(Though honestly, there isn’t much of a difference?) One of his sponsors uses a black sun as a way to represent themselves, and that sponsor in particular shows signs of being a white supremacist, if not an actual freaking Nazi.Sexual harassment is a core game mechanicthat he won’t ever change for anyone, ever.Although he would personally “execute” anyone for committing such a crime, he doesn’t seem to understand that grown men preying on under aged (or barely legal) girls isn’t so much about sexual orientation (or even the law!) but more about gross power imbalances and sexual abuse. Defending pedophilia as just another sexual orientation.Here’s a list of things that Yandere Dev has said & done some of which are actually quite recent: But the more I learned about Alex, the more it started to feel like any talented young person could actually be in danger (either physically or emotionally) if they decided to offer their time and energy towards helping this person create their “vision”.īasically, I just want fans to know what kind of person they’re getting involved with should they decide to offer Yandere Dev free volunteer work (or monetary donations). At first I chalked it up to him just being a total weeb. The weirdly predacious, and potentially dangerous kind of red flags. However, Yandere Dev is a person who’s been raising quite a few… red flags for me.

I’m just some rando’ on The Internet™ who’s been following the development of a silly meme-generating animu game. Heck,I've definitely made mistakes in the past, and I’m sure a quick google search would reveal some cringe-worthy, if not down-right offensive things I’ve said/done myself (especially from posts I’ve made over 5 years ago). It’s not like I actually know this EvaXephon dude irl. The Short Version of This Post: Remember how ” Hatred“ was a horrible game created by horrible people? That’s basically what’s happening, but more anime.ĭon’t get me wrong. Most people know him simply as 'Yandere Dev.“ This post (or rather- this submission) is going to focus (mostly) on Yandere Simulator's developer: EvaXephon, aka Alex Mahan. YanSim is still just a debug build, and although I do have quite a lot to say about it, I feel like those thoughts should be reserved for its own post. The method was used frequently with the Yakuza 0 song Baka Mitai.CW: Sexual Harassment, Child Abuse, Racism, LGBTQIA+ Phobia, Pedophilia, R*pe Mention, GG, and a shit ton of other things.īefore I get the ball rolling on this submission, I want emphasize that this isn’t a critique of Yandere Simulator as a game. Facemorphs gained popularity in July 2020 as they were applied to a variety of subjects, particularly to video game developer YandereDev. The method is similar to deepfakes, but uses only one still image instead of a set of images. Related Memes Facemorphsįacemorphs, also known as First Order Motion Model Deepfakes, refer to videos using a motion capture method that makes static images of people's faces move according to the training model's motion. On February 28th, Vinesauce Vinny showcased the tool during his Twitch broadcast.

La Marr Jurelle Bruce February 28, 2021įollowing the post, multiple news outlets reported on the tool, including articles by The Verge and The Guardian. On February 28th, 2021, Twitter user posted a portrait of American abolitionist Frederick Douglass animated with Deep Nostalgia, with the video gaining over 18,500 retweets, 103,000 likes and 2.4 million views in two days (shown below).įrederick Douglass, the mighty abolitionist, was the single most photographed person in the United States during the nineteenth century. I apologise in advance to all the ancestors I'm about to offend. has created some sort of animate your old photos application and I'm of course using it to feed my history addiction. The tweet with the animated portrait of Elizabeth I received over 334,000 views in two days (shown below). Later on February 27th, Twitter user created a thread in which they posted animated versions of portraits of historic figures, including Queen Elizabeth I and William Shakespeare. On the same day, Twitter user posted animated versions of Really High Guy and Hide the Pain Harold (shown below, right). On February 27th, 2021, Twitter user posted an animated version of Unflattering Beyonce (shown below, left). In late February 2021, the tool gained popularity for the purposes of animating various memes. The tool offers a choice of several video presets with different movement sequences, with move sets including head turns, blinking and smiling (examples shown below). The service uses AI licensed from D-ID to animate photographs. Deep Nostalgia generates animated versions of still photographs of people by adding facial movements.

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