iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Two weeks ago, I got a fortune cookie that said “spend less, save more” Four power outages later, I can safely say that I have been unsuccessful at heeding that advice

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Sorely missing the late 2000s era of arcade (and even simcade) racers where vehicle handling, art styles, and sound design were refreshingly distinct across titles. Like you could play a game and know immediately that it was, say, Burnout, because of the way the cars drove, looked, and sounded.

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Jay Turner @silopolis.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I and a good number of very talented game devs were laid off by Obsidian as part of the Microsoft sacrificial rituals this morning. If you or anyone you know is looking for a Senior Writer/ND with more than two decades' experience in titles like Dragon Age and Mass Effect, please let me know!

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

And so the first half of yet another year has come to an end. WHAT THE FUUUUUUUU

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Andboo Haunton 😷🎃 @andrewhinton.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

“The Al is not just telling you what you want to hear. It is training you, one conversation at a time, to need less friction, expect more agreement, and become slightly less capable of handling a situation where someone pushes back on you”

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Process shots for how I made the pulsing square #animation in poong. Thinking of sharing more of these going forward! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #unity

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Dear Rider, please stop suggesting I download a grammar and spelling checker for French every time I comment out a chunk of code

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Today I go to Round1 and reunite with some of my most favourite Japanese arcade cabinets. Please be excited for me

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Added more #vfx to poong to celebrate in-game moments like clearing a wave or hitting a combo. Time to feel eeeeextra powerful 😤 #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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Christophe is making Prerolled! @qaqelol.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I'm so happy to see that this silly little project of mine reached so much people!! Thank you so much everyone!!!! I'll accept dog pictures as congratulations and I swear this hasn't been a scheme to get dog pictures since the start... who would do that... not me... hehehe #Godot #GameDev

Screenshot of the itch dashboard showing that the Guide reached 30 000 views!!

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Currently sitting with the thought that, while July and August are consecutive months with 31 days, so are December and January Why did we forget about December and January, people

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wanderMarch @wandermarch.itch.io · 11/04/2026

You can scan your computer for bugs the fun way now! The game I've been working on part time is finally out for Windows PC on Steam! Thanks to the folks who encouraged me along the way 🐛💚

Intentional Bugs Out Now! With depictions of small isopods in an LCD style surrounding it

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

I dug up an old build of poong (from ~14 months ago) and my oh my was that a fun experience indeed. Seeing the changes side by side is motivating me to continue working on the game for sure! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Q1 2026 being over this quick should be worthy of a speeding ticket, if not a misdemeanour

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Sooo I posted about poong AGES ago and then never talked about it since I’ve been integrating Wwise into the project. Now it sounds exactly the way it used to before I embarked on that… woefully wonderful adventure. Take a listen! And please tell me they sound similar. PLEASE #gamedev #indiegame

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Dreams have been filled with blue these past few days. Mana blue, to be exact

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Nessa ✨ @nessathewriter.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

hi everybody! I'm urgently looking for full-time game writing/narrative design work. I'm a 6-year industry pro working with both AAA and indie studios on titles like Borderlands 4, Endoparasitic, and [REDACTED]. I also edit and consult! Updated portfolio is live on my new site: www.nessacannon.com

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NESSA CANNON

Experienced game writer and narrative designer available for commissions, assignments, and contract work.

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Why is Wwise so hard to work with as a complete noob?? A skill issue, probably

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Already made the annual mistake of writing 2025 instead of 2026 when dating something we’re off to a fantastic start

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Wowow my #1 artist and song this wrapped are EXACTLY the same as last year’s. I’m somewhat proud but also am I like stuck in some time capsule or something

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Dragon Fractal Games @dragonfractalgames.com · 07/11/2025

Howdy #PitchYaGame! Capture invasive Draggins by dragging squares in our arcade roguelite: Draggin' 🟦 Click-and-drag to cast spells on enemies 🐲 Encounter Draggins of all shapes, sizes, and colors ✨️ Learn different Spells to Grow your Power Out now on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3475110/

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Hiii #PitchYaGame! I’m working on poong, an arcade casual game where you: - hit a puck with a paddle - aim the puck at targets - repeat for one minute! It plays in-browser on itch: shavedsandwich.itch.io/poong. If you try it out, I’d love to hear your thoughts. Thanks for looking!

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

I took this screenshot a while back but poong was briefly on itch’s new and popular tab for games tagged “arcade” and “simple”!!!!! Mom I’m famous nowwwww *happy dances*

Screenshot of the New and Popular page on itch.io. Poong shows up on that page for games tagged “arcade” and “simple”

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

I've been working on a game but never actually posted about it here??? The game is called poong, and you play by using a paddle to hit a puck at targets. That's it. Seriously. Give it a shot and lmk what you think! It's up on itch now: shavedsandwich.itch.io/poong #gamedev #indiegame

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

I discovered the combo scoring equations in my game were completely wrong. My previous high scores are about to evaporate into nothing but hopes and dreams

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vibe-free lifestyle and smiling apple purveyor @ellaguro.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Submissions to the Experimental Games Showcase at GDC are now OPEN through October 24, 2025! Please send us the weird shit you're working on! More info about the session and where to submit can be found on our NEW website here www.experimentalgamesshowcase.com

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Experimental Games Showcase

SUBMIT YOUR GAME TO THE

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Finally! A transferable skill! I can use the SQL I learned at my job to query analytics data for my project wahahaha

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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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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

This chocolate bar made me cackle

A Chuao honeycomb chocolate bar. The image on the wrapper depicts a honeycomb with dark chocolate dripping down from its top. To the left of the honeycomb is a honey dipper and a bee.

The legal text at the back of the wrapper says “Dipper and bee not included.”

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

I'm such a nincompoop I got blacklisted by unity for 24 hours because I accidentally sent events in an infinite loop to their analytics servers

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

I’m sorry Microsoft, but was that NOT the default behaviour to begin with???

A screenshot of the newest feature additions to Microsoft Outlook as of August 2025. The feature of interest, circled, says:
“Find text with Ctrl + F
Find text in an email with this familiar shortcut.”

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Yes Barbara, I absolutely need all these tabs open. They are my Emotional Support Tabs™ and each serves a specific purpose. Even if I don’t know what exactly some of those purposes are just yet

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Sam | Conjette @conjette.art · 23/08/2025

Realized I didn't have enough room for tags... Please excuse my attempt to figure out this whole "marketing yourself as an artist" thing ahaha 😅 #artsky #procreateartist #artist #commissionartist #artistsupport #supportsky #disabledartist #kofi #kofiartist

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Today I am learning about collecting in-game analytics That’s it. I just felt like sharing

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Here's what my team came up with during the #gmtk #gamejam: you pilot a UFO hurtling through space! Movement was inspired by Gyruss and is limited to clockwise/counterclockwise "loops", sticking to the jam's theme. #madewithunreal and wow has it been a hot sec since I last used the engine

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Stepped out this morning to be greeted by a huge (fluorescent!) red spider just outside my neighbour’s door. The emotional side yelled: RUN!!! WHILE YOU CAN. The rational side said: there’s no way that’s not a toy spider… right? Right?!?!?!

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

It’s been ~2 business years since I’ve touched Unreal and goodness gracious the rust IS SHOWING.

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

I’m taking part in my first ever #gmtk #gamejam this is both exciting and frightening at the same time jskskdjs Also how did I not realise hashtags exist on bsky until today #talented #old #wow

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wanderMarch @wandermarch.itch.io · 22/07/2025

A game I interned on during college is getting is early access release!! Its a dark farming game where how you play affects the village If you liked Stardew and wished there was more weight to your choices, this is for you! store.steampowered.com/app/2238470/... #indiegame #indie #farming

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Save 10% on Grimshire on Steam

A deadly plague threatens the village of Grimshire. Manage your farmland, forage the bounty of the wilds, prevent your harvest from rotting away and keep the root cellar full. Can you help bring the c...

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

I started Spiritfarer this past weekend and I sincerely do not believe my tear ducts are ready for what I anticipate will happen

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Happy pride! I didn’t see any rainbows in the sky this month but I did catch this (rather faint but still very much present) one while out on the lake

A close-up of water spraying from the back of a moving boat. A very faint rainbow can be seen as the sunlight hits the droplets.

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

How is the year almost halfway over I’ve just barely gotten over the annual conundrum of writing 2024 instead of 2025

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Alexis Sara @alexissara.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

It's pride month, please go out there and support queer artists and that doesn't even mean with money. There are so many indie folks out there with shit that is free that you can enjoy. Just check out there stuff and tell them what you like. Foster and grow your community through tending to it.

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Results of yesterday’s reverse colouring attempt. I want to be more fluid with the paint for my next try, but I’d say I’m definitely less afraid of working with watercolours now!

A painting of two carrots on watercolour paper

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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Sesame Street is officially UNION! Workers at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, have voted 55-19 to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

I want to post about the project I’m working on but also don’t want my wall to be overrun with updates. New account incoming??

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Dragon Fractal Games @dragonfractalgames.com · 08/05/2025

We're proud to launch our demo for Draggin' on Steam! 🐭 Click-and-drag to defeat waves of Draggins in this causal arcade rougelite 🐲 Any reposts/wishlists would be greatly appreciated! This is our first demo as a team so we're excited to share it with y'all! #indiegame #gamedev 🔽 Link Below 🔽

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Choi @shavedsandwich.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I’m on the credits for Among Us 3D!!! Hyyyyyyypeeeee

The Among Us 3D credits screen on a computer monitor. It reads:
“Engineering Team
Misha Velichansky
Whittington Whittington
Szun Kidd Choi
Lee Weizheng
Ashley Godbold”

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