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Thomas Van Bouwel 🔜 NZGDC & GCAP @tovanbo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Also if anyone wants a sticker, I’m carrying some glow-in-the-dark ones of my previous games! #nzgdc

Thomas Van Bouwel 🔜 NZGDC & GCAP @tovanbo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'll be at #nzgdc in the coming days - if anyone wants to talk XR or try a hallway demo of @laserdancegame.com, let me know!

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Thomas Van Bouwel 🔜 NZGDC & GCAP @tovanbo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"Un juego que sabe estar callado" [A game that knows how to be quiet] ★★★★⯪ Thanks to Retro Pixels for their great review of Cubism on Steam!

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Cubism @cubism-vr.com · 17/09/2026

Cubism Steam Frame tip: if you want to switch seats while playing in passthrough, just hit the recenter button to bring the puzzle with you!

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Cubism @cubism-vr.com · 16/09/2026

Cubism Steam Frame tip: If you calibrate the floor height to match a table surface, you can have pieces collide with the table when playing in passthrough! #steamframe #mixedreality

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Thomas Van Bouwel 🔜 NZGDC & GCAP @tovanbo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The new Cubism trailer was shot directly on Steam Frame, with me awkwardly hunching over a duck-taped tripod camera setup in an attempt to keep the footage stable😅

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Cubism @cubism-vr.com · 14/09/2026

Steam Frame is launching today, and with it comes a new way to play the Steam version of Cubism! On standalone Frame, you can now play in your own room using passthrough! Try it yourself here👉 tinyurl.com/5a6a4ccs

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Laura Lico @lauraivylico.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

From September 8th, 2015. One of my animation tests for Quill’s first-pass rig. Seems fitting for today. 😢 Goodbye, little girl.

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Ashley @ashleysays.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Chefs kiss

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Thomas Van Bouwel 🔜 NZGDC & GCAP @tovanbo.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

ICYMI, @zimtok5.com streamed some of the new @laserdancegame.com levels yesterday! Check it out here⬇️ www.youtube.com/live/qUcCC-i...

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Today is Going GREAT.

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Adriaan @adriaan.games · 19/08/2026

wurdweb just re-released on iPhones & iPads!! (It left Apple Arcade last month.) Word puzzles with Sunday morning vibes. With different game modes, daily / weekly / monthly puzzles, and much more. Made by @aran.sokpop.co & I. Get it on the App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/wurdw...

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Thomas Van Bouwel 🔜 NZGDC & GCAP @tovanbo.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The ✨Mimic Update✨ is now live for Laser Dance! Six new challenging levels with a new green laser that only moves when you move 🕺 Try it here 👉 tinyurl.com/2vdkur3p

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UploadVR @uploadvr.com · 13/08/2026

An update for Laser Dance released today which brings six new levels to the game and introduces a new green laser that only moves when you move. Details here: www.uploadvr.com/laser-dance-...

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Thomas Van Bouwel 🔜 NZGDC & GCAP @tovanbo.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The ✨Mimic Update✨ is now live for Laser Dance! Six new challenging levels with a new green laser that only moves when you move 🕺 Try it here 👉 tinyurl.com/2vdkur3p

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Thomas Van Bouwel 🔜 NZGDC & GCAP @tovanbo.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

And Cubism recently got verified for standalone Frame as well!

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Thomas Van Bouwel 🔜 NZGDC & GCAP @tovanbo.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Here's what passthrough gameplay looks like in @cubism-vr.com on standalone Steam Frame. #steamframe #steamvr

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Nicole Carpenter @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

for 404 media, i wrote about video game clones—who makes them, how they make them, and where the line gets drawn between inspiration and cloning

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Thomas Van Bouwel 🔜 NZGDC & GCAP @tovanbo.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Back at Develop Brighton this year, so time for a new hotelroom playtest of @laserdancegame.com If you want to chat about VR/MR development, come find me at the conference!

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 12/07/2026

Diniece and I are racing to make buses fast and reliable, so we talked about how we're cutting bus commutes by 6 minutes while racing in MarioKart.

Mayor Mamdani loses to Diniece in Mario Kart.

How are we making bus rides six minutes faster?
A bus can get stuck in traffic, stuck at a light, or stuck at a bus stop. So we’re adding red bus-only lanes. We have the buses talking to the traffic lights, so they stay green until the bus crosses the intersection. And we’re opening all doors, so no more yelling “back door” at your driver.

We’re upgrading 175 bus routes. That’s 70% of all bus routes in New York City. Because slow buses are not viable. We’re making the bus fast and reliable.

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Henry Stockdale @henrystockdale.com · 10/07/2026

Laser Dance is a very good game to introduce people to mixed reality on Quest 3. Not captured, my brother and brother-in-law swearing at each other over earning the best times 😅

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Cethan Leahy @cethanleahy.com · 07/07/2026

Bluesky this morning:

Tintin and Snowy in a parade where everyone is cheering. (Still from Tintin in America)

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guillaume @guillaumepauli.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

one of our silly little next game with @cumulet.itch.io ✦ and it's all about blobs and the universe #cumulet #belgiangames #indiegames #blob

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Pepijn Willekens 🌸 Plum Road Tea Dream releasing now! @pepijnwillekens.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

🌅 🌅 🌅 Release Date Announcement 🌅 🌅 🌅 After 4 years Plum Road Tea Dream will be releasing on Steam on the 27th of July! Here’s our brand new trailer for a little sneak peak ✨ Wishlist the game on Steam, play the Demo and know that the release is around the corner! Excitinggggggg 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

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miles morkri @milesmorkri.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

i'm working 9:5

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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

🗨 "I think we should be talking about life expectancy, education, health, a whole range of metrics" @zackpolanski.bsky.social on why we need to move beyond GDP growth as the main measure of how well our society is doing.

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Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Every game needs a Go Pro view.

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Frooxius @frooxius.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

The upcoming launch of Steam Frame is actually making me more and more anxious. A lot of our users want to use it with @resonite.com and we regularly keep getting questions about it, but we still haven't heard about a dev-kit. I'd love for us to support it day 1, but we might not.

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Irish Cycling Campaign @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Our new membership campaign launches this week! Check out our beautiful artwork - a collaboration between top Irish creatives- Branding + Logo @publichouse.ie Concept + design @unthink_ie Illustration @cathyhogan_ Motion design @sinister_imposter More info at www.irishcyclingcampaign.ie?p=9608

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Shahriar Shahrabi | شهریار شهرابی @ircss.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

5 years ago we set out to find a game system to engage people with cultural heritage. Now, over 350+ cultural sites brought to over a half million players later, I put down the lessons we learned making Puzzling Places medium.com/realities-io...

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Thomas Van Bouwel 🔜 NZGDC & GCAP @tovanbo.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Lil @cubism-vr.com easter egg in the latest @mkbhd.com video in his coverage of Project Aura!

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Dylan, on life in your 80’s, is incredible. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

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Mike Cook @mtrc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I wrote a manifesto for making games, and (not) selling them, for #manifestojam illomens.itch.io/no-one-is-go...

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NO-ONE IS GOING TO BUY YOUR GAME by ill omens

A Manifesto For Making Games

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Turbo Button | Floor Plan: Slap Out Of It! @turbobuttoninc.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

📣 We're excited to introduce Slap Out Of It! A slap-and-solve adventure game that stretches your wits and noodly arms to their max! Wishlist now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3564410/... 📺 Trailer: youtu.be/DRShkD6cIOk 🗣️ Trailer narrated by @benstarr.bsky.social 🎵 Music by Sean Beeson

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Slap Out Of It! | Announcement Trailer | Day of the Devs Summer Game Fest Edition 2026

YouTube video by Turbo Button

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Helvetica Blanc @helveticablanc.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Do you need a steady supply of illustration, concept art, branding, or graphic design? I have 20 years of experience and am now available for part-time remote work! If you think I'd be a good fit for your organization, DM me or email at: hello@helveticablanc.com

An archway with two hands. One holds a crying eye. The text says:

Looking for Work

Do you need a steady supply of illustration, concept art, branding, or graphic design? I have 20 years of experience and am now available for part-time remote work!

If you think I'd be a good fit for your organization, DM me or email at: hello@helveticablanc.com

The MtG card 'Sleight of Hand', which depicts two serpents — one rainbow and one black — intertwining over a geometric figure.

'The World' card from the upcoming Goblin Tarot. A goblin holds two wands and dances within a wreath surrounded by four worms.

A t-shirt made for Josaleigh Pollett. A brightly colored, abstracted angel walks and weeps into their hands.

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Ruff Talk VR Podcast @rufftalkvr.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Huge thanks to our Ruff Talk VR Gaming Showcase sponsors! Our premier sponsor - The Binary Mill, officially announcing their next VR game 👀 Also sponsored by: - Schell Games - Clonk from Bearhammer Games - Sugar Madness from JollyCo - Laser Dance May 22 - 1pm ET on YouTube!

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Thomas Van Bouwel 🔜 NZGDC & GCAP @tovanbo.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

This may have been by far the best bite of food I've had in Japan. If you're ever in Shōdoshima, don't skip the olive fed miso marinated beef

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Thomas Van Bouwel 🔜 NZGDC & GCAP @tovanbo.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Fifth @laserdancegame.bsky.social playtest in a Japanese hotel, this time in Shōdoshima. This hotel had a big empty event space, so I had to try playing there. Bigger spaces definitely make for a bigger challenge!😅

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

The U.S. government requires visa applicants to make all of their social media accounts fully public or risk being denied entry. This is straight out of 1984. Your right to privacy doesn’t just disappear at the border for millions of people, it disappears before they ever set foot here.

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part time xyla @xyla.zip · 13/05/2026

faith in humanity restored

Cambridge Dictionary • @CambridgeWords

slopper
noun

someone who relies too much on Al chatbots to make decisions, find out information, etc.

He's become such a *slopper* that he won't even choose a restaurant without asking an Al.

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Thomas Van Bouwel 🔜 NZGDC & GCAP @tovanbo.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

third Laser Dance playtest in Japan ahead of #BitSummit, this time in a ryokan near Ishizuchi mountain #BitSummitPunch #mixedreality #metaquest

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