{"id":1674,"date":"2021-10-27T23:35:01","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T03:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/imgd3500-b21\/?p=1674"},"modified":"2021-10-28T15:36:49","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T19:36:49","slug":"kateri-kiki-bajer-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/imgd3500-b21\/kkbajer\/kateri-kiki-bajer-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Kateri &#8220;Kiki&#8221; Bajer &#8211; Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hey ho! I&#8217;m Kateri, but everyone knows me as Kiki and I use they\/them pronouns. I was born in Texas, one of the biggest states, and then moved into Rhode Island just a few months later, where I&#8217;d live the rest of my life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignleft columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/imgd3500-b21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/10\/mysmes-fanart-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"747\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/imgd3500-b21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/10\/mysmes-fanart-1-747x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1679\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/imgd3500-b21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/10\/mysmes-fanart-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/imgd3500-b21\/?attachment_id=1679\" class=\"wp-image-1679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/imgd3500-b21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/10\/mysmes-fanart-1-747x1024.png 747w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/imgd3500-b21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/10\/mysmes-fanart-1-583x800.png 583w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/imgd3500-b21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/10\/mysmes-fanart-1-768x1053.png 768w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/imgd3500-b21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/10\/mysmes-fanart-1-1120x1536.png 1120w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/imgd3500-b21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/10\/mysmes-fanart-1-219x300.png 219w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/imgd3500-b21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/10\/mysmes-fanart-1.png 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m a junior IMGD Tech major who&#8217;s very much a &#8220;jack of all trades and master of none&#8221; type. I can code, draw, do audio work, and work as a freelance writer, and enjoy making a bunch of solo games (though I love working with others as well!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve got experience animating and creating 3d art, but I primarily enjoy creating 2d art (pixel art in particular) and am currently interested in learning how to create low poly art. I am a smaller streamer, and enjoy creating various assets for projects from graphic design to full illustrations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On top of this, I work as a freelance writer and actively take commissions for things from games to personal stories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve been a big fan of JRPGs and pixel art style games for as long as I can remember. I particularly like current adaptations of pixels, pushing the boundaries of what people can do with the medium instead of using it as a limitation of the hardware. I enjoy low saturation tile sets, and use it is a large source of inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Games: https:\/\/idaate.itch.io\/immortal <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/imgd3500-b21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/10\/cuube-2-edited.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/imgd3500-b21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/10\/cuube-2-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/imgd3500-b21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/10\/cuube-2-edited.png 800w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/imgd3500-b21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/10\/cuube-2-edited-768x537.png 768w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/imgd3500-b21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/10\/cuube-2-edited-429x300.png 429w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/imgd3500-b21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/10\/junpei-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1683 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/imgd3500-b21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/10\/junpei-1.png 444w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/imgd3500-b21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/10\/junpei-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/imgd3500-b21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/10\/junpei-1-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><em>&#8220;You suppose you resent her for it. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Of course, even admitting to something like that feels immature. It\u2019s akin to a child digging their heels in the ground and looking a parent in the eye when asked to do the laundry because it\u2019s their responsibility saying, \u201cWell, I didn\u2019t ask to be born in the first place!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>But it\u2019s not like Sakura gave birth to you. In fact, she likely didn\u2019t even consider you a \u201cyou\u201d in the first place. Not her fault, once again, since it stems from a self-hatred that you\u2019ve inherited and an inability to consider herself anything human-like that you haven\u2019t. It still baffles you how someone who doesn\u2019t even think they deserve to exist can be so selfish. 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I&#8217;m Kateri, but everyone knows me as Kiki and I use they\/them pronouns. I was born in Texas, one of the biggest states, and then moved into Rhode Island just a few months later, where I&#8217;d live the rest of my life. 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