Zach Deocadiz

I’m having a conversation with my mom about something I want for Christmas and a week later Santa gives it to me.

When will we pass privacy regulations

My February was Rainy Day Hollywood Pop — listening to artists like Billie Eilish, Owl City, and Chappell Roan

My April was Serotonin Rock-Ish Pop Punk. Listening to artists like Honey Revenge, Hot Milk, and Stand Atlantic

My October was Mallgoth Rock Out Emo. Listening to artists like The Used, Taking Back Sunday, and Hawthorne Heights

Yeah this year was rough

GUESS WHO HAS A PASSPORT SAYING MALE FOR THE FIRST TIME!!! 🥳🥳🥳

Thanks for the inclusion 💖

I did, in fact, present this image to my professor with a straight face

Everyone else in the class proposed architecture projects or interesting artistic explorations into meaning... I'm just really passionate about dating apps and how people present themselves on them

A slide with a pink background with the logo for the game "I'm in love with a stereotype". It's a dating sim game populated by machine learning

So what am I doing in school? Making dating sims using machine learning, of course 😅

Many of us are echoing @timothysnyder.bsky.social's lesson in On Tyranny, "Do not obey in advance.”

A no less vital admonition that deserves attn:

STAND OUT

“...without that unease, there is no freedom. The moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow."

So here’s to remembering the folks who didn’t make it. And hoping that the list doesn’t grow in number next time around. We are a resilient community and we’ll need to be. Look out for each other and support folks who have nowhere else to go. We are not alone, not even now 💖

This has been a very rough year for many reasons, but I have never been close to becoming one of the names read out loud at vigils taking place all over the world today. But a younger Zach could’ve easily been, and I’m thankful that I have the support network and love that I do now.

It’s the trans day of remembrance. It’s definitely my least favorite queer “celebration” day, but it is a good reminder to myself that I am a hell lot older than I ever expected to be. And not everyone gets to get there, so it’s a privilege to have survived this long.

thinking about how many characters in the Lord of the Rings ultimately succeed by simply plodding on despite a loss of hope. weighed down by despair and yet not fully drowned. trudging towards the light with their last ounce of strength and will. and in the end, it is enough.

if you haven't already, NOW IS THE TIME TO UPDATE YOUR NAME/GENDER MARKER/BIRTH CERTIFICATE/ SSN CARD/ PASSPORT

Some legal organizations to support in the coming year:

National Immigration Law Center:
www.nilc.org

Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project :
firrp.org

Transgender Law Center:
transgenderlawcenter.org

Center for Reproductive Rights:
reproductiverights.org

ACLU www.aclu.org

- Offer to talk to people’s conservative family members as a trans person to humanize trans people for them, because not many other people will have the bandwidth to try reach out to them and correct their misunderstandings
- Bake a lot and provide support to people

- Gather up my friends and chosen family to make sure everyone is okay
- Have frank discussions with the people around me about what direct implications this has for my life so they understand what has happened

- Adjusting my marriage license using my court ordered change of name/gender
- Talk with my obgyn about advantages/disadvantages of a hysterectomy vs possibility of not being able to access hormones
- Reapply for my Philippine citizenship for dual citizenship

I have always been someone who needs to plan my next steps when under pressure. So a short list of things I plan to do over the next few days:
- Apply for a passport
- Have a frank discussion with my medical team about continued access to hormones

Damn me and my curiosity during my usual 2am wake up. I need to apply for my passport in the next few days.

An illustration showing three ducks. A Surf Scoter is labeled: it's nicknamed "skunk duck," it has a pale, shocking-looking eye, a chunky, colorful bill, and bright pinkish feet. A Northern Shoveler is labeled: it has a startling yellow eye (in males), a gloriously gigantic bill, and an amazing genus name, Spatula. A red-breasted merganser is labeled: it has a "toothy" serrated bill, wild bedhead, firetruck-red eye (in males), and it's named for the bill serrations with the species name serrator.

To be honest, though, I feel judgmental calling any bird “weird.” Ducks are perfect in every way. As someone who goes to the beach in the winter to shiver and squint through icy winds at distant birds, it’s clear that I’m the odd one, evolutionarily speaking. Weirdness is relative. We should celebrate all of our hobbies, loves, and quirks, whether we’re birding in a blizzard or wooing a mate with a display of hoots. A little strangeness is a gift, no matter the season.

A couple of years ago, Audubon asked me to write an article about Weird Duck Time: www.audubon.org/news/an-ode-...

Ngl being at Brown University during the 2016 elections was… very rough. Definitely not doing a group watching party again since we all stressed each other out more and there was lots of crying 😅

I voted in my first election (ur boi is a citizen now!) but I fully anticipate turning off all notifications tomorrow night. Gonna spend the day with the bf instead and relax away all my problems

Unoriginal observation, but I feel like people have genuinely forgotten how to have fun with games. Not everything needs to be groundbreaking or life-changing. Not everything needs to raise the bar.

Just...maybe stop being angry for a day.

Wow I guess I should post more here so I can ween myself off twitter haha

Hey! I’m Zach and I’m an XR designer… sort of. I’m back in grad school now but I’ve previously worked on Supernatural, FitXR, and most recently Wave :) Love to chat about social VR and social tech in general! 💖

Facebook history is both horrifying and amazing haha. All my high school art stuff is on there and I’m not sure how I managed to get good grades in art 😂

Future Realities Summit: Learning From Gender Exploration in VR to Design Better Social VR Tuesday March 19 4:40pm - 5:10pm - The feeling of physical embodiment and the ability to find community internationally are powerful drivers in the influence...

On the schedule: schedule.gdconf.com/session/futu...

An announcement that says “I’m speaking at GDC! Zach Deocadiz, Senior VR Designer, Wave, Future Realities Summit”. On top of the textured blue background, a photo of me looking snazzy appears inside of a retro computer screen.

Come and hear me talk about queers in VR and what we can learn from their experiences to design better social VR spaces! Tuesday, March 19th at 4:40pm 💖

Would definitely love to see it if you give access to it in the future!!

The shield was supposed to be for my husband but they started fighting over the d20 and I’m a sucker for puppy dog eyes 🙈🙈🙈