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The future depends on whether Cuba can move beyond the political and economic structures that shaped its past.

If the same models and incentives remain in place, the outcome is likely to resemble what has already happened. If not, then there’s room for something genuinely different.

I assume they've already found an artist.
Or are about to.

The pleasure of working with art direction instead of pure pixel art.

In about 2 hours, it all changes again.
Another piece, another project, another style.

Same commitment.

#pixelart #pixelartist #digitalart #danmafra

The Pavlov Hologram First, social networks trained us to prioritize narrative over fact.

The Pavlov Hologram:

danmafrawords.medium.com/the-pavlov-h...

More writing on culture, technology, and images on my Medium page.

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(The image is fake. It was generated by AI from this human-written text. It doesn’t need to be real to exist.)

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And yet we still choose simulation.
We choose narrative over reality.

And the lie has become a commercial aesthetic.

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Now we reject AI not out of love for truth, but because it has entered the uncanny valley:

we look at AI industrialized by agents, and we recognize the signature of the false.

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Then AI emerged, simulating reality.
We chose simulation for the sake of narrative, not the real.

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First, social networks trained us to prioritize narrative over fact.

Before them, the media was already doing the same through framing.

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Long is the night of the pixel artist, and vast the pile of artwork and video tasks yet to be completed.

No Brazilian coffee is enough.
Only yerba mate.

#pixelart #pixelartist #digitalart #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #hardwork #CoffeeLovers

What do you think?
What am I missing?

#AI #AIart #ArtificialIntelligence #Tech #Innovation #Business #Markets

In the Growth stage, the initial euphoria cools, the model matures, and the market begins to demand what every market eventually demands: viability, monetization, and results.

Less apocalypse.
More market cycle.

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#AI #AIart #ArtificialIntelligence #Tech #Innovation #Business #Markets

In the Introduction stage, it grows through heavy capital, strong human mobilization, and a powerful WOW effect.

A sense of apocalypse, chaos, and utopia suddenly placed in people’s hands.

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#AI #AIart #ArtificialIntelligence #Tech #Innovation #Business #Markets

My thoughts today about AI

AI does not seem to be collapsing.

It seems to be entering a new phase.

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#AI #AIart #ArtificialIntelligence #Tech #Innovation #Business #Markets

Hi.
I am not sure if you're looking for a pixel artist,
but take a look at my works at: www.behance.net/DANIELMMAFRA

I am sure you'll enjoy the different styles and arts there. :)

New pixel arts created for Dead Mage are now live.

Focused on style, structure, design and good assets.

Full project:
www.behance.net/gallery/2445...

Currently available for new projects.
DM me here.

#pixelart #pixelartist #Retro #openforhire #artdirection #digitalart #scifi #16bit

Before you, I knew nothing about it. So I am still learning about it. Thanks for the explanation. :)

Thanks. I am already checking it out. And looking for a code... :)

How much good is to be on VGEN?
What's positive on it?

No fake exclusivity.
No magical thinking.

Quality and realism beat hype. Every time.

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The real issue is planning and honesty.
Know what you can build.
With the team you actually have.

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This isn’t a Brazil-only problem.
This isn’t a LatAm-only problem.
Indies do this everywhere.

The younger the studio and/or devs,
the more often you’ll see it happen.

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Thought of the day // Game dev note

Never promise exclusivity if it isn’t real.
Focus on quality. Always.

When money comes before the product, something is already wrong.
The result will show it.
If the client doesn’t see it, the player will.

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#gamedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #indie #gamedesign

Even as a professional pixel artist,
I constantly work across other disciplines.

The creative mind doesn’t stop.

Today I’m in Figma,
working and always studying UI design.

#pixelart #pixelartist #UIart #UIdesign #figma #UIUX

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End-of-day question:

We talk about game genres as if they were obvious.
But are they?

When does something stop being a game,
and when are we just afraid to admit it isn’t one anymore?
Who gets to draw that line?

And how would you define a game genre?

Your move. Let’s talk.

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#videogames

This morning I was working on a 1-bit pixel art commission for a Playdate game.

I’ve been refining a technique I developed for precise dithering using Photoshop.

Simple manual workflows still do what plugins can’t. :)

I’ll upload the outcome soon.

#pixelart #pixelartist #playdate #1bit #techart

If you're prompting do to pixelizated images and calling yourself a pixel artist and that pixel art,

Sorry,
you're cheating and that's no pixel art.

Art is what you should be doing by your hands instead of typing commands on a interface.

#Aiart️ #pixelart #pixelartist #fakepixels #digitalart

It isn’t about hiring or stores.
It’s about process and craft.

Pixel art isn’t just a visual outcome.
It’s a method.

Grid control, consistency, and pixel placement matter, regardless of platform or rating.

This distinction is important for clients, professionals and the industry.

#pixelart

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#pixelart #pixelartist