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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Also if you need a sign to ask your favorite creator about their work. YES, DO IT. All of us here making stuff on vrc are doing it out of incredible passion. WE WANT TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU. You ever have a question about somwthing I made? I will talk your goddamn ear off until the sun rises.
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Share tools. Share guides. Share knowledge. Connect with others. Making human stuff is protest. Helping others make human stuff is also protest.
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
If you want to see less AI, these creators need other options, and they need to know these options exist. So I hope we can take some of this fervor against AI and turn it towards uplifting each-other too. Especially those wanting to learn.
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Making stuff is hard. Making stuff for VR is REALLY hard. Even if the most you've ever done is upload an avatar, you know this. Hell, it took me 8 hours just to add a toggle the first time. The technical barriers are immense and many. And new creators might see AI as their only option.
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I don't mean just saying "look at this awesome thing made with no AI." Help people be creative, with whatever means you can. Whether that's making tools and tutorials, or just talking about the things you found useful. Or even just helping a friend upload an avatar.
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
There's a lot that could be said but I want to talk about one thing in particular: If you feel helpless that the only thing you can do is shout your displeasure about AI content, I want to tell you you CAN do more. Support and be part of the creative community. cont.
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strasz @strasz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
SAVE YOUR PROJECT SAVE YOUR PROJECT SAVE YOUR PROJECT DID YOU SAVE YOUR PROJECT SAVE YOUR FUCKING PROJECT BACK THAT SHIT UP CLONE IT GIT CLONE SEND PUSH BACK IT UP BACK THAT SHIT UP DO NOT FORGET TO BACK IT UP PUT IT ON SEVEN HARD DRIVES PUT IT IN YOUR BACKPACK PUT IT IN YOUR CLOSET PUT IT IN YOUR A
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
the vignetting on the first 2 makes me think outer wilds slide reel ::)
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@Heather-Maple Pass
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm so pumped for Fall I'm gonna fill my ass with larch needles
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Play Outer Wilds :)
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Feels kinda criminal not putting any Supergiant or Kojima games, but I dont think they've left the strange indelible marks on my psyche the rest of these have...
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
If yall VRC peeps haven't seen Project [latent] yet, it's an incredible immaculate vr music video. It was time-limited to just a few showings but just became permanently replayable here: vrchat.com/home/world/w...
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
If yall VRC peeps haven't seen Project [latent] yet, it's an incredible immaculate vr music video. It was time-limited to just a few showings but just became permanently replayable here: vrchat.com/home/world/w...
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Magical. Especially with the thick morning fog (you can see in some of the photos)
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
youtu.be/XXLo9ZJENJk
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Yamnuska wolfdog howl 2
YouTube video by Xiphic
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
yt links because bsky seems to screw with audio... youtu.be/6MYrNwpm9uc
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Yamnuska wolfdog howl 1
YouTube video by Xiphic
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Blessed with wolfdog kissies! ☺️ This was at Yamnuska wolfdog sanctuary! more pics and howls below
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I'm not sure if this is a losing battle, especially with how much AI capability has grown just in the past year. I don't like this future we're living in. But I don't think wholesale condemning everything that has a touch of AI, especially in an environment as complex as VR dev, is "it"
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We can challenge AI users to think about what role its really playing in their work. We can ask whether the result is really what they wanted or if they're just happy because it came out fast and effortless.
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We can do things to make AI less of an 'obvious' choice for people. Offering help, spreading knowledge, making community tools and assets. Informing people of alternatives when available. Continuing to make human-made stuff and showing people what having soul and deep understanding looks like.
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I think it is important to publicly express distaste for it, to criticize its output and the laziness it inspires, and to keep pressuring its many ethical failings. Social pressure has its part. But it won't stop the majority of people from using something convenient, it'll just make them hide it.
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
But it is convenient. People will choose convenience over morals, over ethics, over ideals. And because it's convenient, it also feels good. Dopamine good, like social media or fast food I'm not sure I can fault people for being human. Moreover, I don't know if that helps.
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
There's the danger with GenAI being far too convenient. It inspires laziness. It whispers sweet poison for you to keep taking the easy way out, and in doing so losing all the decisions inherent in problem solving that gives a work its soul. So I'm certainly very skeptical of anything using it.
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
GenAI offers to fill those gaps, and with alluring convenience. Can I fault someone with no technical background for using it just to edit some code they couldn't otherwise? Honestly, I don't know. Neither answer makes me feel good.
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
For most in VRC, unity is a mystery, udon is a nuisance, and shaders are just black magic. But all those are necessary for a world, and while the community / store assets are vast, they are hardly comprehensive.
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I think that's why GenAI use in coding is so much more accepted. Most code is inherently in a supportive role. Most people don't care whether code has soul or creativity, they just care that it works.
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Do I value seeing bespoke assets over store-bought ones? Absolutely. Does a world using store-bought assets immediately lose artistic value? ...sometimes, but it depends on whether the assets support the art or supplant it. Whether they're used with intention or laziness.
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
3D in particular spans such an incredible breadth of skill-sets. Everyone uses some amount of others prefabs / tools / shaders / models, because we can't all be programmers / modelers / scripters / etc or have those people readily available.
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
On a personal level, I don't use it at all. Besides the numerous ethical problems, what it offers just doesn't align with what I want and enjoy in my personal ventures - learning and understanding. Beyond myself though, I continue to have a hard time deciding where the line is.
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Wash it down with some 🛢️
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I remember being really mad at it a month ago at an undocumented something, thought that was it Just gonna dm you a script I know works even though most of it is irrelevant
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Oh yea this... Try having `using VRC.Dynamics;` in your imports and then using just `ContactEnterInfo` and `ContactExitInfo` in the respective properties
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I need a better camera
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Aaaaaaaaaaaa(woo)
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
woof
Looking over a wide glacial valley and Bow Lake, glaciers hang on the large mountains above.
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Matrices @matrices.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Big update for Matrices.net! I moved hosting providers! Plus a few other fun things (and WIPs!) that I wrote about a bit more here: www.patreon.com/Matrices/pos...
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Matrices.net Updates | Matrices
Howdy! It's about time for an update so this one is a big one! Matrices.net has moved hosting! For the past 10 years or so I have been dil
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Forgot how stupid fucking pretty this place (Banff) is
Pretty canadian mountain scene. Small out of focus creature in the foreground
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Zaron Mizmeras @zaronmiz.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
For anyone who missed my most recent #vrchat performance - The full in-world video is now on youtube! youtu.be/tu1tuUX5kgE Alternatively, you can watch the edited 'lost-media' recording of the source footage here - youtu.be/6izmAzaUcso Thanks again to @teine-maeda.bsky.social for organising 👽
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Source : Location August 29 2026 Zaron Mizmeras
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
one bite of brisket would rapture them
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Aliquem | Rizumu @aliquem.vrc.dj · 30/08/2026
Thank you for all your kind words regarding my particle work at Kaleidosky. Means a lot, I work in tandem with the fellow creators that help inspire my freeform giving it shape. That being said when available I can give you an idea on how to control this so you can paint with it yourselves <3
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
vrchat.com/home/world/w...
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Shader Fes 2021 by ShaderFes
様々なクリエイターによる200以上のシェーダー作品を展示しています。More than 200 shader works are on display․
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
vrchat.com/home/world/w...
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Shader Fes 2019 by momoma
様々なクリエイターによる100以上のシェーダー作品を展示しています。Over 100 shader works by various creators are on display․
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Like many others, seeing ShaderFes was pivotal to my getting into shaders. In a way, it even got me a job because of where that path led me. Overjoyed to see it return. I still return to the 2019 and 2021 worlds at times, for inspiration and new things to learn. If you haven't seen them yet ↓↓↓
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PK @pkpkpk.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
hey people! my landlord's turning my home of many years into an Airbnb, and i can't afford living costs in most of Canada, but hopefully i found something reasonable. however i could really use some funds to get me there and settle in, if anyone has extra to share... www.gofundme.com/pk-big-move
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Donate to PK's Big Gigantic Move, organized by P K
Hi there! I'm PK, and I make the Break shows. With plenty of help from others. This is the fifth year of wo… P K needs your support for PK's Big Gigantic Move
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🌕🏃‍♂️
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Gotta find the path to abandoning society to be a werewolf in the pnw
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
All within an hour or so of Seattle, places in the alt texts
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Xiphic @xiphic.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
depressed as fuck lately but at least the grass-touching is premium (which helps)
Tiered waterfalls cascade over rock admist a thick pine forest. A pool of clear turquoise water rests between them, a rainbow faintly visible above it. @Wallace Falls. A distant sharp mountain peak is visible through hazy sunlight, framed by lush forest and bushes in the foreground. @Heather Lake. A narrow hiking path winds up and disappears around the corner. To the right, a near-vertical wall of large cleaved rocks, to the left a cliff falls away to nothingness, steep mountain peaks visible in the distance. @Kendall Katwalk. A little further up the path from the previous photo. The steep cliff the path is carved in the side of, as well as the distant peaks, are both more clearly visible. Two dergs admire the view to the right. @Kendall Katwalk.
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