Sheri Shaw
@sherishaw.bsky.social
https://sherishaw.net/ they/them | socialist writer & video producer who psychoanalyzes development of both games and tech 🌷 there's enough words for all of us
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Sheri Shaw
@sherishaw.bsky.social
· Jul 4
🟡Modern Gaming & Layoffs: youtu.be/Biay2i3hx_s
🔵PAYDAY Retrospective: youtu.be/TRH7tzeT300
🟠Trevor Project's Union Busting: sherishaw.net/blog/inside-...
🟢AI Slop & Games Writing: youtu.be/ZfEWOl0WHX8
🔴RAID WWII Documentary: youtu.be/uAQzI8GLhXI
⚫Starbreeze Allegations: sherishaw.net/blog/starbre...
🔵PAYDAY Retrospective: youtu.be/TRH7tzeT300
🟠Trevor Project's Union Busting: sherishaw.net/blog/inside-...
🟢AI Slop & Games Writing: youtu.be/ZfEWOl0WHX8
🔴RAID WWII Documentary: youtu.be/uAQzI8GLhXI
⚫Starbreeze Allegations: sherishaw.net/blog/starbre...
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that time monty python's John Cleese took up a role for "a character in a world war II video game", only to fly out to the studio and be hit with: "so you're gonna play Adolf Hitler"
he refused the role (as per his contract), and thus a new character was thrown together for him in under 24 hours 🙃
he refused the role (as per his contract), and thus a new character was thrown together for him in under 24 hours 🙃
August 14, 2025 at 11:36 PM
that time monty python's John Cleese took up a role for "a character in a world war II video game", only to fly out to the studio and be hit with: "so you're gonna play Adolf Hitler"
he refused the role (as per his contract), and thus a new character was thrown together for him in under 24 hours 🙃
he refused the role (as per his contract), and thus a new character was thrown together for him in under 24 hours 🙃
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i hope i'm not the person who has to tell you to get off the nazi socmede site but it's not worth sticking around.
"my following is there" they're only sticking around cause the people they follow are still there! leave! anywhere else! it doesn't have to be bluesky, just not the fucking nazi bar
"my following is there" they're only sticking around cause the people they follow are still there! leave! anywhere else! it doesn't have to be bluesky, just not the fucking nazi bar
November 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
i hope i'm not the person who has to tell you to get off the nazi socmede site but it's not worth sticking around.
"my following is there" they're only sticking around cause the people they follow are still there! leave! anywhere else! it doesn't have to be bluesky, just not the fucking nazi bar
"my following is there" they're only sticking around cause the people they follow are still there! leave! anywhere else! it doesn't have to be bluesky, just not the fucking nazi bar
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every time i see someone argue for a "middle ground" on generative AI i refer back to my video on the subject
if you work backwards from 'humans use AI as a tool', you'll eventually arrive at the conclusion that any automated systems that could be conceptualized for that creative flow ALREADY EXIST
if you work backwards from 'humans use AI as a tool', you'll eventually arrive at the conclusion that any automated systems that could be conceptualized for that creative flow ALREADY EXIST
November 18, 2025 at 12:41 AM
every time i see someone argue for a "middle ground" on generative AI i refer back to my video on the subject
if you work backwards from 'humans use AI as a tool', you'll eventually arrive at the conclusion that any automated systems that could be conceptualized for that creative flow ALREADY EXIST
if you work backwards from 'humans use AI as a tool', you'll eventually arrive at the conclusion that any automated systems that could be conceptualized for that creative flow ALREADY EXIST
i hope i'm not the person who has to tell you to get off the nazi socmede site but it's not worth sticking around.
"my following is there" they're only sticking around cause the people they follow are still there! leave! anywhere else! it doesn't have to be bluesky, just not the fucking nazi bar
"my following is there" they're only sticking around cause the people they follow are still there! leave! anywhere else! it doesn't have to be bluesky, just not the fucking nazi bar
November 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
i hope i'm not the person who has to tell you to get off the nazi socmede site but it's not worth sticking around.
"my following is there" they're only sticking around cause the people they follow are still there! leave! anywhere else! it doesn't have to be bluesky, just not the fucking nazi bar
"my following is there" they're only sticking around cause the people they follow are still there! leave! anywhere else! it doesn't have to be bluesky, just not the fucking nazi bar
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Deleting some images and rediscovered this gem.
November 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Deleting some images and rediscovered this gem.
if you need an answer to the question "if companies understand we're in an AI bubble, why are they still getting involved?" sherishaw.net/blog/ever-af...
Ever After Reality: AI is a Plot Device in the Story Businesses Sell to Investors — Connor Sheri Shaw
Mass layoffs are a sign of future-proofing, in the narrative bubble that is investment in AI.
sherishaw.net
November 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
if you need an answer to the question "if companies understand we're in an AI bubble, why are they still getting involved?" sherishaw.net/blog/ever-af...
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turns out i got a banger birthday gift yesterday wtfff www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr96...
Bowling For Soup, Punk Rock Factory, Wheatus - Endless Possibility
YouTube video by BowlingForSoupVEVO
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
turns out i got a banger birthday gift yesterday wtfff www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr96...
do you think journalists even understand why they use a passive voice anymore, or is it a compulsion for safety like cats to a box?
"a woman set on fire" "after man pours fluid on her and ignites it"
"a woman set on fire" "after man pours fluid on her and ignites it"
November 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
do you think journalists even understand why they use a passive voice anymore, or is it a compulsion for safety like cats to a box?
"a woman set on fire" "after man pours fluid on her and ignites it"
"a woman set on fire" "after man pours fluid on her and ignites it"
every time i see someone argue for a "middle ground" on generative AI i refer back to my video on the subject
if you work backwards from 'humans use AI as a tool', you'll eventually arrive at the conclusion that any automated systems that could be conceptualized for that creative flow ALREADY EXIST
if you work backwards from 'humans use AI as a tool', you'll eventually arrive at the conclusion that any automated systems that could be conceptualized for that creative flow ALREADY EXIST
November 18, 2025 at 12:41 AM
every time i see someone argue for a "middle ground" on generative AI i refer back to my video on the subject
if you work backwards from 'humans use AI as a tool', you'll eventually arrive at the conclusion that any automated systems that could be conceptualized for that creative flow ALREADY EXIST
if you work backwards from 'humans use AI as a tool', you'll eventually arrive at the conclusion that any automated systems that could be conceptualized for that creative flow ALREADY EXIST
does anybody know what happened to Franz Koch, one of the founders of Koch Media (now Plaion)? nothing to do with the american Koch brothers. i can find plenty of info about Klemens Kundratitz, the other cofounder, but not about the guy that the company was named for
did he pass on? retire? what?
did he pass on? retire? what?
November 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
does anybody know what happened to Franz Koch, one of the founders of Koch Media (now Plaion)? nothing to do with the american Koch brothers. i can find plenty of info about Klemens Kundratitz, the other cofounder, but not about the guy that the company was named for
did he pass on? retire? what?
did he pass on? retire? what?
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🟡Modern Gaming & Layoffs: youtu.be/Biay2i3hx_s
🔵PAYDAY Retrospective: youtu.be/TRH7tzeT300
🟠Trevor Project's Union Busting: sherishaw.net/blog/inside-...
🟢AI Slop & Games Writing: youtu.be/ZfEWOl0WHX8
🔴RAID WWII Documentary: youtu.be/uAQzI8GLhXI
⚫Starbreeze Allegations: sherishaw.net/blog/starbre...
🔵PAYDAY Retrospective: youtu.be/TRH7tzeT300
🟠Trevor Project's Union Busting: sherishaw.net/blog/inside-...
🟢AI Slop & Games Writing: youtu.be/ZfEWOl0WHX8
🔴RAID WWII Documentary: youtu.be/uAQzI8GLhXI
⚫Starbreeze Allegations: sherishaw.net/blog/starbre...
July 4, 2025 at 4:30 AM
🟡Modern Gaming & Layoffs: youtu.be/Biay2i3hx_s
🔵PAYDAY Retrospective: youtu.be/TRH7tzeT300
🟠Trevor Project's Union Busting: sherishaw.net/blog/inside-...
🟢AI Slop & Games Writing: youtu.be/ZfEWOl0WHX8
🔴RAID WWII Documentary: youtu.be/uAQzI8GLhXI
⚫Starbreeze Allegations: sherishaw.net/blog/starbre...
🔵PAYDAY Retrospective: youtu.be/TRH7tzeT300
🟠Trevor Project's Union Busting: sherishaw.net/blog/inside-...
🟢AI Slop & Games Writing: youtu.be/ZfEWOl0WHX8
🔴RAID WWII Documentary: youtu.be/uAQzI8GLhXI
⚫Starbreeze Allegations: sherishaw.net/blog/starbre...
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indie sunday is LIVE! twitch.tv/aqualounge_tv
🌊 STREAMING SUNDAY @ 7pm EST 🏄♂️
this indie sunday, we bring you POSSESSOR(S), another atmospheric, lethal entry from hyper light drifter studio Heart Machine
this game bears a heavy burden, released in the wake of layoffs - but shines regardless.
tune in as we break it all down, aqualounge style.
this indie sunday, we bring you POSSESSOR(S), another atmospheric, lethal entry from hyper light drifter studio Heart Machine
this game bears a heavy burden, released in the wake of layoffs - but shines regardless.
tune in as we break it all down, aqualounge style.
November 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM
indie sunday is LIVE! twitch.tv/aqualounge_tv
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YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT! I HAVE WRITTEN A NEW ARTICLE!
this one's a bit weird; rather than doing my usual "trying to organize my thoughts and building a winding case that builds on itself," I decided to show you what my EARLY article creation process looks like:
docseuss.medium.com/some-loosely...
this one's a bit weird; rather than doing my usual "trying to organize my thoughts and building a winding case that builds on itself," I decided to show you what my EARLY article creation process looks like:
docseuss.medium.com/some-loosely...
some loosely organized thoughts about dialogue sysin games
think of this as me trying to find out what parts of dialogue choices are load bearing game design and what else can be done with dialogue.
docseuss.medium.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:04 AM
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT! I HAVE WRITTEN A NEW ARTICLE!
this one's a bit weird; rather than doing my usual "trying to organize my thoughts and building a winding case that builds on itself," I decided to show you what my EARLY article creation process looks like:
docseuss.medium.com/some-loosely...
this one's a bit weird; rather than doing my usual "trying to organize my thoughts and building a winding case that builds on itself," I decided to show you what my EARLY article creation process looks like:
docseuss.medium.com/some-loosely...
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TONIGHT at 7pm!!! don't miss it! we got a little video surprise planned too!
TOMORROW 7pm est, tune into...
🌊 @aqualounge.tv INDIE SUNDAY 🏄♂️
as we stream...
🚃 LOST IN TRANSIT by @thorhighheels.bsky.social 🛤️
🐟 TUNA HAKE'S UNDERWATER by @osuikaa.bsky.social 🛹
👿 POSSESSOR(S) by @heartmachine.bsky.social ❤️🔥
and talk heart machine's legacy/what it says abt the indie landscape!
🌊 @aqualounge.tv INDIE SUNDAY 🏄♂️
as we stream...
🚃 LOST IN TRANSIT by @thorhighheels.bsky.social 🛤️
🐟 TUNA HAKE'S UNDERWATER by @osuikaa.bsky.social 🛹
👿 POSSESSOR(S) by @heartmachine.bsky.social ❤️🔥
and talk heart machine's legacy/what it says abt the indie landscape!
November 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
TONIGHT at 7pm!!! don't miss it! we got a little video surprise planned too!
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Just finished my game!! It's a small, 10-minute twin stick shooter called SCHÜT. Kill an exponential amount of enemy waves as you get showered with upgrades and try to reach the killscreen.
You can play it directly from your browser:
dwimepon.itch.io/sht
You can play it directly from your browser:
dwimepon.itch.io/sht
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Just finished my game!! It's a small, 10-minute twin stick shooter called SCHÜT. Kill an exponential amount of enemy waves as you get showered with upgrades and try to reach the killscreen.
You can play it directly from your browser:
dwimepon.itch.io/sht
You can play it directly from your browser:
dwimepon.itch.io/sht
i just heard an advert for "any sized coffee and two hostess snack cakes, ONLY $5" you cannot tell me the economy is okay
five dollars!! for coffee and twinkies!! FIVE!
five dollars!! for coffee and twinkies!! FIVE!
November 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
i just heard an advert for "any sized coffee and two hostess snack cakes, ONLY $5" you cannot tell me the economy is okay
five dollars!! for coffee and twinkies!! FIVE!
five dollars!! for coffee and twinkies!! FIVE!
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made a video 2 years ago explaining why AI dialogue generation is a nonstarter mechanic. this isn't what dialogue trees are for, and it's not what players talk to NPCs for. youtu.be/ZfEWOl0WHX8
November 12, 2025 at 2:39 AM
made a video 2 years ago explaining why AI dialogue generation is a nonstarter mechanic. this isn't what dialogue trees are for, and it's not what players talk to NPCs for. youtu.be/ZfEWOl0WHX8
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“Don’t post publicly about Geoff or you’ll be blacklisted from the industry.” Listen I truly understand why anyone would say that, but being an old man who lived through gamergate and was told by my superior to STFU about it online and refused to: I’m still here and making games.
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
“Don’t post publicly about Geoff or you’ll be blacklisted from the industry.” Listen I truly understand why anyone would say that, but being an old man who lived through gamergate and was told by my superior to STFU about it online and refused to: I’m still here and making games.
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yeah it would be like someone once from the new york times to be frustrated at the truth being published
As a former member of NYT’s finance team & the co-author of this story exposing the relationship between Epstein & Bill Gates as well as one on Epstein & JPMorgan, I am really frustrated to see people claiming that NYT sat on publishable info about Trump and Epstein 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/b...
Bill Gates Met With Jeffrey Epstein Many Times, Despite His Past (Published 2019)
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
yeah it would be like someone once from the new york times to be frustrated at the truth being published
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every single frame of animation, in-house developed sound effect, line of code, visual asset, chart, and line of dialogue was done by a human and done without using generative AI tools in the making of UNBEATABLE. relinquishing creative choices to tools makes your work empty, vapid, and meaningless
“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 6:07 AM
every single frame of animation, in-house developed sound effect, line of code, visual asset, chart, and line of dialogue was done by a human and done without using generative AI tools in the making of UNBEATABLE. relinquishing creative choices to tools makes your work empty, vapid, and meaningless
made a video 2 years ago explaining why AI dialogue generation is a nonstarter mechanic. this isn't what dialogue trees are for, and it's not what players talk to NPCs for. youtu.be/ZfEWOl0WHX8
November 12, 2025 at 2:39 AM
made a video 2 years ago explaining why AI dialogue generation is a nonstarter mechanic. this isn't what dialogue trees are for, and it's not what players talk to NPCs for. youtu.be/ZfEWOl0WHX8
Reposted by Sheri Shaw
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in so much pain the doctor is letting me come get my physical therapy appointment early
if you wanna help with that, it'll be about $200
paypal.me/stompsite
I'll have a new essay for you on docseuss.medium.com very soon!
if you wanna help with that, it'll be about $200
paypal.me/stompsite
I'll have a new essay for you on docseuss.medium.com very soon!
November 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
in so much pain the doctor is letting me come get my physical therapy appointment early
if you wanna help with that, it'll be about $200
paypal.me/stompsite
I'll have a new essay for you on docseuss.medium.com very soon!
if you wanna help with that, it'll be about $200
paypal.me/stompsite
I'll have a new essay for you on docseuss.medium.com very soon!
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