Eveline Albers
@aerisnoir.evelinealbers.com
Indie gamedev /w AAA bg. Past games: Thief, Tomb Raider 9/10/11/LC1+2, Deus Ex MD, Marvel's Avengers, HZD, Spider-man. Illustr/Colorist. Transformers/robots fan. Opinions = own
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Yo! I'm a hypercharged dev/artist dark horse. I know a lot, do a lot, & like a lot: So I talk about & create loads of different things. Mostly robots and sci-fi.
But really anything goes.
I'm also an expert on self-motivation and persistence in the face of isolation and going at one's own pace.
But really anything goes.
I'm also an expert on self-motivation and persistence in the face of isolation and going at one's own pace.
Not sure what upsets me more: that someone made a workshop 'writing fiction with AI', that the library hosts it, or that people are paying to follow a workshop to let a plagiarism machine be creative for them.
... really.
... really.
November 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Not sure what upsets me more: that someone made a workshop 'writing fiction with AI', that the library hosts it, or that people are paying to follow a workshop to let a plagiarism machine be creative for them.
... really.
... really.
1 in 6 high school kids are now below writing level and can't write simple letters and are at risk to not be proficient in writing and reading.
When I warned years ago that we risked organ trafficking of illiterate citizens, the RIVM defended the gov planned to combat illiteracy 😆 it's increasing.
When I warned years ago that we risked organ trafficking of illiterate citizens, the RIVM defended the gov planned to combat illiteracy 😆 it's increasing.
November 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
1 in 6 high school kids are now below writing level and can't write simple letters and are at risk to not be proficient in writing and reading.
When I warned years ago that we risked organ trafficking of illiterate citizens, the RIVM defended the gov planned to combat illiteracy 😆 it's increasing.
When I warned years ago that we risked organ trafficking of illiterate citizens, the RIVM defended the gov planned to combat illiteracy 😆 it's increasing.
Family stopped by and as their kid grabbed a Fallout bobblehead said that I "also make those figurines".
I smts feel like the oddball for being creative so it was extremely vindicating to see their jaws DROP when I took Windblade out of display under a "... yeah, 'kinda' like that..."
I smts feel like the oddball for being creative so it was extremely vindicating to see their jaws DROP when I took Windblade out of display under a "... yeah, 'kinda' like that..."
COMPLETED - 2024-06 - Scarlet Zephyr Commander.
Original model, resin-printed & hand-painted custom figurine.
Design inspired by: Windblade #3 Stone cover.
🙏Like & RT this please!
#Transformers #Windblade #Maccadam #3DPrinting #Custom #MiniaturePainting #Handpainted #Zbrush
Original model, resin-printed & hand-painted custom figurine.
Design inspired by: Windblade #3 Stone cover.
🙏Like & RT this please!
#Transformers #Windblade #Maccadam #3DPrinting #Custom #MiniaturePainting #Handpainted #Zbrush
November 19, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Family stopped by and as their kid grabbed a Fallout bobblehead said that I "also make those figurines".
I smts feel like the oddball for being creative so it was extremely vindicating to see their jaws DROP when I took Windblade out of display under a "... yeah, 'kinda' like that..."
I smts feel like the oddball for being creative so it was extremely vindicating to see their jaws DROP when I took Windblade out of display under a "... yeah, 'kinda' like that..."
www.blender.org/download/
If you can, help blender out?
They're a free 3D software but development costs time. In a world of stupidly expensive software with predatory subscription models they are a last unicorn 🦄 for 3D modellers and other creatives. It's important to have this in the world.
If you can, help blender out?
They're a free 3D software but development costs time. In a world of stupidly expensive software with predatory subscription models they are a last unicorn 🦄 for 3D modellers and other creatives. It's important to have this in the world.
November 19, 2025 at 6:28 AM
www.blender.org/download/
If you can, help blender out?
They're a free 3D software but development costs time. In a world of stupidly expensive software with predatory subscription models they are a last unicorn 🦄 for 3D modellers and other creatives. It's important to have this in the world.
If you can, help blender out?
They're a free 3D software but development costs time. In a world of stupidly expensive software with predatory subscription models they are a last unicorn 🦄 for 3D modellers and other creatives. It's important to have this in the world.
Dutchies are getting an infoletter for emergency preparedness.
... My LARP hobby got me pretty far but... sounds like this warrants doing more? If they're using snail mail...
... My LARP hobby got me pretty far but... sounds like this warrants doing more? If they're using snail mail...
November 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Dutchies are getting an infoletter for emergency preparedness.
... My LARP hobby got me pretty far but... sounds like this warrants doing more? If they're using snail mail...
... My LARP hobby got me pretty far but... sounds like this warrants doing more? If they're using snail mail...
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"We are not surrounded by cretinous, vicious imbeciles but mostly by careful, thoughtful people who may disagree with us but usually have good reasons for doing so."
Fascinating & wise piece from @naomialderman.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Fascinating & wise piece from @naomialderman.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Don’t argue with strangers… and 11 more rules to survive the information crisis
Feeling overwhelmed by divisive opinions, endless rows and unreliable facts? Here’s how to weather the data storm
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
"We are not surrounded by cretinous, vicious imbeciles but mostly by careful, thoughtful people who may disagree with us but usually have good reasons for doing so."
Fascinating & wise piece from @naomialderman.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Fascinating & wise piece from @naomialderman.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
(Super)markets using AI music doesn't bother me just for the madness of daring to say people should buy from them, but they can steal from people: markets are fundamentally human in that we all go there. /1
November 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
(Super)markets using AI music doesn't bother me just for the madness of daring to say people should buy from them, but they can steal from people: markets are fundamentally human in that we all go there. /1
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apparently the unprecedented wealth and inflcuence big tech is amassing at the cost of the most marginalised is not enough. big tech ceos are not that different from drug cartels
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
EU set to water down landmark AI Act after pressure from big tech
European Commission proposes pauses to provisions in digital rule book amid concerns over implications for EU competitiveness
www.irishtimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
😑
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Made some new shots of Halls of Teknor now that the game book got a glow up. Look at all those rusty tiles.
#boardgames
#boardgames
November 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Made some new shots of Halls of Teknor now that the game book got a glow up. Look at all those rusty tiles.
#boardgames
#boardgames
And every time people here talk about climate action there's always hordes of people saying we shouldn't do anything because China pollutes more and is bigger.
China is low bar, high performance. They're delivering results.
China is low bar, high performance. They're delivering results.
November 11, 2025 at 10:37 AM
And every time people here talk about climate action there's always hordes of people saying we shouldn't do anything because China pollutes more and is bigger.
China is low bar, high performance. They're delivering results.
China is low bar, high performance. They're delivering results.
Just had 6 yo kids over whom I haven't seen in years and... they like transformers??? Them bots are still alive with the kid crowd??
They've played with Broadside and a few Cheetors and an IF seeker (amethyst?) with great fun. (After barred from Rapid Run, CRID Ultra Mag, OG Sky-byte, & Torca 💀)
They've played with Broadside and a few Cheetors and an IF seeker (amethyst?) with great fun. (After barred from Rapid Run, CRID Ultra Mag, OG Sky-byte, & Torca 💀)
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Just had 6 yo kids over whom I haven't seen in years and... they like transformers??? Them bots are still alive with the kid crowd??
They've played with Broadside and a few Cheetors and an IF seeker (amethyst?) with great fun. (After barred from Rapid Run, CRID Ultra Mag, OG Sky-byte, & Torca 💀)
They've played with Broadside and a few Cheetors and an IF seeker (amethyst?) with great fun. (After barred from Rapid Run, CRID Ultra Mag, OG Sky-byte, & Torca 💀)
Reposted by Eveline Albers
Painted up this little guy real quick tonight while I get my next big paint project ready. He's been on my desk for a long time, and I just love the idea of a kobold on an owlbear cub.
I mean, I love kobolds, and I love owlbears, so when you put them together...
I mean, I love kobolds, and I love owlbears, so when you put them together...
November 10, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Painted up this little guy real quick tonight while I get my next big paint project ready. He's been on my desk for a long time, and I just love the idea of a kobold on an owlbear cub.
I mean, I love kobolds, and I love owlbears, so when you put them together...
I mean, I love kobolds, and I love owlbears, so when you put them together...
Uhm... America? Nowadays it's kinda hard to tell with you whether this is a legit boo-boo or a scrub.
November 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Uhm... America? Nowadays it's kinda hard to tell with you whether this is a legit boo-boo or a scrub.
Ben je op de markt, staat 1 vd kipidee trucks daar met een speaker AI jingle meuk te draaien.
Naja als zij geen mens willen betalen voor een product waarom zouden wij dat doen voor hun product? Tis niet alsof ze een componist niet kunnen betalen.
En wie zet een speaker aan op een markt 😂
Naja als zij geen mens willen betalen voor een product waarom zouden wij dat doen voor hun product? Tis niet alsof ze een componist niet kunnen betalen.
En wie zet een speaker aan op een markt 😂
November 8, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Ben je op de markt, staat 1 vd kipidee trucks daar met een speaker AI jingle meuk te draaien.
Naja als zij geen mens willen betalen voor een product waarom zouden wij dat doen voor hun product? Tis niet alsof ze een componist niet kunnen betalen.
En wie zet een speaker aan op een markt 😂
Naja als zij geen mens willen betalen voor een product waarom zouden wij dat doen voor hun product? Tis niet alsof ze een componist niet kunnen betalen.
En wie zet een speaker aan op een markt 😂
Sure you can try to automate QA... but that's not going to help bad decisions from management...
Square Enix says it wants generative AI to be doing 70% of its QA and debugging by the end of 2027.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/square-...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/square-...
Square Enix says it wants generative AI to be doing 70% of its QA and debugging by the end of 2027 | VGC
The publisher is researching “Game QA Automation Technology” with the University of Tokyo…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Sure you can try to automate QA... but that's not going to help bad decisions from management...
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Banner came in just in time for the con.
November 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Banner came in just in time for the con.
In case there are other car paintjob lovers on here, this Kia EV5 is showing off a great matte blue.
November 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
In case there are other car paintjob lovers on here, this Kia EV5 is showing off a great matte blue.
Watching people shortcircuit when you tell them that no, you can't in fact just pop by family or ask them for help with the baby because long covid does not allow spontaneity is never-ending frustration.
Long covid only leaves constraints, restrictions, lost connections, and terrible isolation.
Long covid only leaves constraints, restrictions, lost connections, and terrible isolation.
November 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Watching people shortcircuit when you tell them that no, you can't in fact just pop by family or ask them for help with the baby because long covid does not allow spontaneity is never-ending frustration.
Long covid only leaves constraints, restrictions, lost connections, and terrible isolation.
Long covid only leaves constraints, restrictions, lost connections, and terrible isolation.
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Yeah. Okay. I think we are on to something here.
October 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Yeah. Okay. I think we are on to something here.
Which watchdog kept slapping Microsoft with fines for things such as manipulating users to use Edge and Teams by preloading those in updates? Because copilot is the same & we should maybe en masse alert that watchdog...
Microsoft will have a roughly 27% stake in the new for-profit company known as OpenAI Group PBC.
OpenAI Establishes For-Profit Company In Restructuring Change Involving Microsoft
Microsoft will have a roughly 27% stake in the new for-profit company known as OpenAI Group PBC.
www.forbes.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Which watchdog kept slapping Microsoft with fines for things such as manipulating users to use Edge and Teams by preloading those in updates? Because copilot is the same & we should maybe en masse alert that watchdog...
Cw: politics
I'm honestly praying GL/PvdA wins out over PVV tomorrow. Can we please see how the Left does it, now that we've seen the Right mess it up? Then we'll know if the endless whinging about 'but the Left!' had any truth to it. Settle it. Please.
I'm honestly praying GL/PvdA wins out over PVV tomorrow. Can we please see how the Left does it, now that we've seen the Right mess it up? Then we'll know if the endless whinging about 'but the Left!' had any truth to it. Settle it. Please.
October 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Cw: politics
I'm honestly praying GL/PvdA wins out over PVV tomorrow. Can we please see how the Left does it, now that we've seen the Right mess it up? Then we'll know if the endless whinging about 'but the Left!' had any truth to it. Settle it. Please.
I'm honestly praying GL/PvdA wins out over PVV tomorrow. Can we please see how the Left does it, now that we've seen the Right mess it up? Then we'll know if the endless whinging about 'but the Left!' had any truth to it. Settle it. Please.
Managed to sit down and do gamedev stuff. Not a lot, but keeping the workstation set up and active for that little hour I might get atm is great. Figuring this out as we go.
October 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Managed to sit down and do gamedev stuff. Not a lot, but keeping the workstation set up and active for that little hour I might get atm is great. Figuring this out as we go.
Nephew came to visit & wanted to play the 'goat game'. Yes, goat simulator.
Afterwards I looked to husband: "it shocks me to say it, as a gamer, but our son isn't playing this dumb shite. Or maybe it's *because* we're gamers. That was just awful to see a kid play."
We're starting on old classics
Afterwards I looked to husband: "it shocks me to say it, as a gamer, but our son isn't playing this dumb shite. Or maybe it's *because* we're gamers. That was just awful to see a kid play."
We're starting on old classics
October 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Nephew came to visit & wanted to play the 'goat game'. Yes, goat simulator.
Afterwards I looked to husband: "it shocks me to say it, as a gamer, but our son isn't playing this dumb shite. Or maybe it's *because* we're gamers. That was just awful to see a kid play."
We're starting on old classics
Afterwards I looked to husband: "it shocks me to say it, as a gamer, but our son isn't playing this dumb shite. Or maybe it's *because* we're gamers. That was just awful to see a kid play."
We're starting on old classics
Seems like Bluesky is spyware ish.
It brings up people I did follow on Twitter, but don't on Bluesky and never searched for.
It also eventually brings up very obscure topics searched for on search engines but not on Bluesky.
It seems to track & algo.
It brings up people I did follow on Twitter, but don't on Bluesky and never searched for.
It also eventually brings up very obscure topics searched for on search engines but not on Bluesky.
It seems to track & algo.
October 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Seems like Bluesky is spyware ish.
It brings up people I did follow on Twitter, but don't on Bluesky and never searched for.
It also eventually brings up very obscure topics searched for on search engines but not on Bluesky.
It seems to track & algo.
It brings up people I did follow on Twitter, but don't on Bluesky and never searched for.
It also eventually brings up very obscure topics searched for on search engines but not on Bluesky.
It seems to track & algo.
Went to 2 concerts (Ayreon & Helloween) which featured AI art in background cines & gotta admit: We need GenAI warning labels on concert ticket info, and those tickets are way too expensive to see AI slop.
Why pay music artists if they like to steal from cinematic artists?
Fearing for Sabaton.
Why pay music artists if they like to steal from cinematic artists?
Fearing for Sabaton.
October 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Went to 2 concerts (Ayreon & Helloween) which featured AI art in background cines & gotta admit: We need GenAI warning labels on concert ticket info, and those tickets are way too expensive to see AI slop.
Why pay music artists if they like to steal from cinematic artists?
Fearing for Sabaton.
Why pay music artists if they like to steal from cinematic artists?
Fearing for Sabaton.