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Mimi Vanilla

@mimivanilla.bsky.social
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Creator of Stardust Millennium・VTuber・Illustrator

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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 10h
But I also don’t think stretching the definition of art to include literally everything that requires complex thought does us any good either. I think a better stance to have is that all of these human input mediums are capable of producing art but there is also value in non-artistic workmanship too
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 10h
Adding to this, in the age of AI, we really need to start hyping up digital craftsmanship because if I see one more Claude-made website I might lose my mind and this focus on protecting art is leaving programming out of any nuanced discussion.
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 10h
Character limit makes this difficult to say so I’ll be brief. On the “is programming art?” debate I think a lot of people either confuse “art” and “workmanship” or use them interchangeably. Not all programming is art but all programming is workmanship, and that does not devalue the craft.
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 20h
love how SEGA is saying the sonic discord server is "running smoothly now" like yes, you're right, but that's because there's a paywall for speaking in it LMAO
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I was literally talking about slopcomps on stream when I was finishing sonic adventure dx dreamcast conversion and now sonic adventure has one too :)))))) so cool so awesome
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Finishing Sonic Adventure Dreamcast Conversion tonight! Live on Twitch! www.twitch.tv/mimivanilla
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Let's finish Sonic Adventure! || !discord !clip | Streaming sonic adventure dx: director's cut.
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
yeah - a lot of this is because websites started using it before it became standardised (desperate for smaller image files) - it had its first stable implementation in 2018, but was only officially classified in 2024, which is why apps suddenly began supporting it in that timeframe.
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
for those who don't know, webp in particular is useful because it results in filesizes up to 90% smaller than pngs whilst still being lossless and supports transparent, full colour animation - all of the pngtubers i've ever made, especially for fugi reactive, have been webps because of this.
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
the problem with being an IT person /and/ a digital artist is that i can never in good faith dunk on webp or webm as a format because I know how useful it actually is and why websites use it.
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Not streaming tonight! Hanging out with friends and working on some behind the scenes stuff instead! So I'll see you all next week <3
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Fantastic lineup! Love to see nfs underground 2 on here!
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yeah! I remember seeing a TV spot for the game when it first came out and going "that...is the coolest woman I've ever seen" and then waiting diligently until my 15th birthday to play the game because I wasn't that much of a rebel back then LMAO
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I love doing these kinds of things, so I hopped on the bandwagon too! These are games I played in my childhood that I would say shaped my tastes today
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What started as a figure study turned into a full on character sketch! I'm really happy to have the time to shake off some serious bad vibes art block. Pose Reference by @theposearchives.bsky.social
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My Dressmaker video is up on Youtube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdzO...
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Courting Bankruptcy in Dressmaker
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Minecraft on hold for now, playing Sonic Adventure instead, come say hi! twitch.tv/mimivanilla
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I really want to play a pokemon game on stream sometime soon, but I'm indecisive on which!
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Which is not a slight at either franchise by the way! It's just that the type of gameplay you get from metroid or castlevania, whilst inspiring most metroidvanias, is still distinctly it's own thing.
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The problem with metroidvania as a genre name is that you can make a metroidvania tierlist and people will go "why didn't you put metroid or castlevania on here?" when neither metroid nor castlevania really fit into the genre definition despite being it's namesakes.
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
In an incredible feat of timing by yours truly, I seem to have ended up needing to do a chunk of video editing on my birthday- Not that I mind, I find the process quite therapeutic
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
my VODs upload to youtube faster if I look at them
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Playing some Dressmaker tonight on stream! Come say hi! twitch.tv/mimivanilla
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It is my belief that Celsys should stand their ground and say that instead of immediately folding, blaming a decent chunk of their userbase and deleting assets left and right.
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If, as speculation goes, this is a result of payment processor meddling, we are now at the stage where sanctions are being put on /tools/ that could /potentially/ allow someone to make explicit materials, which is insane overreach.
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My stance on the way Celsys are handling the change of regulations on the Clip Studio Paint Asset Store is that they have handled it exceptionally poorly and I think it's really shitty of them to blame overseas users and create a larger divide between the different CSP communities.
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
xbox layoffs looking so bleak, man...
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Now that the video is out, let's work on Raspberry Flavoured a little more! twitch.tv/mimivanilla
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Back to Raspberry Flavoured || !discord !clip | Streaming minecraft.
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
My first youtube video has gone live, please check it out if you would like to! www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZRL...
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The Quest for Corn || Minecraft: Raspberry Flavoured
YouTube video by Mimi Vanilla
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Some of the rauru takes I’m seeing online have me convinced some people played tears of the kingdom with their eyes closed 🥹
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Playing an Archipelago Randomiser with @SilverM_0 tonight! I'm playing Sonic Adventure and he's playing Sonic Adventure 2! www.twitch.tv/mimivanilla
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MimiVanilla - Live on Twitch
Sonic Adventure Archipelago Randomizer with @silvermach3 || !discord !clip | Streaming sonic adventure dx: director's cut.
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I still haven't put any thought into what I want to play on stream tomorrow which unfortunately for everyone involved means I will probably default to a sonic game LMAO
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Get that vibe-coded PSO browser port Off My Timeline >:(
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Playing Minecraft:Raspberry Flavoured tonight for the first time, come and say hi! www.twitch.tv/mimivanilla
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Epiruku 💛⚠️ @epiruku.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
my experience with Sonic Adventure 2 in a nutshell 💀
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It’s also not lost on me that Sony tried to save face by making it sound like it was a mutual decision, so I commend Kojima for coming out and making a statement saying that Sony were the ones to cancel the project.
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I am and always will be a “developer, not company” person - Kojima, in my eyes, is one of the few developers doing cinematic games right, where the gameplay actually contributes to the narrative and this unceremonious dumping of Physint by Sony makes no sense to me.
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
on top of everything else Sony really was like "yeah let's cancel the Print Money game, that's a great idea,"
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I recommend people do more research into Japanese wooden puppetry because the way OoT looks makes sense with that context in mind, even down to how they've chosen to focus on textiles. When I saw people making edits of young zelda and giving her eurocentric features I was beyond perplexed...
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Reacting to today's Nintendo Direct, come and say hello! www.twitch.tv/mimivanilla
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Why am I getting stage fright over this stream in particular? I'm so nervous, suddenly!
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I also don’t have a lot of time for Link’s tunic discourse. I agree that there is a lot of detail but I think it invokes a sort of Brothers Grimm “The Elves and the Shoemaker” vibe of these impossibly intricate and delicate stitches crafted by the Kokiri. There is intention behind these decisions.
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Also these design alterations that smooth out young Zelda’s nose bridge or make Child Link less of an exaggerated cherub baby are missing the point. Zelda looking unsettlingly otherworldly and Child Link looking like the worlds littlest baby man reinforces their roles in the story.
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
And if it is, if this revulsion people are experiencing is intentional, then I have to give Nintendo their props for that because the way this game looks has proven to be incredibly controversial lmao
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Though this is a weak spot for Nintendo’s visual designers, I also can’t leave the idea that this juxtaposition is on purpose off the table. The remake has a lot of visual contradictions and…just by sheer numbers I can’t really shake the idea that it’s intentional design.
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I think the designs and the models are actually perfectly fine and the issue most people actually have is with the way light reflects off them or the skin texture - the models look like wood carvings but the materials look gummy and buttery so it creates a weird juxtaposition, imo
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I don’t have the immediate revulsion towards the child designs that everyone else has, I find them quite endearing actually. My only problem is that Nintendo still struggles with this stylised photorealism when it comes to humans and animals. I’m talking about lighting and materials in particular.
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I actually think it’s a good thing everything is a bit ugly and gross in a weird dreamlike way in the ocarina of time remake, the friction of it is really interesting to me.
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Playing some more Super Mario Odyssey tonight with @silverm.bsky.social and @incubearie.bsky.social! Come say hi! www.twitch.tv/mimivanilla
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I'm saying all this because I think this is where the confusion about the story comes from for newcomers and outsiders - don't get me wrong, it is still a vast and complex story with intentionally obtuse elements (at least I like to think it's intentional) but it's not indecipherable nonsense.
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Mimi Vanilla @mimivanilla.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Forgot to mention - I also don't think you should skip any, at least where it's reasonably possible, I realise Union χ and Dark Road are a bit of a tall order (but they ARE relevant, thats the thing) but you can still get their story beats in one form or another.
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