iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 03/09/2026

my girlfriend is into pixels so it worked out

Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 03/09/2026

it's true i'm pixels it hurts 💀

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でんか @k-hermit.com · 03/07/2025

Tiny, colorful baby scallops — a total cuteness overload in one dish! You might think, “This person posts the same creature every year!” But honestly, seeing the same life return year after year is something truly wonderful𓂃🫧‪

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Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 26/08/2026

I was talking to my therapist about something like this, and they were like "No yeah, neurotypical people usually just sorta bang into each other--" and they made a motion like a kid making their dolls kiss.

Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 24/08/2026

My mantra is "no (more) shame attached to my body" that's rule number one. Any discussion as to why I prefer what I do is an exercise in gender studies, interesting, but only narrowly informs my behavior. (I do get a bit of comfort when I DON'T like something "feminine" like painted nails, though).

Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 24/08/2026

I'm a trans woman but I like it so much (fuck if i care why) that I swear more cis dudes should try it just to see. My Dad gets it, he shaves his chest like once a month just 'cause he doesn't like the way it looks. Like, do what feels good folks, that's the whole entire point.

Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 20/08/2026

Not personally. But I am fairly squeamish and if there was an option to disable it, I would probably do so.

Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 06/08/2026

When I'm rested and interested I can traverse abstract connections across sixteen dimensions and fabricate reality; and when I'm tired and bored it takes me sixteen hours over three days to fix a single-line beginner bug in my code.

Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 29/07/2026

We emerge from the very *cracks* of reality! 🐣

Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 29/07/2026

you make beautiful art also, we keep making more lesbians

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Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 14/07/2026

oh very lovely! limited palettes are very challenging to me personally, but i usually like the results more.

Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 30/06/2026

I found starting HRT (E) sort of immediately relieved some perpetual underlying anxiety (maybe biochemical dysphoria) so I did start sleeping better almost right away. And better sleep, better mood, yeah I figure you'd lift better, why not? I also got smoother skin and less odor by week 3.

Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 22/06/2026

Dysphoria really says the darndest things when you least expect it.

Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 19/06/2026

i love egg salad, and deviled eggs even more egg haters are uncultured diploids

Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 18/06/2026

I think 10 years is fair enough. I try to throw in some super aggressive performance settings just in case. But my main limitation is testing, so my actual target specs is just whatever the oldest laptop I own has (which is about 12 years, but it was good for the time).

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Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 16/06/2026

"slop slop" if you will 😼

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Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 15/06/2026

Incredible! Man, that's cool.

Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 15/06/2026

Curious if this also accounts for the value of saving that card vs using that move on a more important target? Given what you've posted about this I figure the answer is yes, somehow, but I'm not sure how you'd do it.

Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 10/06/2026

I think like a lot of biblical imagery, it's sort of creative interpretations after the fact. Which just means those folks were having as much fun as we are now!

Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 10/06/2026

I asked my housemate (theology nerd), they're actually not. But my answer is they have many eyes to see many Red Riding Hoods. They're a huge problem for the pearly gates.

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Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 05/06/2026

No yeah, we agree on this one. It is technically impressive and... otherwise uncreative.

Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 01/06/2026

I would only play men in games with dating sims, unless lesbian was an option, which... Shadowheart/Karlach was probably the most blatant sign I was lesbian. I—😳

Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 01/06/2026

I realized I could be a woman IRL and not just in video games. I took their name as mine and now I play myself in video games too.

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Hannah Who @notablyuncool.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Pride is in full bloom.

Pride flag made up of flowers, from the Toronto Botanical Garden website.

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This is right, of course. I remember though, playing Hollow Knight absolutely obliterated my ego back on The Last Librarian. One of the most important ways I've grown is how my love for the genre finally banishes my insecurities. I'll be playing Mina the Hollower tomorrow and taking notes. 💜

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Now half a bag of frozen peas (not microwaved). Feeling less insane maybe I can make real food now.

Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 05/04/2026

Being hungry makes me anxious makes me lose my appetite makes me not eat—so anyways I'm eating a bowl of frozen meatballs (microwaved) with barbeque sauce.

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I haven't posted a proper game update in 8 months, because I was too busy uh... being trans. But, I am still working on Arcanaclysm, an epic fantasy adventure game where the items change every time you set out to explore. #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #GameMaker #randomizer

Pixelart screenshot. A brown/orange field over a sea of stars. There is a hill with a stump and a woodcutting axe.

Pixelart screenshot. Three characters stand near a glowing campfire at night.

Pixelart screenshot. A narrow walkway extends over a sea of stars. The world is drained of color, except the player character and an item waiting at the end.

Pixelart screenshot. The player crosses a wide stone bridge extending over endless fog. The bridge is flanked with huge braziers glowing with teal fire.

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what about "crayon colored catholic middle school librarian"

in my denomination it's holy forever, it can only be disposed of by returning it to the earth (usually pouring it on the plants out back) so you'd have a super holy computer yes

violence @creature.gay · 26/05/2026

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remember, it's "if you're transgender you have to live." not just "you have to survive." you have to live.

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Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 26/05/2026

Very occasionally now, I am feeling totally myself, and it strikes me suddenly, as if for the first time, that I am not merely a woman but a trans woman. And this is somehow the most surprising fact I've ever learned. All I can do is laugh, my experience is so absurd and novel.

Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 26/05/2026

No GenAI for me, ever. For as long as I'm making games they are artisan hand crafted quality experiences.

Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 22/05/2026

Hollllllly shit that's awesome. Yes, very dramatic!

Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 19/05/2026

i'll file a complaint with chronos

Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 15/05/2026

Oh my god! I got confused by that and I just assumed it was me that was mistaken since I wasn't really sure. I think some Wild Kratts was embedded in my subconscious.

Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 13/05/2026

Things I'm looking out for: - Minimizing "degenerate" routes where an annoying far away check becomes required for logic. (OoT:R "Toilet Room") - Underused items that don't unlock any new locations. - Maximizing unique routes by ensuring areas can be navigated differently with different items.

Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 13/05/2026

I use these different views of the level to diagnose issues and ensure the core level is suitable for randomization and very frequent backtracking. This is something after-the-fact randomizers don't get to do, since they are based on an already existing game!

Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 13/05/2026

A look into my level design process! I always do my interconnected level design with graphs, so I can see how the player will navigate and which items they need. This is extra important for an item randomizer like Arcanaclysm.

An obsidian canvas view of the Realmwilds region. Each area within is a page linked to adjacent areas, and the area document itself lists all the items it contains, all the paths to other areas, and the item requirements for both.

A hand drawn graph (nodes and edges) of the full chapter one regions. Edges are color coded for item requirements, and each area node is linked to the items they contain. The syntax is enigmatic because I made it up and I didn't label anything. But trust me I know what it means, most of the time.

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Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 11/05/2026

I think Twilight Princess has the most memorable NPC design in the series, as well as the most personal story. It's not the most influential to my game design, but I treasure it the most.

Maya 🎀 @cloakedgames.itch.io · 26/04/2026

The Gay contagious after all... 😔