Shelby Barwood
@threepod.bsky.social
genderfluid game design student making proudly non-monetizeable humanist propaganda 🚫 noAI
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Ai bros hate artists because deep down they know they have no goals, no dreams, & nothing that they truly love. It’s a dark void that eats & gnaws at them so they lash out at those that have that spark. All they want is to drag you down with them to prove that it’s all hopeless
October 6, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Ai bros hate artists because deep down they know they have no goals, no dreams, & nothing that they truly love. It’s a dark void that eats & gnaws at them so they lash out at those that have that spark. All they want is to drag you down with them to prove that it’s all hopeless
One thing nobody prepared me for when moving to the UK is that the entire country runs on Facebook. If you don’t use FB then entire swathes of services, shops, and restaurants remain esoteric and unknowable. What are their hours? What do they sell? How can you contact them? Only Zuckerberg knows.
October 4, 2026 at 12:37 PM
One thing nobody prepared me for when moving to the UK is that the entire country runs on Facebook. If you don’t use FB then entire swathes of services, shops, and restaurants remain esoteric and unknowable. What are their hours? What do they sell? How can you contact them? Only Zuckerberg knows.
A great article 👍🏻 aftermath.site/gta-6-netfli...
I Wish Rockstar Cared About People As Much As It Does GTA VI NPCs
You can't talk a big game about handcrafting everything while mistreating the people responsible
aftermath.site
October 3, 2026 at 9:23 AM
A great article 👍🏻 aftermath.site/gta-6-netfli...
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UK Game Expo, one of the biggest tabletop convention in the world, bans games made with GenAI
www.geeknative.com/242592/uk-ga...
www.geeknative.com/242592/uk-ga...
UK Games Expo bans generative AI art and text across all trade halls
UK Games Expo has introduced a mandatory policy prohibiting generative AI art and text across all NEC trade halls, requiring exhibitors to sell only human-made games.
www.geeknative.com
October 3, 2026 at 7:23 AM
UK Game Expo, one of the biggest tabletop convention in the world, bans games made with GenAI
www.geeknative.com/242592/uk-ga...
www.geeknative.com/242592/uk-ga...
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made a blog post out of some old thoughts about rarity in games (and how the coolest shit in games is the shit that hardly ever happens) www.joewintergreen.com/design-thoug...
March 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
made a blog post out of some old thoughts about rarity in games (and how the coolest shit in games is the shit that hardly ever happens) www.joewintergreen.com/design-thoug...
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It’s that time.
Pumpkin Dance (fixed sync)
YouTube video by LightningXCE
youtu.be
October 1, 2026 at 11:09 AM
It’s that time.
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you will encounter more opportunities in life to change the batteries on a smoke alarm than you will to run into a burning building and no one gives a shit you changed those batteries but it is still very important and why are you waiting on a burning building, know what i’m saying, it’s a metaphor
September 29, 2026 at 6:49 AM
you will encounter more opportunities in life to change the batteries on a smoke alarm than you will to run into a burning building and no one gives a shit you changed those batteries but it is still very important and why are you waiting on a burning building, know what i’m saying, it’s a metaphor
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Are you or have you ever been a narrative designer (as your official job title)? I would like to interview you for a video! Pls reply to this if you’re interested ❤️.
September 29, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Are you or have you ever been a narrative designer (as your official job title)? I would like to interview you for a video! Pls reply to this if you’re interested ❤️.
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we need to collectively shun anti-human freaks like sam altan and embrace the spirit of the Jamaican bob sled team
February 22, 2026 at 9:52 PM
we need to collectively shun anti-human freaks like sam altan and embrace the spirit of the Jamaican bob sled team
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This is legitimately terrifying.
EXCLUSIVE: Xbox head Phil Spencer is retiring on Monday, and Xbox President Sarah Bond, long thought to be Spencer's heir apparent, has resigned.
The new CEO of Microsoft Gaming will be Asha Sharma, currently the President of Microsoft’s CoreAI product. https://bit.ly/4rZUZI7
The new CEO of Microsoft Gaming will be Asha Sharma, currently the President of Microsoft’s CoreAI product. https://bit.ly/4rZUZI7
February 20, 2026 at 8:39 PM
This is legitimately terrifying.
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Absolutely wild. WSJ reporting that some OpenAI staffers thought the Tumbler Ridge shooter's use of ChatGPT raised the potential of real world violence but leadership decided not to alert RCMP. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Exclusive | OpenAI Employees Raised Alarms About Canada Shooting Suspect Months Ago
The ChatGPT maker opted against informing Canadian authorities about Jesse Van Rootselaar’s descriptions of violence last June.
www.wsj.com
February 20, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Absolutely wild. WSJ reporting that some OpenAI staffers thought the Tumbler Ridge shooter's use of ChatGPT raised the potential of real world violence but leadership decided not to alert RCMP. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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The wrongful death suits should destroy the company.
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that ChatGPT conversations from the Tumbler Ridge teenager who carried out a horrific school shooting were flagged by employees at OpenAI.
They raised their concerns but the company ultimately did nothing, according to the reporting. archive.is/GUweE#select...
They raised their concerns but the company ultimately did nothing, according to the reporting. archive.is/GUweE#select...
archive.is
February 20, 2026 at 11:29 PM
The wrongful death suits should destroy the company.
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Punk always flourishes in tough environments when resistance to the establishment becomes necessity.
To paraphrase a friend: stay on the path, make good things. Indie has always flourished in the face of AAA distraction. Times are bad, but let others deskill, pivot to nonsense or chase impossible outcomes. People really like playing videogames. Suits forget that every 6 months or so.
February 21, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Punk always flourishes in tough environments when resistance to the establishment becomes necessity.
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This is seriously fucked up taskandpurpose.com/news/army-wa...
February 21, 2026 at 1:46 AM
This is seriously fucked up taskandpurpose.com/news/army-wa...
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“The masses of the people, however, did not realize how much the industrial tycoons, the Army and the State were benefiting from the ruin of the currency.”
— William L. Shirer, “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany”
— William L. Shirer, “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany”
February 4, 2026 at 1:31 AM
“The masses of the people, however, did not realize how much the industrial tycoons, the Army and the State were benefiting from the ruin of the currency.”
— William L. Shirer, “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany”
— William L. Shirer, “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany”
genuine thing I overheard waiting for my lecture today: “It’s so jarring to hear the American accent in amongst all the normal ones. Isn’t it? Like, that’s the TV accent, what do you mean it’s here in real life. Y’know?”
January 22, 2026 at 12:09 PM
genuine thing I overheard waiting for my lecture today: “It’s so jarring to hear the American accent in amongst all the normal ones. Isn’t it? Like, that’s the TV accent, what do you mean it’s here in real life. Y’know?”
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Jennifer English realizing she's a lesbian and falling in love with one of her mocap directors (Aliona Baranova) over the course of making BG3 and seeing all the queer folks embracing Shadowheart and the impact the game had is genuinely one of the best stories in game production in a long time
Congrats to Jennifer English for winning the Best Lead Performer award at the 2025 #GoldenJoystickAwards!
And her acceptance speech about queer joy was a love letter to @aliona.bsky.social 🥹🌈
And her acceptance speech about queer joy was a love letter to @aliona.bsky.social 🥹🌈
November 21, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Jennifer English realizing she's a lesbian and falling in love with one of her mocap directors (Aliona Baranova) over the course of making BG3 and seeing all the queer folks embracing Shadowheart and the impact the game had is genuinely one of the best stories in game production in a long time
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I think one reason why games people are looking forward to the collapse of the AI bubble, despite it likely triggering a massive economic crash, is that we're basically already living post-crash.
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I think one reason why games people are looking forward to the collapse of the AI bubble, despite it likely triggering a massive economic crash, is that we're basically already living post-crash.
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Love that the internet is run on the same 5 companies in a trenchcoat!
November 18, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Love that the internet is run on the same 5 companies in a trenchcoat!
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Oh my God
A Brand New 'Star Trek' Movie Is Coming From the Team Behind 'Dungeons & Dragons'
A Brand New 'Star Trek' Movie Is Coming From the Team Behind 'Dungeons & Dragons'
Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley have been hired to make a whole new 'Star Trek' film.
gizmodo.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Oh my God
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One of the best things to recognise in yourself as a creative person is when you are Sauceless.
Not art blocked. Not struggling with a difficult creative problem.
Being Sauceless is when you've done good work but have been staring at it for too long, and risk making it worse through noodling.
Not art blocked. Not struggling with a difficult creative problem.
Being Sauceless is when you've done good work but have been staring at it for too long, and risk making it worse through noodling.
November 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
One of the best things to recognise in yourself as a creative person is when you are Sauceless.
Not art blocked. Not struggling with a difficult creative problem.
Being Sauceless is when you've done good work but have been staring at it for too long, and risk making it worse through noodling.
Not art blocked. Not struggling with a difficult creative problem.
Being Sauceless is when you've done good work but have been staring at it for too long, and risk making it worse through noodling.
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(glances to the right of my screen)
November 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
(glances to the right of my screen)
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The "I don't have time to read lots of dusty tomes for research, so I just ask a bot for a summary" thing keeps coming up. I just can't relate to anyone who isn't incandescently excited about digging into an archive and spending days deciphering Victorian handwriting. It's like a party drug to me.
October 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM
The "I don't have time to read lots of dusty tomes for research, so I just ask a bot for a summary" thing keeps coming up. I just can't relate to anyone who isn't incandescently excited about digging into an archive and spending days deciphering Victorian handwriting. It's like a party drug to me.
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bringing this one back lmao
October 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
bringing this one back lmao