iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Glyph @glyph.im · 09/10/2026

New Blog: Programming Isn't Special Artists understand that AI is bad for art. Why don’t programmers understand that we are artists? blog.glyph.im/2026/10/programming-i…

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Deciphering Glyph :: Programming Isn’t Special

Deciphering Glyph, the blog of Glyph Lefkowitz.

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Murder Meet Cute @murdermeetcute.com · 07/10/2026

Murder Meet Cute is releasing 🔥 January 20th 2027🔥 We're stoked to share this time capsule thriller with you. If you haven't, nows a great time to wishlist and try the free demo on steam or itch. store.steampowered.com/app/4253020/...

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Murder Meet Cute Release Date Trailer

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Today is the 10th anniversary of the DND game I play my half-elf bard Lena in. The most fun I've ever had with the best friends I've ever had 🥺 Sharing some of my favourite pieces I've drawn for it over the decade, as my heart fills with joy and anticipation for the next decade ❤️

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P(aul) Frazee @pfrazee.com · 22/08/2026

Every object oriented language introduction starts with showing the clean hierarchy of dog and cat inheriting from animal, while every real codebase is like

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The Amnesia Fortnight and Double Fine Adventure docs were monumental in my drive to enter gamedev as a wee teen. I am SO SO excited!!! (Also Psychodessy is the best, most honest piece of game development media ever created, I own the boxset, everyone should watch it!)

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Ahh, you're so kind, thank youuu <3 <3 <3

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blue jay @vn-fan.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I drew bonnie(the protagonist) from the game once upon a witch's curse☺️ I saw all 4 of the endings and it was such a lovely game!

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Oh my gosh, this is such an adorable piece of art of my chaotic little witch, thank you so much for playing <3

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Just released a short piece of otome interactive fiction (inspired by reading too many indulgent romantasy novels/manhwa) for #O2A2 vn jam! Only 1k words, 1 sprite, 1 background and 1 morally dubious love interest~ naoimh-murchan.itch.io/the-revoluti...

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The Revolutionary's Captive by Naoimh "Storm" Murchan

A captive princess, on a knife's edge between love and hate.

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crescence @crescence-studio.itch.io · 17/07/2026

【 Enter a world of magic—of Fae and Dragon.】 The Fae are finally here, officially marking the end to our 5 year long journey and the beginning of your love story ✨ Our fantasy romance visual novel is ready to play! 🌙 Alaris out on Steam and Itch NOW!

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Haha, just a little work stress catching up with me! But thank you <3

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Feeling down... maybe it's time to replay the best Dragon Age game... Awakening. (I haven't played it in at least a decade, but this is what nostalgia tells me is true)

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Oh gosh, a late happy birthday to you! Also that cake is adorable <3

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ENDYSIS ♞❄️ The Last Winter Knight OUT NOW❄️ @endysis.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

You wake up by the side of the road with a headache and a stranger's jacket. You don’t recognise it. You don’t recognise the man whose ID you find in the pocket, either. So why does an older version of you stare back when you turn on his phone? And why is she smiling beside him? s.team/a/4309120

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Thank you for all the comments! they were so super valuable <3 (also influential, you have shaped Harold canon forever XD)

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

It's out! \o/ Play as chaotic witch Bonnie, after a mismanaged curse that got her into trouble, also offers her a chance for love! Will the adorable demonic muscle of Gigi charm her? What about the the fae prince Ronan, who literally falls into her life? Romance both or neither in this free vn!

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Once Upon a Witch's Curse by Naoimh "Storm" Murchan

When a curse goes wrong, a chance for love comes a witch's way

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

mmmm... might release a game later today

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Truly spoiling bluesky with both a sad pathetic babyboi and the hottest woman alive~

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I've sent a wee message request!

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Ooo amazing, tysm! I can send a message here or add you on discord (i think we're both in the imirt server?)

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Hello~ would any moots be interested in playtesting my latest romance vn? It's cozy and chaotic, with 4 endings, 2 love interests (1f/f, 1f/m) and a poly option! (beautiful art as always by @squirrelcurls.bsky.social )

A witch looks at an open spellbook while a demon lays prostrate in a summoning circle. The on screen UI shows several dialogue options the witch can respond with.

A pretty blue skinned fae faces a witch, who has several dialogue options to respond with via the on screen UI.

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Finally finished All Hail Chaos today - ended it as I started too, in tears (would not recommend starting it in a cafe nero haha). A very cathartic read as someone who was once sick and hard to love. I need more Lia... my conniving sapphic... i love her

A hardback copy of All Hail Chaos by Sarah Rees Brennan

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Melina Caron ✨ @squirrelcurls.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

It's time for an updated animation reel! I'm thinking of opening some animation slots soon as well, now that I've had more experience with Twitch alerts too- keep an eye out! 💼 www.squirrelcurls.com ✉️meliano99@gmail.com #animation #storyboards

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Had an awesome time at the Fís Games Summit down in Galway this past weekend! With fantastic craic with new and old faces, and excellent talks both at the event and during Cúirt I'm so glad to be back for the second year in a row. Next April can't come soon enough!

A collage of pictures showing the Galway coastline, various foods, a talk by the creator of Citizen Sleeper and a game demo.

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Samir Shotaro @precarious-world.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Hi! I'm Samir, a composer and producer currently working on Spill the Beans with @skeletalgames.bsky.social. If you need music for your next project, I'd love to hear from you! www.samirshotaro.com #music #soundtrack

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Samir Shotaro

Official website of Samir Shotaro.

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Foxglove Games @foxglovegames.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

The Kickstarter and Demo for Burn the Midnight Oil is now live! 🦇❤️‍🔥 Play as the vampire Circe or the hellhound Dante in this supernatural neon-noir romance visual novel. Solve crimes, steal hearts, and resist (or embrace) the darkness within... LINK: www.kickstarter.com/projects/129...

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Here is an example tutorial I think is quite well made with some handy visuals: bast13.itch.io/renpy-layere...

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Ren'Py: Layered Image Tutorial by Bast

Tutorial and tips when working with Ren'Py's layered images

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

My vns these days tend to take heavy advantage of RenPys layeredimage system, with separated elements to easily combine into a lot of expressions. But for a starter project I'd recommend about 5 facial expressions to get started - you can always add more as you implement the script and see gaps!

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

I would put a vote in for Anora, just to have an opportunity to take advantage of the ability to make miis related to each other. (And doting dad Loghain-mii appeals to me personally XD)

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Also remembering now that I once made a script called 'RegionZone' because we already had Zones but I needed Zones specific to 'Regions' and it haunts me to this day... the ThingDoer of my youth

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

In Paleo we had 2 different sets of UI/code for 'pop up that lets you add and remove items' that looked and did functionally the same thing, I wish the programmer who did the second just ripped mine out! We had to edit 2 different things!

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

My baby programmer advice: 1) do not make your code too generic before you have to. ThingDoer the Everything Script is evil and should be destroyed. 2) If you realise you're implementing a feature similar to an existing one, do not be precious about other peoples code, rip it out, make it generic-er

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Úna-Minh (That's my first name!) 🔜 AdventureX @unaminh.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

😱 #nanoreno2026 game jam COMPLETE! Made a demo for Check Mates, a #chess based visual novel. Poured so much energy in and really pleased. Feeling like it could maybe be a full game. Sprites, cutscenes, code, writing, narrative, game design by me! unaminh.itch.io/check-mates #gamedev #indiegames

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Check Mates (DEMO) by Úna-Minh Kavanagh

Experience the high-stakes drama and gossip of the chess world.

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I'd be interested 👀 (Though not very knowledgeable about chess)

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 16/03/2026

You can play a bunch of video games in Irish aftermath.site/games-from-ire...

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Ooo, do let me know if you have any recommendations, I'll probably be hopping around for the first while!

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

My copy finally arrived! So excited to dig in.

A paperback copy of The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope, a collection of 100+ essays on the craft of game writing.

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Not all, you play as Bonnie (she/her), with two romance options: Ronan (he/him, the blue one) and Gigi (she/her, the red one) who are bisexual and lesbian respectively! You can romance one, both or neither in a given playthrough.

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Thank you, it was a joy to implement as well! (And I've loved seeing your nanoreno project come together. Great to see more irish renpy devs!)

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

And I'll share some silly renpy ATL work for my ego too XD

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Next big visual novel project is starting to come together~ @squirrelcurls.bsky.social 's beautiful art is not done any justice by my low quality gifs 🥺 #otome #amare #yuri

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Imirt - The Irish Game Makers Association @imirt.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

We’re delighted to reveal the Irish Games art-piece we commissioned from acclaimed Irish artist and game developer @denmanrooke.com, showcasing some of the incredible games and characters from across Irish games, alongside touchpoints of Irish culture. www.imirt.ie/news/2026/3/...

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St Patrick's Day Steam Sale Brings Irish Games to a Global Audience — Imirt

Imirt - The Irish Game Makers Association is proud to present the Games from Ireland Steam Event , a week-long digital showcase celebrating games made in Ireland or shaped by Irish creative talent an...

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Ooo I'm taking notes for future updates, and maybe I'll port mine over to something more common like unity with a visual editor some day!

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

I recently released some code for a simple picross setup in Ren'Py - it's missing a few features, but I'd be happy to tidy it up from suggestions if it's useful to anyone - I really enjoyed Murder by Numbers! naoimh-murchan.itch.io/renpy-miniga...

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Ren'Py Minigames by Naoimh

A collection of Ren'Py minigames code.

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Feniks - Controller Support Expansion Released! @feniksdev.com · 16/02/2026

My #MVNA project is released! It comes with many art assets by wonderful artists to make immersive particle effects right away. I spent far too much time adding all sorts of movement options and customization to it, so it would mean a lot if you checked it out! feniksdev.itch.io/immersive-pa...

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Ah I forgot to tag it over here in this thread, oopsie! Hopefully its useful to you, and lemme know if you have any more suggestions! I'm always happy to help ❤️

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Demoing Spill the Beans at Rendr tonight! Anyone attending feel free to swing by, say hi and give the game a try~ (Why yes, I did incorrectly enter my own name for the lanyard xD)

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

I have started on this little map exploration thing, with a mask for blocking movement, but I'm not entirely sure how to best showcase it as a minigame... for now I'm just going to focus on item pickups & jumping to labels, but I would welcome suggestions to make it more 'gamey'/featureful XD

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Storm/Naoimh @stormstrom.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Finally got time to finish up my MVNA entry for 2 Renpy minigames... still got the minigame itch though, hopefully I can add a few more simple ones over the next few months. For now, Picross and Memory Match are in there! naoimh-murchan.itch.io/renpy-miniga...

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Ren'Py Minigames by Naoimh

A collection of Ren'Py minigames code.

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