iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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gita “the formalist” jackson @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I am not a programmer at all but I found this so thought provoking

Ben Carnow @carniferus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I don’t know who needs to hear this but Thou- Inconsolable is a superb album for rocking a sad infant to sleep and it won’t fuck up your algorithm. Ask me what I have listened to every night for months and will probably continue for the foreseeable future. On a good night she’s out by track 3.

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Ben Carnow @carniferus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Put that away Sapiosexual Steven. No one wants to see your podcast made flesh.

Digital sketch. A figure mostly made of brainy/intestiny looking flesh.

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Ben Carnow @carniferus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Blood swords posted in the morning, reader take warning.

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Ben Carnow @carniferus.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I threw together an artstation now that they are not owned by epic/claim to no longer AI scrape. Just a lot of art from previous games presented pretty raw and unglamorous. Enjoy! Carniferus.artstation.com

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Lead Character Artist at Bethesda Game Studios

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Jeff Grubb @grubb.wtf · 10/09/2026

DLSS 5 is just a lighting pass and not an ai hallucin--

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Krista A. Leemhuis 🎨 @moss-demon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I don't normally post about work things, but this one is pretty huge for Blizzard and (I hope) for the game industry as a whole. Here's to a brighter future for game devs 💚 aftermath.site/blizzard-uni... #blizzardunion #blizzard

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After Years Of Company Stalling, Blizzard Workers Win Mega-Contract That Applies To All Unionized Teams

"Really strong" layoff protections are just the tip of the iceberg for a contract that covers 1,900 workers

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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The 40 hour work week. Compensation for overtime. The right to organize and strike. These were not inherent rights given to all in the US and Canada. They were fought for by the courageous workers who came before us. On Labor Day, we remember how far we've come, as well as our fight left ahead.

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Ben Carnow @carniferus.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Really enjoying just reaching for blurry shapes and refining them out of darkness lately.

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Ben Carnow @carniferus.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Great news everyone. More bug.

Another symmetrical bug painting in bright jewel colors.

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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

When leadership makes poor decisions and tries to fix them with layoffs, they don't just hurt devs like Anelise. They hurt our players and our games, and never pay the price themselves. Join us to #SaveGameWorkers and gaming overall by using the link in our bio to make your voice heard.

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Jellybox Studio @jellybox.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

UMBERT ACTUALLY! EP 7!!! Why are we paying for incomplete games?! #UmbertActually #UnionYaoi #MistermanGuyfella #Jellybox #IndieAnimation

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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Devs like Marie want to make great games. But with the sword of layoffs poised over our heads, we are forced to split our attention between our work and the campaign to save our industry. #SaveGameWorkers by going to the link in our bio and telling Microsoft to take bargaining seriously.

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Ben Carnow @carniferus.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Need to stop relying on the crutch of Procreate symmetry, but at the end of a long day it really helps my brain to get some doodles out.

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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Our union in the news today! From The Guardian, read interviews from our members on the impact of XBOX's mass lay-offs. With 1,600 more to come, we must act now to protect the future of the games industry. Read more: tinyurl.com/2p9m32f5

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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Developers like Ruben care about making games players can enjoy for years and improving with every update and future release. You can support devs like Ruben by using the link in our bio to #SaveGameWorkers.

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Rik Godwin @rikgodwin.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

To work 60 hours a week just to be laid off before the game you destroyed yourself to make is released is... Fuck I don't even know what that is. Disgusting, at a minimum.

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Ben Carnow @carniferus.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

All of your studies are so sick dude.

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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Even with over 17 years of experience in AAA games, Kitty was laid off on July 6th. Making profitable games doesn’t spare developers from mass lay-offs; only fighting for their protections will. Help us #SaveGameWorkers by going to the link in our bio and tell Microsoft to stop killing our games.

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Ben Carnow @carniferus.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

That ol’ bug skull sure big be

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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

When you get lay off devs who care about the games they make, you tear out a studio's heart. Stephanie was part of that heart, loving the Elder Scrolls and Fallout franchises. We won't let corporations destroy us from the inside out. Join us to #SaveGameWorkers by going to the link in our bio!

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Ben Carnow @carniferus.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I love this cat this cat is Wynn Duffy Justified.

Character Wynn Duffy from the show Justified.

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Marie Jasmin @mariejasmin.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Every single one of us protesters in these pictures would rather be at our desks making excellent games. The tragedy is that our owners are making that impossible: stabbing the goose repeatedly won't make the golden eggs come out faster. These photos are what's left of our passion for our craft.

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Ben Carnow @carniferus.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Today!!! Come out if you are able and support the developers making the games that you love! Our power to negotiate and make things better for our teams and those who were laid off is directly tied to the visible support we get from all of you.

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Ben Carnow @carniferus.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Printed my exotic horsey design large. In a metallic purple as they would appear in the wild. Obnoxious matcap irl.

Photo. 3D print of a rotund horse-like creature.

Zbrush screenshot. A rotund horse-like creature covered in armored plates and spikes.

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Ben Carnow @carniferus.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

New shapes are revealing themselves.

Grayscale digital painting. Weird symmetrical being. Lots of arms and eyes and faces. Be not afeared.

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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Xbox layoffs did not remove "14 layers of management"; they removed talented on-the-ground developers like Griffin who were hard at work on Bethesda's next great title. Join us and #SaveGameWorkers by telling Microsoft leadership to stop downsizing development teams (link in bio)

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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Why did Bobby Libby, a community content manager, come out to the Save Our Devs rally in July? Because Microsoft has shown they only have one plan to manage their own poor choices - layoffs. We'll be fighting again on August 18th across the country. #saveourdevs #savegameworkers

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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We've seen some questions pop up around layoffs: "well, if they were laid off, didn't that mean they weren't doing a good job? Maybe they deserved it." And on its face, that sounds logical and legitimate. Because the opposite would just be pure cruelty, right? ...Right? ...So here's the thing.

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Hell-anor 🔥 @eleanrrr.rocks · 13/08/2026

The most crazy part of this is when I see folks not in the industry say workers deserved to be laid off because they suck. This industry is competitive. If you're bad at your job, you will wash out long before layoffs and be replaced with the next competent person in line. Unless you're an exec...

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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

When massive corporations lay off foundational team members like Ching, they tear out the soul of a team. It is up to all of us to protect video games and it starts with the real people who make them. #SaveGameWorkers and tell Microsoft to correct course on these layoffs (link in bio).

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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

workers also planted flags outside the office, one for each laid-off dev. the union sent me a video of all of them, and the number is truly striking. imagine just... ignoring that

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