iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Kolo @helloitskolo.com · 09/09/2026

Just realised that not posting in weeks then doing a long vulnerable thread about something is somewhat of a theme lmao Whole ass, no half ass. Middle ground? Don't know her 😂

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Kolo @helloitskolo.com · 09/09/2026

I fear that community focussed content is at risk of becoming extinct. It's harder and harder to produce or find content with the aim of connecting with other people. Actually, genuinely discussing, connecting, interacting.

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We throw newbs in a pit. We tell them they must be competitive auteurs from day one, and that they’re disposable. Young professionals need space to learn. Apprenticeships and junior roles. They don’t know what they don’t know. We need entry level jobs. We’re moving in the opposite direction.

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Kolo @helloitskolo.com · 19/08/2026

TTRPG GMs: What's the advice you'd give to a first time GM? And TTRPG Players: What makes a really good GM? I'll be GMing for the first time in a few months and I'd love your advice!

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☀️ @stel.energy · 01/09/2026

i want games made by people who get to keep their jobs

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Kolo @helloitskolo.com · 31/08/2026

God of War, First play, day 2! Lets go, live now! BOOOOOOOOOY twitch.tv/helloitskolo

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Dead Man's Online @spadetheskeleton.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Heads up windows 11 users, microsoft now has this setting enabled by default. Be sure to disable it :]

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Kolo @helloitskolo.com · 19/08/2026

TTRPG GMs: What's the advice you'd give to a first time GM? And TTRPG Players: What makes a really good GM? I'll be GMing for the first time in a few months and I'd love your advice!

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Tara Voelker @tarav.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

So, who’s hiring? (Yes, I was impacted by the Netflix layoffs even though I was the single accessibility person in gaming.)

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Kolo @helloitskolo.com · 13/08/2026

Is anyone aware of a tag we can use on Twitch to show that our channel is opted out of GenAI training? Just thinking that it'd be nice to be able to identify it immediately when browsing streams. Any suggestions? "NoGenAI"? "OptedOut"?

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Zach Bussey 🍁 @zachbussey.tos.gg · 12/08/2026

Twitch now uses your channel to train generative AI by default. You can opt out of some training here: www.twitch.tv/settings/sec...

Training for Generative AI

Allow your channel content to train generative AI content models at Amazon. Turning this off does not opt you out of Twitch and Amazon using your channel content for other purposes described in the Twitch Privacy Notice, including using AI-supported Twitch features that benefit the community by facilitating streamer growth and monetization (such as real-time sponsorship campaign assistance), viewer discovery (such as recommendations), and community safety (such as AutoMod). Learn more

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Kolo @helloitskolo.com · 05/08/2026

Come give me your game and book recommendations! Coffee time then chat picks the game! LIVE NOW twitch.tv/helloitskolo

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HelloItsKolo - Live on Twitch

Coffee time, game & book chat & then you pick the game! [!choices] | Streaming just chatting.

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Grant Stoner @supercrip1994.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

For seven years, I've had the privilege of reporting on accessibility and the disabled perspective. And now, during my seventh Disability Pride Month in this industry, I'm left wondering if this beat is coming to an end. Read my first @skyboxcritics.com piece here: skyboxcritics.com/2026/07/28/t...

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The vanishing art of disability reporting

As the games industry contracts, disability reporting is facing an extinction-level crisis.

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Kolo @helloitskolo.com · 30/07/2026

✅ travelling at maximum ginger efficiency ✅ not running ✅ seeking snacks ... I think I might be this cat...???

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Kolo @helloitskolo.com · 16/06/2026

PSA: Someone on Discord is impersonating me & DMing people, mostly other streamers, in what I believe to be a scam. I have not DMd you. My DMs on Discord are closed. I will never DM you asking for money, for personal details, or ask you to click links etc. Please block & report if they contact you

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Grant Stoner @supercrip1994.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

With layoffs at Xbox, sources indicate accessibility efforts have also been affected. What was once a champion of accessibility is now a shell of its former self, unsure if accessibility even has a place at the new Xbox. Read my first report for @aftermath.site here: aftermath.site/xbox-layoffs...

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Layoffs Leave The Future Of Xbox’s Award-Winning Accessibility Efforts In Doubt

Former workers say Xbox cuts leave less resources and experts to make sure games are developed, labelled, and tested with accessibility in mind

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Kolo @helloitskolo.com · 22/07/2026

Help me pick today's game! There's some beautiful short indies, a chaos option and No Man's Sky all on the list today! Big yaps, big cuupa tea, let's play a game! Live: twitch.tv/helloitskolo

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big yaps, little coffee, help me pick today's game! [!choices]

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Kolo @helloitskolo.com · 16/07/2026

If you fancy a giggle (& some trees) today... enjoy this video🌲 Best demo I've played all year, an infuriating & hilarious masterpiece. I raged at it for an hour & loved every second. The best & worst (complimentary!!) 10/10 would spend hours joyfully cursing it again. youtu.be/SARM1i05i60

YouTube Thumbnail with the text "Trees Hate Me". Kolo's face is in the foreground, expression scrunched up and eyes closed with three white question marks next to her head. the background is two images from the game demo Trees Hate You, one has a character's path blocked by a bending tree and the other shows a character it trapped under overlapping tree roots.

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Kolo @helloitskolo.com · 15/07/2026

Can I finish Subnautica 2 ... on a 20 day no death streak? LET'S FIND OUT Live! Twitch.tv/HelloItsKolo

Kolo holds up a yellow dry erase sign that reads "safety first, 20 days since last incident" with the number 20 written on by hand

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Rosie (she/her) @airfriedrosie.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Remember Streeting's review into whether young people are being overdiagnosed with ADHD, autism, and mental health issues? Well, the interim report is out, and there's a reason the media are silent on it (spoiler: it proves what a lot of us have been saying all along)

In others, notably ADHD and autism, rising diagnoses and referrals appear to exceed changes in underlying epidemiological prevalence and are likely to reflect a combination of:

improved recognition
changing help-seeking behaviour
institutional incentives
pressures within existing service pathways
Across both ADHD and autism, best currently available population-based estimates remain relatively stable, while administrative diagnoses, self-identification and recorded service demand have increased substantially. In autism, the evidence also points to particularly rapid growth in identified need within educational systems, including increasing identification among girls and among young people without learning disability.

These patterns suggest that rising demand is not simply the result of increasing prevalence, but of several processes operating simultaneously, including:

real increases in distress in some groups
improved recognition of previously unmet need
changing expectations about support
systems that frequently rely on formal diagnosis as the primary route to assistance
Across the system, support is too often accessed through pathways that are slow, fragmented and heavily dependent on diagnostic categorisation. While diagnosis remains essential for some forms of clinical decision-making, the evidence suggests that current arrangements do not always provide the most effective or efficient way of identifying and responding to need.

In particular, where access to support depends heavily on formal diagnosis, demand for diagnostic assessment can increase more rapidly than systems are able to respond, generating long waiting times, duplication of assessment and pressure on specialist services.

The next phase of the review will therefore focus on clarifying the relationship between distress, diagnosis and need, and on examining how systems might respond more effectively to these patterns. A central objective will be to identify opportunities for developing more coherent, evidence-informed care pathways that enable support to be provided earlier and more proportionately, while ensuring that specialist services are available in a timely and appropriate manner for those whose needs are most complex.

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Kolo @helloitskolo.com · 07/07/2026

Did a hard thing today then joked to my partner about how adulthood sucks because you don't get a gold star when you do hard things. Just found this on my desk 🥹

A hand drawn gold star on lined paper. The words "YOU DID IT" above the star in upper case letters.

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⚡ Shaz Shanghari @shazshanghari.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

This is heard to hear. A lot of the Xbox accessibility team are excellent and really care about what they do. I hope they find homes in the industry somewhere, because that talent and expertise should not be lost.

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Kat Welsford @popelady.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

SURPRISE! I'm going to be at develop Tuesday - Thursday to hear wonderful pitches from indies with our VP Ben Finch - What are we looking for? Games with Soul - We want games created by talented teams who show their passion in their game - How can you pitch to us? [SEE THREAD]

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Kolo @helloitskolo.com · 01/07/2026

Show And Tell with Kolo, then YOU get to pick today's game! We're live! twitch.tv/helloitskolo

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HelloItsKolo - Twitch

Show & Tell, then chat picks the game!! (type "!vote" for game choices!)

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The Game Accessibility Conference @gaconf.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Reminder that we offer free tickets to any developers who have recently been laid off. If this is you, drop us a message for the promo code! #DevelopConf #GAConf

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Kolo @helloitskolo.com · 26/06/2026

35 degrees celsius is definitely not weather for gingers

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Kolo @helloitskolo.com · 25/06/2026

hello, can I offer you a stream in these trying times? (Chatty coffee time then more Subnautica 2 with a HRM!) LIVE: twitch.tv/helloitskolo

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HelloItsKolo - Twitch

Got any "keep cool in a heatwave" tips?? More Dramatic Aquatics in Subnautica 2 (with a Heart Rate Monitor!) today!

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Kolo @helloitskolo.com · 23/06/2026

Please don't make weird comments about people wearing cooler clothing/less makeup. There's a heatwave and we're trying to keep cool, you don't need to make it weird. Thanks!!!

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Kolo @helloitskolo.com · 17/06/2026

Subnautica 2 with a Heart Rate Monitor.... let's go DEEP DIVING 🤿 🏊 We're live! 🏊 twitch.tv/helloitskolo

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Potato. (Subnautica 2 with HRM continues todaaaay! 🏊)

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Kolo @helloitskolo.com · 16/06/2026

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Claire - open for work 🦈 @thesharkbit.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Whether you need the following for specific moments or full campaigns, consider working with me on your projects🥰 ✨Full Marketing and Comms GTM planning ✨Steam curation ✨PR ✨Pitching support ✨B2B/B2C Comms ✨Workshop/mentoring consultation 🦈Portfolio www.clairesharkbit.com 💌claire.sharkbit@gmail.com

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Kolo @helloitskolo.com · 09/06/2026

What's the one game you're most excited for that came out of the last week of games showcases? I'm slowly catching up on news and I'm sure I've missed some absolute gems - what have your faves been?

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Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Thanks to everyone who checked out this year's Access-Ability Summer Showcase live. You can find the Vods (including ASL, BSL, Audio Described), and all individual trailers, HERE! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Access-Ability Summer Showcase 2026 - YouTube

Every showcase varient and trailer from the 2026 Access-Ability Summer Showcase, all in one place.

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Kolo @helloitskolo.com · 04/06/2026

Streaming Subnautica 2 with a heart rate monitor is going SWIMMINGLY 🐠

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Kolo @helloitskolo.com · 03/06/2026

Subnautica 2, day 2, with a heart rate monitor, live NOW! 🏊 Twitch.tv/helloitskolo (I think I'm gonna go to the tree)

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They Them Ass B*tch @swordsngrimoires.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

My red mage inspired pirate witch~ I DIY'd the hat and corset myself then styled the rest of the pieces from my closet. I am really proud of this look!! On video it has so much movement, I love the way it looks!

Photo of kaiser wearing their red mage, pirate witch inspired outfit/costume. They are leaning forward holding a long red pipe in their hands standing in green wilderness.

Selfie of kaiser wearing their pirate witch costume, holding their wood moon wand across their chest. They are wearing various shades of burgundy and dark reds.

Kaiser wearing their red mage, pirate witch inspired outfit/costume. The fit consists of a red velvet witch hat with flowers, a feather, and long beaded Tassels hanging from the brim. A dark red velvet robe with gold floral embroidery, various layers of fabric tied around theue waist, velvet burn out bloomer pants, burgundy velvet boots and a gold victorian style hand belt. They are standing in green wilderness pointing their wand off into the distance.

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Kolo @helloitskolo.com · 01/06/2026

Am I doing Subnautica 2 right? 🐠 LIVE now with episode 1! ...I also have an on screen Heart Rate Monitor (lol help) twitch.tv/helloitskolo

Seflie of Kolo with a goofy smile. She is wearing swimming goggles with a large angled straw tucked into the side representing a snorkel.

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Kolo @helloitskolo.com · 30/05/2026

Happy International potato day!!!!!

Kolo smiles with an open mouth, her face in the hole of a polyester potato costume

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Kolo @helloitskolo.com · 29/05/2026

Stanley Parable, except with... a tiger?! Thank you to everyone who suggested I play this, I loved laughing through it! 🐯 New Video is up!🐯 youtu.be/HA6h0mgJwiI

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First Play: Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist [Full Game]

YouTube video by HelloItsKolo

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Kolo @helloitskolo.com · 28/05/2026

Hanging out with @pumpkinberry.tv in No Man's Sky today!! We're Live! twitch.tv/helloitskolo

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Kolo @helloitskolo.com · 28/05/2026

Reason number 500000000 why video games are cool: Being able to meet a wonderful human you've known for nearly 8 years and having a dance together, while being many many miles away!!! @runibl.bsky.social it was so lovely to meet you in No Man's Sky!! 🚀✨

Screenshot from the game No Man's Sky, where two players dance together outside a base

Screenshot from the game No Man's Sky, where two players stand inside a base, in front of a portal and a plant wall

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Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

The Access-Ability Summer Showcase 2026 airs June 5th at 4pm UK, 11am Eastern, 8am Pacific. LauraKBuzz on YouTube and Twitch. 52 minutes of accessibility focused game trailers. Headline sponsors - @manycatsstudios.bsky.social and @techraptor.net.

Access-Ability Summer Showcase. Sponsored by Many Cats Studios and TechRaptor. An accessibility stick figure in a circle. The ends trail off and become controller cables to a standard video game controller, and a modular controller inspired by the Xbox Adaptive Controller silhouette.

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Ian Hamilton @ianhamilton.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day! There's a lot of nice game accessibility content, events and announcements today, so much that it's easy to miss things. So here's a handy cheat-sheet, I'll be keeping it updated throughout the day - ian-hamilton.com/games-indust... #gaad #gamedev

GAAD - Global Accessibility Awareness Day

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Cari 🍉 🔜 Develop / GA11y Gathering / GAConf @cariwatterton.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Today is GAAD - Global Accessibility Awareness Day! ♿ If you're still new to games accessibility, or haven't thought about it much beyond subtitles, here are a few of my favourite resources for starting out. Talks, games, media and communities. Accessibili-buddies, feel free to add your faves too!

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