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Approved by kickstarter! Preorder a Lamprey, Hagfish, or set of both so I can make them into enamel pins with these designs:

Both will glow in the dark. For the Lamprey it’ll be glowy teeth, for the hagfish maybe the entire pink base color

unfortunately my health has not been great lately and i was forced to drop out of one of my longer term projects. if you ever wanted to support me you can buy a print! there is a sitewide sale on rn. thank u for considering !!

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edit: ive always thought of myself as a hard worker so it was really hard to admit i just cant handle as much as i used to. i hope next year i can figure out some better work life balance where im still able to create art and survive 💕

Because of the War in Ukraine my life turned out to be not exactly something I was ready for physically and mentally and now surviving on my own (with my lovely dog!) is getting really hard

I now have a BMAC if you'd like to help!

It would help me A LOT to afford at least some kind of stability these days

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Thank you!!

*shakes a tin can like a little orphan*

Please sir, my family is starving

PIGLET'S BIG GAME - INTERVIEW WITH PASCAL CAMMISOTTO

Earlier this week I interviewed Pascal (game designer on Piglet's Big Game 2003) about the making of the title that has received a whirlwind of attention online recently. You can find more information in my video that's going up today on my channel: https://www.youtube.com/@eurothug4000/videos

How did the project come into existence?

At that time, Doki Denki studio was already working with Disney. 

We had released three PlayStation 1 games with them. Disney was working on the film Piglet's Big Movie and was looking for a studio to develop the video game alongside it. 

I don’t want to say anything inaccurate, but I believe it was, officially, our first PlayStation 2 game released on the market.

If the information I found online is correct, Piglet's Big Movie was released after Piglet's Big Game came out! Were you given any direction by Disney on what the game should be like and if it should be similar to the movie in any way? Or did you have complete freedom in designing the game (story, gameplay etc.) as you wish?

I’m not too sure anymore how everything came together, but I believe Disney didn’t give us access to the film's content. 

They were very secretive (and I think that was quite common at the time). They just wanted a ‘product’ to accompany the movie release. 

All we knew was that it revolved around Piglet. So the game’s story was developed by us (the game design team), as narrative designers didn’t exist back then. 

We had a lot of freedom, both in writing and game design, and I think that was partly thanks to Disney's producer, Risa Cohen. She really supported our decisions in the interest of quality.

What do you specifically remember working on for the game? (Certain levels, overall gameplay loop etc.?)

I remember several things: the horror gameplay, which was completely new for this target audience; the hour of real-time cinematics that I directed with the animation team; the cameras in each room that I placed as best as I could to follow the action; and finally, the overly difficult combat (which I wanted to tone down, but wasn’t allowed to. ^^). 

The atmosphere in the studio was fantastic, and I genuinely recall a sense of pride in what we were doing. 

Yes, it was a kids’ game, and yes, sometimes it was cheesy, but we still had so much fun making it, as if we were making it for ourselves. It was truly a great project.

Do you remember what the reception was to the game at the time of its release?

Yes, the game was very well received. It was considered by reviewers to be a very good children’s game. At that time, many licensed games (especially those for kids) were rushed and uninspired. 

That wasn’t our philosophy at the studio. We wanted to make a good game, even if the target audience was very young. 

I think that’s why the game surprised people with its strong approach and quality.

Have you seen some of the posts about Piglet's Big Game recently? What was your reaction to seeing them if so?

Absolutely not. I just found out, and of course, I’m thrilled that it’s being talked about again!

People online are talking about the "horror" aspects of the game, were these intentional? Was the aim to have a game that had elements of the horror genre?

When Disney spoke with the studio about this game, Marc Albinet (the head of game design, my boss) immediately wanted to make ‘a Resident Evil for kids.’ 

I believe he even went to Disney to pitch the idea, and he must have been convincing because they said yes. 

Since we didn’t have access to the movie’s script, we created a story centered around Piglet. It focused on his lack of self-confidence and the courage he would need to help his friends, who were asleep and trapped in a nightmare. 

The horror element was tied to these nightmares that the player would need to resolve.

Are there any links or anything that you'd like me to mention so people can find you online, or any projects you're working on?

You can find me on X (@KaMiZoTo), but I rarely tweet. Since my time at Doki Denki, I've gained quite a bit of experience, and now I have my own studio: 

http://drawmeapixel.com

We released in 2020 "There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension", which I recommend everyone try without watching any let’s plays to avoid spoilers! (The experience relies on surprise.)

store.steampowered.com

There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension on Steam

There is no game. So don't go messing things up by clicking everywhere. You don’t want to be kicked out of your video game world, do you? Of

We’re also working on a new secret project with the same meta spirit!

A big thank you to Pascal for taking the time to talk about the game!

Hi, everyone, I'm really hoping if any of my posts can blow up again it's this one.

Trans rights are getting worse and worse in the U. S.

Currently, several states are moving to completely ban trans healthcare for minors, limit trans healthcare for adults 26 and younger, ban public drag, place limitations on trans participation in sports, and a lot of other horrific shit.

My only other post that really blew up was about discourse, and so is this one.

I need you all to listen to me. Please.

We don't have a place for discourse right now.

Please, regardless of your stance on queer/LGBTQIA+ topics and the inter-community discourse, remember that we can't win anything divided.

That means, regardless of your view on that one controversial subset of the community, you need to work with us. That means regardless of your views on dysphoria, you need to work with us. We can't afford to get divided on the million different flavors of queer discourse running rampant through the community.

Those laws I mentioned earlier? Their endgame is to make trans existence illegal.

They will keep pushing the age for transitioning back further and further until it's basically inaccessible. They will make performative drag illegal, then all drag, and drag will include trans people in their eyes. They will keep going until we are forced to detransition and go into the closet.

This is really fucking scary and we need, above all else, to be a united community right now.

So please. Fucking please. Set aside your hot takes and discourse. We all live and die by what rights we can get in an allocishet society.

This means stand with each other. Stand with aces, with aros, with enbies, with pan people, poly people, stand with mspec gays and lesbians, stand with kinksters and furries too, because we have our differences but if we get caught up fighting each other then the people that want us all dead will take advantage of that distraction and criminalize us all.

Discourse is a fucking psyop and we need to wise up to it really, really fast.

Please boost this. And please don't argue with me on this post.

Im offering commissions because I figured it was worth a shot on here. I have limited slots so I’ll take down the post when it’s full! DM me for details.

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STEM Supplies Stolen from Child Education Program, organized by Jenel Cohen

Company Website: https://istemkids.com Hi, my name is Jenel. I'm… Jenel Cohen needs your support for STEM Supplies Stolen from Child

I teach part-time for robotics and programming courses for kids with iStem, as part of an after school program.

Unfortunately, my employer's storage space was recently broken into (twice), and she's now out thousands of dollars with almost no inventory left to be teaching these kids :(

If you could help out, or at least pass this around, I'd really appreciate it!!!

Drew a quick Pigment for @xxtc-96xx who is a very good friend of mine and who has done a lot for me 💖

I drew this in one sitting forgetting to save until I was done ._.

COMMISSIONS: OPEN

my new commission price sheet!

This is my new and improved commission price sheet! As always, this is mostly just rough guidelines, prices will vary from piece to piece, but this should give you a general idea of what you can get from me for roughly what amount of money.

DM me if you’re interested or want to know more or whatnot. I’m pretty flexible about format, making changes, and the price, so I’m open to discussing every commission individually. And here’s a list of fandoms I’m in if you’re interested in fanart.