iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Jon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

You're going to get left behind if you don't use Al." Leave me then. Leave me with my critical thinking skills, my ability to read and write long- form, and books without needing Al summaries.

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mellowminx @mellow-minx.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Clean regularly, or else too much algae will make the fishies sick! When they are sick, they cannot eat, breed, or produce coins. They can be cured instantly with medicine, but also have a chance to self-heal in a clean environment. (Sound on for squeaky cleaning sfx)

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TransientCode @transientcode.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Ghibli themed (Laputa/Castle In The Sky) piece from a few years ago #pixelart

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mellowminx @mellow-minx.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Customize fishbowl colors... and bubble colors 🌈 🎨 🫧

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Inkscape @inkscape.org · 06/05/2026

Our latest maintenance and bugfix release is here 🎉 ! Almost 40 crash & bug fixes, 6 performance improvements, 42 updates on interface and documentation translations... Enjoy ❤️! Learn all about #Inkscape 1.4.4 and: Draw Freely! inkscape.org/news/2026/05... #FLOSS #opensource #design #digitalart

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nic tringali @nictringali.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

🌖 Amberspire is OUT NOW! 🌇 A dice driven science fantasy city builder. Grow your city atop a mausoleum moon, interact with strange weather and ecology, gain influence to make deals with powerful off-world factions, experience the history of a future city. PC, Mac, Steam Deck s.team/a/3350750

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mellowminx @mellow-minx.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Made a website listing free and low-cost resources for web development, game development, graphics and multimedia, data privacy, and the small web: practicaltech.edu.pl Open to feedback and suggestions! :) Will continue working on this. I just feel very satisfied about 1/

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mellowminx @mellow-minx.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Quick quality-of-life update for Pocket Kitten now available! mellowminx.itch.io/pocket-kitten

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mellowminx @mellow-minx.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

If you're tired of collecting coins dropped by fish, you can place a chest to automatically collect them for you. The treasure chest has been really fun to draw and code into the game, and I'm looking forward to creating some cosmetic skins for it too!

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mellowminx @mellow-minx.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Fish poop coins in my game (sound on)

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TrueRef by Abbey Esparza @trueref.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

New art contest! 🔥 TrueRef is hosting an art contest to design our first t-shirt. It felt more fun than a normal contest, so here we are! ✨ Prizes: $500 // 1 Year TrueRef+ // Free Shirt ✨ Ends: March 5th ✨ No weird thing that says we own all submitted designs. Info: trueref.io/pages/truere...

TrueRef art contest. Start date, January 5th. $500 cash prize. End date, March 5th. The theme is the phrase "aggressively pro artist."

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Karla Ortiz @kortizart.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Still so excited for everyone who showed up to this yesterday! It was stunning to see a sea of creatives overwhelm that tiny hearing. We had an overflow room of artists and the line for 30 second public commentary literally had to be cut off! You made a huge difference yesterday. Thank you!

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Actors and artists pack Stanford hearing to demand new AI transparency law

SAG-AFTRA and other groups say the measure offers basic transparency for performers whose work is being scraped without consent.

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mellowminx @mellow-minx.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Totally unnecessary features I spent the last several days adding to my desktop pet fish game itsy bitsy fishy: - In-game generated family tree view so you can see your fish's parents and grandparents 1/

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Willie/G [COMMS OPEN] @garnarbles.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Helidiver chopper I made for Choppa: Rescue Rivals! (wishlist it on steam so you can go diving🙂link in bio) #lowpoly #pixelart

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mellowminx @mellow-minx.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Working on a fishtank option for my desktop pet fish game itsy bitsy fishy <3 The fishtank looks so simple but it took me so many tries over a couple days to get it to look just right and match the style of the fishbowl too! #cozygame #virtualpet #godot

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Ryan Feigenbaum @ryanfeigenbaum.com · 08/10/2025

At first, I thought I could just rotate the hue of HSL colors and call it a day. Since then, I've learned about perceptual color spaces, OKLCH, Bezold-Brücke effect and I still can't always get good programmatic palettes 😅 But I built Color Palette Pro to help get us halfway there: colorpalette.pro

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Color Palette Pro — A Synthesizer for Color Palettes

Generate customizable color palettes in advanced color spaces that can be easily shared, downloaded, or exported.

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mellowminx @mellow-minx.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Virtual genetics demo! 1) Start with a black fish and an orange fish. Their children will mostly look like them, but mutations (random other colors) can also happen. mellowminx.com #cozygame #virtualpet #womeningames #SEAgamedev #gamesfromSEA #godot #gameart #indiegame

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mellowminx @mellow-minx.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

So excited to develop breeding mechanics for my desktop pet fish game "itsy bitsy fishy"!! Baby fish will usually look like their parents but have a chance to randomly get other colors <3 I love breeding in pet games so it's always been a dream to have it in my own games too. mellowminx.com

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TrueRef by Abbey Esparza @trueref.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

I am very proud of my filters for our new, much improved, free art reference gallery for trueref.io. Coming soon!

screenshot of an image galleries filter options.

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Godot Engine @godotengine.org · 13/11/2025

Although the vast majority of contributors are busily working on Godot 4, a small problematic group refuse to stop improving Godot 3 They've been working hard on the newest (oldest?) feature branch: #GodotEngine 3.7. Read all about it in our latest blog post: godotengine.org/article/dev-...

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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.7 dev 1 – Godot Engine

Since Godot 3.6's release in September 2024, we have been working hard on the new feature branch: 3.7.

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mellowminx @mellow-minx.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Feed fish to make them grow bigger... or smaller... or change appearance entirely! Coming soon to mellowminx.itch.io/itsy-bitsy-f... <3

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mellowminx @mellow-minx.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Working on goldfish varieties in my itsy bitsy fishy desktop pet game... coding randomized type/pattern/colors! <3 mellowminx.itch.io/itsy-bitsy-f...

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Wiggling Dog @wigglingdog.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Hey guys Just saw this cute tutorial series by @mellow-minx.bsky.social on making a desktop pet fish game. Do check it out, she's a really talented person, and I love playing her games (so check those out too) www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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mellowminx @mellow-minx.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Finally finished my cozy gamedev tutorial for beginners! As an amateur coder... if I can cobble together a small simple game that works, then so can you. 😌 Here's the full tutorial playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Make a desktop pet fish game - Godot 4.5 tutorial - YouTube

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Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com · 10/09/2025

📢SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT @prettysmart.bsky.social - Creative Director, Miko Charbonneau Running a Remote Studio When Everything's On Fire Tune into this talk for an honest and uplifting discussion of how you can make it on your own despite the many challenges. #gamedev

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mellowminx @mellow-minx.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Coming soon: an itsy bitsy fishy that lives on your desktop! It doesn't do anything aside from eat and look cute. 🐠🫧 Want to try it already? (Windows/Mac/Linux demo) DM me. P.S. I'm also working on a youtube tutorial to make this game on Godot! #gamedev #indiegame #virtualpet #desktoppet #cozygame

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Kenney @kenney.nl · 05/09/2025

Super early look at Kenney Creator, my new modeling software for indies. It'll feature many blocks and tools to create any sort of model - aiming for a Q1 2026 release! ✨

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Godot Engine @godotengine.org · 15/08/2025

📣 Submissions open for the Godot 2025 showreel This year, if you are a member of the Development Fund, you will be able to cast your votes alongside the Godot maintainers! 📅 Submissions close: October 1st 📅 Voting starts: October 6th

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Submissions open for Godot 2025 showreel – Godot Engine

Showcase your Godot creations in 2025! We're inviting submissions of short videos featuring your published or in-progress Godot games or tools. Don't miss this chance to be a part of it!

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mellowminx @mellow-minx.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

I'm so grateful for every single one of you. Especially moved by those who gave a tip. Means a lot to me as a solo gamedev. 🥹💕 My plan is to keep expanding the game and very slowly raise the price along the way, but all buyers still get updates, so early supporters get the most value out of my game.

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mellowminx @mellow-minx.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Dress up your kittens 🎀 in the latest Pocket Kitten update

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Samantha van der Sluis @sam-vandersluis.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

🎼 From Score to Game 🎮 (VIDEO 5) It is now the fifth(!) video in this little series I've created!! In this video, I showcase the music of an upcoming cozy game, "The Regreening" as well as all the behind the scenes and FMOD implementation 🌱 youtu.be/RD4_hUeVCRc?...

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From Score to Game | "Eurasian Steppe" from "The Regreening"

YouTube video by Samantha van der Sluis

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VuVuu Inc. @vuvuuinc.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Tiny Terraces is out on Steam! :D Go check it out 🌿 #indiedev #pixelart #videogames #gamedev store.steampowered.com/app/3136330?...

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AI Now Institute @ainowinstitute.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

As our work attests, tech cos like OpenAI are setting us on a path to a future that disenfranchises the public, renders systems more obscure to those it affects, devalues our crafts, undermines our security, and narrows our horizon for innovation. This is true whether or not the tech even works well

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Samantha van der Sluis @sam-vandersluis.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Happy #PortfolioDay! I'm Sam, a music composer for cozy video games! I'm looking for more work in the game industry and also have experience in film with credits including Star Wars IX, Avengers: Endgame, Toy Story 4, and Frozen 2. 🎵: linktr.ee/sam_vandersl...

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mellowminx @mellow-minx.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Tennis balls coming soon to Pocket Kitten 🎾🎾🎾 (sound on!) mellowminx.itch.io/pocket-kitten #pixelart #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedev #gameart #cozygame #petsim #gamedevph #womeningames #SEAgamedev #gamesfromSEA #godot

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mellowminx @mellow-minx.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

I downloaded this so fast! I reported a bug in the Godot github for the first time a few weeks ago, and the fix is out in this version. As a novice coder I know I can't contribute anything to the Godot codebase, but I'm so happy I got to help out a little bit as a bug tester <3 @godotengine.org

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Alec Longstreth @aleclongstreth.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Regulate A.I.! It took 38 hours to animate this loop (over the last three months) and I'm releasing it with a creative commons license so that others can use it! © 2025 by Alec Longstreth is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-...

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mellowminx @mellow-minx.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Sound on 🎉🎈 Balloon party ASMR coming soon to Pocket Kitten! mellowminx.itch.io/pocket-kitten #pixelart #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedev #gameart #cozygame #petsim #gamedevph #womeningames #SEAgamedev #gamesfromSEA #godot

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Minovsky @minovskyarticle.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Amano design sketch for the Vampire Girl from Final Fantasy 2.

A floating vampire girl with long black hair and flowing sleeves that fall like bat wings.

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mellowminx @mellow-minx.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Itsy bitsy hats and shirts for upcoming Pocket Kitten update 👚👒 mellowminx.itch.io/pocket-kitten #pixelart #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedev #gameart #cozygame #gamedevph #womeningames #SEAgamedev #gamesfromSEA #godot

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mellowminx @mellow-minx.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

What colors should they wear? Any hat ideas?? I finally figured out how to put clothes on them!! Excited to update Pocket Kitten soon 👚👒 mellowminx.itch.io/pocket-kitten #pixelart #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedev #gameart #cozygame #gamedevph #womeningames #SEAgamedev #gamesfromSEA #godot

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1DO PXL @1dopxl.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Hi #portfolioday , I make pixel art of old buildings, capturing the nostalgia of my childhood city. Hope you’ll like my works💁‍♂️ #pixelart #art #aseprite #ドット絵

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Sparks @elsparkleo.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Todays Pixel Dailies prompt is #babyanimal So I thought I'd make some little Chicks and practice doing Isometric art. #chickens #chickencoop #pixel_dailies #pixelart @pixeldailies.bsky.social

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Justin Herschel | Commissions closed @daydreamer94.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

I had to draw the Woolly mice

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Belle @ autumnal wonderland! @torrentempress.neocities.org · 03/09/2024

go.bsky.app/8LeWhLz ✨Artist Stock, references, and resources starter pack✨ Includes creators that make crazy good resources, includes a mix of mostly free and mostly paid, and people who make things like videos! Lmk if you have any suggestions and I'll add them + More resource in 🧵

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mellowminx @mellow-minx.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Thanks so much @arlucgames.bsky.social for playing, streaming, and giving feedback! Glad you enjoyed Pocket Kitten <3

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