Matt Naps
@mattenaps.bsky.social
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“The number one thing that we’re here to defend as artists is humanity… We’re here not to think about makes human life easy, what makes it convenient, but what it’s like to actually live.”
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“The number one thing that we’re here to defend as artists is humanity… We’re here not to think about makes human life easy, what makes it convenient, but what it’s like to actually live.”
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As a corollary to this: there are a lot of artists who will black-list you from BUYING art if you have AI slop in your profile. Seeing AI is an instant, immediate red flag for most artists because it's a signal that you do not respect artists (yes, that includes using it "until I can get real art").
Just so you know...
Art directors, Art enjoyers, Art buyers and Artists talk with each other. Nobody wants AI slop, specially when there is real art out there as an alternative. You can totally get blacklisted, not only on the industry, but inside fandoms for defending AI precarization and theft.
Art directors, Art enjoyers, Art buyers and Artists talk with each other. Nobody wants AI slop, specially when there is real art out there as an alternative. You can totally get blacklisted, not only on the industry, but inside fandoms for defending AI precarization and theft.
November 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
As a corollary to this: there are a lot of artists who will black-list you from BUYING art if you have AI slop in your profile. Seeing AI is an instant, immediate red flag for most artists because it's a signal that you do not respect artists (yes, that includes using it "until I can get real art").
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Whatever it takes, Stephen Miller must die in prison.
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Whatever it takes, Stephen Miller must die in prison.
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this week indie studio santa ragione announced that it's on the verge of closure after steam blocked the release of its upcoming provocative art game, horses. valve, despite all of its algorithms and purposefully vague policyspeak, is once again telling us exactly where it stands
November 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
this week indie studio santa ragione announced that it's on the verge of closure after steam blocked the release of its upcoming provocative art game, horses. valve, despite all of its algorithms and purposefully vague policyspeak, is once again telling us exactly where it stands
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A quick look into the work our mappers do:
These pillars of some aqueducts start out as a blocky heightmap and is then decorated with lots of little details. That can take quite some time, and is done for all of these!
Game is #AlabasterDawn, play the demo on Steam!
#pixelart #gamedev
These pillars of some aqueducts start out as a blocky heightmap and is then decorated with lots of little details. That can take quite some time, and is done for all of these!
Game is #AlabasterDawn, play the demo on Steam!
#pixelart #gamedev
November 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A quick look into the work our mappers do:
These pillars of some aqueducts start out as a blocky heightmap and is then decorated with lots of little details. That can take quite some time, and is done for all of these!
Game is #AlabasterDawn, play the demo on Steam!
#pixelart #gamedev
These pillars of some aqueducts start out as a blocky heightmap and is then decorated with lots of little details. That can take quite some time, and is done for all of these!
Game is #AlabasterDawn, play the demo on Steam!
#pixelart #gamedev
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Nobody's clamouring for AI games, nobody's mad that games don't feature AI, there's a total and utter lack of demand for it. The only demand is from business heads who think it'll save them money, audiences and creatives are rejecting it.
Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
“We can produce results that meet our quality standards without its assistance.”
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Nobody's clamouring for AI games, nobody's mad that games don't feature AI, there's a total and utter lack of demand for it. The only demand is from business heads who think it'll save them money, audiences and creatives are rejecting it.
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Draw to cast spells, unlock doors, and take notes in a peculiar, dark fantasy world.
A playable demo on itch.io will be available soon!
#gamedev #indiegame #gaming #videogames #indiedev #darkfantasy #liminal #godot
A playable demo on itch.io will be available soon!
#gamedev #indiegame #gaming #videogames #indiedev #darkfantasy #liminal #godot
November 24, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Draw to cast spells, unlock doors, and take notes in a peculiar, dark fantasy world.
A playable demo on itch.io will be available soon!
#gamedev #indiegame #gaming #videogames #indiedev #darkfantasy #liminal #godot
A playable demo on itch.io will be available soon!
#gamedev #indiegame #gaming #videogames #indiedev #darkfantasy #liminal #godot
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a common defence of genAI is it’s a tool, and tools are neutral and can be used in good or bad ways
but LLMs and transformers are tools - chatGPT is a *product*, openAI are using the tools in a bad way!
it‘s like arguing Amazon exploitative practices can be mitigated by shopping well with them
but LLMs and transformers are tools - chatGPT is a *product*, openAI are using the tools in a bad way!
it‘s like arguing Amazon exploitative practices can be mitigated by shopping well with them
November 24, 2025 at 12:57 AM
a common defence of genAI is it’s a tool, and tools are neutral and can be used in good or bad ways
but LLMs and transformers are tools - chatGPT is a *product*, openAI are using the tools in a bad way!
it‘s like arguing Amazon exploitative practices can be mitigated by shopping well with them
but LLMs and transformers are tools - chatGPT is a *product*, openAI are using the tools in a bad way!
it‘s like arguing Amazon exploitative practices can be mitigated by shopping well with them
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that's max payne
November 23, 2025 at 11:15 PM
that's max payne
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Adversarial Poetry as a Universal Single-Turn Jailbreak Mechanism in Large Language Models
arxiv.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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i am going to start screaming
November 12, 2025 at 3:48 AM
i am going to start screaming
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psst, no one is struggling with this - we are trying to create singular things that resonate with a huge audience or resonate hugely with a specific audience. We "struggle" with how tech and VC funding has broken almost every creative economy we have. So thanks but no thanks
November 19, 2025 at 11:54 PM
psst, no one is struggling with this - we are trying to create singular things that resonate with a huge audience or resonate hugely with a specific audience. We "struggle" with how tech and VC funding has broken almost every creative economy we have. So thanks but no thanks
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Demonschool: Is OUT. It's out. Finally it is out. We hope you enjoy it.
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
November 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Demonschool: Is OUT. It's out. Finally it is out. We hope you enjoy it.
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
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Blender is struggling. it's the best piece of 3d software on the market, and it's free. I'm not going back to autodesk.
please donate if you can!
fund.blender.org
please donate if you can!
fund.blender.org
Blender Development Fund
Join the Development Fund and support Blender Foundation to work on core Blender development.
fund.blender.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Blender is struggling. it's the best piece of 3d software on the market, and it's free. I'm not going back to autodesk.
please donate if you can!
fund.blender.org
please donate if you can!
fund.blender.org
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We're primarying John Fetterman.
Last week, Fetterman again sold out working Pennsylvanians. He was the deciding vote for a Republican budget bill that will strip healthcare from over 400,000 Pennsylvanians.
We deserve real working class leadership in the Senate, not a Trump-enabling Democrat.
Last week, Fetterman again sold out working Pennsylvanians. He was the deciding vote for a Republican budget bill that will strip healthcare from over 400,000 Pennsylvanians.
We deserve real working class leadership in the Senate, not a Trump-enabling Democrat.
November 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We're primarying John Fetterman.
Last week, Fetterman again sold out working Pennsylvanians. He was the deciding vote for a Republican budget bill that will strip healthcare from over 400,000 Pennsylvanians.
We deserve real working class leadership in the Senate, not a Trump-enabling Democrat.
Last week, Fetterman again sold out working Pennsylvanians. He was the deciding vote for a Republican budget bill that will strip healthcare from over 400,000 Pennsylvanians.
We deserve real working class leadership in the Senate, not a Trump-enabling Democrat.
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I think it's great to have nuanced, good faith disagreements, in an appropriate time and place!
but only if that's what's *actually* going on, rather than trying to pull everyone towards the center while saying "can't we all just get along guys? whys everyone so maaad cmon guuuys"
but only if that's what's *actually* going on, rather than trying to pull everyone towards the center while saying "can't we all just get along guys? whys everyone so maaad cmon guuuys"
November 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I think it's great to have nuanced, good faith disagreements, in an appropriate time and place!
but only if that's what's *actually* going on, rather than trying to pull everyone towards the center while saying "can't we all just get along guys? whys everyone so maaad cmon guuuys"
but only if that's what's *actually* going on, rather than trying to pull everyone towards the center while saying "can't we all just get along guys? whys everyone so maaad cmon guuuys"
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I *do* think however that it's grotesque to be giving awards to companies that have laid off huge chunks of the workforce that worked on these games that are now getting awards
November 17, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I *do* think however that it's grotesque to be giving awards to companies that have laid off huge chunks of the workforce that worked on these games that are now getting awards
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I'm going to be clear about this because some people are unbelievably stupid about it, but pointing out that the game awards are 1. bad, 2. bad for the industry, 3. not something you should give time or attention to
does NOT equate to saying that nominees don't deserve attention or recognition, etc
does NOT equate to saying that nominees don't deserve attention or recognition, etc
November 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I'm going to be clear about this because some people are unbelievably stupid about it, but pointing out that the game awards are 1. bad, 2. bad for the industry, 3. not something you should give time or attention to
does NOT equate to saying that nominees don't deserve attention or recognition, etc
does NOT equate to saying that nominees don't deserve attention or recognition, etc
Really good stuff from @nocapsbb.bsky.social. Been loving the poetic style, and of course a very important sentiment with this one
somebody made this game
YouTube video by nocaps
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Really good stuff from @nocapsbb.bsky.social. Been loving the poetic style, and of course a very important sentiment with this one
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Death of the Author: An Alan Wake Series Retrospective
YouTube video by Noah Caldwell-Gervais
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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this was very fun to make :) :) tons of shader and material work in blender
November 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
this was very fun to make :) :) tons of shader and material work in blender
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‘The Owl House’ creator Dana Terrace responds to Disney+ funding AI-generated short form content in new tweet:
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM
‘The Owl House’ creator Dana Terrace responds to Disney+ funding AI-generated short form content in new tweet:
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
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i’ve said this before and i remain convinced it’s true, the 2028 platform that would deliver obama 08 results is “i am gonna
bring the hammer down on the corrupt self-dealing politicians and their rich friends and there are no sacred cows id give a pass”
bring the hammer down on the corrupt self-dealing politicians and their rich friends and there are no sacred cows id give a pass”
November 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
i’ve said this before and i remain convinced it’s true, the 2028 platform that would deliver obama 08 results is “i am gonna
bring the hammer down on the corrupt self-dealing politicians and their rich friends and there are no sacred cows id give a pass”
bring the hammer down on the corrupt self-dealing politicians and their rich friends and there are no sacred cows id give a pass”
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A fantasy arcade is a lovely thing indeed, but a *fantasy computer* is what really makes me happy. Check out the free & open-source TIC-80 here: tic80.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
A fantasy arcade is a lovely thing indeed, but a *fantasy computer* is what really makes me happy. Check out the free & open-source TIC-80 here: tic80.com