iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

Marktech @marktech.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I *think* it pointed to this: www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-ba...

deadlanguagesociety.com

How far back in time can you understand English?

An experiment in language change

24913

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

Gæmz Meetup @gaemz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🍁👅🍂⭐️ Gæmz #78 in Copenhagen ⭐️🍂👅🍁 When: 17 Sep 2026 (Thu) 18:30 Where: Kildevaeld Kulturcenter Hosted by @horatiuromantic.bsky.social Cover art by Emilie Parmo Christensen RSVP: luma.com/w5s4mean

Gæmz#78 in Copenhagen cover art by Emilie Parmo Christensen

011

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

Til Nomi @thenomi.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

did a full makeover to the website since I finally finished the art and now I managed to make the open graph work!!! poster is coming soon. save the date: 20-21 November in Copenhagen! (i should change the description to something like that but for now, sleeepppp) mrwoofmantic.neocities.org

mrwoofmantic.neocities.org

Mr Woofmantic Games & Jazz

Mr Woofmantic Games & Jazz is a one-day festival, a celebration of experimental games and music for dogs and humans

052

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

They are fighting Quakers; they are Quakers with a vengeance.

618047

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

Bjoern @bhoejlund.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Angular fantasy characters! #art #DnD

On the left a female spell blade is holding a staff in one hand an a thin sword in the other. She is wearing purple clothes which has puffy, angular sleeves and she is draped in a purple-red cloak which has stars in it's shadows.
On the right, a mummy-looking necromancer with a long, curly beard is holding a reliquary, in which a bone is kept behind glass. His is wearing a tattered, filthy bright hooded robe in greenish grey colour.

350690

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

Zaire @zeestermeester.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Hey, about three months later I am still looking for work. I have done senior level work, I’m comfortable owning zones, writing cutscenes, and environmental narrative. Open to working in other mediums as well.

3249170

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

Jenna "the" Yow @jannouna.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

So with the news of the layoffs at KO_OP, I'm officially looking for work later this fall. I'm an experienced narrative designer that's worked on both sprawling open world stories and intimate cinematic narratives, even netting some award wins and noms. More details on my experience below!

key art for Goodbye Volcano High by KO_OP

key art for Spirit Swap by Soft Not Weak

2262176

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

Ann Leckie @annleckie.com · 14/09/2026

Also btw not working out every detail in advance has the virtue of giving you flexibility as you write. You won't ever be in a position to mourn the months of careful worldbuilding work you did before you started, that now you have to toss or change significantly.

114224

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

Til Nomi @thenomi.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

i'm still working on all the promo materials (like,,,, art but also more stuff for the website etc) but i just realised that we had uploaded the photos from last year! even if you're not volunteering, u should come to the festival! (it's gonna be a bit bigger) www.flickr.com/photos/mrwoo...

flickr.com

Mr Woofmantic Games & Jazz 2025

Explore this photo album by Mr Woofmantic on Flickr!

021

Fergus Doyle @mrfergusdoyle.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I need something fun to read. Last two books I read were Bad Blood (non-fiction about walking the border during the Troubles) and the Information (nearly 500pgs of beautifully written misanthropy)... Probably good that I lost my copy of Blindsight before I could finish rereading it

000

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

Anthony W. Eichenlaub @anthonyeichenlaub.com · 01/09/2026

Love is Like Sinking Into a Pinpoint Black Hole came in first in InkJam 2026. It's a small game jam, but there were some really good pieces of interactive fiction, and I'm thrilled to do so well in that crowd. itch.io/jam/inkjam-2...

032

Fergus Doyle @mrfergusdoyle.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Reading my book in the pub on a Sunday afternoon, and all the old fellers at the bar are talking about how IT security was back in their day

010

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

Alexander Birke @alexanderbirke.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A new devlog approaches! This time I talk about how I generate the world and islands in Sea Of Rifts - and prevented the player from spawning in lakes youtu.be/rv9nfVNZn04 #procgen #indiedev #gamedev #dkgame #gamedesign #coding

youtu.be

How to not get stuck in lakes - Sea Of Rifts Devlog #3

YouTube video by Out of Bounds

1134

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

Fergus Doyle @mrfergusdoyle.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Just wrapped up my #inkjam submission for this year: EARTHSEARCH Follow the crew of a starship as they try to find their way home, wherever it is. mrfergusdoyle.itch.io/earthsearch

mrfergusdoyle.itch.io

Earthsearch by Fergus Doyle

Explore the galaxy and come to terms with the loss of Earth.

135

Fergus Doyle @mrfergusdoyle.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

New Echoborg/Cyranoid just dropped

020

Fergus Doyle @mrfergusdoyle.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

It's funny, following an author you like, and then realising that the things you didn't like about their novels are a big part of what they post

010

Fergus Doyle @mrfergusdoyle.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I love this asset pack, it's especially great for game jams if you have zero artistic skills (like me)

020

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

Anthony W. Eichenlaub @anthonyeichenlaub.com · 24/08/2026

Last week I wrote a game for InkJam 2026. The theme was "Let that sink in" and my piece of interactive fiction is called Love is Like Sinking Into a Pinpoint Black Hole.

itch.io

Rate Love is Like Sinking Into a Pinpoint Black Hole by aweichenlaub for inkjam 2026

An interactive story of love, black holes, and the math that ties them together. Play in your browser

031

Fergus Doyle @mrfergusdoyle.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I was on holiday in Belfast a couple of weeks ago and saw a "Charlie Kirk - No Surrender" flag in a hardcore Loyalist area, so there's that

010

Fergus Doyle @mrfergusdoyle.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Just wrapped up my #inkjam submission for this year: EARTHSEARCH Follow the crew of a starship as they try to find their way home, wherever it is. mrfergusdoyle.itch.io/earthsearch

mrfergusdoyle.itch.io

Earthsearch by Fergus Doyle

Explore the galaxy and come to terms with the loss of Earth.

135

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

SaraAAAGHH A GHOST!!! Ford 🐍🎨👻 @angeloslh.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

"When it comes to message sending, OpenAI encourages users to keep an eye on what ChatGPT is doing and discourages turning on persistent approval, warning that doing so “removes your final chance to review a message before ChatGPT sends it as you,” So why is it a feature????

193

Fergus Doyle @mrfergusdoyle.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

They've started putting activation phrases in the phishing emails

Three email previews from fake TV licensing agencies. The subject lines read: carob, nihonium chilli, broccoli, neon, niobium, hadrian, froth, niobium

010

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

Aysha U. Farah @ayshaufarah.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

There are 3 versions of everything you write. There’s the one in your head, the one you get on the page, and the one the audience receives. The first does not exist, and the third is none of your business.

4751260

Fergus Doyle @mrfergusdoyle.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Birthday presents/The horrifying ordeal of being known

The Eisenhorn omnibus by Dan Abnett
The Information by Martin Amis
The Waste Land & other poems by T S Eliot

100

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 09/08/2026

if they're drinking nounwine it's fantasy. if they're snorting a verb it's sci fi

154128953254

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

Fergus Doyle @mrfergusdoyle.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

We just brought the demo for Sea of Rifts to itch! If you're up for some exploration, ship-to-ship (or ship-to-monster) combat, and emergent storytelling, why not give it a go? 🦑⛵🎣 outofbounds.itch.io/sea-of-rifts...

outofbounds.itch.io

Sea Of Rifts Demo by Out Of Bounds Games

Naval sandbox RPG with strategic ship combat, crew management, and story generation.

031

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

Amicable Animal - New CRT7 demo OUT NOW! 🦝🏳️‍🌈 @amicableanimal.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Our MDes Graduation Showcase will be on the 6th of August 17:00 to 19:30 at CodeBase, Edinburgh. We'll have student games, plus games from local developers! Alt controllers! Physical Puzzle Games! Nibbles if I get those sorted in time! Free tickets and deets here: buytickets.at/mdesingames/...

A picture of a handheld gaming device with the words Heriot-Watt Master of Design Graduation Showcase written in green text on the screen

12714

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

Jeremy @jeremycarter42.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Nice of @alexanderbirke.bsky.social to create a game that seems to have been written specifically to my interests!

231

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

Alexander Birke @alexanderbirke.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The demo for our naval sandbox RPG has launched on @itch.io! Hire and manage your crew, engage in tense ship to ship combat, and explore a vast Lovecraftian ocean being torn apart by interdimensonal rifts. outofbounds.itch.io/sea-of-rifts... #dkgame #indiedev #procgen #lovecraft

outofbounds.itch.io

Sea Of Rifts Demo by Out Of Bounds Games

Naval sandbox RPG with strategic ship combat, crew management, and story generation.

0115

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

Elizabeth Dearnley @elizadearnley.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Happy Publication Day to HAUNTED YORKSHIRE 👻🌿🐺🦊 My new @blpublishing.bsky.social anthology explores all things ghoulish in God’s own county, with work by Sylvia Plath, Ted Hughes, Emily Brontë, Arthur Machen, Andrew Michael Hurley & more! Also included: barghests, boggarts & malevolent squirrels 🐿️

Cover of Haunted Yorkshire, showing a spooky-looking Whitby Abbey in ghostly shades of pale blue.

710632

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

Andy Kelly @ultrabrilliant.xyz · 22/07/2026

Shout out to the Bond game devs for putting a tribute to York's famous Bile Beans sign in the game – but on a roof in London, and only half of it for some reason.

A screenshot of 007: First Light of a car driving along a street in London at night.

A close-up of a yellow mural on a nearby roof advertising 'Byle Beans'.

5422

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

Vance Maverick @vancemaverick.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

As Myles na gCopaleen told it:

I was once acquainted with a man who found himself present by some ill chance at a verse speaking bout. Without a word he hurried outside and tore his face off. Just that. He inserted three fingers into his mouth, caught his left cheek in a frenzied grip and ripped the whole thing off. When it was found, flung in a corner under an old sink, it bore the simple dignified expression of the honest man who finds self-extinction the only course compatible with honour.

2339

Fergus Doyle @mrfergusdoyle.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

outofbounds.itch.io

Sea Of Rifts Demo by Out Of Bounds Games

Naval sandbox RPG with strategic ship combat, crew management, and story generation.

031

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

geoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

i have fairly light experience with them but i feel that everyone should have to make one novice tracery bot before they’re allowed to say whether or not output is “ai”

1295

Fergus Doyle @mrfergusdoyle.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

When I'd just moved to Prague years ago, I was in a bar in Žižkov and, in the process of asking the barman what Becherovka was, accidentally ended up buying a gram of weed

030

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

AdventureX @adventurex.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

This year’s schedule and lineup of incredible talks and panels are live! Visit adventurexpo.org for details. Join us at #AdvX26 in London on 7-8 November to hear from @sallybeaumont.bsky.social, @theexaminedgame.bsky.social, and more amazing gaming pros. Keynotes coming soon! Follow for updates

AdventureX 2026 on 07-08 November. Speakers and Panels Announcement. Audience members sit in a theater together. One person looks at an AdventureX program.

27138

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

loading screen-ass text

121413239

Fergus Doyle @mrfergusdoyle.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Currently reading @jonathancoe.bsky.social's The Proof of My Innocence which is very much about this kind of arsehole doing this kind of thing

000

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

Writers' Guild of Great Britain @writersguildgb.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Today we launch a new free guide for videogames writers on how to navigate your contracts to understand your employment status and to ensure fair and equitable terms Find out more + download the new guidelines 🔽 writersguild.org.uk/games-contra...

07847

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

martin pichlmair @martinpi.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I've just spent my lunch break updating my Ephemeral Writing tool because Tracery export was broken. Now you can export JSON again and use it to make bots or whatever you like. martinpi.github.io/EphemeralWri...

martinpi.github.io

Ephemeral Writing

141

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

Stark Holborn @starkholborn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

That's me! 👇

192

Fergus Doyle @mrfergusdoyle.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Five living writers that you've read five books by each Ann Leckie Becky Chambers Adrian Tchaikovsky Jeff VanderMeer Martha Welles Joker: Peter F. Hamilton, who I don't like but it took me reading like 7 of his books to realise

000

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

jason grinblat @jfg.land · 09/07/2026

permadeath of the author

434381

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

finishing fallout new vegas in 2010 and going "wow i hope obsidian gets to make another one of these someday" in the greatest monkey paw known to man

0191

Reposted by Fergus Doyle

Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me · 07/07/2026

Xbox’s decision to axe publishing agreements with IOI, Romero Games, and Avalanche feels like an abuse of power. Basically stringing along and then undermining your competitors!

0329