iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Eleanor Watson @elliementary.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

might do a group buy for the local community, DM me if you're interested

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Gender Census @gendercensus.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The 13th annual international Gender Census 2026 is now open until at least 13th August 2026! survey.gendercensus.com It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy. #LGBTQ

Promotional image. Title: Gender Census 2026. Text: If you can't easily put yourself into just one of these two boxes, you are invited to take part. Images: On the left, a box with a Venus/female symbol on it, patterned with tree bark. On the right, a box with a Mars/male symbol on it, patterned with grass.

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selenia @selenia.moe · 13/07/2026

I submitted a PC98 inspired VN for toxic yuri vn game jam. it's not super time period accurate but my friends made amazing art and music for it. go check it out. seleniamoe.itch.io/anima [there may be more to come soon]

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CJです @illuminesce.net · 21/06/2026

Thank you so much to everyone who came, to @npckc.net and @shinji.zone for sharing their thoughts alongside me, and for #NAMNAMSpace for hosting us. For those of you who couldn't make it out to Koenji, the digital zine is now LIVE! illuminesce.itch.io/blind-date-z...

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Queer Games Blind Date ZINE 💜 クィアゲーム合コンZINE by illuminesce

Exciting indie queer games to discover and fall in love with.

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Bruno Dias @brunodias.dev · 16/06/2026

It's exactly what happened to translation being applied to concept art: you reduce a skilled worker down to correcting an automated system's mistakes, and then gradually deskill and empty out that skilled labor force until the mistakes no longer get painted over.

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Really dig this copyright statement

日本語の翻訳が下手でごめんなさい!

SORRY FOR MY JAPANESE TRANSLATION!

First edition May, 2024

Published by Twelve Publishing. Kyoto, Japan

TWP-012

Limited to 100 copies.

Anti-copyright @ Manuel Donada, 2024

NO rights reserved. Any reproduction (electronic, mechanical, or photocopied especially if done at the expense of some unexpected cor poration) of this material is legal, ethical, responsible, and respectful It is awesome and can be transmitted in any form. However, if you are thinking of doing it for profit or something similar, think about it twice because that's not very cool. Plagiarism does not exist; ideas are collective, but abusing and claiming someone else's achievements as your own is a mediocre act.

権利は保留されていません。この資料の再生(電子的、機械的、または複写 - 特に予期せぬ企業の費用で行われる場合)は合法であり、倫理的で責任があり、尊重されます。それは素晴らしく、どんな形でも伝えることができます。ただし、利益または類似のもののためにそれを行うことを考えている場合は、それを二度考えてください。なぜなら、それはあまりクールではないからです。盗用は存在しません。アイデアは共有されるものですが、他人の業績を悪用して自分のものと主張することは、平凡な行為です。

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Lost Lake Games @lostlakegames.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

We're so excited to reveal our debut title: Vaunted! Vaunted is a narrative-rich turn-based tactics game that fuses the dynamism of shooters with the strategic depth of RPGs. @hoodedhorse.bsky.social will be our publisher for this project. More details: store.steampowered.com/news/app/243...

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Crystal DeForest @aircrystal.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Looking for help covering some extra costs for my bottom surgery this July! If you can give anything at all, it would make a huge difference for me! Please share if you can as well! #transcrowdfund #gofundme #mutualaid #helpsky www.gofundme.com/f/help-cryst...

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Donate to Help Crystal cover Bottom Surgery costs!, organized by Crystal DeForest

Hi everyone! I’m Crystal, and I’m a transgender woman looking for a bit of h… Crystal DeForest needs your support for Help Crystal cover Bottom Surgery costs!

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 05/02/2026

The Steam Machine has been delayed because stupid little babies can't stop using AI to write their emails: aftermath.site/steam-machine-...

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Kris Dobbins @krisdobbinsart.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Called and spoke with Adobe customer support and the guy told me Adobe is discontinuing Animate because apparently the company can't think of any new features to add to the program and they feel it's gotten stale. So they're just GETTING RID OF IT???

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Makkon @makkon.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Blender is struggling. it's the best piece of 3d software on the market, and it's free. I'm not going back to autodesk. please donate if you can! fund.blender.org

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Blender Development Fund

Join the Development Fund and support Blender Foundation to work on core Blender development.

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Coreyartus @coreyartusimagery.com · 11/11/2025

When you use an artifically generated image to promote your work, or as part of your work, you come across as artificial yourself. We all know how the sausage is made. Using those tools is choice, no matter how desperate you are, your budget limitations, or time. It’s a choice that reflects on you.

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Tim Dawson @ironicaccount.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

the idea that lots of gamedevs are secretly using ai is booster bullshit what on earth would I use genAI tools for? Coming up with ideas? Writing? It’s shit at those making 3D models? Coding stuff? It’s shit at that too oh but it’s faster maybe? Did I mention it’s shit at things? seems important

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christina 死神 @chhopsky.tv · 02/08/2025

The long-awaited follow-up to my article "How The Games Industry Hurts People". A tale of trauma, healing, and finding your way back. If you've ever been burned out, crunched, mistreated, mismanaged, or generally ground to a crisp, this one is for you.

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Burnout and Weightlifting

The last step in recovery.

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Gender Census @gendercensus.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

The 12th annual international Gender Census 2025 is now open until at least 30th August 2025! survey.gendercensus.com It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.

Title: Gender Census 2025.

Text: If you can't easily put yourself into just one of these two boxes, you are invited to take part.

Illustration: Two boxes, each with photos of relevant dictionary pages.

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Jeffrey J. Hall @mrjeffu.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Nikkei Asia is conducting a survey to see what foreign residents of Japan think about the rise of the anti-immigration party Sanseito. If you live in Japan, please consider filling it out if you have an opinion on this matter: s.nikkei.com/3UnwBBl

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https://s.nikkei.com/3UnwBBl

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Rasheed Abueideh - Now crowdfunding Dreams on a Pillow 🍉 @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

After years away from game dev, I couldn’t stay silent about my people’s dehumanization. I made Dreams on a Pillow 🍉a game inspired by a famous Palestinian folktale about the 1948 Nakba. I’m crowdfunding it now—please back & share! 🔗 launchgood.com/1948

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Dreams on a Pillow - a videogame experience about the 1948 Nakba, based on a true story | LaunchGood

A pseudo-3D stealth adventure game about a land full of people being made into a people without land

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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

So, I just went down a Lance Eliot rabbit hole. HES NOT REAL. It's an AI. No one of that name exists in real life. There are Reddit threads dedicated to deep dives on him that show he is an AI. Someone needs to expose @forbes.com for this total scam. Pre 2018, Lance Eliot does not exist.

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Leger-Felicite Snorlax🇵🇸 @segatape.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

every AI guy suggesting that you use AI constantly for everything

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Eleanor Watson @elliementary.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

>game of the year nominations >look inside >dlc

cat looks inside meme
Close up image of a cat looking at camera

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Jeff Hamilton @jeffhamilton.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Turgle should actually be in every Star Wars game now btw. the Agent Coulson of Star Wars Games

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 19/11/2024

Quick social media headsup from the olden days: do not subscribe to any blocklists of which you do not -absolutely- know and trust the creator. A lot of trolls will make genuine looking blocklists, and then slowly start adding good people to them. Always verify account names & handles!

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Dr. Tessa Fisher @tessafisher.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

Helpful tips for trans folks living in the US: 1) Ask your healthcare provider if you can discreetly have your diagnosis/justification for gender dysphoria changed to 'hormonal disorder not otherwise specified', since odds are good the FDA is going to ban gender-affirming care even for adults

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Eleanor Watson @elliementary.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

Ten days to go! If you're in Tokyo, join us at the Tokyo Trans March on Sunday, Nov 17 1pm, at Shinjuku Central Park Water Square maps.app.goo.gl/tnHf5xFudjTe... There's also an after party planned! #TokyoTransMarch2024

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Eleanor Watson @elliementary.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

#東京トランスマーチ2024 【日時】2024年11月17日(日)13:00集合【場所】新宿中央公園水の広場開催まであと《10日》です #TokyoTransMarch2024 #WonderfulWeAre

Tokyo Trans March 2024

2024.11.17 (Sunday)

@ 新宿中央公園水の広場

主催：東京トランスマーチ実行委員会

@ Shinjuku Central Park Water Square
by Tokyo Trans March Organizing Committee TGJP

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Emily @suika.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

Despite everything, a better world remains possible.

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felix 🌸 @tapiocawizard.bsky.social · 19/10/2024

Okay let's do this - For the next 24 hours (until 7PM Sunday, Spain time), every donation $10 or more gets a free uncolored sketch from me!! Fanart, your OC, whatever you want (humans preferred but I'll try my best with animals, etc). Just reply here or DM after with what you want 💕

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DitzyFlama @ditzyflama.com · 18/10/2024

scrolling thru bluesky without a single doomscrolling or ragebait post in plain sight

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Eleanor Watson @elliementary.bsky.social · 19/10/2024

@ozone.birb.house hi, I'm a game designer and producer! Could I get the game dev label?

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daryl "rupert pumpkin" b 🏳️‍⚧️ @hypercubexl.bsky.social · 19/10/2024

just saw a post with 26k likes that was 10 hours old.. I don't think you have to worry about being clout poisoned at 1k followers anymore folks, the metrics are *at scale* again

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Pirate Software @piratesoftware.live · 19/10/2024

The engagement system on this platform feels like old Twitter. My timeline is nothing but positive messages, games, animals, and creative works. All of my posts are exploding with positive replies. Not going back. This rocks.

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Eleanor Watson @elliementary.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

Okay after spending time on bluesky all day, then going back to that other site for just ten minutes and getting smacked in the face with transphobia, gamergate/antiwoke grift, zionists, and racists I just realized why I've been so mentally drained lately

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gita “the formalist” jackson @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

People from Twitter are complaining that the environment here is full of too many mentally healthy people and not only is that not true that is a self own if I’ve ever seen one

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Chiril Russu @chirilrussu.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

Went through my likes to find all the starter packs I've interacted with to have them in one place. List in the comments, mostly game dev and art packs. No particular order. Please comment if you have any other good ones.

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nyari ⚡🌈 @helalixir.gay · 17/10/2024

JP ARTISTS ARE SWITCHING TO BLUESKY GUYS WE’RE SO BACK

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

Hello, I have heard bsky has “starter packs” with cool people in a list to help make sure your feed has stuff in it. But how do I find them?? Perhaps reply with your favorite starter packs??

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 17/10/2024

Hey new Bluesky users: this website has no centralized algorithm. If you think it seems dead in here, it's absolutely not. However, you are going to have to follow more people than you did on Twitter to see a lot of action in your Home feed.

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

I have returned to Bluesky to find it significantly hornier than how I left it.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 18/10/2024

the cool thing about bluesky now compared to a year and a half ago when it launched is there’s people on here now

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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 17/10/2024

it’s so funny that bluesky has free advertising every time Twitter fucks up

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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 17/10/2024

btw, a lot of video game sites don’t post to bluesky that often. understandable; it’s a relatively small basket to put a lot of eggs in. but @aftermath.site does! so if you want video game news/commentary on here, we’re a decent follow if I do say so myself. and I do (I wrote this)

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 17/10/2024

Just a heads up that I and many other people are much more block happy on here than I was on twitter. It's something that developed early in the culture of this app. I feel no need to justify it. If you're being weird, creeping me out, I don't like the vibe, you're rude, speaking in bad faith, BLOCK

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hailey @hailey.at · 17/10/2024

Okay. We are #1 in _ALL APPS_ in Japan and Korea, #2 in Taiwan.

Bluesky in #1 spot ahead of #2 Threads in all apps in Japan iOS app store.

Bluesky in #1 spot ahead of #2 Threads in all apps in South Korea iOS app store.

Bluesky in #2 behind of #1 Threads in all apps in Taiwan iOS app store.

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RJ Palmer 🔜 LBX 637 @rj-palmer.com · 17/10/2024

Bluesky is funny because I can’t recall any other platform where its growth is explicitly tied to the collective hate for one person.

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