Christiaan Moleman
@ninjadodo.bsky.social
I make games and animation. www.ninjadodo.net
Also on Mastodon: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@ninjadodo
Also on Mastodon: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@ninjadodo
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Christiaan Moleman
@ninjadodo.bsky.social
· Oct 18
By way of introduction, I do animation for games and also make my own indie games when I can find the time. Some stuff I've made / am making below, like this short test with my flour sack rig: #animation #indiedev #gamedev #blender
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Hey #portfolioday
Good timing! After 15 years at @ubisofthalifax.bsky.social I today opened myself up to new (mostly remote) work opportunities.
www.artstation.com/caponeart
Good timing! After 15 years at @ubisofthalifax.bsky.social I today opened myself up to new (mostly remote) work opportunities.
www.artstation.com/caponeart
January 13, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Hey #portfolioday
Good timing! After 15 years at @ubisofthalifax.bsky.social I today opened myself up to new (mostly remote) work opportunities.
www.artstation.com/caponeart
Good timing! After 15 years at @ubisofthalifax.bsky.social I today opened myself up to new (mostly remote) work opportunities.
www.artstation.com/caponeart
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On my favorite games of 2025, in that weird meandering way I think about games and life and industry and everything. Thanks to @giantbomb.bsky.social for having me!
giantbomb.com/articles/ram...
giantbomb.com/articles/ram...
Rami Ismail's Top Games of 2025 | Giant Bomb
Rami Ismail's Top Games of 2025 - A guest list for GiantBomb.com's 2025 Game of the Year extravaganza.
giantbomb.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:40 AM
On my favorite games of 2025, in that weird meandering way I think about games and life and industry and everything. Thanks to @giantbomb.bsky.social for having me!
giantbomb.com/articles/ram...
giantbomb.com/articles/ram...
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I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
January 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
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Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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January 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
De-shitify technology: www.youtube.com/watch?v=39js...
A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet (a speech at 39C3 in Hamburg on Dec 28, 2025)
YouTube video by corydoctorow
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
De-shitify technology: www.youtube.com/watch?v=39js...
US empire being evil again. NO to imperialism and war.
January 3, 2026 at 10:21 PM
US empire being evil again. NO to imperialism and war.
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If you have a personal website with anything cool, be it art, writing, code, tutorials, breakdowns, science, movies, anything, then drop it in a reply, let's get a little thread of gems and non slop human work going.
I'll start: I have a blog on 3D Art with guides and tutorials petedimitrovart.com
I'll start: I have a blog on 3D Art with guides and tutorials petedimitrovart.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
If you have a personal website with anything cool, be it art, writing, code, tutorials, breakdowns, science, movies, anything, then drop it in a reply, let's get a little thread of gems and non slop human work going.
I'll start: I have a blog on 3D Art with guides and tutorials petedimitrovart.com
I'll start: I have a blog on 3D Art with guides and tutorials petedimitrovart.com
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heads up that bluesky doesnt show posts from other languages by default on your timeline, and its cutting you off from a lot of the community
go to bsky.app/settings/lan... and deselect any language from this setting, or else you might not see any of the new japanese users at all!
go to bsky.app/settings/lan... and deselect any language from this setting, or else you might not see any of the new japanese users at all!
December 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
heads up that bluesky doesnt show posts from other languages by default on your timeline, and its cutting you off from a lot of the community
go to bsky.app/settings/lan... and deselect any language from this setting, or else you might not see any of the new japanese users at all!
go to bsky.app/settings/lan... and deselect any language from this setting, or else you might not see any of the new japanese users at all!
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This is an important video on a lot of levels, but specifically it’s fascinating how the level of global complicity and support required to prop up apartheid has increased in the digital age. And how distributed and diffuse the infrastructure is. youtu.be/Ybj10537yi4?...
Why We're Boycotting Xbox (and Maybe You Should Too)
YouTube video by People Make Games
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 10:12 AM
This is an important video on a lot of levels, but specifically it’s fascinating how the level of global complicity and support required to prop up apartheid has increased in the digital age. And how distributed and diffuse the infrastructure is. youtu.be/Ybj10537yi4?...
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European game unions combine forces to protest against AI, toxic workplaces and layoffs
www.gamesindustry.biz/european-gam...
www.gamesindustry.biz/european-gam...
European game unions combine forces to protest against AI, toxic workplaces and layoffs
"Together, workers can transform their jobs, their careers, and their lives for the better"
www.gamesindustry.biz
December 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
European game unions combine forces to protest against AI, toxic workplaces and layoffs
www.gamesindustry.biz/european-gam...
www.gamesindustry.biz/european-gam...
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I'm begging any artists still using Twitter claiming it's integral to their work to just leave. It's been revealed the site works off a made up "credit score" from hell and punishes you for posting like a normal human being.
Abandon Twitter for good. It's time. It's been time.
Abandon Twitter for good. It's time. It's been time.
December 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I'm begging any artists still using Twitter claiming it's integral to their work to just leave. It's been revealed the site works off a made up "credit score" from hell and punishes you for posting like a normal human being.
Abandon Twitter for good. It's time. It's been time.
Abandon Twitter for good. It's time. It's been time.
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🚨NEW DOC ALERT🕹️
The Making of Disco Elysium - Part One: Foundations
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH6m...
After over 18 months of research, interviews & editing our Disco Elysium series is here.
In this first episode we focus on the cultural and personal foundations of the world of Elysium.
The Making of Disco Elysium - Part One: Foundations
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH6m...
After over 18 months of research, interviews & editing our Disco Elysium series is here.
In this first episode we focus on the cultural and personal foundations of the world of Elysium.
The Making of Disco Elysium - Part One: Foundations
YouTube video by /noclip
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🚨NEW DOC ALERT🕹️
The Making of Disco Elysium - Part One: Foundations
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH6m...
After over 18 months of research, interviews & editing our Disco Elysium series is here.
In this first episode we focus on the cultural and personal foundations of the world of Elysium.
The Making of Disco Elysium - Part One: Foundations
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH6m...
After over 18 months of research, interviews & editing our Disco Elysium series is here.
In this first episode we focus on the cultural and personal foundations of the world of Elysium.
A little fan art project for Outcast 2, in which I critique a specific scene in a game by way of creature animation (or here's what I would've added). www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VIxI7-LlIg
Galenta - creature animation test
YouTube video by ninjadodo
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A little fan art project for Outcast 2, in which I critique a specific scene in a game by way of creature animation (or here's what I would've added). www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VIxI7-LlIg
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I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
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games people, if you could talk to a game developer about their craft for an hour, who would it be, and what would you ask them about?
November 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
games people, if you could talk to a game developer about their craft for an hour, who would it be, and what would you ask them about?
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Great news for the #StopKillingGames campaign. Signatures are looking good. A ton already verified with only 3 % being discarded so far. Two biggest countries still to be counted. Everything points to the EU Initiative going through.
Stop Killing Games offshoot "confident" EU petition will progress to legislative phase, with almost half of signatures now verified
Stop Destroying Videogames says it is "confident" its petition will progress the legislative phase.
www.eurogamer.net
October 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Great news for the #StopKillingGames campaign. Signatures are looking good. A ton already verified with only 3 % being discarded so far. Two biggest countries still to be counted. Everything points to the EU Initiative going through.
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Check out this amazing bird we made (I work on it's silicone feet a lot and was on a lot of the car/road shots):
youtu.be/3HQ-HrwIgOc?...
youtu.be/3HQ-HrwIgOc?...
Wildwood First Look: Where Magic Takes Flight | LAIKA Studios
YouTube video by LAIKA Studios
youtu.be
October 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Check out this amazing bird we made (I work on it's silicone feet a lot and was on a lot of the car/road shots):
youtu.be/3HQ-HrwIgOc?...
youtu.be/3HQ-HrwIgOc?...
Outcast (1999) score by Lennie Moore: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
October 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Outcast (1999) score by Lennie Moore: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Old video but I just saw it. Really neat way to do more dynamic interactive music in unpredictable strategy games: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tGT...
Starship Troopers Terran Command - Behind the Music
YouTube video by Kejero
www.youtube.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Old video but I just saw it. Really neat way to do more dynamic interactive music in unpredictable strategy games: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tGT...
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And that's how you integrate digital elements into an exhibition. Part of the temporary "China's Dinosaur World" at the Shanghai Natural History Museum, China. Closing this November.
Video source: Shanghai Let's Meet
Video source: Shanghai Let's Meet
September 27, 2025 at 3:02 AM
And that's how you integrate digital elements into an exhibition. Part of the temporary "China's Dinosaur World" at the Shanghai Natural History Museum, China. Closing this November.
Video source: Shanghai Let's Meet
Video source: Shanghai Let's Meet
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something that I’ve been thinking about since DICE is that a lot of highly skilled devs are subject to management labelling them as ‘difficult’ and sidelining them simply because they point out and want to solve a problem, mismanagement which I think has contributed to a lot of failed projects
September 20, 2025 at 10:11 AM
something that I’ve been thinking about since DICE is that a lot of highly skilled devs are subject to management labelling them as ‘difficult’ and sidelining them simply because they point out and want to solve a problem, mismanagement which I think has contributed to a lot of failed projects
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Only 4 days left before the Play for Peace: Games for Palestine charity bundle sale ends, and about $8,000USD away from hitting $100k USD.
Please RT and help push this as far and to as many people as possible for this last stretch.
Link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...
Please RT and help push this as far and to as many people as possible for this last stretch.
Link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...
September 19, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Only 4 days left before the Play for Peace: Games for Palestine charity bundle sale ends, and about $8,000USD away from hitting $100k USD.
Please RT and help push this as far and to as many people as possible for this last stretch.
Link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...
Please RT and help push this as far and to as many people as possible for this last stretch.
Link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...
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With students heading back to the classroom, a group of cognitive scientists and AI researchers has published one of the most forceful and evidence-backed calls yet to reject the "uncritical adoption of AI" in academia:
Cognitive scientists and AI researchers make a forceful call to reject “uncritical adoption" of AI in academia
A new paper calls on academia to repel rampant AI in university departments and classrooms.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
September 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
With students heading back to the classroom, a group of cognitive scientists and AI researchers has published one of the most forceful and evidence-backed calls yet to reject the "uncritical adoption of AI" in academia:
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I keep thinking about "3D impressionism" as a much needed term for the way we think about art direction in games
To me measuring how "better" or "worse" the graphics are only in terms of their relation to reality is like claiming the photo of a street in Arles is objectively superior to Van Gogh
To me measuring how "better" or "worse" the graphics are only in terms of their relation to reality is like claiming the photo of a street in Arles is objectively superior to Van Gogh
September 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I keep thinking about "3D impressionism" as a much needed term for the way we think about art direction in games
To me measuring how "better" or "worse" the graphics are only in terms of their relation to reality is like claiming the photo of a street in Arles is objectively superior to Van Gogh
To me measuring how "better" or "worse" the graphics are only in terms of their relation to reality is like claiming the photo of a street in Arles is objectively superior to Van Gogh