iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

esther ko @eskoko.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

muahaha Crowbert Georgina Iji Friend can animate now! he is here to say hi and to thank the precious pals who created his full legal name 🥰 (the "rig" i made would definitely make an actual rigger gasp in horror but itsokayimstilllearning) #blender #crow

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esther ko @eskoko.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

i've been learning how to model in my spare time so that i can make and animate all the animals i never get to animate for "actual" work, and first of all it's been really fulfilling to learn art for fun again but SECOND of all, look at him!!! what should we name him

a (sort-of) low poly stylized crow 3d model is posed standing against a pink background

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esther ko @eskoko.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

loved that these are basically the first books i saw when starting the game (assuming this was very intentional by the devs!) the forbidden *BEAST* (nervously glances over at her own forbidden beast currently glaring from the top of the cat tower)

screenshot from the game Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library! it's a first person POV looking down at a pile of books on the floor that are different volumes of a series titled Monsterology: An Introduction to Forbidden Beast.

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esther ko @eskoko.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

why do I feel so happy-sad the little ground doves nesting outside my window left the nest today it was such a gift watching them grow up the past few weeks 😭

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Erika (they/she) @meowriko.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Highly recommend getting involved if you have the bandwidth! I've been a mentor for several cohorts and really love seeing the growth that can happen over one summer 🌞

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Lisy Kane @lisykane.com · 11/05/2026

Anyone work with recommended artists for key art / Steam page refreshes?

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

@chanda.blacksky.app: "We are in a fucked up situation right now ... It is easy to give in to despair, but now more than ever, we have to be curious and imaginative about how we might get out of this." organizingmythoughts.org/we-dont-know...

“Be curious about hope and the function of despair. Ask questions when someone says things are natural or the way that things just have to be. Push on those boundaries and look past those edges to see if there’s something else, something better on the other side. And get worried if you stop being curious. We don’t know what 96% of the matter-energy content of the universe is. So let’s take that as a proxy, the suggestion that actually, we don’t know most things. If you’ve gotten to the point where you think you’ve got it all worked out, you’re probably wrong.” — Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Happy Earth Day! 🌎

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Neha🍰 @nehapolitan.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

#PortfolioDay Hi I'm Neha and I make yummy sfx and write nostalgic music. I worked on several indie games (Venba,All Will Rise, Eternights, Mini Maker) Here's a few example of my work 🧵 Starting off with some memorable music for the trailer of Spleen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cou0weA6Ed4&t=2s

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Spleen Kickstarter Trailer

YouTube video by Pamplemousse Games

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Dosa Divas Out Now @outerloopgames.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Dosa Divas, our cooking themed turn-based RPG is out now on Steam, Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Xbox S|X Two sisters and their upgradable spirit-mech cook delicious meals, fight corpos, build up your reputation with local communities, and reconcile with loved ones. outerloopgames.com/dosa

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Sonny.fbx @sonnyburge.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Happy #PortfolioDay ! 🥳 I am a gameplay animator with 8 years of experience that loves stylized humanoid and creature #animation. 😍 Just finished production on Town of Zoz (Available now on Steam!) and I'm looking for my next adventure! 💛

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esther ko @eskoko.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

hello, may I please share 3 more guinea pigs to your feed #blender #animation

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esther ko @eskoko.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

hello, may I please share 3 more guinea pigs to your feed #blender #animation

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WINGS @wingsfund.me · 06/03/2026

The Women's Day Sale is live! 🎉🎉🎉 From now to March 15, get massive discounts on recent indie hits & award winners, play new demos, and discover incredible new releases made by studios led by women and gender-marginalized developers! ✅ Check out the sale now at bit.ly/WDS26

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Women's Day Sale 2026

Explore 600+ acclaimed titles up to 90% off, new releases and demos from upcoming titles.

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✨TallNQuirky✨ @tallnquirky.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

I'll be at ECCC this weekend booth F-03

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♢ Fen ♢ @fensartden.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Painting some pokemon, starting with sleepy Ivysaur 😴🌷🪴

Using acryla gouache paints, watercolor and colored pencil, a sleeping Ivysaur lays next to a river surrounded by lush foliage.

The art desk surrounding the Ivysaur painting with the palette and supplies across the desk hapazardly

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esther ko @eskoko.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

hello, may I please share a floppy guinea pig for your timeline #blender #animation

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Kait Tremblay (they/them) @kaittremblay.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Tomorrow! I have an essay in it. Well, it's sort of an essay. It's technically an essay. It's an essay I wrote like a poem because I get to be like that if I want to be like that because writing for games is fun and writing about games is also fun! bsky.app/profile/inkl...

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Eka | Dosa Divas @ekanaut.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

A narrative turn-based combat RPG themed around food, flavors, and family drama. It gets spicy. Dosa Divas demo's here: store.steampowered.com/app/4316300/...

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austin_walker @austinwalker.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

So far we have raised $111,152.69 for the WFM's Immigrant Rapid Response Fund, and we are going into our finale game: KING OF THE CASTLE! It has GREAT Twitch integration and we play it in a really fun way. COME HANG AND DONATE twitch.tv/friendsatthetable

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CassWArt 🌴 @casswart.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Today is It's I ❤ #EasternIndigoSnakeDay🐍🎉 South East US states celebrate the critically endangered Eastern Indigo Snake today across their communities to educate the public about its importance to biodiversity. #EasternIndigo #SnakeDay #AnimalArt #SciArt #WildlifeArt

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esther ko @eskoko.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

my daughter would like to show you the latest cardboard box she has claimed

a tuxedo cat sitting in a cardboard box stares up directly into camera.

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Aura/Moom @moomanibe.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Hey yall. As you've seen here - unfortunately a large portion of the ivy road team was laid off today, myself included. We're all looking for work! Gonna do a quick thread about those who were laid off today and why you should hire them:

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♢ Fen ♢ @fensartden.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

After 9+ years at ustwo games I have unfortunately been made redundant. If you are looking for a stylised 3D generalist with 10+ years experience to have on your team please give me a shout or let others know that I am available for work! I'd love to chat ✨ fensartden.com fensartden@gmail.com

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Fen Beatty

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Dosa Divas Out Now @outerloopgames.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Dosa Divas, a spicy narrative turn-based JRPG, launches on April 14 for PC, PS5, Xbox, Switch, and Switch 2. Demo is now available on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2950710/...

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esther ko @eskoko.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

POV you witness godzilla realizing their ex was toxic as hell (some blender animation practice alongside a mini-adventure to learn more blender things in general! free godzilly rig is from agora)

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esther ko @eskoko.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

culinary class wars s2 doodles so I can distract myself from the sorrow that I can't personally try all that food

sketchbook is held open to a page showing black pen and highlighter sketches of different chefs cooking from the show Culinary Class Wars! clockwise swirl inwards, from top left: 4 chefs whispering to each other. a chef wearing a tall chef hat whistling while looking down at something. short-haired chef holding out wide a long wide noodle-looking strand. close up of chef wafting smell of a pot toward himself. a chef pouring liquid into a tall ceramic at eye height. a chef peeling something in his hands. chef pouring from a blender into a pot. a chef plucking leaves from herbs in her hand. top down of a chef using rolling pin. chef waving a paper fan while holding something with tongs. a chef with eyes closed wearing headphones.

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esther ko @eskoko.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

💃🏻PRESENTING💃🏻 a Ko family Christmas tradition - making a mess by steaming fresh Taiwanese-style-sorta vegetarian Luo Buo Gao with my momma!!!! step one: regretfully pin a too-small cotton cloth (NOT a cheese cloth, warns Momma Ko) over an ancient steamer basket (must be ancient, says me)

a white cotton cloth square is draped inside a plastic-looking steamer basket! its corners are clipped along the walls of the basket with tiny metal paper clips.

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esther ko @eskoko.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

learning howl's moving castle theme on piano & finally starting to feel good about this first section! i can feel my childhood piano teacher's horror at my clicky-clacky nails emanating from somewhere in the world

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.

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Donate - Native Organizers Alliance

Supporting organizing and advocacy initiatives for Indigenous justice.

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esther ko @eskoko.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Does anyone else's cat also like to "hold" their own foot like this? Whenever Mo-Mo is laying down this way, I like to imagine it's the cat version of the 🫰🏼 finger-heart pose (and then act bashful at her like "stop omygosh everyone will seeeee! 🙈😘🤭")

Mo-Mo the tuxedo cat lays on top of her fleece cat tower cushion in front of a window. She is gazing just off the camera and is laying slightly curled so that her front right paw crosses over her back right foot.

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austin_walker @austinwalker.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Surprise, we're getting pretty close to the final version of REALIS! ICYMI: I've been making a TTRPG about mystical moons and living spaceships and sentences that can kill you. A preview is available now (see my pinned post), but the full version draws near! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...

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Coming soon: Realis

A new tabletop roleplaying game by Austin Walker

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esther ko @eskoko.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

sketches of some animals i learned about while playing planet zoo! making sure all the animals feel fully ENRICHED makes me so happy

black pen sketches (with teal marker and pink colored pencil outlines) of two okapi, a springbok and a bongo

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esther ko @eskoko.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

some Physical: Asia doodles ft. a very nosy Mo-Mo

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jpeg @jemm.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

finally put together an animation reel featuring some of my SLiMECORE stuff from before the project was shuttered abruptly in September do share around if you are so inclined. like countless others in the industry, I am actively seeking employment www.artstation.com/artwork/kN60kK

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SLiMECORE ANIMATION REEL, jemm pegan

show reel featuring some of the gameplay animation i created for SLiMECORE over the last 3 years of development. until the last 3 months i was the sole animator on the project -- please note that ever...

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esther ko @eskoko.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

today in "what carb is mo-mo" - a scallion pancake, 10/10 very round

a side by side comparison of a photo of a sleeping cat curled into a ball and a photo of a plate of scallion pancakes

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esther ko @eskoko.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

some GDC doodles of some GDC people doing the very-GDC yerba buena gardens time-pass

candid sketches in black pen and color markers of people relaxing in different standing or seated poses

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David Mariotte @davidmariotte.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Today, officially is the launch of Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine. This volunteer charity comics project is the long-gestating effort of Palestinian comics creators and their allies to tell some important stories of resistence, resilience, joy, and life! www.samidoonanthology.com

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SAMIDOON: COMICS FOR A FREE PALESTINE

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esther ko @eskoko.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

me: wondering why my seasonal allergies are so bad today when I've only been inside so far meanwhile: the BACK OF MY CAT'S HEAD

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✨TallNQuirky✨ @tallnquirky.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

💗SHOP IN NOW OPEN 💗 💗tallnquirky.bigcartel.com💗

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Raul Ibarra @croasan.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Another one of those animations that I made looking for dynamism, but also weight in the actions.

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esther ko @eskoko.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Figured I should at least post a greeting so hi bluesky pals! 🤠 I'm Esther (she/her), I make animations and consult for games. Here's part of my latest gameplay reel, ft. some bedazzled creatures! (the full cut is vimeo.com/1061818643 if you wanna see em doing some CUTE dances)

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