles and video essays I encountered in my search. These all felt encouraging to me in that they helped me feel *sane* in a landscape often dominated by hype marketing.

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alexis @alexiskaegi.com · 22/07/2026

YAAAAY CHRISTIIIII !!!!!!

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alexis @alexiskaegi.com · 19/07/2026

So far, this article has come the closest to what I remember. Not sure it's exactly the thing, but it's a very good read if you're interested: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

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The Biggest Tell That Something Was Written by AI

Look closely and you’ll see that every part of the text is not quite right.

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alexis @alexiskaegi.com · 18/07/2026

Also open to other articles or video essays about ai writing lacking reason, if any come to mind!

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alexis @alexiskaegi.com · 17/07/2026

Doing a bit of research on what AI writing lacks (reasoning, meaning). I distinctly remember reading a great thread from an editor on this subject, and the impact it has on their work. Does anyone remember that or know where I could find it? My search is coming up empty.

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alexis @alexiskaegi.com · 07/07/2026

oh heeeell no, this book has been everything for me! I even just referenced it last week. I’ll write up a review tonight 🫡

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Nicky 2 @nickyflowers.com · 06/07/2026

microsoft's plan, Lay Off Everybody Who Makes Games & Then Find 1 Billion People Per Day To Play The Games They Aren't Making... it's bold. i will give them that

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alexis @alexiskaegi.com · 28/06/2026

watching plot seeds I planted over a year ago come to fruition... 😏😏😏

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Little Girl's Evil Grin

ALT: Little Girl's Evil Grin

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

my kind of Jubilee, the Japanese national team vs. 100 kids

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alexis @alexiskaegi.com · 17/06/2026

I love Kagi. So worth paying for your own search imo, it’s refreshing not to see ads everywhere for once

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alexis @alexiskaegi.com · 11/06/2026

Costco changed their chocolate covered almonds recipe, which is an unforced error of catastrophic proportions for this household…… I may be in the market for a new chocolate snack 😔

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inkle @inkle.co · 10/06/2026

Okay, so this is massive and we're terrified. Partnering with @play.breakthrought1d.org in the fight against diabetes, the ENTIRE inkle catalogue is on Humble Bundle right now for $20 -- including TR-49, all four novels, both Overboard! games, 80 Days, all four parts of Sorcery! ... everything.

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The Complete Inkle Library

Adventure awaits in these beloved classics and new favorite games from Inkle! Get them at the price of your choice and support Breakthrough T1D!

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

If you have ever emailed a writer to let them know you enjoyed something they wrote, you are among the noblest and best and most saintly in this entire world, and I hope you sleep really well tonight.

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Alex Hanna @alexhanna.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I am not exaggerating when I say that a quarter of the sources about how "AI" harms workers in our research come from Harvard Business Review. It's gotten very bad when the management professors flag it!

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Tricia Dearborn @triciadearborn.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

If you're thinking about using gen-AI to "write" books, this 🧵 is for you. I’m a highly experienced editor who’s been in the biz a long time. Recently I’ve had manuscripts come to me where the author has used gen-AI – not for writing, I’ve been assured, but for “structuring” or "organising"

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Our team has been working hard on Red Rain, the story of a mother raising her daughter in a decimated yet beautiful post-apocalyptic landscape. To celebrate moms everywhere, we're excited to announce that our demo will be out Mother's Day weekend! ❤️

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

when we mourn le guin, we mourn one of our greatest writers & thinkers. but we also mourn one of our all-time greatest haters

All you do is take all the sex out, and use little short words, and little dumb ideas, and don't be too scary, and be sure there's a happy ending. Right? Nothing to it. Write down. Right on.

If you do all that, you might even write Jonathan Livingston Seagull and make twenty billion dollars and have every adult in America reading your book.

But you won't have every kid in America reading your book. They will look at it, and they will see straight through it, with their clear, cold, beady little eyes, and they will put it down, and they will go away. Kids will devour vast amounts of garbage (and it is good for them) but they are not like adults: they have not yet learned to eat plastic.

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alexis @alexiskaegi.com · 21/04/2026

This sounds so fun!! Congrats!!!

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Luca 🖋️ @lucawriting.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

It’s so important to engage with other art forms as a game dev. This is a medium heavily influenced by ones older than it, for better and for worse. A lot of your favorite horror games have roots in amazing movies. And read! Please read! There are folks who think that this isn’t relevant. It is!

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