iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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mcc @dryad.technology · 30/06/2026

"BECOME A GREAT ARTIST IN JUST 10 SECONDS" The award-winning game/glitchy art program @smestorp.bsky.social and I made in 2013 has now been rereleased on Itch for modern OSes. Try it out!, and make sure to tell any friends you want to play a weird prank on mermaidindustries.itch.io/become-a-gre...

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vibe-free lifestyle and smiling apple purveyor @ellaguro.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

a lot of folks around GDC at the "all chat" event at tiat last week saw me do a bite sized version of this talk about childhood memories of new age, pure moods, and how it ties into conspiracy theories & much more. anyway, reminder: you can watch the full version here www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6wg...

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liz ryerson lecture - what doth videogame

YouTube video by boshi's place

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Clara Fernandez-Vara @clarafv.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Tthe only moment of FOMO I had this week of not being at GDC was this panel: absolute stars talking about teaching about gen AI - @alt254.bsky.social @chouxsalad.bsky.social @n-w-f.bsky.social @codingcrafter.bsky.social @recardona.bsky.social @cheesetalk.bsky.social @flantz.bsky.social

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Stephanie Boluk @chouxsalad.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I’m not the fastest at phone typing but will do my best to try and post from the Experimental Games Showcase at GDC 2025!

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Naomi Clark (@metasynthie) 暗悪直美 @halfrobot.com · 12/03/2026

I have at times live-posted GDC sessions and now I’ve picked “Teaching Games with Games” where @alt254.bsky.social & @chouxsalad.bsky.social have designated this year’s 4-person panel topic as “teaching students about generative AI” without doing what S.B. describes as “cop shit” (policing AI usage)

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

This is also a rare chance to see Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era. It’s at the Metreon on Monday 3/9 at 3:15pm Tuesday 3/10 at 5:00pm Wednesday 3/11 at 7:45pm No joke—Kubrick inspired queer coming of age sports anime based on historic Japanese horse races that took place in 2001 🐎

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Hey! Listen! I'm playing an hour of modular synth music for the ROMchip fundraiser! www.twitch.tv/romchipJournal

Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

There are a bunch of amazing folks streaming as part of the ROMchip fundraiser—excited to be a part of the stream again this year :)

Schedule of streamers for the ROMchip fundraiser

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Hey! At 1PM PST/4PM EST I'm playing a modular synth set focusing on house music and samples of home themes for the @romchip.bsky.social fundraiser! Learn more at donate.romchip.org and watch the stream (live now) at www.twitch.tv/romchipjournal

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ROMchip: A Journal of Game Histories @romchip.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

we got the full schedule out for the ROMchip fundraiser! we definitely need a treat: donate.romchip.org (and we're almost a $2K in early donor contributions!)

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Laine Nooney @ 🔥🗑️🔥 @lainenooney.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

miracle of miracles, it's finally HERE 📣 The full schedule drop for the ROMchip: A Journal of Game Histories 🎮 @romchip.bsky.social Twitch Fundraiser on Feb 21st Check out everything we got coming down the line: donate.romchip.org/2026-schedul...

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2026 Schedule

About the Book Released in fall 2007, Assassin’s Creed transformed video gaming. Across more than a dozen franchise entries, players engage with the eternal conflict between the Order of...

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

I think this was my favorite segment of the marathon—your enthusiasm for Cubivore was infectious!

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Wonderville 🕹 @wonderville.nyc · 24/11/2025

What a finale! Thanks so much to @alt254.bsky.social and @chouxsalad.bsky.social for hosting and @nyugamecenter.bsky.social for putting together another amazing No Quarter! See you next year!

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jonny hopkins @jwhop.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

had the great honor of playing on the little baby apple team at the hexidecipadathon on saturday!! this was the craziest tetris match i’ve ever played what a great time

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Loved seeing you at No Quarter @essaygames.bsky.social! Wish Steph and I could have stayed in NY a little longer to catch up—next time :)

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

If you missed the HEXADECIPADATHON you can watch the whole VOD at www.twitch.tv/videos/26255... 0:51:55 Pre Show 1:04:55 Forming Teams 1:18:05 Seeding Brackets 1:31:00 Schedule 1:35:09 Round 1 1:57:00 Round 2 2:11:55 Round 3 2:23:55 Round 4 2:46:35 Semifinals 1 3:08:45 Semifinals 2 3:44:08 Finals

Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

The tournament deserves a full analysis but the semifinals between @boshis.place's Little Baby Apples and @wonderville.nyc was ELECTRIC! Luckily @ma.lloc.ca clipped the final moment feat iconic commentary by @lainenooney.bsky.social: "WELCOME TO NEW YORK CITY BABY!" www.twitch.tv/nyugamecente...

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NYUGameCenter - Nail biter finish in the Hexadecipadathon semi final

Watch NYUGameCenter's clip titled

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Sheesh, this is so good and completely under my radar.

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mal of colm @ma.lloc.ca · 24/11/2025

In October I got obsessed with importing Deadlock's map into Unity to use as a playground for coding experiments. Here's some pics from that journey!

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Naomi Clark (@metasynthie) 暗悪直美 @halfrobot.com · 11/11/2025

Finally, as if a week of events wasn't enough: SATURDAY NOV 22 at 7PM NYC's pile of weirdo/artsy/indie game-makers hosts the 14th annual NO QUARTER exhibition of games, with four never-before-seen works of play at a big party. RSVP for a free ticket WHILE THEY LAST: noquarter2025.eventbrite.com

NYU Game Center presents: NO QUARTER - an exhibition of new games by Jana Romanova * Julian Cordero * Nicole He & Remi Forcadell * Patrick Lemieux & Stephanie Boluk - 7:00 PM November 22, 2025, NYU, 370 Jay Street, 2nd Floor Ballroom. Brooklyn New York

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v buckenham @v21.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

I-PAC forever. love these things.

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Ending the night with some classics

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Spotted an I-PAC in the pink, circuitboard-studded bathroom

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

One thing I need to implement in the tournament is an “untangle round”

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

In all my years of showing the Octopad I’ve never seen so many wells formed in the middle of the field (vs on the right or left). NY style multiplayer Tetris?

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Some cozy 4v4s taking place in classic Tetris! We’re using Eric Anderson’s TAUS to excavate Nintendo’s unfinished two-player mode: github.com/ejona86/taus

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

We’re in the cabana near the bar—gonna start with some chill single player games before breaking out Player 2!

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Ding ding ding! We are now here at @wonderville.nyc for the third and final session of the OCTOPAD OPEN! You can find us at 1186 Broadway in Brooklyn from 3-8PM! For more info check out: www.wonderville.nyc/events/the-o...

A blue poster featuring two hands grasping bundles of NES controllers but instead of 8 buttons on 1 controller here there’s 1 button on 8 controllers…times two! The text reads “The Octopad Open at Wonderville; Saturday Nov. 8 from 3-8pm; 1186 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11221.”

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Of course we’re following it up woth some chill 8-player Final Fantasy VII Demake

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

They got 74…the 100 line record still alludes us… 🚀

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Ok, we’re getting down to business now. A team is trying to beat the OCTOPAD all time high score of 93 lines. From 2018-2025, no team has done better. Music set to “off.”

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

There’s also been a bunch of silent playthroughs—teams practicing mind melding—and a team that has fired their DOWN player

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

People have also started figuring out SELECT (P1 hides/unhides both next shapes, P2 hides/unhides just their own)

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Some strategies evolving that I didn’t expect like building the well in the center!

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

And we’re off! After a few rounds of Urban Champion we’ve settled into Tetris

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

We changed the table cloth from green to pink and I think it was a good decision 🌸

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Another great setup tonight—candle lit wire spaghetti 🍝

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

It’s that time again! We’re at @boshis.place for the second night of the OCTOPAD OPEN where we’re trying out the HEXADECIPAD & looking for teams to compete at No Quarter on 11/22! Wanna join us? Head over to 1002 Metropolitan Ave and follow the instructions on the door! We’re playing from 7-11PM!

A red, Xerox-style poster featuring two hands gripping bundles of modded NES controllers. Instead of eight buttons on one controller, each of these bundles feature eight controllers with one button each. The text on the poster says: "The Octopad Open at Boshi's Place. When: Friday, Nov. 7 from 7:00PM-11:00PM. Where: 1002 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11211. @boshisplace https://boshis.place"

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Round 2 of the OCTOPAD OPEN! Beyond high score, I'm curious to see new Tetris strats emerge—should teams have both an A & B player for "L" pieces? What about a dedicated shot caller? Are laser pointers allowed and what does SELECT do? Drop by Boshi's for the answers to these questions and more!

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Naomi Clark (@metasynthie) 暗悪直美 @halfrobot.com · 07/11/2025

NYC alt-ctrl fans! Did you miss your chance tonight to register a team for the OCTOPAD OPEN, for a chance to secure New York City its very own OCTOPAD?! Tomorrow & Saturday night the OCTOPADNESS continues at Boshi’s and Wonderville, see details below! Final tournament Nov 22 at the NYU Game Center!

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Tomorrow the project will be at Boshi’s Place from 7-11pm—can’t wait to play again!

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

…and of course we ended with TMNT: Tournament Fighters! Love that I’m finding out about this particular title through this project. It was released for the NES in 1994!

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

At the end of the night we tried some other games starting with Baloon Fight (very Killer Queen adjacent with the big teams)…

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Loved seeing some teams form organically after playing the Hexadecipad—hoping that some will register for the tournament at No Quarter!

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Yesssss, I’ve been hoping for some of these funny situations re: scoring—here the Player 2 team topped out a teo minutes earlier but won via their higher rate of tetrising!

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