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Ahmed Khalifa @amidos2006.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Cellular automata are powerful but painful to author. Rules are a lookup table; neural CAs are more expressive but a black box. What if each CA rule was just code that you can read? Introducing Programmable Cellular Automata (PCA)

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Julian Togelius @togelius.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

New paper! We are honestly surprised that nobody seems to have explored this idea before. Results are interesting!

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Julian Togelius @togelius.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Last but not least of our IEEE Conference on Games papers this year: PuzzleJax, presented by @smearle.bsky.social with Yuchen Li, @amidos2006.bsky.social Graham Todd, Muhammad Nasir, Andrzej Banburski-Fahey and myself. Spoiler: LLMs are NOT GOOD at PuzzleScript games. Search is good, and RL decent.

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Julian Togelius @togelius.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

@amidos2006.bsky.social presenting our work (led by Matt Siper) on Procedural Content Metageneration via Continual Abstraction Discovery here at IEEE Conference on Games

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Ahmed Khalifa @amidos2006.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

This is a very exciting work that will be presented at the IEEE Conference on Games 2026 :) If you love #PCG and fun new ideas on how to build understandable generators, check it out :) #aiandgames #gamedev #proceduralcontentgeneration #cog2026

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Julian Togelius @togelius.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Celebrating Dr. Matt Siper, who passed his PhD defense yesterday, supervised by myself and @amidos2006.bsky.social !

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bilge @bilgetbd.itch.io · 18/07/2026

walk is out now on steam! store.steampowered.com/app/4563880/... hope you like it <3

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Ahmed Khalifa @amidos2006.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Our ( @togelius.bsky.social and I) student @debosmita.bsky.social is running a user survey about aesthetic and functional game level generation. Help us by answering a few comparisons of lode runner levels. It should take about 5-10 minutes to complete. Please check: levelcomparesurvey.netlify.app

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Linker @linker.itch.io · 23/05/2026

HEY SO, UH, STEAM PAGE IS UP!!! No trailer yet, but if people want to wishlist the game, now you can!!! And keep your eyes open in June for some more news regarding Next Fest...

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Mym's Sword on Steam

Defeat powerful foes and discover a colorful world full of mystery and wonder in this exploratory action platformer! A wandering beast discovers a magic sword, but can she uncover the truth of its ori...

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Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Over a year ago, I spoke with @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social about Dreams on a Pillow for a piece that was killed before it could be published. I am honored that he was willing to take the time to speak with me again in spite of that and tell me about his beautiful homeland: kotaku.com/upcoming-ste...

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This Upcoming Stealth Game Wants To Show You A Beautiful Palestine

“We wanted to talk about Palestine, which is a land full of people

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M Lupetti @mlupetti.upandpunch.red · 09/05/2026

Then there’s the latest Margini videoludici (At videogame margins) column featuring the philosophical game-essay HAMM-3R by @gua-le-ni.com, @amidos2006.bsky.social, @demigiant.com, Irina Tomova, Costantino Oliva and Danielius Degesys.

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Noel Cody @noelcody.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

I made Moss Moss, a #pico8 game about mossing the world and finding secrets. Hope you enjoy ♥ noelcody.itch.io/moss-moss

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Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com · 30/04/2026

And also play our new small game for free at: hammer.gua-le-ni.com :)

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Ahmed Khalifa @amidos2006.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Our new #short #philosophical game, HAMM-3R has some nice-looking postcards for events :) Make sure to get yours if you see us at any event :) @gua-le-ni.com #indiegames #IndieGameDev #experimental #indiedev #indie #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #fps #Philosophy #Free #Godot #WebGame #Space

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Institute of Digital Games - University of Malta @indigitalgames.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Sound design in games is easy to overlook, but can be the secret sauce for the mood and knowing whether something hurts or helps. Dr Oliva reflects on the sound design for HAMM-3R: www.um.edu.mt/newspoint/le... #SoundDesign #IndieGames #musicology @gua-le-ni.com @amidos2006.bsky.social

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Sound Design in Games: Behind the Sounds of HAMM-3R

Learn about the sound design in new experimental philosophical game by Institute of Digital Games

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Markus Moenig @markusmoenig.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Eldiron v0.9.2 is out 🎉 This update adds several new tools (including the new Dungeon Tool), plus more work on authoring and text-style play (IF). Read more: eldiron.com/blog/2026/04... #gamedev #indiedev #rpgdev

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Institute of Digital Games - University of Malta @indigitalgames.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

HAMM-3R - the new experimental game by @gua-le-ni.com and @amidos2006.bsky.social featured on @newgrounds.com! It's free, short, and hopefully thought-provoking, try it out: www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/... #indiegame #philosophy #gamedev #research

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Ahmed Khalifa @amidos2006.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Our new game, HAMM-3R, can be played over @itch.io: amidos2006.itch.io/hamm-3r @newgrounds.com: newgrounds.com/portal/view/... An experimental short philosophical game (5-10 mins) #indiegames #IndieGameDev #experimental #indiedev #indie #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #fps #Philosophy

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Ahmed Khalifa @amidos2006.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

For the US, I wanted to let you know about our new short philosophical game :) I just noticed that it is #AprilFoolsDay, this is not an April Fool. #indiegames #IndieGameDev #experimental #indiedev #indie #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #fps #Philosophy #RT

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Zehua Jiang @zehuajiang.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

New paradigm alert! 🎮 AgenticPCG We combine classic PCG (Procedural Content Generation) algorithms with large language models for generating game levels. LLMs on their own are not good at level generation, but when given the right tools from our PCG toolbox they're killing it!

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Institute of Digital Games - University of Malta @indigitalgames.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

The joy of playing Hamm-3r for the first time! Immerse yourself in a free, short, thought-provoking philosophical game by @gua-le-ni.com and @amidos2006.bsky.social and let us know how it ended for you (or not - be mysterious)! hammer.gua-le-ni.com #indiegame #philosophy #artgame #godot

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Institute of Digital Games - University of Malta @indigitalgames.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Ready to shape the future of 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝗜 or lead the conversation in 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀? #GameDev #GameAI #GameStudies

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Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com · 24/03/2026

Play HAMM-3R! 🚀 FREE + SHORT (5-10 mins.) >> hammer.gua-le-ni.com << An experimental game about tools and technologies made with @amidos2006.bsky.social, @demigiant.com and other friends at the @indigitalgames.bsky.social! 🔨

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HAMM-3R

HAMM-3R is a SHORT and FREE experimental videogame about how our equipment influences the ways we understand the world and act within it.

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/noclip @noclipvideo.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

the latest from @nocapsbb.bsky.social on noclip_2 an exploration of the world of #pico8 game design. the free "fantasy console" that allows players to create and play hundreds of inspiring games. WATCH & SHARE: youtu.be/1VFSJx8YSIU

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PICO-8: The Free Fantasy Game System You Need To Play - nocaps_2

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Jon Nielsen @encifer.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

🌟 It's here! Mistpaw Ravine is now available on Steam!! 🌟 Build a home for magical cats, have them shoot lightning, clean their poop! Get it now: store.steampowered.com/app/3735490/...

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Institute of Digital Games - University of Malta @indigitalgames.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

💥Quick-fire talks covering: 🎶Games x Music 🎶 💡Games x Philosophy 💡 🗺️ Games x Migration 🗺️ 🔨And an exclusive chance to play @gua-le-ni.com's new philosophical game: Hamm-3r. ▶️ www.eventbrite.com/e/science-in... @amidos2006.bsky.social @danielvella.bsky.social @vthewanderer.bsky.social #gamedev

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Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com · 27/02/2026

Yeah, looks like we will soon release a new experiment in playable philosophy called >> 'HAMM-3R" << (made with @amidos2006.bsky.social and @demigiant.com and others who are not on Bluesky). We will demo it and give a short talk in Valletta on March the 24th :) Come say hi!

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Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

LevelForge is such a cool little toy... level-editor.onrender.com

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Institute of Digital Games - University of Malta @indigitalgames.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

From one small island to another! 🏝️ Iceland ✈️ Malta @joshbayer.bsky.social (Senior Game Designer, EVE Online) will keynote the Malta @globalgamejam.bsky.social! Ready to make a game in 48h? Jan 30 - Feb 1. All experience levels welcome. maltagamejam.institutedigitalgames.com #GGJ2026 #IndieDev

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Tom Francis @pentadact.com · 08/01/2026

I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice: www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1... I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.

A timeline visually representing the advice from my post, emphasising how dramatically and reliably having more time, with a testable build, converts to your game being better and your studio being safer.

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Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com · 16/12/2025

"Was ist Suppe?" A little old game (of mine) causes confusion and delight, it seems [in German]. www.zeit.de/2025/54/some... Cc @zeit.de @indigitalgames.bsky.social #soup #gamestudies

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"Something Something Soup Something": Was ist Suppe?

Ein Onlinespiel stiftet Verwirrung. Ein Genuss

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Julian Togelius @togelius.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Modern LLMs are good at writing code, but not necessarily at optimizing policy. But you can wrap the LLM in an evolutionary framework, and search for policies. In a new Nof1 paper, we show that we can automatically generate strong trading policies.

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Institute of Digital Games - University of Malta @indigitalgames.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

🎮 @amidos2006.bsky.social offered some techniques for procedural generation in 2D games at at ExpoVIT 2025 in Costa Rica. Watch the talk to learn what they are, how to use them, and also some ideas on how to combine them for your games. 🔻Hint #Stochastic #WFC #AI www.youtube.com/live/k9nVryZ...

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Charla Virtual - Expovit 2025 - 14 Nov - Parte 1

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Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

On Dithering ⇢ visualrambling.space/dithering-pa...

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John @farawaytimes.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

raw as hell and super-well-done flicksy by @amidos2006.bsky.social (cw for slurs and institutional homophobic violence) amidos2006.itch.io/queen-boat

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Queen Boat by Ahmed Khalifa (Amidos2006)

An LGBT story inspired by real events.

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Institute of Digital Games - University of Malta @indigitalgames.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

🎮 @amidos2006.bsky.social was interviewed by @trueavatars.bsky.social at the @qgcon.bsky.social where he was presenting his game: Queen Boat. 🎧 Read more and listen to Ahmed’s interview 👉 game.edu.mt/blog/queen-b... #GameStudies #SeriousGames #LGBTQ #IndieGames

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