The Dragon's Crown thing is exactly the sort of thing I'm talking about.

You don't think it's an issue. Other people do. That is not a "false controversy"; that is "something that you personally do not care about".

People found that particular character design pretty gross before Jason wrote a single word on the…

See...I think the narrative that Quinn has "control" over the gaming press is kind of misleading. As you say, the infidelity and whatnot is a non-issue. We know that the supposed "journalistic ethics" thing with skewed reviews didn't actually happen. So...what story would those outlets be reporting on in the first…

I'm fully aware of the whole story, and frankly, I think the KnowYourMeme entry is a bit shit, particularly as an "unbiased" rundown of the entire stupid story. It selectively includes data to fit a pre-determined thesis (namely, that the people who complain about Quinn et al are justified, and that Quinn, Fish, etc.…

Except none of what you said actually applies.

"Proven misdeeds"? We'd have to demonstrate proof (beyond an ex's angry internet post) and "misdeeds" (which, under the circumstances, has a higher standard than simply "infidelity").

The "questionable ethics" thing is a bit of a non-starter, because, again, the articles…

It's a non-story, and all one needs to do is look at the comment section of virtually any article on the subject to discern many of the actual motives behind the so-called "controversy".

This is borne out by the fact that people continue to spout accusations that have been shown to be without merit (such as the idea…

Given how many misogynistic comments have been posted about Quinn (hell, how many I've personally received while discussing the issue), I'm pretty comfortable in saying that, yes, misogyny is a part of it. It doesn't really matter what she did; misogynistic comments are misogynistic comments.

"Creating false controversies" = "talking about things that I don't personally care about"

Also, as much as I respect the job that game journalists do, let's not act like they're war correspondents or anything. The stakes are, all things considered, fairly low.

Or are you somehow under the impression that any other…

Is there actual "proof" that the doxxing was fake, or is it all a bunch of imgur stuff that basically amounts to "Timestamps! FAT32! HOW COULD THIS POSSIBLY BE?", along with a mix of outright inaccurate claims?

I think there's a substantial difference between actual criminal conduct (as was alleged in the article you link to) and the Quinn story.

Hear that, Team Fortress 2? Hats are passé. Pants are the future.

I've been there.

Do they hand out tokens for certain milestones? "6 months free of achievement addiction"?

I know I have a massive box of these (both original sets plus A New Hope and Hoth) lying around somewhere with my old Rage cards, but I can't find them and it's driving me crazy.

Anyway, my main problem with the game was how easy it was to get stuck in a "death spiral". Once you started losing, it was very, very hard…

Seriously. The first thought I'm sure most (non-Japanese) fans have upon seeing the news of a new Yakuza game is, "Oh, well, it's never getting localized anyway."

And it's especially useful there because, well...lighting is a huge part of horror games in general (using shadows and darkness to create tension, etc.), as is that sense of immersion.

I've been really bad about keeping my demo reel up to date while working on my MFA. Most of the stuff I have is either really old or kind of rough and unfinished. I'll see if I can dig something up, though.

Either way, I appreciate the interest!

You cannot be fired on the basis of your religion.

You make a compelling argument, but at the same time, part of the appeal of animation is that you can do stuff that isn't purely naturalistic. It seems to me that GI is great if you want a naturalistic effect with the light, but if you want something that isn't strictly physically accurate (like, say, deepening the…

One high school's stupid over-reaction does not mean that religious people are an oppressed minority.

edit: ugh, random double-post

Huh, interesting. It's possible I'm a little behind on that side of things (I'm more of an animator/modeler, with just enough lighting/technical artist stuff for generalist purposes). I was going off of stuff from former Pixar lighting TDs and the like who tended to use a combination of specifically-targeted lights…