A. Cathy Nguyen
@anhthu.bsky.social
Kyoto ✦ games, tourism, memory ✦ en/de
https://kaydenuen.com/
https://kaydenuen.com/
was hoping it's ragebait, it is not. the author is dead serious
November 27, 2025 at 6:50 AM
was hoping it's ragebait, it is not. the author is dead serious
peak autumn colours in kyoto, here at Enkoji temple. currently only open to visitors with advanced reservations to manage the visitor numbers 🍁
November 24, 2025 at 5:24 AM
peak autumn colours in kyoto, here at Enkoji temple. currently only open to visitors with advanced reservations to manage the visitor numbers 🍁
finished expedition 33.
a drawing of a person laying down with a tear running down their face .
ALT: a drawing of a person laying down with a tear running down their face .
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November 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
finished expedition 33.
who knew you can feel a bit more human again when you aren't chased down by deadlines, instead get min. 8hours of sleep, read books you want to read, go to the cinema twice a week, travel without your work laptop, and play video games every day like you're 14 again. funny that
November 21, 2025 at 3:33 AM
who knew you can feel a bit more human again when you aren't chased down by deadlines, instead get min. 8hours of sleep, read books you want to read, go to the cinema twice a week, travel without your work laptop, and play video games every day like you're 14 again. funny that
really should have done this a long time ago but switched over to firefox as my primary browser. there's some extensions I've lost, mainly language reactor (it shows me hiragana readings for japan subs) but i guess i'll keep chrome as my "media" browser and use firefox for everything else
November 14, 2025 at 8:54 AM
really should have done this a long time ago but switched over to firefox as my primary browser. there's some extensions I've lost, mainly language reactor (it shows me hiragana readings for japan subs) but i guess i'll keep chrome as my "media" browser and use firefox for everything else
the way i could write an essay about dogen's (youtuber who does japanese language and culture content) newest video. it has me all up in arms lol. ill have to sort out my thoughts in more detail but just a few comments here
November 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM
the way i could write an essay about dogen's (youtuber who does japanese language and culture content) newest video. it has me all up in arms lol. ill have to sort out my thoughts in more detail but just a few comments here
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For the past decade, I've been slowly cooking a small and humble book.
Part (alternative) history, part analysis, and part social critique, this is a look at what games also are and have always been.
ZEN AND SLOW GAMES
Out 20/1/2026 by MIT Press
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255356...
Part (alternative) history, part analysis, and part social critique, this is a look at what games also are and have always been.
ZEN AND SLOW GAMES
Out 20/1/2026 by MIT Press
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255356...
November 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
For the past decade, I've been slowly cooking a small and humble book.
Part (alternative) history, part analysis, and part social critique, this is a look at what games also are and have always been.
ZEN AND SLOW GAMES
Out 20/1/2026 by MIT Press
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255356...
Part (alternative) history, part analysis, and part social critique, this is a look at what games also are and have always been.
ZEN AND SLOW GAMES
Out 20/1/2026 by MIT Press
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255356...
i always feel very honoured and grateful when any of my works get cited at all, but to read someone write out my name in full and refer to a concept i had suggested years ago with said author saying "i will expand on suggested concept" just tickled my brain in a very funny way. thank you for that 🥹
November 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
i always feel very honoured and grateful when any of my works get cited at all, but to read someone write out my name in full and refer to a concept i had suggested years ago with said author saying "i will expand on suggested concept" just tickled my brain in a very funny way. thank you for that 🥹
a little bit of hope on the horizon
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 AM
a little bit of hope on the horizon
next week will be a big one for me as I'm slowly warming up to the idea of watching apocalypse now 🫡
November 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
next week will be a big one for me as I'm slowly warming up to the idea of watching apocalypse now 🫡
peace and quiet (for now)
November 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
peace and quiet (for now)
stuff like this really reveals how pale skin is often assumed the standard - even during game dev. in love&deepspace, there's been cases where new cosmetics were introduced (like a blushing effect on mc's face) and you could see it was never tested on darker skin and looked incredibly off
for the last two years, players with dark-skinned custom MCs in Love and Deepspace have had to deal with their characters being poorly lit and often entirely invisible in some of the game's cutscenes, and they're begging the devs to do something about it:
www.ign.com/articles/lov...
www.ign.com/articles/lov...
Love and Deepspace Devs Respond to Player Complaints That Their Dark-Skinned Custom Characters Are Invisible in Cutscenes - IGN
Love and Deepspace has been out for almost two years now, but its playerbase is growing increasingly exasperated over a persistent issue impacting players with dark-skinned custom main characters: the...
www.ign.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
stuff like this really reveals how pale skin is often assumed the standard - even during game dev. in love&deepspace, there's been cases where new cosmetics were introduced (like a blushing effect on mc's face) and you could see it was never tested on darker skin and looked incredibly off
Reposted by A. Cathy Nguyen
for the last two years, players with dark-skinned custom MCs in Love and Deepspace have had to deal with their characters being poorly lit and often entirely invisible in some of the game's cutscenes, and they're begging the devs to do something about it:
www.ign.com/articles/lov...
www.ign.com/articles/lov...
Love and Deepspace Devs Respond to Player Complaints That Their Dark-Skinned Custom Characters Are Invisible in Cutscenes - IGN
Love and Deepspace has been out for almost two years now, but its playerbase is growing increasingly exasperated over a persistent issue impacting players with dark-skinned custom main characters: the...
www.ign.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
for the last two years, players with dark-skinned custom MCs in Love and Deepspace have had to deal with their characters being poorly lit and often entirely invisible in some of the game's cutscenes, and they're begging the devs to do something about it:
www.ign.com/articles/lov...
www.ign.com/articles/lov...
i think i need to reread chainsaw man because i already forgot most of what happens but then i vaguely remember part 1 broke my heart so much i tried to forget about it for a reason
a man is holding a stuffed animal with a chainsaw on it
ALT: a man is holding a stuffed animal with a chainsaw on it
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October 31, 2025 at 12:57 PM
i think i need to reread chainsaw man because i already forgot most of what happens but then i vaguely remember part 1 broke my heart so much i tried to forget about it for a reason
other than the "little" hiccup with my grad school my days have been entirely consisting of the following thoughts
- what do I eat today
- should I go to the cinema
- maybe I'll read this book today
and it's been making me very happy
- what do I eat today
- should I go to the cinema
- maybe I'll read this book today
and it's been making me very happy
October 31, 2025 at 11:18 AM
other than the "little" hiccup with my grad school my days have been entirely consisting of the following thoughts
- what do I eat today
- should I go to the cinema
- maybe I'll read this book today
and it's been making me very happy
- what do I eat today
- should I go to the cinema
- maybe I'll read this book today
and it's been making me very happy
princess monokoke is screening for two weeks as a digital 4k remaster across japan, including imax theatres. it's been going for a week now and my 3pm screening on a friday was nearly entirely booked out 🌸
October 31, 2025 at 11:08 AM
princess monokoke is screening for two weeks as a digital 4k remaster across japan, including imax theatres. it's been going for a week now and my 3pm screening on a friday was nearly entirely booked out 🌸
after my advisor intervening, he sent me a message today telling me today's faculty meeting approved of the submitted materials and additional paperwork for my thesis and it is no longer an issue. jesus christ. i guess my thesis is now finally in the prelim procedures🙄
my advisor intervened, now he's writing a full letter for me to verify the pdf's validity and that it's the highest form of confirmation possible from a leading uni publisher. mind you, even my japanese advisor says this is odd but said "they wanted it to come from a non-human entity" 🙄
i sent my grad school a proper pdf from the book's editor confirming its publication plus a publication schedule. and i kid you not they were still not happy with it, requesting more documentation from the publisher themselves!!! do they not know how this works, i dont talk to the publisher😿
October 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM
after my advisor intervening, he sent me a message today telling me today's faculty meeting approved of the submitted materials and additional paperwork for my thesis and it is no longer an issue. jesus christ. i guess my thesis is now finally in the prelim procedures🙄
tempted to turn my air conditioning on already to heat my room but it genuinely feels wrong when just 2-3 weeks ago i was using the same air conditioner to keep my apartment cool ...
October 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
tempted to turn my air conditioning on already to heat my room but it genuinely feels wrong when just 2-3 weeks ago i was using the same air conditioner to keep my apartment cool ...
my advisor intervened, now he's writing a full letter for me to verify the pdf's validity and that it's the highest form of confirmation possible from a leading uni publisher. mind you, even my japanese advisor says this is odd but said "they wanted it to come from a non-human entity" 🙄
i sent my grad school a proper pdf from the book's editor confirming its publication plus a publication schedule. and i kid you not they were still not happy with it, requesting more documentation from the publisher themselves!!! do they not know how this works, i dont talk to the publisher😿
ok sorry I just needed that brief rant about admin because doom kicked in where I shortly believed my phd submission could be jeopardized just because my grad school is feeling whimsy due to the lack of rules surrounding the paper requirements 🤷🏻♀️ it shouldn't be a big deal and I'll be patient
October 27, 2025 at 7:19 AM
my advisor intervened, now he's writing a full letter for me to verify the pdf's validity and that it's the highest form of confirmation possible from a leading uni publisher. mind you, even my japanese advisor says this is odd but said "they wanted it to come from a non-human entity" 🙄
i sent my grad school a proper pdf from the book's editor confirming its publication plus a publication schedule. and i kid you not they were still not happy with it, requesting more documentation from the publisher themselves!!! do they not know how this works, i dont talk to the publisher😿
ok sorry I just needed that brief rant about admin because doom kicked in where I shortly believed my phd submission could be jeopardized just because my grad school is feeling whimsy due to the lack of rules surrounding the paper requirements 🤷🏻♀️ it shouldn't be a big deal and I'll be patient
October 27, 2025 at 2:37 AM
i sent my grad school a proper pdf from the book's editor confirming its publication plus a publication schedule. and i kid you not they were still not happy with it, requesting more documentation from the publisher themselves!!! do they not know how this works, i dont talk to the publisher😿
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Denke immer noch oft an diesen Tweet, wenn ich die täglichen Kojima-Posts in meiner TL habe. "you never know what the man is going to post next" – Wahreres ist über @hideokojimaen.bsky.kojimaproductions.jp selten geschrieben worden.
personality cult and all, yes, genuinely though whenever I log onto my socials and see a post by kojima it's at the very least mildly entertaining. like you never know what the man is going to post next. a photo with rob pattinson? music of an obscure german band? hugging a koala? done allat.
October 26, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Denke immer noch oft an diesen Tweet, wenn ich die täglichen Kojima-Posts in meiner TL habe. "you never know what the man is going to post next" – Wahreres ist über @hideokojimaen.bsky.kojimaproductions.jp selten geschrieben worden.
ok sorry I just needed that brief rant about admin because doom kicked in where I shortly believed my phd submission could be jeopardized just because my grad school is feeling whimsy due to the lack of rules surrounding the paper requirements 🤷🏻♀️ it shouldn't be a big deal and I'll be patient
October 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
ok sorry I just needed that brief rant about admin because doom kicked in where I shortly believed my phd submission could be jeopardized just because my grad school is feeling whimsy due to the lack of rules surrounding the paper requirements 🤷🏻♀️ it shouldn't be a big deal and I'll be patient
my grad school has a problem with too many phd students but at the same time they want their phds to publish 3 peer reviewed articles in their program time, which basically means within 2 1/2 years on top of their thesis. and they wonder why their students aren't graduating assehwhwuah
October 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
my grad school has a problem with too many phd students but at the same time they want their phds to publish 3 peer reviewed articles in their program time, which basically means within 2 1/2 years on top of their thesis. and they wonder why their students aren't graduating assehwhwuah
my grad school sending me an email at 10:50pm requesting a publication certificate for one of my articles required for graduating on a fucking friday night when no one will reply to me until like next week 🧍🏻♀️
October 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
my grad school sending me an email at 10:50pm requesting a publication certificate for one of my articles required for graduating on a fucking friday night when no one will reply to me until like next week 🧍🏻♀️
a good night to be delivering 📦
October 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
a good night to be delivering 📦