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empyreal @stallian_

over 5 years ago

Yo....please like, subscribe, and share lol https://t.co/3QDvoAUfeW

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani

@NYCMayor

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Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

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Jae7an @Brother_Jae

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wendell sandico @wendellsandico

3 days ago

kinda wish they did a smaller Avengers movie a couple years ago instead with like Carol, Strange, Sam, Bucky, Wanda, Rhodey and Shang-Chi

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•MewGamma•

@mew_bruner

Far from a Harvard student, just got the balls to do it🙏🏻💯

beep_R | AK_m14

@beep_roadrunner

It’s very easy to be different, but very difficult to be better. / デザイン・建築・アート・ファッション・ガジェット・テック・甘味・旅・酒・食・映画

Melanie D.

@melulater

Play the ball, not the man. I did not vote for these tossers. He aroha whakatō, he aroha puta mai. If kindness is sown then kindness you shall receive.

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tæ✨ @taenamors

3 days ago

they are keeping the woman who stopped an incursion potentially bedridden in a movie abt incursions bcs avengers movies have turned into a popularity contest instead of actual cohesive, sensible storytelling

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jake rhodes @jakebrodes

3 days ago

Cmon man.

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Katsuhiro Harada

@Harada_TEKKEN

4 days ago

For me, this is already a story from a career that spans the past 31 years. I’m probably one of the people in the game industry who has traveled to the largest number of countries and actually met local fan communities in person. So honestly, I’ve been influenced by people and cultures from all over the world. More than race itself, I think I’ve always been influenced by “regional culture” and “organizational culture.” One of the most fascinating moments involving your culture happened in 2019, when I revealed Leroy Smith. (The visual design wasn’t mine, but the original character concept was.) Right after the reveal, I received this message from the American fan community: “Can we… can we invite you to the cookout for making an awesome character like this?” Now, as someone from my generation in Japan, I was actually considered relatively good at reading and writing English. By then I’d already been to North America over 50 times, had maintained the English I learned for university entrance exams, and had been communicating with people on Twitter in English long before translation apps became useful, let alone AI translation. But honestly… when I saw that sentence, I had absolutely no idea what it meant. In fact, my very first reaction was: “Oh no… I’m finished.” Here’s why. Back then I was frequently arguing against articles spreading hate toward video games, and I kept seeing people replying with the word “cooked.” As you know, “cooked” can mean you’re done, finished, or completely destroyed. I also often saw “roasted.” Because of that, I honestly assumed “cookout” was just an even stronger version of “cooked.” So for one terrifying moment, I read it as: “Hey… we… we… can invite you to a party where we’re going to beat you up and roast you?” Even though I thought I knew America pretty well, I genuinely wondered if I’d somehow pressed some invisible cultural button that I wasn’t supposed to touch. Later, I had another misunderstanding. People kept calling me: “You are the fxxking GOAT.” And for about two or three years I honestly thought, “Damn… here’s another guy calling me ‘a fxxking goat… this animal bastard.’ Better ignore the bait.” Some people even replied with 🐐 emojis, so I genuinely believed they were insulting me by calling me an animal. Because of misunderstandings like that, I seriously thought: “Man… getting our characters accepted by Americans is really difficult. They might actually be even more sensitive than Japanese people in many ways. We need to study their culture much more.” Anyway, back to the cookout story. Eventually someone explained that a “cookout” in the African American community is actually one of the highest compliments possible—basically saying: “You’re someone we’d trust enough to invite to our close-knit family BBQ, where only real friends and loved ones are welcome.” That explanation was a huge relief. Then they started showing me BBQ equipment and ingredients… …and I was absolutely shocked that everything was several times bigger than what we have in Japan. Sure, I expected the smoker grills to be huge. But even the tongs and spatulas were enormous, and the meat looked like something I’d only ever seen as loot in an MMORPG. Looking back now, I honestly regret not immediately flying to the U.S. and accepting an invitation to one of those community cookouts. That really was the perfect opportunity. Anyway… I’ve wandered way off topic. Of course I can’t claim that I fully understand what you call Black culture. But if we’re talking about the parts that have genuinely influenced me, the cookout story is certainly one of them. And the people in these photos have also had a significant influence on me. (I’d like to include many more, but I’ll limit it to four photos.)

Harada_TEKKEN's tweet photo. For me, this is already a story from a career that spans the past 31 years.

I’m probably one of the people in the game industry who has traveled to the largest number of countries and actually met local fan communities in person. So honestly, I’ve been influenced by people and cultures from all over the world. More than race itself, I think I’ve always been influenced by “regional culture” and “organizational culture.”

One of the most fascinating moments involving your culture happened in 2019, when I revealed Leroy Smith. (The visual design wasn’t mine, but the original character concept was.)

Right after the reveal, I received this message from the American fan community:

“Can we… can we invite you to the cookout for making an awesome character like this?”

Now, as someone from my generation in Japan, I was actually considered relatively good at reading and writing English. By then I’d already been to North America over 50 times, had maintained the English I learned for university entrance exams, and had been communicating with people on Twitter in English long before translation apps became useful, let alone AI translation.

But honestly… when I saw that sentence, I had absolutely no idea what it meant.

In fact, my very first reaction was:

“Oh no… I’m finished.”

Here’s why.

Back then I was frequently arguing against articles spreading hate toward video games, and I kept seeing people replying with the word “cooked.”

As you know, “cooked” can mean you’re done, finished, or completely destroyed. I also often saw “roasted.” Because of that, I honestly assumed “cookout” was just an even stronger version of “cooked.”

So for one terrifying moment, I read it as:

“Hey… we… we… can invite you to a party where we’re going to beat you up and roast you?”

Even though I thought I knew America pretty well, I genuinely wondered if I’d somehow pressed some invisible cultural button that I wasn’t supposed to touch.

Later, I had another misunderstanding. People kept calling me:

“You are the fxxking GOAT.”

And for about two or three years I honestly thought,

“Damn… here’s another guy calling me ‘a fxxking goat… this animal bastard.’ Better ignore the bait.”

Some people even replied with 🐐 emojis, so I genuinely believed they were insulting me by calling me an animal.

Because of misunderstandings like that, I seriously thought:

“Man… getting our characters accepted by Americans is really difficult. They might actually be even more sensitive than Japanese people in many ways. We need to study their culture much more.”

Anyway, back to the cookout story.

Eventually someone explained that a “cookout” in the African American community is actually one of the highest compliments possible—basically saying:

“You’re someone we’d trust enough to invite to our close-knit family BBQ, where only real friends and loved ones are welcome.”

That explanation was a huge relief.

Then they started showing me BBQ equipment and ingredients…

…and I was absolutely shocked that everything was several times bigger than what we have in Japan.

Sure, I expected the smoker grills to be huge. But even the tongs and spatulas were enormous, and the meat looked like something I’d only ever seen as loot in an MMORPG.

Looking back now, I honestly regret not immediately flying to the U.S. and accepting an invitation to one of those community cookouts.

That really was the perfect opportunity.

Anyway… I’ve wandered way off topic.

Of course I can’t claim that I fully understand what you call Black culture. But if we’re talking about the parts that have genuinely influenced me, the cookout story is certainly one of them.

And the people in these photos have also had a significant influence on me. (I’d like to include many more, but I’ll limit it to four photos.)

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Jawmuncher @Jawmuncher

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Bethesda announcing all these Fallout projects but didn’t bring back what the people really want

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RoseGoldSteveAustin🏅 @ExpensiveFUBU

6 days ago

Omg everyone’s a sleeper agent 😭

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Azrael @Azreal51265232

7 days ago

Alright hear me out...

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Jon Thompson

@JohnnyFocal

6 days ago

We shouldn’t oversimplify how IMAX works. IMAX was conceived as an immersive exhibition format-historically described as “Image Maximum”-with the aim of filling as much of the viewer’s field of vision as practical. The taller image is only one part of that philosophy. The larger frame, steep seating geometry, screen size, projection brightness and sound system all work together to create the sense of immersion. That’s why simply saying, “you see more picture,” misses the point. The additional image area exists because it contributes to the immersive experience when viewed on a genuine IMAX screen. If you simply take a 1.43:1 image and display the whole frame on a conventional screen from a normal viewing distance, the effect changes completely. It no longer fills your peripheral vision, so the composition can feel unusually loose or distant. The framing was designed for an immersive presentation environment, not simply for preserving every pixel regardless of the display. The explanation and cropping below does a total disservice to all the work put in to make a true IMAX image and the skill Needed to make it work in other formats. You are not losing anything that is intended in no IMAX versions. Non IMAX version are all signed off and approved by the creatives.

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