iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Good luck. I just reset to rice chicken and a handful of oils/salt/pepper to try and figure shit out. Gonna be a long couple months.

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 4h

thank you! i just found that option :D

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 5h

wow. firefox is like.... uncomfortably "round" now. why. why must everything be so round :(

firefox partial screenshot with really round tabs/groups

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asie @asie.pl · 30/09/2026

the two social media feeds on sale for the autumn 2026 season are "AI (complimentary)" and "AI (derogatory)". looking for "not AI"? unfortunately, that option was discontinued in mid-2026 due to low customer demand. we apologize for the inconvenience.

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 30/09/2026

these sound like some fun ways to shape the experience. It's very different from what I'd call a "pod" normally but the continuity is still there and I like how it's designed for the player to try and identify their "final boss", like a little bit of social deduction almost.

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 30/09/2026

Yup- Galaxy’s async design means there’s no “dead queue” problem- wanna play at 2am? You have opponents!

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 30/09/2026

…grow naturally from any residual effects (“every turn your stuff gets bigger”) which helps a bit too. We considered “bot” behavior after running out of boards but it hasn’t been worth the effort yet.

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 30/09/2026

The ghosts fight each other, like in a normal 6-person pod (or, if there’s odd players, one fights a clone of your board) This means 95%+ of “dead” boards flush out quickly and the player only sees a couple boards here and there that are noticeably behind. When out of “turns” the boards also…

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thatoneguy_jm @jasonmeaden.com · 30/09/2026

Every game studio I have ever worked at some amazing and brilliant woman would pitch a dressmaker/fashion design/armor designer game and leadership would scoff and shoot it down. At every studio! Male C-suite/leadership dudes just cannot wrap their heads around the appeal of this style of game.

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 30/09/2026

Glad you enjoy it! The async design was a key early decision that enabled a lot of really cool stuff :) bsky.app/profile/alex...

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 20/08/2026

“Once Upon a Galaxy” (galaxy.fun) features asynchronous gameplay- unlike most multiplayer games, you and your opponents do not play the game “at the same time”. How does this work, and why did we choose this design? (🧵 time!)

galaxy.fun

Once Upon a Galaxy

Assemble a crew as you sail across a diverse and spectacular galaxy of your favorite storybook characters, legends, myths and cosmic entities and be the last one standing!

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 29/09/2026

I could tell you my parents address (where i grew up) but not the street name of my last address. We remember what we use :)

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Max Nichols @maxnichols.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

People often look back fondly on how "wild and free" games were in, say, the PS1 and PS2 era. Every game felt like something new. There are a bunch of reasons for this, but a big one was that you were much more likely to play a game that asked you to learn wildly new paradigms and control schemes

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 29/09/2026

neither I nor my partner know their cell# by memory- we just never use it except for very specific financial/business needs. Otherwise it's all signal/discord/email/contact lists/etc. TBH I could see the same with addresses if you just never ordered anything yourself.

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 29/09/2026

"oooh six free cards! kill you during my upkeep" 🤣

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 29/09/2026

"I had to pump gas, once, several years ago" tells you everything you need to know

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 29/09/2026

I am hoping to revive it at an Event Near You Someday(tm)

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 29/09/2026

I have a big pile of stories to tell and props to show off but I'm gonna need to unpack it all and figure it out again first ;)

3 books with runes, some interesting scrolls with colorful potions

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 29/09/2026

In addition to the hexagons, three other props communicated wirelessly. The entire room ran autonomously- progress gated by physical and digital locks. My job was to stand around and act like a foolish wizard who opened a portal to doom and occasionally remembered hints.

black-light wand revealing a hidden message in a book

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 29/09/2026

The central touchpoint of the escape room - six hexagons which responded to various objects. This was the most polished part of the experience, so all puzzles led here, with three different codes to solve.

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 29/09/2026

I combined game design with 3D printing, Arduino, RFID/NFC, and prop fabrication to create a self-running 75-minute escape room. A lucky 60ish people got to crack it's riddles on JoCo Cruises 2019 and 2020. (and who knows- maybe it returns someday!)

game props on a small table, people sitting around examining them- books, cards, coins, treasure chest, cloth pieces, amulet, wand, etc.

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 29/09/2026

So this one time I decided to build a portable escape room. It was designed for events- fit in a small suitcase, 15min setup, run on it's own, 75min to solve for a team of 6+ gamers. I got to dress up and be a wizard and watch people solve my puzzles. 🧙‍♀️🦹‍♀️

game props on a table, people sitting around examining them- books, cards, potion bottles, treasure chests, cloth pieces, and more

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Galaxy - Live on Steam, Android and iOS 🪐 @playgalaxygame.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Chromaria is here – today’s patch opens the world of living paint! Grab your brushes and prepare to (chance) encounter the amazing cards in Galaxy’s new set! Find the full details in the patch notes: galaxy.fun/articles/chr...

Once Upon a Galaxy's new set is released! The rainbow dragon Chromarian perches around a mystical island.

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 27/09/2026

Crayons are important! Well i prefer dry erase markers and gel pens but COLORS

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 27/09/2026

yes! Conspire and Retrace were my first two mechanics.

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 27/09/2026

did I mention that I once rewrote the entire MTGO layering system, and in the process invented a new Magic sublayer somewhere in the morph/copy/lose-abilities section My Humility knows no bounds

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 27/09/2026

me summarizing my entire Magic career

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Galaxy - Live on Steam, Android and iOS 🪐 @playgalaxygame.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Ooh, piece of candy!.. Ooh, piece of candy!.. Ooh..

Serenpopity is a common 1/1 Candy character with "Chance Encounter - Sweeten your Candy."

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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

WHAT HAPPEN?

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 27/09/2026

Ctrl+P from within Spectacle on KDE Ubuntu (saving the file and printing from another program worked fine, was trying to skip a step... silly me lol)

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 27/09/2026

This was Linux’s hilarious answer to “print this screenshot”

8.5x11 paper with a “screenshot” occupying about 10% of the page. Left aligned. No, REALLY left aligned

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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

was literally just referencing this—the “who is having the most fun, the player, the designer, or the computer” question—earlier today. it’s such a core concern when making something heavily systemic or relies a lot on procgen

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 26/09/2026

Source material for Perfectioneer - how well did the artist do 😎

me and my cat, at my (messy) desk- microphone, rgb keyboard, dragon art from Galaxy on one monitor, a "live lobby" on the other

me giving my cat kissies on his forehead, at my (messy) desk- microphone, rgb keyboard, (different) dragon art from Galaxy on one monitor, a "live lobby" on the other

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Andrei Fomin @duha-the-best.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Meet DUHASM, my new game. The world is made of text symbols. But some creatures somehow decided to look completely normal. Find them and smash them back into symbols. Wishlist on Steam + sign up for the Playtest: store.steampowered.com/app/5279800/... #indiegamedev #indiegame #ascii

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 26/09/2026

Hey check it out new set coming Chromaria releases MONDAY on Once Upon a Galaxy This Chance Encounter brought to you by your local Purrfectioneer🐉

Purrfectioneer (4/4 uncommon Dragon)
Treasure Hoard 1
Chance Encounter- improve the buffs from your treasures by +1/+1. If there’s nothing to buff, get a Dragon’s Claw instead.

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 25/09/2026

NES metroid and zelda both had a relatively “figure out your own path” approach. Many later metroids had minimal sequence breaking- i remember multiple gameboy titles (fusion?) being almost impossible to break. I don’t think “sequence breaking” is a significant distinguishing factor conceptually.

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D.W.A.P. (Ben) @andwap.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

When your gamedev friend shows you progress on their new engine.

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 25/09/2026

I’ve heard this one a lot more in the past. Never got to try it.

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Kris Asick @pixelmusement.com · 24/09/2026

Deluxe Paint 2E ...no seriously, making stuff in that was how I laid out a ton of my game ideas... NONE of these are real screenshots; all drawn in DP2E! :D (And are also all games I likely will never make, thus why I don't mind sharing them.)

Conceptual screenshot of an overhead shooting game with various gauges alone the edges.

Conceptual screenshot of an adventure game in a dirt-filled area with grey rock formations, a volcano in the background, and a building with a high-tech door. A score of 2 of 183 shown at the top, "pull top lever" as the command the player has input, and a message of "The lever is stuck and won't budge."

Conceptual screenshot of an RPG showing an overhead perspective on the left, various stats and equipment on the right, and a number of messages of actions being performed at the bottom.

Conceptual screenshot of a racing game from an overhead perspective with various grey walls, tan track pieces, and blue water, along with various status panels in each corner of the screen.

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 25/09/2026

Ohhhh yeah i made a ton of this kinda stuff but i don’t even remember what tools tbh just bits of map tiles and sprites and whatever

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 25/09/2026

There’s zelda/zquest classic. But i havent tried them. I’d love a metroid/zelda maker. (They are the same game 😇) but like mariomaker- just start popping stuff in and experimenting or go play a random jumbled mix of rooms from users lol

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 25/09/2026

Sort of like twine? Zzt also had a lot of dialog trees too. They are pretty accessible game making tools.

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 24/09/2026

I have to say that recently i’ve leaned even harder into my “voice/brand” with how i communicate We’re entering an era where perfect clean newsroom corporate voice/branding will be a dime a dozen Value the quirks in your fellow creators or they will disappear in the sea of slop

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 24/09/2026

Yeah i think it worked well for kids able to hyperfocus

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drajjon (Alexis) @alexisjanson.com · 24/09/2026

Ohh intuitive scripting interfaces are a holy grail.

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