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Lorentz Center @lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Scientists, designers, and artists come together this week to establish the foundations of quantum games as a rigorous research field. @laurapiispanen.wsocial.eu @decodoku.bsky.social bit.ly/4yAa8TK

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James Wootton @decodoku.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Why do Nintendo do directs when I have meetings!

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James Wootton @decodoku.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

We now have specific architecture plans for fault-tolerant quantum computers. Finally we can ask to within an order of magnitude: how much time will a megaquop take? Assume 10^-6 logical error rate and 1 shot. Basically a Hello World worthy of actually running on a QPU. What's the lower bound?

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James Wootton @decodoku.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I have a few things to plug so I guess this needs to be a thread. First: new paper! What if instead of designing quantum software with H's in boxs and of weird things, what if you just play whack-a-mole with a managable set of variables. Turns out it works! scirate.com/arxiv/2605.2...

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Cute Cat Plays Whack-A-Mole Game

ALT: Cute Cat Plays Whack-A-Mole Game

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James Wootton @decodoku.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

It's 10 years since IBM kicked off the quantum cloud revolution. It ruined my ability to care about anything that I couldn't just go off and run. And long may it continue to do so!

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Bob Coecke @coecke.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Trailer for our concerts at Oxford's Quantum Centenary with "the Kazakh Mozart", virtuoso musician and composer Rakhat-Bi Abdyssagin. youtu.be/4e_Gg-BZwo0

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Oxford Quantum Centenary Conference Concerts Highlights: Rakhat-Bi Abdyssagin and Bob Coecke

YouTube video by Oxford Philosophy of Physics

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James Wootton @decodoku.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Two great papers on the arXiv today! One has a title echoing that of Kitaev's "Fault-tolerant quantum computation by anyons" almost 30 years ago. Finally Anasuya Lyons and @benbrown.bsky.social shown how to make it work from encoding to decoding. arxiv.org/abs/2602.11258

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Zoe Holmes @qzoeholmes.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

We've studied iterative strategies for finding ground states We use the ground state of an easy Hamiltonian to `warm start' finding the ground states for some harder Hamiltonians We derive gradient guarantees that (as for adiabatic methods) depend on the gap and a few other natural properties 🧵👇

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Manuel Rudolph @quantummanuel.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Did you know you can simulate quantum states with Pauli and Majorana propagation? In short: High-temperature states are provably and practically sparse, and we can use imaginary time evolution to get there starting from the infinite-temperature state. scirate.com/arxiv/2602.0...

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James Wootton @decodoku.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

How do we figure out the circuit required to prepare a given state, and what's the best circuit? With help from MPS, these guys get it down to logarithmic depth. arxiv.org/abs/2602.02698

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James Wootton @decodoku.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

I have 1024 followers! Nobody else follow me now. I like powers of 2.

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James Wootton @decodoku.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Logical qubits encoded in the fusion space of non-Abelian anyons in a generalized surface code. Not the most efficient way to build a quantum computer, but definitely the coolest! Quantinuum and co show how it's done on one of their H2 devices. arxiv.org/abs/2601.20956

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James Wootton @decodoku.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Yesterday I did two things: * Wrote a self-indulgent blog post reflecting on the last 10 years in which I went crazy and started doing quantum games. * Held a surface code in my hand. Here I share both with you, the denizens of blue sky open.substack.com/pub/mothquan...

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James Wootton @decodoku.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Today we get the computer scientists' view on the transition into fault-tolerance. There will indeed be a whole lot of classical computing involved in getting early fault-tolerance running, and the better it is, the more quantum we can use. arxiv.org/abs/2601.20247

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James Wootton @decodoku.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Always nice to see that quantum foundations have survived the wave of capitalism that has swept through quantum. Today Hausmann and Renner from ETH show that quantum states are more than just a few probability distributions in a trenchcoat. arxiv.org/abs/2601.18872

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James Wootton @decodoku.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I got out of the habit of posting half-baked thoughts about papers when Twitter died, But I think I should bring it back! This paper combines error mitigation inside QEC to cancel leading logical errors and effectively giving a distance boost. arxiv.org/abs/2601.18384

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Dulwich Quantum Computing @dulwichquantum.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

"We are a group of quantum scientists who oppose the ongoing militarization of our societies and the use of quantum research for military purposes." disarmquantum.com Manifesto: arxiv.org/abs/2601.14282 Here's just one example: "Quantum technology for military applications" doi.org/10.1140/epjq...

Sketch of quantum warfare utilising various quantum technology systems

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James Wootton @decodoku.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

What does early FTQC mean? It seems to be an increasingly popular term, but usage seems to split into two camps. One is FTQC but early. So you have logical qubits with a decent distance, magic state production to support logical non-Cliffords. It's just early because you don't have a lot of it.

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 18/01/2026

Something a little different. Some cartoonists put out a call for comics about local ICE experiences. This one happened a few months ago so it's a little older than current events, but it's a story that I never stopped thinking about. #ICEoutcomics

An image of a volleyball against a blue background. The text says: In my home state of Massachusetts, ICE is hunting a man who has an expired visa. They find the man’s car, but the driver is just the man’s son, a teen heading to volleyball practice. ICE arrests the teen.

A conversation between two people in speech bubbles: “Do you know why you’re under arrest?” “No.” “Because you’re illegal. You’re an immigrant.” “Ma’am, I was seven years old.” Then, text at the bottom says: The teen is put into a concrete cell with 35 men.

The community rallies behind him. There's an image of yard signs with the smiling face of the teen that say Free Marcelo. Some quotes from locals: “He’s one of our brothers. Without him, it just kind of feels like a dark, empty room.” -volleyball team captain. “This administration isn’t keeping us safe by putting 18-year-old honors students in prison.” -MA Rep. Moulton

In the cell, the teen helps translate for those who don’t speak English. Many are ill. After 6 days, he’s released. There's an image of a hand and arm, with a crinkly foil bracelet tied around the wrist. Wearing a bracelet that another detainee made him from one of the thin mylar blankets they were given, he says: “ I don’t want to cry. But I want to say...nobody should be in here.”

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James Wootton @decodoku.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Is Q2B more Q than it was, or did I just become too B?

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

I think about this tweet a lot

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Unitary Foundation @unitary.foundation · 26/11/2025

🎮 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮’𝘀 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲 is live! Built by our 2024 micrograntees, Ella Meyer & Timothy King, it lets students explore quantum through games. Join the 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗺 for grades 6-12: buff.ly/J5Yw5Mq

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UBCs Year Of Quantum Arcade Game Jam | KnowledgeFlow Cybersafety Foundation

✨ We are excited to announce that UBC Geering Up has partnered with KnowledgeFlow and ICTC to host the first-ever International Year of Quantum: Arcade Game

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James Wootton @decodoku.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Anyone in Geneva for Swiss Quantum Week? I'm around today and tomorrow if anyone wants to catch up.

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James Wootton @decodoku.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Today I'll be speaking at QTech 25 in Hungary: a collection of four quantum conferences in a trenchcoat. Since I'll speak about our game whose level generation runs on-demand on a real QPU, we'll be turning the live QPU generation on this afternoon. Check it out! www.roblox.com/games/941695...

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Space Moths

Space Moths will be released during Gamescom 2025. Click on the ⭐️ button to be the first to play with quantum on-demand! For ages, the moths of the planet Nerii lived peacefully, their wings shimmer...

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Tommy Thompson @tommy.aiandgames.com · 18/09/2025

Makes me think if No Man's Sky launched today in the same way it did in 2016 people would accuse it of being AI slop. Generative AI and (most) Procedural Content Generation are not the same thing. (I should make a video about this...)

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James Wootton @decodoku.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Tenure track assistant prof job up for grabs in Basel. It's quantum computing theory, based in computer science, and part of the NCCR SPIN. Whoever gets this job will probably have to collaborate with me. Whether you see that as a pro or con is up to you. jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...

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Universität Basel: Tenure-track Assistant Professorship in Theoretical Quantum Computing

The University of Basel, Switzerland, invites applications for a professorship in theoretical quantum computing. The University of Basel is the home institution of the Swiss National Center of Compete...

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James Wootton @decodoku.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

This weekend is the global quantum game jam! Sign up and hack together a game over the weekend. Or just tune in to the talks on Twitch. www.quantumgamejam.org

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Quantum Game Jam

Quantum Game Jam is annual event bringing game developers and quantum physicists together from all regions of the world!

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Moth @mothquantum.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

MOTH’s João Ferreira will present 'Space Moths' at Quantum Game Jam 2025 - the first Roblox MMOG with levels generated on-demand by quantum computers. More on MOTH: mothquantum.com Event info: quantumgamejam.org #mothquantum #quantumgamejam #Roblox #SpaceMoths

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James Wootton @decodoku.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

New paper today! This time a collaboration between MOTH and DESY, as well as artist Roman Lipski. We use quantum circuits to do image manipulation effects, embedded in a digital paint tool. It's all free and open source. A perfect basis for your next quantum hackathon! scirate.com/arxiv/2509.0...

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Moth @mothquantum.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Gamescom 2025 marked a milestone for us: the launch of Space Moths, the first massively multiplayer game powered on-demand by a quantum computer. Thank you to everyone who joined us, and to our partners Onward Studios, IBM Quantum, IQM, and VTT. → www.roblox.com/games/941695...

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Joachim Favre @joachimfavre.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

I recently published the LaTeX notes I took in three amazing classes this semester: - Computational quantum physics (Prof. @gppcarleo.bsky.social) - Quantum information theory (Prof. @qzoeholmes.bsky.social) - Sublinear algorithms for big data analysis (Prof. Michael Kapralov) Link below👇

Two-panel drake meme, titled "Morris' algorithm be like".
Top panel: Drake looks away, disapprovingly, next to the legend "Counting to n in O(log n) space".
Bottom panel: Drake points approvingly at the legend "Counting to n in O(loglog n) space.

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James Wootton @decodoku.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

What better to do on Sunday morning than a little gaming? If you want to play a game with levels generated on-demand by a quantum computer, then you are in luck. Since it is #gamescom2025, we are doing just that! But you can also play it at home in your pajamas www.roblox.com/games/941695...

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Space Moths

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Moth @mothquantum.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

First gameplay from Space Moths — an MMOG demo powered by quantum computing. See it at Gamescom 2025. #Gamescom2025 #mothquantum #MMO #QuantumComputing #onwardstudios

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Ben Brown @benbrown.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

New work just published journals.aps.org/prl/abstract... I was sat on this result for a couple of years but as you can see in the acknowledgements sometimes I need to be told three times to get things done (and sometimes I need to be asked more than three times, sorry @kenbrownquantum.bsky.social)

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James Wootton @decodoku.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

New paper out on the arXiv today scirate.com/arxiv/2508.0... A short review of the kinds of methods used in procedural generation of content for games, and how fault-tolerant quantum algorithms could be used to enhance them. Daniel will also present this soon at the IEEE Conference on Games.

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James Wootton @decodoku.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Just put out a blog post, written with my colleagues Rakhat-Bi Abdyssagin and Alex Alani. We talk about the generative system used to create levels in our game, but also about how we can also use it for remixing the music too. mothquantum.substack.com/p/quantum-mu...

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Composing for Quantum Games

With Rakhat-Bi Abdyssagin and Alex Alani

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Moth @mothquantum.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

At Gamescom 2025, MOTH and Onward Studios present Space Moths, a quantum-powered MMO demo with dynamically generated levels using on-demand quantum computing and machine learning. Read more here: substack.com/inbox/post/1... #mothquantum #MMO #Gamescom2025 #QuantumComputing #onwardstudios

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James Wootton @decodoku.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Looking forward to going to the world's biggest games trade show and launching a new game with quantum-powered level generation!

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James Wootton @decodoku.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Has no-one ever made a Stim backend for Qiskit, to make stabilizer simulation faster. It seems like such an easy win for making a well-used tool!

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Moth @mothquantum.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

MOTH is heading to #Gamescom2025! We’re debuting the first multiplayer game served on-demand by a QPU. Catch us at Hall 10.2 | Stand F052g (hosted by MiTale) and explore the future of persistent, quantum-powered gameplay. Schedule a meeting on Gamescom Biz or swing by! #QuantumGaming #GameDev

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James Wootton @decodoku.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

My daughter's primary school had a graduation ceremony recently, with all the leavers giving a speech. Many of them opened with a variation on the same line. One that stood out to me because it didn't make much sense. So I asked Chat GPT to write a speech. Sure enough, it started with the same line

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James Wootton @decodoku.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Made a new friend during a walk in the woods today

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James Wootton @decodoku.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Interesting new paper today about combining surface codes with non-Abelian qudit versions of surface codes to get non-Clifford gates. arxiv.org/abs/2505.18265

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James Wootton @decodoku.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

New paper out today! We apply quantum reservoir computing to the task of learning and generating levels of Super Mario Bros, and analyze what exactly it is about the generated levels that we like the look of. Then, like any 10 year-old, we end up on Roblox. arxiv.org/abs/2505.13287

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