Ash Wayling (M0D3Rn)
@ashwayling.bsky.social
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https://www.well-played.com.au/author/awayling/
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Dad gamer just trying to keep up. Sometimes I make videos! Brutally loyal and yet, fiercely whimsical
» 🖊️ Writing / 🎥 Video
wellplayed.bsky.social
https://www.well-played.com.au/author/awayling/
» 🎙️ Voice Actor
» 🤖 I like robots
Dad gamer just trying to keep up. Sometimes I make videos! Brutally loyal and yet, fiercely whimsical
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Hey y'all, my name is Ash.
I'm a weird unit that likes reviewing games, interviewing cool folk and making the odd video. You can find 99.98% of my stuff at www.well-played.com.au
I also like Transformers, wild 80s films and Warhammer - but never in a standoffish or gatekeepery way.
Hit me up.
I'm a weird unit that likes reviewing games, interviewing cool folk and making the odd video. You can find 99.98% of my stuff at www.well-played.com.au
I also like Transformers, wild 80s films and Warhammer - but never in a standoffish or gatekeepery way.
Hit me up.
So my daughter's favourite creator, @jazzastudios.com, released a big Ai-centric video at the end of 2025.
I had to work up the courage to watch it, if only because the subject matter is always so brutally depressing.
... Marvelously, it is him correcting his stance on generative Ai.
I had to work up the courage to watch it, if only because the subject matter is always so brutally depressing.
... Marvelously, it is him correcting his stance on generative Ai.
January 5, 2026 at 12:57 AM
So my daughter's favourite creator, @jazzastudios.com, released a big Ai-centric video at the end of 2025.
I had to work up the courage to watch it, if only because the subject matter is always so brutally depressing.
... Marvelously, it is him correcting his stance on generative Ai.
I had to work up the courage to watch it, if only because the subject matter is always so brutally depressing.
... Marvelously, it is him correcting his stance on generative Ai.
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The idea that some games are "sweaty" implies that there must be some games that are bloody, bilious, pissy, cummy, etc
January 3, 2026 at 3:03 AM
The idea that some games are "sweaty" implies that there must be some games that are bloody, bilious, pissy, cummy, etc
Silence, slop merchant
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says people should move beyond calling AI 'slop'
"We need to get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication and develop a new equilibrium ... that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier tools as we relate to each other"
"We need to get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication and develop a new equilibrium ... that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier tools as we relate to each other"
January 3, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Silence, slop merchant
We find ourselves here once again, as a piece of popular media draws to a close - and people online say NO SPOILERS, BUT...
... And then immediately post a spoiler.
I'm not even invested, just having a chuckle at this clearly unbreakable cycle.
Pic unrelated. OR IS IT ...A SPOILER?!?!
... And then immediately post a spoiler.
I'm not even invested, just having a chuckle at this clearly unbreakable cycle.
Pic unrelated. OR IS IT ...A SPOILER?!?!
January 2, 2026 at 2:26 AM
We find ourselves here once again, as a piece of popular media draws to a close - and people online say NO SPOILERS, BUT...
... And then immediately post a spoiler.
I'm not even invested, just having a chuckle at this clearly unbreakable cycle.
Pic unrelated. OR IS IT ...A SPOILER?!?!
... And then immediately post a spoiler.
I'm not even invested, just having a chuckle at this clearly unbreakable cycle.
Pic unrelated. OR IS IT ...A SPOILER?!?!
Friends. Fiends. Fronds.
Start your 2026 off with the right energy.
Let's kick this pig.
Start your 2026 off with the right energy.
Let's kick this pig.
January 1, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Friends. Fiends. Fronds.
Start your 2026 off with the right energy.
Let's kick this pig.
Start your 2026 off with the right energy.
Let's kick this pig.
Another year of oddball gaming fun over at @wellplayed.bsky.social - sometimes weird, often funny - always fun.
See how I can ratchet up the video content in 2026. Stay tuned!
See how I can ratchet up the video content in 2026. Stay tuned!
December 31, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Another year of oddball gaming fun over at @wellplayed.bsky.social - sometimes weird, often funny - always fun.
See how I can ratchet up the video content in 2026. Stay tuned!
See how I can ratchet up the video content in 2026. Stay tuned!
How I'm walking out of 2025
December 30, 2025 at 9:02 AM
How I'm walking out of 2025
Reading and listening to bush noises is so incredible it almost feels illegal
December 30, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Reading and listening to bush noises is so incredible it almost feels illegal
Maybe games need a standard karaoke mode by default
December 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Maybe games need a standard karaoke mode by default
Still a few days left, but I am confident I made it through 2025 without interacting with Dubai Chocolate (whatever the fuck it is)
December 28, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Still a few days left, but I am confident I made it through 2025 without interacting with Dubai Chocolate (whatever the fuck it is)
Merry (end of the) Chrimbo season, ya bimbos
December 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Merry (end of the) Chrimbo season, ya bimbos
Also friends are better than "clout investments" anyday
Just gonna say this again for games sphere cus we get the same question:
Networking doesn't mean schmoozing up to famous people, it means making friends with your peers. Then in 10 years, 20, one of you might be famous? And sure you're still helping each other cus well yeah friends.
Make. Friends.
Networking doesn't mean schmoozing up to famous people, it means making friends with your peers. Then in 10 years, 20, one of you might be famous? And sure you're still helping each other cus well yeah friends.
Make. Friends.
Talking to one of these types at a con who asked how I 'got in' with so many 'famous writers' who I'd been talking to and I said "we made friends before anyone knew who we were decades ago by striking up interesting conversations and enjoying each other's company" and he kept re-asking the question.
December 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Also friends are better than "clout investments" anyday
Boxing day.
Book day.
Book day.
December 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Boxing day.
Book day.
Book day.
Fuck sake
Plenty of hate online tonight for Bunnings. Rather than using their actual staff like normal, their Christmas ad was AI generated. Dumb move. #CarolsByCandlelight
December 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Fuck sake
Got a second email blast from the people who have proudly made a game ENTIRELY with AI.
In this email, they poke fun at Expedition 33 and the like for using a *little* AI, when their atrocious mess is 100% AI.
They are proud to announce a Christmas update for the game. I am sick in my mouth.
In this email, they poke fun at Expedition 33 and the like for using a *little* AI, when their atrocious mess is 100% AI.
They are proud to announce a Christmas update for the game. I am sick in my mouth.
December 24, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Got a second email blast from the people who have proudly made a game ENTIRELY with AI.
In this email, they poke fun at Expedition 33 and the like for using a *little* AI, when their atrocious mess is 100% AI.
They are proud to announce a Christmas update for the game. I am sick in my mouth.
In this email, they poke fun at Expedition 33 and the like for using a *little* AI, when their atrocious mess is 100% AI.
They are proud to announce a Christmas update for the game. I am sick in my mouth.
An early Christmas present - dusting brushes for my larger collectibles.
I feel like an archeologist unearthing stuff I should take better care of ...
I feel like an archeologist unearthing stuff I should take better care of ...
December 24, 2025 at 5:26 AM
An early Christmas present - dusting brushes for my larger collectibles.
I feel like an archeologist unearthing stuff I should take better care of ...
I feel like an archeologist unearthing stuff I should take better care of ...
No mention of Tassie's BIG SPUD
Heartbreaking stuff
Heartbreaking stuff
December 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
No mention of Tassie's BIG SPUD
Heartbreaking stuff
Heartbreaking stuff
So we still had dipping chocolate left over
Behold, opulence
Behold, opulence
December 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
So we still had dipping chocolate left over
Behold, opulence
Behold, opulence
I intently dislike "the other place", but I am grateful for it dredging up this gem
December 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I intently dislike "the other place", but I am grateful for it dredging up this gem
Food time: I AM MAKING REINDEER TREATS
December 22, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Food time: I AM MAKING REINDEER TREATS
Placeholder stuff can be a source of secret joy
Quit outsourcing it to the dystopian plagiarist machines
Quit outsourcing it to the dystopian plagiarist machines
If I zoom in on a random poster or flyer in a game, and see dev text saying "lol you aren't meant to read this, Greg was here, go oilers!" I'll always smile.
Compared to zooming in and reading "W̴o̶r̴d̵s̴ ̷o̶f̵ ̷t̴h̵e̶ ̴t̷i̴m̴e̵ ̴y̷o̴u̵ ̷a̵r̵e̴ ̵i̶n̷ ̵t̴h̵e̸ ̵s̴a̸m̵e̵ ̴p̸l̴a̸c̶e̵ ̴t̷o̶ ̷s̷t̸a̵y̶ ̸i̶n̵ ̶t̵h̵e̷ ̵w̷o̶r̸l̶d̵ ̵" AI vomit nonsense
Compared to zooming in and reading "W̴o̶r̴d̵s̴ ̷o̶f̵ ̷t̴h̵e̶ ̴t̷i̴m̴e̵ ̴y̷o̴u̵ ̷a̵r̵e̴ ̵i̶n̷ ̵t̴h̵e̸ ̵s̴a̸m̵e̵ ̴p̸l̴a̸c̶e̵ ̴t̷o̶ ̷s̷t̸a̵y̶ ̸i̶n̵ ̶t̵h̵e̷ ̵w̷o̶r̸l̶d̵ ̵" AI vomit nonsense
December 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Placeholder stuff can be a source of secret joy
Quit outsourcing it to the dystopian plagiarist machines
Quit outsourcing it to the dystopian plagiarist machines
It won't fix all my problems, but now owning a black mage hat will fix at least some of the smaller ones. 🔥
December 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
It won't fix all my problems, but now owning a black mage hat will fix at least some of the smaller ones. 🔥