Gene Takavic
@saulbahah.bsky.social
Taking a Social Media break so I'm only on sporadically. I will be back when I finish coding the Last Dragon in Dubai.
I'm still looking for work so, you can find my work and reach out to me here.
I'm still looking for work so, you can find my work and reach out to me here.
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Gene Takavic
@saulbahah.bsky.social
· Sep 2
Hey Y'all,
I am still looking for work so, any boosts or leads would be appreciated!
I'm looking for contract work as a Narrative Designer & Game Writer but am also open to doing consulting work!
Here are some of the games I've worked on but you can find more of my work at sahilbajaj.dev
I am still looking for work so, any boosts or leads would be appreciated!
I'm looking for contract work as a Narrative Designer & Game Writer but am also open to doing consulting work!
Here are some of the games I've worked on but you can find more of my work at sahilbajaj.dev
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One of the constant refrains I repeated when I was a lead was yes, my team can pivot, yes, we are happy to rework an idea. But it’s going to take time. Changing any element in a story has knock-on effects.
It has occurred to me that a lot of things genAI is supposed to magically fix is really all down to bad planning and budgeting
And seeing how often bad project management comes down to directors thinking they should just be able to pivot by snapping their fingers, I don't think I'm entirely wrong >
And seeing how often bad project management comes down to directors thinking they should just be able to pivot by snapping their fingers, I don't think I'm entirely wrong >
November 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
One of the constant refrains I repeated when I was a lead was yes, my team can pivot, yes, we are happy to rework an idea. But it’s going to take time. Changing any element in a story has knock-on effects.
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"This use of GenAI is fine because VAs signed contracts to relinquish their rights".
Well yeah, have you seen what happens to those who don't want to sign off on this? Can you really call that consent when the alternative is losing (or never getting) a job?
Well yeah, have you seen what happens to those who don't want to sign off on this? Can you really call that consent when the alternative is losing (or never getting) a job?
November 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
"This use of GenAI is fine because VAs signed contracts to relinquish their rights".
Well yeah, have you seen what happens to those who don't want to sign off on this? Can you really call that consent when the alternative is losing (or never getting) a job?
Well yeah, have you seen what happens to those who don't want to sign off on this? Can you really call that consent when the alternative is losing (or never getting) a job?
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Baby pigeon mystery.
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Baby pigeon mystery.
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
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I'm going to start putting together some free info and resources for indie game devs looking to self-publish. I see a lot of people making simple mistakes, and hear a lot about being overwhelmed by what they need to do.
Do folk have specific self-publishing questions they'd want answered?
Do folk have specific self-publishing questions they'd want answered?
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I'm going to start putting together some free info and resources for indie game devs looking to self-publish. I see a lot of people making simple mistakes, and hear a lot about being overwhelmed by what they need to do.
Do folk have specific self-publishing questions they'd want answered?
Do folk have specific self-publishing questions they'd want answered?
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Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
At least one little guy.
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
At least one little guy.
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I need Joyce Carol Oates to be mean to me online so I can get my life together
November 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I need Joyce Carol Oates to be mean to me online so I can get my life together
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Not the same thing but when I made my very first computer game in college, my team made all the sounds of the game with our voices, like Hidden Folks did. We weren't great but, we did our best and ultimately, it added to the charm of the game.
Why not just do something like that instead of AI?
Why not just do something like that instead of AI?
August 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Not the same thing but when I made my very first computer game in college, my team made all the sounds of the game with our voices, like Hidden Folks did. We weren't great but, we did our best and ultimately, it added to the charm of the game.
Why not just do something like that instead of AI?
Why not just do something like that instead of AI?
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It bums me out that people would use AI generated voice lines on games.
Maybe I'm wrong in thinking this but I'm sure there's folks on those dev teams that could probably just do their best at VO, even if they're not the best, and it would be miles better than the computer just reading words?
Maybe I'm wrong in thinking this but I'm sure there's folks on those dev teams that could probably just do their best at VO, even if they're not the best, and it would be miles better than the computer just reading words?
August 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
It bums me out that people would use AI generated voice lines on games.
Maybe I'm wrong in thinking this but I'm sure there's folks on those dev teams that could probably just do their best at VO, even if they're not the best, and it would be miles better than the computer just reading words?
Maybe I'm wrong in thinking this but I'm sure there's folks on those dev teams that could probably just do their best at VO, even if they're not the best, and it would be miles better than the computer just reading words?
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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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If your game has voice acting, then working with the voice actors is half of your writing process. It's not complete until you've heard it interpreted and reimagined by a voice actor. And they always reimagine it in ways that elevate the writing, in ways you never would have imagined yourself.
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
If your game has voice acting, then working with the voice actors is half of your writing process. It's not complete until you've heard it interpreted and reimagined by a voice actor. And they always reimagine it in ways that elevate the writing, in ways you never would have imagined yourself.
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Beyond the ethical and quality concerns, why would you want to cut voice actors out of your process? They’re the hot people with media training and a camera presence. You need a Laura Bailey or Neil Newbon out there to do panels or it’s just a bunch of sweaty devs in t shirts and blazers
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Beyond the ethical and quality concerns, why would you want to cut voice actors out of your process? They’re the hot people with media training and a camera presence. You need a Laura Bailey or Neil Newbon out there to do panels or it’s just a bunch of sweaty devs in t shirts and blazers
What were we expecting from the guy who went all in on using an AI generated voice of James Earl Jones in Fortnite.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has defended AI following Eurogamer's 2/5 Arc Raiders review, which criticised the game's use use of AI voice generation. "AI dialog generation + human personality and tuning could totally transform gaming," Sweeney said.
www.gamesindustry.biz/epics-tim-sw...
www.gamesindustry.biz/epics-tim-sw...
Epic's Tim Sweeney wades into the Arc Raiders AI row
"This technology increases human productivity in some areas by integer multiples"
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
What were we expecting from the guy who went all in on using an AI generated voice of James Earl Jones in Fortnite.
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Hi #Portfolioday l! I'm Emma Kidwell, an award nominated writer and designer experienced in indie and AAA. I've worked in all stages of game development from polish to pitching. I'm adaptable, quick to learn, and available for full time and contact work ✍️
✨ emmkid.info
✨ emmkid.info
October 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Hi #Portfolioday l! I'm Emma Kidwell, an award nominated writer and designer experienced in indie and AAA. I've worked in all stages of game development from polish to pitching. I'm adaptable, quick to learn, and available for full time and contact work ✍️
✨ emmkid.info
✨ emmkid.info
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a few eggs for the hunt feat the @samlakewrites.bsky.social max payne face, gerudo town, agatha, and @darrenkorb.bsky.social 🥚 📖
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
a few eggs for the hunt feat the @samlakewrites.bsky.social max payne face, gerudo town, agatha, and @darrenkorb.bsky.social 🥚 📖
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Friends and gamers, today is the day: my second novel HOW WE PLAY THE GAME is out! Buy it from Bookshop; Jeff doesn't need the money!
"This romance has the works: fake dating, enemies-to-lovers, rivalry, found family, and second chances." - Booklist
"This romance has the works: fake dating, enemies-to-lovers, rivalry, found family, and second chances." - Booklist
How We Play the Game
Check out How We Play the Game - <p><b>Competitive gaming and fake dating combine to create a razor-sharp romance perfect for fans of <i>Twelfth Knight</i> and <i>SLAY</i>. </b><br><br>Zora Lyon plays...
bookshop.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Friends and gamers, today is the day: my second novel HOW WE PLAY THE GAME is out! Buy it from Bookshop; Jeff doesn't need the money!
"This romance has the works: fake dating, enemies-to-lovers, rivalry, found family, and second chances." - Booklist
"This romance has the works: fake dating, enemies-to-lovers, rivalry, found family, and second chances." - Booklist
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"We found out later that Keighley had a party in another room with all the influencers and industry people. You know where Future Class met that day? At a Starbucks.”
‘We were effectively props’: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’
Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next generation, the Future Class initiative has now been discontinued. Inductees describe clashes with organisers and...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
"We found out later that Keighley had a party in another room with all the influencers and industry people. You know where Future Class met that day? At a Starbucks.”
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When they didn’t have tuna, we were living under bombs. Strange… and yet, we still have more humanity than they do.
November 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
When they didn’t have tuna, we were living under bombs. Strange… and yet, we still have more humanity than they do.
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new horror story about men, women, animals and appetites
please read and repost
medium.com/@leighalexan...
please read and repost
medium.com/@leighalexan...
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 AM
new horror story about men, women, animals and appetites
please read and repost
medium.com/@leighalexan...
please read and repost
medium.com/@leighalexan...
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Me: If I'm going to get a handgun in the near future I should put serious time and thought into which one is right for me.
Also Me: Perry the 1911 Platypus
Also Me: Perry the 1911 Platypus
November 9, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Me: If I'm going to get a handgun in the near future I should put serious time and thought into which one is right for me.
Also Me: Perry the 1911 Platypus
Also Me: Perry the 1911 Platypus
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that’s what I’ve been saaaayying maaan
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
that’s what I’ve been saaaayying maaan