iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Jacob Gaboury @jacobgaboury.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

My department at UC Berkeley is hiring a TT Assistant Professor in "Critical/Experimental Film and Video Production." It's a wonderful and dynamic department and one of the fastest growing programs on campus. Applications are due September 30th, please share widely! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05434

aprecruit.berkeley.edu

Assistant Professor - Critical/Experimental Film and Video Production - Department of Film & Media

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

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Boo-cas Immanu-ghoul (spooky) @lucasimmanuel.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Both my game and The Made will be at @opensaucelive.bsky.social this weekend. Come check us out (at two separate booths).

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ROMchip: A Journal of Game Histories @romchip.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Tomorrow night at 7PM Eastern!

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Stephanie Boluk @chouxsalad.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Online conference on eco-criticism and analog games happening this Wednesday and Thursday! Keynote by Alenda Chang!!

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Jordan Magnuson @jordanmagnuson.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Submission form is now open for Game Poems Magazine Issue 2! Learn more and submit your game at www.gamepoems.com/submit Submission deadline is July 1, but early submissions are welcome. Thinking of submitting something, but haven't started yet? No worries, you've still got a whole month. :-)

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Tess is Surviving the Horrors @mothmother.com · 05/05/2026

To celebrate being shortlisted for this award I've changed the access level on my "making of Skin Deep" post from paid to free. The game is one that has been percolating for almost a year, and suddenly came together this winter in a whirlwind of inspiration. www.patreon.com/posts/145546...

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Writing: The Art of Skin Deep | Moth Mother | Tess Tanenbaum

Writing: The Art of Skin Deep by Moth Mother | Tess Tanenbaum on Patreon. Join Moth Mother | Tess Tanenbaum's community for exclusive content and updates.

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boshi's place @boshis.place · 14/04/2026

did you know that we do classes? this summer find out whether GAMES CAN CHANGE THE WORLD in this 8-week seminar & speculative game design workshop class taught by @hatimb00.itch.io more info & apply here: hatim.tips/can-games-ch...

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Stephanie Boluk @chouxsalad.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Such a cool way to learn how to orient yourself within the very disorienting space of the Cursed Apple

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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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Natalie D Kane @ndkane.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Some reflections and process on working with our Advisory Group on Design and Disability - “generative friction” and how we meet to create access and ideas. www.vam.ac.uk/blog/project...

vam.ac.uk

Design and Disability advisory group process • V&A Blog

One of the key phrases that is central to disability politics is ‘Nothing About Us Without Us’, and as an exhibition that firmly aimed to place disabled culture and identity at its core, it was...

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Stephanie Boluk @chouxsalad.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

So many people I adore are showcasing some wild stuff on @romchip.bsky.social's annual Twitch charity stream today! If you want a lovely stream to chill to this Saturday or would like to support this titan of open source game histories please check it out! www.twitch.tv/romchipjournal

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[untitled games event] Amsterdam @untitledgamesevent.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Hey! Welcome to [untitled games event], a space for experimental games in Amsterdam. We organize a monthly 'book club' for games and conversation around play. Next meetup: Sunday Feb 15! Join our newsletter for all the details (also help us spread the word!): buttondown.com/untitledgame...

buttondown.com

[untitled games event] lives!

A recap of edition #1, Sun 18 Jan 2026

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Robert Yang @radiatoryang.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

new game release: Rainbows Are Carnivores is an experimental gay fishing romance / aquaculture management sim. Free, 10-20 min, play in mobile or desktop browser radiatoryang.itch.io/rainbows

game screenshot of a sexy guy getting fished out of the water

game screenshot of a sexy shirtless fisherman and behind him a rainbow-flagged Boeing CH-47 Chinook tandem-rotor transport helicopter flying in the distance dumping hundreds of fresh live sexy men into the lake, replenishing the depleted stocks for the sexy shirtless fisherman's continued enjoyment.

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Douglas Wilson @doougle.net · 07/12/2025

I got to try this at Playtopia, immediately engaging. I’m very keen to play more. Even better, I was super interested to hear how the team is adapting the videogame for live theatre. I wish I was in the Benelux region to see the performances bsky.app/profile/pepi...

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Stephanie Boluk @chouxsalad.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

I played the demo for The Wide Open Sky is Running Out of Catfish (what a title!) and it was a magical 40 minutes — very excited for full release! youtu.be/XFxGjsomPW0?...

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The Wide Open Sky is Running out of Catfish - Release Date Trailer

YouTube video by ZIPIT! g a m e s

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hatim @hatimb00.itch.io · 20/11/2025

starting a thread of highlights for the #gamemanualjam we are hosting on itch along with @boshis.place @spacelionz.bsky.social & @marioparty.blog

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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...

twitch.tv

NYUGameCenter - Nail biter finish in the Hexadecipadathon semi final

Watch NYUGameCenter's clip titled

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Stephanie Boluk @chouxsalad.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Although it's late in life, Deadlock is the first shooter I'm investing time in learning to play and I'm so excited that Malcolm is working on this project. The potential for both experimental play as well as training games is off the charts!

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

This year we're proud to present STILL TOP SEKRIT new games from: * Julián Cordero (@despelote.game) * @alt254.bsky.social + @chouxsalad.bsky.social‬ (of the OCTOPAD, hint hint) * Jana Romanova ( janaromanova.com ) * @nicole.pizza (The Crush House) + @okremiok.bsky.social (Pikuniku)

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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 · 06/11/2025

Y'all, it's time! At 5:30PM we're gonna start the first night of the OCTOPAD OPEN hosted by @nyugamecenter.bsky.social! The HEXIDECIPAD is in Room 233 at 370 Jay St. and if you want to join us check out gamecenter.nyu.edu/events/playt... Excited to see how the team vs team action plays out!

A grey, 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 NYU Game Center. When: Thursday, Nov. 6 from 5:30PM-7:00PM. Where: Room 233 at 370 Jay St., Brooklyn, NY 11201. https://gamecenter.nyu.edu/events/playtest-thursdays"

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Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Excited to be working w/ @tigershungry.co.uk & the NYU crew to make an intramural, bsports tournament for NO QUARTER 2025! To recruit teams @chouxsalad.bsky.social & I will show the HEXADECIPAD, a 16-player NES controller, at @nyugamecenter.bsky.social 11/6 @boshis.place 11/7 @wonderville.nyc 11/8

A blue, 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 Wonderville. When: Saturday, Nov. 8 from 3:00PM-8:00PM. Where: 1186 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11221. https://wonderville.nyc"

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Marie Foulston @tigershungry.co.uk · 28/10/2025

The line up for No Quarter 2025 is finally live alongside tickets & a shiny new visual identify. This year's event will debut new playful commissions from the superlative... Jana Romanova 🟡 @nicole.pizza + @okremiok.bsky.social 🟡 @alt254.bsky.social + @chouxsalad.bsky.social 🟡 Julián Cordero

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boshi's place @boshis.place · 04/11/2025

Time for the OCTOPAD OPEN! From 7-11PM on 11/7 @alt254.bsky.social & @chouxsalad.bsky.social will be at Boshi's to scout teams w/ the HEXADECIPAD, a 16-player controller for the NES that turns head-to-head games like Tetris, Tecmo Bowl, & TMNT: Tournament Fighters into team-vs-team tournaments!

two arms outstretched, each holding eight NES HEXIDECIPAD controllers, with text reading “The OCTOPAD OPEN at BOSHI’S PLACE”

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Everest Pipkin @everest.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

This is tomorrow! Come out and play some web games, watch talks, hang out, eat snacks, talk websites. withfriends.co/event/231764... Project talks will also be streaming 6 - 7pm EST on twitch at www.twitch.tv/evereverest!

withfriends.co

4/20 - High on Websites by School for Poetic Computation

Get tickets and support School for Poetic Computation by becoming a member

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boshi's place @boshis.place · 09/03/2025

come hang with us in SF!!:)

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Stephanie Boluk @chouxsalad.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

We’ve been using this and it works really well! (Also if you want a Deadlock invite lmk :))

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The QGCon Collective @qgcon.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

🌈Hello, friends! <3 QGCon 2025 will take place on September 26-28 in Montreal! If you are a gamemaker, researcher, or activist at the intersection of queerness and games, we want you there!✨ 🦄QGCon 2025 is a COVID-cautious event. Join our mailing list for updates! www.qgcon.org/blog/announc...

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QGCon 2025: September 26-28, 2025 — QGCon

The Queerness and Games Conference is back! QGCon 2025 will be held on September 26-28 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada . If you are interested in presenting your work at QGCon, we w...

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boshi's place @boshis.place · 17/11/2024

the "games against the empire" panel tuesday may cap! if you're interested in coming to our upcoming events this week, please rsvp! panel: eventbrite.com/e/games-agai... zine jam: eventbrite.com/e/zine-jam-b... outdoor games: eventbrite.com/e/outdoor-ga... show: eventbrite.com/e/games-agai...

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Stephanie Boluk @chouxsalad.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

This was one of the most fun online escape roomesque experiences I had the pleasure of playing during lockdown

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Stephanie Boluk @chouxsalad.bsky.social · 08/01/2024

One of the things I've discovered while working on this class is that a lot of my friends and colleagues have written brilliant things about FFVII. If you are someone who I may have missed, please send me links so I can read and share it with my students!

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Stephanie Boluk @chouxsalad.bsky.social · 13/10/2023

Way to go Hannah and Ben! I think the implications here about WFH footprints go far beyond games since much larger corps than indies devs could easily use employee home energy usage as a way of cooking their books

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Phil Salvador @philsalv.bsky.social · 26/09/2023

Hey! This is today! Come hear us talk about the future of video game preservation in libraries and archives! nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

"Unacceptable Loss: Video Game Preservation in Libraries and Archives" with Phil Salvador, Laine Nooney, and Meredith Rose. Presented by Library Futures.

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Stephanie Boluk @chouxsalad.bsky.social · 20/09/2023

Does anybody know of games out there that have a tipping system similar to the one in Dota 2?

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Ben Johnson 🏺👻 @gamedesignerben.bsky.social · 04/08/2023

I really can’t think of anything that feels like the modern equivalent of the Sesame Street song where a shifty guy sells a hot vowel to Ernie from out of his trench coat.

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Stephanie Boluk @chouxsalad.bsky.social · 06/08/2023

Still thinking about the English translation of Genshin Impact where an NPC named “Lessig Lawrence” is thwarted by the mysterious and powerful “Eula.”

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