Sky
@skylarkblue1.itch.io
She/They, 24
Game Dev (Tech Design, Programming), Programmer, Community Manager, Twitch Affiliate, Red Teamer
+ Reads many books, plays/makes many ARGs, builds legos & gunpla
Portfolio: https://skylarkblue1.itch.io
Reading Account: @skysreads.bsky.social
Game Dev (Tech Design, Programming), Programmer, Community Manager, Twitch Affiliate, Red Teamer
+ Reads many books, plays/makes many ARGs, builds legos & gunpla
Portfolio: https://skylarkblue1.itch.io
Reading Account: @skysreads.bsky.social
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Sky
@skylarkblue1.itch.io
· Jun 13
Hey #GameDev community (or anyone else interested in ARGs!)
I'm looking to become a consultant on ARGs and freelance designer/runner for them too. I have a history going back to 2016 of playing & helping make both professional and hobbyist! Twitch & PUBG I've helped make/run official ARGs for.
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I'm looking to become a consultant on ARGs and freelance designer/runner for them too. I have a history going back to 2016 of playing & helping make both professional and hobbyist! Twitch & PUBG I've helped make/run official ARGs for.
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Can we kick him off stage yet?
He's never been an actual representative of the industry. He's pushed his way to where his is with his parents money and only wants attention and validation.
I want to see someone who actually cares about bettering the industry, not bettering themselves.
He's never been an actual representative of the industry. He's pushed his way to where his is with his parents money and only wants attention and validation.
I want to see someone who actually cares about bettering the industry, not bettering themselves.
“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
“We were effectively props”: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’
Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next generation, the Future Class initiative has now been discontinued. Inductees describe clashes with organisers and...
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Can we kick him off stage yet?
He's never been an actual representative of the industry. He's pushed his way to where his is with his parents money and only wants attention and validation.
I want to see someone who actually cares about bettering the industry, not bettering themselves.
He's never been an actual representative of the industry. He's pushed his way to where his is with his parents money and only wants attention and validation.
I want to see someone who actually cares about bettering the industry, not bettering themselves.
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perhaps the most egregious thing that happened with the Future Class was when The Game Awards took money from Old Spice in the name of the FC & simply... pocketed it
it wasn't used to fund Future Class initiatives, it wasn't used to help lift marginalised developers
they just profited from us
it wasn't used to fund Future Class initiatives, it wasn't used to help lift marginalised developers
they just profited from us
November 7, 2025 at 5:59 AM
perhaps the most egregious thing that happened with the Future Class was when The Game Awards took money from Old Spice in the name of the FC & simply... pocketed it
it wasn't used to fund Future Class initiatives, it wasn't used to help lift marginalised developers
they just profited from us
it wasn't used to fund Future Class initiatives, it wasn't used to help lift marginalised developers
they just profited from us
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✊✊✊✊✊ don't cross that picket line
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
✊✊✊✊✊ don't cross that picket line
After being sent something he posted, if I find out he's intentionally blocking me from getting development jobs, I will not hesitate to show logs & name.
Don't decide my career path for me & put words into my mouth. Don't act like you didn't scream at and half-threaten me in private.
Don't decide my career path for me & put words into my mouth. Don't act like you didn't scream at and half-threaten me in private.
Honestly the more interactions I have with men in power in the games industry, the less I want to be in this industry... Super cool when someone leaves you feeling super uncomfortable with no options to do anything.
November 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
After being sent something he posted, if I find out he's intentionally blocking me from getting development jobs, I will not hesitate to show logs & name.
Don't decide my career path for me & put words into my mouth. Don't act like you didn't scream at and half-threaten me in private.
Don't decide my career path for me & put words into my mouth. Don't act like you didn't scream at and half-threaten me in private.
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Can we circle back to the part where the NY Times never disclosed that they have incriminating information on Donald Trump from sent by Epstein that's been sitting on their email servers for nearly a decade?
Stuff like this makes me wonder why there hasn't been any reporting about Trump having affairs during his presidencies
November 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Can we circle back to the part where the NY Times never disclosed that they have incriminating information on Donald Trump from sent by Epstein that's been sitting on their email servers for nearly a decade?
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I’ve seen a few folks go for the “if you simply must watch that new Harry Potter show just pirate it” and sorry. No. Just no. Just don’t watch it. At all. Ever. Break free of it. It’s time. You’ll be ok. I promise. I know it mattered to you as a kid. Find new things, it’s healthier. Just move on.
November 12, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I’ve seen a few folks go for the “if you simply must watch that new Harry Potter show just pirate it” and sorry. No. Just no. Just don’t watch it. At all. Ever. Break free of it. It’s time. You’ll be ok. I promise. I know it mattered to you as a kid. Find new things, it’s healthier. Just move on.
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If GenAI was truly “inevitable” and “the future,” you wouldn’t have rich executives putting out statements like this again and again. They know how unpopular it is (even as they’re ignorant of it crumbling around them), and keep trying to browbeat us into accepting it. They won’t succeed.
November 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
If GenAI was truly “inevitable” and “the future,” you wouldn’t have rich executives putting out statements like this again and again. They know how unpopular it is (even as they’re ignorant of it crumbling around them), and keep trying to browbeat us into accepting it. They won’t succeed.
If you're feeling down about the industry, check this post + the quotes on it.
So many devs and studios still refuse to use genAI and produce some of the best works in the industry.
You do not have to use it. If those who are using it so much are pushing their competition to use it, ask why.
So many devs and studios still refuse to use genAI and produce some of the best works in the industry.
You do not have to use it. If those who are using it so much are pushing their competition to use it, ask why.
We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
November 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
If you're feeling down about the industry, check this post + the quotes on it.
So many devs and studios still refuse to use genAI and produce some of the best works in the industry.
You do not have to use it. If those who are using it so much are pushing their competition to use it, ask why.
So many devs and studios still refuse to use genAI and produce some of the best works in the industry.
You do not have to use it. If those who are using it so much are pushing their competition to use it, ask why.
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We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
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No genAI at Kaizen Game Works either, in Promise Mascot Agency or Paradise Killer.
All pure, human nonsense and love.
All pure, human nonsense and love.
We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
November 12, 2025 at 11:25 AM
No genAI at Kaizen Game Works either, in Promise Mascot Agency or Paradise Killer.
All pure, human nonsense and love.
All pure, human nonsense and love.
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horrifying, but it does explain why I occasionally run into people who get very mad at me over things they think i said instead of things i actually said
www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
July 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
horrifying, but it does explain why I occasionally run into people who get very mad at me over things they think i said instead of things i actually said
www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
Because I'm not seeing this get talked about nearly as much as it should:
Both original creators of Needy Streamer Overload/Needy Girl Overdose have been forced out, contracts terminated and allegedly refused pending payments. This comes as the anime just got announced.
Both original creators of Needy Streamer Overload/Needy Girl Overdose have been forced out, contracts terminated and allegedly refused pending payments. This comes as the anime just got announced.
November 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Because I'm not seeing this get talked about nearly as much as it should:
Both original creators of Needy Streamer Overload/Needy Girl Overdose have been forced out, contracts terminated and allegedly refused pending payments. This comes as the anime just got announced.
Both original creators of Needy Streamer Overload/Needy Girl Overdose have been forced out, contracts terminated and allegedly refused pending payments. This comes as the anime just got announced.
Honestly the more interactions I have with men in power in the games industry, the less I want to be in this industry... Super cool when someone leaves you feeling super uncomfortable with no options to do anything.
November 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Honestly the more interactions I have with men in power in the games industry, the less I want to be in this industry... Super cool when someone leaves you feeling super uncomfortable with no options to do anything.
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I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
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A plea for help. 🙏
One of the lead playtesters of Blue Prince, Iggy, has polycystic kidney disease and has only a few months to find a living kidney donor.
His story, contact and donor information can all be found on
iggyland.org
Please help us in sharing his story and getting the word out.💙
One of the lead playtesters of Blue Prince, Iggy, has polycystic kidney disease and has only a few months to find a living kidney donor.
His story, contact and donor information can all be found on
iggyland.org
Please help us in sharing his story and getting the word out.💙
November 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
A plea for help. 🙏
One of the lead playtesters of Blue Prince, Iggy, has polycystic kidney disease and has only a few months to find a living kidney donor.
His story, contact and donor information can all be found on
iggyland.org
Please help us in sharing his story and getting the word out.💙
One of the lead playtesters of Blue Prince, Iggy, has polycystic kidney disease and has only a few months to find a living kidney donor.
His story, contact and donor information can all be found on
iggyland.org
Please help us in sharing his story and getting the word out.💙
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
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Defunkto Pop!
Honestly, there were zero redeeming qualities about those stupid, ugly figurines. The environmemtal impact alone is enough to warrant the toxic aftermath of burning that business to the ground. Sucks for all the employees losing their jobs, but it was never going to be sustainable.
Honestly, there were zero redeeming qualities about those stupid, ugly figurines. The environmemtal impact alone is enough to warrant the toxic aftermath of burning that business to the ground. Sucks for all the employees losing their jobs, but it was never going to be sustainable.
Funko admits “substantial doubt” it can continue as a going concern amid crashing sales and mounting debt.
The Pop! maker warns of potential loan defaults without fresh funding or a buyout, after a 14% sales drop and $250M in obligations.
#Funko #PopVinyl #GoingConcern
The Pop! maker warns of potential loan defaults without fresh funding or a buyout, after a 14% sales drop and $250M in obligations.
#Funko #PopVinyl #GoingConcern
November 9, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Defunkto Pop!
Honestly, there were zero redeeming qualities about those stupid, ugly figurines. The environmemtal impact alone is enough to warrant the toxic aftermath of burning that business to the ground. Sucks for all the employees losing their jobs, but it was never going to be sustainable.
Honestly, there were zero redeeming qualities about those stupid, ugly figurines. The environmemtal impact alone is enough to warrant the toxic aftermath of burning that business to the ground. Sucks for all the employees losing their jobs, but it was never going to be sustainable.
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as a computer scientist, i am BEGGING people to realize that there is no cognition inside of an LLM
no reasoning, no thought process, no self-awareness
I read a lot of arguments (for AND against) LLMs, and both sides seem to think there’s a consciousness or intentionality or even a moral alignment
no reasoning, no thought process, no self-awareness
I read a lot of arguments (for AND against) LLMs, and both sides seem to think there’s a consciousness or intentionality or even a moral alignment
November 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
as a computer scientist, i am BEGGING people to realize that there is no cognition inside of an LLM
no reasoning, no thought process, no self-awareness
I read a lot of arguments (for AND against) LLMs, and both sides seem to think there’s a consciousness or intentionality or even a moral alignment
no reasoning, no thought process, no self-awareness
I read a lot of arguments (for AND against) LLMs, and both sides seem to think there’s a consciousness or intentionality or even a moral alignment
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this should be one of defining images of his second term, because its impossible to tell from looking at it whether he is too indifferent to care or too senile to notice
November 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
this should be one of defining images of his second term, because its impossible to tell from looking at it whether he is too indifferent to care or too senile to notice
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#Gamedev If you win an award or have the chance to speak at this years @thegameawards.com, then I challenge you to speak up as to where the Future Class is this year! Make Geoff sweat! This organization can’t string people along like this.
EXCLUSIVE on @gamedeveloper.bsky.social: not only has The Game Awards not nominated a Future Class for 2025, it's told alumni it "does not have any active programming plans" for the award.
The Future Class page was taken down sometime this year—eliminating a definitive archive of honorees.
The Future Class page was taken down sometime this year—eliminating a definitive archive of honorees.
The Game Awards' Future Class program remains on ice
Future Class organizer Emily Weir has informed past honorees that The Game Awards has no active plans for the program.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:48 AM
#Gamedev If you win an award or have the chance to speak at this years @thegameawards.com, then I challenge you to speak up as to where the Future Class is this year! Make Geoff sweat! This organization can’t string people along like this.
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EXCLUSIVE on @gamedeveloper.bsky.social: not only has The Game Awards not nominated a Future Class for 2025, it's told alumni it "does not have any active programming plans" for the award.
The Future Class page was taken down sometime this year—eliminating a definitive archive of honorees.
The Future Class page was taken down sometime this year—eliminating a definitive archive of honorees.
The Game Awards' Future Class program remains on ice
Future Class organizer Emily Weir has informed past honorees that The Game Awards has no active plans for the program.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
EXCLUSIVE on @gamedeveloper.bsky.social: not only has The Game Awards not nominated a Future Class for 2025, it's told alumni it "does not have any active programming plans" for the award.
The Future Class page was taken down sometime this year—eliminating a definitive archive of honorees.
The Future Class page was taken down sometime this year—eliminating a definitive archive of honorees.
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Geoff Keighley is a performative ally only when it serves him? No way!
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/the...
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/the...
November 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Geoff Keighley is a performative ally only when it serves him? No way!
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/the...
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/the...
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School pupils are to be taught how to tackle conspiracy theories, spot 'fake news' & root out misinformation. The Daily Mail, ajudged by Wikipedia to be an unreliable new source, is furious. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to work out why.
November 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
School pupils are to be taught how to tackle conspiracy theories, spot 'fake news' & root out misinformation. The Daily Mail, ajudged by Wikipedia to be an unreliable new source, is furious. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to work out why.
tbh... can job applications also stop doing this?
I am tapping the fucking sign again.
Stop closing auditions early.
You are a jackass if you do this.
You shouldn’t be casting your stuff DURING the audition call. Wait until the fucking deadline YOU set.
“But I got so many-“
YOU SET THAT DEADLINE. LIVE WITH IT.
Fuck you, dude.
Stop closing auditions early.
You are a jackass if you do this.
You shouldn’t be casting your stuff DURING the audition call. Wait until the fucking deadline YOU set.
“But I got so many-“
YOU SET THAT DEADLINE. LIVE WITH IT.
Fuck you, dude.
November 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
tbh... can job applications also stop doing this?
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New awareness campaign
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New awareness campaign