#004 | NS Arts Budget Cuts, Smiling Friends Ends, Virgo Lunar Eclipse & Video Game Renaissance

#004: NS Arts Budget Cuts + End of Smiling Friends, Virgo Lunar Eclipse & Video Game Renaissance #podcast NOTE: My goal is to present this info in a respectful, productive and personal way as my artist path continues to be a trial by fire experience that I felt called to channel in this discussion about very complex topics. CORRECTION: Grants To Individuals program REDUCED from $632K to $442khttps://artsns.ca/news/changes-arts-ns-budget an educational personal perspective minded diary / discussion about being an individual Animation Artist & The importance of Artist Funding, Artist Grants for the Arts Sector of Nova Scotia  + the sudden END of Smiling Friends cartoon and how that shows production process contrasts with an artist grant project. The Lunar South Node Eclipse in Virgo eradicates my “perfectionist” ego as this podcast further pummels all delusion of such a thing exists. To wrap everything in this talk into frenzied bow- I discuss a, perhaps utopian, future and present conditions for my vision of a “Video Game Renaissance”.  #animation 00:00:00 Intro; Nova Scotia arts cuts focus DISCLAIMER: The Service of Writing Artist Grants (for others) has 100% of my respect: I didn't finish my thought about some people needing to budget 10% of a granted award for that service which is evidence of how much work is required to access / navigate this type of  funding. 00:15:01 Grants-to-individuals slashed 690k→130k 00:48:57 Individuals vs organizations; resilience realities DISCLAIMER: applying as a Organization is very different requirement than Individual Artist. Only support from me towards the folks on the ground doing important work as an organization. I was expressing frustrations around my own limitations to be helpful in that sphere. 01:08:13 Smiling Friends impact, tone, style 01:39:04 Artistic Production rules: on‑model, 3/4 staging, communication #astrology 01:48:01 Virgo lunar eclipse overview 01:50:26 Embrace imperfection; keep publishing 01:58:48 Leo–Virgo–Libra evolutionary sequence 02:11:02 Aries action versus Pisces drift 02:22:37 Mercury‑in‑Pisces “The Thing” analogy #videogames 02:31:16 Video game renaissance defined 02:33:20 Steam model; 30% platform cut 02:36:33 Emulation and decomp breakthroughs 02:44:18 AAA fatigue; live‑service clones critiqued 02:57:18 Single‑A mindset; Deeper visions on unique Video Games   Support, listen elsewhere & stay in the loop → www.cookerzilla.ca Hosted by Joshua Owen (Cookerzilla) New episode every week. Explicit. Music by Tyler Hayden. DISCLAIMER: This show contains adult themes and occasional vulgar language. Listener discretion is advised.Support / Keep in the loop:www.cookerzilla.ca→ Patreon→ Apple Podcasts→ Spotify→ Instagram→ X & Blueskywrite into the show with your questions / [email protected] Podcast Created and hosted by Joshua Owen // CookerzillaMusic by Tyler Hayden