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Institute for Manufactured Futures @ifmf.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Thrilled to see this. We need more and more stories envisioning more and more liberated futures. Check it out! And while the next Canopy Archive project isn't a fit for this, it is deeply inspired by a chapter in @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social and @genderhorizon.com's book - stay tuned later this year!

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Central Michigan University Press @cmichpress.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

This is so cool! Check it out and listen for Dog Eat Dog as part of the world building!

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Institute for Manufactured Futures @ifmf.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Our collab with DSM&D on 235 bloom (and upcoming content for Canopy Archive!) has us thinking more about how games tell stories. Stumbled upon this keynote by @meghna.bsky.social (narrative designer on the videogame Sable, among others) from a few years ago. It's enlightening!: tinyurl.com/5ykdzbcb

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White Protagonism and Imperial Pleasures in Game Design #DIGRA21

So is it even possible to make a video game that resists capitalism-colonialism?

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Dice Kapital @dicekapital.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Some of these episodes run on my game ECOPUNK! And others on lots of other cool systems! Incredible! Tune in!

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Institute for Manufactured Futures @ifmf.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

'Canopy Archive: 235 bloom' is out now! Episodes 1-3 available on all major podcast platforms. Episodes 4-16 release throughout the day tomorrow, May 15, 2026. This is a land of suburban agri-jungles, community-scale 3D printers, and up-to-two-story-tall battery-powered mecha in 2089 Des Moines.

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Institute for Manufactured Futures @ifmf.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

235 bloom - the premiere series of Canopy Archive, a collaboration between Des Moines & Dragons and The Institute for Manufactured Futures - is a work of speculative fiction taking place in Des Moines, Iowa, in the year 2089. Come celebrate the launch of something new with us! @therookroom.com

235 Bloom
Release Party
May 15 at 7pm
Rook Room Game Lounge & Cafe
300 SW 5th St, Des Moines, IA

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