iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Big thanks to @tokyogamebridge.bsky.social for the opportunity to demo @bandmatesgame.bsky.social tonight in Kyoto. Great connecting with people there! Chill event vibes perfect for a chill game experience. And much thanks to @q-games.com for the support.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I’ll be in Kyoto if you wanna meet up for a coffee or anything.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I have not been active here (or anywhere public online) for a while, but if you’re going to Kyoto for Bit-summit next month and wanna meet up then please give me a shout!

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

This is great! The harvesting/seed growing mechanic is brilliant - makes it so easy to guide the player through simple changes in the music.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

I'll be bringing my Terra to Kyoto as well! I love being able to tune each 'key' to whatever note I want. It's like creating a custom melodic palette that I can sonically paint with freely afterwards.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

I just got the Pulsar over the holidays! (I'll be bringing it to Kyoto). I agree it doesn't necessarily play nicely with others because it's such a full sound on its own, but it's a ton of fun to play with and full of happy accidents. Modulating the clock makes amazing grooves, but that won't sync.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

SOMA always has such original designs. I love their approach to sound and music making.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Congrats Chris! I'm excited for you and your team. Game looks fantastic and nostalgic.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

I only provided the narrative inspiration.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

I was planning a 'trading card' party for my 40th for several months. Printed template cards professionally, and then let everyone loose with pens and pencil crayons. Everyone had a blast. Best party I've ever thrown. Here's the 43 cards I collected from 22 friends (artists and non-artists alike).

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Perhaps you might enjoy my new album? gabrielkoenig.bandcamp.com/album/faint-...

gabrielkoenig.bandcamp.com

faint ideas, by Gabriel Koenig

28 track album

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Finally got into Hades (yes the first one) the other week, and I'm blown away by how much they achieve with dialog without having a single dialog choice. Really makes me think.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

I only just flagged my stuff for takedown from spotify, but in the mean time I changed my artist profile picture too.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Reminds me a bit of the Loot Rascals OST, (which I love), and also has a bit of the low-fi weirdness of my Test Tube Titans OST, (which I'm biased to love).

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Oh hell yeah, I'm into this. Thanks for the recommendation.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

I'm turning 40 in January, so this year I'm having a trading card party with my friends where everyone makes trading cards at the party and then trades cards. I printed blank cards templates for everyone to use. Really looking forward to it. Could be my best party yet...

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

In uni I remember I made glasses that blocked out the shared field of view so you could use both eyes but without depth perception. I don't know why I did that though.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Loving it so far. What a feeling.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Maybe nobody needs to hear this, but for posterity's sake, I have uploaded the entirety of the awful first 'electronic music' album that I made back in high school over 20 years ago. Normalize being bad at art! It's okay to suck if you're having fun! gabrielkoenig.bandcamp.com/album/overlo...

gabrielkoenig.bandcamp.com

Overlooked - Not My Fault, by Gabriel Koenig

36 track album

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

I'm upset just thinking about trying to deal with a bug like this.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

I guess I need to accept that it will take time to migrate 100%, but I should start sooner than later. My main concern is what happens if I sign up for a different service that shuts down in 5 years time? Would ideally sign up for a new service that is ethical and secure.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

I haven't been posting much here lately because what even is social media, but if you or someone you know enjoys music then please check out our little game that we've been working on.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Yes, the sweat is the essential ingredient to make it all stick together.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

My friend and I had been working on a treatment for a film called "Dust Man", which was more or less this. I guess I'm just fascinated by how dust is simultaneously nothing but also something deeply disturbing on many levels.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

I need to see the horror film based on this premise.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

More Band Mates news coming very soon.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Sometimes I feel this way about everything. Like how is anyone good at anything?

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

I feel this. Lately I've been using an old pen to chew on and stick up my nose while I'm thinking. My desk is actually a disaster.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

These are so great! Noby Noby is definitely a game to celebrate like this.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

I quote this line way more than anyone else probably realizes.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

If you're curious how things flow while playing Band Mates, here's a super quick example from just now, starting from the initial session state. We'll be opening up a public beta in the near future. Follow @grooveboxgames.bsky.social for more.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Good luck! This is always the worst part, but you're almost there!

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

I saw them by myself years ago with the Black and White album. Definitely memorable. So much spitting on the stage from one of them that they had a designated towel guy to wipe up at regular intervals. Also locked eyes with Pelle at one point while I was standing in the very front. Intense!

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Oh wow congrats, I never did that one. I can imagine how it felt. Just thinking about it now I need to be careful that I don't get sucked back in again. Maybe what burned me out most was having some incredible runs and then going back to really underwhelming runs - made me question my time.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I was working on the challenges at the end, but I think there was something that spooked me as too much of a commitment so I moved on that that point. Thankful that these types of games always have a bit of an 'end goal' even if they can be played forever.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

If casinos were like Balatro I might actually consider going to one. That game was definitely an obsession of mine for at least a month of so, but thankfully it's behind me again after unlocking most of the jokers.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

If I ever finish my latest passion project then it's absolutely going to have VO even if it's just me and my friends.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Thanks! It's basically a musical sandbox. You can jam live or record/edit parts or any combination of that. Imagine something like Tiny Glade but for music. Also the trailer music was all made using the game itself! We'll be sharing more videos soon to demo the gameplay :)

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

I've been working on this game for 4 years with relatively no budget and a micro-sized team. We're almost ready to share it all. Proud to be able to offer a playful, creative, and non-violent new game that is all about making music with friends.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Wow, you've been cool for such a long time!

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

I love the vibe of the game audio overall. Feels good and retro from my fondest N64 days. Props to those responsible.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

This kind of rotation stuff is always the worst part of development (until I get to porting to console). Good luck!

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Cool! Are you making the tapes yourself? What's your process?

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Really nice! Could have listened for 30 minutes easy.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

For sure. Being zero-budget indie for so long I just have no sense of how much it costs to make games on the next level up. If I suddenly had a budget I'd probably have no idea how to manage it.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

As someone who made about 10k last year I'm always floored by what affordable means in the creative industry. But maybe I just need to get a 'proper' job.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Having done some room modelling for a side-project recently, I can definitely say I wish I could afford someone to create reference drawings like this. I would draw it myself but my brain just doesn't work this way.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

This is me, but for years now I've mostly been hooked on Zevia soda. Usually only on weekends, but for special occasions I will also allow weekday sipping. Treats like this make my world go round.

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Wow, feels like I somehow haven't looked at the game since you were still doing early prototyping and it looks so complete and amazing. Very happy for you and your team!

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Gabriel Koenig @ghosttime.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I highly recommend this film en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_St... It's full of talking heads music, but the lovely oddball style of the film might be enough to turn you.

en.wikipedia.org

True Stories (film) - Wikipedia

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