iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Michaela Joffe @joffeorama.bsky.social · 20h

not sure why I made this but now you have to see it

Omg I didn't know this! Sorry, I must have conflated the build process of iphone and desktop. Here's me teaching my grandmother to suck eggs haha

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SeeOne @seeone.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

You might have seen some pickle cards pop up in your feed! I hosted a Pickle Cards #collab, where I invited some amazing pixel artists to make their own pickle #cards ( #pixelart ID cards). Everyone made epic stuff, you can check out all the cards here: seeone.neocities.org/pickleCards

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SeeOne | PickleCards

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 11h

I coded the gallery for this! Check out everyone's great work :D

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 11h

Though reading about it, if you needed a simple browser and you just want some text, maybe a Gemini browser would be useful... Browsers and URLs are listed here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_...

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Gemini (protocol) - Wikipedia

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 11h

Correction: I'm looking it up and the Gemini protocol is *without* images. I knew there was something about images. To clarify, Gemini is an alternative to https. You'd type gemini://website.com to reach a gemtext file. Sorry, I'm going way off topic.

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 11h

That's why the Gemini protocol came into being. It's a simpler standard for the web which just involves basic formatted plain text and images. Anyway, point being that other browsers on your iphone might attack and digest those web pages better.

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 11h

Nawh you're thinking of Chromium. Most browsers which aren't Firefox, IE, or Safari are a branch of Chromium, which is the basis for Google Chrome. The reason being is that we have such complicated internet standards with legacy support that building from scratch is an insurmountable cost.

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 20h

Yes. It's like watching someone try to animate a cartoon as it goes out live.

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 20h

I'm a big fan of not upgrading. You can replace the battery on many older iphones by taking it to the apple store. Also (and I'm not sure how to go about this for older versions), but you could try downloading another browser like firefox or chrome to see if the web performance is better.

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 20h

Pack seven days of clothes and research a laundrette in advance. Though your accommodation may also have a washing machine.

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Dayna @girlypopmagik.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#pixelplanets entry for @ekvitki.art Talinore (48x48) and its moon Nai (16x16) A purple gas giant in a perpetual state of combustion. Gases from its core leak into its own atmosphere where they react, leaving behind a trail of burning fire as it orbits its star. #pixelart | #ドット絵

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 29/09/2026

This is a very addictive loop.

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 29/09/2026

Wonderful gift. This is one of those "highlight of my career" / "put it on the diploma wall" sort of gifts. Superb execution too.

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 29/09/2026

I tell you hwhat, novelty food crossovers are the one highlight of my spiralling capitalist hellscape future. Hail Heinz.

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 28/09/2026

I thought it was a melty brain disease, glad it's not that!

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 28/09/2026

I don't know what a prion is but congratulations!

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 27/09/2026

*amendment to stats: 2/3 projects get finished, 1/4 ever get published online.

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 27/09/2026

Usually people are waiting for something to be cool before they join, and if you put in an initial effort to get it going and established you'll find more enthusiasm for the project.

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 27/09/2026

I've also used email, forums, etc. The main key is enthusiasm. If it is something all parties are excited about, it can happen regardless (or in spite) of tech, and it can happen pretty quickly. If they're not enthusiastic and they can't find a motivation, then payment helps.

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 27/09/2026

Usually a lot of Discord messages and streaming hangouts. I've done a few by email before. I've done some in messages with you (i.e. the dino page). Maybe about 1/5 ever get completed, and 1/10 ever get published to the internet.

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Chloe Cumming @chloecumming.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

On the subject of I’m a person and I need money, but also woo, art, smashing! I do still have lots of pylons in my shop. www.chloecumming.com/inkwater

Leaning ink pylon with watercolour, browns and greens

Two small staccato pylons on a green hill with pink in the sky

Windswept pylon in golden autumnal place

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 26/09/2026

It's deceptively simple. Actually drawing the pixels and mapping the colour movement to the scene with the correct delays is 4D work, and my brain struggles to comprehend it even after seeing a behind-the-scenes. What a way to stretch functionality.

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D.W.A.P. (Ben) @andwap.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

When your gamedev friend shows you progress on their new engine.

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 25/09/2026

Yes, 1bit per tile is 1bit :) I think we have some pieces by Backyard which is 1bit per tile / sprite.

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 24/09/2026

Very dramatic, I'm hooked!

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 24/09/2026

Tragedy wasn't invented until 48BC in Alexandria, Egypt.

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 24/09/2026

Is that an old garage, or did a car plough into a metal snake store?

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 24/09/2026

Love that linework. That's dedication.

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videogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

the chess game, print ad & cover art, commodore 64 (1985) www.mobygames.com/game/69568/t... archive.org/details/comm...

lots of weird alien looking creatures on either side of a very crowded chess board (presumably preparing to go to war with each other). this print ad version of the art is black outlined, no colour.

lots of weird alien looking creatures on either side of a very crowded chess board (presumably preparing to go to war with each other). this cover art version is bright vivid colour and has minor differences to the print ad version.

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 24/09/2026

Damn I haven't seen this film in years. Thanks for the poster context, it seems so obvious now.

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 24/09/2026

It really is fantastic. You've integrated all the elements so well, and the illustration is 💋👌

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 24/09/2026

I look forward to learning about it in your shrine B)

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 24/09/2026

Wow that 3D heart is really well rendered, nice one!

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kiwibean! @kiwibeangirl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

my new pfp for the 1bbb site, an expanded version of my portrait from my upcoming 1bit yuri golf game!! i put more of my 1bit works on the site and we have several new members!! i highly recommend browsing every gallery in here!! 1bbb.neocities.org/members/ #1bit #ドット絵 #pixelart

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 24/09/2026

I just got done updating the 1bbb.neocities.org page! I'm done for the night. What show is this, anyway?

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 24/09/2026

...MIGHT be doable on GBC tbh.

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Batfeula @batfeula.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Lisa Simpson's room

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 24/09/2026

Yeah go crazy with magazine cutout 90s whimsigoth and position: absolute!

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 24/09/2026

Do all three and make it extra scrappy. You can be consistently inconsistent.

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annilla @annilla-pixel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Drew official scenes from series and games in my style as practice again. Maximum is 64px. I usually draw eyes without the white part lolol, but I tried adding it and now I think they look more expressive 😄 #pixelart #ドット絵 #sailormoon #skipandloafer #genshinimpact

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 23/09/2026

Making stuff is HARD, but your shitty output is HUMAN and REAL, and most importantly it doesn't look like Facebook Studio Ghibli corpo speak with an empty gameplay loop, and it doesn't get you banned from the jam.

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 23/09/2026

More sad news from GBJAM - people who have used AI during the jam for vibecoding, prompts and concepts etc are getting disqualified, and it's disqualifying entire teams who had nothing to do with that decision. It's heartbreaking how the responses imply they feel helpless without an LLM.

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 23/09/2026

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 22/09/2026

Don't let them push you out of your hobbies. Winning means nothing. One year I got a 3/5 for audio on a submission that was silent. Voting is absolute nonsense. I'd push that angle more in GBJam but people like it for their portfolios.

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Polyducks @polyducks.co.uk · 22/09/2026

Thanks, that's really nice to hear, and it's why we do it! Congrats on your job :)

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