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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 07/10/2026

I don't trust companies who use Gen AI even as placeholders. It reveals the client attitude towards artists. +Theres a conversation to be had abt whether a "diversity" prompt from a non IBPOC is yellowface given they see just using our faces without respecting culture. Hire a human concept artist.

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 04/10/2026

I found Reehan :) The other me. He's an android. Quest currently bugged tho lol.

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 30/09/2026

Its me :) well, one of the two versions of me in Nivalis. This is Magz. I'm alsp Reehan. I haven't found Reehan yet.

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 20/09/2026

If you run a networking event pls dont hire a DJ or pump up the music. Its. A. Networking. Event. We need to hear what people say. And esp for creative industries we have a room full of neirodivergents trying to balance overstimulation. It shows us neurodivergent needs are not being considered.

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 19/09/2026

Fellow artists, be careful at events and exhibitions. Some run your work through gen AI without your consent. If we see it happening, be vocal, call it out, or spread the word. May such abusive and exploitative businesses die swiftly. Keep a blacklist.

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 19/09/2026

Fortune's Weave Unexpected Pros: the sprinting speed is satisfying Unexpected Cons: We can't pet the cats! :(

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 18/09/2026

Fortune's Weave is beautiful. Plus i love when theres a musician bard character in these sorts of games where we dive deep into their stories :)

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 15/09/2026

I still think auditions should be evaluated in a controlled and closed setting and should not be an IG popularity contest. Its to find a voice that most closely embodies the character - not the voice that the general public thinks sounds coolest. Do what you want but it feels like hobbification.

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 10/09/2026

Zelda OoT was one of the first, most impactful game for a lot of millenials. So for the remake to be coming out, there truly is a collective sense of coming full circle as a gamer to get to experience it anew as an adult :)

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 08/09/2026

Ocarina of Time Remake is looking amazing :) Can't wait for all the dark adult link themes and how they handle it.

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 07/09/2026

Finished Dawnwalker Loved everything about it Epilogue was satisfying too Excited for this universe to expand with its planned sequels One of the best new IPs of late :)

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 03/09/2026

Dawnwalker: Great VO Great facial animation detail Combat system is prob the most engaging I've exp so far Time mechanic is so good, more games should do it. V immersive to make choices on quests to do and miss out on others, other games so far have often been too obvious making replays redundant

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 31/08/2026

Im worried cos if the gaming community's biggest gripe about generative AI is that its uncanny and ugly, someday gen AI might develop to look good. If the public cares more about the quality than the ethics of art theft, environmental damage, capitalist exploitation - will they betray the cause?

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 29/08/2026

Normalize reporting Gen AI flyers and ads as false advertising. Cos it quite literally is. They better be ready to sell us trypophobia burritos and alien mystery meat with an uncomfortable amount of holes and nodules

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 29/08/2026

Existence is traumatizing because the ruling class openly commits the same acts of abuse we faced in the past, but at a societal level. Plus seeing people around us enable or accept it. Gaslighting Pretending to listen Transparent Dishonesty Using people Surveillance Stalking Disregard of consent

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 21/08/2026

Getting into "Minds Beneath Us" Similar near future East Asia Vibes to "Kill the Shadow". Believable names i.e. English or Chinese firstnames, Chinese lastnames. Accurate speculative portrayal of multicultural Taiwan in 2050s. Its Cyberpunk. In a way that makes you realise IRL is now also.

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 21/08/2026

Just finished "Kill the Shadow" Highly recommended Pros: Braindance-like investigation Elysium-like dialogue Alan wake board deduction Strong class consciousness themes Beautiful art, music, direction Great (mandarin) VO Cons: East Asia but nobody has asian names Iffy queer character portrayals.

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SHOW / MELUNA ( 星月・苺月 ) @itsashowtime.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

8SEN:MELUNA has raised 8,888 AND has been selected as a 'PROJECT WE LOVE' ! Thank you all SO SO much for the love and support !!! ❤️❤️❤️ We are 300 USD away from the next stretch goal~ 🏎️💨💨💨 #indieanimationday #indieanimation #8sen www.kickstarter.com/projects/its...

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 18/08/2026

Hi, I’m Hiro Non-Binary Repped VO + Casting + Engineer. AuDHD Anarchist Secretly Australian Catboi at heart Jaded Ex-Composer No Chill vs corpos and inequality Fav Series: Nier Life is Strange Clair Obscur I love Writers, Musicians, Artists, and Indie Game Devs. Portfolio on website Σ:3

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 18/08/2026

If you are not an indie dev and can afford to pay fairly but dont, use the hard work of VO, AND refuse to credit THEN you relent after you realize that nobody will audition for you, your intentions have already been observed. We do not applaud you. We will remember that you used us as assets.

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Ethan Linhares // Voice Actor 🗣️🎙️🔥 @ethanlinharesva.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I better not see a single fucking person pay for this dogshit game. You fire your writers for AI? Your game flops on an unimaginable fucking scale. Fuck you.

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SHOW / MELUNA ( 星月・苺月 ) @itsashowtime.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

8SEN:MELUNA has been fully funded !!! THANK YOU !!! This means I can pay all voice actors and the sound department accordingly... Still carrying the entire animation department on my own, HOWEVER We are 15 USD away from reaching the first stretch goal which will help speed the process along!!!

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 08/08/2026

"Kill the Shadow" around 10 hours in - art, art direction (mandarin) vo, gameplay, fun, vibes all amazing. But again why in the 4kids-entertainment-pokemon-jellydoughnut did the localization team choose to erase the chinese culture out of it? An "English" Textbook??

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 08/08/2026

Double whammy but I'm holding off on Expeditions Samurai, got "Kill the Shadow" instead which has amazing art, direction & gameplay mechanics. Set in a fictionalized asia (trad. Chinese). Great game ...so why in the Stone-Johannsen do the characters have YT full names? Mr Smith, Irene Carter, etc.

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 07/08/2026

Making stories set in Asia and always centring the perspective on European perpetuates the othering of BIPOC cultures and orientalism. As much as im still gonna try the game. The historical basis has also been overdone so its not like they couldnt have chosen a different story that features jp ppl

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 06/08/2026

Im excited for Expeditions Samurai. But can we stop making the Europeans the protagonists in every setting?

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 06/08/2026

Western Games often have white protagonists Japanese Games have white protagonists How are we BIPOC supposed to feel when we ask for representation and somehow we're seen as asking for too much?

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 28/07/2026

There is an important difference between ppl who've done a project in a VO role vs Professional VO - its not elitism, there has to be a standard + appreciates the training & exp professional actors have invested. I wouldnt say im a writer just for posting a medium article twice. Its a real job.

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 26/07/2026

If you run a game dev conference. DO NOT run your dev exhibitors' art through AI without consent. Its not ok.

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 24/07/2026

Watching YT reviewers play games set in a non English country like Japan, and not only pronouncing names wrong but saying "if you have a different pronunciation let me know" as if non English names are subjective and up for interpretation and any way to butcher them is valid =_=

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 20/07/2026

I organize table reads for writers to hear their worlds portrayed by professional and trained VO actors :) Getting into the swing of making it regular.

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 16/07/2026

Politicians who make immigrant lives difficult through policy should be restricted from enjoying the fruits of any immigrant labour. Politicians who actively devalue the arts should not get to watch another show, play another game, listen to another song. Their groceries should also be no name brand

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 15/07/2026

Screen actors who boast that "VO is the same thing" has always ended up being the least skilled in VO delivery. Screen actors who recognise the difference tend to be stellar when they attempt VO.

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Raphael van Lierop 🇨🇦 @raphlife.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Devs only do this work out of passion, and players only want to buy games made with evidence of developer passion. If your only passion is money and the stock market, get out of games and go sell oil or beer or cars or some other boring shit. GTFO. We don't want you.

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SHOW / MELUNA ( 星月・苺月 ) @itsashowtime.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Every drop of venom you release in me is makin' you the person that I love you to be~💜💙 #ocart #artsky #indieanimation #8sen #8senmeluna #daturashipping

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Commander Sterling @commandersterling.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Every day I think about how people who don’t make games utterly hijacked the videogame industry and then told everyone who makes games that the videogame industry no longer needs them. For all my rumination, I still can’t quite convey the scale and parasitic vileness of the medium’s appropriation.

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Bill Newton @nillbewton.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Had this exact conversation with colleagues and friends about the entertainment industry in general; every facet of it is run from the top by people who have almost no passion, experience or sometimes even INTEREST in the things they own or control.

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 29/06/2026

LoFi Hiro lol (From Productivity Steam Game/Tool "Spirit City - LoFi Sessions")

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 18/06/2026

Hello World I do casting with @jadechambersound.bsky.social looking to expand the roster. Please DM if interested: - Must either be represented or have regular paid professional experience or training beyond one workshop at an acting school (pref VO) - Priority to IBPOC, then 2SLGBTQIA+, then open

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 13/06/2026

I get why everyone wanted the original End if Evangelion movie - stories need closure. But the original episode 25 and 26 was real, raw, messy, and brave. Thats the kinda vibe and authenticity i appreciate in people.

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 07/06/2026

Makeshift MoCap PCap Audition setup

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 06/06/2026

We booked the whole row at the theatre to watch Digital Circus 🎪 Almost all VO/Artists and some +1+2s

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 05/06/2026

2024 Videogame Demo (Self Produced)

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 05/06/2026

Cover: Poison from Hazbin Hotel S1 (2024) Since I deleted my old personal IG, figured I should migrate em over to BS :) Although the Overview on Flashes might get messy lol

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 05/06/2026

The premise of GOW Laufey is exciting as it can expand to all pantheons of the world. I don’t get the criticism, seems awesome :)

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 04/06/2026

"We tend to regret the risks we dont take more than the ones we do" I dont think Sage is on BS yet but if one day you're here looking through my posts, I appreciate you.

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Úna-Minh (That's my first name!) 🔜 AdventureX @unaminh.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

IMPORTANT: For any artists/writers/etc etc, using Linktree to point people to their work, from 5 July, they'll be feeding all imagery you use on your landing page into DALL-E by OpenAI. I deleted my account this morning.

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 31/05/2026

Why hasnt anyone made an app where you can doomscroll cat videos. Missed opportunity right there.

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Zero // Hiro @zerotohiro.com · 31/05/2026

The only way we can learn from our mistakes is to allow ourselves to make them in the first place.

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