Alanna Smith
@alannamode.bsky.social
🧬 Co-Founder, Lore + Wiki Manager @ dnacreative.ca
📜 Archivist + Caretaker of dnacreative.notion.site/codex
✨ Notion Seller (my Notions could kill a dragon)
📺 Co-Creator, Former Producer/Editor of #FutureOfPlay Direct
⚔️ Semi-retired #cosplay lady
🖤🩶🤍💜
📜 Archivist + Caretaker of dnacreative.notion.site/codex
✨ Notion Seller (my Notions could kill a dragon)
📺 Co-Creator, Former Producer/Editor of #FutureOfPlay Direct
⚔️ Semi-retired #cosplay lady
🖤🩶🤍💜
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Alanna Smith
@alannamode.bsky.social
· Jun 20
DNA CODEX: The GameDev Library
DNA CODEX is a free digital GameDev Library built and maintained by DnA Creative - a curated and community supported digital archive for game development resources.
dnacreative.notion.site
We’re gonna leave the games industry better than we found it 😤
Introducing DNA CODEX: The GameDev Library 🧬
📚 ongoing, always growing, digital archive for all
💸 COMMUNITY-FUNDED and freely accessible
🫡 curated + maintained by DnA Creative (us!)
dnacreative.notion.site/codex
Introducing DNA CODEX: The GameDev Library 🧬
📚 ongoing, always growing, digital archive for all
💸 COMMUNITY-FUNDED and freely accessible
🫡 curated + maintained by DnA Creative (us!)
dnacreative.notion.site/codex
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i miss breath of the wild, or as i remember it, horse collecting game
January 7, 2026 at 2:51 AM
i miss breath of the wild, or as i remember it, horse collecting game
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Rian Johnson: You storyboarded the end sequence of Wake Up, Dead Man yet?
Storyboard artist: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked.
Rian Johnson: what
Storyboard artist: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked.
Rian Johnson: what
January 6, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Rian Johnson: You storyboarded the end sequence of Wake Up, Dead Man yet?
Storyboard artist: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked.
Rian Johnson: what
Storyboard artist: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked.
Rian Johnson: what
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We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
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I do not believe in the death penalty for humans.
I do support the death penalty for corporations.
When they murder people, let's dissolve them. Break them up, destroy their technology, nationalize their assets.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
I do support the death penalty for corporations.
When they murder people, let's dissolve them. Break them up, destroy their technology, nationalize their assets.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Murder-suicide case shows OpenAI selectively hides data after users die
OpenAI accused of hiding full ChatGPT logs in murder-suicide case.
arstechnica.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:22 AM
I do not believe in the death penalty for humans.
I do support the death penalty for corporations.
When they murder people, let's dissolve them. Break them up, destroy their technology, nationalize their assets.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
I do support the death penalty for corporations.
When they murder people, let's dissolve them. Break them up, destroy their technology, nationalize their assets.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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I've overhauled my puzzle level generation so a level is now "grown" like cell tissue in a triangle tessellation. New elements can be inserted anywhere, and the whole level deforms to make room. This makes it easier to control topology and create paths that loops around areas.
#ProcGen #GameDev
#ProcGen #GameDev
January 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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I have officially launched TrueRef's new timed gesture tool (Flow) & free pose library (Pose)! Both are linked on trueref.io.
While limited right now, both will contain our full free library by the 1st. 🤍
Flow: community.trueref.io/trueref_gest...
Pose: community.trueref.io/free_referen...
While limited right now, both will contain our full free library by the 1st. 🤍
Flow: community.trueref.io/trueref_gest...
Pose: community.trueref.io/free_referen...
December 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I have officially launched TrueRef's new timed gesture tool (Flow) & free pose library (Pose)! Both are linked on trueref.io.
While limited right now, both will contain our full free library by the 1st. 🤍
Flow: community.trueref.io/trueref_gest...
Pose: community.trueref.io/free_referen...
While limited right now, both will contain our full free library by the 1st. 🤍
Flow: community.trueref.io/trueref_gest...
Pose: community.trueref.io/free_referen...
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“you’re not americannn, why do u care about U.S politicssss?”
November 16, 2024 at 1:37 PM
“you’re not americannn, why do u care about U.S politicssss?”
Morning. If you're waking up to a feed full of vague "wtf" it is because the US bombed Venezuela overnight and kidnapped its president
That's where to start if you're catching up. Good luck
That's where to start if you're catching up. Good luck
January 3, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Morning. If you're waking up to a feed full of vague "wtf" it is because the US bombed Venezuela overnight and kidnapped its president
That's where to start if you're catching up. Good luck
That's where to start if you're catching up. Good luck
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More than anything, just tell the creators of things you like that you Iike them! Leave comments, click like, share, all that stuff. It’s fuel for creatives.
I think a big fandom shift in interacting with stuff has gone from people commenting under the created thing whether it be fic or art to people linking it in private discord groups where the person who made it will never see any positive comments left on the thing they made.
January 3, 2026 at 11:09 AM
More than anything, just tell the creators of things you like that you Iike them! Leave comments, click like, share, all that stuff. It’s fuel for creatives.
It really delights me how the most agreed upon Kpop Demon Hunters fanon lore is that the honmoon protected us all from 2012 catastrophes because PSY powered it when he dropped Gangnam Style
January 3, 2026 at 4:41 AM
It really delights me how the most agreed upon Kpop Demon Hunters fanon lore is that the honmoon protected us all from 2012 catastrophes because PSY powered it when he dropped Gangnam Style
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screenshot in case the post gets taken down or deleted
January 2, 2026 at 6:18 PM
screenshot in case the post gets taken down or deleted
Not gonna lie this is a crazy cool way to start the year hell yeah pink ranger
Also they made a site with a map of users (linked in the article), and while there aren't many pins in Toronto, you wouldn't believe where a couple of them ARE located 🙃
Also they made a site with a map of users (linked in the article), and while there aren't many pins in Toronto, you wouldn't believe where a couple of them ARE located 🙃
deleting a white supremacist dating site live onstage while dressed as the pink power ranger has got to be one of the most cathartic hacker experiences
January 3, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Not gonna lie this is a crazy cool way to start the year hell yeah pink ranger
Also they made a site with a map of users (linked in the article), and while there aren't many pins in Toronto, you wouldn't believe where a couple of them ARE located 🙃
Also they made a site with a map of users (linked in the article), and while there aren't many pins in Toronto, you wouldn't believe where a couple of them ARE located 🙃
Because my pivot to games was towards the start of the COVID pandemic I tend to forget how long that actually is and y'all
It's coming up on 5 years
this is some avengers endgame ass nonsense what do you MEAN the thanos snap was 5 years ago there's no way I've been here this long 😭
It's coming up on 5 years
this is some avengers endgame ass nonsense what do you MEAN the thanos snap was 5 years ago there's no way I've been here this long 😭
a black background with the words five years later in white letters
ALT: a black background with the words five years later in white letters
media.tenor.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Because my pivot to games was towards the start of the COVID pandemic I tend to forget how long that actually is and y'all
It's coming up on 5 years
this is some avengers endgame ass nonsense what do you MEAN the thanos snap was 5 years ago there's no way I've been here this long 😭
It's coming up on 5 years
this is some avengers endgame ass nonsense what do you MEAN the thanos snap was 5 years ago there's no way I've been here this long 😭
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Would you believe I'm lollipop 🤦🏾♀️
January 2, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Would you believe I'm lollipop 🤦🏾♀️
I love when artists are free to play with their IP work 😄
KPDH Art Director just like hey it's not official or anything but here's Rujinu wedding fit cause why not 😂💕 look how CUTE
KPDH Art Director just like hey it's not official or anything but here's Rujinu wedding fit cause why not 😂💕 look how CUTE
January 2, 2026 at 2:23 AM
I love when artists are free to play with their IP work 😄
KPDH Art Director just like hey it's not official or anything but here's Rujinu wedding fit cause why not 😂💕 look how CUTE
KPDH Art Director just like hey it's not official or anything but here's Rujinu wedding fit cause why not 😂💕 look how CUTE
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Now, let's see who exactly is behind this singular, beloved piece of cultural media
December 14, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Now, let's see who exactly is behind this singular, beloved piece of cultural media
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Were 90s kids clamoring for a Batman cartoon with 1930s Art Deco aesthetics? Is that what the market demanded? Or did some really smart creative people have a vision and make a genre-defining hit that sustained 20 years of TV shows? If you want success look for vision, not just metrics.
January 1, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Were 90s kids clamoring for a Batman cartoon with 1930s Art Deco aesthetics? Is that what the market demanded? Or did some really smart creative people have a vision and make a genre-defining hit that sustained 20 years of TV shows? If you want success look for vision, not just metrics.
My survival tactic is absolutely having little checkpoints to look forward to throught a year
Sure I have big overarching goals and deep motivations to keep me going, but also the new season of live action One Piece is in a few months so you know... I wanna see that
Sure I have big overarching goals and deep motivations to keep me going, but also the new season of live action One Piece is in a few months so you know... I wanna see that
Give yourself something to look forward to next year. Something less substantial than a resolution which can carry regret if you can't stick to it. Think of a book you want to read, a genre of music you'd like to learn more about, a curiosity to chase no matter how trivial. Keep your spark lit.
January 1, 2026 at 12:57 AM
My survival tactic is absolutely having little checkpoints to look forward to throught a year
Sure I have big overarching goals and deep motivations to keep me going, but also the new season of live action One Piece is in a few months so you know... I wanna see that
Sure I have big overarching goals and deep motivations to keep me going, but also the new season of live action One Piece is in a few months so you know... I wanna see that
As one of the dozens of people who don't live in America I want y'all to know from an outside perspective it took several moments of research to get that this is celebrating 250yrs since the Declaration of Independence, and it's not just some kind of insane 2025/26 typo from a dumbass president
January 1, 2026 at 12:48 AM
As one of the dozens of people who don't live in America I want y'all to know from an outside perspective it took several moments of research to get that this is celebrating 250yrs since the Declaration of Independence, and it's not just some kind of insane 2025/26 typo from a dumbass president
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People get hung up on "I don't know how to write a good review" but honestly you don't need paragraphs of analysis and observations. Don't compare yourself to a journalist. "I loved it!" or "I had fun" are equally valid reviews, AND matter just as much to the Steam algorithm to support game devs!
Sometimes it is so easy to write a review 💜
December 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
People get hung up on "I don't know how to write a good review" but honestly you don't need paragraphs of analysis and observations. Don't compare yourself to a journalist. "I loved it!" or "I had fun" are equally valid reviews, AND matter just as much to the Steam algorithm to support game devs!
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RE: the fallacy of White Guilt™️
December 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
RE: the fallacy of White Guilt™️
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God bless cancon quotas
December 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
God bless cancon quotas