Alanna Smith
@alannamode.bsky.social
๐งฌ Co-Founder, Lore + Wiki Manager @ dnacreative.ca ๐ Archivist + Caretaker of dnacreative.notion.site/codex โจ Notion Seller (my Notions could kill a dragon) ๐บ Co-Creator, Former Producer/Editor of #FutureOfPlay Direct โ๏ธ Semi-retired #cosplay lady ๐ค๐ค๐
created June 28, 2023
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Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
Amplifying this especially to my non-Americans lol help me shake up these numbers lemme get some more Canadians in there or something ๐ unironically want our timezone database to suffer even more
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social)
We're looking for a pixel animator to help season the graves ๐ Unity experience definitely a plus!
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
I THINK ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME lol now I gotta load it up on Spotify again thank you ๐ฅน
That Dirty Star Platinum Artist๐ (@creamiplatinum.is.sick.fyi) reposted
Anyway, hereโs your form of consent, Bluesky.
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
"Content" is like the soylent green form of art ๐ซ
Anna ๐ฟ๐๏ธ (@annacwebs.bsky.social) reposted
Gonna go even further: don't refer to it as "consuming media" when doing this. You aren't a consumer - it's not a product. You read books. You look at art. You watch movies and/or videos. Be careful about word choice. Reject "consume" and REJECT "CONTENT." IT IS ART. YOU ARE ENGAGING WITH ART.
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
Uyen! I love her lol
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social)
Learning to let myself have lazy weekends has been an experience Like did y'all know you can spend a whole day just sort of watching TV and reading fanfic and napping, making progress on nothing, and nobody emerges from your walls to punish you for this? Very interesting discovery I have made ๐โโ๏ธ
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
*Shiny Happy People, my mistake
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social)
A recap of the memorial/rally if you can stomach it. I also encourage folks to watch Happy Shiny People, particularly the second season that focuses on Teen Mania, to get a clear view of what's been going on here.
Crispy Hanako (@crispyhanako.bsky.social) reposted
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reposted
Bringing my annual tradition over here to Bluesky... IT'S SEPTEMBER 21st yโall know what time it is ๐๐ถ
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
Saint-like behaviour. Multiple croissants earned. Bookmark this for when he asks you for somethin expensive when he's like 16 ๐
Julia Carrie Wong (@joolia.bsky.social) reposted
this exists it is called thinking
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
DEE ๐ซฃ๐ซถ๐พ
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social)
Looking back on these photos is wild lol I am so BABY ๐ญ๐๐พ
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
The look takes inspiration from both male & female Carnival costumes: - recreated his leg armour, gloves & backpack as feather pieces - added Overwatch logo with gems - Triplo & Baixo belt like his hip plates (treble+bass) - gold bead strings as his wiring - headdress based on his capoeira bandana
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reposted
My Carnival Lucio cosplay from 2018 ๐ After I did classic Lucio from Overwatch, I wanted to redesign and create a look celebrating a shared aspect of our cultures - Rio Carnival for Lucio and Caribbean Carnival for me I've never played mas myself so I went all out here ๐๐ Lots of little details! โคต๏ธ
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
๐๐๐ ๐ฆต๐พ
Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. (@sarahmackattack.bsky.social) reposted
I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.
The Indie Game Awards (@indiegameawards.gg) reposted
Mark your calendars: The Indie Game Awards officially return on December 18th, 2025. ๐ www.indiegameawards.gg
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
aspirational back muscles tbh
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social)
That shot of her back was just ๐ค๐พ
Denimcatfish (@denimcatfish.bsky.social) reposted
Some of my character layouts for The Lineโs Hades 2 trailer for @supergiantgames.bsky.social ~
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
Omg this is so neat I love that you make these!
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social)
Me: Wow this area is so open! Game: It sure is! Me: Lots of medicinal plants and health packs around too, I noticed Game: Absolutely Me: And itโs funny but these low walls are kind of the perfect height to crouch behind Game: โบ๏ธ Me: ๐ Game: โบ๏ธ Me: ๐ Game: *autosaves* *starts cutscene*
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social)
"This isn't who we are," says nation whose history books are a bunch of redactions
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
Yep! There are standards because our roles are literally line items in a budget and crew list. Unions help dictate those titles and pay (non-union may not follow pay, but still usually follows hierarchy/duties). That person and I were both Assistant Editor, my name just came first. That's it! ๐คท๐พโโ๏ธ
sisi jiang / ๅงๆ็ช (@six6jiang.bsky.social) reposted
i am once again asking you to canvass for zohran mamdani bc his race was won through ground game efforts not social media numbers. also all of zohranโs strongest soldiers from the primary are on burnout recovery. LIKES AND RETWEETS DONT VOTE!!!! www.zohranfornyc.com/volunteer/ev...
Dora Breckinridge (@heyitsdora.com) reposted
Looking for someone based in Ontario, Canada to provide some QA on a visual novel! Shoot me a line if that's you or someone you know. Note: This is a paid, remote opportunity, but it is not full time employment, and will likely be on an intermittent part-time basis. #indiegame #gamedev
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
I've told this story many times, but I come from film production. One job I got from an old boss had me replacing the original Assistant Editor who did a bad job on a feature doc and had been fired within 2 weeks. I was AE for the rest of production We both received the same credit WHICH WAS NORMAL
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social)
Special Thanks In film = - not crew but helped (fam/friends/locals/orgs) - inspiration, support In games = - same as above, or... - very involved but left 2 months before launch - very involved but laid off - very involved but paid as contractor - some guy (money, influence) I do not like it ๐ซ
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social)
I'll be havin a regular degular day and then here come Hades 2 just approaching on my calendar like it's nothing ๐ซ
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
Vincent Valentine lookin mf with a cool mask and horns and sword why would you do this to me
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social)
See the thing about this is I know nothing of Hollow Knight characters and now I am in love with one. What do I even do with that? Look what you've done Caio ๐ญ๐
๐Caio Santos Art๐ (@blacksalander.bsky.social) reposted
Hornet
Olรบfแบนฬmi O. Tรกรญwรฒ (@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social) reposted
this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either
hanhonymous (@hanhonymous.bsky.social) reposted
๐ Jerry is leaving #BenAndJerrys (via @yobencohen.bsky.social)
Natalie de Corsair (@nataliedecorsair.bsky.social) reposted
Werewolf Woman and Knight: The Reunion
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
Love that y'all hit up Storm Crow! Hope it was the best time ๐ RETURN SOMEDAY, SO I MAY BUY YOU A DESSERT TREAT ๐๐๐พ
amie sanchez (@amietita.bsky.social) reposted
huntrix simply does not miss or quitโจ i'll have prints of this illustration up on my shop soon!
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
Wait WHAT y'all were here?! ๐ญ๐ซถ๐พ
jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) reposted
i have said this before but when โgetting rid of race in admissionsโ for the administration means โyou canโt even try to reach out to underrepresented communities and encourage them to apply and if you do it is illegal discrimination against white peopleโ then the actual goal here is segregation
Tasha Monroe (@simplyedynandco.com) reposted
2 Bl*ck men hung in Mississippi yesterday. 1. Cory Zukatis - found around 10:30am hanging in Vicksburg MS. 2. Trey Reed - found hanging around 7:05am at Delta State ๐จ PLEASE stay safe and mindful on your surroundingsโผ๏ธ
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
I want you to know this is the image that sealed the deal for me. Apologies to all the other surely wonderful art I'll find in here, but this sold me
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
"Forced proximity" oh ho ho I know There Was Only One Bed when I see it!!! ๐
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
Alex the streets are saying your partner is correct you're burned out. I asked the streets and that's what they said.
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reposted
Some days I gotta remember what *is* within our power
Frosty Games ๐ฆ (@frostygamesfest.com) reposted
Frosty is back to celebrate the coolest upcoming and recently released games made in Australia & Aotearoa, this December ๐ฆ๐ฅณ Weโll be featuring exclusive reveals, announcements, and updates. Developers can submit their games now until Sep 30! โคต๏ธ forms.gle/tt8y9N1dPweS...
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
It used to bug me like crazyyyyy when I'd get similar comments on cosplay photos I just always resorted to "you got [character] money?" cause ain't no way you're speakin Full Price demands from a No Budget mouth!! ๐
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh wow congrats Diandra!!!
Alex (@dirtbagboyfriend.bsky.social) reposted
๐ขPAID short term contract for logo design๐ข Hello designer and artist friends! I am looking for a logo designer for a new project. Weโre going for: ๐๐ผStyle: playful, cartoony, minimal color ๐๐ผDeliverable: vector logo with English and Japanese type ๐Pay: 1000$, negotiable Reply with a folio + email pls๐๐ผ
maezanilla @JW Madrid AH67 (@maezanilla.bsky.social) reposted
Mandatory Kakashi birthday post, like every year!
Day of the Devs (@dayofthedevs.org) reposted
Day of the Devs: The Game Awards Digital Showcase RETURNS for 2025! Join us after @thegameawards.com for a first look at the future of indie games. โจโจโจ Working on something awesome? Submissions are now OPEN! Learn more & submit your game here: dayofthedevs.org/submit/
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
Tried to explain to a loved one recently that no the pandemic didn't end, governments & oligarchs just needed everyone back to work cause the money machines slowed down ๐ซ
Matt Forbeck (@forbeck.com) reposted
The Northern Lights were spectacular tonight. They actually danced over our heads.
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
Ohhh another good one! Thanks! ๐๐พ
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
This is great thank you!
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm pretty decent at conceptualizing the poses I want but I've found I actually can't quite execute in 2D first. Like I start doing the 3D thing without even meaning to ๐
Try to draw a person and nope, I need the polygons, I need to stack blocks ๐คญ
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social)
Artist friends, what are your favourite apps/tools/sites for creating 3D pose references? Not talking modelled poses, already have lots of those! I need the lil uhhhh you know the wooden guy you pose but like digitally. Where he at? ๐ (I think CSP has it built in but I use Procreate!)
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh my god yeah this part ๐ซ
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social)
I have so many but this is probably the simplest one that will always make me laugh ๐
CHOAM Nomsky (@samthielman.com) reposted
Lindsay Ballant (@lballant.bsky.social) reposted
Weโve been living through 72 nonstop hours of this exact tweet
Arctic Awakening - OUT NOW! (@goldfirestudios.com) reposted
5 days to go! Here's both sides of our game world. Do you prefer the wilderness or the walls? #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
The way I also didn't know this happened ๐
Yllande (@yllande.bsky.social) reposted
Today's my birthday! ๐ฅณ๐ If you enjoy my art, a like or retweet would be such a lovely gift. PS: I love to draw pretty elf ladies ๐ค
Chef Andy Lunique (@andylunique.bsky.social) reposted
Mindful gamer articulated something on my mind and I couldn't have possibly said it better. I've been hard on the press and creator space but I just feel hopeful new talent comes in to shake things up
dannyodwyer (@dannyodwyer.bsky.social) reposted
Equally excited and TERRIFIED to finally do this. Games journalism is in a rough state, so we've decided to get involved to highlight games that we think pave a positive future for the industry. And we named the outlet the best/dumbest thing possible. welcome to noclip_2
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
Sooooooo I love this on several levels and feel like we should chat ๐๐ Congrats on the announcement!
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
A fixer and helper. A creative who likes liking things Ambitious to a fault and stubborn to a virtue ๐ Sharp like a sword but shaped like a friend. Apathy hates to see me comin
Gryffoon (@gryffoon.bsky.social) reposted
Worldbuilding concept sketch: โMagicโ is the manipulation of the leyline structures that underlie reality. Magical operations are based in symmetry, requiring at minimum two people. In reality, any meaningfully powerful magical is being performed by the equivalent of a troupe of trained dancers.
Crowd Control (on Dropout) (@crowdcontroldo.bsky.social) reposted
Brennan sees prosthetic woodland elf ears and immediately locks in ๐ง
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
I'M NOT READY SKITTZI THERE IS BARELY TIME TO PREPARE
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
Yuto isn't even my fave and I'm sweatin Grave Seasons, the game that you are...
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social)
300K my goodness!!! I am inclined to believe more wishlists empower our artists cause whewwww good lawd LOOK AT THIS ๐
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
Ohhhhhh love this!
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social)
WHAT HOW IS IT SO SOON??? AHHHHHHHH!
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
Listening to the final mix like "here comes my fave 2 seconds hell yeah" ๐๐ซถ๐พ
lea (life has many doors fed boy) (@kirisamebro.bsky.social) reposted
I think about this one a lot
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh neat! Thanks for explaining!
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
I join my people ๐ซฑ๐ผโ๐ซฒ๐พ
Gisula (@gisula.com) reposted
Give this a watch if you want to see what Iโve been working on the last 6 months! It was been a real pleasure to compose for this soundtrack. Had a real fun time breaking down how we approached a lot of stuff in this OST.
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
Me and @gisula.com on a co-work call where she fine tunes like 8 very specific bars to perfection and I make a single meme to show her teeheehee
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social)
FIRST DEVLOG CHECK IT OUT ๐ฅ This soundtrack has so much excellence that I can't wait for y'all to hear! Genuinely had me like... I can't believe our music team had never met before working together on this ๐ The way I eat every bit up. Cookin so hard they got me practicing too ๐น๐ฅน๐
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
Play some Tetris or focus-heavy game for a few minutes to keep it out the brain (and yeah don't seek out the closer ones)
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social)
Hey, you can save posts on Bluesky now! Go ahead, try it out ๐ โคต๏ธ
Natalie Spitzel | Looking for work!! (@nat-the-dev.bsky.social) reposted
A few of my favorite of our environment shots from Sword of the Sea Reminder that I'm looking for work as an Environment Artist or 3D Artist ๐
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
I feel like somebody did do this! Or was planning to? I'm blanking on who ๐ค
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeahhhhh it's tough to be on the "I dunno how to explain you should care about other people too" line Also can I ask what hapa means? I've never encountered that word before
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
This precisely. Like I'm sorry but no, the privilege forcefield is non-transferable, that you know I'm a good person means nothing to a system that sees us as an identity first ๐ฅฒ
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
I dunno who this man is but Morgan Spector sounds like the terribly obvious civilian name of a superhero, love that
Ryan Estrada (@ryanestrada.com) reposted
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars. OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social)
๐๐พ stayed up too late ๐๐พ stayed up too late drawing
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
And this is me as a Black woman. Your queer and trans friends deal with this to varying extents. Your Arab friends. Your immunocompromised friends. Much about the world is unsafe for folks right now. In the pursuit of progress and the denial of despair, try not to go full blissful ignorance ๐ฅฒ๐๐พ
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
Aw thanks Ellie, I appreciate that! I'm glad you're finding it useful ๐ Just added some more entries and hoping to do another big batch this week, capacity willing ๐
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
Thankfully I do all my non work gaming on consoles cause yeah this would be me too. Desk have.... forcefield ๐ญ
Alanna Smith (@alannamode.bsky.social) reply parent
it chafes at the spirit a lil bit ๐