iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

David Hellman @davidhellman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I too step out from a little shadow

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 30/07/2026

In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...

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Sam @mardiroos.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

You are a skilful and trusted vizier. You will advise me wisely on how best to rule the kingdom. You will not scheme or plot. You will not inveigle my other courtiers into turning against me. You will not lie to me about scheming or plotting. If you scheme or plot against me, you have to tell me,

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Ricky Haggett @rickyhaggett.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

We're looking for someone to work with us! Reposts appreciated <3

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David Hellman @davidhellman.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Did anybody get a GDC deck of cards? Do I have a card in there (they told me they were gonna do one of me)? I would like to give my card to my gilfriend, please message me if you have it 🐤❤️

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Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure 🧩⚔️ @furnimatgames.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Big/little news! You can now play Arranger on iOS/Android without a Netflix sub! Enjoy the first ~hour of the game free, then unlock the full game for $9.99. This version also runs at 60fps! With a cute new icon! iOS: apps.apple.com/us/app/arran... Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...

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Arranger App - App Store

Download Arranger by Furniture & Mattress LLC on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Arranger.

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure (PS5/Switch) up for preorder on Amazon ($34.99) amzn.to/4avFQY2 #ad VGP buff.ly/tIX5BaT PNP buff.ly/4i08UCU Lost in Cult Editions buff.ly/y4qvk2L

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David Hellman @davidhellman.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

This is a great edition featuring brand new art by @lynndoodle.bsky.social and Kelly Smith linktr.ee/beatfist! and much more…

Art by Lynn Scurfield. Arranger's protagonist Jemma saunters smilingly while a gleaming blade hovers overhead. Jemma is flanked by the lovable oddball cast. Framing the scene, the eyeball-rich purple Static goo encroaches menacingly.

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Stephen Maurice Graham @smgdraws.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

We did it again! Thrilled to announce our latest Editions, this time we’re launching the lovely puzzle adventure ARRANGER. New gamebox artwork housed in a wraparound illustrated slipcase, essay booklet, art cards, poster, sticker OH YES! It’s a beauty :) Artwork by: Kelly Smith and Lynn Scurfield

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MinnMax @minnmax.com · 27/01/2026

"You raise your voice, I erase your voice." ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights. Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY

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Adam deGrandis @adamdegrandis.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

i whipped up a basic website for myself. It's been fun getting back into the web after not doing any web work for like 20 years adamdegrandis.com

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This Week in Videogames @thisweekinvideogames.com · 18/12/2025

We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier. Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder. thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...

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Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder

“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.

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noé @celechii.itch.io · 29/11/2025

last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')

comparison between apple's finder icon and mine. apple's is the split blue and white smiley face, mine is two blue and white anime girls making out

comparison between discord's icon and mine. mine is like a screaming cat on a blue/purple slimy background

comparison between celsys's clip studio paint icon and mine. mine is similar but rotated with some comic styling and pink and blue highlights

comparison between mozilla's firefox icon and mine. mine is similar but looks closer to the old firefox icon and brings back the little arm and gives the fox a cute little smiley face

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Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Now that Spooky Express is out, it’s time to shout out the people who made it happen! Thread follows... 🧵

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Spooky Express

All the passengers are dying to ride the Spooky Express!

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Nico Recabarren @cabezotta.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Last week! 60% OFF! Don't miss it! Leave a nice review! 🧩⚔️

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vlada 👁 ➤ UVW-CWA @vladadraws.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

I've wanted to keep this incognito for a while as the union launched and grew but the thing I am proudest of making this year is definitely designing the @videogameworkers.bsky.social logo 💪

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure is $7.99 on Steam buff.ly/b80CJxF US PSN buff.ly/vsJBaRB $14.99 in 2 game bundle on Fanatical buff.ly/VwQVMd6

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David Hellman @davidhellman.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Mr Sleepy Man has won my heart. His plight mirrors my own. I love the music

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David Hellman @davidhellman.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Arranger is in this awesome money-saving bundle! Such an honor :)

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Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure 🧩⚔️ @furnimatgames.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Nico explains to Jason of @somanygames.co.uk the challenges of making a game with three co-directors, yowza!!! Also what is the biggest challenge with game development in general? Watch the full episode here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-il...

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David Hellman @davidhellman.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

I've edited some 90 second clips from the great interview Nico and I did with Jason at @somanygames.co.uk. Do you like this?? At least 4 more on the way…

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AmericanTruckSongs10 @ethangach.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Some I've spoken with believe Wilson's optimism comes in no small part from wanting to go all in on generative AI. If you work at EA and are seeing AI creep into your work like never before I'm ethangach@protonmail.com and ethangach on Discord.

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David Hellman @davidhellman.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

How nice 😊 I really enjoyed this conversation with Jason and Nico about Arranger.

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David Hellman @davidhellman.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Fact, I invented open world Mario Kart several months ago in this iPad doodle. Tracks connect landmark-nodes in a sprawling landscape. That’s just what Nintendo showed this morning! If they have any integrity AT ALL they will add my name to the title

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Nico Recabarren @cabezotta.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

This a great deal folks!! 🌹

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Tanat (making Building Relationships) Boozayaangool @tanatb.housefuckinggame.com · 20/03/2025

one of my favorite talks at GDC so far this year :) seeing the art of arranger evolve and how a picture of a washer and dryer brought the art style together!

2.5D early version of arranger, more picture-book style

A higher angle look to Arranger, with vibrant colors showcasing how an area could look

An early re-envisioning of Arranger, after deciding to scrap 2.5D

the ending slide showing contact details for the game

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David Hellman @davidhellman.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

45 minutes to showtime. Yep — time to throw together my deck schedule.gdconf.com/session/arra...

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David Hellman @davidhellman.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Final reminder — if you are attending #GDC2025 and fail to attend my talk at 1:30pm today your car will be impounded

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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

cwa, which represents over 2,000 workers across companies like microsoft, is launching a new games industry-wide union that anyone can join, even laid-off workers. with legal frameworks for organizing under attack, it's a return to tactics that predate those systems aftermath.site/uvw-cwa-vide...

"With the tumultuous start of the second Trump Administration, two of the agencies that workers rely on to protect their rights and hold corporations accountable – the Department of Labor (DOL) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) – are under attack,” she wrote. “Between Trump’s illegal firing of NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox, Elon Musk challenging the National Labor Relations Act as unconstitutional, and huge tech giants like Amazon already using the vacant NLRB as grounds to reject union wins, it’s clear that Trump and the billionaire class he represents are working day and night to dismantle labor laws and put even more power back in the hands of corporations. We can no longer expect to rely on traditional legal frameworks to build worker power and to improve workplace conditions.”

If the right-wing, reactionary government that we increasingly have wants to start stripping away that process, they're going to quickly remember that, actually, the NLRB and NLRA are a peace treaty between workers and bosses.

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David Hellman @davidhellman.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Join me at #GDC2025 to learn how a doomed dalliance with 2.5-D spurred the invention of a games/comics hybrid visual format in #Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure! @furnimatgames.bsky.social @officialgdc.bsky.social #VisualArts Thursday 1:30-2 West Hall Room 2016 schedule.gdconf.com/session/arra...

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CODE-CWA @codecwa.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Calling all video game organizers: our @cwaunion.bsky.social delegation is headed to #GDC2025! Find us at our booth and the following panels this week:

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Frank Cifaldi @frankcifaldi.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

GDC! Today at 2pm, West Hall. I have 112 slides and am feeling real frisky, someone might die. schedule.gdconf.com/session/pres...

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David Hellman @davidhellman.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

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David Hellman @davidhellman.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

My own me is talking! Your own you (in possession of GDC 2025 badge) are welcome to attend!

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David Hellman @davidhellman.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Very well done show.. many tasteful inclusions 🧑‍🍳🌮🍤 (i appear). Lmk if you watch!

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Nico Recabarren @cabezotta.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

ARRANGER IS 50% OFF JUST FOR TODAY!! store.steampowered.com/app/2596420/... (And other games i love are also pretty cheap!!)

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Nova Drift is $9.89 on Steam buff.ly/IrFJukY Deck verified Warsim: The Realm of Aslona is $1.99 buff.ly/iawrn35 Deck playable Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD is $6.99 buff.ly/sxdk3ia Arranger is $9.99 buff.ly/kZ47Wii Deck verified

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🌙Evil Sonny Ross🌞 @sonnyross.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Someone's gotta do it I guess New print here! www.sonnyross.com/shop/together

A marching style band illustration of woodland creatures carrying weapons with a banner that says " We Will Just Have To Kill Him" in a childrens book style.

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David Hellman @davidhellman.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

breakfast_demon 2025-2-16 🔊 sound on www.instagram.com/breakfast_de...

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