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steven anderson @stevenanderson.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

so many theaters depend on grants from national endowment of the arts. this is where we are at. america is stripping funding from cultural institutions, education, and public art programs.

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Arts agency terminates dozens of grants after Trump proposes eliminating NEA

National Endowment for the Arts notifies organizations that offers of government grants were terminated

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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Thanks for taking the time to speak with us! 💪

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Notice to all corporations: if you try to pass the cost of tariffs on to me I will "pass" on buying your product. As far as I'm concerned this is a "you problem"

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Betsy Bauer @bauerpower.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Adobe deleting their first BlueSky post because they realize that the artist community pretty much universally hates them now is extremely funny

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Hina ⛩️ @rasenkaikyo.etheirys.social · 08/04/2025

adobe deleted their post so this one's for posterity

Adobe.com posted:
👋 Hey, we're Adobe!
We're here to connect with the artists, designers, and storytellers who bring ideas to life.
What's fueling your creativity right now? 🎨 Drop a reply, tag a creator or share your latest work -- we'd love to see what inspires you!

* it is worth noting that they had 1.6k replies, 1k reposts including quotes, but only 50 likes.

Sena Bryer replied:
Not you. take CURSE OF RA 𓀀 𓀁 𓀂 𓀃 𓀄 𓀅 𓀆 𓀇 𓀈 𓀉 𓀊 𓀋 𓀌 𓀍 𓀎 𓀏 𓀐 𓀑 𓀒 𓀓 𓀔 𓀕 𓀖 𓀗 𓀘 𓀙 𓀚 𓀛 𓀜 𓀝 𓀞 𓀟 𓀠 𓀡 𓀢 𓀣 𓀤 𓀥 𓀦 𓀧 𓀨 𓀩 𓀪 𓀫 𓀬 𓀭 𓀮 𓀯 𓀰 𓀱 𓀲 𓀳 𓀴 𓀵 𓀶 𓀷 𓀸 𓀹 𓀺 𓀻 𓀼 𓀽 𓀾 𓀿 𓁀 𓁁 𓁂 𓁃 𓁄 𓁅 𓁆 𓁇 𓁈 𓁉 𓁊 𓁋 𓁌 𓁍 𓁎 𓁏 𓁐 𓁑 𓀄 𓀅 𓀆

* having out-liked/ratioed Adobe with 884 likes as of the screencap.

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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

And we're just getting started.

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localthunk @localthunk.com · 22/03/2025

GDC was dope Highlight for me was playing the first ever card game using the Balatro playing cards with a bunch of really awesome indie dev friends I had met over the past couple years!

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Briana Mills, LMFT ♿️🏳️‍🌈 @brianamillslmft.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Things COVID has proven: 1) The job you were told couldn’t be done remotely, can be done remotely. 2) Many disabled workers could have been working from home, but corporations just didn’t want them to. 3) Internet is a utility and not a luxury. 4) Universal healthcare is a necessity.

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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Once all the cybertrucks end up in scrap yards I wonder what kind of conversions you’ll see. Lowering the entire thing and knocking all the crap off to turn it into a mutant Baja Bug.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

This flew under the radar, but Trump revoked a minimum wage hike for companies that contract with the government. An estimated 390,000 workers will now see significant pay cuts. It's not surprising that Trump's populism is fake, but it's hardly ever been more clear.

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Kate✨STUFFSCAPE Game @shrimpsykate.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

📢 Do you know 'VFX Vault'? It says there gonna be more coming up than Unreal Engine tutorials! Pssst, I know some secrets ✨ Check out and follow their Bluesky account 👇👀 #vfx #rtvfx #UnrealEngine #UE5 #gamedev

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Brian Fleming ✨ VFX Wizard ✨ @brian-fx.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

I got to contribute to the VFX on this emote for #fortnite its for Midas called “Outlaw’s Mugshot” Which can be also seen on Fortnite.gg #epicgames #rtvfx #gameeffects fortnite.gg/cosmetics?id...

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Brian Fleming ✨ VFX Wizard ✨ @brian-fx.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

It was great being able to hangout and meet other VFX artist game devs last night at GDC

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Brian Fleming ✨ VFX Wizard ✨ @brian-fx.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Here is the “Outlaw’s Mugshot” part of the emotes I got to contribute and collaborate on with Epic Games for Fortnite @epicgamesoffical.bsky.social I had a blast being able to be able to work on one of my favorite games. #rtvfx #gameeffects #gamevfx #vfx #fortnite #ue5 #unrealengine

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🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ＞∿＜ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

I really want to do sci fi on one richly detailed planet instead of a big bland galaxy with single biome planets

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%. Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

One thing I'm fucken sick of hearing is that people on the poverty line "don't want handouts." Well, the rich take hand outs. Maybe they're rich bc they were offered handouts. Maybe they're rich bc they take them. This "shame in receiving free money" for the poor but not the rich makes me SO MAD

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Alan Au @alanau.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

One thing that's useful to remember is that genius, while rare, is not irreplaceable. There is no reason to keep smart assholes around when you can find someone comparably smart who isn't an asshole.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

A reminder for these times.

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Brian Fleming ✨ VFX Wizard ✨ @brian-fx.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Here are some of the emotes I got to contribute and collaborate on with Epic Games for Fortnite for the new season “Lawless” @epicgamesoffical.bsky.social I had a blast being able to be able to work on one of my favorite games. #rtvfx #gameeffects #gamevfx #vfx #fortnite #ue5 #unrealengine

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Chris Murphy @highlyspammable.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

There's a rad feature built into Unreal 5.4 and onwards that allows you to see any other actor with a matching property. Just activate the 'Property Color' Viewmode then Ctrl Click on a property and any actor with a matching property will be highlighted. Great for tracking down issues! #UETips

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Xavier @xavierck.com · 21/02/2025

Mech game where each community has its own sacred god-mech, and the cults surrounding the mechs form their support teams Tools are treated as holy relics, and mech pilots are given last rites before they slip into a vat of holy oil and get sealed inside their gods

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Patrick K Mills @pkernaghan.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

I'm not some blinkered lib who's shocked "this could happen here" but I am sort of bewildered at the number of people and institutions that just seem to be ok with an administration that got 51% of the vote just being like, "nah actually it works like this now"

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Greg | Causeway Studios @gregwrogers.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Video Games are miracles that’s shouldn’t exist, and I REALLY need everyone to understand that.

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Brian Fleming ✨ VFX Wizard ✨ @brian-fx.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

A slash effect I made awhile ago Slashy Slash! Unreal engine 4.26 #rtvfx #unrealEngine5 #vfxFriday

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steven anderson @stevenanderson.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

this scene captures an entire generation.

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Will 🌱 @willmesilane.com · 19/02/2025

This is fucking stupid

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Gnome Anne @annethegnome.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Corporate Skill™️ I need to learn Me: we should do xyz Them: nah Later… Me: we should really do xyz Them: nope Later… Them: new plan! I’ve learned of xyz & we must do it immediately Me (correct answer) 🙂‍↕️ Me (actual answer): I will BURN this place to the GROUND

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Alan Au @alanau.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

I continue to be in awe of the way Helldivers 2 is still able to create "you had to be there" experiences. The participatory narrative feels better than the calendar-driven events offered by many other live-service games. Sure, the devs still control the content, but the story is about the players.

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M Gruar @mgruar.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

I dropped the update Tuesday night, but the Iron Village Demo has been updated to 0.7.26! A good chunk of feedback from BostonFIG should now be incorporated. Links in Reply #gamedev #indiegamedev #IronVillage #townbuilder #citybuilder #pixelart #demo #steam

Screenshot of Iron Village: The first train enters the town, a green 4-4-0 locomotive pulling a coal tender, a passenger car, a gold car, a potato car, and a water car. Of note is the larger plateau in the top right.

Iron Village Screenshot: A train is pulling into the station. The area on the other side of the tracks is larger, and has trees on the edge of the screen.

Iron Village Screenshot: A train is pulling into the station. Of note here is the placement of the Sell button, which is now vertically centered rather than at the top.

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Bill Sienkiewicz @bsienk.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

R.I.P. David Lynch. Inspiration personified. #icon #legend #eraserhead #mulhollanddrive #bluevelvet With thanks to Robert Levacy.

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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

why does it look like The More You Know logo is crashing back to earth

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Ian McQue @ianmcque.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Digital painting, two figures in a bleak moorland setting, Skye-influenced

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Swords | The Webcomic @swordscomic.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Remember kids, if you work hard people will mistake you for being powerful and then they'll get offended you're on a pedestal that they put you on.

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maddie ★ othatsraspberry @othatsraspberry.com · 02/01/2025

happy year of the THIS GUY!! 🐍

a silly doodle of naked snake from metal gear solid 3 with the text “year of the snake”

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American Museum of Natural History @amnh.org · 01/01/2025

Here’s something to think about as you kick off 2025: ✨We are all stardust.✨ Every atom of oxygen in our lungs, of carbon in our muscles, of calcium in our bones, of iron in our blood—was created inside a star before Earth was born. Image: NASA Hubble Space Telescope, CC BY 2.0, flickr

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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

I thought you should know that in 2024 New Jersey, Minnesota, Illinois, California, and Maryland have all enacted legislation that bans book bans & censorship in both, school and public libraries, and protects librarians.

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Dr. Vin Gupta @vinguptamd.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

I’d recommend everyone regardless of medical risk bring a mask on your airplane journey, a disinfectant wipe to clean the seat you’re in and hand sanitizer. It’s going to be on you alone to protect your health. Warning signs are everywhere.

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 10/08/2023

The game industry could be such a colossal beast of an industry if the money didn't stay in the hands of those at the very top, but was instead distributed in ways that allowed for more people to make cooler games. Where's our SAG-AFTRA, our WGA, to make this happen?

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🔸Rafael Françoi🔸 @rathaelos.bsky.social · 01/10/2024

Vou ficar enchendo o saco pra vcs darem wishlist do mesmo jeito que eu fico enchendo o saco pra eles colocarem um cachorro caramelo no jogo huehue store.steampowered.com/app/2090210/...

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Threads of Time on Steam

Threads of Time is an era-spanning, turn-based RPG inspired by the timeless classics. Embark on a journey through time, gather a party of charismatic heroes from across ages, and uncover a plot that t...

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Rafles✨ @srrafles.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Forgot to mention this! Packs are on sale on Unity Asset Store! Really good deal! I also improved documentation a lot in the last weeks!

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Steve Bowler @gameism.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Introduction post! Hi I'm Steve, and I've been working in Unreal for something like 20 years now. I'm back working in AAA Game Dev again and even some VR dev but please enjoy the Virtual Studio showreel of my work from the past few years. I have a ton of fun making magic happen, hope it shows 😅

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