iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

people are mocking this but its unironically a good deal of why a lot of other parts of the world don't have our brainworms

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gblekkenhorst @gblekkenhorst.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Sorry I forgot to tell you. I'm in a show at Interaccess this weekend. The opening is in half an hour, at 7pm. 32 Lisgar in Toronto. It's on until Saturday.

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gblekkenhorst @gblekkenhorst.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Any day, another mad sprint immediately before an unfinished exhibition trying desperately just trying to get it working at least as well as it was last night

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Douglas @dmgregory.ca · 12/06/2026

Tomorrow (Saturday), come check out our exhibit of student-made alternative control games at #TorontoGamesWeek! You'll get to play games… • on a Pepper's ghost hologram display • using a spy-tech briefcase full of gadgets • by digging through a literal trash can 1-6 PM on the UofT campus Details 👇

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CTRL-ALT-DELICIOUS: Games

Alt control games being exhibited at CTRL-ALT-DELICIOUS, Saturday June 13th.

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gblekkenhorst @gblekkenhorst.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I have SO MANY games you can see and maybe touch for @torontogamesweek.com this week! Renters Market is being projected outdoors at the waterfront on Thursday, June 11th, starting at 8pm! More Info: www.toronto.ca/explore-enjo...

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Michael Iantorno☔️✊ @michaeliantorno.com · 21/04/2026

Some good news for all the game jam organisers out there! We've put together a press kit for 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵, 𝘑𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳? so you can easily share it at your events and on social media. Our interactive tool is a great way to give budding game developers post-jam advice and resources.

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What's Next, Jammer? Press Kit Now Available!

Some good news for all the game jam organisers out there! We've put together a press kit for What's Next, Jammer? so you can easily share it at your events and on social media. Our interactive tool is...

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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

me when nothing is happening: I will engage in the age-old custom of Protestant deprivation, as is virtuous me when even minorly inconvenienced: absolutely fuck that

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Helvetica Blanc @helveticablanc.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Was doing my morning ritual card during the cusp of the years of the serpent and horse, and appear to have accidentally drawn some fan art of @slimyswampghost.bsky.social's Long Horse!

A drawn ritual card in brown and black ink, black conté crayon, and bronze paint. It features a serpent with a horse's head and falling star.

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

RISO Global has been fuming for years that everyone keeps using their machines to make zines and avant-garde art prints rather than their intended use, giant institutions that want to print 500 copies of something as cheaply as possible but also for some reason really need to use fluorescent orange

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bell 🌧️ @bellhasabat.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

I fixed the incorrect use of > in the image! Please refer to this one instead.

Our most important advice: If you have never finished a comic before: Make a comic less than 30 pages before starting a large one. I literally cannot stress this enough.

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gblekkenhorst @gblekkenhorst.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

When will we get a proper Wuthering Heights adaptation Two hours of a woman knitting and absolutely ragging on everyone she knows, punctuated by a moron dropping in on his landlords without their consent, completely oblivious that they openly hate him (and each other, and themselves)

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John Freeman @johnfreeman.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Art by Iranian cartoonist Mana Neyestami | www.instagram.com/neyestanimana

Art by Iranian cartoonist Mana Neyestami | https://www.instagram.com/neyestanimana

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gblekkenhorst @gblekkenhorst.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

I must not break my streak... Finally an hourly comic day that's not just ten panels of me sitting in front of a computer working. (Though maybe it should have been.)

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shing yin khor @shing.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

I met Harper today and am reading this game right now and holy shit, it is brilliant and weird and I’m kinda obsessed with it!!

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Jesse Farrell @jfsculpts.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Decouple your art from your self, and do the same for every other artist. The art is what you make, but it’s not you, how people respond to it (or don’t) isn’t about you as a person. Strangers might love what you do and your loved ones might be indifferent. This is all okay.

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Hannah Shaffer @hanbandit.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

A roleplaying game where you have to close every one of your 200 open browser tabs one by one, gradually giving up parts of yourself until you are reborn as an egg.

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dr. hazel 🕸️🕷️ @hazelmonforton.com · 18/12/2025

The year is 2035. There are three game studios left. Each one produces a game every 10 years, killing 250+ developers in the process. They all accidentally make the same game because they used genAI in preproduction. They sell 500 million units each, missing quarterly targets. Everyone is laid off.

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WISHLIST SKRUB SQUAD @devonwiersma.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Indie devs: There is nothing stopping you from hopping onto SoundCloud (or any music platform), finding a song by a creator you like, and messaging/emailing them to ask if you can pay them to use their music. It's frankly an amazing way to source music that hits for your game!

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gblekkenhorst @gblekkenhorst.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

I need to read some metaphysically mysterious literature or philosophy to dig out my voice for a writing project. (I am trapped somewhere between "conditional statements", "academic charts" and "sloppy diarist" right now. Please recommend your favourites, my favourites aren't surprising me properly

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𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐙𝐈𝐍𝐄 @funland.itch.io · 01/12/2025

AIM FOR THE STARS: FUNLAND NO. 5 HAS LANDED @oniongames.bsky.social's YOSHIRO KIMURA on life on Earth. @lukewasthefish.bsky.social on life on alien worlds (or at least SLC). @kaittremblay.bsky.social on death in the cosmos. Cover by @alexanderlaird.bsky.social funland.itch.io/funland-zine...

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Harry Wallop @harrywallop.co.uk · 02/12/2025

Great culture can save lives. Literally. Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

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gblekkenhorst @gblekkenhorst.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

I have worked with @allworms.bsky.social and can confirm that they are very good at teaching

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shel kahn @portablecity.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

I am working hard to make the playmaps etc available outside of my local neighbourhood! If you are looking for my comics, The Beguiling ships internationally: beguilingbooks.com and if you want my games, 401 Games and Sword and Board have your back: store.401games.ca www.theswordandboardtoronto.com

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gblekkenhorst @gblekkenhorst.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

(R-L T-B:) Kentucky Route Zero, the Dream Machine, Indika. I don't know the last one but I want to play it. I got a stack of Polish theatre posters I want to turn into games someday, stand by

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gblekkenhorst @gblekkenhorst.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

If you're able to pleas help my friend and his dad

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𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐙𝐈𝐍𝐄 @funland.itch.io · 09/11/2025

Today’s the day!!! Pop by the Cecil Centre to grab a Plastiboo print, the latest Film Fvckers and all kinds of Zine Dump goodies!

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gblekkenhorst @gblekkenhorst.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

I went to zine dump and I spent more than I could afford on magical objects, which having seen, I could no longer live without

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gblekkenhorst @gblekkenhorst.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Renters Market will be showcased in TWO locations in downtown Toronto during Superfest Nov 1-7!

a greenish-giant points at a rat he's holding, with the words "Renters Market" behind them

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king ned ludd 🇨🇦 @grumble.social · 24/10/2025

still thinking about this article today. so many societal ills are caused by people white-washing what actually happens. it's awful to see games do it too. can't wait for cozy domestic violence simulator or cozy kkk simulator

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a wholesome plane has hit the second cozy tower

more like no thoughts to declare

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Liℤℤy Kodpuak née Acid Lich (can’t spell sheaves without she) @acidlich.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Sometimes I look at what happens in physics and I’m glad I’m in math. I like my math just totally disconnected from reality. Reality is the pits

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𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐙𝐈𝐍𝐄 @funland.itch.io · 20/09/2025

“I used to dream about attending viewings of rotting houses with impossible geometry." @gblekkenhorst.bsky.social recalls the apartment hunting nightmares and even darker rituals behind RENTER'S MARKET. Read more: funland.itch.io/funland-zine-no-2 Subscribe: patreon.com/funlandmag

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gblekkenhorst @gblekkenhorst.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

I have designed a new Pomodoro technique Work on a porch in the sunshine with no electrical outlet. Everytime it runs out of battery, get up and stretch, return it to its charger, and grab the other laptop

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gblekkenhorst @gblekkenhorst.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Non-mimetic content is not too saucy for children

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Shivaun @shivaunish.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Made a bot in honour of the 24/7 Twilight livestream this week m.youtube.com/watch?v=f7-x...

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The Twilight Saga Movie Marathon | 24/7 Streaming Event!

YouTube video by The Twilight Saga

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shel kahn @portablecity.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

this this this

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Taylor Price @taylornprice.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

oysters 🦪

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White Squirrel 📦 @whitesquirrel.com · 03/09/2025

Due to popular demand, we are setting up a heavily discounted fulfillment service for artists outside the US that are scrambling after the recent tariff / customs policy put in place for shipments to the USA.

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shel kahn @portablecity.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Another concept I created for Peculiar Path's solarpunk project, this one exploring the interior of a potentially transformed cruise ship. At this point we wanted a wonky, DIY, scrappy feel to everything, but still with an aura of hope and excitement and possibility.

A super detailed and complex digital painting of a shot down the center aisle of a huge cruise ship that has been retrofitted into dense residential structures, with a ton of DIY modding added on top of the standard cruise ship cabin decks structure, including glass cube windows, bamboo-built balconies, rope bridges, and more. In the foreground we see someone setting up at a table on a balcony, and an array of gardening structures, chickens and goats milling around. There's a ton of plants everywhere and dramatic aerial perspective, making it feel hazy and misty but still sunny.

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gblekkenhorst @gblekkenhorst.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

"A literary text is a machine for producing possible worlds"

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RollerGirl | Wishlist on Steam @rollergirlgame.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Excited to announce our Steam page is live and features our all-new official reveal trailer! ✨ Wishlist now on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/2828540/...

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gblekkenhorst @gblekkenhorst.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Ok - what if you made a game in stages. RPG, avatar creation but nothing too zany, matched up with 15 people. Stage 1 you're given a collaborative project to complete, some tasks require 2-3 people to accomplish. Sort of Among Us, but challenging enough to distract you from knowing Stage 2 is coming

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𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐙𝐈𝐍𝐄 @funland.itch.io · 25/08/2025

For previews: @stvulture.bsky.social gives the alchemy & elements behind ALL LIVING THINGS. @lexa.bsky.social hollers on SCREAMING HEAD. @gblekkenhorst.bsky.social trades apartment hunting horrors in RENTER'S MARKET. Open the door to SOUP ROOMS with @kiteline.bsky.social & @akumakira.bsky.social.

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gblekkenhorst @gblekkenhorst.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Don't know where my narrative will land yet, so I'm casting the dumbest, widest net For sure: - archives - narratology and possible worlds - interface games ?: - northern Ontario history - history of human expression, prehistory to contemporary 🙄 - organic, astrophysical and geologic anomalies

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