iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 29/09/2026

Have an awesome day people!

A photo of Volos and mt. Pelion, Greece. The yellow building is the city's university. Taken on my early morning walk today.

Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 24/09/2026

There goes my Macbook 12" Steam gaming. I know it's old, but dang. I can also not find an alternative 12" laptop to replace it with. It's a perfect size for traveling with :(

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 23/09/2026

Yesterday, during a talk about the games industry, this scene came to mind. People should have the chance to make games because they can be fun, inspire us, maybe even make the world better, whether or not they’re financially successful. That’s purpose enough.

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 14/09/2026

I bought BOTW for the Switch 2 but I only see this screen? ffs, it's hard for me.

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 14/09/2026

Research is research... (even if it's a 6 hour long interview)

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 11/09/2026

It feels like we now need a similar screen but for AI.

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 09/09/2026

Dude. Seriously. I keep finding this in game development books. I think first time I came across it was in @tynansylvester.bsky.social 's book. Not specifically framed as "contrast" but that’s how I’ve always viewed it. A contrast between different types of decisions is what makes games compelling.

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 09/09/2026

Keeping physical media alive reason #24123123 Finding a perfectly working copy of a game, next to the recycle bin, near your place. Thanks stranger. P.S. Never played this really...

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 08/09/2026

<3 <3 <3 Initially something that felt off with me discerning their arms and I think for a good reason- their arms (different height I guess) not having an upward angle when holding a flower seems off in this scene. What do you think?! Keep it up <3

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 01/09/2026

Back home, but the indies are still with me. #gamescom #indies #indiegames

Gamescom exclusive vinyl containing music from selected indies !

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 30/08/2026

… people just being awesome!

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 20/08/2026

#not at #Gamescom booking.com ... not at Gamescom. still fun meeting up with industry friends again!

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 15/08/2026

I wanna watch WandaVision! We have WandaVision at home:

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 14/08/2026

Unity keeps scaring the heck out of me.

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 09/08/2026

I think I can get behind Jason Segel being Guybrush Threepwood in a live-action movie :P

Jason Segel in How I Met Your Mother dressed up as a pirate.

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 09/08/2026

SHOW ME YOUR DECKS! (or rather portables) apparently I collect handhelds now? -...I promise I can stop whenever I want. *accidental product placement was fun- @retrogamermag.bsky.social #PleaseDontUseANewZealandAccentWhenReadingThis #indieGames #portableGaming #gamedev

My current portable systems.

Game Boy Original, Steam Deck
Game Boy Color, Nintendo Switch 2
DS Lit, Nintendo Switch
Retroid Pocket 6 (newest addition)

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 05/08/2026

A friend wanted to go see The Odyssey, so I joined them. "As Nolan intended" is not a thing here. - IMAX is a 2,5 hours drive from where I live - Local cinema had a blown front woofer I reckon - The "fix" for the issue was setting the rest of the speakers to 150%. Movie was a good 6/10 for me.

I had multiple notifications for high sound levels while watching The Odyssey, with horrible audio at a local cinema.

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 04/08/2026

Spam emails now feel like a breath of fresh air. I guess *I have money in the bank* to be able to afford that payment and I'm not aware of it!

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 02/08/2026

Missing around ~30 books that are not relevant but this is how my total looks like if I buy all the audiobooks I've listened to related to Game Design/Development/Games. I really want to do this though. Perhaps step by step and a re-read!?

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 23/07/2026

I finally managed to grab a copy of Curse of Monkey Island boxed <3 I’m amazed at the fact they localized the manual… in Greek!

A collection of Monkey Island 1,2 and 3! (and a small George Stobbart statue on the side :P)

The Greek manual for Curse of Monkey Island!

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 20/07/2026

Me, booking meetings for Gamescom: Learning more about the company, the people, if they are a good fit, messaging them about what I'd like to discuss and being as kind as I can be, because peopl's time is *very important*. Invites I get be like:

Censored image of a message I got which was most likely automatically generated as the person is hoping for use to meet at GDC and not Gamescom.

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 12/07/2026

As a #gamedev I need to “touch grass” a bit so I’m going to the beach to relax and cool down… My relaxation:

Holding a tablet at the beach reading about creating a vertical slice (game development)

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 11/07/2026

So I wanted to try out how well my Macbook plays FFXIV. I swear to you, I've pressed this button at least 6 times now.

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 07/07/2026

I've got a lot of screen real estate but nah. This just feels more appropriate. thanks @maxkriegervg.bsky.social

Watching .hack on my retro PC sitting on the edge of my office which runs Windows XP and a sports a Sony 15" CRT screen with a Retrobit keyboard ;)

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 28/06/2026

Finally! My DS lite is alive!

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 17/06/2026

Re-watched a play-through of Grim Fandango. I keep thinking @doublefine.com feels like Glottis getting sick from being away from "speed" too long. Genuinely loved Keeper and Kiln but DF's "speed" is Tim's games. I think... we need the rocket sled! We need @timoflegend.bsky.social 's new adventure!

A screenshot from Grim Fandango where the rocket sled wth Glottis on board starts it's journey to reach El Marrow with incredible speed!

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 05/06/2026

Google photos sometimes is fun! Throwback on a dnd campaign that unfortunately didn't last long, but I seriously enjoyed using my tablet for drawing out what was happening!

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 29/05/2026

Adding unscheduled maintenance on the list. Old machines need to be checked regularly!

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 24/05/2026

watching Groundhog Day and streaming stopped at exactly this frame

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 23/05/2026

Today I took some time to finish playing Keeper... and I’m really glad I did! I did not expect to get emotional over a fresnel lens. Honestly @doublefine.com you should try doing a story-mode Kiln. I'd play the heck out of it.

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 22/05/2026

Something’s going on with Facebook

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 18/05/2026

The meat and spices might be slightly different depending but we call it gyros because of this contraption so essentially it’s very much like doner! And now I’m hungry 🤤

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 18/05/2026

Huh? Every once and a while I get this on #unity ? :/

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 17/05/2026

how I feel making games vs how I look making games

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 14/05/2026

I get why this works as an example! We're not classically trained artists but this is real human art! a centuries-old style which hasn't been digitized much... Not only that, @manolismakris.com drew props and characters by hand, around a full-time job, caring for three daughters and an injured arm.

Hand-drawn Karagiozis faces on paper using pencil, trying to figure out how we want our own Karagiozis to look like.

A pencil resting on a paper, with a rough hand-drawn Greek shadow-theater Karagiozis character on it.

A paper page with rough pencil drawings of stage props for our Karagoizis game.

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 13/05/2026

Been very quiet about our work, mostly because we're making a small game built around a very specific part of our culture, so we've only shown parts locally. *Still*, this is *exactly* what happened to us, too. from Indie Game Movement Podcast #399 with Andrew Pappas and @colin.how

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 04/05/2026

OK this i wasn’t expecting. BEST UI AND TYPOGRAPHY I’VE SEEN IN A WHILE …and in GREEK 🇬🇷 ?!?! Who is responsible?! Who @timoflegend.bsky.social ?! @doublefine.com ? I need to hug them. Thank you. THANK YOU! P.S. Tim, don’t worry, you’re still getting a hug too. Honestly, this brightened my day.

The initial configuration screen of Kiln by double fine productions in Greek!

The pottery interface in Kiln by double fine productions in Greek

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 01/05/2026

It’s 2026 and somehow this is still an issue ? #ps5 #dvd #preservation

the dvd region code screen on the ps5 limited to 5 region changes

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Ioannis Karavas @karavas.io · 19/04/2026

Modified #Unity timeline editor to make it work better for our game development needs. Been making tools for most of my life, so I couldn’t help myself- hopefully I won’t regret it At least I had fun learning ;) #gamedev #indie P.S Customizing actions and labels should be simpler @unity.com !