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alukardtheabysswalker · 1 year

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Sometimes you can really tell that people here will argue only from their First World POV, specially in regards to piracy.

Let's take books for example:

"You can get them in your library!"

Nope, not how it works here. Either the publisher has to get the rights and make an effort to distribute and the libraries consider it a good enough profit to put it on sale or the author has to do all that work by themselves. Luckily localization has become easier with time but even then that doesn't cover small and indie authors. And this applies to big franchise libraries like Ateneo or Yenny, do you think a local small library can afford all of that?

"You can request that books be added!"

Again, not how it works. If a library considers a book profitable they will sell it. You can ask if they have a book and they'll tell you if they do or don't and if MAYBE they'll have it and in most cases this, again, does not cover indie authors. You could make a movement to ask for copies of a book and or works of an author but that would be a whole lot of work for yourself and many others and they might still not take it.

"You can wait for them to restock"

That's true, I have tried that. It takes between three months and never because they deem it not profitable anymore and not worth selling anymore but they won't tell you if you ask.

"You can ask the author themselves to sell it to you or make some kind of deal"

Okay, let's consider first that this direct approach requieres for someone to be: 1)fluent enough in the author's native language to communicate with them, 2)for the author to have the time to actually negotiate with everyone that asks and 3)That that copy will not be in my own language and again I would need to be fluent in at least one language that isn't mine, specially because I'm assuming you're talking about USA authors and, this might be a shock to you, not everyone speaks English. And second, you might have nothing to offer as a bargain because you're not a reviewer and have no platform to speak of because why would you need to be an influencer to get a fucking book? So you're stuck with paying for the book full cost AND shipping which is fucking expensive. You could argue that the author might be willing to pay for the shipping out of their own pocket but not only does this mean a loss for them sometimes shipping depending on the country can be as expensive as the book itself therefore in this scenario there's no profit for the author, but also in some countries they will tax you for a book when it gets there even without shipping so one way or another you are paying more for it.

"But they could email you a pdf of the book"

Okay, let's consider again that this means still needing to go through all the work AND the copy might not be available in a language I can understand, we finally get to the crux of the topic and the main reason I wanted to make this post. Do you have ANY idea with what kind of economy we're dealing with? I'm not asking you to be an expert, I'm asking you to consider that you live IN THE RICHEST FUCKING COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. I don't care how bad the economy is there right now how bad do you think people in a third world country have it? Argentina's been having an inflation of over 40% for the past 8 years do you even know how many pesos is a dollar? No, you don't, here it is: 1 dollar=208 pesos. This will be absolutely obsolete by next week not yo mention a couple of months or years. And this is one kind of dollar, our economy is in such shambles that we have five different changes for dollars here. Do you think I have the money to buy that many books? Thank God resources like book depository exist where you can easily buy and be confident the book will get there but it's still full price and still only in English, and again still not a library here.

I am sorry for the situation of authors and indie authors in particular I really am, the way things are now they can barely make a scent and it shouldn't be that way. But also, as much as this may be a shock to you, the world does not revolve around the USA and if I want to read the books I want to read I have to either flip a coin with many libraries here and HOPE they have it or I pirate it, because if I can't then I can't read it.

#the eternal question continues:#when will gringos leafn to shut the fuck up?#also I talked about books here but this applies to SO MUCH #videogames movies toys etc #so much of what we get has to be through piracy even nowadays #books #piracy #online piracy #authors

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hiwelcometothemonstersancturary · 1 month

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What are the gangs favorite type of video games to play? Weather it’s Mario, Pokémon, sports, rhythm games, horror games, etc etc.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. YOU ACTIVATED MY TRAP CARD!!!! Now...

Poppy prefers tabletop games more, but she can be often caught playing or seeing someone else playing The Sims. She LOVES that game - Angel has The Sims 2 installed on their computer, and when they all move to a bigger house Poppy gets her own PC so she can play TS2 as much as she wants.

Kissy doesn't play much on her own, but she really loves 3D platformers and adventure games. Her favorites are the og Spyro the Dragon trilogy! I think she loves watching others play pokémon as well.

Huggy loves racing games. Get anything with a car and he's instantly in love with it.

I can Mommy Long Legs making super over-the-top stories on The Sims 2 as well, so she and Poppy often share news of what their sims are doing. They are both active in forums and are trying to make their own custom content for the game!

Bunzo is a pokémon guy.

PJ Pug-a-Pillar doesn't like playing games in general but he LOVES watching others play, esp if there's lots of cutscenes. It's like watching a movie!

Miss Delight falls in love with Portal 2 when it's released, but I think she's really picky with her puzzle games. She likes being a bit creative on her solutions! She's also really into RPGs. I think the Fallout franchise is her comfort game.

Catnap and Craftycorn are walking Silent Hill encyclopedias, but they LOOOOVE survival horror. Catnap's fav is the original SH1, while Craftycorn loves Haunting Ground (PS2) and SH3.

Bobby on the other hand prefers Resident Evil and Clock Tower 3, but when it's not horror it's definitely a more experimental game. She cries everytime she plays Shadow of the Colossus but she loves it.

Bubba, much like Miss Delight, is SUPER into RPGs and puzzle games, but pokémon and Ace Attorney have conquered his heart. He LOOOVES gushing about it!

Picky's favorite is Animal Crossing! It makes her feel safe and she loves just walking around her town. She made a really impressive one and everyone wants updates from her villagers, Picky loves giving them.

Kickin can't get enough of any FPS or action-adventure game, and he can and WILL ragequit if he's playing online and his teammates start being rude to him or each other. Thankfully he learned really quick how to deal with the more toxic players so now he can truly relax. Unfortunately doomed to become a League of Legends player when it comes out.

Hoppy also loves FPS, but 3D platformers and open-world games are her favorites. Anything that gives her plenty of freedom to move around or just be silly immediately catches her attention! I think she becomes a Team Fortress 2 player.

Dogday prefers to watch rather than play and he gets SO invested. I think Miss Delight likes playing puzzle games with him because they figure out solutions together, but if Dogday were to chose a game for himself to play it would probably be a rythimn game. It gives him the zoomies.

The other smaller toys all have their own individual preferences, so talking about them is more complicated!

Everyone becomes obsessed with Minecraft when it's released. Catch Catnap pranking everyone on their shared beta server by pretending to be Herobrine.

When Angel gets them an Xbox 360 they have many game nights where they play on the Kinect.

Speaking of which, Angel is down to play literally everything, but all the toys know they aren't very keen on anything horror-related. Not because it's scary, it's just that Angel finds them boring after surviving Playtime Co. They probably have an encyclopedia-level knowledge of pokémon, tho.

Prototype doesn't play videogames, but enjoyes watching the others play. Just don't put ANY war games in front of him and we're all good, otherwise he stops watching.

#thanks for the ask!#poppy playtime #poppy worldwide #save everyone au #smiling critters #i'm not tagging everyone rip i'm lazy - sorry!#ask tag

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gacha-incels · 3 months

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@frozenemus I want to eventually do a larger and much more researched post regarding misogynist men who are drawn to these types of games: socially, psychologically, financially and historically especially in South Korea. I don’t want to wait that long to reply here so I’ll let you know my thoughts so far which are by no means going to be a comprehensive look at everything.

Yes, I think these games pander to what this type of man already believes about women and this is why they will flock to them. The “gacha game” medium comforts him with the always-available cartoon woman who can literally be “won” (not through confusing things like treating them with respect but rather money),will never leave (until EoS), obeys all his orders (through gameplay), and always looks perfect (because she is drawn that way).

I believe these games and in effect all mainstream pop/entertainment media (among other things) serve to uphold the status quo in one way or another. This is not a phenomenon unique to gacha games themselves. Media like this can have a significant affect on its population, which is why you will see the US military finance so many films, tv shows and videogames. I don’t think any singular pop media can do something as drastic as completely change a population’s opinion regarding an issue, but rather it can flatter its audience by showing them an easy lie rather than confront an uncomfortable truth, which in turn serves to solidify certain concepts in a society. This media often reflects back onto the consumer a stereotype or dichotomy they feel safe with, which in turn creates a kind of feedback loop of comfortable falsity that becomes enshrined as truth. This can be something as seemingly benign as replacing an actual eagle’s cry with that of a hawk’s because that’s what the audience “expects to hear” or more sinisterly the “third world filter” used in many North American productions when showing scenes in a country viewers “expect” to be in poverty. There’s been a lot written within the past couple years regarding “copaganda” entertainment which exemplifies a lot of this type of thing. Similarly I believe it’s been studied that when in times of big changes or economy crashes, more sequel movies will be made and toy store aisles will have an extremely stark divide between “boy’s toys” and “girl’s toys”. It’s in part to comfort the society that fears the unknown future with both saccharine nostalgia and familiar dichotomies with clear and dividing gender roles to fit into. You don’t have to think or be worried- it’s all been decided already so just get in the box.

The medium of “gacha game” itself I believe is the first thing that should be considered- the first message conveyed to the consumer is what medium the “artist” chooses to tell their story. In a whole host of ways, interacting with a book is different than a play which is different than a movie, etc. You can find, for instance, older books where directors write about the need to recognize and utilize the unique facets of film to get meaning across rather than fall back on the familiar and easy stageplay of the theater. Off the top of my head, I think Tarkovsky, Cocteau and Maya Deren have written about it in their books, and a more contemporary book I especially liked was Doug Aitken’s “Broken Screen” interviews. Anyway you’ve probably read or heard of Marshall McLuhan’s “the medium is the massage”(message), it’s something I would like to elaborate on in a future post so I won’t get into it now. The most unique aspect of the “gacha game” is gambling and often spending large quantities of money for in-game anime style characters to play as/command. Like I said in the last post, these games ride or die on high spenders dropping cash to max these characters out. EVERYTHING about the game must cater to this consumer first and any “artistic intent” will be filtered through the expectations of these customers. None of the story beats or, more importantly, character designs can afford to offend the gacha gamer. Artistic intent and concepts are neutered simply by the medium itself- sorry but this is why I find it ridiculous to see so many people venerating Arknights and Limbus Company as making some incredibly progressive statements regarding capitalism or feminism. It is antithetical to the very medium with which they chose to tell their “stories”, especially when the companies can tell their incel playerbase “don’t worry, we fired that nasty female artist! this game is just fantasy, no need to think about real life atrocities or those hateful feminists.” This gives these men the ego boost they want and imbues them with a sense of power, especially over women who they frequently get fired. Even this is part of gacha games- the power these men get to control a real woman’s financial fate and to make a company publicly refer to feminism as a hate movement. What does this tell you about their intended audience? This is getting long so I’ll make another short post regarding some character design specifics. Hopefully this somewhat could answer your question lol

#gacha #limbus company #arknights #incels #feminism #fgo #r1999 #etc….#Gacha #gacha games #misogyny

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alternativeminiatures · 2 months

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Good video talking about the recent 'news' (?), of how gws has decided to stop allowing pre-ordering for independent vendors/third party shops, which means, in some cases, your local shop won't get new releases until a year later.

If this is true, soon you only will be able to get the new releases of gws miniatures from the gws web (unless you want to wait an indeterminate amount of extra time), or from your friendly scalper on ebay (for an indeterminate amount of extra money).

I have no idea how reliable or definitive these news are, but I know gws has wanted to get rid of third party vendors for a while. I already talked on another post about how two of my nearest local shops stopped selling gws products after gws refused to send any stock to my region for weeks, so this move is not news for me. (btw, my local shops didn't close, they are just selling other nerd stuff like merch, comics, board games and books).

I know many people would think this is a stupid move by gws, that will ruin them, etc. But I think they want to do a 'Marvel', and rely on their IP, not their product.

My theory is they expect Henry Cavill's series has a GOT effect, and get their IP broadcasted to the big public, and then sell more rights for series, movies, videogames, merch, toys, etc etc And selling miniatures will be some fancy novelty for collectors only, not a hobby for everybody.

Maybe they're viendo las orejas al lobo* of 3D printing, and think selling miniatures has no future. And you know what? That's fucking bullshit.

Why did streaming servicies have success when pirating is free? Because it's convenient. They gave a service in exchange of a fair amount of money. When it stopped working? When the amount of money started going through the roof, and gws is already in the 'through the roof' part.

If there is a convenient source of minis for a good price, you would buy from there most of the time, and only get bits and extra stuff from 3D printing services. But once the amount of money of a few minis is about the same of a decent 3D printer...

But probably, they are just greedy, as all corporations, and selling the IP is more lucrative with a lot less work expenses.

Anyway, I have a pile of shame big enough, and there are other games out there.

*Seeing the wolf's ears: a spanish expression meaning you see something (bad) coming.

#warhammer #warhammer 40k #warhammer 40000 #age of sigmar #james is doing it again #Youtube

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hekateinhell · 4 months

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(1/2) an insane thought just occurred to me that during periods of armand's hyperfixations (on whatever new gadget, movie, videogame etc he's into at the time) he probably gave mortal daniel permission to fuck him without his active involvement (like, a free-use arrangement) since his attention gets so locked in on whatever his fixations are.. and daniel would totally get off on armand ignoring him to focus on his fixations during the act because it would remind daniel of the fact that he's

(2/2) banging an immortal who can be basically indifferent to sexual stimulation if he so chooses. idk just the thought of armand bent over a table totally absorbed in a videogame he's been playing without blinking or moving for 5 hours while daniel rails him from behind, feeling degraded by the contrast of his own mortal desperation and need while armand barely registers that he's there.... yeah

That is so hot, bored and ignored/disinterested kink is one of my faves! Cannot believe you literally said "free-use" like he's the community food pantry, I'm- 🫢🥹

I love this concept so much because it plays into the darker, angstier aspects of Devil's Minion (which, for me, that's the whole reason I'm into it!). The rawness and intensity! Daniel's desperation! Armand's indulgence—and to a degree—negligence!

Plus the power dynamics at play here align so well with the themes Anne talked about in regards to their relationship: the back-and-forth of dominance and submission. Like yeah, it's so degrading to be completely disregarded during sex, but also imagine the power trip that comes from a vampire letting you manipulate their body and use them to the fullest extent? Honestly, I kind of see it as having short-term potential to be therapeutic for their relationship and a great outlet for Daniel. 😂 It's only a bandaid though, sadly for him.

Armand's—I don't know what to call it... vampire neurodivergence?—is so precious to me. And especially when it's earlier in their relationship and Armand hasn't quite mastered the "Care and Keeping of Humans" (though does he ever, really?), I can see his mind arriving to the perfectly logical conclusion of: "Now, if I give this boy something to amuse himself with as well, then surely we will both be content." I'm sure he even says it out loud, and Daniel responds with some wise ass remark he probably doesn't 100% mean, and Armand just nods and drops his pants as he bends over the coffee table with the Atari in hand.

Everybody wins!

(I hope Armand makes Daniel eat his own cum off him and out of him—after all, sex toys should be cleaned after every use 🥰)

#listen we get devil's minion from the pov of a jaded 32 year old man but never forget daniel was 20/21 when he met armand!#my ask box is such a delight lately we should have christmas more often #you ask and hekate answers #armand/daniel #devil's minion #vc

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taikoturtle · 3 months

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15 people, 15 questions

Thank you @ramb-of-god for the tag. I too have not done one of these in years lol

1) Are you named after anyone?

2) When was the last time you cried?

I'm not quite sure, but I guess the last time I can recall was last October.

3) Do you have kids?

Nope

4) What sports do you play/have you played?

In a team setting, I've played basketball, soccer (american meaning of soccer lol), and softball. I also like to snowboard.

5) Do you use sarcasm?

Yeah sometimes I do, but I'm not very good at it haha.

6) What's the first thing you notice about people?

I guess their clothes and hair? I don't really know.

7) What's your eye color?

Brown

8) Scary movies or happy endings?

Happy endings! I'll watch scary movies but they also sometimes give me nightmares so I guess I prefer happy over scary.

9) Any talents?

I'm musically inclined. Played a bunch of instruments when I was younger (violin, viola, drumline pit section [i.e. xylophone, vibraphone, marimba etc.], and taiko). Also I can make gifs.

10) Where were you born?

Southern California

11) What are your hobbies?

Playing videogames (primarily PS5 stuff), reading fanfics, making gifs, and watching TV shows. I used to doodle, but not anymore. Currently I've become obsessed with kpop again lol but I try to keep it off my main blog since y'all didn't follow me for that hahaha.

12) Do you have any pets?

Nope, not currently. I used to have rats and dogs growing up as a kid though.

13) How tall are you?

5'5" (167cm)

14) What was your favorite subject in school?

Music and English back when I was in high school. Then photography back when I was in college.

15) What is your dream job?

Working for a videogame company! It'll never happen, but I think it's probably for the best. I feel like when you work in the industry that you like as a hobby, it can sometimes kill your love for it? I think right now I'm fairly happy with product development. I think maybe a toy company might be more fun, to work on figurines or dabble in soft goods.

Tagging: @arashimaru @unicornaffair @oclcl @moondrifts @molten-stardust - feel free to do this if ya want.

#tag game #ramb-of-god #thanks again for the tag #i actually find these games fun to do #also please dont hate me for calling it soccer hahahha

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mysticcabinboy · 9 months

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The "interactive cinematic experience" buzzword should stay in the 2010s where it belongs.

At the very least visual novels are up front that what they are trying to achieve is a little less rather than a little more. That's not to say it isn't a daunting task to write a book either but at least then you know the only extra disks that they are trying to spin is learning RenPy and how to draw rather than try and go for the next "revolutionary" 0 in the polygon count for their choose your own adventure romance plots. You get what you are expecting by going into a genre called Visual Novels, and you accept that in the same way someone accepts being a furry, creator or consumer you have probably already heard the memes a hundred times before and you decide to go in anyways because you're curious or already know its something you want to get into.

But videogames have a stigma behind them that lends itself to weird complications when it gets compared to its older (two) brother(s). When you call something cinematic, you are invoking an idea that the story is in some way trying to be its own "insert GOAT movie meme here". Which then becomes its own trap for the genre as a whole, if the story is good and the game is shit, it gets compared to cinema and becomes the new "best" game, if its ALL bad "well what did you expect, its a videogame, nothing but a shiny toy".

that's just fucking unfair. especially when the times I've ever felt genuine powerful emotion is when the game takes things you have been, if not thinking about, then dealing with for hours, before twisting it in powerful ways. Project moon is great at this, often taking small quirks of the game and putting it in context of the actual world. Their most recent game(sadly a gacha side project to keep the lights on while they do other stuff) has an ultimate/id system where pretty much every little weapon that the characters wear or use has some amount of thematic significance with them, so ultimately its up to the player to start wondering how it connects. Even if they don't and braindead the game, theyre probably going to start going insane the moment they hear the word 'ideal', 'that bastard', 'gallop on', 'chains of others', etc from just how often they hear those phrases. the most recent "main" chapter does something fucking amazing with it, turning something almost innocuous and meme worthy from the few times you try it out, then twists it to create a moment of extreme catharsis.

As an older example. I played Deus Ex for the first time a couple weeks ago as well, and the first level on its own is a perfect set piece in how to lay out even a basic sense of how to have your player view your world and game. It immediately gives you the tools to learn about the world and tells you what you need to know when you ask for it. Just with that it makes a great piece of symbolism just from telling you "hey see that green thing you clicked on? yeah the french extremists bombed the statue of liberty. They thought we didn't deserve it." and it makes you think "what the fuck? when? why? what would we have done wrong?" or in my case i check the date of when the game was created and realized it was made a year before 9/11. Its a very specific moment of emotion that is designed to confuse, it helps that its also a very early part of the game rather than a twist kept towards the end as a 'subversion of expectation' because there wasn't much building up to it and its passed off as... just something that happened.

This sort of thing is exactly why i hate it when writers try to market their game as cinema because it shows that they have a fundamental misunderstanding of the medium they are working in. You aren't just making a movie anymore when you step into this space, EVERYTHING you allow the player to do can become a tool that can be used in service of a story, and just putting in a cover shooter for your "cinematic experience" shouldn't really cut it. Its an insult, you have every tool in your arsenal, including the concepts you made up out of thin air for gameplay purposes, and your first thought is to make cinema? Not a sandbox, not a game, not something that means something to the player when they fuck around with mechanics... but cinema? At that point you are better off just making a movie and getting laughed at by the people you're trying to impress because i sure as hell wont find it funny.

This isnt to say you cant write a story well on its own and let it be a part of a game. Just that when making and critiquing a game, consider EVERY facet of it. Ill praise Limbus' story to hell and back but the sheer fact its a gacha, and the consequences that come with it brings it down a little. The sheer fact that Limbus could have ended up like Honkai Star Rail in how braindead it is still fucking haunts me, even as the gameplay, while polished compared to the adjustment needed with ruina, was already sort of a step back.0.

#project moon #limbus company #shitpost

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foodfightnovelization · 2 months

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Hey there! I found your blog last Wednesday, and I gotta say, it's about time someone showed this misbegotten movie some love! I've also been reading Ziggy Cashmere's ebook Drawing For Nothing, which includes all sorts of old material from the film - and even directs you to an early draft of the script! Awesome-sauce! Aside from that, I want to know your thoughts on the proposed franchise Larry wanted to make out of the movie, including sequels, video games, books, live stage performances, etc.?

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you're enjoying my blog, and yes, Drawing For Nothing is fantastic isn't it? There's a lot more where that came from too, with Ziggy currently working on a documentary called "ROTTEN: Behind Foodfight" (see my last post for more info on that). It should be coming out very soon, so stay tuned for that! I was fortunate enough to be involved in it, even making a small cameo at one point, and I can't wait for everyone to see the plethora of incredible behind-the-scenes material he's uncovered.

And yes, I read that early draft of the Foodfight! script a while ago and I'll talk about it (alongside... other exciting things) some more once the documentary is out It's a draft from April 2005 and is VERY similar to the novelization, but there are still a bunch of interesting differences worth discussing. For one, the script includes all the real-world mascot cameos intended to be in the movie (such as M&Ms, Pringles, Oscar Mayer etc.) which were excluded from the novelization presumably due to brand deals not extending to merchandising. This actually leads to some surprising changes in the plot and dialogue, some of which I find incredibly funny, so there'll be a whole lot to talk about!

Anyway, as for my thoughts on the proposed franchise? I think it could've worked, I really do. Not to the extent Larry Kasanoff dreamed of- I don't think there was anyway the proposed "Foodfight! On Ice" show was ever going to happen (there's no way the Brand X soldiers could goosestep in iceskates, come on now). I think that's dreaming too big too soon, the "Disney On Ice" shows didn't happen until Disney had already been making movies for decades. That said, I do think if the production of Foodfight! hadn't been so horribly mismanaged and had come out when it was intended to it would've been somewhat of a hit, and to that end some of the merchandising ideas were really smart. Stuff like the tie-in videogame, children's books, and videogames were just what a lot of movies had back then- this was 2006, every movie had a sidescroller on the GBA and a 3D platformer on the PS2. From what little we've seen of the game it's impossible to know how good it would've been, but those kind of movie tie-ins are usually pretty harmless.

As for the other merchandise, a lot of it WAS released...and I think it's pretty great for what it is! If all of the books, toys etc. had just released alongside the movie as intended, then they'd just seem like exactly what they are - merchandise made to promote a recently released children's film, and there'd be nothing much to discuss about them. They're all only so fascinating because the movie itself came out so badly, and so the merchandise provides a glimpse at what might've been had things gone better. That said, I still desperately want to make a post talking about the Deluxe Sound Storybook at some point, and hopefully I'll get the chance soon.

I don't think Foodfight! ever would've been popular enough to warrant a sequel- I think it would've been like Hoodwinked where some people look back on it fondly but it's largely been forgotten over the years, and I don't think Threshold (the studio who animated Foodfight!) would have ever been the "next Pixar" like Larry Kasanoff thought they'd be either. But maybe in another world, where the production of Foodfight! went as smooth as butter, for a time there'd have been a real Cinnamon Sleuth Cereal with a free Dex Dogtective toy inside. Ten years later someone would make a post on Reddit saying "Hey! Anyone else remember Cinnamon Sleuth?" and a series of pointless arguments about the movie's blatant commercialism would fire up in the comments. And that wouldn't be such a bad legacy to have, right...?

#foodfight #dex dogtective #cinnamon sleuth #daredevil dan #lady x

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sonicasura · 11 months

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Isekai Game: Tales of Arcadia

You are sent to the world of Tales of Arcadia. With you are two characters not from the franchise, they will help you during your journey here. You will come across the series various characters and villains as you try to find a way home. Here are the rules:

One character must be from the last show/movie you watched.

One character must be from the last game you've played. If you don't play videogames, you can choose book characters! Playthroughs can also count if you don't want to choose the book option.

The characters must be a protagonist, at least good/turned good, or neutral in that respective franchise. EX: Gregory (FNAFSB), Glamrock Freddy, Roy Mustang, Donquixote Rosinante 'Corazon' etc

They have all their necessary equipment and abilities up to the current point. If a chosen character has a character that also counts as part of their arsenal, then they can be unlocked by finding a place associated. Ex: Glamrock Freddy for Gregory, can be unlocked by finding a specific pizzary or mall.

For me I got:

Tora from Ushio and Tora 2015

And Meta Knight from Kirby

My chances are really good albeit Meta Knight has to keep Tora from doing stupid. Plus both are easy to hide as Tora can just turn invisible to the spiritually unaware and the toy excuse can work on MK. Although my shoulders or back shall never be free again because both these guys will use me like a perch. Especially Tora. He already does it to Ushio so I ain't getting spared either. Then again Tora is my ride as I can't drive for shit. 🤷

I'll reek even more like cat, I got 5 cats btw, so guess befriending AAARRRGGHH wouldn't be difficult. Constant rambling with Blinky. Meeting Jim and the younger members is just gonna happen naturally. I'm in my mid 20s so you know the stranger danger accusation is against my ass. Better that we accidentally bump into each other or introduced by someone else. Though Meta Knight might have to keep Tora, Varvatos and Draal separated as they'll definitely wreck something together.

I have to use the familiar excuse if I run into Douxie, Zoe or Archie. Strickler, you ain't the only one who likes to conceal his wings either. Punch Merlin and hug Nari is on my to do list. It be absolutely hilarious to see everyone's reaction when Meta Knight easily kicks Gunmar or the Arcane Order's asses as if it was a workout. Tora can wreck them too but Meta is the true powerhouse.

How do you guys think your adventure would go?

Tagging: @pinkytoothlesso11 , @theslayerbrother , @bluheaven-adw

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toaarcan · 2 years

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Why did G2 fail?

There’s a lot of conjecture in the Bionicle fandom over what killed G2.

For the G1 hardliners, it died because it wasn’t enough like G1, either in sets or story or both. For the grumpy, disenfranchised fans, it died because of Lego’s other themes. For the G2-faithful, there was nothing wrong with the theme itself, it was just the lack of marketing. For the fans who hate modern Lego specifically, licensed themes are to blame. For others, it’s just that toys aren’t really the thing kids love anymore.

But the exact reason why Lego chose to kill it early is something subject to constant speculation and I don’t really think any of them have the whole story, because I don’t think there’s a single reason.

1) Low Sales?

The most obvious suggestion is that G2 was simply a financial failure for a bevy of reasons. G2 simply failed to sell, and was cancelled as a result. Lego are just lying when they said they’re satisfied with its performance.

I don’t think this is the whole story, though.

For one, G2′s cancellation came down so quickly that it doesn’t really track with the theory. At the point where the decision to not produce the third year was made, G2′s first wave would only have been on shelves for a couple of months. And unless it bombed massively, I don’t think that was the case.

Instead, I think G2′s under-performance wasn’t the main reason for its death, but it was a good reason to not continue it.

2) Star Wars?

One of the major culprits suggested by fans is that Bionicle was simply unable to compete with Lego’s own Star Wars constraction sets, which were the hot new thing with the new movies coming out. Why would kids beg their parents for these weird robots when they could have all their favourite characters from the new Star Wars movies instead?

It’s a nice theory, and it fits well with the “Grrr, licensed lego bad!” mentality that a lot of Lego fans have these days. But I don’t really think it tracks.

I think it’s worth noting, after all, that the Star Wars constraction sets also failed. They were significantly more likely to succeed, being recognisable and in some cases, iconic characters, and in many respects they were better sets than the offerings from Bionicle G2.

And yet... they were also cancelled prematurely. In fact, they didn’t even manage to get their last sets out, with the AT-RT Clone Trooper and the B2 Super Battle Droid both getting the can before they were ever released.

If the SW constraction sets were selling like crazy and easily outcompeted Bionicle, they wouldn’t have also met an untimely end.

Another, more widely-appealing constraction theme running concurrently with Bionicle probably didn’t help either, but I doubt it was the driving factor behind Bionicle’s death.

3) Ninjas Ate My Budget

Around the same time that Bionicle was reborn, so was Ninjago, inarguably Bionicle’s successor as Lego’s main story theme.

Ninjago has been going on now for longer than Bionicle G1 did, and has gradually lost more and more of its identity, as Lego realise that, whatever ideas they come up with, it’s far more profitable to just staple it onto Ninjago.

D&D? Ninjago. VR videogames? Ninjago. The same cultural appropriation bullshit as 2001-02 Bionicle, this time featuring the Evil Natives trope? Ninjago!

At this juncture, Ninjago is less a “theme” and more a Frankenstein’s Monster of ideas stitched together from the corpses of other Lego properties I think it’s cannibalising Aquazone/Aqua Raiders next.

This is also around the point that Lego’s story themes stopped being three years/six waves, and started being 2.5 years/five waves. The implication is fairly obvious- themes like Nexo Knights, Hidden Side, etc, were all dying out earlier than usual because Ninjago was absorbing money from both consumers and Lego itself.

With that in mind, a lot of fans decided that Bionicle was another victim of Ninjago’s ravenous appetite, and had been deliberately underfunded by Lego, who needed more money to allocate to their proven money printer.

Is this true? Possibly?

There’s no denying that Lego’s other themes have suffered since Ninjago came back, and I’m pretty sure the only reason Monkie Kid’s surviving is that it blew up in China.

But do I think Lego deliberately let Bionicle die to focus on their new golden child? Probably not.

4) Movies.

This, I think, is the big one.

After the success of The Lego Movie, Lego began a massive expansion in what they were selling. Expecting a sales boom in response to the film’s runaway success, Lego were trying to capitalise on it.

Unfortunately... that didn’t really happen.

All those movie tickets did not translate to bought toys, and Lego had to downscale their reach in response. Bionicle G2 was just the most obvious casualty of this retreat.

Above all, I think this is the main reason why G2 died. The times match up, the reasons track with both what Lego said, and the way the line was perceived by the fandom.

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wallcrawlparker · 6 months

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— character info sheet.

(repost, don’t reblog)

name: Peter Benjamin Parker

name meaning: Peter (Greek) Meaning: Rock; Stone Benjamin (Hebrew) Meaning: Son of the South Parker (Old English) Meaning: Park Keeper

nicknames: Pete, Petey-Pie (Thanks Deadpool), Spidey, Underoos/Kid (Mister Stark, I swear), Penis Parker (Flash is very penis-obsessed..), Queens (Steve)

nicknames meaning: Pete - Shortened version of Peter Petey-Pie - Deadpool thinks Peter's adorable Spidey - Nickname for Spider Spoods - The mun is weird and likes to go with that Underoos / Kid - Tony Stark will never get over Peter's first suit being 'a onesie', and his age Penis Parker - Flash is a jealous brat with 0 creativity Queens - During his fight with Steve Rogers, he mentioned he was from Queens

alias/es: Spider-Man

Gender/Sexual identity: Cis Male, Panromantic and Demisexual

ethnicity: American with Irish Heritage from his mother one (i do what i want) pictures you like best of your muse:

The 'please say sike' pic

The hungriest of Spider Boys

The cutest of babies

three h/cs you never told anyone:

Peter's always been really skilled with science and tech... as well as stubborn. The fake Iron Man mask and gauntlet he is seen wearing at the Stark Expo when he was 5 were made by him - using the LEDs and bits from electronic parts of a toy ambulance he'd been gifted - having hated the sound it made anyway, he destroyed it and made himself something he actually liked. He was very proud.

Peter is convinced and insists that KAREN, FRIDAY and DUM-E can, in fact, feel emotions and have their own preferences like anyone else. He's working on discovering their favourite song, colour, and movie. Yes, he puts on a movie for them to 'watch' from time to time, and has Karen play music on patrols so she can get acquainted with various kinds.

Peter doesn't want people to ever feel unwelcome or uncomfortable and will go out of his way to make them feel safe and wanted - as he has struggled with feeling abandoned himself. For example, he always subtly adds Loki-friendly items around the compound when the God is around to help lessen tension; green blanket on the couch, extra chair at the table, etc. He doesn't take credit, he wants it to seem natural.

three things your character likes doing in their free time:

Reading on the ceiling, it feels grounding (HAH, get it?)

Playing videogames with other heroes

building and repairing tech in the labs

eight people your character likes / loves:

May Parker

Ben Parker

Ned Leads

Michelle Jones

Tony Stark

Happy

The Avengers

two things your character regrets:

Not being able to protect Tony

Messing with the first spell from Strange... it would have been easier to deal with Spiderman being forgotten than himself entirely

two phobias your character has:

Claustrophobia

Disappointing others

Abandonment

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tagging: any of my bb's, y'all feel free to tag me

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whizpurr · 7 months

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No thats ok! thanks. I just wanna let u know that i wasnt saying youre doing wrong or judging u i was just wondering if i could use the photos u editted.. to profit off of it? is that bad? idk whats ur thoughts and opinions? i think u should profit on it as well!! much love

Aw I appreciate that. This is gonna be long. And i dont feel like adding kaomoji! (๑•́o•̀๑)

I'm not sure how you could profit? I suppose you could make collages with images i have shared, as I have done, and properly credit the artists or brand etc of the edits within the collage...but even then I am against the selling of collage art like that since the artists within it don't ever properly get paid for their contributions. I think collages are fun to make and pretty to look at and share for free use but shouldnt be sold...but plenty of people do it on etsy and other art websites, heck people have made galleries with these types of collages. I dont think its right though. I post my collages for free as well and would never sell them. Other things people do with pngs of others works for profit that I find wrong is make knockoff physical stickers or products with the images on them and sell them. I have joked about taking my pngs and printing off your own sandylion stickers since people sell them on ebay for wayyyy too much but that suggestion is for your own personal use and not for selling or profiting. Selling them would once again be wrong in my opinion, but again, people do it, there are entire websites that do this.

That all being said, like I've said before, I can't stop anyone from using these edits however they want so you can do you but I dont condone profiting by selling others works which I will not do and have not done.

Which brings me to the next point of me "profiting", which tbh I dont deserve for editing and sharing images. I originally said I won't ever enable tips as I dont believe its right as its not my art, and I still somewhat believe this, also tumblrs tip system is shady... but I have broken my rule and linked my paypal before since I have become a sahm and also shared my child's baby registry. I removed paypal and never got a donation anyway but still I felt guilty even sharing it for voluntary tips bc of my personal reasoning before but I have returned my child's wishlist, because I would be using any donations for him anyway, and before he was born a couple people were so kind on his registry and he still loves his little fox toy and goodnight moon book gifted to him by kind people here and I realized if people want to continue to share their kindness with my family as I have shared images I like with them I will happily accept that and how is it different from me sharing his registry with friends and family for gifting? Is it bad I've used the reach this blog gave me to accept a present for my baby from kind people with similar interests? To put in perspective I have 11,600 followers and 3 have gifted me(all my sons baby registry before he was born) in 6 years. I'm not beg posting for donations or demanding payment for pngs bc again this blog is for fun and a scrapbook collection to share with others.

I realized plenty of other tumblr bloggers ask for tips and donations for posting others art, or just running a blog where they reblog other people, post memes they didn't make, tweets they didn't make, pinterest links, weheartit links, Spotify music, etc. You could easily profit that way, you could just reblog or repost my posts you like the most and enable tipping on your blog or ask for donations and profit. People on here run art "curation" blogs, scan artbooks, share others Flickr posts, share snippets from old magazines or newspapers, share eBay or etsy links to listings or crafts that aren't theirs, or make tv/movie/videogame/anime gifs and then have tip and donation buttons just for sharing others works, products or resharing things from the met art museum or fashion history websites etc etc. And there's even the good handful of meme blogs and viral animal video and image blogs who blatantly spam links to Chinese knockoff overpriced items/stores in between memes and animal posts who get a cut for selling and advertising these storefronts.

I realized why shouldn't I just have my sons registry available if anyone wants to voluntarily gift? Everyone else has no problem asking for more when they also have blogs dedicated to posting others works. Is this profiting? Maybe??? Thats all the potential profit I will allow from this blog though and I dont consider it profit as much as people just being nice? Maybe I'm wrong and hypocritical for that but I dont really think so when I have seen people ask for actual money and donations on tumblr simply for existing. I'm not here selling stolen art, I don't claim the original work is mine, and anyone who wants to contribute $1 to a copy of chicka chicka boom boom for my baby isn't being held at gunpoint or guilted or told they have to in exchange for transparent images.

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blackbackedjackal · 2 years

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me again! :) what kind of toys/figurines do you collect? i see some media characters, but is it certain brands? whatever catches ur eye?

Whatever catches my eye! I collect animal figures with a focus on canids as well as monster anime figures (Pokemon, Zoids, Digimon, etc.), and figures of characters from movies/shows/videogames I like.

#about half of it was given to me as a kid and I just kept up with them #my aunt was a manager at a toy store #and my Granny was a teacher and she got discounts from classroom catalogs #ask

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kittyboobabby · 2 years

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Fun ways to get into Little space

Littlespace is a natural, carefree childlike state of mind that a person regresses in to when they want to be little. For most littles, littlespace is a genuine state of age regression and a part of their natural personality.

Being in littlespace is one of the best ways to relieve stress. In fact, it’s so useful that age regression is even used in a clinical setting to help treat PTSD and general anxiety disorder.

Even if being little is a part of your personality, it’s not always easy to switch from an adult state of mind in to littlespace, especially if you have a lot going on in your life, but there are a few things you can try to make it easier:

The easiest way to get in to littlespace is to spend time doing things that make you feel little. This is different for everyone, but it might be wearing little clothes, being around your favorite toys, listening to little music, having your caregiver care for you, or spending time coloring or drawing.

Every little is different, different things work for different people so don’t worry if it takes some time for you to find out what works best for you. Here are 16 ideas you can try today to help you get in to littlespace. I hope they work for you and if you have any suggestions please leave a comment so everyone else can try them too!

1: Eating little food:

One way that can help you feel little is to eat food that makes you comfortable, that reminds you of being young, or brings back happy memories. We all have to eat anyway, and eating food we enjoy releases positive reward chemicals in our brains, so make something you really want!

Prepare your food on small plates to help with portion control, or create little sized snacks and treats to carry around throughout the day. Don’t forget to eat enough to nourish your adult body though.

You can try using childlike items too when you eat such as plastic cutlery, paper or plastic plates, or sippy cups for juice to add to the experience.

If you have a partner or caregiver, having them prepare food for you can also be a big trigger for some people, and cooking with your partner can be fun too!

Some little food suggestions are macaroni & cheese, pizza, ice cream, grapes, spaghetti hoops, breakfast cereal, melon, hot chocolate, or fruit juice.

2: Dressing up (or down!):

For some people this is a big part of being little and can be a really strong trigger. Dress up in your favorite outfit that makes you feel cute and good about yourself, or put on a cozy onesie or pajamas to help you feel comfortable, safe and relaxed.

Some littles and adult babies like to wear age specific gear like diapers, pacifiers etc., but it’s not necessary.

Oversized hoodies work for me!

Clothing can be combined with anything else on this list, find out what works best for you and put them on before you try some of the other options!

3: Toys!

If there is one thing most littles can relate to, it’s a compulsive, slightly unhealthy obsession with stuffed animals. (Don’t try to deny it!!!) Most kids had at least one when they were younger.

They may bring back memories of being a child, they are soft and cuddly, something comfortable that remind us of childhood or home and help us feel calm. (Similar to a comfort blanket) You can take them anywhere to recall memories of a certain time, a certain person (maybe the person who bought it) or place.

Fun fact: Hugging has huge health benefits and releases serotonin and dopamine in your brain, helping to balance your mood and make you feel happy and fulfilled. It’s been proven in clinical trials that this works even if you’re hugging a stuffed animal or any other treasured possession. (Even imagining hugging someone you love is enough to trigger positive physiological effects in your brain)

Other toys you might have could be a play mat, coloring books, videogames etc. Anything at all can work so get creative!

4: Watch your favorite movie/tv show/cartoon/anime

Whatever you like to watch, getting lost in your favorite movie/show can help you relax in to littlespace. You can decide what works best, something you can get absorbed in for a while, or something simple you can put on in the background while you do something else.

Maybe your favorite movie is The Godfather… Nothing wrong with that! But, I suggest maybe some animated movies or cartoons like The Lion King, Spirited Away and Adventure Time. They are all cute and easy to watch but are intelligent enough you won’t get bored watching it!

I’ve talked to quite a few people online who like to watch horror movies in littlespace too. I have a really low tolerance for horror movies so that honestly sounds horrible to me, but maybe it’s something you could try too!

5: Accessorize!

Just like dressing up, using different accessories can help anyone feel little. Put a cute ribbon in your hair, use a sippy cup or a baby botle to drink, suck on a pacifier. There are loads of cute AgePlay accessories on Etsy, everything you could imagine from bracelets and necklaces to collars and cuffs.

I especially like when it’s something that’s not super obvious that you can wear wherever. Like Disney t-shirts, it’s pretty socially acceptable to wear them in public, right? Or cute socks that you wear to work or school, then it’s always funny when someone notices them!

6: Spend time with your caregiver

Being around your caregiver can make you feel little, having someone making decisions for you (even simple things like ordering food for you at a restaurant) and informing your behavior is a very effective trigger.

Some people like to add rules, rewards and punishments to their relationship. While that is definitely effective for some people, I think the best thing about CGL relationships is the kind/nurturing nature of a natural CG.

Just the feeling of being in the safe and loving arms of someone who you know will always look after you is a powerful emotion, it’s hardwired in to us in the oldest part of our brains.

7: Make yourself feel physically little

Lots of people worry about their size or weight, but littlespace really is a state of mind. It doesn’t matter what size you are in real life, if you want to be little you can be! Be kind to yourself.

Wear oversized t-shirts and hoodies, have your partner or caregiver reach for something you can’t reach, have them baby you and treat you like you’re small. Sit in the back of the car!

Crawl around the floor instead of walking, play on a play mat or blanket on the floor instead of sitting on the sofa.

The feeling of being physically small can be a big trigger for some people, and it’s easy to combine with other methods like toys or watching tv, mix things up to find what works best for you!

8: Coloring/drawing/painting

Something you can focus on and be creative. It’s messy, childish and fun! Use your fingers to paint if you want to. You can paint with your partner/caregiver, color or draw on your own to relax.

You can get some nice coloring books and have your caregiver pick one out for you to color for them, or draw something they can treasure.

Any form of art gives you something to focus on, relieves stress and fosters creative growth, and it’s fun! So, if you don’t like drawing, try something else creative.

9: Crafting

Maybe this reminds you of when you were in school or of when you were a child. There are so many things that fall under this category, you will easily be able to find something that suits you.

Have your partner/caregiver help you if you want to, it’s a great and fun way to bond, and you will have something at the end that you both worked on and can be proud of.

Some ideas I found that look super fun:

Crafting – pebble painting:

These look so good once they are finished! Just collect some nice pebbles and paint them in whatever style you want, they look great around the house or garden.

You could even make a fun trip out of collecting the pebbles, then once you paint them you will always remember your trip when you see them.

For painting, you can either use acrylic paints or paint markers.

Crafting – pressing leaves:

This looks so good! Collect the leaves, press them in a heavy book and you can use them to make awesome leaf animals, or frame them and hang them on the wall.

I remember when I was younger and used to stay with my grandparents my grandma used to let me use her old books for this. You can find some really beautiful leaves in the autumn once the leaves start turning red.

For best results leave them in a heavy book for several days. Once you come back to them they will be thin and dry, but they will have kept all their colours, then you can frame them or use them to decorate something.

You can buy a pressing kit, which is just a piece of wood with four screws in each corner, but it’s honestly just as easy to use a book!

Crating – cardmaking:

Upcoming birthday? Easter? Christmas? Thursday?

Create a nice card for the people you love.

A home made card is so much more thoughtful than a store bought one. The sky is the limit with this idea.

10: Play with pets

What could be more fun than playing with your pet! I am definitely a dog person but over the years and growing up I had dogs cats, guinea pigs, rabbits and a fish. (RIP Thumper!!! 😭😭)

Snuggly, cute, playful fluffballs are the funnest thing ever and can really help you get in to littlespace.

11: Build a blanket fort

Build yourself a blanket fort and snuggle up inside it. Be creative and use your imagination! Your blanket fort can be anything you like, the only limit is your imagination.

Building is more fun with two, get your partner or caregiver to help you, it can be a good bonding experience! Once built, your fort is somewhere comfy and safe you can hide in to help you relax in to your littlespace state of mind.

Recently, I saw this video online of a guy building a blanket fort for his partner coming home from work. She was a nurse and working through the recent health crisis and it was so wholesome to see her face when she came home to this. If this isn’t relationship goals what is?!

12: Listen to little music

Put some little music on! Different things can work here, maybe lullabies (similar to ASMR videos – see below), children’s music, relaxing music, cartoon theme tunes… or really just anything that helps you relax and feel good. The possibilities are endless.

13: Go outside for a walk

Spending time in nature can help improve physical and mental health, as well as increase your mood. Take a walk in a local park, or in the countryside.

Don’t take any electronics with you, allow yourself to live in the moment.

Practice mindfulness, notice everything around you – clouds, flowers, animals, trees, plants, other people. Notice the sounds you hear and the scents you smell.

Practicing mindfulness is much easier walking in nature than it is sitting at home where you have distractions, but if you can’t, don’t worry too much about it, just enjoy your relaxing walk knowing you are getting all the great benefits it brings.

If you go for a walk with your partner/caregiver it’s a great time to be alone with them and just enjoy each other’s company.

14: Collect things

What? You don’t have a pet rock collection yet? What are you waiting for!

You can collect anything you like, it’s a great way to get outside and give you something fun to focus on to help you get in to littlespace. Seashells, Pebbles, Flowers, Leaves, Berries… (Be careful with berries, some are poisonous)

15: ASMR videos

I used to think I was a bit abnormal for enjoying these videos so much, but over time they have become more and more popular, and there are even some specifically related to Ageplay which can be a huge help getting in to littlespace.

I find any ASMR videos can really help, they don’t have to be specifically Ageplay videos. There is so much great ASMR content now on YouTube, you will be able to find something that works for you.

Check out the AgePlay ASMR Subreddit for more videos like this! r/AgePlayASMR

16: Being around other littles

Being around other littles can be a great trigger, and a good way to learn more about yourself and other people. Some people can only get in to littlespace around their caregivers or other littles, so this is definitely one to try out if you’re struggling!

If you don’t know any other littles, even talking to other littles online or watching a youtube video of someone else in littlespace can work just as well.

There are loads of great groups dedicated to our community, both online and in person if you’re looking to meet other little friends. Just a quick google search for Ageplay Groups will set you on the right path!

Summary:

There are sooo many different ways to get in to littlespace.

No two people are the same and it would be impossible to list every possible technique here, but I really hope you found something here that worked for you, or at least you got some inspiration to try something else.

*Article at https://ageplay.com/how-to-get-in-to-little-space/

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