iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

”let’s go to the zen place”

Photograph from a lake’s shore, the ground is full of leaves, branches are hanging down close to the water, the surface of the lake is in motion, the world above reflected on it. Ahvenistojärvi, Hämeenlinna, Finland.

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Every game set in an urban environment needs a vending machine right (ignore the guy sleeping)

A blue vending machine with hand drawn textures in a 3D videogame greybox level.

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Looks like i've broken leaning in a surprisingly hilarious way lol #gamedev #immersivesim

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This electrician immersive sim i’ve been making has shifted to be more about delivering packages and it’s taking shape nicely 📦

A 3D character stands between two small textured buildings in a greybox level, an assortment of boxes and food is in the foreground.

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Trying something different with my electrician imsim.

Low poly 3D character waving their hand on the corner of a building with a 2D drawn facade.

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Found a Finnish lifestyle magazine piece about Alan Wake from 2010 and it has wonderful goofy+charming pictures of the devs posing with Alan Wake.

Remedy writer Sam Lake posing with hands in pockets looking cute as hell while Ilkka Villi in costume as Alan Wake is standing behind him, looking serious and brandishing a flashlight. Image magazine 3/2010. Photo by Juha Törmälä.

Remedy Art Director Saku Lehtinen posing with hands in pockets while behind him Ilkka Villi in a motion capture suit is kneeling on a stool aiming a revolver at some unseen target. Image magazine 3/2010. Photo by Juha Törmälä.

Then Remedy CEO Matias Myllyrinne is looking serious with this hands behind his back. Ilkka Villi in costume as Alan Wake is in sideprofile infront of him, looking to the right. He has an immaculate posture. Image magazine 3/2010. Photo by Juha Törmälä.

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Big Walk is BIG fun! Puts to shame any other friend coop i’ve played.

Screenshot of three colorful players caught inside a rain of as colorful confetti in the 2026 game Big Walk. One of the players is behind sound proof glass while others stand next to a rock and a tree.

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Someday i hope to put into my games something as beautiful and mysterious as the overgrown gardens in my neighbourhood.

An overgrown garden behind an iron gate made out of old cart wheels and decorated with horseshoes. A yellow building stands behind. A dog pooping is just off frame. Hämeenlinna, Finland.

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Went to a ’game exhibition’ thing today and they had Doom there which was broken and unplayable. Sad and hilarious, what a heavy handed accidental metaphor.

The original Doom game from 1993 installed as a wall embedded screen and played with just a keyboard (as intented :-)) in ”Game On” exhibition at Tampere Talo, Tampere, Finland. A pink placard has information about the game as well as playing instructions. There’s an error message on the screen, the game being unplayable.

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Happy to see a game developed in my hometown top the Steam charts. Set in Finland too, doesn't get more local than that! Looks fittingly post apocalyptic, and beautiful on a CRT. @roadtovostok.bsky.social

Top 5 games selling right now on Steam with Road To Vostok being number one.

Screenshot form the game Road To Vostok. FPS view of the player character holding an assault rifle, looking into the woods over a set of train tracks. There is an old tractor and a sign stating that the public road ends here.

A CRT monitor playing the game Road To Vostok.

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

How about crawling around ventilation shafts as a dog?

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

post non religious photo you think of as holy

Picture of the Hachioji Eco Town building that houses all the different Off chain stores, eg. Book-Off and Hard-Off.

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

search your camera roll for hell

Screencap from the documentary film ”American Movie” where Mark Borchardt (whose films are the focus of the documentary) comments on his friend Tim Schimmels’ smile with ”Your smilin' face. What the hell you got to say for yourself?”

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Making fake mobile game ads for my match three game and they are turning out too cursed.

Fake in-game ad for a mobile puzzle game about a fur farm. The ad shows a overweight animal farmed for its fur and a text promising a fun and furry puzzle game for the whole family.

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Every once in a while i think about these pigs in Weird West that you made sleep in the hay. They always bring a smile to my face!

Screenshot from the great immersive sim game Weird West. In the picture pigs are seen chilling in hay piles. They know what's up.

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Turns out i’m doing GDC too Getting Da Curry

Coco Ichiban curry restaurant chain vegetarian curry plate arranged to look like a funnny face. Boiled egg halves for eyes, deep fried soft boiled egg for a big round nose, spicy and delicious chili and garlic make a cute mouth with teeth. God i love coco ichi…

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Pounding my chest chanting PC PC PC youtu.be/kEpL45fEnQw

Japanese Hard-Off chain shop in Kichijōji specialised in selling PC hardware aka heaven on earth.

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Going Under used this aesthetic in a wonderfully snarky way aggrocrab.com/Going-Under

Screenshot of the year 2020 roguelike game Going Under by studio Aggro Crab showing the corporate memphis style 3D main character standing inside an open-plan office. Screenshot from: https://img.opencritic.com/game/10207/vvVxICRd.jpg

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

i wanna fill my imsim with places like this

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Perfect Tides was beautiful, i'm left with way too many screenshots to share. And how lucky am i a sequel released yesterday?

"Is Korn a boy band?" asks Lily in the 2022 Meredith Gran videogame Perfect Tides.

"I'm sad that summer is almost over. I'd hoped to be more productive with my writing, and now I'm out of time." reads in a letter received by the main character Mara.

"Fuck you fuck FUCK you FuCCCK YYOUOUU FuCk YoU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOUFUCKYOUFUCKYOU!!!" Mara's inner dialogue after being angered by her brother.

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Replaying Perfect Tides and i'm reminded that it's full of great text windows ranging from hilarious to emotional to wth

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

An Evening with Sander Cohen, always such a trip. I blasted his ass with bees the moment he appeared.

A CRT monitor showing the videogame Bioshock, moments before the player steps into a submarine ending the famous ”An Evening with Sander Cohen” part of the game.

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

2:12am.. going back for more trash can potato chips (i restarted with the orig version because something about the remaster looked and felt off)

Photo of a CRT monitor showing a lighthouse seen in the very beginning of the game Bioshock.

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

i chose … Rapture 🐟 Again, nothing beats a CRT!

Photo of a 4:3 CRT monitor showing Bioshock’s introductory dive into Rapture, the city under the sea.

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Well wow, those last few levels with just Psi + wrench were rough! Now i kinda wanna do a psi + melee + energy weapons run (or maybe move on and replay Bioshock or Prey)

End cinematic of System Shock 2, main villain, the evil AI Shodan, is perplexed how the player could've defeated her.

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

I'm gonna need that recycler soon .. Using the elevator like this has to be one of my favorite parts of the game.

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

I feel sad for these poor guys hunting me when an alarm triggers. Adrenaline boost and wrench go well together 🔧 Too bad they rarely drop anything good lol

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

System Shock 2 remaster looks great on my CRT <3 (first time ever i’m trying out a Psi run)

Picture of the game System Shock 2 Anniversary Remaster playing on a CRT monitor.

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

i'm biased sure, but the flowers are really beautiful - - in their scrambled puzzle form too! (❤⩊❤)

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Found my original copy so i can test this demo! 💛

Sierra ”Best Seller Series” copy of the videogame The Simpsons Hit & Run.

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

If you see this, post a planet 🪐

Rogue planet from the 2011 Lars von Trier movie Melancholia looming eerily over the horizon.

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Well isn’t this nice — just when i thought about this movie it’s gonna play in my home cinema.

Japanese language poster for the 2012 film Frances Ha.

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Making a stealth game starring our family dog 🐕 Escape unseen — and collect bones 🦴 #gamedev #indiedev #stealthgame

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Here i am, making a new game again (tho i shouldn't) 🌨️ 🐕

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

I like this Finnish copy which i happen to have. Somehow it really looks how the text feels to read (the translation is very good).

Picture of a Finnish copy of Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose. The cover is burgundy red with a painting of a medieval castle, with the author’s name and title written in cursive.

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tatu heinämäki @tatsoni.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

It used to be enterable but people were sleeping there. To stop this a fence was erected and later its rear was shut. Too bad, who wouldn’t want to live in a concrete rabbit.