Valentine Kozin
9of9.bsky.social
Valentine Kozin
@9of9.bsky.social
Lead Technical Artist at ☠️Rare☠️ | 🎭 BAFTA Member
Game developer, Houdini user, maker of pretty things.
It's interesting that the author is baffled by the inclusion of Gone Home, but while it arguably maybe doesn't fit the genre in spirit, it very much meets the technical definition argued here? If you've played the game before you very much *can* just use that knowledge to immediately go and beat it.
November 13, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Too Far Left Off The Visible Spectrum
September 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Seven year old Reddit comment sums it up better than me
August 31, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Thank god for the ability to pixel peep other people's photos to satisfy my FOMO. Not that I could afford it but... yeah, this camera looks pretty, yet it bleeds like any other.
August 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Look at these scopes! I did no manual tweaking of hue and saturation whatsoever, default Lab settings and everything! This is so cool!
August 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I cannot understate what a crapshoot matching film emulation to actual film scans that have come From Some Lab and their specific development, rather than a controlled process, but I am so damn hyped for how much closer these are and how much less tweaking they need to get there now.
August 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The Immortality Design Works Deluxe Edition box is a beast, I was not prepared for this level of cool. I didn't even realise these were signed, my apologies to your wrist @mrsambarlow.bsky.social!
August 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
If you see this, post a vampire.
July 20, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Many thanks to @daggersmctimbers.bsky.social for taking good care of the camera for the group photo! 😀 It came out stellar!
July 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Full disclosure for my shilling, I do get mentioned in the acknowledgements, which is entirely underserved, but unbelievably awesome, and I am eternally grateful @lswisnom.bsky.social
March 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The fact that the cuneiform on the front is embossed is such a cool touch. I love the hardcover edition so much.
March 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"Haecceity", Avowed writers? *Really*? 😅 Man, there's a word I haven't seen written in 15-odd years.
February 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
It's been a good and insightful read, but is in need of editing? There's a fair bit of repetition, e.g. these two paragraphs show up verbatim twice in the article, first talking about Balaji, then Srinivasan:
February 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Fate of Atlantis was right all along!
February 8, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Wow, it's funny how just a few tiny tweaks turns serviceable UI on PC into pure joint pain on mobile. Strange choices were made, for sure.
February 8, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Just a little treat for myself, collating some of my favourite photos from the last couple of years, featuring @inetsj.bsky.social, @esthersmisdom.bsky.social, @monstressmedusa.bsky.social, @bintymadger.bsky.social and others.
February 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I'm sorry but on top of all the other travesties Netflix is guilty of, this should be illegal.
December 29, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Had the dubious pleasure of seeing Jensen's/Zuck's keynote at SIGGRAPH live, and this was a major part of Zuck's spiel. Utterly bewildering pitch, and conveniently no questions where taken from the audience after (unlike Jensen's keynote earlier, which had a Q&A).
December 27, 2024 at 7:55 PM
One of my favourite little details about TNG is that the viewscreen is actually holographic! I love the fact that they went to the trouble of shooting it specifically for that little detail. Makes total sense they'd use it over hologram calls - it's the cinema version of smaller holograms!
December 13, 2024 at 10:34 PM
Pig pot in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Perfect. 10/10. No notes.
December 10, 2024 at 11:33 PM
Storm Darragh sweeps into Shoreditch at midnight on a Friday.

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December 7, 2024 at 2:56 PM
December 1, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Took a new Tamron 35-150 out for a spin - exciting having a fast, versatile zoom finally after shooting so much on primes.

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