Athina
@Vanillaburp
🎨 3D & 2D Artist and Game Dev 🕹️ Full-time @hbright_studio 🌿 Previously @Hytale @Hypixel @RiotGames, @Minecraft @Microsoft
📜DevLog #4 - Big news to wrap up the year! We're celebrating the holiday season with a Steam page reveal and an exciting teaser. ✨Wishlist now✨➡️store.steampowered.com/app/3303630/Ni… [CC] Key art illustration by the amazing & talented @TeeKetch 🫶❤️ #gamedev #indiedev #GodotEngine
📜DevLog #3 - Testing new GUI, cream pie mechanics, and a bit of level design :D #indiedev #gamedev #GodotEngine #screenshotsaturday
Very well said Athina - I can attest to many of these points as I've dealt with quite a few team members that experienced the same things. Myself included. Like Slikey, I also became much healthier mentally and physically once I was out of the toxic positivity cult. I didn't…
Being consistently pushed to feel not good enough was the most creepling for me and my confidence. It took long time to finally believe in myself again, but I am still easily anxious about any feedback and feel like I need to defend and justify myself.
My last Hytale-related post... I’ve never been vocal about anything controversial or political. I’ve always kept my head down, focused on art, game dev, and supporting people around me. But after 4 years working on Hytale, I reached a point where I felt like I had to speak my…
It absolutely ruined my health. During my employment at Hypixel Studios I became more and more depressed until I struggled to get out of bed. I became more and more unhealthy and unhappy. Once I left I turned it all around within a year. Compare my 2023 and yesterday photos :)
I'm a D1 Rito hater by nature But Riot were absolutely great to work with Every Rioter I met was a pleasure None of this was on them. The problems weren’t theirs
It's hard watching something you cared so much about slowly burn. Especially when you're forced to stay silent and smile while it happens
Riot was an absolute pleasure to work with, from people to leaders. They understood the power of empowering and giving folks agency. The issues were all internal to Hytales leadership.
Hytanic...the captain called it "navigating uncertainties", we called it drowning...
I'm sad. Not much to say.
A Difficult Update About Hytale Hey Everyone, Today, I shared some incredibly tough news with the Hypixel Studios team: we’re ending development on Hytale and beginning the process of winding down Hypixel Studios over the next few months. This is not the outcome any of us - at…
I’ve stepped away from my full-time role @Hypixel to take a much-needed break and reconnect with what inspires me. Grateful for my time on @Hytale — an experience I’ll always cherish. I’ll be resting, then slowly shifting focus to personal projects. Thanks for your support 💛
