Zach Soares
@voxels.ca
Voxel Art and Animation
🐟 Co-founder/Creative Director @bunnyhug.games 🐰
Made Moonglow Bay and many other things
Voxel Art Teacher 👨🏫: https://voxels.ca/
Bi 🏳️🌈 he/they
EN/FR/PT-BR
🐟 Co-founder/Creative Director @bunnyhug.games 🐰
Made Moonglow Bay and many other things
Voxel Art Teacher 👨🏫: https://voxels.ca/
Bi 🏳️🌈 he/they
EN/FR/PT-BR
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Zach Soares
@voxels.ca
· Jan 11
I'm Zach, A voxel artist and animator with over a decade of experience!
I'll be available for work starting February and would love to hear about any projects where you might need my help
Contact me via DMs or email:
Zachary.soares[at]zsinked.com
More of my work @ Voxels.ca
I'll be available for work starting February and would love to hear about any projects where you might need my help
Contact me via DMs or email:
Zachary.soares[at]zsinked.com
More of my work @ Voxels.ca
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Quantic Foundry does legit trustworthy analysis of gamer behaviour, and these survey results are shockingly negative toward genAI, to the point where I’m more hopeful that data driven mobile and AAA backpedals on their uses.
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 1:53 AM
Quantic Foundry does legit trustworthy analysis of gamer behaviour, and these survey results are shockingly negative toward genAI, to the point where I’m more hopeful that data driven mobile and AAA backpedals on their uses.
My conspiracy theory about genAI in games blowing up more and more by big companies is that they’ve all got a ton of investors insisting they use genAI tools otherwise they(investors) won’t be able to bankroll em anymore
December 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
My conspiracy theory about genAI in games blowing up more and more by big companies is that they’ve all got a ton of investors insisting they use genAI tools otherwise they(investors) won’t be able to bankroll em anymore
Wonderful. British airways cancelled my flight at the gate stating my tickets are fraudulent
Apparently buying 6 months early on their site is a crime now
Apparently buying 6 months early on their site is a crime now
December 22, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Wonderful. British airways cancelled my flight at the gate stating my tickets are fraudulent
Apparently buying 6 months early on their site is a crime now
Apparently buying 6 months early on their site is a crime now
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Hi! I'm working on SwitchTrack, a coordination puzzle game about switches, levers and minecarts! Check it out and wishlist here: 🎮 s.team/a/3916040 #indiegame #gamedev #solodev #indiedev
November 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Hi! I'm working on SwitchTrack, a coordination puzzle game about switches, levers and minecarts! Check it out and wishlist here: 🎮 s.team/a/3916040 #indiegame #gamedev #solodev #indiedev
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I don’t know where I put it but insert “naughty dog prides themselves on not needing producers meme here”
NEW: For the last seven weeks, Naughty Dog has enacted mandatory overtime for staff to finish an internal demo of their next game, Intergalactic. The game won't be out until 2027, leaving some staff wondering: If they're crunching now, what will next year be like? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Naughty Dog Studio Orders Employee Overtime for ‘Intergalactic’
The Sony-owned gamemakers have been racing to hit a December deadline
www.bloomberg.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I don’t know where I put it but insert “naughty dog prides themselves on not needing producers meme here”
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Chavez in 2009, while being labelled as paranoid, outlines exactly what is happening today.
December 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Chavez in 2009, while being labelled as paranoid, outlines exactly what is happening today.
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Stay safe out there y'all
December 18, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Stay safe out there y'all
10 years!
It’s a lot of fun
It’s a lot of fun
Yesterday @voxels.ca and I had our 10 year anniversary 💖
December 16, 2025 at 11:41 PM
10 years!
It’s a lot of fun
It’s a lot of fun
This week @lunascimento.art and I learned that Zootopia is called Zootropolis in the UK and Europe
December 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This week @lunascimento.art and I learned that Zootopia is called Zootropolis in the UK and Europe
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I'm reposting this not for doomerism purposes but because she talks about some ways that you can identify AI images, which people who follow me may or may not already know about
December 16, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I'm reposting this not for doomerism purposes but because she talks about some ways that you can identify AI images, which people who follow me may or may not already know about
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Zootopia 2 is the highest grossing Hollywood movie of the year & Kpop Demon Hunters was Netflix's most popular movie of all time, but fuck animators, am I right? I hate reading about how huge & beloved this stuff is while knowing how hard creators have it & how it still isn't broadly taken seriously
December 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Zootopia 2 is the highest grossing Hollywood movie of the year & Kpop Demon Hunters was Netflix's most popular movie of all time, but fuck animators, am I right? I hate reading about how huge & beloved this stuff is while knowing how hard creators have it & how it still isn't broadly taken seriously
I've befriended a lot of people in my community, and today was another highlight of my efforts.
I've become well acquainted with our Pharmacist.
Today he comes to Lu and I:
"remember when we whined about the vaccines costing people so no one came? well now I'm overbooked because cases rise"
I've become well acquainted with our Pharmacist.
Today he comes to Lu and I:
"remember when we whined about the vaccines costing people so no one came? well now I'm overbooked because cases rise"
December 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I've befriended a lot of people in my community, and today was another highlight of my efforts.
I've become well acquainted with our Pharmacist.
Today he comes to Lu and I:
"remember when we whined about the vaccines costing people so no one came? well now I'm overbooked because cases rise"
I've become well acquainted with our Pharmacist.
Today he comes to Lu and I:
"remember when we whined about the vaccines costing people so no one came? well now I'm overbooked because cases rise"
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Without exaggeration one of the best and most important films ever made, and also delightfully fun and so funny and gorgeous to look at
In the left-of-center holiday tale “Toyko Godfathers,” animator Satoshi Kon gave dignity to those marginalized by society:
crookedmarquee.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Without exaggeration one of the best and most important films ever made, and also delightfully fun and so funny and gorgeous to look at
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Lol the crazy thing is, no, you’re not running out of good ideas. There are tons of great ideas everywhere. You’re just not willing to fund them because you’re all cowards.
December 14, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Lol the crazy thing is, no, you’re not running out of good ideas. There are tons of great ideas everywhere. You’re just not willing to fund them because you’re all cowards.
One of the toughest things to develop as a designer is self-awareness and humility in design.
Knowing this [design] has been done before and not being afraid to repeat it but with a perspective of your own. Reinterpreting a game design for your needs to communicate your story.
Knowing this [design] has been done before and not being afraid to repeat it but with a perspective of your own. Reinterpreting a game design for your needs to communicate your story.
December 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
One of the toughest things to develop as a designer is self-awareness and humility in design.
Knowing this [design] has been done before and not being afraid to repeat it but with a perspective of your own. Reinterpreting a game design for your needs to communicate your story.
Knowing this [design] has been done before and not being afraid to repeat it but with a perspective of your own. Reinterpreting a game design for your needs to communicate your story.
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New Knives out quite good. Manages to neither be sneeringly anti-religious nor doing that tired trope where the arrogant atheists are humbled by simple faith. Actual adult treatment of religiosity that’s kind of rare these days.
December 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
New Knives out quite good. Manages to neither be sneeringly anti-religious nor doing that tired trope where the arrogant atheists are humbled by simple faith. Actual adult treatment of religiosity that’s kind of rare these days.
I'm going crazy right?
Youtube is just performing terribly lately??
Delayed input and slow response from everything on the site
Youtube is just performing terribly lately??
Delayed input and slow response from everything on the site
December 13, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I'm going crazy right?
Youtube is just performing terribly lately??
Delayed input and slow response from everything on the site
Youtube is just performing terribly lately??
Delayed input and slow response from everything on the site
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I intend to use my profits from the game to fund and uplift creators less privileged than he is. I’ve already begun that effort with the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant: grants.draknek.org
Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant
The Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant is a grant opportunity for game developers from traditionally underrepresented groups and backgrounds who are interested in designing and developing puzzle games.
grants.draknek.org
December 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I intend to use my profits from the game to fund and uplift creators less privileged than he is. I’ve already begun that effort with the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant: grants.draknek.org
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See also: BAFTA's "Game Beyond Entertainment", which ends up as a catch-all for games with PoC in them + social impact games. While it's an honour to be nominated for a BAFTA I was utterly baffled that *Thirsty Suitors* a game about fighting your hot toxic exes and wuxia cooking was in this category
On Games for Impact:
“It's good that it's there, but it's also, in a way, kind of insulting. Because giving a special award for a game for actually meaning something or having some human content... we should be aspiring for that in every category."
postgame.substack.com/p/the-histor...
“It's good that it's there, but it's also, in a way, kind of insulting. Because giving a special award for a game for actually meaning something or having some human content... we should be aspiring for that in every category."
postgame.substack.com/p/the-histor...
December 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
See also: BAFTA's "Game Beyond Entertainment", which ends up as a catch-all for games with PoC in them + social impact games. While it's an honour to be nominated for a BAFTA I was utterly baffled that *Thirsty Suitors* a game about fighting your hot toxic exes and wuxia cooking was in this category
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This is how pixel games are meant to look
December 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
This is how pixel games are meant to look
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All day, every day...when it's not winter🥶
December 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
All day, every day...when it's not winter🥶
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and even if you believe strongly in the benefits of critical reading, you need to consider why people aren't doing it. do they have ample leisure time? low enough stress for a highly focused activity? access to suitable material? which worldviews are newspapers and best-selling books offering them?
December 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
and even if you believe strongly in the benefits of critical reading, you need to consider why people aren't doing it. do they have ample leisure time? low enough stress for a highly focused activity? access to suitable material? which worldviews are newspapers and best-selling books offering them?
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Bom dia
Menos pros inimigos do povo
Menos pros inimigos do povo
December 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Bom dia
Menos pros inimigos do povo
Menos pros inimigos do povo