NEW GAME: DIG, a short narrative game in Decker about digging yourself out.
Made for the Trans Masc Protag Jam 2026.
https://illuminesce.itch.io/dig
Check out all the entries here:
https://itch.io/jam/transmasc-protag-2026/entries
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CJです
@illuminesce@gamedev.lgbt
mastodon 4.5.18+glitchCJ is a kinda feral indie dev & designer. They make games with mabbees as the cooperative Studio Terranova. 英語、日本語、どっちでもいいよー。
Games: https://illuminesce.itch.io/
Interface Drama: https://illuminesce.net/interface-drama
Work: cj@studioterranova.net
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Joined September 11, 2024
Indie devs, rejoice; I bring you good news.
Bug is over.
I'll be talking tomorrow night at the
Spectrum Tokyo meetup on community-building in design—specifically, on how we can build more resilient communities.
#picojam26 DAY ONE!
2日間の #pico8 #picotron オンリーのジャムでオーガナイズします！
明るい雰囲気で、皆んなゲームを作っています♪
People ask me what my design process looks like. It’s simple.
Step 1: prepare chicken bones
Step 2: shake the bag
Step 3: throw bones, track ley lines
Step 4: open Figma
I think of interfaces like little records of human drama.
For every frustration I have about UX or UI, it often boils down to organizational chaos, team miscommunication or thoughtlessness.
PlaydateでHOT LIMITを聴けるのは最高
Listening to HOT LIMIT on the Playdate is the best
mabbees just released a new space-themed #PICO8 album called Gravitational Waves.
Check it out on bandcamp 👀
(Art by mabbees since he is very talented and cool)
@ProcessParsnip@mastodon.ie The reason why a lot of Ankylosaurus’ descriptions online focus on its armor is because its plates (also known as osteoderms) were the most common specimens found in Alberta and Montana.
We're featured on Tokyo Cheapo! We talk about moving to Japan, setting up Studio Terranova, and living life as creative workers in Japan in general. Read it here: https://tokyocheapo.com/editorial/creative-tokyo-studio-terranova/
New newsletter: "The internet in the age of verification"
In which we talk about #Decker, censorship, and butts.
https://buttondown.com/studioterranova/archive/the-internet-in-the-age-of-verification/
I’m happy to announce that Studio Terranova has teamed up with the devs of VIDEOVERSE and Dear Agony Aunt to bring you the 2000s Nostalgia Bundle! This bundle saves you 10% for all three games. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/72973/The_2000s_Nostalgia_Bundle/
VIDEOVERSE takes place in a fictional console where you chat with friends about your favorite video game, and Dear Agony Aunt allows you to play the role of an advice columnist from the early 2000’s. We would totally recommend these games if you love Terranova!
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@kayserifserif @mttaggart Same.
Reading this article made me reflect too. When I started working in tech, there were projects like Dynamicland which sought to make computing a more full body and community-driven experience by using projection mapping and physical objects:
https://dynamicland.org/
AI is, in both its use and as a societal concept, is such a disembodied and alienating technology.
Even MORE updates to the #interfacedrama list featuring:
💾 I.T. Never Ends
🧠 qualia
🩸 Killer Chat!
✨ Author Sim
WE'RE BACK, FOLKS
The #interfacedrama list has 8 new games added to the list!
Featuring Bury Me, My Love, DOLOS: Your Best Future, Forbidden Solitaire, lovebyte.exe and MORE!
Check the "most recent" tag for new updates.
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@btsherratt YES I saw the playthrough of this from @indietsushin and was instantly in love.
Last week, I streamed indie game F.F.O.A.M. about online censorship and in an ironic twist of fate, it was censored.
https://illuminesce.itch.io/ffoam/devlog/1494557/version-12-twitch-violations-and-typo-fixes
From April 27th to May 4th, Terranova will go on sale with 150+ other games in the InterfaceX26 Steam sale event (https://interfacex.net/)!
The event features various #interfacedrama #FakeOS games, a lot of which we’ve covered before on our Interface Drama Master List (https://illuminesce.net/interface-drama).
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If you haven't played it already, it is here for free:
https://illuminesce.itch.io/ffoam
RE: @peter@mastodon.gassner.io
Glad to hear more studies are being done that debunk the stereotypes.
My autistic and on the spectrum friends and partners are some of the most loyal, funny and supportive people in my life. The infodumps they are self-conscious of are some of my favorite things to listen to. They’re lovely in very different ways.
As of writing, I’ve updated the backlog of #interfacedrama submissions to a whopping 68 games to review.
As a treat, I played @pippinbarr.bsky.social’s 2017 game, “It is as if you were doing work.”
Tonight’s gamedev streaming features Bonni who is developing in #bitsy!
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/aGTXEhn8H_E?si=EO0joG-6MYx7dCRL
Twitch: https://m.twitch.tv/itsilluminesce/home
Streaming now: #PICOJAM26 recap!
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/itsilluminesce
YT: @playterranova@www.youtube.com
I'll be showing off F.F.O.A.M. (The Family-Friendly Online Art Museum) at #tokyoindies tonight!
F.F.O.A.M.というのホラーアートゲームを、東京インディーズで発表します！お楽しみに〜
Trailer here 👇️ 👀
https://youtu.be/yrAEDNf_Tas?si=nhy9gEPNKkjxNP6B
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