Christopher Wade ✊🏿
@itmechriswade.bsky.social
Christian. Filmmaker. Final Fantasy/RPG fan! Fuck AI. All power to the imagination.
Creator/Director of #TheWillofMonsters
Producer/Co-Director - Peter & Company's pilot
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/itsmechriswade/the-will-of-monsters
Creator/Director of #TheWillofMonsters
Producer/Co-Director - Peter & Company's pilot
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/itsmechriswade/the-will-of-monsters
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Around this time next year, my Final Fantasy-inspired Halloween movie, THE WILL MONSTERS will begin crowdfunding!
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13oct - ‘the curious and quite dreadful sensation of being forgotten’
November 18, 2025 at 3:26 AM
13oct - ‘the curious and quite dreadful sensation of being forgotten’
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The folks at Every Frame A Painting chatted with us about animation production and how to be an artist in a system flooded with genAI. We're not sweating it, we got people to focus on.
youtu.be/ZXUBoI9eHfQ?...
youtu.be/ZXUBoI9eHfQ?...
Every Frame x Lackadaisy - Interview with Tracy J. Butler & Fable Siegel
YouTube video by Every Frame a Painting
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 4:10 AM
The folks at Every Frame A Painting chatted with us about animation production and how to be an artist in a system flooded with genAI. We're not sweating it, we got people to focus on.
youtu.be/ZXUBoI9eHfQ?...
youtu.be/ZXUBoI9eHfQ?...
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#Dispatch devs have no interest in using AI for game development 🎮
"AI feels like a production solution, not a creative one. Maybe it's a creative one if you aren't creative"
"Whatever we're building, it has to connect. It's got to be made by people. It's got to connect to people"
(via GIBiz)
"AI feels like a production solution, not a creative one. Maybe it's a creative one if you aren't creative"
"Whatever we're building, it has to connect. It's got to be made by people. It's got to connect to people"
(via GIBiz)
November 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
#Dispatch devs have no interest in using AI for game development 🎮
"AI feels like a production solution, not a creative one. Maybe it's a creative one if you aren't creative"
"Whatever we're building, it has to connect. It's got to be made by people. It's got to connect to people"
(via GIBiz)
"AI feels like a production solution, not a creative one. Maybe it's a creative one if you aren't creative"
"Whatever we're building, it has to connect. It's got to be made by people. It's got to connect to people"
(via GIBiz)
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Honestly people need to regain curiosity. A lot of the stuff I see wrongly accused as AI is so easily cleared.
Reverse image search it to find out how old it is. Look up the animal on wikipedia to see if it exists. Track down the portfolio of the artist. Listen to the album.
Reverse image search it to find out how old it is. Look up the animal on wikipedia to see if it exists. Track down the portfolio of the artist. Listen to the album.
The worst thing AI has done to culture in just a couple years is not that people think AI generated things are real, but that they now think real things are AI generated
November 18, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Honestly people need to regain curiosity. A lot of the stuff I see wrongly accused as AI is so easily cleared.
Reverse image search it to find out how old it is. Look up the animal on wikipedia to see if it exists. Track down the portfolio of the artist. Listen to the album.
Reverse image search it to find out how old it is. Look up the animal on wikipedia to see if it exists. Track down the portfolio of the artist. Listen to the album.
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I got engaged today at a comics shop in Paris! Me and my friends made a short comic to ask my partner to propose, and he said yes!
November 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I got engaged today at a comics shop in Paris! Me and my friends made a short comic to ask my partner to propose, and he said yes!
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MAGA Evangelicals LOVE trolling but are embarrassed to admit to it, so you get stunts like these. Cruelty pretending to be kindness. They also love using consumerism to try to hurt people's feelings. Like an anti-boycott.
Yesterday, a Republican tried to give me holy water and Trump perfume because I’m “demonic.”
Extremely normal stuff coming from an extremely normal party.
Extremely normal stuff coming from an extremely normal party.
November 17, 2025 at 10:58 PM
MAGA Evangelicals LOVE trolling but are embarrassed to admit to it, so you get stunts like these. Cruelty pretending to be kindness. They also love using consumerism to try to hurt people's feelings. Like an anti-boycott.
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Crocodile Dance is a 2D/3D Animated Thriller about a Nigerian musician who must confront the curse of a Mami Wata to save her family.
Support us on @Kickstarter today! bit.ly/croc-dance-ks
Support us on @Kickstarter today! bit.ly/croc-dance-ks
November 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Crocodile Dance is a 2D/3D Animated Thriller about a Nigerian musician who must confront the curse of a Mami Wata to save her family.
Support us on @Kickstarter today! bit.ly/croc-dance-ks
Support us on @Kickstarter today! bit.ly/croc-dance-ks
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Yesterday, a Republican tried to give me holy water and Trump perfume because I’m “demonic.”
Extremely normal stuff coming from an extremely normal party.
Extremely normal stuff coming from an extremely normal party.
November 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Yesterday, a Republican tried to give me holy water and Trump perfume because I’m “demonic.”
Extremely normal stuff coming from an extremely normal party.
Extremely normal stuff coming from an extremely normal party.
Not sure how or why I lost my custom .MOV custom handle so for now, Im ITMECHRISWADE.BSKY.SOCIAL...
Least until I can figure it out 😭
Least until I can figure it out 😭
November 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Not sure how or why I lost my custom .MOV custom handle so for now, Im ITMECHRISWADE.BSKY.SOCIAL...
Least until I can figure it out 😭
Least until I can figure it out 😭
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this is what drives me most insane about this! best practices are to mark them, tag them, make them hideous, all to make it quicker and easier to DO YOUR JOB
indulging in the lakeboiler because you think its neat has serious professional consequences!
indulging in the lakeboiler because you think its neat has serious professional consequences!
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 8:24 PM
this is what drives me most insane about this! best practices are to mark them, tag them, make them hideous, all to make it quicker and easier to DO YOUR JOB
indulging in the lakeboiler because you think its neat has serious professional consequences!
indulging in the lakeboiler because you think its neat has serious professional consequences!
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the game awards are a joke don't take them seriously etc. etc. but anyway i have to assume deltarune isn't nominated for anything solely because it's technically still an unfinished episodic game. because otherwise if that doesn't disqualify it then its complete lack of noms is clinically insane
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
the game awards are a joke don't take them seriously etc. etc. but anyway i have to assume deltarune isn't nominated for anything solely because it's technically still an unfinished episodic game. because otherwise if that doesn't disqualify it then its complete lack of noms is clinically insane
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This is bullshit.
"absolutely no genAI in games" is the middle ground.
"how many years in jail should Sam Altman get for knowingly stealing all data ever" is the somewhat more extreme stance I personally adopt.
"absolutely no genAI in games" is the middle ground.
"how many years in jail should Sam Altman get for knowingly stealing all data ever" is the somewhat more extreme stance I personally adopt.
"Surely there's a middle ground here?" The CEO of Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead says people "jump to extreme takes" when debating generative AI, and that there needs to be more nuance in the discussion.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
‘Surely there’s a middle ground here?’ Helldivers studio CEO says people ‘jump to extreme takes’ when debating GenAI | VGC
“This is such a trigger point for big parts of the games industry today”…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This is bullshit.
"absolutely no genAI in games" is the middle ground.
"how many years in jail should Sam Altman get for knowingly stealing all data ever" is the somewhat more extreme stance I personally adopt.
"absolutely no genAI in games" is the middle ground.
"how many years in jail should Sam Altman get for knowingly stealing all data ever" is the somewhat more extreme stance I personally adopt.
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I'm always coming back to this because of how cool it is. One day I will pick the art book up, I swear it
Super Turbo Atomic Ninja Rabbit
YouTube video by THE LINE
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I'm always coming back to this because of how cool it is. One day I will pick the art book up, I swear it
I think we put too much stock in The Game Awards and the only way they stop mattering so much is *we stop watching or giving a shit about them*.
But much like the new Harry Potter show, people will watch regardless. I wish it were different but it wont be for a bit.
But much like the new Harry Potter show, people will watch regardless. I wish it were different but it wont be for a bit.
November 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I think we put too much stock in The Game Awards and the only way they stop mattering so much is *we stop watching or giving a shit about them*.
But much like the new Harry Potter show, people will watch regardless. I wish it were different but it wont be for a bit.
But much like the new Harry Potter show, people will watch regardless. I wish it were different but it wont be for a bit.
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do yourself a favor and dont even hate-watch that shit this year, man. go see a movie. edgar wright's new thing is in theatres. demonschool is out in 2 days, birdcage is out tomorrow. play something from your backlog. tron 2.0 is $10 on gog. catch up on some tv. do groceries. whatever.
November 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
do yourself a favor and dont even hate-watch that shit this year, man. go see a movie. edgar wright's new thing is in theatres. demonschool is out in 2 days, birdcage is out tomorrow. play something from your backlog. tron 2.0 is $10 on gog. catch up on some tv. do groceries. whatever.
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Little over 13 hours left!
✨LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEER VOICE ACTORS (M/F/NB)✨
I’m teaming up with a studio of students and volunteers to help cast and direct VAs for their game!
⬇️Form and sides ⬇️
I’m teaming up with a studio of students and volunteers to help cast and direct VAs for their game!
⬇️Form and sides ⬇️
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Little over 13 hours left!
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game awards 2016: we signed a sponsorship deal with schick, here is a bit razor mascot man. he's buff for some reason
game awards 2025: we signed a sponsorship deal with a company that knowingly sells ad time to the government agency that kidnaps immigrants
game awards 2025: we signed a sponsorship deal with a company that knowingly sells ad time to the government agency that kidnaps immigrants
November 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
game awards 2016: we signed a sponsorship deal with schick, here is a bit razor mascot man. he's buff for some reason
game awards 2025: we signed a sponsorship deal with a company that knowingly sells ad time to the government agency that kidnaps immigrants
game awards 2025: we signed a sponsorship deal with a company that knowingly sells ad time to the government agency that kidnaps immigrants
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Hey, have you watched @thethreetomes.bsky.social pilot yet? It's got vampires, a magical girl, romance, action... honestly so much that I grew up loving and wish existed back when I was younger. ✨ Please support this pilot so that @breanimator.bsky.social can make more!
youtu.be/5fXFD58D51A?...
youtu.be/5fXFD58D51A?...
The Three Tomes (ANIMATIC PILOT)
YouTube video by breanimator
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Hey, have you watched @thethreetomes.bsky.social pilot yet? It's got vampires, a magical girl, romance, action... honestly so much that I grew up loving and wish existed back when I was younger. ✨ Please support this pilot so that @breanimator.bsky.social can make more!
youtu.be/5fXFD58D51A?...
youtu.be/5fXFD58D51A?...
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this film is going to be like 90% CGI... so don't forget that these "live action" adaptations are still animated movies, they're really just there to exploit non-unionized VFX animator labour, because 3d character animators are unionized and can't be taken advantage of so easily
welp, "live action" how to train your dragon made a lot of money, I'm sure this one will too, it's basically the same thing just more textures and occasionally people up close are visibly real actors
this is not "haptic" :P
this is not "haptic" :P
Moana | Official Teaser
YouTube video by Disney
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
this film is going to be like 90% CGI... so don't forget that these "live action" adaptations are still animated movies, they're really just there to exploit non-unionized VFX animator labour, because 3d character animators are unionized and can't be taken advantage of so easily
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Bluesky has finally, quietly posted a position for a one-year remote contract Policy Lead, Trust & Safety position.
Trans people who qualify, apply here: jobs.gem.com/bluesky/am9i...
We need someone competent in this role if this place is going to survive.
Trans people who qualify, apply here: jobs.gem.com/bluesky/am9i...
We need someone competent in this role if this place is going to survive.
November 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Bluesky has finally, quietly posted a position for a one-year remote contract Policy Lead, Trust & Safety position.
Trans people who qualify, apply here: jobs.gem.com/bluesky/am9i...
We need someone competent in this role if this place is going to survive.
Trans people who qualify, apply here: jobs.gem.com/bluesky/am9i...
We need someone competent in this role if this place is going to survive.
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WE DID IT!
Bunlith Show beach episode stretch goal has been REACHED!! THANK YOU EVERYONE 🥳 Season 1 is now 7 episodes (or 6 episodes + a special ig lol)
Next up is 'Hire Another Animator', which would really help the now expanded scope of the season (fyi we already have someone in mind for this!)
Bunlith Show beach episode stretch goal has been REACHED!! THANK YOU EVERYONE 🥳 Season 1 is now 7 episodes (or 6 episodes + a special ig lol)
Next up is 'Hire Another Animator', which would really help the now expanded scope of the season (fyi we already have someone in mind for this!)
November 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
WE DID IT!
Bunlith Show beach episode stretch goal has been REACHED!! THANK YOU EVERYONE 🥳 Season 1 is now 7 episodes (or 6 episodes + a special ig lol)
Next up is 'Hire Another Animator', which would really help the now expanded scope of the season (fyi we already have someone in mind for this!)
Bunlith Show beach episode stretch goal has been REACHED!! THANK YOU EVERYONE 🥳 Season 1 is now 7 episodes (or 6 episodes + a special ig lol)
Next up is 'Hire Another Animator', which would really help the now expanded scope of the season (fyi we already have someone in mind for this!)
I know the Zelda games are at surface-level "just a twink with a sword in some grass" but I need more than some stills of "A twink with a sword in some grass" to get excited about this movie.
Its a pass until then.
Its a pass until then.
This is Miyamoto. Filming is underway for the live-action film of The Legend of Zelda in a lush, natural setting, with Bo Bragason-san who will play Zelda and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth-san who will play Link (1/2).
November 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I know the Zelda games are at surface-level "just a twink with a sword in some grass" but I need more than some stills of "A twink with a sword in some grass" to get excited about this movie.
Its a pass until then.
Its a pass until then.
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Considering AI voices in games was the example used in article, here’s some nuance:
Voice actors are increasingly pressured into giving up their voice prints in perpetuity for some of these games. Some for cheap; others are finding these terms snuck into contracts.
Not an “extreme”, but reality.
Voice actors are increasingly pressured into giving up their voice prints in perpetuity for some of these games. Some for cheap; others are finding these terms snuck into contracts.
Not an “extreme”, but reality.
"Surely there's a middle ground here?" The CEO of Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead says people "jump to extreme takes" when debating generative AI, and that there needs to be more nuance in the discussion.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
‘Surely there’s a middle ground here?’ Helldivers studio CEO says people ‘jump to extreme takes’ when debating GenAI | VGC
“This is such a trigger point for big parts of the games industry today”…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Considering AI voices in games was the example used in article, here’s some nuance:
Voice actors are increasingly pressured into giving up their voice prints in perpetuity for some of these games. Some for cheap; others are finding these terms snuck into contracts.
Not an “extreme”, but reality.
Voice actors are increasingly pressured into giving up their voice prints in perpetuity for some of these games. Some for cheap; others are finding these terms snuck into contracts.
Not an “extreme”, but reality.
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This is quite interesting because I don't remember gaming companies ever doing this before. When we rejected 32X, Sega didn't put out a statement like "I think you're all being silly. Come on. Please?"
"Surely there's a middle ground here?" The CEO of Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead says people "jump to extreme takes" when debating generative AI, and that there needs to be more nuance in the discussion.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
‘Surely there’s a middle ground here?’ Helldivers studio CEO says people ‘jump to extreme takes’ when debating GenAI | VGC
“This is such a trigger point for big parts of the games industry today”…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This is quite interesting because I don't remember gaming companies ever doing this before. When we rejected 32X, Sega didn't put out a statement like "I think you're all being silly. Come on. Please?"