kukumav
Hello internet, I'm kukumavchik!!
I'm a simple Siberian problematic nogoodnik and AI slop creator. Just having fun, basically.
Alright, seriously though. I'm a designer, a 2D artist, and I'm just starting out in game development. And for now I don't want to turn this into a source of income, some hellish growth vector, or anything like that. I just want to have fun and do what I like. That's how I relax. And I'll be glad if someone looks at this and likes it too. And if not — well, our paths part ways here.
I like digging into people's actions and motives, exploring the most disgusting corners of the human soul (haha, what even is that word?). But I'm not a professional psychologist or sociologist, not some great sage and knower of people, and so on down the list. So my understanding hardly goes further than half of self-diagnosed TikTok.
Also, I can't write fiction. But I'm on the path to learning (I hope).
And yes, I use AI in developing my projects. In the places where it can help me reduce the workload without losing quality in the final product. That doesn't mean I use it everywhere possible — that would be too boring. And no, I don't have a spare million to hand out as salary to those who can do what I can't. Learn it myself? Are you ready to wait another five years? I doubt it.
At the moment I'm working on a visual novel called Project: Limerence (it's here!!! check it out!!).
A quick note before you play my games ( ⁰▿⁰)
We have the right to discuss things that were previously hushed up or ignored. I think it's necessary — to tell and show things as they are. Excessive moralising only further drowns out the importance. I believe every person has their own head on their shoulders. Especially if they're an adult. Kids generally have nothing to do in my projects. (don't worry, tiddlers, you'll grow up and check it out — you're not missing much) And I, as the author, am not responsible for what goes on in other people's heads.
Also I can't shake the thought that in recent years, the audience expects and demands too much from the developer. Even if the work is conceived as an amateur, free project. But I'm not a personal brand or any other trendy capitalist thing — and I'm not a creator either. I'm a fucking craftsman. For me, art only becomes art after recognition — before that, it's just crafts. And the internet gave us the chance to share these little things, rather than have them found in the author's desk after their death. This isn't an art gallery or a contemporary art exhibition. It's a big, ugly cast of the era. So, appreciate the projects you come across. Even if it's done terribly — if it made you feel something, anything — that's valuable. Without bad projects, there won't be good ones. The only truly terrible things are those that leave you completely cold. It's just that the bar keeps rising relentlessly, and there's nothing to be done about it. That's the price of technological progress.
If you have questions or feedback about my projects, write them in the itch io comments
If something doesn't work, or work crookedly, you can contact me via email and I'll try to fix it:
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My socials: (I don't do the whole "informal chat with the audience" thing, but if you'd like to check out my art and shitposts, feel free.)
(If you find a "my" account on other socials with my current stuff, and it's not on this list — that's not me.)
I think that's all. Thanks for coming by, and have a good day on the internet!
