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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I got punched in my own bed last night. I woke up confused, but instantly grabbed the fist that hit me, just to realize... it was my own hand. My left arm was completely dead. When I turned in my sleep, it just flopped over and slapped my head.

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Today, a kid saw me drawing on the playground and asked, "Why are you drawing these people? Oh, is it because you don't have a phone?" #lifesketches #drawing #kidsthesedays

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

ZigZag FM is a great throwback to early internet experiments. You discover music by sailing across a map organized by genre, year, country..etc. It's the kind of playfulness big (streaming) platforms don't try. Lots of gems here, and the map makes for nice transitions. I have invite codes to spare!

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Squint your eyes to reveal the hidden message. This font adds decoy letters that make it hard for an AI to read it. It'll come in handy in 20 years when Terminators patrol your streets. www.mixfont.com/experiments/...

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Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

No science fiction could have prepared us for just how stupid the end of the world can be. "The environment was on the brink of collapse, and so, rather than deal with that, we burned what fuel we had left getting computers to scam each other for money."

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I visited this latest James Turrell piece, and it was quite something. I expected (as often with Turrell’s work) the light to be at the forefront, but the noise of the crowd reflected in interesting ways in the dome and carried equal weight for me. #denmark #turrell #lightinstallation

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

if history’s great thinkers had AI… thisecommercelife.com/blogs/comics...

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Curse of a game dev: where some see art in a museum, I just see Material Spheres. #3d #texture #devlife Artwork by Alicja Kwade

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Looking forward to see all your experimental faces at @amazefest.bsky.social very soon! 🎭👾 #amaze2026

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Love that this #VFX gets plenty of screentime. Some VFX in games are so snappy (for good reasons of course) that it's hard to enjoy all their neat details sometimes. #NavierStroke #realtimevfx #indiedev

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Volume Color Editor is the best #OKLCH color picker and palette generator I’ve seen. It’s really neat how you can combine patterns! www.volumecolor.io/editor It’s available as a standalone web tool and now as a #Figma plugin, too. #oklab #colorprofiles #arttools

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

This Dune scene breakdown by director Denis Villeneuve is so enjoyable to watch. This small glimpse into the intent and care behind a single scene shows what would be lost if algorithms took over design decisions to speed up production www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoAA... Dune 1984 version to compare

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

New shader editor on the block! -> fragcoord.xyz is heaven-sent! I love that, for each variable I get a visualization of the values and also a preview similar to node-based editors like in Unity/Unreal. On top of that @xordev.com is insanely quick at implementing feature requests 🙏 #shader #glsl

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Artemis II - The light is so beautifully simple it almost feels “fake” compared to the grand Sci-Fi shots we are used to NASA - Johnson www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2...

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Fun fact: The #Sahara Desert is roughly the same size as #China, the #US, or #Europe. #Africa is three times the size of the Sahara Desert.

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

I listen to more DJ sets while working than I do in the club. Thanks #Soundcloud!

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

I don’t have FOMO about coding agents or GenAI. If they turn out to be as efficient as the hype says, learning to use a chat window later will be the easy part. Mastering the craft and knowing what to ask for is the hard part and a better use of my time. #coding #art #codingagents #genAI #dev

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Teaser of "XIA" by Nicole Stafford, which she's developing as a fantasy/horror project. You can now also watch her previous indie animated short film "The Hork". >> www.catsuka.com/news/2024-11...

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

My tax advisor has a new assistant, and I love that he uses emoji reactions to my formal emails.

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

funding of up to €10,000 for development of functional tools addressing digital authoritarianism, surveillance capitalism, propaganda infrastructures, and platform power rdcl.tools #democracy #media #artists #interventions #toolbuilding

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

I love the raindrop ripples built into this drain’s design. #danishdesign #urban #detail

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 24/11/2025

We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.

Credits for Brent Porter (3D art lead) and Catherine Menabde (2D art lead) are shown here. There's a lengthy description of what they did, with a pastiche of various Demonschool characters underneath, messing around with a computer.

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

On a first date, people should compare their YouTube suggestions to see if they align. via @theguardian.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvQO...

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The red pill pipeline is 'a cult' - here’s how I escaped

YouTube video by The Guardian

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

AI slows down experienced developers by 19%, this study shows, while they estimated to be much faster with it. They had 16 developers complete 246 tasks in mature open-source projects on which they had ~5 years of prior experience. #LLM #dev #code #study #cursor #AItools arxiv.org/abs/2507.090...

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Molleindustria FUTURE? NO THANKS! OUT NOW @molleindustria.org · 29/07/2025

🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 After 4 years of work, my solarpunk game finally has a title, a trailer, and a Steam page! Wishlist... Future? No Thanks! 👉 futurenothanks.com

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

When someone says games aren’t political, I say the UI is political! vm.tiktok.com/ZNdHuJd1X/ #games #southpark #UXdesign #Ui

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

If you get a baby, learn the Dunstan Baby Language, which is a science-based approach that helps you understand what your baby needs much more quickly. I am flabbergasted that this is not the first advice you get from midwives, doctors, or friends. It is not as well-known as it should be. [1/2]

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Fun and simple alt-control game I saw at @amazefest.bsky.social called Breaking News store.steampowered.com/app/3541940/... #indiegames #amaze2025 #berlin #ctr

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

I keep enjoying taking pictures of shadows and silhouettes—especially because you can't see how terrified I look. #climbing #shadow

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Our interactive installation “Irrlichter” is on show at the Sehsüchte film festival. #interactiveart #installation #swamp #realtimevfx

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Consider deleting the contents of your phone temporarily when crossing into the US. There have been a few cases where people have been detained over nothing and put in solitary confinement for 10 days. www.theverge.com/policy/63426...

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Delusions run deep. I've encountered this issue countless times, across all gender dynamics. Perhaps parents struggle to accept that their children may sometimes know more, or perhaps close relationships are clouded by outdated perceptions that hinder an exchange...? 🤷‍♂️ vm.tiktok.com/ZNdd4FdC6/

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Wow, Adolescence on Netflix really got to me. Not only is each episode one continuous shot, but it also has an authentic story where the decisions of the characters make sense and feel real. Also fantastic acting.

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Auschwitz was liberated 80 years ago. My great-grandfather was tortured there for resisting the Nazis in Poland. He survived and wrote this book about it. Growing up, I never imagined that by 2025, ignorance, fear, and greed would bring the far-right back to power worldwide and fuel new genocides

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

The voting in Squid Game (Season 2) seems a lot like the U.S. elections: half the people end up screwing up life for everyone.

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

this but art. Drawing is a tool for thinking deeply about a subject and its context. Even if my actual drawing never sees the light of day, I still draw because it focuses my thoughts and helps them take the next steps.

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

What are you listening to while working? Please share! Here are my favs at the moment, from fast beat to slow beat: Mooncake Interpretations – RSS Disco tidal.com/browse/album... Monster Skies – Jura Soundsystem tidal.com/browse/album... Grass and Trees – Earthen Sea tidal.com/browse/album...

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RSS Disco - Mooncake Interpretations

Listen to Mooncake Interpretations on your streaming service

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Daniel Helbig @dannyhellfish.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

After 4 years of development our new game finally has a release date and it's already coming to Steam and Game Pass next week!

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Starting the year with some sun, snow, and a long cold bath. My mind loves this; my frozen feet hate me

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Sam Barlow 🔥 @mrsambarlow.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

lol decades of predatory copyright stuff from the corporates and as soon as THEY want to mix it up

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Typical gingerbread men in Berlin. Christmas time is so cozy over here in Germany #fun #christmas #bdsm

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

In the late '90s, the very first and only social media platform for concept artists was the Sijun forums, created by @dhabih.com, who worked at Valve. One day, the forum was suddenly offline. Turned out his PC got stolen that ran the forums from his home and all the art/conversations were lost [1/3]

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

is this the most unusual "most replayed" statistic on Youtube? #darksouls #games

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

I cried so quickly watching this. Ibelin was born with a fatal disease and spent a lot of time playing WoW. His parents worried all his life that he would never experience friendship. However, after his death, they got his password and discovered they were quite wrong www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM_h...

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The Remarkable Life of Ibelin | Official Trailer | Netflix

YouTube video by Netflix

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Messhof @messhof.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

Hello Blue Sky! Check out our latest gameplay trailer for Wheel World--

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WHEEL WORLD | Gameplay Trailer

YouTube video by Annapurna Interactive

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Marek Plichta @artbymarek.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

You are designing a martial arts fighting game. How do you let players block attacks? Should they ‘hold back’ 🕹️ on the gamepad or press a button 🔘? It’s fascinating how such small #design choices can sometimes create different sub-genres! Great analysis of #fighting #games: youtu.be/b4Kc1p6Iat8?...

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Every Fighting Game Type Explained

YouTube video by Core-A Gaming

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