Dan Floyd
@danfloydplus.bsky.social
Professional animator, creator of New Frame Plus, PlayFrame and Extra Credits
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Dan Floyd
@danfloydplus.bsky.social
· Nov 9
Animation Breakdown | Aloy's rappel, Pac-Man & Kingdom Hearts 2 attacks
YouTube video by New Frame Plus
youtu.be
I'm gonna analyze some more game animations and there's not a single thing you or ANYONE can do to stop me
#animation
youtu.be/LUzB8zYLn_s
#animation
youtu.be/LUzB8zYLn_s
I wish I'd remembered this Kermit/Piggy exchange when I was making that Overanimation video. Nothing condenses the argument better than:
"I am playing 800 different emotions!"
"Well, trying playing 1 of them right."
"I am playing 800 different emotions!"
"Well, trying playing 1 of them right."
Muppet Caper Kermit Piggy Argue
YouTube video by Andy Heath
youtu.be
December 30, 2025 at 5:12 AM
I wish I'd remembered this Kermit/Piggy exchange when I was making that Overanimation video. Nothing condenses the argument better than:
"I am playing 800 different emotions!"
"Well, trying playing 1 of them right."
"I am playing 800 different emotions!"
"Well, trying playing 1 of them right."
I'm about to join @causeimdanjones.bsky.social for a bit of his MS Paint randomizer stream if you want to hang out!
Also yes, there is an MS Paint randomizer (it's great)
www.twitch.tv/causeimdanjo...
Also yes, there is an MS Paint randomizer (it's great)
www.twitch.tv/causeimdanjo...
CauseImDanJones - Twitch
MS Paint Randomizer
www.twitch.tv
December 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I'm about to join @causeimdanjones.bsky.social for a bit of his MS Paint randomizer stream if you want to hang out!
Also yes, there is an MS Paint randomizer (it's great)
www.twitch.tv/causeimdanjo...
Also yes, there is an MS Paint randomizer (it's great)
www.twitch.tv/causeimdanjo...
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This game had some of the most effusive word-of-mouth, "You gotta try this one!" amongst IGF judges this year, worth sticking on your wishlist! :)
Hi new followers! If you don't already know I have a new game coming out on January 22nd! It's a narrative adventure set in the year 2003 where you are a young writer trying to make sense of the world:
store.steampowered.com/app/2088810/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2088810/...
Perfect Tides: Station to Station on Steam
A point n' click sequel to Perfect Tides about the momentum and whiplash of young adulthood. Explore the big city through 18-year-old Mara's eyes. Collect items, nurture ideas, and experience complex ...
store.steampowered.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
This game had some of the most effusive word-of-mouth, "You gotta try this one!" amongst IGF judges this year, worth sticking on your wishlist! :)
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The confusion and conflation of ‘generative ai that is built on stolen artwork’ and ‘machine learning, character behaviour modelling and proc gen’ is intentional on the part of the grifters peddling the former. They benefit from murkiness of classification, because the latter predates their bollocks
December 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The confusion and conflation of ‘generative ai that is built on stolen artwork’ and ‘machine learning, character behaviour modelling and proc gen’ is intentional on the part of the grifters peddling the former. They benefit from murkiness of classification, because the latter predates their bollocks
Now get ROLLING for initiative, The Prince. You have [3] turns to do [75] damage.
✨Don't embarrass us.✨
✨Don't embarrass us.✨
December 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Now get ROLLING for initiative, The Prince. You have [3] turns to do [75] damage.
✨Don't embarrass us.✨
✨Don't embarrass us.✨
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Obviously, this is amazing BUT the thing I love most, is that it's directly poking fun at the desire/fetish to overanimate overlapping action & smears.
Asking someone of James Baxter's calibre to *intentionally* do this (as well as mess up the spacing on a bounce) is funny in the nerdiest way.
Asking someone of James Baxter's calibre to *intentionally* do this (as well as mess up the spacing on a bounce) is funny in the nerdiest way.
James Baxter’s 2D animation in ‘The Wonderfully Weird World Of Gumball’ new episode.
December 22, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Obviously, this is amazing BUT the thing I love most, is that it's directly poking fun at the desire/fetish to overanimate overlapping action & smears.
Asking someone of James Baxter's calibre to *intentionally* do this (as well as mess up the spacing on a bounce) is funny in the nerdiest way.
Asking someone of James Baxter's calibre to *intentionally* do this (as well as mess up the spacing on a bounce) is funny in the nerdiest way.
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At this point, if you are not disclosing that you used AI, you know that your audience doesn't want it
December 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
At this point, if you are not disclosing that you used AI, you know that your audience doesn't want it
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Lately I've been feeling so deeply exhausted about how every single creative person is wasting so much time thinking about and arguing about how this useless dogshit doesn't work and can never work; so I gotta say, seeing players overwhelmingly understand that too makes me SO happy and encouraged
everyone dislikes genai in games, but kids and story-focused players the most.
sounds like we'll be ok. just have to stay the course here and the "inevitable" new technology nobody likes will die. again.
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
sounds like we'll be ok. just have to stay the course here and the "inevitable" new technology nobody likes will die. again.
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
Gamers Are Overwhelmingly Negative About Gen AI in Video Games, but Attitudes Vary by Gender, Age, and Gaming Motivations.
Learn about how gender, age, and gaming motivations shape the perception of Gen AI in video games.
quanticfoundry.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Lately I've been feeling so deeply exhausted about how every single creative person is wasting so much time thinking about and arguing about how this useless dogshit doesn't work and can never work; so I gotta say, seeing players overwhelmingly understand that too makes me SO happy and encouraged
All my friends are opting to dissolve their sanity on Twitch this week, apparently
December 19, 2025 at 12:08 AM
All my friends are opting to dissolve their sanity on Twitch this week, apparently
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oh hey also:
celeste joins undertale, deltarune & pizza tower for a Trombone Champ DLC trifecta!!
the team did a really lovely job translating all the tracks over to trombone charts for you to challenge yourself...
celeste joins undertale, deltarune & pizza tower for a Trombone Champ DLC trifecta!!
the team did a really lovely job translating all the tracks over to trombone charts for you to challenge yourself...
This holiday season we're excited to launch the first official DLCs for Trombone Champ: "UNDERTALE + DELTARUNE," "Celeste," and "Pizza Tower!" We worked hard to do each of these legendary games justice! All three are available on Steam today! 🎉
December 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
oh hey also:
celeste joins undertale, deltarune & pizza tower for a Trombone Champ DLC trifecta!!
the team did a really lovely job translating all the tracks over to trombone charts for you to challenge yourself...
celeste joins undertale, deltarune & pizza tower for a Trombone Champ DLC trifecta!!
the team did a really lovely job translating all the tracks over to trombone charts for you to challenge yourself...
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The Xbox Boycott (Still) Matters
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I fear for my friend's sanity
on the plus side, we get to watch a brain melt in real time
on the plus side, we get to watch a brain melt in real time
I made 10 different Ocarina of Time Randomizer seeds, and I'm gonna play them all but they also randomly swap which one I'm playing www.twitch.tv/causeimdanjo...
December 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I fear for my friend's sanity
on the plus side, we get to watch a brain melt in real time
on the plus side, we get to watch a brain melt in real time
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Don’t use AI for Placeholder assets (or at all). The point is to make them obvious they need replacing
Textures should be hot pink
Text should be BOLD ALL CAPS
Animations should be the Macarena
When they say “we only used AI for placeholder” what they really mean is they hoped you wouldn’t notice
Textures should be hot pink
Text should be BOLD ALL CAPS
Animations should be the Macarena
When they say “we only used AI for placeholder” what they really mean is they hoped you wouldn’t notice
December 16, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Don’t use AI for Placeholder assets (or at all). The point is to make them obvious they need replacing
Textures should be hot pink
Text should be BOLD ALL CAPS
Animations should be the Macarena
When they say “we only used AI for placeholder” what they really mean is they hoped you wouldn’t notice
Textures should be hot pink
Text should be BOLD ALL CAPS
Animations should be the Macarena
When they say “we only used AI for placeholder” what they really mean is they hoped you wouldn’t notice
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(just gonna note, btw, that @dgbaumgart.bsky.social paid for my art tests on dredmor and I've, in turn, made sure anyone I ever asked for an animation test during a hiring process was paid for it. it's possible for us to do better, people just have to care to make it a priority)
December 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
(just gonna note, btw, that @dgbaumgart.bsky.social paid for my art tests on dredmor and I've, in turn, made sure anyone I ever asked for an animation test during a hiring process was paid for it. it's possible for us to do better, people just have to care to make it a priority)
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Everyone is more or less okay with it” dude you make people emigrate to work there because you don’t do remote work, they risk having to change countries if they disagree with it
sigh
December 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Everyone is more or less okay with it” dude you make people emigrate to work there because you don’t do remote work, they risk having to change countries if they disagree with it
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Everyone who uses AI for content gen tries to justify it with increasingly bizarre mitigations from "we're only using it to prototype", "we're only using it to iterate", "we're only using it to fill in some gaps", "we're barely even using it", "hey it still took us all night", "it's not even good"
December 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Everyone who uses AI for content gen tries to justify it with increasingly bizarre mitigations from "we're only using it to prototype", "we're only using it to iterate", "we're only using it to fill in some gaps", "we're barely even using it", "hey it still took us all night", "it's not even good"
The complete and repeated failure of CEOs everywhere to simply Not Say Words in Public
December 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The complete and repeated failure of CEOs everywhere to simply Not Say Words in Public
Vtubing already shares so much DNA with pro wrestling (character gimmicks, kayfabe, alter egos, improv, evil IRL corporate overlords, etc)
When will they fully COMMIT
Vtuber heel factions. Scripted rivalries. Stunt choreography. Steel chairs.
When will they fully COMMIT
Vtuber heel factions. Scripted rivalries. Stunt choreography. Steel chairs.
December 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Vtubing already shares so much DNA with pro wrestling (character gimmicks, kayfabe, alter egos, improv, evil IRL corporate overlords, etc)
When will they fully COMMIT
Vtuber heel factions. Scripted rivalries. Stunt choreography. Steel chairs.
When will they fully COMMIT
Vtuber heel factions. Scripted rivalries. Stunt choreography. Steel chairs.
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I am so proud of them. the kids did it. they made a new stupid number to say. they may now take their place in history.
December 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I am so proud of them. the kids did it. they made a new stupid number to say. they may now take their place in history.
Sad to see Darkadia is planning to shut down
I mean, fair enough, it was always a site that seemed to have a tiny number of users, but I'll miss being able to look at my cross-platform game collection displayed on a little fake bookshelf <3
I mean, fair enough, it was always a site that seemed to have a tiny number of users, but I'll miss being able to look at my cross-platform game collection displayed on a little fake bookshelf <3
December 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Sad to see Darkadia is planning to shut down
I mean, fair enough, it was always a site that seemed to have a tiny number of users, but I'll miss being able to look at my cross-platform game collection displayed on a little fake bookshelf <3
I mean, fair enough, it was always a site that seemed to have a tiny number of users, but I'll miss being able to look at my cross-platform game collection displayed on a little fake bookshelf <3
I always get a little cranky when PC games launch right into a cinematic or tutorial before letting me get into a settings menu. I've got footage to capture here, I need to tweak things.
Umamusume's PC port seems to have been custom built to mentally unravel me
Umamusume's PC port seems to have been custom built to mentally unravel me
December 12, 2025 at 7:14 AM
I always get a little cranky when PC games launch right into a cinematic or tutorial before letting me get into a settings menu. I've got footage to capture here, I need to tweak things.
Umamusume's PC port seems to have been custom built to mentally unravel me
Umamusume's PC port seems to have been custom built to mentally unravel me
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IN THE DARK DLC IS COMING 🎉🐊FEBRUARY 12th!!!🐊🎊
pretty soon i'll be off on a whole new adventure! i hope i see you there!!
pretty soon i'll be off on a whole new adventure! i hope i see you there!!
December 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
IN THE DARK DLC IS COMING 🎉🐊FEBRUARY 12th!!!🐊🎊
pretty soon i'll be off on a whole new adventure! i hope i see you there!!
pretty soon i'll be off on a whole new adventure! i hope i see you there!!
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The "Iron Grip on Power Award" (the executive who has the highest proportion of ownership over the company's equity) goes to...
TIM SWEENEY
Founder and CEO of Epic Games
He owns 41% of Epic Games Stock
TIM SWEENEY
Founder and CEO of Epic Games
He owns 41% of Epic Games Stock
December 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
The "Iron Grip on Power Award" (the executive who has the highest proportion of ownership over the company's equity) goes to...
TIM SWEENEY
Founder and CEO of Epic Games
He owns 41% of Epic Games Stock
TIM SWEENEY
Founder and CEO of Epic Games
He owns 41% of Epic Games Stock
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The Workers' Choice award for "Most Corporate Speak/Tactless Layoff Announcement" goes to...
SATYA NADELLA
Chairman and CEO of Microsoft
"By every objective measure, Microsoft is thriving [...] and yet at the same time, we've undergone layoffs." What.
SATYA NADELLA
Chairman and CEO of Microsoft
"By every objective measure, Microsoft is thriving [...] and yet at the same time, we've undergone layoffs." What.
December 11, 2025 at 4:21 AM
The Workers' Choice award for "Most Corporate Speak/Tactless Layoff Announcement" goes to...
SATYA NADELLA
Chairman and CEO of Microsoft
"By every objective measure, Microsoft is thriving [...] and yet at the same time, we've undergone layoffs." What.
SATYA NADELLA
Chairman and CEO of Microsoft
"By every objective measure, Microsoft is thriving [...] and yet at the same time, we've undergone layoffs." What.