iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Boo-cas Immanu-ghoul (spooky) @lucasimmanuel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Next up on our Experimental Play Night series is a game I’ve always wanted a party for: Multibowl by @apthomson.bsky.social and @foddy.net, the competitive micro game compilation made out of real game roms that is, arguably, the precursor to Plunderludics. youtu.be/2M_wwSlqAGw?...

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Multibowl sneek peek

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Sam Shields @smshieldsy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

One day to submit prototypes and write-ups to the Workshop on Automated Game Design at the AAAI Artificial Intelligence in Interactive Digital Entertainment conference! We want to see maximalist systems that push the limits of procedural content generation. More here: wagd.site #agd #pcg #aiide

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WAGD 2026 - Workshop on Automated Game Design at AIIDE

A home for advancing the state-of-the-art in automated game design. AIIDE 2026, November 9-10. Submissions due September 18th.

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Ben Johnson 🏺👻 @gamedesignerben.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

This is a very cool concept from other forms of art study, and I think it's great to see it brought into game development.

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Rachel Heleva @hlywa.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I'm building a space for community, art practice, and curation I've always wanted for games in the Bay Area at the MADE as Excutive Director. If any of that calls to you I hope you'll come hang out with us! Our new exhibit, Access to Tools, will be up for the next few months.

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Boo-cas Immanu-ghoul (spooky) @lucasimmanuel.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I’ve started a series @mademuseum.bsky.social called Experimental Play Nights - A Game Night of the Elaborate and Strange. For our inaugural meeting we played Blood on the Clocktower, a social deduction game that creates stories like nothing else. Join us August 28th for something new + weirder!

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Materials for Blood on the Clocktower on a table

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sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

late-breaking mvp of the manifesto jam

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Hanamigi @hanamigi.com · 12/06/2026

illomens.itch.io/no-one-is-go... this "helped" me realign my brain after 12y of intermittent hobby gamedev where most of what I read on the topic had a business pov. I believe that this mindset would help others create more games akin to rectangles with feelings rather than [industry template].

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NO-ONE IS GOING TO BUY YOUR GAME by ill omens

A Manifesto For Making Games

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Rachel Heleva @hlywa.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

talked more about publishing, project positioning, and making friends with people you're pitching. If you're looking for thoughts on something you want to pitch feel free to reach out!

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

@hlywa.bsky.social is a fount of knowledge. We spoke about: - Pitch decks - Publisher support beyond funding - Vertical slices - Finding a publisher & outreach - Getting familiar with publishing contracts Indie game devs, I hope you find this one valuable 🖤

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Kite Line @kiteline.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Happy to announce that we will be hosting our first SOUPJAM on Itch starting next month! If you're interested in the SOUP-like microgenre of art-games then this is a great opportunity to make some SOUP of your own! Together we will teach the world to SOUP! itch.io/jam/soupjam2...

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SOUPJAM2026

A game jam from 2026-04-01 to 2026-07-01 hosted by Kite Line, Figglewatts & KIRA. Rules Make a SOUP-like game, either alone or with a group. You can either mod the original SOUP , use Bapalon , or mak...

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Kyle McKernan @spacetreasured.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

if you like dispatch and are also into apocalyptic teen drama, I have a game for you :~)

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Adriaan @adriaan.games · 01/11/2025

what's up with the eggs

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 08/04/2025

Balatro is a Metroidbrainia.

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Darren Hupke 🔜 PRGE @darrenhupke.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

I reviewed another book! Read my thoughts on "Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and the Rise of Japanese RPGs in the West" by @aidanis.fun. www.patreon.com/posts/book-r...

The book "Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and the Rise of Japanese RPGs in the West" is on a shelf with other gaming trinkets.

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David Atkins @davidoatkins.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

On the bright side, this excellent from the CA Dept of Education: "our offer is this: *nothing.*"

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Ryan T. Brown 🎮🩷 @toadsanime.lostincult.co.uk · 17/10/2024

I'll know this place is genuine when I sign a video games over its DMs

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Rachel Heleva @hlywa.bsky.social · 10/03/2024

Spending Sunday with Ursula Le Guin and the ocean 🌊

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Rachel Heleva @hlywa.bsky.social · 21/02/2024

If you love puzzley, strategic, or tactical games please submit something!

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Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure 🧩⚔️ @furnimatgames.bsky.social · 21/02/2024

Hello! It's finally time. Announcing our debut game: Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure Find your way in a world of breezy, thoughtful puzzles, along a charming journey of self-discovery. Summer 2024 on PC/Mac, Switch, PS5, and Netflix. youtu.be/6ikyzU4F1t4?...

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Rachel Heleva @hlywa.bsky.social · 04/09/2023

Doing lots of serious business at #PAXwest ⚡️

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