Criticism and “the blob”

There is nothing wrong with criticizing, especially if it’s structured in a way that is fair and not demeaning or rude. It is always easy to make a quick statement (“This thing is dumb”) than it is to give out a constructive criticism (“I think this thing didn’t work because [insert 400 words about why […]

AI Dependency

There have been some talks across the internet about the possibility of generative artificial intelligence taking over human creativity. Nowadays you mostly have seen generative AI used as a shortcut, in a way where creative studios and individuals don’t want to spend much money or time on a creative work. Before then, AI was a […]

Instagram

I have been posting a bit more on my Instagram. Previously it was supposed to be an “influencer” account that would pair well with my Twitch channel, but at the moment, I am mostly posting both my recent and past work. https://www.instagram.com/usaokay/ There are some things I am learning about Instagram, which of course the […]

Submitting to Websites

For the past decade or so, I share my creations through several websites. Depending on the website, how it functions, and its community, a creation would be “Meh” in one site while another will be “Wow, I love it!” As a retrospect, I look to each website and how I approach submitting my content. So, […]

I post a lot in Reddit almost every single day. For the past couple years, I upped my effort per post by making embedded links and typing way more than I should. After posting in Facepunch forums for more than a decade, I found Reddit to be better. In FP, my username and avatar make […]

Death of a community

Facepunch forums, the official discussion board for Facepunch Studio’s games, recently shut down after 15 years. When I was 11 in February 2005, I created an account there and posted almost every single day. When I was 25 in August 2018, I deleted my account due to self-growth and to make a change in my […]

Twitch

Live-streaming is weird to me. No, really it is. I never minded Let’s Plays on Youtube since it’s akin to how my brothers watch me play a game (or vice-versa), but now that’s a thing of the past as the audience flocked to better interactivity with the streamer and the community it may generate. I […]