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Lofty Goals

In-Fur-Nation - Sat 9 Dec 2023 - 02:57

Another creative person we came across at Midwest FurFest: Foxfeather R. Zenkova is a multi-talented artist and crafter from the American Midwest. “I have an enduring love of all things feathered, furred, and scaled. I feel a particularly strong connection to birds of all kinds (especially vultures, corvids, and owls). As a licensed wildlife rehabilitator and conservation educator, animals are a huge part of my life; I hope to help share this connection, respect, and awe through my artwork. My art business, Foxloft Studios, fully supports my volunteer work helping creatures in need.” At their web site you can see their art prints, shirts, dolls, and even animal-themed jewelry they create to that effort.

image c. 2023 by Foxfeather R. Zenkova

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The Game Awards 2023: Games of Furry Interest

Gaming Furever - Furry Game News - Fri 8 Dec 2023 - 19:07

The Game Awards have grown in popularity over the years, and with that audience comes the chance for developers to debut the games they've been working on for the past year that they're ready to announce. Here at Gaming Furever, we have a soft spot for games featuring anthropomorphic characters, or animals in general. To that end, we've compiled a narrowed down list of the games we saw that showed off a little animal influence.

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Solve the Mystery. Save the World

In-Fur-Nation - Fri 8 Dec 2023 - 02:50

Cashmere Sky is an on-line anthropomorphic science fiction comic created by Jared Hudson and edited by Aaron Schweiser. After we found them at Midwest FurFest, we got this from their web site: “Cashmere Sky is a retrofuture character-driven action/drama following two brothers, Arlo and Enzo, who both endure the hardships of coping with loss, finding courage, leadership, and acceptance. It is described as a retro-future world with ‘solarpunk’ tones bringing together an exciting brew of airships, electricity, science, and a race of anthro cat-like people. Our heroes journey will take them from places like a science classroom to terrifying high speed train chases and airship battles.” Check out their list of people they consider their influences too!

image c. 2023 cashmeresky.com

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I'm going in "CIRCLES" | Culturally F'd

Culturally F'd - Thu 7 Dec 2023 - 16:00

Arrkay finds some unexpected nostalgia in the comic series "Circles". Hitting close to home, Arrkay reflects on the personal parallels he felt with the found family at 6 Kinsey Circle, finding similarities with each of the inhabitants the story centers and his own life. "Circles" 2000-2022, by Steve Domanski, Andrew French, and Scott Fabianek (a.k.a. K-9) Merch, Sweet Tees and stuff: https://culturally-fd-merchandise.creator-spring.com/ Support Culturally F'd: https://www.patreon.com/culturallyfd Listen in on TEMPO TALKS with Tempe O'Kun https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIPk-itLl1jPyIK2c7mK-LpbvfDNqfcSW Check out Tempe O'Kun's books "Sixes Wild" and "Windfall" here: http://furplanet.com/shop/?affillink=YOUTU2907 Here's a playlist of his other Culturally F'd videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIPk-itLl1jPS7tnT4hdJwBI-CeLF8Kb_ 0:00 Intro 2:30 2007 It Feels Like I've Been Here Before 5:42 1969 - 1983 8:10 2011 No Straight Lines Make Up My Life 10:30 2043 All My Life's A Circle 13:20 Let's Go Round One More Time
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Adrift, But Not Alone

In-Fur-Nation - Thu 7 Dec 2023 - 02:52

Another author we met at at MFF goes by the name of Utunu. Their book is an adult-themed adventure called Rafts. “Kunet, a young human pearl-diver from a small coastal fishing village, seeks to prove himself. Yet when the gods of sea and sky clash, it wreaks havoc on those caught between. In the wake of catastrophe, he finds himself adrift with an unexpected companion. Torn from their homes and everything they once knew, two strangers must now work together to survive, even as an unlikely relationship blossoms between them.” You can see from the cover just what sort of thing that companion actually is! The illustrated novel is available now at their web site.

image c. 2023 by Utunu

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Fursuit styles in Malaysia w/Jhelisa #shorts #snippet

Fox and Burger - Wed 6 Dec 2023 - 13:00

Let's discuss fursuit styles with Jhelisa! Catch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/AgV9SSeA1Lw ---- Social Media: Official FABP Twitter: https://twitter.com/foxandburger Michael: https://twitter.com/foxnakh https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK9xoFQrxFTNPMjmXfUg2cg Burger: https://twitter.com/L1ghtningRunner ---- #foxandburger #shorts #snippet #furry
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Over a hundred fans gather at Taiwanese furry live streamers’ first anniversary show

Global Furry Television - Wed 6 Dec 2023 - 05:12

百名粉丝齐聚台湾毛兽直播主一周年庆典演出现场
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Finding His Own Kind. Maybe.

In-Fur-Nation - Wed 6 Dec 2023 - 02:16

Back from MidWest FurFest, and of course we have a lot to talk about! One person we met was Daniel Becker, an author with a brand-new self-published anthropomorphic science fiction series to his credit. The first book in Daniel’s American Feral series is called Imprint. “Waking up drugged, confused, and blindfolded, a human teenager named Ghent Sparrow is kidnapped by Primes: Half-animal half-human hybrids created by the military. They suspect Ghent of being a Prime himself. Brought to the Prime capital Kingdom, Ghent is offered a chance to represent humanity as the first human soldier in the Prime army. Knowing there may be no world for him back in the United States as a hybrid, Ghent accepts the offer and is initiated into the Prime Liberation Force. He must battle the rigorous training from his wolf commander, being threatened by Evolutionaries (who seek to exterminate humanity), and learn his place in society as the bottom of the food chain… which makes him question his humanity in a world of beasts.” Book two in the series, Identity, is also available.

image c. 2023 by Daniel Becker

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S10E19 – Season Finale - As 2023 reaches it's conclusion so does season 10 of Fur What It's Worth. For the season finale Roo, Sammy, Klik, and Vaos look back on the topics that were covered over the last 18 episodes. They also take a moment to give a litt

Fur What It's Worth - Tue 5 Dec 2023 - 09:00
As 2023 reaches it's conclusion so does season 10 of Fur What It's Worth. For the season finale Roo, Sammy, Klik, and Vaos look back on the topics that were covered over the last 18 episodes. They also take a moment to give a little gratitude.

This episode was originally livestreamed. You can view the livestream here.

We all wish you a good holiday season and we'll be back in the new year!





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Closing: Cloud Fields (RetroSpecterChill Remix), USA: Unpublished, 2018. ©2011-2018 Fur What It’s Worth. Based on Fredrik Miller – Cloud Fields (Chill Out Mix). USA: Bandcamp, 2011. ©2011 Fur What It’s Worth. S10E19 – Season Finale - As 2023 reaches it's conclusion so does season 10 of Fur What It's Worth. For the season finale Roo, Sammy, Klik, and Vaos look back on the topics that were covered over the last 18 episodes. They also take a moment to give a litt
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TigerTails Radio Season 15 Episode 05

TigerTails Radio - Tue 5 Dec 2023 - 05:27

TigerTails Radio Season 15 Episode 05. Join the Discord Chat: https://discord.gg/SQ5QuRf For a full preview of events and for previous episodes, please visit http://www.tigertailsradio.co.uk. See website for full breakdown of song credits, which is usually updated shortly after the show. If you like what we do and wish to throw some pennies our way to support us, please consider sending a little tip our way. https://streamlabs.com/tigertailsradio/tip * Please note, tips are made to support TigerTails Radio and are assumed as made with good faith, so are therefore non-refundable. Thank you for your support and understanding.
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FWG Monthly Newsletter December 2023

Furry Writers' Guild - Sat 2 Dec 2023 - 22:44

And here we are, at the end of the year! December is here, and NaNoWriMo is behind us. I hope everyone participating was able to hit their targets – even if it wasn’t the 50,000 words. Any word written is one more than you had before!

There isn’t much news for the guild at the moment, though I certainly hope to start bring out a few of the updates and changes we have planned in 2024. Feedback will soon be requested over initiatives such as Oxfurred Comma, the book bundles, and the possibility of opening up to guest blogs.

I look back on the last few years as being president of the FWG and I am certainly satisfied with the progress made, but there is still a long way to go before the work is done! I hope next year will take another few big steps forward.

Did you work on some short stories during NaNoWriMo that need a home? Check out the open anthology market calls:

Night of the Howling Dead – Deadline December 8th 2023
Indulge – Deadline January 31st 2024
Tales From The Guild: Blood And Water – Deadline March 31st 2024
Androids and Dragons – Deadline When Full
Indecent Exposure – Deadline When Full
This Is Halloween – Deadline When Full
Furry Femdom Erotica – Deadline When Full
F/F No Erotic Anthology – Deadline When Full
Isekai Me! – Deadline When Full
Children Of The Night – Deadline When Full
Furry/Lovecraftian/Erotic/University Themed Anthology – Deadline When Full
Beyond Their Pale – Deadline When Full
#ohmurr! – Deadline: Ongoing

Need a new book before the end of the year? Perhaps a last minute Christmas present? We have you covered with some new and upcoming releases:

The Price of Thorns, by Tim Susman. Released November 14th 2023.

One Universe To The Left, featuring Chase Anderson. Released November 17th 2023.

Peace And Love, by Huskyteer. Available for pre-order. Released December 1st 2023.

Evolution Eye Floater, by James L. Steele. Released December 14th 2023.

Until next year. I hope you have a wonderful holiday season, no matter how you do (or do not) celebrate it.

Keep safe. Stay writing.

J.F.R. Coates

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Post Con Depression Party (EP: 114)

The Raccoon's Den - Sat 2 Dec 2023 - 15:32

Time for another night at the Gray Wolves’ Tavern for a PCD Party following FC ’20. See more at: http://www.TheRaccoonsDen.com FACEBOOK: http://www.Facebook.com/TheRaccoonsDen TWITTER/X: http://www.Twitter.com/TheRaccoonsDen FURAFFINITY: http://www.FurAffinity.net/user/TheRaccoonsDen INSTAGRAM: http://www.Instagram.com/TheRaccoonsDen TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@theraccoonsden #TheRaccoonsDen #TRDs9 #GrayWolvesTavern
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貓介X奔仔咖啡廳聯合台聚 百位參加者感受治癒的「猫飯時光」

Fur Times - 獸時報 - Sat 2 Dec 2023 - 08:55

文/藍風、編輯/艾倫德

本次聯合台聚大合照 圖/官攝團隊(迪麗雅、小葉、橘醬)

Twitch實況主貓介與奔仔,共同於10月7日,在台大綜合體育館-後台Backstage Café進行「貓介X奔仔咖啡廳聯合台聚」共同慶祝貓介第二次與奔仔第三次的線下台聚,共吸引105位粉絲同好前往參加。

台下許多毛毛與參加者在現場拍照互動。圖/迪麗雅

活動除了有提供餐點供參加者食用外,貓介、奔仔等人及多位毛毛在現場與參加者互動合照。

現場餐點照。圖/迪麗雅

除了交流外,主辦方也準備多種活動,如抽獎、在現場進行主播秀,由觀眾寫下希望主播做的事情,讓大家去投票決定實現哪一些。另外主辦也邀請羊咩跟踏古在台上演出,吸引眾人目光。

官方邀請的特別來賓羊咩&踏古。圖/橘醬

台聚主辦者之一的奔仔,表示活動花費了四個多月的時間策劃,至於主題「猫飯時光」的由來,奔仔說:「如果有玩過魔物獵人的各位觀眾應該知道貓飯是一種MH裡面的美食,而猫介的理念「不論是線上的Twich、DC或是線下聚會,希望可以建立一個讓大家聊天、打屁、玩遊戲的好去處」以及奔仔的理念「開心與難過都可以用吃飯解決」綜合起來就是貓飯時光,是一個想治癒大家的主題呢!」

在主播秀環節,參加者大希上台抱起焦糖轉一圈。圖/迪麗雅

貓介表示,本次聯合台聚是第二次和奔仔合作,而且為了讓台聚精彩,也增加許多內容和互動環節。也表示本次聯合台聚相當成功,對於活動緊湊壓縮到主播和台下觀眾的互動時間表示可惜,希望未來能改善這一塊,讓台聚在精彩之外也能讓參加者能有被照顧、舒服、關心到的感覺。

奔仔和焦糖在台上進行切蛋糕活動,來慶祝台聚舉辦。圖/迪麗雅

關於下次台聚是否有安排規劃,奔仔說因為實況台案子眾多,目前沒辦法保證下次的台聚會在什麼時候再開,但表示可以的話會希望再跟觀眾們見面。

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Roan&Vikulan聯合台聚 百位粉絲與實況主「一起咬滾」

Fur Times - 獸時報 - Sat 2 Dec 2023 - 08:50

文/藍風、編輯/艾倫德

實況主羅恩(Roan)與唬爛(Vikulan)為了慶祝開台實況滿一週年,因此在11/11當天舉辦「一起咬滾 Feat.Roan&Vikulan聯合台聚」,為台灣首次結合音樂會的方式進行,並邀請到竹本、奔仔和貓介擔任特別來賓。活動共有119位粉絲前來參與,在台北的典空間享受兩位實況主帶給粉絲們的各式活動。

本次聯合台聚大合照。圖/主辦單位提供

活動首先以羅恩和樂團Time Traveler帶來表演,演唱水星記、王妃、戀愛ING等七首膾炙人口的歌曲。除此之外也讓當時自願上台演出的觀眾共六位,和特別來賓焦糖在台上演唱歌曲,讓台下觀眾驚呼聲不斷。

現場演出讓台下觀眾熱情揮舞手中的螢光棒支持。圖/藍風 特別來賓焦糖上台演唱『眉飛色舞』。圖/藍風 自願上台演唱的粉絲們也唱出十分動聽的音樂,圖中為參加者焰瀆演唱『消せない罪』。圖/藍風

除了演唱會外,實況主唬爛也進行脫口秀,並和貓介、奔仔等人在台上聊天分享活動感想。同時也準備了問問題與抽獎環節,讓實況主們在台上回答粉絲的問題,並且抽出實況主們與獸無限、奇獸幻響、竹本嵐等準備的精心禮物送給台下的觀眾們。

由中場休息期間觀眾寫下的問題,在問題環節中讓奔仔與貓介兩人針對羅恩和唬爛兩位實況主提出詢問。圖/藍風 抽獎環節中的獎品都是活動方精心準備的。圖/藍風

週年慶生活動官方策劃了精心橋段,讓台下觀眾們在疑惑中,由羅恩上台感謝觀眾並現場演唱生日快樂歌,為台聚活動畫下完美句點。另外在活動結束後主辦單位也在原址進行After Party活動,讓參加者們可以邊吃著外燴,邊互相交流。

驚喜慶生橋段,意圖讓台下觀眾摸不著頭緒。圖/藍風 活動中場休息,讓參加者可以吃點食物並互相交流。圖/藍風 官方準備了紀念週邊,讓參加者可以購買並支持實況主。圖/藍風 會後的After Party不僅吃美食,還有歌手帕洛特和表演家季雪等人在現場演出,讓參加者們High到最高點,圖/藍風

主辦單位之一的羊咩表示,本次台聚活動策劃的非常臨時,也在原本規劃的台聚上增加了羅恩所擅長的表演,進而形成演唱會與台聚結合的形式。由於是第一次辦活動,羊咩說在開始企劃時也很慌亂,但在問題逐漸解決以及朋友的協助下,順利完成本次聯合台聚活動,也希望觀眾們能有許多的收穫和感動。 對於接下來是否會再舉辦,羅恩表示目前還沒有規劃,但肯定是會舉辦第二屆台聚,希望能在和各位粉絲們一起歡笑、玩耍與感動。

主辦方精心準備的實況主造型蛋糕,口味分別是芋頭和香草。圖/藍風

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Bearly Furcasting S4E31 - T-Day Living

Bearly Furcasting - Sat 2 Dec 2023 - 06:00

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It doesn’t take long for Taebyn to lose it on this episode.  We chat about all the regular stuff and have some fun along the way. We have transfurmation station, a movie review from Cheetaro, and tell some really bad jokes. So join us for about 90 minutes of your life. We promise you may not regret it!

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Episode 549 - Crab Rave

Southpaws - Fri 1 Dec 2023 - 12:57

Two old dogs yap at clouds! Fuzz and Savrin go over the new stuff coming to MFF, fake book fairs send fake woman to tell a fake story about a kiss giving her the extremely fake ailment of 'porn addiction', Patreon throws some furries under the bus, and Elon makes a major public ass of himself for the 9000th time. Also, the show Fuzz was referring to at the very end is Vox Machina, the Critical Role animated show on Netflix that got renewed for a second season.

LINKS
Mysterious woman tells school board that Scholastic book sparked porn addiction (popular.info)
Rude Tales of Magic
Skulltenders: A DnD Comedy/Horror Podcast

Southpaws | creating and promoting The Queer Agenda | Patreon

Telegram group - https://t.me/+Ma4PTE0IsWVmMDQ5 

Episode 549 - Crab Rave
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Justice Has Teeth

In-Fur-Nation - Thu 30 Nov 2023 - 06:49

And one more from Marvel, as they release the Marvel Unleashed trade paperback, compiling four issues of the original comic written by Kyle Starks and illustrated by Jesus Hervas. “When Kraven the Hunter abducts the teleporting hound Lockjaw at the same time as a local scientist mixed up with A.I.M. goes missing, it’s up to Throg the Frog of Thunder, Redwing the Falcon, Chewie the catlike Flerken, Lucky the Pizza Dog, Bats the Ghost Dog and their scrappy new ally, D-Dog to save the day! But there’s more to this case than meets the eye, and something infernal lurks in the shadows. Can feathers, fangs and claws stand against one of the deadliest foes in the Marvel Universe? Or will these Pet Avengers be made to suffer their worst nightmares?” (We’ll ponder that as we travel to Midwest FurFest. See you all next week!)

image c. 2023 Marvel Comics

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專訪《伏魔獸國》核心團隊 獨家創作經歷與故事大公開!

Fur Times - 獸時報 - Wed 29 Nov 2023 - 21:00

由台灣獸圈遊戲開發社團獨立開發的《伏魔獸國》,現已進入募資的最後倒數一周!《伏魔獸國》是一款2.5D橫向卷軸動作遊戲,融合了R18戀愛養成元素。其故事背景設定在日治民初時期,玩家將扮演失憶的石虎獸人──廖天碇,開啟一段充滿挑戰與冒險的旅程。在這個旅程中,玩家不僅要面對各種考驗,還要在戀情和友情的抉擇中尋找自我,探索遺失的記憶與隱藏的真相。

這次獸時報有幸採訪到《伏魔獸國》開發團隊的核心成員,深入了解《伏魔獸國》的創作經歷跟背後的故事給所有獸友分享。

在《伏魔獸國》的試玩版發布後,你們還有針對大家試玩的反應來做調整嗎?

(阿品回答)
2022年試玩到現在,我們根據了試玩的反應與各方建議,重新製作原有的 DEMO 版本的程式架構和敵人配置。所以2023獸無限的試玩版是調整後的版本。目前伏魔獸國官方的DC上也有2023 DEMO的試玩版本連結,我們非常歡迎玩家來體驗新版本的伏魔獸國。至於未來的正式版,希望未曝光的新增能帶給玩家們更多驚喜。

伏魔獸國官方DC連結:https://discord.gg/CQGcVZfT

為什麼《伏魔獸國》會想要以「台灣」當作主題呢?

(奶酪回答)
當我和阿品討論《伏魔獸國》的合作時,他很快就同意了。對我來說,《伏魔獸國》想實現的就是我一直渴望做的事——以獸人為主角並充滿豐富的台灣文化的遊戲。這次合作期間,阿品給了我很大的創作自由,讓我能夠將大量的情感戲份融入故事中,這正是我一直想要創作的——一個情感豐富的故事。
我們在討論《伏魔獸國》的劇本時,我跟阿品深深探討了台灣的文化。我在台灣求學時,我的大學主修是戲劇,因此經常接觸到豐富的台灣傳統藝術,像是戲曲等。每當我翻閱相關資料或觀賞表演,我總能感受到這片土地深厚的文化底蘊,這些傳承到現在,保留了歷史和先人的痕跡。我希望能將我對這片土地的感動融入到我們的創作中,並通過《伏魔獸國》分享給大家。

《伏魔獸國》裡面三位主要角色分別具有什麼意義

(奶酪回答)

關於《伏魔獸國》中的三位主要角色,畢竟故事的原創是阿品,所以我沒辦法說他們個別代表的意義,但我可以說我對這三個角色有什麼想像或期待。

首先談到鄭銳,這裡要偷偷爆料一下,他是我最愛的角色。後來我們發現玩家也很喜歡鄭銳,這讓我們感到很有成就感。鄭銳與台南有著深厚的淵源,而這與我的個人經歷有關,由於我大學是在台南念的,所以在這之間有一些連結,讓我對台南這個地方有了更深的認識,從而在進行鄉野調查時,對於當地的小吃、歷史、古蹟和文化有了更多的想像力,例如牽亡歌的部分,在思考把這一些內容放進去的過程很有成就感,因此鄭銳這個角色對我來說很有親切感。

至於天碇,他是一位吃貨。這是因為我本人非常喜歡吃東西,也希望能夠把台灣小吃放進故事劇情中,同時也很喜歡用文字來描述食物的口感和視覺呈現。因此在寫天碇的劇情時,我會放很多食物在裡面。之前我在寫本的時候,會為了劇情在劇情裡面塞食物,如果能讓讀者在閱讀時肚子餓的話,這會讓很有成就感。

而我最期待寫的角色是瑪庫路。對我來說,當初聽阿品介紹關於他的世界觀和背景時,瑪庫路同時是最吸引我跟最讓我揪心的。這裡我不能透漏過多,不然會暴雷! 瑪庫路的故事很有挑戰性是因為雖然原住民文化一直存在於我周圍,但我對它並不熟悉。我很開心能透過跟阿品的合作,讓我能夠透過瑪庫路這個角色,更好地讓玩家認識《伏魔獸國》背後可以述說的台灣文化故事。

鄭銳 天碇 瑪庫路

奶酪的作品有什麼特色呢?

(奶酪回答)

我的作品主要特色是虐心劇情。我之前創作的本子裡,經常寫一些很虐的情節。但我喜歡虐心的劇情,並不是單純為了虐而虐,而是跟我的人生觀有關。對我來說,寫作是一種療傷的過程。我的人生經歷中有被出櫃的經驗,而過去在面對出櫃的經歷時,寫作變成一種替我自己療傷的方式。我認為療傷過程中最重要的是清瘡,療傷並不是將事情視而不見就好,而是要敢面對過去的傷口。而我希望能透過我的作品來傳達經歷痛苦之後,擁有走下去的勇氣才是最重要的。

聽說奶酪你有一段時間沒產出,方便跟我們說明一下原因嗎

(奶酪回答)

在之前我有一段時間停止了創作,一來是那時我現實生活遭遇了低潮,當時從學生時代過渡到職場生活,我發現自己熱愛的寫作並不能當飯吃,經濟上的窮困潦倒也讓我很挫敗。

在那段時間,我投文學獎,不僅沒有得獎,甚至連入圍都沒有,也鮮少有人願意委託我寫作。在飯都吃不飽的情況下,我的心情很痛苦。我開始懷疑自己是不是寫作沒有程度,真的無法靠創作維生,甚至開始懷疑自己是否真的有能力通過創作為生,也找不到自己的人生方向。然而,我很幸運,後來在人生中找到了新的目標。於是,我開始把創作當作一種養生的方式,也理解只有自己的心態變好,才能夠繼續寫作這個道理。 而參與《伏魔獸國》的計畫也算是我人生的轉捩點。這次阿品的邀請,我發現自己並不是一個沒有內涵的人。原來,我也能創作出感動人心的作品。

(阿品回答) 奶酪某部份上因為全國性文學獎比賽沒得名,而因此否定自己;但是奶酪可以去蘇格蘭念兒童文學是一件很難的事情,代表奶酪有一定的專業性存在,所以我覺得用沒得到名次,來否定自己的專業性是一件不值得的事情。 我跟奶酪之間也聊很多創作,像是我閱讀大量書籍這件事就讓奶酪很驚訝。 大多數人對人之間的了解其實都很片面的,例如別人可能認為說阿品是一位繪師,是不是不理解文學作品?而且現在網路時代彼此跟彼此交流的時間又很少,很容易只看到片面,除非是深度的聊天過,要不然不要妄下定論。 回到前面,在很早之前奶酪有跟他提過會消失一段時間,也是因為他的作品都沒有動靜,去詢問奶酪的意願後才有這次合作。

(奶酪回答)

我不會想寫只套公式的作品而得獎,畢竟這不符合我的價值觀,所以我開始去攝影。

在寫《伏魔獸國》劇本期間有遇到什麼困難嗎?

(奶酪回答)

初期看到《伏魔獸國》的劇本有一些感想,由於我並不熟悉寫二創作品,而二創會需要作者走進一個不屬於自己的世界,從別人的角度我來說也有點像是二創,我需要花時間去認識阿品以及他創造的角色,這對我來說算是一次挑戰。除此之外,故事背後的文化研究也是一大挑戰,因為我不是相關科系出身的,所以《伏魔獸國》背後故事的文化研究我只能盡可能去閱讀相關的書籍,或是親自去當地體驗和觀察。隨著想要考究更多文化裡面的細節,如何在劇情中適當拿捏這些細節變成一種挑戰。以「牽亡歌」為例,單是喪禮的習俗和步驟就需要大量的考究。

至於瑪庫路的故事,他的背景文化是我完全不熟悉的文化,因此如何在尊重他們文化的前提下來進行文化考究並書寫進去,這是對我來說是個戰戰兢兢的挑戰,文化不僅是代表族群跟先人智慧的累積,更重要的是理解背後的思維和思想,「為什麼會有這些活動」、「為什麼會有這些慶典」,因此對我來說算是一個很艱困的挑戰。

至於阿品你在《伏魔獸國》開發期間有遇到什麼困難嗎?

最大的困難是募集夥伴吧,因為如果是我一個人下去製作的話,會遇到很多問題。 以及一開始和你並肩作戰的夥伴,並不一定能走到最後。

有時候可能會遇到對方因為有別的工作、有自己的生活或是其他原因,沒辦法在遊戲開發中照原本的規畫合作,但如果全部都一個人執行就會爆肝,工作量會大到想哭(欸!?。 所以我一邊招募夥伴,一邊要cover其他沒人製作的地方,找到之後再慢慢把專職項目過渡給對方。

自己是全職投入這個專案,為了生計,還得另接畫委託來維持生活,而且賺來的錢幾乎都花在合作人與開發人員身上了。

所以開發以外的空閒時間都投入在畫畫上,生活陷入「委託」,「做遊戲」,「招募」這三件事情的迴圈,所以身體就炸了。

前期一個月內的時間分配,我會花三周在遊戲開發,然後再花一周畫委託。如果有伙伴加入的話,就能稍微休息一點,但是保持這樣的平衡實在不容易。現在的我就是燃燒生命跟肝指數來畫畫,時間跟金錢漸漸變少,唯一增加的是美術進度。

所以開發遊戲的初期是最困難的,尤其是在建立團隊之間的人際關係和團隊合作方面。信任和團結在這個過程中顯得格外重要,並不是單靠一己之力能夠做到的事。為了這個專案投入的時間和精力,並不像有些人想像的那麼簡單。這可能是遊戲開發期間遇到的最大挑戰。

以上是獸時報團隊與《伏魔獸國》團隊的採訪內容,《伏魔獸國》的募資即將於12月1號結束,而遊戲預計於2027年7月正式上架至steam,想深入《伏魔獸國》的世界及獲得專屬募資回饋周邊的玩家請上募資平台參考:

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Fifty Short Years of…

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And more from Marvel! You’ve been hearing more about Howard the Duck too. Well guess what? 2023 marks his 50th anniversary in comics! With that in mind, Chip Zdarsky and Joe Quinones (creators of the recent Howard revival comic) have gathered some talented friends together to write and illustrate a special Howard the Duck One Shot to celebrate the event. “Meet Howard. He’s a hard-boiled P.I. with problems by the duckload. But a cosmic, all-seeing friend (?) known as the Peeper (!) is giving him a chance to see what his life could be! The joys he could have! All the ways his life could suck way less than it does now!”

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TigerTails Radio Season 15 Episode 04

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