Karla Anthocyanin Zimonja
@eternal.observer
Indie games long-timer, good narrative collaborator, dramaturge.
Currently on something unannounced. Previously on Dr. Katz, Home Movies, BioShock 2 & Minerva's Den, Gone Home, Tacoma, and Wanderstop.
Invite me to play TTRPGs!🙇
Currently on something unannounced. Previously on Dr. Katz, Home Movies, BioShock 2 & Minerva's Den, Gone Home, Tacoma, and Wanderstop.
Invite me to play TTRPGs!🙇
Pinned
someone signed up for a stamp card at the Ukranian bakery with my phone number, and the name given was "Coals." so now I guess that's my name
I'm getting a job at this UPS store just so I can stand behind the counter and point up at the sign, saying to customers "SEND it to STORE 209!" Then when they do, and the email arrives, I will have set the computer to play ED209's little threatening growl sfx
October 5, 2026 at 7:03 PM
I'm getting a job at this UPS store just so I can stand behind the counter and point up at the sign, saying to customers "SEND it to STORE 209!" Then when they do, and the email arrives, I will have set the computer to play ED209's little threatening growl sfx
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Every AI/HCI paper I review now just sounds like this.
![Research [25] shows that people [26] enjoy the feeling of winning games [3,5,19]. Enjoying things can lead to longer life expectancy [2], higher economic productivity [9,22,33-40,302] and improve mental health [9]. Yet many games still include losing players [67,4]. A recent study showed that less than half of the players in a Chess [1] match win on average [42]. We have developed an LLM-driven co-creative [66], user-led [11], mixed-initiative [80] assistant for Chess [2], through which players can redefine the rules of Chess [3] using generative AI prompting such that they are the winner of Chess [4]. A study (n=3) showed that 100\% of people felt better, healthier and more self-actualised after using our tool, showing that this may be the way forward for games and human culture more broadly in the future.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:h5kgtr755iczaqxomeh2pmh7/bafkreicu2p2o3is64z5k37n222hgahp67ssca6ro3nggbjtpwasig2zzbi)
October 5, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Every AI/HCI paper I review now just sounds like this.
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Have you noticed, lately, or noticed people around you commenting, that there just seems to be no money anymore. There's no money for companies to make the tv shows you like, the video games you like, the local diner you like shut down, no one you know can find a job.
Think about that in context of
Think about that in context of
AI is now the biggest investment in all of US history as a percentage of GDP.
Datacenter construction is up, all other construction is down.
"AI Is Squeezing Out the Rest of the Stock Market," reported WSJ 2 days ago.
We basically bet the whole economy on the most optimistic visions panning out.
Datacenter construction is up, all other construction is down.
"AI Is Squeezing Out the Rest of the Stock Market," reported WSJ 2 days ago.
We basically bet the whole economy on the most optimistic visions panning out.
Part of why I don't like the AI-or-bust economy is the constant flopsweat of people on the news who say this HAS to work. Quit making everyone so anxious. Goddamn. If this is the next Google then why are you acting like this? I don't remember being told to buy an iPhone at gunpoint.
October 4, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Have you noticed, lately, or noticed people around you commenting, that there just seems to be no money anymore. There's no money for companies to make the tv shows you like, the video games you like, the local diner you like shut down, no one you know can find a job.
Think about that in context of
Think about that in context of
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this is my favorite genre of social media post and I am soliciting links or screenshots to your favorites
October 5, 2026 at 3:44 AM
this is my favorite genre of social media post and I am soliciting links or screenshots to your favorites
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RIP J. Todd Anderson
The Coen brothers’ use of storyboards was integral to their creative process & the hugely talented Anderson brought their cinematic ideas to life since Raising Arizona.
The Coen brothers’ use of storyboards was integral to their creative process & the hugely talented Anderson brought their cinematic ideas to life since Raising Arizona.
October 4, 2026 at 11:20 PM
RIP J. Todd Anderson
The Coen brothers’ use of storyboards was integral to their creative process & the hugely talented Anderson brought their cinematic ideas to life since Raising Arizona.
The Coen brothers’ use of storyboards was integral to their creative process & the hugely talented Anderson brought their cinematic ideas to life since Raising Arizona.
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By Andrew Blucha
October 4, 2026 at 4:56 PM
By Andrew Blucha
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Yet again, the Game UI Database is being scraped to the point that it's getting knocked offline. Even Cloudflare's "I'm under attack" mode isn't working.
I just wanted to create a resource for real designers. I'm getting so fucking sick of this.
I just wanted to create a resource for real designers. I'm getting so fucking sick of this.
October 2, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Yet again, the Game UI Database is being scraped to the point that it's getting knocked offline. Even Cloudflare's "I'm under attack" mode isn't working.
I just wanted to create a resource for real designers. I'm getting so fucking sick of this.
I just wanted to create a resource for real designers. I'm getting so fucking sick of this.
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I wish I had better proof because this is an emergency but all I got is this old vet bill to prove we’re dealing with stuff
My cat has an ultrasound to rule out cancer and narrow down her stomach issues on 10/6 at 9 AM
It will cost 575 dollars for the ultrasound and 60 dollars for sedation meds
My cat has an ultrasound to rule out cancer and narrow down her stomach issues on 10/6 at 9 AM
It will cost 575 dollars for the ultrasound and 60 dollars for sedation meds
October 2, 2026 at 6:11 PM
I wish I had better proof because this is an emergency but all I got is this old vet bill to prove we’re dealing with stuff
My cat has an ultrasound to rule out cancer and narrow down her stomach issues on 10/6 at 9 AM
It will cost 575 dollars for the ultrasound and 60 dollars for sedation meds
My cat has an ultrasound to rule out cancer and narrow down her stomach issues on 10/6 at 9 AM
It will cost 575 dollars for the ultrasound and 60 dollars for sedation meds
Thirse. Thirthy. Thrithy.
October 4, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Thirse. Thirthy. Thrithy.
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Il Barbiere, 1974 by Albino Trigilio www.albinotrigilio.com
October 4, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Il Barbiere, 1974 by Albino Trigilio www.albinotrigilio.com
Wesley Crusher and Love Interest Have a Picnic (plaster and coloring agent on an apartment building, 19XX)
October 3, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Wesley Crusher and Love Interest Have a Picnic (plaster and coloring agent on an apartment building, 19XX)
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If you ever wondered why visible light is those particular wavelengths, it's because life evolved to see in the narrow range where water is transparent
October 2, 2026 at 10:38 PM
If you ever wondered why visible light is those particular wavelengths, it's because life evolved to see in the narrow range where water is transparent
femme signifiers at work
October 2, 2026 at 6:17 PM
femme signifiers at work
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discounted in the steam autumn sale rn feel free to click thru 🥫🍅
out now!!!!!!!!! store.steampowered.com/app/3400310/...
October 1, 2026 at 5:09 PM
discounted in the steam autumn sale rn feel free to click thru 🥫🍅
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September 30 October 1
September 30, 2026 at 10:03 PM
September 30 October 1
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Dude Wipes Introduces New Flushable Khakis https://theonion.com/dude-wipes-introduces-new-flushable-khakis/
October 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Dude Wipes Introduces New Flushable Khakis https://theonion.com/dude-wipes-introduces-new-flushable-khakis/
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It’s October 1st
October 1, 2026 at 2:25 PM
It’s October 1st
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This one made me cringe myself inside out.
October 1, 2026 at 2:19 PM
This one made me cringe myself inside out.
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Spotted this one yesterday and it’s got a late-Cronenbergian tone
October 1, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Spotted this one yesterday and it’s got a late-Cronenbergian tone
I am fortunate to live in a place of strong leaves
September 30, 2026 at 9:54 PM
I am fortunate to live in a place of strong leaves
- the state of happiness can only be achieved through the sense of taste (this may or may not have to do with food)
- the only way to recognize happiness is by its taste
- anything that tastes good must be making you happy
- baby talk is how to communicate about emotions
- the only way to recognize happiness is by its taste
- anything that tastes good must be making you happy
- baby talk is how to communicate about emotions
here's Dairy Queen with the most subtly unpleasant slogan I've seen recently
September 30, 2026 at 9:32 PM
- the state of happiness can only be achieved through the sense of taste (this may or may not have to do with food)
- the only way to recognize happiness is by its taste
- anything that tastes good must be making you happy
- baby talk is how to communicate about emotions
- the only way to recognize happiness is by its taste
- anything that tastes good must be making you happy
- baby talk is how to communicate about emotions
