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The Art of Game Balance and Narrative Design: Crafting the Ideal Player Experience
Short post today:, Folx, hope everyone is well. Update: Grad school is wild. NSF GRF is coming along smoothly. Hunkering down towards that’s October deadline. I might be allergic to garlic? News to me, as a garlickoholic. But I’ll live? Baldur’s Gate 3 is AS dynamic and rowdy and intoxicatingly delicious as the tabloids and reporters claim. content Now, onto the Main Content: balancing the…
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#Autonomy Support#Difficulty Curve#Emotional Impact#Flow State#Game Balance#game design#game development#Game Mechanics#Game Theory#Immersive Storytelling#Intrinsic Motivation#narrative design#Narrative Integration.#Player Agency#Player Engagement#Self-Determination Theory#Skill Balancing#storytelling
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this is all snufmin related i am so sorry
#beebsart#art#moomins#the moomins#moominvalley#moomintroll#snufkin#snufmin#springdove#context for the 5th image is i thought itd be fun if snufkin was the one who didnt know how to ice skate#like moomintroll was taught how to by too ticky over the winter#but snufkin doesnt spend much time in winter conditions or nobody ever taught him any winter skills. like hes the springsummer guy#so moomintroll has to teach him instead of the other way around cus i feel snufkin teaches moomintroll to many things and not vice versa#like make it feel more balanced i feel it would be fun if they learn equal amounts of stuff from each other#that is my two cents. and headcanon . thank you
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This bad boy is doing numbers on tik tok, so I figured I’d post him here too
Audio: [“Welcome…babies…to The Fruity Pebbles Castle of Torment, a scary castle with one hundred rats.” *laugher*]
#frogs art#dnd#curse of strahd#white balancing a white puppet in a dark room is a skill i do not possess#strahd von zarovich#dnd5e#dungeons and dragons#puppetry#puppets#hand rod puppet#tik tok#mcelroys#dnd shenanigans#dnd party#dnd campaign
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I've been wanting to draw something in the Inquisition tarot style since I booted up the game for the first time
first card-second card-third card-fourth card
#Never had the right skill to idea balance to pull it off#until now!#although I know for a fact I'm going to edit this to hell and back after I post it#already did so many times#this is supposed to be Eelis's romance card!#yes i have sketched out all four cards for him. no i don't know if ill ever draw them all#OC:eelis lavellan#inquisitor lavellan#dragon age#dai#beesart#da tarot
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do people who have listened to taz balance but not graduation Know that it was HEAVILY IMPLIED that lup and barry eventually adopted a lil sorcerer child who got disowned by his family for his natural necromancy magic, and they taught him how to use his powers for good and were overall great parents that he looks back on fondly
(and said child grew up to be a dimension-hopping lich, caretaker of the dead, and very sweet adoptive father of a major npc)
#eliot posts#taz#the adventure zone#taz balance#taz graduation#lup taaco#barry bluejeans#blupjeans#like they never specifically say ''my parents are barry and lup'' so it's left up to interpretation but#he says he came from another world other than nua (nua is the name of the grad world like faerun is the balance world)#he says both his parents were highly skilled necromancers that ''travelled'' a lot because of their work#he says that inter-planar travel runs in the family#and he likes to bake#also travis apparently said on a livestrean that he got something carved by magnus for his daughter#it's a fun little easter egg for balance enjoyers but kept vague enough where it's like. you don't have to know about balance to enjoy it#anyway tho it's adorable cuz he talks about how much of a positive impact his parents made on him#and how he wanted to emulate them when raising his own daughter#and he's a good dad and his daughter loves him (also she is an absolute delight i love her#and like the only older adult to look at our college-aged protagonists and be like#''yeah it's messed up that you have to deal with all of this you're so young you're the same age as my child i will help however i can''#like balance easter egg aside gordy is one of my fav graduation npcs (behind his daughter rainer who is my fav)
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bucktommy + eddie friendship snowboarding vacation episode for season 8 where they survive an avalanche. tim, are you listening. tim, can you hear me. bucktommy + eddie friendship snowboarding vacation episode for season 8 where they survive an avalanche, ok???
#it would provide the following nutrients that would balance out my brain chemistry:#one natural disaster we haven't had#tommy being an extreme sports kind of guy in a hot capable way#buck probably showing off after growing up on the east coast + being a known surfer (transferable skill set)#tommy + eddie friendship#huddling together for warmth#life or death love confession opportunity#think about it!!!!#bucktommy#911 abc
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Interviews with Incredible Women
Here are some interviews that I think are absolutely brilliant, and I’ll explain why.
These women are trailblazers in what they do and I think, have really nailed the interview process down and you can tell because the more natural a person appears to be on camera, the more effort has gone into looking that way. Uneasiness, discomfort, shyness are easily spotted, especially with body language - and you can see the confidence just radiating from them.
Now, you may not like some of these women for whatever reason. I don’t really care about that - I’m simply looking at their oratorship, their presence in front of everyone and how they carry themselves. There’s obviously lots of powerful female orators, leaders and figures out there but I can’t possibly list them all so excuse me if I’ve missed out on your favourites - I’ll add them next time.
There’s a few things these women have in common:
1. They don’t always jump to answer. They think for a second or two before answering.
2. There are no filler sounds. They speak at a measured rate, which allows them to think ahead about their sentences.
3. They have a vast vocabulary.
4. They are not shy in disagreeing with the person in front of them. None of that diplomatic nonsense. There is clearly a strong sense of self identity and personality, unapologetically.
5. They show their vulnerabilities, weaknesses and hard times as thing of the past and accept them without a fuss- they don’t oppress themselves with it, and come across as strong survivors rather than wallowing in self pity. It’s what makes people admire them.
6. They don’t answer what they dont want to. And they beat around the bush with it, clearly stating that they will not answer those questions.
7. One thing I loved about Rekha’s interview - when questioned about an ex lover, she asks: “hey, is this interview about me or Mr Bacchan?” And it didnt come across as haughty or egoistical.
8. There’s feminineness in their strength. Them being strong in their stances is not masculine, overly aggressive or yelling - its firm, to the point, yet graceful.
This is what you should be looking at, carefully:
- body language
- Vocabulary
- Talking speed
- Gestures
- Facial expressions
- Voice modulation
- Expressing emotions
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1. Rekha
2. Princess Ameerah Al-Taweel
3. Meryl Streep
4. Indira Gandhi
5. Princess Diana
6. President Sirleaf
7. Lady Gaga
8. Naomi Campbell and Vivienne Westwood
9. Anna Karina
10. Michelle Yeoh
11. Mika Brzezinksi
#c suite#powerful woman#ceo aesthetic#personal growth#that girl#productivity#strong women#getting your life together#feminine energy#balance#female#women#speakers#how to speak#oratorship#interviews#powerful speaker#voice#communication#communication skills#public speaking#iconic women#icon#confidence#how to be confident#female mentors#stories#tv interview#famous
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Thought: Mario had to be told repeatedly as a child (and as an adult...) not to parkour on things for no reason. The Mushroom Kingdom is the perfect place for him because that society requires parkour lmao
Resident Parkour Man when he finally enters a society where he's not only allowed, but demanded to parkour.
#I definitely understand what Peach meant when she explained her natural skill with the fact that she grew up there#literally parkour or die#the balance/coordination abilities of all toads must be crazy good because I would have broken my neck 20 times#Mario Movie#The Super Mario Bros Movie#askbox#anon
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i love merlin being so enamored by life and nature and all the beauty of the world around him, but as magic incarnate (a force that is neither good nor evil, it just is) i would love to see morally grey merlin. like ik we kinda get that with him killing people in arthur’s name and forsaking his people for the man he loves, but i mean like sorta dark and unnerving merlin who finds beauty in death and destruction and is fascinated by it. merlin who was conditioned on right and wrong but who still feels a pull to what others would consider wrong. finding wolves gorging on a carcass in the woods and feeling this pull to join them, to revert to a wild thing, to be animalistic and uninhibited. just forest nymph merlin where he’s so natural he’s unnatural.
#like his issue with hunting is the hunting for sport#he understands and enjoys hunting for survival - using every peice of the animals he kills without waste#but the senseless killing is aggravating bc its upsetting the balance between life and death#the death of an animal is meant to uplift a life - the meat is to feed and the pelt is to warm#even leaving a carcass on the ground fertilizes the earth and sustains life#but to just kill to brag about your skill?? how useless#bbc merlin#merlin emrys#nymph merlin#kinda
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Its been 6 years since ive drawn anything for TAZ Balance (oops) but looked through old art and i saw my old stolen century designs and had to draw them again, starting with the twins
Ill post the rest all at once whenever i finish them, I just wanted to show off these two
#station art#the adventure zone#taz balance#taz balance spoilers#taz lup#taz taako#yes this campaign is old now#i will still tag spoilers i dont care#also i know if you look you can find the old art i did those 6 years ago#and the contrast in skill and style is astounding
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hello... please consider... yakumo in:
the classic traditional style qipaos
the modernised and modified ones
bonus: modified hanfu
he would look wonderful wouldn't he? all the more delectable and sashimiable?
ahaha...ahah...AHAHHAH.AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
#feesh answer#the more i scrolled the more manic laughter leaked out of my face. exolkoiddeploded really#i had no images to accurately convey my emotion. so i had to make one#BEHOLD! MY PHOTO COLLAGE SKILLS!!!!!!����#did you really just have yakumo-coloured outfits ready and waiting somewhere in your storage??!#your curation feels like a personal attack even tho i know you just out here doin things for You#me normally: i want the most obnoxious ridiculous over the top colour combo and clashing finalfantasia10000belts mess----#me now: ok but there's something about that 3rd modern one. it's. so simple. but. i. but i......#i need him to be cute and helpful in the traditional ones. i want him walking around in the garden just sniffing pretty flowers#wait no i want him in one of th emodified ones just absolutely DESTROYING eiden's ---#waiT no I want him IN THE FLOWING ETERNALGARMENTS WITH HIS GLOWY EYES AND SOBBING POSSESSED DEMEANOUR BUT NOT ACTUALLY POSSESSED#so just glowing and crying. got it#WAIT NO-#god it's like all the things i used to be meh about or go 'what kinda character design is this'#now i'll see it on yaku and it's.....well......#those maiden buns? the lil twin baobao or whatever? hated thsoe things forever and always#then someone will put em on yakumo and suddenly everything is fine#WHAT IS HE DOING WITH THE LIL. ORBS ON HIS HEAD. I DON'T EVEN KNOW ANYONE WHO WEARS THEM.#ONLY LITTLE GIRLIES. IS IT INAPPROPRIATE TO GIVE YAKU THE BUNS#BUT I. IF HE DOESN'T WEAR HIS HAIR LIKE THAT.#i will straihjtt up put steamed buns on his head#and force him to stay still and balance them#until i finish eating them all#it's a game of pile bread on the snake#i will require a stepladder#nu carnival yakumo
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It's time!!
Sharing my contribution to the Umbral Wings Tarot Deck with my art for the Knight of Water!
The campaign's in the final stretch and the deck is fully funded! 🎉🎉🎉 If you wanted to get your hands on some truly phenomenal artwork, I highly suggest checking it out! 👀
Here's the link once more in case you missed it: 👉 [Link]
Going to dip a little bit into the designmaking process itself under the cut!
The Knight of Water is thematically about sensitivity. Charm, romance imagination-as a person, it's about a 'knight in shining armor' type character who may help others with the matters of the heart.
I also wanted to note that another cool thing about this deck is that the artists were designated their suit depending on their art and rendering style! The Air suit focuses on more atmospheric type art, Fire is character symbolism driven, in the Earth suit you'll se a lot of traditional-style rendering, and in the Water suit you'll see a lot more anime-inspired art styles!
With these factors in mind, I wanted a composition that would pay homage to the classic anime bishoujo genre--sailor moon and utena played heavily into the design and composition--something with lots of sparkles, atmospheric framing, a pretty waterfall to tie in the elemental theme, and lots and lots (and LOTS) of roses. (Fun fact! If you look at each rose, they have a heart in the centre! Each one was carefully and painstakingly hand drawn!). The pose that was chosen for this card was also a direct homage to the classic Sailor Moon style transformation sequences (and also swan mating dances with the wings), with the element of a 'bleeding heart' visual cue so to speak with the red roses and petals to the chest haha--it was fun going through different pose ideas before settling on this one! Roses and thorns go hand in hand, so thorny vines were also added at the bottom so that they become more evident when the card is inverted! (The inverted card speaks of emotional upset, depression, hypersensitivity, and lashing out)
For the dragon design itself, I took the 'prince on a white horse' and 'knight in shining armor' aspect and meshed them with leafy and weedy sea dragons and betta fish from real life to make a unicorn-like design--a creature that is traditionally associated with sensitivity and emotions--with a classic anime magical girl spin. I wanted the design to look ethereal and noble, and still clearly a dragon instead of a horse! (It was trickier than one might think!)
That's all the notes I have at the moment! Overall this was an Incredibly fun project to think through, I know I've been absolutely vibrating off the walls to share this haha! Everyone else has also brought their A game to each card in this deck, be sure to check them out through the KS link when you can, I can assure you that each and every card is just as lovingly rendered as this one!
#gentle Screaming#let's Goooooooooooooooo#it's here!!!!#also shoutout to my partners and also my good friends Spades and Tea and Minataur and Starflung#for listening to me pace the room muttering ideas and concepts like a madman#and helping me figure out things like color balancing and wing posing and composition!#Shoutout to the Entire Card Collab Server as well for also letting me do the same thing asldfksdjf yalls are the GOAT#And for letting me bitch and moan over drawing and rendeing every single rose I have no idea how yalls didn't stage an intervention SDKFJSD#I really love how this piece came out though!!! I'm proud of it!!! I don't say this aloud as often but I should dammit!!!#Truly an honor getting to participate and work with SO many cool and skilled artists--you all really pushed me to bring my A game!#it was really cool!#Okay done rambling in the tags for now but oooooooooo you want to spend money on this deck so bad ooooooooooo#I think it would be really cool and sexy if we made it all the way over to getting the tarot mat. imho.#aseukiart#umbral wings#dragon#tarot#Again. This dragon is dedicated to all the sword lesbians out there 💖 (despite being in the water/cups suit. let me have this askdjf)
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catch me looking up nightingale symbolisms for tales of the passerine. if danny's using the name of a songbird for a hero name, regardless of familial connections, i will utilize the symbolism tied to the bird. Anyways general gist of the nightingale symbolism i've seen, other than what wikipedia told me, is that nightingales were frequently symbolisms of spring renewal, loss/death, love, etc. catch me about to incorporate music into Danny's character
#dpxdc#danny fenton is not the ghost king#tales of the passerine au#musician danny ftw. as someone who loves music i am more than happy to make this boy a frequent singer. this au is still baby#i can squeeze singer/musician danny in pr easily.#some favorite lines i saw while looking for symbolisms is that nightingales in roman culture were associated with venus and were also said#to provide comfort in the hours of darkness. eh eh? i saw a summary that in chinese folklore they were seen as symbols of hope#it didn't specify which dynasty but it did say it was a famous tale. cite also mentioned that in John Keats' “Ode to a Nightingale”#the bird’s enchanting song transports the poet to a world of transcendent beauty providing a temporary escape from the suffering and imperm#anyways looks like nightingales in gist symbolize comfort in dark times among other things#while robins in gist symbolize renewal. celebration of life. good luck. rebirth.#nightingale's color scheme in my mind is very much a dark purple-blue and black. maybe some gray too.#he'll probably try and ditch the black and white just out of paranoia. argh i need to come up with a suit design nooooo. superhero suit#design is my weakkkest design skill. have to balance between practical and a unique silhouette thats in line with their character.#esp since danny's not using his ghost half to be nightingale -- way too risky. also not using his powers/using them very little.#maybe i can work in an ocarina batman reference lmaoo. i can lean into comic/cartoon realism and have fun with that. as a treat
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it's fun to make fun of reigen and call him a loser because. he kind of is sometimes. but I love remembering that he's really good at what he does, particularly when it comes to reading people and thinking on his feet. my favorite example of this is the mogami arc, where all the other psychics that were hired (including mob!) were fooled by mogami because he was hiding his presence and they rely too much on their psychic abilities to identify threats, but because reigen is really good at reading people, he was the only one to pick up on discrepancies in minori's speech and tell that something was wrong
#mp100#i'm rewatching this episode and i really like this moment#everyone else is fooled#but reigen's best skill is social#and he was the only one who saw through mogami's trick#I love how well mob and reigen are foils as protagonists when it comes to their skills#mob has all this psychic power but not many social skills#meanwhile reigen has no power but incredible social skills#so they balance each other out
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A very rough Sesshomaru in a woman's kimono. Well he was always wearing a furisode so I just threw in an obi on it. I may fix this up or not.
#the funnest part was trying to find colors for him and now that the color picking is over i'm less in a mood to finalize#inuyasha#sesshomaru#my art#i imagined he paired the kimono top with hakama but it could also go with the kimono dress bottom as well#in my heart i know rumiko introduced him thinking he'd be a wakashu character..#if she didn't want him to be a wakashu then why the furisode and fluffy thing from the coming of age ceremony? >.>#either way he looks nice in it.. the color of the kimono was originally going to be red but then it drew too much attention from his face#so i changed it to the kinda pale color it is now#i still kinda wish i went with the classic bright red but i don't think i'd have the skills to balance it with his hair#without making him look too much like inu instead of like a kabuki fem prince
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courtesy of my mentor
#c suite#powerful woman#strong women#ceo aesthetic#personal growth#productivity#that girl#getting your life together#balance#Confidence#Skills#mentor
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