iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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James Cooper @jamescoopergames.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I stepped away from socials back in 2020. Coming back, I find a games industry that's changed a lot since I left - in good ways, and in hard ways. I'm looking forward to being part of the community again. 👋

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Uncharted: Nathan Drake and Sully Hug

ALT: Uncharted: Nathan Drake and Sully Hug

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Edd Coates | Game UI Database @eddcoates.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I'm pleased to announce that around 200 pages' worth of tutorial resources are coming to the Game UI Database for FREE via a brand new blog. No ads. No paywalls. No email signups. Here's a preview of the first piece dropping next week, all about crafting cross-platform control schemes and layouts!

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Derek Lieu - Game Trailer Editor @derek-lieu.com · 11/09/2026

I need to interview someone who knows a ton about game optimization—esp. if they have AAA experience! I’m making a video about why it’s impractical to wait until the game is finished to start making trailers (especially for AAA). This is one angle I want to explain it from. Reposts appreciated! 🙏

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Fottaw @fottaw.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

These look awesome, keep it up!

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Kay Savetz @savetz.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Best of all, Bob sent me ~70 floppy disks of unreleased 3-D rendering demos, source code, light pen software, internal development tools, and more. I got the data and shared it all here: forums.atariage.com/topic/392145...

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Bob Fraser disk trove!

My ANTIC podcast interview with Bob Fraser is scheduled to be published this weekend. Bob worked on the CX70 light pen, experimented with 3-D graphics, and wrote the POKEY chapter of De Re Atari, prog...

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Metin Seven, Moon Child's dad 🌝 @seven.eurosky.social · 18/04/2026

Having received so much love for our good old #MoonChild game, we are happy to give love back to the game community by releasing the Moon Child source files + assets. Details can be read in the ReadMe text. We're looking forward to see what you're going to create! 💚 bitbucket.org/rhinoid/moon...

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Josh Sawyer @jesawyer.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

someone asked about these a while back...

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Gaming Alexandria @gamingalexandria.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Looking to move some rare stuff I've already scanned if anybody is interested as well. Just shoot me a DM if you are!

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Úna-Minh's ✨ Open to Work ✨ @unaminh.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

As promised, here's my #Game Design Doc - definitely DON'T read it until you've played the game though. docs.google.com/document/d/1... #gamedev #indiegames

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

The absolute gut punch of seeing mentors and heroes fall for the ai grift. Seeing their avatars flip to ugly generated art, their posts start to read like they were generated… lashing out at people who’ve clearly privately tried to walk them back to reality. We’re losing a lot of 50+ nerds to this

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D Feit 🎃🧛 @feitclub.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

hello my fellow podcasters, Audacity is running a survey and as you'd expect, there are AI questions on there! Very leading questions, at that! Tell them you do not need AI baked into this useful recording/editing software! thank you! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

"Do you currently use any paid LLMs or AI tools?" Yes/No/Prefer Not to Say (lol)
"If applicable, would you be interested in using your AI service together with Audacity?
If, for example, an AI could generate audio, help with editing tasks, or work with your project."
Yes Very Interested/Maybe/No, I Keep AI and Audacity separate/Other"

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Jon-Paul @tripleshot31.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

The irony is they are replacing all their non-union humans with agents run by a single organization that can demand changes in wages (aka token costs) overnight without bargaining.

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Fottaw @fottaw.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Thanks! It's really getting ridiculous

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♢ Fen ♢ @fensartden.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I am still very much available for work! Skills: Art direction, concepting, prototyping, workflows & documentation, art implementation, strong communication and collaboration with programmers & designers. Please reach out via my email on my website for any opportunities 💖 fensartden.com

A selection of levels from monument valley 3, showcasing colorful architecture and foliage amid many different tones.

Levels from the Monument Valley 2: Lost Forest DLC where architecture and foliage are intertwined throughout.

Assemble with Care DLC including an espresso machine to fix with many different parts and gadgets. The background is a bright outdoor patio with the trellis and leaves shadowing the scene.

A selection of NPCs and birds from Alba: A Wildlife Adventure including a glossy ibis, pigeons of various types and a flamingo!

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Del @del.art · 23/03/2026

Friday afternoon I posted my first YouTube vid, about why mid tier games are becoming difficult to get funded or be discoverable. I was hoping for 50 views but surprisingly it somehow hit over 5000 views with 140 positive comments. Happy to welcome more feedback/discussion: ▶️ youtu.be/REZiMNDy0l8

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Death of the Middle in Games

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Fottaw @fottaw.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Was really interesting to look this up online, I did not know it existed! Thanks!

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

lmao the eurovision mascot is so ugly I literally screamed at this reveal

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Mat Brunet (AniMat) @matbrunetvo.com · 14/03/2026

Since the Oscars are tomorrow, animation fans shouldn't just be looking at the Best Animated Feature category and call it a day. We should also be caught up with seeing all the nominees for Best Animated Short. Luckily, they're uploaded on YouTube, and this thread will guide you to all of them.

The nominees for Best Animated Short, including (from left to right) Butterfly, Forevergreen, The Girl Who Cried Pearls, Retirement Plan and The Three Sisters.

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Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me · 11/03/2026

“The concept of Donkey Kong Bananza is…destruction.” “Destruction.” “Destruction.” “Destruction.” Donkey Kong Bananza talk is off to a fantastic start

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Yakumono @luigiblood.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

I would like to remind people that when Nintendo made a brand new web based Star Fox 2 manual for the SNES Mini, it also included actual old design document scans for the game and I think it's pretty rad: www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals...

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Star Fox 2 Manual | Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System | Nintendo

Manual for Star Fox 2 for Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System

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Fottaw @fottaw.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Really awesome, such cool devices. Thanks!

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Lee Petty @leepetty.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Stacking's 15 anniversary sharing continues! Today I'm sharing the Game Design Document I wrote for that game, all those years ago, which was part of our pre-production deliverables. You can download the PDF here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/8jk0e...

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Rebane @rebane2001.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

i made a version of wikipedia you can doomscroll xikipedia.org

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Fottaw @fottaw.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Hope you can figure something out!

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Fottaw @fottaw.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Ah, awesome! Really cool you found these documents and files, thanks! ☺️

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Fottaw @fottaw.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

@chibigstudio.bsky.social that looks interesting! A bit like Zelda, but still different. Good luck with the kickstarter!

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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

In the Risk Assessment docs where Monolith goes over risks and offers solutions, they discuss steps to distinguish themselves from Arkham Asylum and its in-development sequel. They held monthly calls with Arkham people to avoid collisions, even pivoting away from maps planned for Apollo.

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Jetha Chan @jetha.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

My Discord account was compromised over the New Year - if you've ever heard of the good old "just try my game" attack, well, I fell for it. For more information, see my writeup on the matter: jethachan.net/security/202...

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My Discord Account Was Hacked and Used to Extort People | Jetha Chan

Over the holidays, my Discord account was compromised. The attackers used it to social engineer my contacts into downloading malware, then extorted them for ...

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Adriaan @adriaan.games · 08/01/2026

friends! acquaintances! help! i'm looking to hire a game designer (living in the Netherlands) to help build games in The Hidden Folks Universe, starting with a sequel to the indie hit game Hidden Folks. know someone who's a good fit? pls forward this, ty! hiddenfolks.com/job-opening/...

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Job opening: game designer @ Hidden Folks

We're looking for a game designer in the Netherlands to help build games in The Hidden Folks Universe, starting with a sequel to the indie hit game Hidden Folks.

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

If anyone is interested in learning basic programming or python, I HIGHLY recommend this. Granted, I didn’t take the course, but I followed the book on my own and it is an OUTSTANDING way to learn some python skills to do what the title says: Automate the Boring Stuff! 😎👍🏼

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Craig Morrison @silirrion.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

New year, time for the quarterly update of my #gamedev resource at www.startmakinggames.com This is a completely FREE resource, aimed at folks wanting to make games for the very first time. So if you know folks whose New Year resolution was 'I want to start making games' this is the link for them!

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Des Walsh @deswalsh.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Hay 3d artists Thomas is very much someone you should give a follow to ⬇️⬇️

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Shaun Mooney @mooneysart.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

So im gonna need all of you who want to support my sweeper dreams to follow this. Teaser coming soon!!

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Fottaw @fottaw.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

@bencloward.bsky.social thanks for the awesome shader and other gamedev tutorials on your YouTube channel ( youtube.com/bencloward ) Hope you are doing good yourself!

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Tasha Tikhonova @tashati-art.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

When a platform starts treating your art like an AI training dataset — that’s a sign 😌 So I’m giving Bluesky a try. Let’s get to know each other again: Tasha, concept artist & storyteller 💜 #PostTwitter

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phoenixrising @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

In Icelandic folklore Jólakötturinn, the Yule Cat, comes to eat those who do not wear their new clothes for Christmas. In this image, you can see somebody did not put on their new Christmas sweater. Or perhaps even more unfortunately, no one got them one! More ... 👇

Jólakötturinn is huge, as big as if not bigger than a house, and only comes around for Christmas. Some say Jólakötturr (as sometimes shortened) is the pet of the a family of trolls known as the Yule Lads who are Santa’s helpers in Iceland. It’s also said that he has a particular taste for ungrateful children.

The legend of the Jólakötturinn was not written down for publishing until the early 19th century. At first a more obscure countryside myth, the lore of Yule Cat has only grown since and is now internationally known and celebrated.

It is theorized the practical purpose of this myth may have been to aid in wool production in earlier seasons of the year which children took part in helping with.

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Fottaw @fottaw.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Finished reading the book "Attack of the black squares" from @as-king.bsky.social . It's really good, and gave me food for thought. The book is especially relevant in the time we live in now.

Cover of the book: Attack of the black rectangles. The cover depicts many censored crossed out words, only the title of the book is still readable. One of the censored words blocks a young kid's mouth from speaking.

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Richard Moss @mossrc.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Introducing my next documentary project. This is my concept, and my synopsis has had really upbeat feedback from the LucasArts and adventure community people I've shown it to. We'll have more to share in January, but for now please follow @scummdoc.bsky.social and sign up to the waitlist.

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nic tringali @nictringali.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Last bit of The Banished Vault posting: I wrote fifteen design diaries during and after development! Everything from simulation, complexity, dice, art design, teaching, art, and more. People have told me they found them interesting and helpful! Find them all here: lunardivision.net/the-banished...

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Fottaw @fottaw.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

@leepetty.bsky.social Thanks! I love the fact that you keep sharing these game design documents!

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The Map Center @mapcenter.com · 04/12/2025

I'm no purist when it comes to participating in things we all know are bad. I try to reduce my harm but I'm an honest hypocrite. I won't judge you for still using Spotify, just try this rad alternative. I'm listening to music from Dar es Salaam. Where will you listen to? radio.garden/listen/furah...

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Explore live radio by rotating the globe

Explore live radio by rotating the globe.

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Fottaw @fottaw.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Thanks! @ everybody take a look, it's a great course! I already took it, and learned a bunch.

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Alien 👽 Max | gamedev 🇺🇦 @alienmax.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

I'm working on a Sci-Fi game where the plot is related to space and interstellar objects and our solar system. But today, for the first time, I decided to read and watch details about the comet 3I/ATLAS's. Thank you NASA science.nasa.gov/solar-system...

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