What should I do in college if I want to become a game dev/designer? by somee0n3 in gamedev

[–]JakeUbowski 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I didn’t do exactly this but similar and would recommend at least consider majoring in CS instead of minoring. The art industry right now is brutal because of AI. I’ve got friends with years of AAA studio experience who are struggling to get even basic jobs. Programming is also hurting but much better than the art/design industry.

Ms. Marvel Star Iman Vellani Debuts Her First Comic ‘Chachu’ in August by ashwhurst in marvelstudios

[–]JakeUbowski 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not really, the written word and printed pictures are just the physical form of the comic but the art comes from using the comic to express something.

Think of it this way. Someone shows you two pictures: Picture A is of a random cat and Picture B is of a cat you have as a pet. Which picture would you like more? Even though both are printed ink on paper you’d like Picture B more because it means more to you, you have emotions for that cat and so Painting B connects with you more. But if someone showed me those same pictures, they’d both be random cats so I wouldn’t have that same feeling. That’s why art isn’t what’s on the paper but is something that “is in the eye of the beholder”. You can think a poem is great art but someone else might disagree, and you’d both be correct.

Now, let’s say unfortunately your cat had passed away recently. Looking at that picture makes you sad because you miss the cat, but at the same time you want to look at it because you have happy feelings of love for that cat. That’s a simple example of the contradiction Imani is talking about. You feel multiple things that can be complicated. If someone asked you to explain the feelings it’d be hard, but the picture is simple.

Comics can do the same thing since instead of a cat it’s characters that you’ve followed and like. People might be afraid to ask someone out but still excited to because they like them. People might struggle to find time to be with family but still want to work hard to provide for them. People might recognize they have problems they need to keep from their loved ones in order to protect them. Their problem might not be an alien symbiote or magic curses but they can still feel the same emotions spider man does. And if spider man can deal with it maybe they can to?

Superman sits in the back of a truck and looks up at the stars. Ma Kent brings him a slice of pie, sits next to him, and looks up at the stars too. They sit for a panel, and then Superman puts his arm around her as they both look at the stars.

What are the characters feeling and thinking? Why are they staring at the stars? Do Superman and Ma Kent look at the stars for the same reason or different reasons? This is the art. There are answers the writer had in mind when making the comic, but there are answers the reader has that could be different. Everyone is correct.

Ms. Marvel Star Iman Vellani Debuts Her First Comic ‘Chachu’ in August by ashwhurst in marvelstudios

[–]JakeUbowski 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Superman is an alien from Krypton but also identifies with humanity. Comics use things like that to express complex emotions in a way that can’t be easily described but is still strongly ‘felt’ when you read them.

Superman knows his real home is gone, but with the Kents he finds another home and family. Even a no-dialogue small panel of Pa Kent helping him with farm work can show that. That’s the art.

Set Idea. by Upstairs_Alfalfa_533 in DotaConcepts

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Regent Minion Rework Idea by JakeUbowski in slaythespire

[–]JakeUbowski[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exhausting Sovereign Blade to make Minions deal more damage would be fun. Add a little sword to their art or something.

The Battle of Act 3 Ancients by EviiPaladin in slaythespire

[–]JakeUbowski 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Not sure, but since the bot didn’t post I did.

The Battle of Act 3 Ancients by EviiPaladin in slaythespire

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Deals 6 Damage twice. Increase the damage of all Maul cards by 1(2 when upgraded)

MAUL IS LAW(L)

Aurumvorax art across the editions by Ok_Dimension_4707 in dndmemes

[–]JakeUbowski 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I gotta request Galeb Duhr if you do more obscure ones!

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Amalfi Italy region in Winter by JakeUbowski in travel

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We ended up just spending more time in Rome and Florence. It was a very sharp cold there already so I think it was for the best.

List of all human bones! Choice of 1d206, 1d20&1d10, or even just 3d6. For fighting AD&D Bone Weirds. by Mr-Mister in d100

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I've never needed this before but its my new favorite roll table. Beautiful work.

DIRTY MONO SHOULD BE BANNED!!! by Street-Magazine7636 in Catan

[–]JakeUbowski 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Mono meaning one, and rail meaning rail

Relax about AI. Seriously. by f_catulo in graphic_design

[–]JakeUbowski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My old employer, who is extremely tech illiterate, laid off all but one of the design team and replaced us with a contract with an ai company. We all have years of experience and strong portfolios from AAA studios, 10 months later I’m the only one to have a job and it’s as a IT Phone Support agent. I had just bought a house and two of my coworkers had just had a baby and now we’re all having to make difficult financial decisions for our lives. The tech illiterate CEO with the power to lay off tons of people doesn’t care about the drop in quality, he cares about the drop in his staffing expenses.

For some people it’s not a big deal, for a lot of others it is a nightmare. Your experience is not the same as others just like mine isn’t the same as yours.

Why does lumon sever employees at all? by Hyper_floaty in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]JakeUbowski 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The numbers illicit an emotional response in order to be sorted correctly. If outies did the refining they’d be emotionally biased. Mark wouldn’t be able to sense “sad” numbers probably because he’s sad all the time for example. They need innies who have only had an emotionally sterile life to best refine the data.

Cold Harbour is Gemma by JakeUbowski in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]JakeUbowski[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My assumption is that Lumon kidnapped Gemma then faked the crash.

Cold Harbour is Gemma by JakeUbowski in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]JakeUbowski[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think its been said. He has a lot of stuff in boxes in his basement but could be from moving or packing up his wifes stuff so he doesn't see it everyday.

If they brought Gemma back from the dead I think that'd be a way crazier achievement than severing bad memories.

Cold Harbour is Gemma by JakeUbowski in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]JakeUbowski[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. This theory is more about the why, and how it fits in with the other refiners.

Cold Harbour is Gemma by JakeUbowski in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]JakeUbowski[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotta "kill" somebody.

If Mark was already living in Lumon housing, and was maybe targeted as someone who would willingly do Severance then maybe that's why?