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Justin Bortnick @lordhuffnpuff.allfatherproductions.com · 01/07/2026

I've seen a few folks posting about this kind of thing or related subjects today, so this might be of interest to them... @cuppy.bsky.social @moomanibe.bsky.social @pedrothedagger.bsky.social (and if you're not interested sorry for the notification!)

Justin Bortnick @lordhuffnpuff.allfatherproductions.com · 24/06/2026

Do you mind if I lift some of these images/language for a powerpoint version? I think my students could benefit from seeing the visibility in motion.

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Justin Bortnick @lordhuffnpuff.allfatherproductions.com · 07/06/2026

I believe that the completely-accurate-so-far-leaks said nope, back to Persona 2 if you want that.

Justin Bortnick @lordhuffnpuff.allfatherproductions.com · 05/06/2026

There's an entire Persona game about inducing this version of society, as I'm sure you know.

Justin Bortnick @lordhuffnpuff.allfatherproductions.com · 02/06/2026

"I'm sure we all agree that we ought to love one another, and I know there are people in the world that do not love their fellow human beings, and I hate people like that." - Tom Lehrer

Justin Bortnick @lordhuffnpuff.allfatherproductions.com · 29/05/2026

Pre-Covid GDC I spent a year pitching what was basically a modern de-Eroge'd YU-NO with heavier social sim elements and every single dev and pub was like "this looks incredible and I don't even like this kind of game" and "you should go talk to [other pub] they might be willing to do this."

Justin Bortnick @lordhuffnpuff.allfatherproductions.com · 29/05/2026

I have serious dreams of making a modern systems-heavy VN/Dating Sim in the style of old Tokimemo or Amagami. The market is there.

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Justin Bortnick @lordhuffnpuff.allfatherproductions.com · 29/05/2026

At this point this is the only forum I post on, because it has a critical mass of other working professional developers and the moderation team is quick (sometimes too quick) to yeet somebody into the sun if they step out of line.

iftechfoundation.org @iftechfoundation.org · 23/05/2026

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New IFTF Blog Post! IFTF Seeking New Board Members The Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation is currently seeking applicants for its board of directors. If you are interested, please see the full details below: blog.iftechfoundation.org/2026-05-21-i...

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IFTF Seeking New Board Members

The Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation is currently seeking applicants for its board of directors.

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Justin Bortnick @lordhuffnpuff.allfatherproductions.com · 03/05/2026

I'll be in from the 7th 'till the 15th - other than GameDevEd on Tues. evening my schedule is open (maybe this should go to DMs)

Justin Bortnick @lordhuffnpuff.allfatherproductions.com · 03/05/2026

Reviving this ancient thread to say "this fall, it's with the editors" and also "I'll be in Edinburgh next week and would love to grab a bite one afternoon if you're free."

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NarraScope @narrascope.org · 09/03/2026

NarraScope 2026 registration is OPEN for in person and online only memberships narrascope.org/register/

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Justin Bortnick @lordhuffnpuff.allfatherproductions.com · 27/03/2026

I was interviewed (alongside many other cooler people, including folks like Jenova Chen, Neil Druckmann and Rami Ismail) for Drew Davidson's new book "Ludic Narrans: Stories of/by/for Fields of Play." The book is out now (free download!) so please check it out: playstorypress.org/ludic-narrans/

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Ludic Narrans – Play Story Press

Justin Bortnick @lordhuffnpuff.allfatherproductions.com · 18/03/2026

@despair.bsky.social I remembered right - we did know each other in LA... in 2015.... in the before times...

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Justin Bortnick @lordhuffnpuff.allfatherproductions.com · 14/03/2026

I was surprised and delighted to see you on the program. You did great :)

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Justin Bortnick @lordhuffnpuff.allfatherproductions.com · 11/02/2026

I actually delivered a talk and paper at Worldcon this past summer about this. The interview that Kanno gave to Sega Saturn magazine in 1997 describes the origin of the map system in a really interesting way... trying to capture "god's point of view."

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Justin Bortnick @lordhuffnpuff.allfatherproductions.com · 09/01/2026

Brian, Nintendo did this in 1987, creating a nigh-unwinnable game: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakayam...

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Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School - Wikipedia

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HIVESWAP @hiveswap.com · 16/12/2025

Hiveswap Act 3 Preview is out NOW for free download! Can you survive Jeevik Week? Check it out here: hiveswap.itch.io/hiveswap-act...

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Hiveswap Act 3 Preview by Hiveswap

Available for Windows

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Allfather Productions @allfatherprod.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Static Sky was featured at the ICIDS 2025 conference art exhibition, held at the Valetta Chamber of Commerce in Malta. Thank you to everybody who came out to see it, play it, and enjoy it.

Static Sky being displayed on a desktop computer. The monitor is on a small table with two chairs.

A photograph of the interior of the Valetta Chamber of Commerce. The walls are white, with a large gilded clock topped with a bird hanging from the wall. A second-floor balcony overlooks the exhibition room.

Allfather Productions @allfatherprod.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

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Red Pages Podcast Episode 165: 1000x Resistance is Futile with special guest @remysiu.com is here to upend society. Check it out for discussion of 1000xRESIST and art in Vancouver, plus WorldCon 2025, Heretic, Beast Wars, Elden Ring Nightreign and Silent Hill f. redpagespodcast.com/listen/1000x...

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Red Pages Podcast Episode 165: 1000x Resistance is Futile

Special Guest Remy Siu joins the Red Pages to discuss 1000xRESIST and art in Vancouver, plus WorldCon 2025, Heretic, Beast Wars, Elden Ring Nightreign and Silent Hill f.

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Allfather Productions @allfatherprod.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Static Sky will be screened at ENNOVA Art Museum from Sep. 23 through Oct. 19 as part of the series "To the Image: A Correspondence." The series is an experimental public program centering on contemporary Chinese video art and designed for audience interaction.

A poster promoting Static Sky's showing at the event named in the post. It is a screenshot of the game, a ghostly man dressed in white stands in a server room.

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Justin Bortnick @lordhuffnpuff.allfatherproductions.com · 30/07/2025

I will be on several panels at WorldCon in Seattle (@seattlein2025.org) next month. Which panels, you ask? The following panels: jabortnick.com/2025/07/30/m... Please stop by and say hello! There are many cooler people than me on these panels, so it will be a great excuse to meet them too.

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Justin Bortnick @lordhuffnpuff.allfatherproductions.com · 15/06/2025

I regret to inform the world that six years after its release, some poor soul has paid $3 for "Tidying Your Computer With Carrie Mondo," our joke game that destroys your computer if you play it. Godspeed to this person. (Game is here: allfather-productions.itch.io/tidying-your...)

Tidying Your Computer With Carrie Mondo by Allfather Productions, LordHuffnPuff

Computer too cluttered? Tidy it up the Mondo way!

iftechfoundation.org @iftechfoundation.org · 02/06/2025

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The Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation has launched a Patreon! Now there's a new way to support us and all we do (Narrascope, Twine, IFComp, IFDB, IF Wiki, IntFiction, and so much more!)

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Announcing the IFTF Patreon

IFTF has joined Patreon, a new way to support the organization!

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NarraScope @narrascope.org · 29/05/2025

A message from IFTF's president about this year's event (don't panic!):

Hello fellow IF fans, game writers, players and story enjoyers!

Our annual conference on narrative games, NarraScope, is less than a month away. As the event draws closer, I wanted to turn your attention to the trademark Big Thermometer on narrascope.org, which tracks fundraising for the event. We are currently at $15,005, which is 60% of our $25,000 goal.

To be clear: NarraScope is not in danger of going under or being canceled. However, we rely on donations from both sponsors and individuals to make sure that we don't need to dig so deep into IFTF's treasury that it could impact our other programs you love – things like IFComp, IFDB, the Twine committee, and more. This year, contributions from both individuals and institutions have been lower than in the past, for reasons we can likely deduce by looking at the world around us. These contributions are what allow us to offer attendance at a significantly lower price point than many other conferences.

The conference team is working as always to continue to fundraise, but we wanted to ask that if you have the stability and ability to do so, to consider sending IFTF a small donation. You can do so at iftechfoundation.org/give/, and if you want, put a note indicating that it is directed at NarraScope and how you would like to be credited, if you so desire. Additionally, if you know any institutions that may be interested in a sponsorship, please email sponsorship@narrascope.org with the details.

This year's event looks to be our largest yet, with more programming, attendees and events than any in the past! Your support helps keep NarraScope and IFTF sustainable and ensures that the event goes off without a hitch. Our in-person tickets have totally sold out, but passes to stream talks live are still available through 18 June 2025. As always, we appreciate your support, and I’m excited to see many of you next month in Philadelphia!

- Justin Bortnick, President, Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation

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Allfather Productions @allfatherprod.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

As of May 22, Static Sky: And Yet It █████ will be screened at the Hive Center for Contemporary Art in Shanghai as part of the exhibition "Hive - AI Utopia." Please take a look if you are visiting!

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Allfather Productions @allfatherprod.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Starting today, Static Sky: And Yet It █████ will be displayed as part of the "Rear Window and Real Wonder" exhibition at the HOW Art Museum in Shanghai, China. The show runs through August 17, 2025. Please check it out if you have the opportunity!

The game booth, a computer with headphones on a table

A projected screen of the protagonist examining an AI teapot

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Allfather Productions @allfatherprod.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Our new game, Static Sky: And Yet It █████ released today! Now available for $6.99 on itch or Steam. allfather-productions.itch.io/static-sky store.steampowered.com/app/3228950/... Explore a world ruled by AI where reality and hallucination are indistinguishable. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

Static Sky: And Yet It █████ by Allfather Productions, Rhett Tsai

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Allfather Productions @allfatherprod.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

How Deep is the Dark Water?, the award-winning game from @rhetttsai.bsky.social, is now available for purchase. The player, guided by a fleeing man, slowly wanders through memories and visions constructed by the context of the war and individual experiences. store.steampowered.com/app/3568480/...

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How Deep Is the Dark Water? on Steam

"How Deep Is the Dark Water?" is a literary computer game. The player, guided by a fleeing man, slowly wanders through memories and visions constructed by the context of the war and individu...

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Allfather Productions @allfatherprod.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

This month we will publish How Deep is the Dark Water? from @rhetttsai.bsky.social, winner of the 2023 Lumen Prize's HUA Award and Independent Games Festival finalist. The game has been unavailable for purchase, and we are thrilled to once again make it available. Please stay tuned for more details.

Screenshot of the game's title screen depicting a black-and-white image of a man running away from the camera. An ocean is to his left and a row of bushes to his right. Many spikes protrude from the bushes.

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Justin Bortnick @lordhuffnpuff.allfatherproductions.com · 25/02/2025

My new game came out today. It's very different from my past work and is more of a museum installation/experience type thing. Explore a dreamlike world that has been taken over by generative AI where reality and hallucination have become indistinguishable. allfather-productions.itch.io/static-sky

Static Sky: And Yet It █████ by Allfather Productions, Rhett Tsai

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Justin Bortnick @lordhuffnpuff.allfatherproductions.com · 25/02/2025

Static Sky: And Yet It █████ by Allfather Productions, Rhett Tsai

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Justin Bortnick @lordhuffnpuff.allfatherproductions.com · 27/01/2025

@fadeinpro.com Hey Kent! Our emails to the Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation advisory board aren't getting to you, we're being told your email is kaput with a bounce. If you want to keep getting these please feel to drop me a message and I'll get things sorted out!

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Justin Bortnick @lordhuffnpuff.allfatherproductions.com · 03/01/2025

Sometimes I see people posting about how ha ha it'd be funny if Frog Fractions 3 got revealed and I don't have the heart to tell them that Frog Fractions 4 released almost half a decade ago, so if another were to get made it'd be 5.

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Allfather Productions @allfatherprod.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Static Sky will be shown at the "Game Om: Social Play × TANK Shanghai" event! "Game Om" is an examination of how video games can reflect the society around them. Exhibition Opens: December 31, 6:00 PM Organizer: TANK Shanghai 2380 Longteng Avenue, Shanghai

A poster with the information for the event mentioned in the post.

Allfather Productions @allfatherprod.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

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It's the most GOTY-est time of the year. Our annual write-up is live so please direct your eyes to: redpagespodcast.com/goty.html

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Red Pages Podcast Games of the Years