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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 29/09/2026
Join our webinar on efficient game engine integration! Happening 📆TOMORROW, live on Discord 🕕6PM CEST. Free to attend, no registration. Link in the first comment 👇 #arcweave #interactivenarrative #gamedev #narrativedesign #webinar #seriousgames
The Arcweave logo and a label that says Webinar: From Arcweave to Engine.
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 14/09/2026
During 21–23 September, our CEO @zanzavar.bsky.social we'll be attending D.I.C.E. Europe in Athens! If you're also going, feel free to reach out to him directly here or through the official D.I.C.E. app. #conference #games #gamedev #gamedesign
5 participants around a table, at a conference. Blurry background and the logo of DICE at the bottom right, stating the conference's date: Athens, September 21–23
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 09/09/2026
Join our webinar on advanced dialogue tree design! Happening TODAY, live on Discord🕕 5:30 PM CEST. Free to attend, no registration. Link in the first comment 👇 #arcweave #interactivenarrative #gamedev #narrativedesign #webinar #seriousgames
The Arcweave logo. Underneath, a dialogue balloon, graphic novel style, saying in all caps: BUILD ADVANCED DIALOGUE TREES! At the bottom: Webinar, September 9. The tail of the dialogue balloon points at the mouth of a green monster caricature, at the right of the image. Two more monsters stand by, forming a cute team of character drawings. All this is superimposed over a blurred screenshot of Arcweave's project environment.
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 08/09/2026
R U in Milan this weekend? Join our talk at Fried Network BOOSTER 2 on narrative design & the use of automations (shoulds and shouldn'ts) in shaping the architecture of interactive stories! Get your tickets now! Link in the first comment 👇
The Arcweave logo and the phrase "Arcweave talks narrative design at Fried Netword Booster 2" along with the logo for Fried Network Booster 2. Further to the right, the information about the event, in Italian: Saturday 12 September, Talent Garden Isola, Piazza Citta di Lombardia 1, Milano
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 07/09/2026
Use component and board variables and liberate the debugging of your Arcweave project! We wrote a tutorial blog post to ease you into the new experience! Link in the first comment 👇 #gamedev #gamedesign #narrativedesign #interactive #indiedev #seriousgames
The title Component & Board Variables in all caps, superimposed over a blurry background of Arcweave's project environment.
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 03/09/2026
Arcweave's components grew so strong they can carry their own vars! 💪🏋️ Call component variables via arcscript to store and check character health, gold, ability scores etc. Try them now! #gamedev #gamedesign #narrativedesign #interactive #indiedev #seriousgames
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 02/09/2026
Learn how to design dialogue trees that respond to what the player knows! 💭 ⭐ #webinar: Design Advanced Dialogue Trees ⭐ 📅 Sept 9 🕕 5:30 PM CEST Join us on Discord to experience it LIVE. Free to attend, no registration. Link in the first comment 👇 #narrativedesign #indiedev #gamedesign
The Arcweave logo. Underneath, a dialogue balloon, graphic novel style, saying in all caps: BUILD ADVANCED DIALOGUE TREES! At the bottom: Webinar, September 9. The tail of the dialogue balloon points at the mouth of a green monster caricature, at the right of the image. Two more monsters stand by, forming a cute team of character drawings. All this is superimposed over a blurred screenshot of Arcweave's project environment.
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 26/08/2026
Meet us at Gamescom and get your special Arcweave keycap to prove it! 📍 Greek Video Games pavilion, hall 3.2, booth A031g #gamescom2026 #gamedev #seriousgames #gamedesign #interactive #storytelling
Photo of the left side of a mechanical keyboard with white keys. The A key has been replaced with a blue key that shows the Arcweave logo.
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 25/08/2026
Gamescom's starting! You there? 🙌 Come meet the Arcweave team at the Greek Video Games pavilion in Hall 3.2, booth A031g, starting tomorrow! #gamescom2026 #gamedev #interactive #storytelling #seriousgames #gamedesign
A selfie of Manos, Leonardo, and Georgia (two white, unshaven men and one white woman, all smiling, in their early forties—or so we say) at a train station in Germany.
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 10/08/2026
That ‘almost ready’ game? Give it a little stretch. 🎮 GWB Game Awards 2026 is open to indie and student games released this year or in development. Submissions close 15 August. Building a story in Arcweave? Perhaps this is your gentle nudge. 🧡 gameinstitute.tencent.com/awards2026
Colourful geometric Game Without Borders artwork showing an impossible maze of staircases, platforms and game-themed objects, with a yellow controller and black cats.
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 22/07/2026
🎓 Start learning Arcweave the easy way! Pick your format and dive in: ✅ 20+ pages of our Basic tutorial, in both text and video. ✅ 1 tutorial project you can study and modify. ✅ All of it, right in our Docs! Link in comments 👇 #gamedev #gamewriting #narrative #seriousgames
The Arcweave logo over the title "Basic Tutorials". In the background, a schematic depiction of Arcweave's project environment, with some elements and connections, in a dark color palette.
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 21/07/2026
Going to Gamescom? Come meet us: 📍Greek Video Games pavilion, Hall 3.2, Booth A031g. Reach out through MeetToMatch and let's find out together how Arcweave can help with your workflow! #gamescom2026 #gamedev #interactive #storytelling #seriousgames #gamedesign
At the top of the image, the title "Meet us at Gamescom". Beneath it, the portraits of Arcweave team members: Manos Kalaitzoglou, Georgia Tsiamanta, and Leonardo Codamo. At the bottom of the image, the Arcweave logo, along with the pavilion details: "Greek Video Games, Hall 3.2, Booth A031g".
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 20/07/2026
🎥 Our first Arcweave #webinar is now live on YouTube! Take a front-row seat to how #narrativedesign teams actually work in Arcweave, collaborate synchronously on a shared canvas & drop the result into Unity. Watch it now on YouTube 👇 Link in the comments. #gamedev #indiedev #interactive #writing
The title 'Webinar 1' in white letters, followed by the webinar's title in orange: 'Your whole team, one game story, one place.' In the background, the Arcweave project environment is visible. In the two bottom corners are the faces of Leonardo and Manos, Arcweave team members and presenters of the webinar.
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 20/07/2026
⭐WEBINAR⭐ Localization, the Arcweave way In one hour, a project goes from one language to several without losing the source; then straight into Unity! 📅 July 21st 🕕 5:30 PM CET Free to attend, live on Discord. 👇 Link #narrativedesign #gamedev #gamestudio #interactive
Arcweave logo on dark background. Beneath it, the tagline of an Arcweave webinar: Game localization without the chaos. And the subtitle: Keep every language of your story in one connected pipeline. Date: July 21. Time: 5:30pm Central European Standard Time. The fine print: Free to attend. No registration. Live on Discord.
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 16/07/2026
Localize your game and good luck keeping your team's spreadsheets synced. Our 2nd webinar shows hands-on how the Arcweave way works in game localization. 📅 July 21st 🕕 5:30 PM CET Free to attend, live on Discord. 👇 Link #narrativedesign #gamedev #gamestudio #interactive #gamedesign #localization
Arcweave logo on dark background. Beneath it, the tagline of an Arcweave webinar: Game localization without the chaos. And the subtitle: Keep every language of your story in one connected pipeline. Date: July 21. Time: 5:30pm Central European Standard Time. The fine print: Free to attend. No registration. Live on Discord.
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 08/07/2026
Arcweave's first #webinar is happening in a few hours! We build an #interactive story together, live, on one shared canvas, ready to be exported straight into a game engine! 📅 July 8 🕕 6:00 PM CEST Free to attend! Join on Discord👇 #narrativedesign #gamedev #gamestudio
Arcweave logo on dark background. Beneath it, the tagline of an Arcweave webinar: "Stop your story from living in five different places." A titled stamp, with stencil-like font: "Last Call: Today 6pm CEST" And the subtitle: "In one hour, we shape a real interactive story, live. Date: July 8. Time: 6pm Central European Standard Time." The fine print: "Free to attend. No registration. Live on Discord."
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 06/07/2026
Writing the story is never the bottleneck; keeping it consistent across a whole team is. And our first Arcweave webinar focuses on this exact pain point. 📅 July 8th 🕕 6:00 PM CET Free to attend, live on Discord. 👇 Link #narrativedesign #gamedev #gamestudio #interactive
Arcweave logo on dark background. Beneath it, the tagline of an Arcweave webinar: "Stop your story from living in five different places." And the subtitle: In one hour, we shape a real interactive story, live. Date: July 8. Time: 6pm Central European Standard Time. The fine print: Free to attend. No registration. Live on Discord.
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 03/07/2026
Your story shouldn't live in five different apps. Arcweave keeps it all together for your team. See it in action: watch us build an interactive story LIVE, in 1h, ready to drop straight into your engine. 📅July 8th 🕕6:00 PM CET, free on Discord. 👇Link #narrativedesign #gamedev #gamestudio
Arcweave logo on dark background. Beneath it, the tagline of an Arcweave webinar: "Your whole team, one story, one place." And the subtitle: In one hour, we shape a real interactive story, live. Date: July 8. Time: 6pm Central European Standard Time. The fine print: Free to attend. No registration. Live on Discord.
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 01/07/2026
LIVE TODAY (🕓 16:00 CET): Join our narrative design webinar with Futuregames. Learn how to start your #narrative design journey through practical, playable projects WITHOUT first needing to learn a game engine. Join: www.eventbrite.se/e/webinar-na... #interactive #gamedesign #writing
White card on orange background. The cart includes portraits of Kim and Manos, along with the logos of Future Games and Arcweave. The title says "Narrative Design in Practice: from Idea to Playable Prototype". Subtitle says "Webinar hosted by Kim MacAskill, Narrative Design Course Consultant at Futuregames, featuring Manos Kalaitzoglou, Founder & CEO of Arcweave."
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 22/06/2026
When it comes to learning, everyone has their own style. And we want to 🌸 ease all of you into the ⚙️ integration between Arcweave <> Unity! Visit the tutorial and start creating: docs.arcweave.com/tutorials/un... #gamedev #gamewriting #interactive #narrative #seriousgames
The Unity logo and the title "Integration Tutorials" superimposed over a screenshot of the 3D demo game.
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 11/06/2026
Arcweave is a web-based #narrative game design tool for 🎮 #interactive experiences used by over 40K people across the globe. 🌐 Powerful, versatile, and collaborative, with seamless integration <> Unreal Engine, Unity, and Godot. #gamedev #seriousgames #gamedesign
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 26/05/2026
✍️Editing mode while playtesting is live! Easily edit your elements' text & code, fix typos, and reorder option buttons without switching tabs! Read about it in the docs: docs.arcweave.com/project-tool... #gamedesign #seriousgames #gamedev #interactive #writing
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 02/04/2026
Overlapping labels? We just fixed that: just drag to reposition along their connection. 😊 One more quality-of-life step towards cleaner boards! 👉 Here's everything on labels: docs.arcweave.com/project-item... #gamewriting #gamedev #gamedesign #seriousgames #narrative
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 01/04/2026
Localizing interactive stories is brutal! Arcweave makes localization NATIVE to the narrative design workflow, keeping everyone happy: ✅ Translators work in context ✅ Project managers track translation status ✅ Developers fetch localized JSON Read how it works: blog.arcweave.com/interactive-...
On the left of the image, the title Localization in bold light-purple letters over white background. On the right, a vector illustration of four people using various devices, mobile &amp; desktop, a screen, a game controller, and dialogue balloons in various languages.
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 26/03/2026
Not everything needs to go global... Here come the Board Variables! Scoped and namespaced per board, they declutter your variables list, in 🗺️ design and in 🎮 playtesting. Discover Arcweave's board variables: docs.arcweave.com/project-item... #gamedev #seriousgames #indiedev
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 18/03/2026
🎮 FGF26 Game Jam: Plan B 🎉The results are in! 11 games submitted & reviewed! They all showcase creativity, resilience, and collaboration at its finest! 🧡 Powered by Arcweave 🧡 See and play the winning games: itch.io/jam/fgf26gam...
The cover image for the Florence Games Festival Game Jam - powered by Arcweave. On the right, the illustration of a lion dressed as a farmer in the style of a children's book, with bright colours and happy face. On the left, the festival's logo and Arcweave's logo.
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 13/03/2026
Arcweave grows with your game studio: 🗺️ Visual story editor 🧩 Components & assets library 👥 Real-time collaboration 🎮 Built-in playtesting 🔁 Version control 🌍 Localization 🚀 Engine-ready exports What game are you making? #gamedev #gamewriting #gamedesign
A collage of images from various games written in Arcweave. The title says "Fun. Games. Arcweave." The Arcweave logo is at the bottom right.
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 05/03/2026
Arcweave's latest update lets you import projects as JSON, for even more integration options. ✅ Use for custom JSON export / import workflows ✅ Bring in JSON from other platforms and keep moving Build what you want, how you want it, and let Arcweave adapt to you.
A graphic showing a JSON icon (left) and a white arrow pointing at the Arcweave logo (right). The background is black, with part of Arcweave JSON code emerging. A title at the top says “More flexibility. More options.” A title at the bottom says “Import your project as JSON.”
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 04/03/2026
Arcweave's History lets you experiment without fear of losing your work. Enjoy safe, non-destructive version control as you collaborate in your narrative design.
Graphic of the Arcweave logo on grey background. The Arcweave logo is on the left side and the history icon (an anti-clockwise arrow with clock hands) on the right. A title below says "Arcweave writes History". A smaller font title above says "non-destructive version control".
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 02/03/2026
Flexibility is at the heart of Arcweave, and new Markdown export builds on this. ✅ Easy proofreading ✅ Configure with TOC and sections ✅ Clickable links for gamebook-style reading Export your story in the format that best suits your workflow.
Arcweave logo on the left with a white arrow pointing to the Markdown logo on the right. Below, a title reads "Arcweave exports in Markdown."
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 27/02/2026
Arcweave's localization is now live, and collaboration with your translators is easier than ever! ✅ Share localized exports with your team 🔜 Import localized spreadsheets (XLSX / CSV) Arcweave is designed to adapt to your workflow; not to dictate it.
A dark grey rectangle as background. At the right side of the picture is a graphic of Arcweave logo and the symbol of languages. At the left side is a title saying "Export and import translations" and a subtitle says "Share JSON, CSV, or XLSX with translators and import them back to sync your work.”
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 26/02/2026
Native localization is Arcweave's newest addition. It gives translators access to the narrative structure, story context, and even playtesting features, creating an efficient pipeline that brings the team together at any project scale.
Screenshot from the Arcweave website, localization section. The title says “Localize your narrative in context” and the subtitle “Manage your project’s translations and export in multiple languages”. Subsections, below, say “Unified environment, Export and import translations, Test languages in play mode, Localization states, Language-aware logic, and Translate from any language” with linked options to “Learn more”.
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 25/02/2026
Arcweave's new chapter reflects our belief that narrative systems need built-in collaboration tools. Comments are just one part of our collaboration stack, keeping teams aligned and moving production forward at any scale.
Extract from Arcweave's user interface, showing the comments modal. A title says "Comments and replies right where it counts" and underneath it reads "Pin feedback to your story flow, mention teammates, and resolve or filter comments." Plus, a link to "Learn more.”
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 24/02/2026
Our website has a brand new look!🤩 More importantly, it reflects our mission to support large-scale projects: Arcweave features faster performance, version control, and advanced collaboration & integration functionalities. See for yourself! 👇
Screenshot of Arcweave's new home page. The main heading in white sans lettering says "Build interactive stories at the speed of thought" and the subtitle says "The collaborative platform to design, playtest, and ship your games, training scenarios, and branching narratives. The website has a dark theme of black and orange and the background resembles a galaxy of stars in space.
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 13/02/2026
👀 This is but a glimpse of what's coming next week. A few years ago, we started Arcweave because narrative designers deserved better than spreadsheets and flowcharts. Now, Arcweave is evolving.
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 11/02/2026
Something new is emerging
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 04/02/2026
Made your project in a different app? You can now migrate its data to Arcweave, with our new "import JSON" feature! See how it works: docs.arcweave.com/workspaces/p... #gamedev #gamedesign #seriousgames #narrative #gamewriting
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 15/01/2026
🗨️Comments in Arcweave now support @-mentions, with mention-aware 📨email notifications! Bring the relevant writers, designers, and developers into the conversation when it matters! 👀Learn more: docs.arcweave.com/project-item... #indiedev #gamedev #gamewriting #gamedesign #seriousgames
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 14/01/2026
No more 🔍 variable-guessing! Arcscript now provides auto-complete suggestions for vars, functions, and expressions! 👀Check out everything about Arcweave's scripting language in the docs: docs.arcweave.com/project-item... #indiedev #gamedesign #gamewriting #gamedev
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 09/12/2025
🤩What a harvest of stories!🎮 The @game-writing.com Arcjam has come to a close and the winners are announced! 🙌 Come see what awesome games this vibrant writing community built in Arcweave! #interactive #narrative #gamewriting #gamedesign #indiedev #narrative itch.io/jam/game-wri...
A simple graphic of a dark blue color splash at the background, with a list of the top 10 winning games of the jam superimposed, along with the Game Writing SIG Arcjam logo and the word "Results". The games: 1: Moments Away, 2: Launch Day, 3: Piranha Pit, 4: Hold On, Valor!, 5: I Am an Office Plant and I Push Buttons, 6: Amber Sky, 7: Tomorrow Is a Place, 8: Echoes in the Void, 9: Call Your Mom, and 10: Persistence of Pain.
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 02/12/2025
The Game Writing SIG Arcjam finished last week, leaving us with so many great games to play! 🎮Which ones have you played? itch.io/jam/game-wri... #gamewriting #gamedesign #indiedev #interactive #narrative #gamejam
The jam's theme (Resilience) superimposed over the web page of the jam's entries. About 20 games covers are visible behind it.
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 27/10/2025
Arcweave will be in Lisbon for @devgamm.bsky.social Portugal 2025! If you'll be there too, let's connect! 🤗DM us or find us on Meet2Match. We'd love to meet fellow creators! 💬 #gamedev #indiedev #interactive #storytelling #narrative #seriousgames #gameconference
A landscape view of Lisbon, showing the castle and surrounding buildings, with Leonardo and Manos from the Arcweave team playfully peeking in the foreground (peekaboo style). Overlaid text reads “Lisbon, 6–7 November,” along with the DevGAMM and Arcweave logos.
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 20/10/2025
🆕 New improvement: drag and drop assets directly from your system's file explorer into Arcweave! ⚡Simple as that! #interactive #narrative #seriousgames #gamedev #indiedev #storytelling
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 13/10/2025
#SeriousGames make learning engaging and effective. And now they're real easy to 🛠️build! Arcweave's new project template comes with CSS, assets, and a simple interactive training scenario to get you started building! #Interactive #Narrative #IndieDev
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 26/09/2025
Create visual novels with Arcweave's new project template! 🎨 Signature visual novel look ← Style Editor 🖼️ Background ← Element cover 🧑‍🦱 Character sprite ← Component Dive in and craft your visual novel in style! #GameDesign #VisualNovel #InteractiveStorytelling #Arcweave #Prototyping #UXDesign
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 26/09/2025
News... ⚡️FLASH⚡️ We've rewired how connections stream into the canvas. Your boards now load 100%–400% faster! Try Arcweave for speed! #indiedev #gamedev #interactive #narrative #seriousgames #writing
The Arcweave logo and the title "100-400% Faster" superimposed over Arcweave's project interface.
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 11/09/2025
New⚡ SHORTCUTS to stay in the zone! ✅ CTRL + ARROWS → Navigate flow ✅ CTRL + ALT + ARROWS → Create element ✅ ENTER → Edit instantly Stick with the keyboard. Unleash your creativity. #gamedev #gamedesign #indiedev #interactive #storytelling #productivity #creativity
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 10/09/2025
⚡ New release: Visual Novel example! Arcweave's Style Editor makes: 👤 Components → Character sprites 🌆 Image covers → Backgrounds Build, test & share your #visualnovel simply & intuitively! #gamedev #interactive #narrative #storytelling #gamedesign
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 08/09/2025
🙌 Exciting news! We're teaming up with the Video Games Museum in Heraklion, Crete, to create a children's course on interactive #storytelling, designing the curriculum & training tutors to bring it to life! Can't wait to begin this awesome #collaboration! #interactive #education #creativity
The logos of Video Games Museum and Arcweave superimposed over a backdrop of arcade consoles.
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Arcweave @arcweave.com · 03/09/2025
📂 Every version. 🔄 Always available. Arcweave's HISTORY lets your team revisit, compare, and restore any previous version of your project! Simple. Safe. Request beta access: tinyurl.com/arcweave-his... #indiedev #gamedev #interactive #narrative #writing #storytelling #seriousgames
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