Nick Hofbauer
@nahofbauer.bsky.social
Ex-Sony, Ex-Wargaming.
Environment Artist Open For Work
Thoughts are my own.
He/Him
Environment Artist Open For Work
Thoughts are my own.
He/Him
I keep hearing a version of Feliz Navidad but like a Low Roar cover type show and melodic. Give me that hyper violent brass section!!
December 20, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I keep hearing a version of Feliz Navidad but like a Low Roar cover type show and melodic. Give me that hyper violent brass section!!
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If you want to communicate your idea to an artist all you need is 30 seconds and the basic ability to grip a pen
December 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
If you want to communicate your idea to an artist all you need is 30 seconds and the basic ability to grip a pen
Yesterday I checked out LinkedIn's year in review.
And thank god that I have too much real world shit to focus on this week. Because that was the saddest, lamest excuse for a year in review ever.
And thank god that I have too much real world shit to focus on this week. Because that was the saddest, lamest excuse for a year in review ever.
December 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Yesterday I checked out LinkedIn's year in review.
And thank god that I have too much real world shit to focus on this week. Because that was the saddest, lamest excuse for a year in review ever.
And thank god that I have too much real world shit to focus on this week. Because that was the saddest, lamest excuse for a year in review ever.
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A gentle reminder if you've received an invoice from a Freelancer/Self employed person which is due before Christmas.
Be a love, and pay it today.
Be a love, and pay it today.
December 19, 2025 at 9:46 AM
A gentle reminder if you've received an invoice from a Freelancer/Self employed person which is due before Christmas.
Be a love, and pay it today.
Be a love, and pay it today.
I have no idea how it would work.... but I would like to see this as an actual thing
December 17, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I have no idea how it would work.... but I would like to see this as an actual thing
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"RemoveWindowsAI" is a script created by zoicware, available on GitHub, that does exactly what it says: it remove every AI feature in Windows 11. Do what you wish to do with this information. I'm sharing this because some folks are forced to use Win11 at work or other places for any reasons.
December 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
"RemoveWindowsAI" is a script created by zoicware, available on GitHub, that does exactly what it says: it remove every AI feature in Windows 11. Do what you wish to do with this information. I'm sharing this because some folks are forced to use Win11 at work or other places for any reasons.
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Just your daily reminder that the occurrence of frequent uncontained measles outbreaks in a country is not a flex, it is a marker of under development and a failed public health system.
December 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Just your daily reminder that the occurrence of frequent uncontained measles outbreaks in a country is not a flex, it is a marker of under development and a failed public health system.
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I want to re-emphasize, the guy who has made HUNDREDS of videos calling people in the industry slurs, calling for them to be fired, calling all the studios that are showing games "woke and gay" and has harassed multiple journalists covering the show over the years is at the Game Awards.
LOL hey everyone in the industry who is at the Game Awards, the guy who has made countless videos harassing you is there!
December 12, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I want to re-emphasize, the guy who has made HUNDREDS of videos calling people in the industry slurs, calling for them to be fired, calling all the studios that are showing games "woke and gay" and has harassed multiple journalists covering the show over the years is at the Game Awards.
Nothing set my mind at ease like spending all afternoon finishing a zbrush and fretting if it's tileable only to figure out I did it right on the first try.
Ye!
Ye!
December 9, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Nothing set my mind at ease like spending all afternoon finishing a zbrush and fretting if it's tileable only to figure out I did it right on the first try.
Ye!
Ye!
I like taking breaks from working on art to play games mostly. I've been working my way through a bunch of games recently but find myself in a period of... the best I can describe is a fugue waiting state. No game interest me, no movie, no TV show, and I keep wanting to go back to art.
December 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I like taking breaks from working on art to play games mostly. I've been working my way through a bunch of games recently but find myself in a period of... the best I can describe is a fugue waiting state. No game interest me, no movie, no TV show, and I keep wanting to go back to art.
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Assuming there isn’t more to this than we know, it is indeed very embarrassing to see an industry obsessed with being taken seriously as an art form self censor in this way.
You need the grit if you want the pearl, dweebs. No amount of trotting out auteur film directors on stage offsets that need
You need the grit if you want the pearl, dweebs. No amount of trotting out auteur film directors on stage offsets that need
Despite the controversy, Horses is only shocking if you're unfamiliar with the history movies, theater, literature, or basically any art form that does not have stats. aftermath.site/horses-indie-g...
Horses Is Tame
Horses, the indie game that is too scandalous for either Valve or Epic, is only beyond the pale if you're not familiar with any other art form.
aftermath.site
December 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Assuming there isn’t more to this than we know, it is indeed very embarrassing to see an industry obsessed with being taken seriously as an art form self censor in this way.
You need the grit if you want the pearl, dweebs. No amount of trotting out auteur film directors on stage offsets that need
You need the grit if you want the pearl, dweebs. No amount of trotting out auteur film directors on stage offsets that need
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Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
It always feels a bit disheartening when I discover a job that I had applied to reposts over and over. I'm unsure if they are still grabbing candidates, keeping the application time open as we move into this period where studios close for the winter, or just can't find anyone.
December 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It always feels a bit disheartening when I discover a job that I had applied to reposts over and over. I'm unsure if they are still grabbing candidates, keeping the application time open as we move into this period where studios close for the winter, or just can't find anyone.
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“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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Hahaha, right?! Or what about mandatory disclosures for the discrepancy between the salaries of the CEO and their lowest paid worker? That would be so funny, right?! Let’s do it as a funny joke!!!
"Why stop at AI use? We could have mandatory disclosures for what shampoo brand the developer uses" — Epic boss Tim Sweeney says Steam should ditch its AI generated content disclosure. https://bit.ly/4a193vt
November 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Hahaha, right?! Or what about mandatory disclosures for the discrepancy between the salaries of the CEO and their lowest paid worker? That would be so funny, right?! Let’s do it as a funny joke!!!
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As someone who works in the tech industry--absolutely.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 30, 2025 at 5:07 AM
As someone who works in the tech industry--absolutely.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
Been struggling with the start of depression spirals lately. A lot of the threads start with the frustration of getting back into a non retail job. Of the powerlessness of seeing no jobs, having not that strong of a portfolio, and the endless loop of giving up art time to get money at a crap job.
November 29, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Been struggling with the start of depression spirals lately. A lot of the threads start with the frustration of getting back into a non retail job. Of the powerlessness of seeing no jobs, having not that strong of a portfolio, and the endless loop of giving up art time to get money at a crap job.
Working two retail jobs on Black Friday makes me want to scream out "I will commit various war crimes!!!!"
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Working two retail jobs on Black Friday makes me want to scream out "I will commit various war crimes!!!!"
Help me. I want to do 3d art but I have an adorably sleepy dog on me and I seem to be working my way though Voyager
November 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Help me. I want to do 3d art but I have an adorably sleepy dog on me and I seem to be working my way though Voyager
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gamers going to agdq: please mask! we’re raising money for a cancer prevention charity, so let’s show everyone watching how much we care about community health 😷💪🏻
@bonafidemasks.bsky.social are the best, and always have some sort of coupon going
and get your vaccines updated! 💉❤️
@bonafidemasks.bsky.social are the best, and always have some sort of coupon going
and get your vaccines updated! 💉❤️
November 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
gamers going to agdq: please mask! we’re raising money for a cancer prevention charity, so let’s show everyone watching how much we care about community health 😷💪🏻
@bonafidemasks.bsky.social are the best, and always have some sort of coupon going
and get your vaccines updated! 💉❤️
@bonafidemasks.bsky.social are the best, and always have some sort of coupon going
and get your vaccines updated! 💉❤️
The Bears really need to give everyone in Chicago an anti-anxiety perscription with these game endings!
November 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The Bears really need to give everyone in Chicago an anti-anxiety perscription with these game endings!
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See, look, U.S.A., it's this easy
(and should have been done immediately upon the knowledge that these cheats and grifters were STEALING our work)
(and should have been done immediately upon the knowledge that these cheats and grifters were STEALING our work)
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
See, look, U.S.A., it's this easy
(and should have been done immediately upon the knowledge that these cheats and grifters were STEALING our work)
(and should have been done immediately upon the knowledge that these cheats and grifters were STEALING our work)
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It's fine, it's just placeholder
It's only a couple background things
Nobody reads those anyway
Don't worry, it reflects the creative intent of the team
You see, they're just a little guy
Wow, I had no idea
I mean you can barely tell
Well, all my friends bought it
It's only a couple background things
Nobody reads those anyway
Don't worry, it reflects the creative intent of the team
You see, they're just a little guy
Wow, I had no idea
I mean you can barely tell
Well, all my friends bought it
Call of Duty isn't even hiding the fact that loads of its calling cards and other unlockables are AI generated this year.
For one of the biggest video game franchises in the world this is pretty disgusting...
For one of the biggest video game franchises in the world this is pretty disgusting...
November 15, 2025 at 12:08 AM
It's fine, it's just placeholder
It's only a couple background things
Nobody reads those anyway
Don't worry, it reflects the creative intent of the team
You see, they're just a little guy
Wow, I had no idea
I mean you can barely tell
Well, all my friends bought it
It's only a couple background things
Nobody reads those anyway
Don't worry, it reflects the creative intent of the team
You see, they're just a little guy
Wow, I had no idea
I mean you can barely tell
Well, all my friends bought it
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I'm pretty sure I can single-handedly shut this down with my magnum opus
"2 Goofys, 1 Cup"
"2 Goofys, 1 Cup"
Bob Iger says Disney+ will soon have AI-generated short form content from users
(via THR)
(via THR)
November 13, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I'm pretty sure I can single-handedly shut this down with my magnum opus
"2 Goofys, 1 Cup"
"2 Goofys, 1 Cup"