Simon the fire

He/They I WATCH OSHI NO KO I video game collector

[Simon the fire @SimonTheFire_]

new year new media thread, welcome to the 2026 media thread

[Simon the fire @SimonTheFire_]

it's 2025 so time for a new media thread 👍

[TeoPyon @PyonTeo]

#sketch #ocarinaoftime #zelda

[Dub @Dublicus]

generative AI assisting artists is great because it saves you a few hours of manual work by forcing you to spend said hours saved fixing whatever the hell it just made up

[Simon the fire @SimonTheFire_]

@ashimilation @TimSweeneyEpic Genuinely insane how they are defending use of Ai here

"we make everything from scratch and then waste time fixing what the Ai hallucinated"

[zombie 🐇 @ledisig]

" artists still start with original ideas, ai fixes things up, then artists go in and fix what the ai messed up "

i dont know man mabye just. skip the ai step ??????

[TheNCSmaster @TheNCSmaster]

Toys For Bob dodged one of the biggest bullets in gaming history getting out of the Xbox ecosystem when they could

[Simon the fire @SimonTheFire_]

@Callum_Treasure Yeah yeah look at me I got people I can bitch to anytime of day

Man shut up and happy birthday

[Is This Real Art ? @IsThisRealArt_]

"The creative control stays in the hands of the creator" "Its only being used to speed up the process"

Proceed to show how the artists need to go back & spend more time fixing the artifacts instead of doing it the right way the first time.

[Simon the fire @SimonTheFire_]

@Callum_Treasure Bitch I got this notification on my private because you don't vent enough

[Simon the fire @SimonTheFire_]

Okay so they use Ai for literally shading the concept...

[Unreal Engine @UnrealEngine]

Here's a look at how Epic's artists approach concept work. From blank canvas to final concepts, they sketch, block out, and refine using traditional tools and evolving ones like Nano Banana, with the artist’s vision driving the ever-evolving process from start to finish.

https://t.co/dQnR9OsQJp

[Simon the fire @SimonTheFire_]

I'm sorry but have we not learned from the larian situation

The moment you involve Ai in the concept it's not yours anymore, the Ai doesn't know what you want but you do, so why ask the Ai when you could just do it yourself for a more authentic product?

[HYPEX @HYPEX]

EPIC TALKS ABOUT FORTNITE's CONCEPT ART PROCESS (Skins, POIs, etc..)

• Artists still start with original ideas & sketches in Photoshop, Blender, hand-drawing, etc..
• AI tools are used to iterate and test ideas faster
• Examples shown include: different POI lighting, style swaps, meteor showers, colors, render passes, etc.
• Artists fix mistakes, remove unwanted details, and keep creative control

[kaizo 🎭 @kaizoslop]

fortnite always pulling stuff like this when everyone is happy with the game to really remind you shit isn’t completely sweet and it’s still owned by Epic Games

[Cade Onder @Cade_Onder]

this image was released in 2019 after Microsoft acquired a bunch of studios in 2018 and Double Fine in 2019.

3 of the names are potentially facing shut downs, 1 is completely dead and never released a game, 1 (Turn 10) was totally gutted.

really bleak, man.

[Yoma @yomaaren]

what did that cabal even do :(

[Cade Onder @Cade_Onder]

one week ago btw

[Yoma @yomaaren]

had to play 1 renegade mission because of guardian rank shenanigans and why is this genuinely cool i thought it was gonna be lame

[dmg04 @A_dmg04]

It wouldn’t be a Destiny release if you couldn’t bump a boss off a ledge.

[Simon the fire @SimonTheFire_]

THIS FUCKING LFG SYSTEM DOES NOT WANNA FUCKING WORK

[Simon the fire @SimonTheFire_]

its fucking impossible to get a single Morgeth checkpoint or even join a farming lfg

[Simon the fire @SimonTheFire_]

its fucking impossible to get a single Morgeth checkpoint or even join a farming lfg

[Simon the fire @SimonTheFire_]

@selfiefox h o w

[M1das @M1das_OW2]

this is so funny man there’s a REASON nobody tries to scalp yugioh cards😭