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Iris @ melbnova #77 @irisviscaria.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

No I don't technically ""own a guitar"" or """"know how to play one"""" but what's important is that this exact Joey face has been my discord icon for the past decade so I had to have it

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Iris @ melbnova #77 @irisviscaria.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

amazing things happening at melbnova. Obviously I purchased. (from @marsbehind.bsky.social!!)

Flowchart that begins with "do you play guitar? Yes/no" with both options leading to "lmao doesn't matter look at my meme pick design", and a guitar pick featuring Joey Wheeler from Yu-Gi-Oh's iconic meme chinface

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Iris @ melbnova #77 @irisviscaria.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

LEMONBALL is an extremely unserious tribute to the time we accidentally reinvented Gormball at @cashmerekittyart.bsky.social's birthday. for the optimal experience I recommend playing with an official Neop*ts tarot deck if you own one. (and don't forget to back Big Turbs the SUPERB fairy wren xoxox)

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Iris @ melbnova #77 @irisviscaria.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

and then while procrastinating on dice of 'roos I also made my SECOND EVER TABLETOP GAME (EVEN SILLIER SPECIAL BONUS ENTRY) for #goweaveabasket! you can play LEMONBALL here: irisviscaria.itch.io/lemonball

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LEMONBALL by Iris V

a party game for virtual pet site enthusiasts :)

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Iris @ melbnova #77 @irisviscaria.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

dice of 'roos is a very silly tribute to my experiences on That One Virtual Pet Site as an unsupervised kid on the internet 2004-2006, to Quintessential Australian Millennial Experiences, and to a bunch of weirdly specific things that happened in primary school. (if you know you know)

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Iris @ melbnova #77 @irisviscaria.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

anyway very excited to announce I made my FIRST EVER TABLETOP GAME for #goweaveabasket: Dice of 'Roos, aka "if TNT are going to file the serial numbers off something from my country, I'm going to file them right back on for this game jam". check it out here: irisviscaria.itch.io/dice-of-roos

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Dice of 'Roos by Iris V

a legally distinct game of chance from Kangaroo Island, South Australia

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Iris @ melbnova #77 @irisviscaria.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

this was supposed to be my zine account but I guess I should put my gamedev things here too now instead of just on my personal??? (<--- zinemaker who made a whole bunch of new zines for FOTP earlier this year and didn't bother to log into the Designated Zine Making Account about it)

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Iris @ melbnova #77 @irisviscaria.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

my vibe at conventions is Bonnie from In Stars And Time. I don't table personally but I show up to cons to help my artist friends at their tables like "hello i have homemade muffins and an entire lemon cake in my bag, also I made some biscuits if you want". I AM THE SNACK LEADER!!!!

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Iris @ melbnova #77 @irisviscaria.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

I was just thinking about [Futility]... I keep saying this, but this stamp rally really is a "Futility" moment... Don't you think it's strange that @cashmerekittyart.bsky.social knew exactly where to find 9 artists for this rally? Almost as if she had received information from someone in the future-

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Iris @ melbnova #77 @irisviscaria.bsky.social · 10/02/2024

plus DORITOS TONITE QUEEN, a special collab zine with @sarah-rhiannon.com about all the foods our cat has tried to steal from us (and sometimes succeeded)

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Iris @ melbnova #77 @irisviscaria.bsky.social · 10/02/2024

I'm at Festival of the Photocopier again tomorrow, with the following zines: NEOPIAN MEMORIES: reflections on the very silly things I did on neopets dot com as a kid COOL BIRDS IN YOUR AREA: a guide to my favourite local birds CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE: pictures of my cat with her tongue out

My zines are spread out on a purple glittery tablecloth.
1. Orange zine titled NEOPIAN MEMORIES: EVERYTHING I GOT UP TO ON NEOPETS DOT COM FROM 2003 TO 2023. 2. Small a7 zine that says COOL BIRDS IN YOUR AREA in red/yellow/green/blue text. 3. A6 zine with my cat poking her tongue out, says CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE in purple classic wordart. 4. A6 zine with text message conversation on the front that says "Doritos tonite queen? Doritos tonite?" And underneath "culinary criticism from Lucy the cat"

Festival of the Photocopier zine fair, sat & sun 10th and 11th Feb 12pm-5pm @ Meat Market (3 Blackwood st North Melbourne). Free entry.

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