Xantica
@xantica.bsky.social
Game- & Level Designer
Currently working on an unannounced cozy puzzle game
Previously: Rarebyte
Mentally living in Thedas
Dice Goblin | Introvert | she/her
Currently working on an unannounced cozy puzzle game
Previously: Rarebyte
Mentally living in Thedas
Dice Goblin | Introvert | she/her
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It’s time to wake up — if you aren’t using ChatGPT to optimize your work (and your life!) you’re getting left behind. Watch this for 5 simple, lesser-known ChatGPT prompts that geniuses use!
youtu.be/IS65dBNlng8
youtu.be/IS65dBNlng8
5 Secret Ways to Use ChatGPT Like an AI Pro (2025 easy prompt guide!)
YouTube video by Charalanahzard
youtu.be
September 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
It’s time to wake up — if you aren’t using ChatGPT to optimize your work (and your life!) you’re getting left behind. Watch this for 5 simple, lesser-known ChatGPT prompts that geniuses use!
youtu.be/IS65dBNlng8
youtu.be/IS65dBNlng8
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The annoying thing about the "oh we left a placeholder" generative AI slop excuse is that that is EXACTLY NOT how you should be using placeholders. Anything "not obviously terrible with a panicked hurried half-awake glance" is getting shipped.
In gamedev, if you're using a placeholder asset, best practices involve marking it as placeholder so garishly and offensively clearly PLACEHOLDER that you can't possibly miss it. Also flagging that asset in the dev process so it can be identified quickly before the final build.
November 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The annoying thing about the "oh we left a placeholder" generative AI slop excuse is that that is EXACTLY NOT how you should be using placeholders. Anything "not obviously terrible with a panicked hurried half-awake glance" is getting shipped.
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NEW: After my last piece about what's slowing down game development, folks wrote in to ask "why didn't you talk about bad leadership?"
It uhhhh never came up. So I returned to the well and asked devs to explain why better leadership—not AI or any other tool—is vital to efficient game development.
It uhhhh never came up. So I returned to the well and asked devs to explain why better leadership—not AI or any other tool—is vital to efficient game development.
How poor leadership slows down game development
How poor leadership slows down game development
No tool—AI or otherwise—can speed up game development if leaders don't rise to the occasion.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
NEW: After my last piece about what's slowing down game development, folks wrote in to ask "why didn't you talk about bad leadership?"
It uhhhh never came up. So I returned to the well and asked devs to explain why better leadership—not AI or any other tool—is vital to efficient game development.
It uhhhh never came up. So I returned to the well and asked devs to explain why better leadership—not AI or any other tool—is vital to efficient game development.
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A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.
October 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.
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Ed Luce watching democracy die in the United States of America
October 24, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Ed Luce watching democracy die in the United States of America
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listen, it's extremely disrespectful to repost this without properly crediting Quantic Dream
Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
October 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
listen, it's extremely disrespectful to repost this without properly crediting Quantic Dream
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"Who needs more security? The occupier or the occupied?"
🇧🇪🇪🇺 Belgian MEP Marc Botenga calls out the hypocrisy of the European Union and leaders who have advocated for the disarmament and deradicalization of Palestinians in order to ensure "Israel's security".
🇧🇪🇪🇺 Belgian MEP Marc Botenga calls out the hypocrisy of the European Union and leaders who have advocated for the disarmament and deradicalization of Palestinians in order to ensure "Israel's security".
October 25, 2025 at 8:26 AM
"Who needs more security? The occupier or the occupied?"
🇧🇪🇪🇺 Belgian MEP Marc Botenga calls out the hypocrisy of the European Union and leaders who have advocated for the disarmament and deradicalization of Palestinians in order to ensure "Israel's security".
🇧🇪🇪🇺 Belgian MEP Marc Botenga calls out the hypocrisy of the European Union and leaders who have advocated for the disarmament and deradicalization of Palestinians in order to ensure "Israel's security".
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Yeah it is *definitely* the first party companies that don't care about developers here 🤡
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/gdc-say...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/gdc-say...
October 24, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Yeah it is *definitely* the first party companies that don't care about developers here 🤡
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/gdc-say...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/gdc-say...
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Boris doesn’t care about fashion.
He just wears what he likes: a flower, some sunglasses, maybe a juniper mane. He helps out, gets a reward, and looks adorable doing it 🐗💛
Adorable Adventures demo is available on Steam: steampowered.com/app/4006020
#fashionistafriday #cozygame #indiegame #cute
He just wears what he likes: a flower, some sunglasses, maybe a juniper mane. He helps out, gets a reward, and looks adorable doing it 🐗💛
Adorable Adventures demo is available on Steam: steampowered.com/app/4006020
#fashionistafriday #cozygame #indiegame #cute
October 24, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Boris doesn’t care about fashion.
He just wears what he likes: a flower, some sunglasses, maybe a juniper mane. He helps out, gets a reward, and looks adorable doing it 🐗💛
Adorable Adventures demo is available on Steam: steampowered.com/app/4006020
#fashionistafriday #cozygame #indiegame #cute
He just wears what he likes: a flower, some sunglasses, maybe a juniper mane. He helps out, gets a reward, and looks adorable doing it 🐗💛
Adorable Adventures demo is available on Steam: steampowered.com/app/4006020
#fashionistafriday #cozygame #indiegame #cute
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Your president is destroying your country.
October 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Your president is destroying your country.
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So if we’re keeping track of who’s been “come for”:
Disabled people shouldn’t leave their homes
Immigrants aren’t safe anywhere
Black & brown citizens can be detained & brutalized even more easily
Cis women aren’t entitled to certain healthcare
Trans people aren’t allowed to exist some places
Disabled people shouldn’t leave their homes
Immigrants aren’t safe anywhere
Black & brown citizens can be detained & brutalized even more easily
Cis women aren’t entitled to certain healthcare
Trans people aren’t allowed to exist some places
October 22, 2025 at 3:54 AM
So if we’re keeping track of who’s been “come for”:
Disabled people shouldn’t leave their homes
Immigrants aren’t safe anywhere
Black & brown citizens can be detained & brutalized even more easily
Cis women aren’t entitled to certain healthcare
Trans people aren’t allowed to exist some places
Disabled people shouldn’t leave their homes
Immigrants aren’t safe anywhere
Black & brown citizens can be detained & brutalized even more easily
Cis women aren’t entitled to certain healthcare
Trans people aren’t allowed to exist some places
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I recently came across this pack of 1,200+ fonts, loved it, got in contact with the creators and I can now offer a 90% off (!) coupon for all Kenney friends!✨
itch.io/s/160768/fri...
itch.io/s/160768/fri...
October 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I recently came across this pack of 1,200+ fonts, loved it, got in contact with the creators and I can now offer a 90% off (!) coupon for all Kenney friends!✨
itch.io/s/160768/fri...
itch.io/s/160768/fri...
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y’all got out at 30?
I love Guillermo del Toro calling ages 19 to 29 "sublime confusion"
October 21, 2025 at 1:14 AM
y’all got out at 30?
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Listen, I really love being connected with everyone but it is starting to seem any social media out there just forgets that Nazis are bad and marginalized folks are culture as soon as they hit a dozen million users.
October 6, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Listen, I really love being connected with everyone but it is starting to seem any social media out there just forgets that Nazis are bad and marginalized folks are culture as soon as they hit a dozen million users.
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Listen, @burgerbecky.bsky.social is one of the greats. If you can spare anything at all, and you have love for this medium, I can guarantee she's in some way part of the games you love. Please help our industry help her out.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman
I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer
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October 6, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Listen, @burgerbecky.bsky.social is one of the greats. If you can spare anything at all, and you have love for this medium, I can guarantee she's in some way part of the games you love. Please help our industry help her out.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
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wtf is wrong with these people
October 7, 2025 at 3:39 AM
wtf is wrong with these people
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An elderly German Jewish man was arrested for comparing Gaza to Auschwitz.
His relatives were killed by the German state in Auschwitz.
Talk to me about how Germany was denazified
www.instagram.com/reel/DPL44U4...
His relatives were killed by the German state in Auschwitz.
Talk to me about how Germany was denazified
www.instagram.com/reel/DPL44U4...
October 7, 2025 at 10:49 AM
An elderly German Jewish man was arrested for comparing Gaza to Auschwitz.
His relatives were killed by the German state in Auschwitz.
Talk to me about how Germany was denazified
www.instagram.com/reel/DPL44U4...
His relatives were killed by the German state in Auschwitz.
Talk to me about how Germany was denazified
www.instagram.com/reel/DPL44U4...
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history teacher in 50 years: So in September, that’s when the president signed an executive order criminalizing anti-fascism and saying all resistance would be crushed
student: oh so that’s when the whole country realized they were living under fascism
teacher: haha what? oh no lol not at all. no.
student: oh so that’s when the whole country realized they were living under fascism
teacher: haha what? oh no lol not at all. no.
October 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
history teacher in 50 years: So in September, that’s when the president signed an executive order criminalizing anti-fascism and saying all resistance would be crushed
student: oh so that’s when the whole country realized they were living under fascism
teacher: haha what? oh no lol not at all. no.
student: oh so that’s when the whole country realized they were living under fascism
teacher: haha what? oh no lol not at all. no.
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Uh if this guy wants to see "a virgin on screen" he should just put his phone in selfie mode
October 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Uh if this guy wants to see "a virgin on screen" he should just put his phone in selfie mode
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Being a person with autism has not been easy but the reason it hasn't been easy- is because non-autistic people are not taught how to interact with autistic people. Autistic people are expected to socially mask & neurotypicals generally don't have even a base idea of how autistic people communicate.
September 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Being a person with autism has not been easy but the reason it hasn't been easy- is because non-autistic people are not taught how to interact with autistic people. Autistic people are expected to socially mask & neurotypicals generally don't have even a base idea of how autistic people communicate.
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If you're a #Patreon creator, make sure you turn off autopilot which is enabled BY DEFAULT and will AUTOMATICALLY send people messages/emails and offers in your name... 🫠
Find the settings under Promotions -> Autopilot -> Turn Off
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Find the settings under Promotions -> Autopilot -> Turn Off
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October 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
If you're a #Patreon creator, make sure you turn off autopilot which is enabled BY DEFAULT and will AUTOMATICALLY send people messages/emails and offers in your name... 🫠
Find the settings under Promotions -> Autopilot -> Turn Off
www.patreon.com/promotions/a...
Find the settings under Promotions -> Autopilot -> Turn Off
www.patreon.com/promotions/a...