Ventus @ Cuinn's Compendium
@cuinns-compendium.bsky.social
Historian, gamer, good dude. 🏳️🌈
CC is all about education on video games, consumer rights, and history, preferably a mix of 'em all.
Wanna see more of my stuff?
Have a look at youtube.com/@cuinns
I am a child of Earth and Starry Sky
CC is all about education on video games, consumer rights, and history, preferably a mix of 'em all.
Wanna see more of my stuff?
Have a look at youtube.com/@cuinns
I am a child of Earth and Starry Sky
Today kinda looks mirrored, if you're not too strict about how numbers are written.
May 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Today kinda looks mirrored, if you're not too strict about how numbers are written.
How we feeling today gang?
Wheee or Whooo? Do y'all need a hug from best bouncy boi Esquie
(Sidenote: Clair Obscur is an extremely well-acted gripping story, wrapped in innovative JRPG gameplay. Give it a shot, and you too might appreciate Esquie)
#expedition33 #ClairObscurExpedition33
Wheee or Whooo? Do y'all need a hug from best bouncy boi Esquie
(Sidenote: Clair Obscur is an extremely well-acted gripping story, wrapped in innovative JRPG gameplay. Give it a shot, and you too might appreciate Esquie)
#expedition33 #ClairObscurExpedition33
May 12, 2025 at 12:04 PM
How we feeling today gang?
Wheee or Whooo? Do y'all need a hug from best bouncy boi Esquie
(Sidenote: Clair Obscur is an extremely well-acted gripping story, wrapped in innovative JRPG gameplay. Give it a shot, and you too might appreciate Esquie)
#expedition33 #ClairObscurExpedition33
Wheee or Whooo? Do y'all need a hug from best bouncy boi Esquie
(Sidenote: Clair Obscur is an extremely well-acted gripping story, wrapped in innovative JRPG gameplay. Give it a shot, and you too might appreciate Esquie)
#expedition33 #ClairObscurExpedition33
Sciel speaking for all the bisexuals in the room
May 10, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Sciel speaking for all the bisexuals in the room
Now accepting applications for any man, woman, or other, who wants to look at me like Sciel from Clair Obscur.
The French can continue making games *PLEASE*
The French can continue making games *PLEASE*
May 8, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Now accepting applications for any man, woman, or other, who wants to look at me like Sciel from Clair Obscur.
The French can continue making games *PLEASE*
The French can continue making games *PLEASE*
Low-key want to wax poetic about suspiciously specific events in my life then scatter the notes for the main character to find right now...
May 3, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Low-key want to wax poetic about suspiciously specific events in my life then scatter the notes for the main character to find right now...
I wrote a thing about Moons, Fermi, and Dead Space.
Hope ya like it!
Let me know what you think.
blog.cuinns.com/the-scary-th...
Hope ya like it!
Let me know what you think.
blog.cuinns.com/the-scary-th...
The Scary Thing That Hangs in the Night
//Spoilers for Dead Space. //Final warning. Night Light An every day miracle to me, is the fact that when I walk the short eight minutes...
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April 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I wrote a thing about Moons, Fermi, and Dead Space.
Hope ya like it!
Let me know what you think.
blog.cuinns.com/the-scary-th...
Hope ya like it!
Let me know what you think.
blog.cuinns.com/the-scary-th...
I wrote a thing about guns and video games. Specifically about the indie game Receiver, and how details to the gunwork matter.
Have a look here. Cheers!
blog.cuinns.com/why-handling...
Have a look here. Cheers!
blog.cuinns.com/why-handling...
Why handling guns in shooters isn't real
Hey you there, do me a favour. Imagine You are designing a game for a large company with a tight deadline. You are crafting a military e...
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February 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I wrote a thing about guns and video games. Specifically about the indie game Receiver, and how details to the gunwork matter.
Have a look here. Cheers!
blog.cuinns.com/why-handling...
Have a look here. Cheers!
blog.cuinns.com/why-handling...
I'm about to go through part of the game Haze (2008) with an analytical eye. Might be interesting for you if you like games analysis, and thinking 'bout the uncomfy implications of FPS games!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrjF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrjF...
How to research for a video (game) essay - Haze & the consequences of our actions
YouTube video by Cuinn's Compendium
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January 24, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I'm about to go through part of the game Haze (2008) with an analytical eye. Might be interesting for you if you like games analysis, and thinking 'bout the uncomfy implications of FPS games!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrjF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrjF...
Interested in motion capture? I'm helping @brainbarstudio.bsky.social stream our Qualisys setup in prep for our coming workshops on the same.
Chill fly-on-the-wall vibes of our everyday.
And please ask any questions you might have!
www.youtube.com/live/oWa49Jy...
Chill fly-on-the-wall vibes of our everyday.
And please ask any questions you might have!
www.youtube.com/live/oWa49Jy...
Qualisys setup - Workshop prep @ The BrainBar
YouTube video by BrainBar Studio
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Interested in motion capture? I'm helping @brainbarstudio.bsky.social stream our Qualisys setup in prep for our coming workshops on the same.
Chill fly-on-the-wall vibes of our everyday.
And please ask any questions you might have!
www.youtube.com/live/oWa49Jy...
Chill fly-on-the-wall vibes of our everyday.
And please ask any questions you might have!
www.youtube.com/live/oWa49Jy...
I wrote a little thing about video games 🎮 and history 🗃️. Two of my favourite things.
Hope it interests ya
blog.cuinns.com/video-games-...
Hope it interests ya
blog.cuinns.com/video-games-...
Video games as historical objects.
By Ventus A little rant about my favourite thing Not all material is created equal Video games are a difficult media when it comes to hi...
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January 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I wrote a little thing about video games 🎮 and history 🗃️. Two of my favourite things.
Hope it interests ya
blog.cuinns.com/video-games-...
Hope it interests ya
blog.cuinns.com/video-games-...
I've started playing through Far: Changing Tides, an indie game follow-up to the ingenious Far: Lone Sails.
If you're into games with distinct visual aesthetics, and Inside-likes with more mechanicals, this might be for you.
youtu.be/mHBekZwu87I
Criticism welcome <3
If you're into games with distinct visual aesthetics, and Inside-likes with more mechanicals, this might be for you.
youtu.be/mHBekZwu87I
Criticism welcome <3
On calmer waves we roam - Far Changing Tides: Part 1
YouTube video by Cuinn's Compendium
youtu.be
December 24, 2024 at 7:09 AM
I've started playing through Far: Changing Tides, an indie game follow-up to the ingenious Far: Lone Sails.
If you're into games with distinct visual aesthetics, and Inside-likes with more mechanicals, this might be for you.
youtu.be/mHBekZwu87I
Criticism welcome <3
If you're into games with distinct visual aesthetics, and Inside-likes with more mechanicals, this might be for you.
youtu.be/mHBekZwu87I
Criticism welcome <3
Yo bluesky! I'm checking out #Cairn, the newly announced rock-climbing/bouldering/lead survival adventure game by @thegamebakers.bsky.social
Currently the demo is the only thing out, and I'm excited to see where it goes!
Come by and say hi!
<3
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Rng...
Currently the demo is the only thing out, and I'm excited to see where it goes!
Come by and say hi!
<3
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Rng...
Cairn - Demo 2024 first look
YouTube video by Cuinn's Compendium
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2024 at 11:30 PM
Yo bluesky! I'm checking out #Cairn, the newly announced rock-climbing/bouldering/lead survival adventure game by @thegamebakers.bsky.social
Currently the demo is the only thing out, and I'm excited to see where it goes!
Come by and say hi!
<3
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Rng...
Currently the demo is the only thing out, and I'm excited to see where it goes!
Come by and say hi!
<3
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Rng...
🗃️ Chirograph(y) !
I just stumbled on something probably well known to students of diplomatics, but all new to me.
A 'chirograph' is a medieval document intended to be verifiable between two copies.
To secure contracts from fakes, two copies were written on one paper, which was then... (continued)
I just stumbled on something probably well known to students of diplomatics, but all new to me.
A 'chirograph' is a medieval document intended to be verifiable between two copies.
To secure contracts from fakes, two copies were written on one paper, which was then... (continued)
December 7, 2024 at 6:32 PM
🗃️ Chirograph(y) !
I just stumbled on something probably well known to students of diplomatics, but all new to me.
A 'chirograph' is a medieval document intended to be verifiable between two copies.
To secure contracts from fakes, two copies were written on one paper, which was then... (continued)
I just stumbled on something probably well known to students of diplomatics, but all new to me.
A 'chirograph' is a medieval document intended to be verifiable between two copies.
To secure contracts from fakes, two copies were written on one paper, which was then... (continued)
Pop Quiz! 🗃️
How can you identify a Ghoul?
1. - From the mossy stench that follows them everywhere
2. - By the decayed flesh. Its honestly not difficult
3. - Despite shapeshifting they can't change their donkey hoofs
Answer coming below ⬇️
How can you identify a Ghoul?
1. - From the mossy stench that follows them everywhere
2. - By the decayed flesh. Its honestly not difficult
3. - Despite shapeshifting they can't change their donkey hoofs
Answer coming below ⬇️
December 3, 2024 at 11:07 AM
Pop Quiz! 🗃️
How can you identify a Ghoul?
1. - From the mossy stench that follows them everywhere
2. - By the decayed flesh. Its honestly not difficult
3. - Despite shapeshifting they can't change their donkey hoofs
Answer coming below ⬇️
How can you identify a Ghoul?
1. - From the mossy stench that follows them everywhere
2. - By the decayed flesh. Its honestly not difficult
3. - Despite shapeshifting they can't change their donkey hoofs
Answer coming below ⬇️
Update on Ghouls 🗃️
Up until this point I had been convinced that the Ghoul entered western thought with Antoine Galland (1710's~), and lived a relatively non-critical existence.
However, a US source from the 1920's tells of the ghoul following the Arabic original, rather than Galland's fiction...
Up until this point I had been convinced that the Ghoul entered western thought with Antoine Galland (1710's~), and lived a relatively non-critical existence.
However, a US source from the 1920's tells of the ghoul following the Arabic original, rather than Galland's fiction...
December 2, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Update on Ghouls 🗃️
Up until this point I had been convinced that the Ghoul entered western thought with Antoine Galland (1710's~), and lived a relatively non-critical existence.
However, a US source from the 1920's tells of the ghoul following the Arabic original, rather than Galland's fiction...
Up until this point I had been convinced that the Ghoul entered western thought with Antoine Galland (1710's~), and lived a relatively non-critical existence.
However, a US source from the 1920's tells of the ghoul following the Arabic original, rather than Galland's fiction...
Reposted by Ventus @ Cuinn's Compendium
Today at the BrainBar:
We've met with a promising VFX person to expand our skills in the digital space.
Using Qtake Video Assist to rate and deliver a clean and comprehensive shot report for post work.
And on hardware, having top of the line technicians colour calibrate our studio monitors.
We've met with a promising VFX person to expand our skills in the digital space.
Using Qtake Video Assist to rate and deliver a clean and comprehensive shot report for post work.
And on hardware, having top of the line technicians colour calibrate our studio monitors.
November 28, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Today at the BrainBar:
We've met with a promising VFX person to expand our skills in the digital space.
Using Qtake Video Assist to rate and deliver a clean and comprehensive shot report for post work.
And on hardware, having top of the line technicians colour calibrate our studio monitors.
We've met with a promising VFX person to expand our skills in the digital space.
Using Qtake Video Assist to rate and deliver a clean and comprehensive shot report for post work.
And on hardware, having top of the line technicians colour calibrate our studio monitors.
My study space. Giving myself peace and quiet to finally get through a stack of academic articles for my Ghoul project.
To you, I hope calm and rest finds you well~
To you, I hope calm and rest finds you well~
November 28, 2024 at 2:02 AM
My study space. Giving myself peace and quiet to finally get through a stack of academic articles for my Ghoul project.
To you, I hope calm and rest finds you well~
To you, I hope calm and rest finds you well~
Gaming pals I need your help!
As part of a history project, I need examples of "Ghouls" in video games. Like this lil' fella. A quintessential video gamey ghoul!
Do you have any examples?
Creatures, nameplates, mentions in cutscenes, hell even if its a text adventure in all caps.
Repost please!
As part of a history project, I need examples of "Ghouls" in video games. Like this lil' fella. A quintessential video gamey ghoul!
Do you have any examples?
Creatures, nameplates, mentions in cutscenes, hell even if its a text adventure in all caps.
Repost please!
November 23, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Gaming pals I need your help!
As part of a history project, I need examples of "Ghouls" in video games. Like this lil' fella. A quintessential video gamey ghoul!
Do you have any examples?
Creatures, nameplates, mentions in cutscenes, hell even if its a text adventure in all caps.
Repost please!
As part of a history project, I need examples of "Ghouls" in video games. Like this lil' fella. A quintessential video gamey ghoul!
Do you have any examples?
Creatures, nameplates, mentions in cutscenes, hell even if its a text adventure in all caps.
Repost please!
Reposted by Ventus @ Cuinn's Compendium
🏺🗃️ Book rec?
"King Leopold's Ghost ..." By Adam Hochschild serves as a foundational text for our current knowledge into the horrors subjected upon the people living in the "Congo Free State".
The free state was owned personally by King Leopols II of Belgium, in a personal union...
[more below]
"King Leopold's Ghost ..." By Adam Hochschild serves as a foundational text for our current knowledge into the horrors subjected upon the people living in the "Congo Free State".
The free state was owned personally by King Leopols II of Belgium, in a personal union...
[more below]
November 20, 2024 at 7:24 PM
🏺🗃️ Book rec?
"King Leopold's Ghost ..." By Adam Hochschild serves as a foundational text for our current knowledge into the horrors subjected upon the people living in the "Congo Free State".
The free state was owned personally by King Leopols II of Belgium, in a personal union...
[more below]
"King Leopold's Ghost ..." By Adam Hochschild serves as a foundational text for our current knowledge into the horrors subjected upon the people living in the "Congo Free State".
The free state was owned personally by King Leopols II of Belgium, in a personal union...
[more below]
Reposted by Ventus @ Cuinn's Compendium
Bro I love it when you look and see clear signs that your cat just passed tf out. Real eepy hours.
Snoozemaxing.
Snoozemaxing.
November 18, 2024 at 5:34 AM
Bro I love it when you look and see clear signs that your cat just passed tf out. Real eepy hours.
Snoozemaxing.
Snoozemaxing.
🏺🗃️ Fisticuffs fact~
You may have noticed how old timey boxers stand with their hands far away from their head compared to modern day boxers.
This is not a result of good posture or lack of technique. Instead it's quite simply cuz their heads were in less danger than they are today.
[More below]
You may have noticed how old timey boxers stand with their hands far away from their head compared to modern day boxers.
This is not a result of good posture or lack of technique. Instead it's quite simply cuz their heads were in less danger than they are today.
[More below]
November 17, 2024 at 12:25 PM
🏺🗃️ Fisticuffs fact~
You may have noticed how old timey boxers stand with their hands far away from their head compared to modern day boxers.
This is not a result of good posture or lack of technique. Instead it's quite simply cuz their heads were in less danger than they are today.
[More below]
You may have noticed how old timey boxers stand with their hands far away from their head compared to modern day boxers.
This is not a result of good posture or lack of technique. Instead it's quite simply cuz their heads were in less danger than they are today.
[More below]
🏺🗃️ Obscure hist. fact
In 1800's Copenhagen, different groupings had tense relationships. Often flaring up into brawls in the streets between students, the military especially, but between other groups too.
But how could you reliably tell people from one group, from people from another?
More below
In 1800's Copenhagen, different groupings had tense relationships. Often flaring up into brawls in the streets between students, the military especially, but between other groups too.
But how could you reliably tell people from one group, from people from another?
More below
November 16, 2024 at 12:20 AM
🏺🗃️ Obscure hist. fact
In 1800's Copenhagen, different groupings had tense relationships. Often flaring up into brawls in the streets between students, the military especially, but between other groups too.
But how could you reliably tell people from one group, from people from another?
More below
In 1800's Copenhagen, different groupings had tense relationships. Often flaring up into brawls in the streets between students, the military especially, but between other groups too.
But how could you reliably tell people from one group, from people from another?
More below
@xxpagzxx.bsky.social yo Paige, I see your posts with the beautiful game pics.
Allow me to spring a question on you. Which game has the 'best' (under your own metrics) photo mode, and why?
As someone who've never used em, but take photos irl, I'd love to know what features makes one 'good' 💚 cheers
Allow me to spring a question on you. Which game has the 'best' (under your own metrics) photo mode, and why?
As someone who've never used em, but take photos irl, I'd love to know what features makes one 'good' 💚 cheers
November 16, 2024 at 12:13 AM
@xxpagzxx.bsky.social yo Paige, I see your posts with the beautiful game pics.
Allow me to spring a question on you. Which game has the 'best' (under your own metrics) photo mode, and why?
As someone who've never used em, but take photos irl, I'd love to know what features makes one 'good' 💚 cheers
Allow me to spring a question on you. Which game has the 'best' (under your own metrics) photo mode, and why?
As someone who've never used em, but take photos irl, I'd love to know what features makes one 'good' 💚 cheers