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🔸Rafael Françoi🔸 @rathaelos.bsky.social · 16d

Aside from sprite work, I’ve been learning and doing some VFX. Here’s a compilation of the ones I made on Threads of Time:

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Sharkos Zakos @drakosharko.bsky.social · 16d

I'm afraid
I was completely cooked
I was read like a book and nothing else can be done besides retiring
My gaming career is over due to draconic tree sentinel

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Sharkos Zakos @drakosharko.bsky.social · 20d

And the shapes are done!
Really think that a wrist moulinet fits pretty well a lightning-wielding character, and making the animation as fast as possible feels gud

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Sharkos Zakos @drakosharko.bsky.social · 21d

Have been working on the trailer for a while, but I'm back working on the animation of the characters for now
And there's such a great satisfaction of being able to nerd about martial arts

Not many other games I can justify animating a wrist moulinet because yes

Anyways, here's today's progress!

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METR @metr.org · Jul 10

We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.

The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.

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secondlina // Lord of Crows @secondlina.com · Jul 8

It's dangerous to go alone.

Little drawing of a crow in an "In case of x, break glass" emergency box with the caption "In case of depression... take him with you!"

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alice @aliceduke.bsky.social · Jun 30

jackdaw study

A rare garden visit from this shy corvid

digital painting of a jackdaw in the sun

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Sharkos Zakos @drakosharko.bsky.social · Jun 21

The King listens to your messages, but seems as he was very aware already
He appreciates your concern nonetheless

The harpy Cortez Silverbeak, sitting upon his throne, looking down in an imposing and regal manner

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raz @wrfzk.bsky.social · Mar 18

É uma cirurgia que impede a gravidez masculina

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Trezy @trezy.codes · Sep 13

Welcome to v4 of the Blue Sky Game Dev orientation 🧵!

Let's get you started with the basics of Bluesky, finding other devs, and posting about your games!

Btw, this is based on the artist orientation thread from @purlane.ink; make sure to check it out if you’re also on the art side of game dev!

🇵🇸Baldemoto @baldemo.to · Jun 25

Welcome to the Bluesky artist orientation 🧵!

This will get you started on the basics of how this network works, how to connect with other artists, and how to get your art seen.

If you’re a furry, I also highly recommend checking out @buttplug.engineer's furry orientation thread below:

qdot @buttplug.engineer · May 12

Welcome to qDot’s “So you’re a furry that just joined bsky” 🧵

A guide to other posts on the network and servers furries should know because I’m sick of repeating myself

First up, @kamu.bsky.social ’s Furry Roll-call thread. Comment to let others know you’re here.

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Stephy (Dandelion) B 🌼 @ladysmalls.bsky.social · Mar 19

🙃🙃🙃 #GDC2025

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Sharkos Zakos @drakosharko.bsky.social · Mar 12

Chroma Zhulong patrolling
Keeping an eye out while you rest and get ready for the next mission
An digital painting I worked on last year 😋
#Warframe #Fanart

Chroma Zhulong holding a Lex Prime pistol, looking to the horizon wary of anything that might appear

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Sharkos Zakos @drakosharko.bsky.social · Mar 11

Update for today's mechanics:
- Fumbled landing (also known as landing lag)
- Run turnaround and reverse jump (Reverse aerial rush)
- Strong attacks fully functional

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Sharkos Zakos @drakosharko.bsky.social · Mar 9

A more recent look at the roster of Soul Parade

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Sharkos Zakos @drakosharko.bsky.social · Feb 18

@rebbford.bsky.social @warframe.com Pretty please?😀
@vinumsc.bsky.social The chroma mains are asking politely 😔

Sharkos Zakos @drakosharko.bsky.social · Feb 18

#Warframe
Reaaaally feel that we could work on making Chroma's Effigy an exalted sentinel
And the breath weapon being moddable with elemental mods be only damage boost
And spectral scream scaling with the effigy's breath weapon, like Excalibur's slash dash in the future? Yum

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Birds Probably @birdsprobably.bsky.social · Jan 27

As part of this challenge, here is Spark, the electric jester, using the Pico 8 palette :)

#pixelart #pico8 #fanart #sparktheelectricjester

Pixel art of Spark the electric jester, standing, with a finger up sparking electricity. Around the 32 x 32 Spark sprite is a 64 x 64 frame that includes text above saying "SPARK" and text below saying "32 x 32" There is a checkerboard-patterned background of 16 x 16 pixel gray tiles.

The entire image uses the Pico 8 palette.

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Furry Character of the Day @dailyfurry.bsky.social · Nov 6

Today's furry character of the day is... Slade from Dungeons of Aether!

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · Jan 27

The AI bubble was inflated based on the idea that we need bigger models that both are trained and run on bigger and even larger GPUs. A company came along that has undermined the narrative - ways both substantive and questionable - and now the market panicked that $200bn got wasted on AI capex

Seya @sey4star.bsky.social · Jan 27

Can someone explain it to me like I'm stupid?

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Tetra - They/Them @tetraminose.bsky.social · Jan 23

Hi eveyone, it's been almost 2 months since I last posted here (I think?). But I wanted to give you a fun challenge if you wanna join me:

Making a character you like on a 32x32 canvas, that is the only limitation, here is a WIP of a Samus redesign I did on my style for the example!

Screenshot of a Samus redesign with my style!

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Rowan / RowanFuture @rowan.games · Jan 27

Transitions #gamedev #pixelart

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Sharkos Zakos @drakosharko.bsky.social · Dec 12

Oh yeah, a view of the first four characters of the roster
Two of them with the moveset already set, the other two halfway there

The first view of the roster of the platfighter, with four characters. A fox, a lizard, an eagle and a tayra.

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Sharkos Zakos @drakosharko.bsky.social · Dec 12

Posting some old stuff I've done while coding some lots of mechanics is ongoing
#PixelArt #animation

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Dr Christina N. Zdenek @cnzdenek.bsky.social · Dec 5

Boyd's Forest Dragon (Lophosaurus boydii). Near Cairns, Qld. #herps #Wildoz

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Sharkos Zakos @drakosharko.bsky.social · Nov 27

Could you make it as balanced and fun as the latest entries without any meters? Are combos necessary? What encompasses the feeling of mastery they give?
What needs to be done to avoid the cutscene feeling of when you're getting pressured?
Feeling like chatting some hours about that