The blog post analyzes the unfiction ARG series 'Interloper,' highlighting its narrative complexity, technical achievements, and the artistic depth that transcends traditional puzzle-solving.
The author discusses the legal and personal conflicts surrounding The Unofficial Homestuck Collection, detailing a hostile takeover attempt by Andrew Hussie and the Homestuck team. The author describes a series of manipulative tac...
The blog post critiques the game 'Nothing to Declare' by Rogue Duck Interactive, which is inspired by the acclaimed game 'Papers, Please.' The author argues that while 'Nothing to Declare' attempts to present a cozy and wholesome ...
The post examines the clash between Anthropic's ethical AI practices and the Trump administration's authoritarian demands for military applications, highlighting the risks to democracy and private rights.
The relationship between fandom and media companies is complex, requiring independence for fan communities to thrive without corporate control or exploitation.
The article discusses the increasing attempts to censor the internet, particularly through legislation like the UK's Online Safety Act, which is framed as a child safety measure but aims to control public discourse. It critiques t...
The article critiques the Homestuck Independent Creative Union (HICU), claiming it is not an independent union but rather a facade controlled by Andrew Hussie. It argues that the HICU misrepresents its purpose, which is to consoli...
The author reflects on their childhood experiences with Lindenmeyer Systems and graph paper, detailing how they created intricate patterns by hand. They discuss the mathematical properties of these patterns, including space-fillin...
The text discusses the issue of spoilers in narrative media, particularly in games like Deltarune and metroidbrainias. It explores the selective reverence for not letting experiences be spoiled and the distinction between narrativ...
SUPERHOT VR's entire story was removed in 2021, leading to a review bomb on Steam. The game's story was about abusive subordination and was a meta-story about psychological conditioning and addiction. The game was originally devel...
0Why training AI can't be IP theft
2025-04-03 • copyright generative ai training
The text discusses the argument that corporations training generative AI have unfairly used other people's work without consent or compensation to create a new product they own. The author argues that the idea that corporations tr...
0The imperfections of Murder Drones / GioCities
2025-01-12 •
The text discusses the challenges faced by the independent animation studio Glitch in creating the series Murder Drones. It highlights the constraints of working with a small team and the impact on the storytelling and character d...
0FSE sprite compression / GioCities
2025-01-03 •
The text discusses the development of a domain-specific compression algorithm called FSE sprite compression, which efficiently compresses character sprites for visual novels. The author explains the motivation behind creating the ...
0Making Thanos Work / GioCities
2024-12-17 •
The blog post discusses how to make the MCU's Thanos a more complex and interesting character by reframing his motivations and actions. It compares Thanos to a warlord and discusses how his background and mindset limit his imagina...
0Verification on Bluesky / GioCities
2024-12-03 •
The blog post discusses the verification system on Bluesky, a social media platform, and how it is dealing with impersonation issues. It emphasizes the effectiveness of Bluesky's current verification system and how it uses domain ...
Bluesky, a growing social media platform, is addressing issues such as impersonation by enhancing its verification system. The current domain verification system is effective, using web domains for handles and displaying verificat...
0The ambiguous "use" / GioCities
2024-11-15 •
The blog post discusses the ambiguity of the word 'use' and how it leads to misunderstandings and arguments, especially in the context of intellectual property and copyright. The author emphasizes the importance of being specific ...
0Election / GioCities
2024-11-07 •
The text reflects on the 2020 election results and the author's feelings of alienation and despair. The author expresses concern about the rejection of truth and the rise of a violent, extremist faction in society.
0Game Patent Grab Bag / GioCities
2024-09-18 •
The blog post discusses the issue of game patents and how companies have managed to file and defend fraudulent patents. It provides examples of patents filed by Namco, Sega, EA, Microsoft, Warner Bros, and Sony, and how these pate...
0Is AI eating all the energy? Part 2/2 / GioCities
2024-09-09 •
The text discusses the energy problems caused by the AI 'arms race' and how corporations are irresponsibly pushing their AI products on the market, leading to waste and externalities. It also talks about the increasing costs, perf...
0Is AI eating all the energy? Part 1/2 / GioCities
2024-08-18 •
The blog post discusses the energy consumption of AI and its impact on the environment. It explains the energy requirements for training and inference operations, the energy consumption of data centers, and the growth of AI-specif...
0Copyright Abusers Lost Their Claim / GioCities
2024-07-14 •
The text discusses the broken system of copyright and how corporations regularly violate the fundamental principles of creative rights. It emphasizes the need for reciprocity in copyright and the responsibility of holding bad acto...
0Fake Twitter Accounts / GioCities
2024-06-19 •
The blog post discusses the discourse around fake Twitter accounts during a specific period in 2022, particularly in relation to Elon Musk's attempt to get out of a deal to purchase Twitter. The author argues that the discourse wa...
0Some Games About Grief / GioCities
2024-04-24 •
The blog post discusses the games Gris, Diminish, and Celeste, and how they portray the theme of grief. The author expresses their discomfort with Gris' portrayal of grief as a process of inevitable recovery, and contrasts it with...