Bob The Animator, Hunter of Monsters
@wusashi.bsky.social
Lead Systems Animator at Archetype Entertainment. Formerly at Sledgehammer Games. Game dev. 3d Artist. Storyteller. Posts/views are my own. Reposts =/= endorsements #PZArtworks.
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Animation Summit: Bones and Booleans: Microtalks
17th March, 2025 10:50am - 11:50am - Welcome to the second season of Bones & Booleans! We've gathered experts from around the industr...
schedule.gdconf.com
Now that the page has been updated I can share the panel I'm on for GDC. Still kinda shook that I get to do this 😅 schedule.gdconf.com/session/anim...
Found my new peak engagement hours
November 22, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Found my new peak engagement hours
bout to take the NAPPIEST nap
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
bout to take the NAPPIEST nap
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ADDING ONTO THIS AGAIN. FOR MY ANIMATION STUDENTS
any advice telling you:
"Don't be the squeaky wheel."
"Pay your dues." (union dues are ok)
"This is how it is."
- is priming you to accept bad behavior in an industry where it was an open secret that show creators were dating 16 year olds.
any advice telling you:
"Don't be the squeaky wheel."
"Pay your dues." (union dues are ok)
"This is how it is."
- is priming you to accept bad behavior in an industry where it was an open secret that show creators were dating 16 year olds.
I hear a lot of stories about fan artists being contacted by creators. They make you feel special. They can make you feel good. And I love to mentor high school or college students, its so important to me -
but the lack of professional boundaries and accountability in these industries is dangerous
but the lack of professional boundaries and accountability in these industries is dangerous
November 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
ADDING ONTO THIS AGAIN. FOR MY ANIMATION STUDENTS
any advice telling you:
"Don't be the squeaky wheel."
"Pay your dues." (union dues are ok)
"This is how it is."
- is priming you to accept bad behavior in an industry where it was an open secret that show creators were dating 16 year olds.
any advice telling you:
"Don't be the squeaky wheel."
"Pay your dues." (union dues are ok)
"This is how it is."
- is priming you to accept bad behavior in an industry where it was an open secret that show creators were dating 16 year olds.
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We're on Day 3 of the Love-a-thon ($1502/$2500)!! Gonna play some Fortnite with the homies this afternoon! I'll be on around 4p ish ET w a new set of incentives.
Thank you all for sharing, donating, &/or pulling up so far!
Thank you all for sharing, donating, &/or pulling up so far!
Hello💛
Next weekend, I'm having a Love-a-thon to help with the costs of car repairs. It's gonna be a super fun time so please stop by & join us. We'll be racin & gigglin & allat for 8 hours on Saturday, 15th November starting at 11a ET.
twitch.tv/xaydlove
Next weekend, I'm having a Love-a-thon to help with the costs of car repairs. It's gonna be a super fun time so please stop by & join us. We'll be racin & gigglin & allat for 8 hours on Saturday, 15th November starting at 11a ET.
twitch.tv/xaydlove
November 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We're on Day 3 of the Love-a-thon ($1502/$2500)!! Gonna play some Fortnite with the homies this afternoon! I'll be on around 4p ish ET w a new set of incentives.
Thank you all for sharing, donating, &/or pulling up so far!
Thank you all for sharing, donating, &/or pulling up so far!
5 o'clock in the morning, where I'm gonna be?
🗣️Inside on the puter
🗣️Inside on the puter
November 21, 2025 at 11:09 AM
5 o'clock in the morning, where I'm gonna be?
🗣️Inside on the puter
🗣️Inside on the puter
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Happy Trans Day of Remembrance.
I'm glad you're here.
I'm glad you're here.
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Happy Trans Day of Remembrance.
I'm glad you're here.
I'm glad you're here.
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This is an excellent analysis and matches my own thoughts. I was hoping someone with more development expertise could explain the use of ML/AI in Arc Raiders and unpack that both in terms of technical implementation and ethical impact on the broader industry.
The release of Arc Raiders has raised significant concerns about the ethics of utilising generative AI in a AAA game. It’s important we understand that for whatever gains AI delivers, who is losing out, and what impact does that have on the industry?
Read on!
www.aiandgames.com/p/arc-raider...
Read on!
www.aiandgames.com/p/arc-raider...
Arc Raiders and the Ethical Use of Generative AI | 19/11/25
We discuss the issues surrounding Embark's use of AI voices
www.aiandgames.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This is an excellent analysis and matches my own thoughts. I was hoping someone with more development expertise could explain the use of ML/AI in Arc Raiders and unpack that both in terms of technical implementation and ethical impact on the broader industry.
never been more ready for holiday pto than right neow
November 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
never been more ready for holiday pto than right neow
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I think this rubric is a starting point sure but it misses the 2 key and honestly biggest negatives of GenAI/LLM
1) Is the project you're working worth the long lasting and devastating environmental effects of running the server?
2) Is the data you're model running only exist due to stolen work?
1) Is the project you're working worth the long lasting and devastating environmental effects of running the server?
2) Is the data you're model running only exist due to stolen work?
I found this metric for evaluating the use of generative AI (and more broadly machine learning) technology in games very useful, as it's a topic on my mind a lot right now. I actually did not have "Enhancement" as one of my criteria but I think he's changed my mind here.
November 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I think this rubric is a starting point sure but it misses the 2 key and honestly biggest negatives of GenAI/LLM
1) Is the project you're working worth the long lasting and devastating environmental effects of running the server?
2) Is the data you're model running only exist due to stolen work?
1) Is the project you're working worth the long lasting and devastating environmental effects of running the server?
2) Is the data you're model running only exist due to stolen work?
Loving to solve problems while hating to have problems thrust upon you that you didn’t create is the absolute best/worst shit ever 🥴
November 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Loving to solve problems while hating to have problems thrust upon you that you didn’t create is the absolute best/worst shit ever 🥴
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i don’t want AI-performed anything. i want a work-life balance where i don’t mind having to load and unload the dishwasher.
I don't want AI generated art, I want AI emptied dishwasher
November 17, 2025 at 5:33 AM
i don’t want AI-performed anything. i want a work-life balance where i don’t mind having to load and unload the dishwasher.
Doing some planning and finishing (hopefully) some tools. Come hang! www.twitch.tv/wusashi
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Planning and Progress
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November 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Doing some planning and finishing (hopefully) some tools. Come hang! www.twitch.tv/wusashi
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3 years ago today, Riot Games offered me a job making more money than I ever thought I’d make in my life. I had 19 interviews over 2.5 months to get it. Partner and I were moving to LA for it. I put in notice at my job and apartment.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
November 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
3 years ago today, Riot Games offered me a job making more money than I ever thought I’d make in my life. I had 19 interviews over 2.5 months to get it. Partner and I were moving to LA for it. I put in notice at my job and apartment.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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I think most artists hit a point where they’re like, well if I can’t be the best artist, I shall be the most ME artist.
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I think most artists hit a point where they’re like, well if I can’t be the best artist, I shall be the most ME artist.
Multiple ppl dming me the same Gambit in rivals reel. Know me, friends 😌
November 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Multiple ppl dming me the same Gambit in rivals reel. Know me, friends 😌
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Just fucking insane to see the absolute (intentional) collapse of full remote jobs available for AAA studios in so short a time. Why would I EVER move for a job again when I could be laid off weeks after moving my entire life across the globe??
November 14, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Just fucking insane to see the absolute (intentional) collapse of full remote jobs available for AAA studios in so short a time. Why would I EVER move for a job again when I could be laid off weeks after moving my entire life across the globe??
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Learned last night that Rockstar Edinburgh, Lincoln and Dundee were all caught in the union-busting layoffs, but thankfully the more senior staff are speaking out against it internally with others checking out work early. Now the issue is being raised in parliament.
Video game giant Rockstar has sacked more than 30 workers across the UK, including my constituents working at their Edinburgh office. I urged Ministers to support workers who have lost their jobs, and stop this from happening again.
November 14, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Learned last night that Rockstar Edinburgh, Lincoln and Dundee were all caught in the union-busting layoffs, but thankfully the more senior staff are speaking out against it internally with others checking out work early. Now the issue is being raised in parliament.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Glad to see Polygon cover the resistance of game developers to generative AI--and to be able to speak briefly to one of the greatest dangers of this entire thing.
Gen AI doubles down on making MORE SPACE for production issues that *already make games worse.*
www.polygon.com/arc-raiders-...
Gen AI doubles down on making MORE SPACE for production issues that *already make games worse.*
www.polygon.com/arc-raiders-...
November 12, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Glad to see Polygon cover the resistance of game developers to generative AI--and to be able to speak briefly to one of the greatest dangers of this entire thing.
Gen AI doubles down on making MORE SPACE for production issues that *already make games worse.*
www.polygon.com/arc-raiders-...
Gen AI doubles down on making MORE SPACE for production issues that *already make games worse.*
www.polygon.com/arc-raiders-...
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It’s important not to believe CEOs who just want to sell you something so they don’t have to pay people
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
It’s important not to believe CEOs who just want to sell you something so they don’t have to pay people
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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...