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Hey Horizon Zero Dawn fans! Did you know there’s a Horizon comic? I was allowed to create a variant cover for issue #1, which was awesome because these characters are so close to my heart. As one of the concept artists for the game, I love seeing how this universe continues to expand and grow! For more info on this comic, check out https://bit.ly/2ymOolL.

I’ve only had this game a few hours and it’s already a treasure!!

I have NEVER had my sense of humor catered to harder than I have by this description

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happy Ace Day to all of the amazing ace-spec people out there!!

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Lazy sunset

RIP Stephen Hillenburg. YOU WERE NUMBER ONE. 🍍

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Emotional Abuse can turn every day interactions into problems.

I have had a recent experience while in training for my new job and I thought I might express some thoughts about it.

The woman who has been training me is sweet and I like her, but her methods of critique and helping me get things correct is a bit…harsh from my perspective. And she’s not trying to be at all. She is really trying to help.

However, emotional abuse taints the perception and actions of a victim even years after abuse. And the worst part is that each victim’s experience is varied. The stereotypes of abuse we see in our media is just that: a stereotype. Abuse comes in many forms and each individual will have different triggers. However, abusers do have some commonalities, usually by being controlling or will get violent over little, silly or normal things.

I figured it would help to re-frame the way she approached it and maybe some people out there will consider this in the future. We obviously can’t know someone’s history and often you can’t pick out an abuse victim from a crowd. But to help avoid triggering emotional distress and protective behaviors, I think people aught to at least be aware and maybe avoid the following approaches when teaching or instructing someone else. ____________________________________________________

Over correcting a former victim can come off as a bit over-bearing, especially when their abuser was extremely controlling. Mine (who happened to be my mother) was not a very nurturing type. So when she would try to teach me how to do something, if I did it wrong during the first try she would often just take over. And it wasn’t like, “Oh sweetie let me do it.” No, I was more shoved out of the way by an agitated/angry parent who complained that I was unable to complete the task.

Behaviors over correcting caused: -Hesitating to help someone with a task unless they give permission. -Emotional distress and agitation when being corrected on every task, shot etc.

Things to change: -Correct when things need to be early on in training, gently. Let the person training do the task so they learn it properly. -If possible, let a few oopsie’s slide and inform the person of their mistake and NEXT time try to correct it (as long as this is applicable.) Don’t correct too much in front of customers or clients unless it’s important to do so.

While my co-worker was well meaning, she would often ask me to stop and look at the picture I had just taken (I am a photographer) and to think about what was wrong with it.

“Now stop here, and look at that picture. Think about it. What’s wrong with it?” Is a pretty close phrasing to what she used. To someone who had a healthy upbringing or no exposure to abuse would never consider how that might affect someone who has.

Growing up in an emotionally abusive household where being wrong was met with agitation, yelling or screaming, this means that phrase creates a deer in the headlights reaction from me. I won’t think because the only thing I know in that moment is that I did something wrong. While I know now I won’t face violent tantrums in response, that reaction is still ingrained in my head. So instead of getting a productive response, it reinforces the negative one.

Behaviors caused by not allowing the victim to be wrong sometimes: -Victim will freeze up when confronted about doing something wrong and shut down. -May bring back a defensive persona and/or victim will shut down or experience severe emotional distress.

Things to change: -When a person in training gets something wrong, inform them in a gentle manner. “Ope, looks like you have a stray collar there. Let’s do that one more time.” Or “We can’t see her arm in the shot. Bring that back around.” Avoid asking them to point out the mistake if you can as this puts the spotlight on their them and reinforces the negative reaction and can cause an emotional shut down.

This is the employment Steve, reblog for bountiful job opportunity.

Shadow of the Colossus | First Playthrough

So I recently purchased the 2018 remaster of Shadow of the Colossus. I have never played the game and besides a few Game Grumps clips and some concept artwork I know next to nothing about the game. I thought I’d give it a try.

What I do know-

It’s about this guy who is trying to resurrect his girlfriend? sister? totally platonic female friend? by killing enormous beasts.

I have seen Agro’s fate... and frankly that’s a good thing. As someone who has lost a horse it is probably for the best I don’t subject myself to that sort of pain again without warning.

The music is fantastic. I’ve listened to the soundtrack before and I look forward to having context for it now.

I’m notoriously bad a platformers despite my love for them. I’m aware the controls are a bit wonky but if they are anything like The Last Guardian, I should be fine. I really enjoyed that game.

Here we go!

Adjust brightness!? There aren’t any jump scares in this, right?

First off, this intro is gorgeous.

Is this bird following us important?

Woah, that is one long guardrail-less death bridge if I ever saw one.

Oooh photomode!

Agro, Voice of Reason, Conqueror of Many Stairs

Dramatic corpse blanket removal

SPOOKY SMOKE PEOPLE

MAGIC SWORD

Dormin, I’ve come to bargain

I am but a mere mortal before you skylight gods! Please fix my lady friend

Uh Dormin, one of your voices is starting a bit early. (I’m calling her Carol)

DAMNIT CAROL! Get it together!!

Alright have my mission! Murder living idol knockoffs, got it.

First Colossus

My sword is a laser pointer!

I preceded to press triangle and yell AGRO a bunch of times before finally getting on the horse

Agro is unamused I’m sure.

Best advice I think on the camera controls is to just let the camera do what it wants

Ok so it says to jump, and grab that ledge? No

*2 minutes later* OH... there are plants here to climb

Ooh cut scene

Hard to believe this game was even possible on the PS2. I mean that’s a huge fully rigged and animated character that you can climb and interact with. Crazy!

Running, running, running

Must climb leg hair to glowy tattoo

WOAH AAHH ITS SHAKING ME OFF

and I got stepped on

Ooooh gotcha, stab stab stab

I did it!!

AAHH SMOKE IS CHASING ME

Did the smoke just stab me?!

And I’m dead

Light at the end of the tunnel? Is someone crying?

Wait how did I get back here?! What about Agro?

Uhh, spooky smoke guy

I’m good, and the statue crumbled... progress

Onwards!!

Second Colossus

Agro is back!

Oh pray to regain health at the glowing statue, cool

Do I smack it with my sword?

Don’t think that worked...

Nearly rode Agro off a cliff

Don’t laser pointer sword and drive

Earthquake!!

Agro, we are here

Woah giant bull, with an awesome unibrow

NO! IT STEPPED ON AGRO

Agro’s fine

Gotta use my arrowssss

Oh I’m terrible at this

Oof I feel bad shooting it

Wait... where are the glow tattoos!?

Hold up what? What now?

I fell off...

Oh hi Agro!

Dormin that’s not a helpful tip! DAMNIT CAROL!!

Oooh... Gotta switch to the sword. Oops

The sound design is phenomenal, so cool. 100% suggest you play with headphones

I did it! Aw but I feel bad though

Agro, save me from the smoke!

Aaah no I’m dead again

And we’re back... TWO SMOKY GUYS

Everyone I kill is going to return as a sad, smoky guy huh?

What’s next Dormin?

Third Colossus

Still don’t know how to use this praying stone thing

This map feels massive

Aww, Agro can’t swim... sad face

Oh no there is a dive mechanic... is there an underwater colossus? Oh boy

Running up this bridge thing

And... I missed the jump

Swim of shame

I’m back, gotta be careful this time

Damnit... swim of shame again

Careful...

*angry swimming*

Ok... ok.. not that hard just get close to the edge

And I fell...

*several attempts later*

I don’t know what I did right that time but that victory may be more satisfying than murdering this giant

OH It squashed me

Took me far too long to notice the metal platform in the middle

I DID IT! Yeah that jump was the hardest part of this haha

HAHAHA I did a beautiful swan dive from the top in the cut scene

And we’re back

3 smoky dudes - check

Welp, I’m gonna pause here. Until next time!

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Just in case you forget this exists.

It exists.