iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Tom Granger @tomgranger.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Delighted to share that PSYPHON, by @jon.inkle.co, is now available on the eenk stories catalog! "Courier job. Turn up at the hotel, port ready. Several terabytes, but you've cleared the space. Will get your mind back once it's done. Nothing's going to go wrong." 👇 t0mg.github.io/eenk/stories...

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Stories — eenk

Interactive Fiction Firmware for Xteink e-ink devices

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Tom Granger @tomgranger.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

New Interactive Fiction piece. Authored by @jon.inkle.co. Written specifically for eenk. Coming tomorrow. Warm up your ports.

An Xteink X4 e-reader displaying the cover of an unpublished interactive fiction by Jon Ingold: PSYPHON. The background is lit in cyan and magenta. The e-reader is held up against a retro-futuristic looking device.

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Tom Granger @tomgranger.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Exciting! For some reason console games that break the fourth wall at a gameplay level like MGS or, here, Eternal Darkness, made a huge impression on me as a kid. Those "Wait, they can do that?" moments felt like magic. www.gamesradar.com/games/horror...

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After 24 years, one of GameCube's most beloved cult classics shows signs of life with a tease from an excellent remaster studio

"Eternal Darkness is one of my all-time favorites and it deserves the treatment I know Nightdive Studio is capable of"

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Tom Granger @tomgranger.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

When creating this short, I swear after 2 hours I still couldn't find a free, quick way to create captions. So I summoned one with ViBe CoDe. Took 9 mn. Introducing Boom! CHLACA (cheap & lazy captions). It's fast, works locally, and it's up for grabs on GitHub (Windows only). github.com/t0mg/CHLACA

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Tom Granger @tomgranger.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Here's a shiny new YT short to showcase the little stories catalog of eenk ✨ It was fun to make! It's loopy. It's got captions, bells and whistles. Go watch it or I'm trying brainrot next. youtube.com/shorts/oqxS8...

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eenk: Interactive Fiction on Xteink

YouTube video by Tom

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inkle @inkle.co · 11/09/2026

🎙️ Call for voice actors! 🎭 We're looking for two lead voices for our next game. - One male and one female, vocal age 40 to 60 - Cornish / Welsh / South-West England accent If that's you, please send an acting sample to info@inklestudios.com, marked “casting call”. (Paid, ofc) <3 RTs!

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Patrick Stewart's Witty 'Acting' Moment

ALT: Patrick Stewart's Witty 'Acting' Moment

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Knowledge @edgeknowledge.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

If you're wondering about the absence of legal ramifications in relation to the Trump administration using copyrighting videogame IP in its "messaging", @jamesbatchelor.bsky.social, via legal experts, has the answer.

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Tetris vs Trump: Why the White House continues to get away with using videogames in its propaganda

Legal experts explain how even seemingly simple cases of copyright infringement have no simple solution for IP holders

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Hackster.io @hacksterio.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Arne Giacomo Munthe-Kaas' Fugleramme turns nearby bird calls into vintage art on an E Ink frame powered by a Raspberry Pi and local AI.

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This Smart Picture Frame Shows You Which Birds Are Outside

Fugleramme turns nearby bird calls into vintage art on an E Ink frame powered by a Raspberry Pi and local AI.

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Tom Granger @tomgranger.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

More eenk! 2026 inkJam winner "Love is Like Sinking Into a Pinpoint Black Hole" by @anthonyeichenlaub.com is now available on eenk! Get ready for a ride. t0mg.github.io/eenk/stories... Also, the incomparable @jon.inkle.co might have written a new story specifically tailored for eenk.. stay plugged.

Playing "Love is Like Sinking Into a Pinpoint Black Hole" by Anthony Eichenlaub on an X4Pro e-reader running the eenk firmware. On a train. With a cup of average tasting coffee.

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Tom Granger @tomgranger.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

eenk project updates ! 1) Row Row Row 🚣 by @johnthehedge.bsky.social added to the Stories showcase t0mg.github.io/eenk/stories/ 2) eenky IDE: a shiny new auto-player 🤖 runs your ink story thousands of times with random choices in the background as you write, helps find soft locks and other issues!

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Stories — eenk

Interactive Fiction Firmware for Xteink e-ink devices

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Eric Migicovsky @ericmigi.com · 30/08/2026

demoscene pebble apps are one of the best parts of the pebbleverse nice work teadrinker! Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3HW... PT2 App: apps.repebble.com/8e50961fc56f...

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What time is it? (Pebble Time 2 Demo)

YouTube video by teadrinker

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Tom Granger @tomgranger.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Added a stories showcase page to the eenk website, with 1-ckick install button. More stories to come! t0mg.github.io/eenk/stories/

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Stories — eenk

Interactive Fiction Firmware for Xteink e-ink devices

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Tom Granger @tomgranger.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

It's akshually eenk, two e's no i's. But you can spell it however you like if you spread the word, thanks 🤘🙏

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Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · 25/08/2026

I've been playing with this in the last few days and it's a lovely thing. Always loved the idea of an e-ink IF platform, so I've been writing a few things to try out on it as a summer project. Lends itself to slightly chunkier blocks of story than an iphone (less swooshy). Dialogue is still great.

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Tom Granger @tomgranger.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

@techdweeb.bsky.social hey, check this out. Felt cute, might delete later. Also it's kinda all your fault because YOU sold me on the Xteink in the first place. So thanks I guess.

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Tom Granger @tomgranger.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Hey look! I made a trailer for eenk, the interactive fiction firmware for Xteink e-readers! And also eenky, the companion desktop app that's kinda like what GarageBand + iTunes were to the iPod, but for making and syncing dope branching story beats. youtu.be/JddSaGFBtNU

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smwhr @smwhr.net · 14/08/2026

This year's theme for #inkjam is “Let that sink in!" Inkjam is a jam where you try to build a game using @inkle.co's ink narrative programming language. Join the jam on itch itch.io/jam/inkjam-2... Join the other creators on Discord discord.gg/inkle

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inkjam 2026

A game jam from 2026-08-14 to 2026-09-01 hosted by Ju / smwhr & Memories of Sunshine. Welcome to the 9th edition of inkJam! This is an annual community-organized jam all about ink , a versatile script...

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Tom Granger @tomgranger.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Some news on this! The eenk custom firmware project is live at t0mg.github.io/eenk 🎉 Flash eenk on compatible devices and download eenky IDE pre-releases for Windows & Mac! PS: here's X4 Pro support with touch and backlight! Also it has 20x more RAM so the ink runtime takes advantage of that too.

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Tom Granger @tomgranger.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Holy bananas this project hits all the right buttons and then grows some more buttons and proceeds with pressing them too. I'm pushing the wishlist one I hope it won't burst.

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Tom Granger @tomgranger.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Here's a full demo. It's close to being ready but there's One More Thing I need to get done...

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Tom Granger @tomgranger.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Interactive fiction ereader update! Eenk now supports images (both inlined in the story, and as cover/thumbnail). All from a standard ink file that the IDE compiles in one click and can transfer to the device via USB :)

E-reader in sleep mode, showing a fullscreen cover I made for inkle's The Intercept interactive story.

E-reader showing the beginning of inkle's The Intercept interactive story showcasing new features: a custom header image is inlined and the same font as in the original Unity version of the game is used.

The Xteink X4 e-reader showing library/menu page of the eenk firmware. We can see a single item in the list, which is The Intercept story. The item contains some metadata (title, author, file size) as well as a custom thumbnail image.

A close up of my computer's display, showing a window of eenky, the custom IDE for eenk, opened on the ink file for The Intercept. At the top we can see the special metadata header used to define these custom images and fonts while keeping the source file 100% valid ink. Images inlined within the story flow rely on the #IMAGE tag exactly like the js web export from Inky, meaning that a single ink file can be exported to either web or eenk binary.

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Tom Granger @tomgranger.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

It's settled, I'm going brutalist. I'm glad I built a simulator (for the IDE) because that sort of layout work would be way more tedious if I had to flash and boot the device every 5 minutes. This will hopefully give some character and consistency to eenk :)

A photo of the Xteink X4 e-reader running the eenk firmware. A story is being interrupted by a dialogue asking for confirmation before quitting. It's now redesigned with bold uppercase type, thick borders and flat shadows.

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Tom Granger @tomgranger.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

eenk, my interactive fiction firmware for Xteink e-reader, is making progress🙂 I've added custom font support (at device level and story level). The IDE is shaping up. I'm working on documentation, update process, polish. It's getting there! Does anyone have a cool ink story it could ship with?

A screenshot of the eenky IDE specially designed to create (and compile) stories for the eenk firmware. It's a fork of inkle's Inky editor with complete frontend rewrite.

A picture showing the xteink eenk reader playing an ink story with a futuristic looking custom font. It's the same story as in the IDE screenshot.

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Tom Granger @tomgranger.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Holy cow this ram stick now costs more than my current laptop. I really want to support Framework but that's tough.

Screenshot from an email from Framework, the text reads as follows:

Update on your Framework Laptop 13 Pro pre-order

We have an unfortunate update around LPCAMM2 that impacts your Framework Laptop 13 Pro pre-order:

We’ve had to update your memory configuration from 64GB to 32GB, and have lowered the price on your pre-order as a result.

Another screenshot, from the Framework website, showing the new price of the 64GB LPCAMM2: 1790 eur

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Lynn Cherny @arnicas.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

OMG this french found fonts/letter-shapes site vernacular.fr/ — via Matt Muir's Web Curios. I'm in love and also why am I not camping in the french countryside rn, what is wrong with me

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Tom Granger @tomgranger.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Alan Grant was cool and all but it's this gent in his customized PJs that made the most lasting impression on me back then. RIP.

A still of Sam Neill from the trailer of John Carpenter‘s In the Mouth of Madness recent 4K remaster by Arrow Video

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Tom Granger @tomgranger.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

🎶 Da da da daaaaa 🎶 🪎

A founders edition SuperStation One and its SuperDock, in gorgeous Net Yaroze black, held up high against a sunny, heatwavey sky.

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CopyOfNewFolder (1) @copyofnewfolder1.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Daily posts will now end. The full archive up to this point is now available at t0mg.github.io/copyofnewfol... More reviews may still be posted here albeit at a slower pace. Thank you for reading.

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Tom Granger @tomgranger.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Yo! A brand new, curated 🪐webring🪐 of gaming bloggers by @wes.readonlymemo.com & Matt Sayer. Check it out it's so fly 😍 www.warppoint.games

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Warp Point

A curated list of gaming blogs that support RSS.

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CopyOfNewFolder (1) @copyofnewfolder1.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Horse Magnifier is a short game about putting lenses on pictures of horses. I recommend it if you want to spend fifteen minutes giggling while distorting horses. wer8888.itch.io/horse-magnifier

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Horse Magnifier: Jam Edition by wer8888

game where you magnify horses

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Tom Granger @tomgranger.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Ok progress - a skeleton UI (menus, dialogs, battery indicator, file browser, etc) - a desktop IDE (forked from Inky) with built in ePaper simulator to write and compile stories - improvements to the story player itself (metadata, save/resume, handling large stories up to ~5Mb) I'm calling it eenk!

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Tom Granger @tomgranger.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Ok let's do it then. Step 1 : build a new ink editor ???

A custom text editor based on inkle's Inky showing the source script of The Intercept, with an eink display simulator running on the side.

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Tom Granger @tomgranger.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

After his opera singing blobs and his cello playing bird, the amazing David Li has returned. Meet Splosh, Splish, Splat, Smudge & Scrape in his new art experiment. It's weird. It's squishy. It's soothing. It's beautiful. (also it's technically bonkers) artsandculture.google.com/experiment/s...

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Splash Canvas - Google Arts & Culture

A fluid virtual painting experience by David Li. AI-powered sea creatures act as your brushes and guides, giving playful critiques as you paint

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Tom Granger @tomgranger.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Hear me out: Playdate for interactive fiction. Turns out it's possible to fit @inkle.co's ink engine on the 50€ Xteink X4 e-reader of internet fame. Who's in?

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CopyOfNewFolder (1) @copyofnewfolder1.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Salamander County Public Television is a collection of odd minigames, strung together with a silly plot about producing content for the local TV station. store.steampowered.com/app/1521810/… [1/2]

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Save 75% on Salamander County Public Television on Steam

Become a professional thing-doer! Complete wacky assignments for Salamander County

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inkle @inkle.co · 10/06/2026

Okay, so this is massive and we're terrified. Partnering with @play.breakthrought1d.org in the fight against diabetes, the ENTIRE inkle catalogue is on Humble Bundle right now for $20 -- including TR-49, all four novels, both Overboard! games, 80 Days, all four parts of Sorcery! ... everything.

humblebundle.com

The Complete Inkle Library

Adventure awaits in these beloved classics and new favorite games from Inkle! Get them at the price of your choice and support Breakthrough T1D!

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CopyOfNewFolder (1) @copyofnewfolder1.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Soup Rooms is a free collection of virtual art rooms made by various indie developers with different ideas, messages and aesthetics. kiteline.itch.io/soup-rooms [1/3]

kiteline.itch.io

SOUP ROOMS by Kite Line, KIRA

The latest in SOUP-like room tourism technology.

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CopyOfNewFolder (1) @copyofnewfolder1.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

On art and video games: Here's a Youtube essay about how the Metal Gear Solid 3 evokes cinema history when played with a monochrome filter. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzBhf6zElYU [1/2]

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- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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Lynn Cherny @arnicas.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

BnF exhibition Cartes Imaginaires in Paris is really something - if you like sea monsters on old maps, and literary maps, don’t miss.

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Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · 30/05/2026

Remember when inkle made a musical platformer that’s also a fairytale and a deduction game?

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CopyOfNewFolder (1) @copyofnewfolder1.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

After a 10 minute introduction, you spend the next 10-ish hours eating fish, humans, sharks and whales, growing in mass, spontaneously evolving electricity powers and being a public menace, just as Spielberg intended. store.steampowered.com/app/629820/M… [2/5]

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Maneater on Steam

Experience the ultimate power fantasy as the apex predator of the seas - a giant Shark! Terrorize the coastal waterways. Tear swimmers and divers limb from limb, give the humans a reason to fear you!

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Tom Granger @tomgranger.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

How For All Mankind Season 5 scores 90% on tomatometer is a mystery to me. It starts OK, then rapidly turns into a total drag of a soap with archetypical characters making nonsensical decisions and a direction that misses beats and oozes budget cuts. It has turned into a cheap spin-off of itself.

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Tom Granger @tomgranger.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Good compact review. I'm saving this for when I'll have 55 hours to spare 🥲

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