Jarien Skywall @jarienskywall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Wow, I was not familiar with this website, it's a treasure trove! 010
Jarien Skywall @jarienskywall.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Uh-oh, I'm working on something new! Actually a new version of something old - finally doing a real-time game version of a character sculpt from a few years ago. He's got lots of layers, this is just the base! 20K tris so far #gameart #characterart #3dmodeling #anatomy 060
Jarien Skywall @jarienskywall.bsky.social · 13/09/2026www.eurogamer.net/consumer-rig...eurogamer.netAfter PlayStation tells fans they don't own digital games, one Consumer Rights group is tracking all the times Sony said the oppositePlayStation previously argued "reasonable consumers" know they don't own digital goods. One Consumer Rights group is now pulling out receipts. 000
Jarien Skywall @jarienskywall.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I like this approach www.gamesindustry.biz/arm-explains...gamesindustry.bizArm explains its mobile-first AI-reconstruction technology, which takes a different tack from the "black box" approach of DLSS 5"Our networks are not generative, so they're not from the same nature as the latest DLSS model" 001
Jarien Skywall @jarienskywall.bsky.social · 04/09/2026www.gamesindustry.biz/xbox-adds-mo... "Game Pass Essential will be limited to five hours, Premium to ten hours, and Ultimate to fifteen hours/month. After reaching these limits, subscribers may purchase additional cloud playtime. Xbox anticipates these limits will affect 4% of Game Pass subscribers"gamesindustry.bizXbox adds monthly cloud limits to Game Pass as it "continues to invest in its reliability and performance"Once caps are reached, players can purchase additional cloud playtime hours through the Xbox Store 100
Jarien Skywall @jarienskywall.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Wow I didn't realize Disney had so much of this stuff public, this is really cool to see! disneyanimation.com/publications/?disneyanimation.comWalt Disney Animation Studios - PublicationsWe engage with the global research community through collaborations with universities around the world, publications in academic journals and participation in top-tier conferences. 000
Reposted by Jarien SkywallMike Masnick @masnick.com · 27/08/2026In case you wanted about 3,700 words on the problems with today's "settlement" that gives Meta way more power over how the internet works than it should have. 121535641
Reposted by Jarien SkywallAftermath @aftermath.site · 20/08/2026Money spent on South of Midnight now supports its developers, not Microsoft aftermath.site/compulsion-sou... 191287387
Jarien Skywall @jarienskywall.bsky.social · 26/08/2026www.reuters.com/world/us/met...reuters.comMeta reaches $16.68 billion settlement over social media harms to childrenMeta Platforms agreed to pay a maximum $16.68 billion and make major changes to Facebook and Instagram to resolve claims by states across the U.S. that the company designed those platforms to addict ... 000
Jarien Skywall @jarienskywall.bsky.social · 16/08/2026booooooo www.cgchannel.com/2026/08/auto...cgchannel.comAutodesk is discontinuing Mudbox, its digital sculpting software | CG ChannelSales of the tech Academy Award-winning software, formerly used on Hollywood blockbusters, to end this November. Read our FAQs. 000
Reposted by Jarien SkywallHannah Alexander Artwork @hannahartwork.bsky.social · 13/08/2026After 10 years selling my work online, I've been forced to make a change. 18402101
Reposted by Jarien SkywallFrank // Tech Art Dude @liquidpxl.itch.io · 21/07/2026Me complaining about how phones don't have 3.5mm jacks anymore 1132
Reposted by Jarien SkywallSarah St Laurent (artin around) @sarahstlaurent.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Hey #portfolioday ! I'm Sarah a stylized 3D artist based in Quebec CA. My passion is foliage for open world games and story driven fantasy worlds. Previous work: Studio Drydock, Timbre, Ubisoft Available September for remote work sarahstlaurent3D@gmail.com www.artstation.com/sarahstlaurent 25128
Reposted by Jarien SkywallJohn Linneman @dark1x.bsky.social · 12/07/2026New Super Show where we mourn physical media - talk about its history and get into the Evercade! 61539
Reposted by Jarien Skywalltiny rat @pikaboi.bsky.social · 02/07/2026i'd like to present my argument against digital-only 4065541526
Jarien Skywall @jarienskywall.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Omfg she actually wrote "I’ve made the difficult decision to reduce our team by approximately 3,200" and "I want XBOX to be one of the few companies that entertains more than a billion people each day" in one post. Screencapped in case of inevitable failure/backtracking news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...news.xbox.comResetting XBOX - XBOX Wire 210
Reposted by Jarien SkywallVeerender Singh Jubbal @veerenderjubbal.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Evergreen. 1479671906
Jarien Skywall @jarienskywall.bsky.social · 03/07/2026variety.com/2026/film/ne... If you steal a car & then find out it's a stolen car, you're still a thief. IMO Midjourney's argument is irrelevant, probably an attempt to sway public opinion. You illegally stole ideas, then asked, "what if the victim is a thief?" But you'd already decided to be a thiefvariety.comMidjourney Seeks to Reveal Studios’ Use of AI in High-Stakes Copyright BattleMidjourney is appealing a magistrate judge's order limiting its ability to reveal how studios are using artificial intelligence. 100
Reposted by Jarien SkywallJon Rademacher @jonrademacher.bsky.social · 25/06/2026At this rate car manufacturers are gonna be like: "Subscribe to our platinum package for only $49.99/mo. and you have UNLIMITED access to the third gear of your transmission! This rate won't last long so hurry!" 7377789
Reposted by Jarien Skywalllou-ellen @louceph.com · 18/06/2026Writers are not being paid enough too, we're all in a similar boat, but It is still worth interrogating anytime somebody uncritically asks "Why Old Thing good but New Thing bad?", because in this case it's because people are neither asking for The Old Thing or being paid enough to make The Old Thing 126025
Jarien Skywall @jarienskywall.bsky.social · 18/06/2026A commenter pointed out Judaism is not only a specific faith but an ethnicity. I think that's an important distinction but also doesn't alter Mamdani's point. I appreciate that such a high-profile political figure is calling out that Israel committing genocide while also showing solidarity with Jews 083
Reposted by Jarien SkywallThe Parker Legacy (Thanks for the memories, Pete!) @benreilly149.bsky.social · 17/06/2026"...look at what Perez did with his long run on Titans. That was him & Marv building a universe that has real affection from readers. That doesn't happen if George does 5 issues, & then someone else does 5 issues, & then George comes back for more. Because George & Marv were co-storytellers." 0235
Reposted by Jarien Skywall✶ inoa @inoaart.bsky.social · 10/06/2026hey guys i lvled up today! 🎂💗 would u mind sharing my art as a gift? 🤍🥺 561330509
Jarien Skywall @jarienskywall.bsky.social · 15/06/2026😢 the pitfalls of relying on only one platform, even an official forum. On a broad scale this applies to all online info. Who will maintain XYZ forum when XYZ software stops production? No institution lasts forever. Print & digital physical media outlive institutions. Online digital info doesn't. 000
Reposted by Jarien SkywallBirds Are Dinosaurs @birdsaredinosaurs.bsky.social · 23/05/2026My fellow cis folks, The FCC is asking Americans to submit comments about whether the TV Oversight Management Board (TVOMB) should create new TV ratings to alert viewers to trans/gender content. Time to be an ally and tell the FCC absolutely the fuck not. It takes five minutes to do.glaad.orgTell the FCC that LGBTQ Stories Don’t Need a Warning Label | GLAADThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is targeting LGBTQ stories. They are trying to control what you see on television. This government overreach is dangerous... 519501560
Reposted by Jarien SkywallLincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Ted Chiang on AI: www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2... 3336421069
Jarien Skywall @jarienskywall.bsky.social · 03/06/2026The difference between William Gibson's fictional dystopia and our current dystopia is that in William Gibson's dystopia the radicals, rebels, punks, and revolutionaries stood a chance. 010
Jarien Skywall @jarienskywall.bsky.social · 03/06/2026gdconf.com/article/gdc-... This is a sad state of the industry. 1 out of 3 US-based game workers has been laid off in the last 2 years. There are a lot of other sad stats in here too.gdconf.comGDC 2026 State of the Game Industry Reveals Impact of Layoffs, Generative AI, and MoreDiscover key insights from the 2026 State of the Game Industry report, covering layoffs, generative AI, unionization, platform trends, and more. Download the free report now! 010
Reposted by Jarien SkywallZachary Berger @zacharyberger.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Open AI doesn't want to be transparent about what's in their AI training datasets - this bill would force them. If that sounds good, we REALLY NEED YOUR HELP! Please sign this petition in support of the bill, it'll take you 2 minutes: tinyurl.com/4uxbp963 1/ 2023021362
Reposted by Jarien SkywallAlice Averlong 🏳️⚧️ @alice.averlong.com · 01/06/2026Happy Pride month, from VGAPride and my 60mhz Pentium running MS-DOS. 2156541573
Reposted by Jarien SkywallGayming Foundation @gaymingfdn.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Wylde Society (@studiodrydock.com) will join the Gayming Pride Parade, the first-ever LGBTQ+ games stream at Summer Game Fest. 🌈 Step into the heels of Vivian Wylde, witch and host, in this period drama sim! At the Parade, new footage will be revealed. 🧙♀️ June 6 at 12 p.m. PT / 3 p.m. ET ✨ 2199
Jarien Skywall @jarienskywall.bsky.social · 29/05/2026This is friggin wild....new expansion 12 years after the original release! 000
Jarien Skywall @jarienskywall.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Use other search engines if you want control of the sources you get information from! 000
Reposted by Jarien SkywallSubRosa )✿( Magick (chat to book a reading) @subrosamagick.bsky.social · 20/05/2026 1286
Reposted by Jarien SkywallRo Salarian @rosalarian.bsky.social · 20/05/2026"You have no expectation of privacy in public spaces" is supposed to mean, like, you might end up in the background of someone's photo, not that you should expect surveillance of your every move every moment you're in public. 120675
Reposted by Jarien SkywallKelly Turnbull @coelasquid.bsky.social · 19/05/2026The one-two punch of “I chose to morph my art into this to be more marketable” with referring to all of their work as “content” is the saddest thing I’ve ever heard in my life 62048280
Reposted by Jarien SkywallSkaavArt / Julia 🍃 @skaavart.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Kickstarter just reverted their new NSFW policy changes. Huge thanks to everyone who flooded support with feedback! Important note: Stripe can still take down campaigns that violate their NSFW rules. updates.kickstarter.com/an-apology-r...updates.kickstarter.comAn Apology: Rethinking Our Mature Content GuidelinesLast week, we released a set of updates to our rules around mature content. It was our first time publishing a set of detailed, specific guidelines for adult-oriented content on Kickstarter. And hones... 3339188
Jarien Skywall @jarienskywall.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Wow. This is not ideal but it's one of the best corporate apologies / rollbacks I've ever seen, actually sounds pretty genuine, and seems to give meaningful information explaining the situation. 040
Reposted by Jarien Skywall🔞 #hardcover | #hc2026 coming Oct @hardcoverart.com · 19/05/2026The apology is here: updates.kickstarter.com/an-apology-r...updates.kickstarter.comAn Apology: Rethinking Our Mature Content GuidelinesLast week, we released a set of updates to our rules around mature content. It was our first time publishing a set of detailed, specific guidelines for adult-oriented content on Kickstarter. And hones... 181131456
Reposted by Jarien SkywallPixelated Pope @pixelatedpope.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Just need to vent about how frustrating it is to search for #gamedev articles about "Computer Controlled __AI__" these days. Want to learn how Starcraft units moved around? How Diablo monsters hunt the player? Too bad, here's 30 sites that want you to use Claude to generate a strategy game.media.tenor.coma man in a suit and tie is sitting in front of a windowALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in front of a window 108419
Reposted by Jarien SkywallJusti 🦾🔱 @justajustiguy.bsky.social · 12/05/2026fun weekend project idea for anyone who wants it: look up how many campaigns would retroactively be against the rules and tally up how much Kickstarter has made off of art that it now wants to throw under the bus 18751
Reposted by Jarien SkywallLeigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 29/04/2026PLEASE fuck off i am trying to work 610310
Jarien Skywall @jarienskywall.bsky.social · 25/04/2026A tale of two cities, only it's more like two separate universes 010
Reposted by Jarien SkywallCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 24/04/2026do think this is to be expected in a society that installs grifters and corrupt people at the highest levels who get to operate with impunity. people build tools to democratize that behavior (which are then embraced by the ppl in charge) and the behavior just leeches into the rest of society 846486
Reposted by Jarien Skywall-𝚖𝚘𝚡 @moxiest.art · 19/04/2026people in power are not supposed to tell you what to care about. they are only supposed to be given power if they care about what you care about. trolley problems will exist in this world but, this country is dictated by trollies being allowed to lay their own tracks. 111612
Jarien Skywall @jarienskywall.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Wow this is unhinged, manipulatively so b/c they throw in enough "sounds sensible" stuff to trick people into buying into the outrageous parts. You run a corporation profiting from mass murder & mass surveillance, your fallacies don't change that, get off your moral high horse x.com/PalantirTech...x.comPalantir on X: "Because we get asked a lot. The Technological Republic, in brief. 1. Silicon Valley owes a moral debt to the country that made its rise possible. The engineering elite of Silicon Valley has an affirmative obligation to participate in the defense of the nation. 2. We must rebel" / XBecause we get asked a lot. The Technological Republic, in brief. 1. Silicon Valley owes a moral debt to the country that made its rise possible. The engineering elite of Silicon Valley has an affirmative obligation to participate in the defense of the nation. 2. We must rebel 000
Reposted by Jarien Skywallwesley b @wesburt.bsky.social · 15/04/2026the irony of having a one-on-one HR layoff meeting in the conference room with my Loki mural on it 164102492337
Reposted by Jarien SkywallThe Technician @thetechnician.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Hope #portfolioday is going well for everyone! ^^ I'm a draftsman, graphic designer, and 3D generalist My main themes are pulpy retro scifi, fantasy, and anime. I am currently available for commission, (contact; thetechnician.artist@gmail.com (or Dm me ^^)) #blender #3dart #digitalart #digital 1185