Michael
@michaelklamerus.bsky.social
Makes tiny games. Currently in grad school to be a librarian. Helps organize local game dev stuff near Detroit. they/them
https://michael-klamerus.itch.io/
https://virtualmoose.org/
https://michael-klamerus.itch.io/
https://virtualmoose.org/
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Michael
@michaelklamerus.bsky.social
· Dec 30
The mini games anthology that I helped organize for the Ann Arbor District Library for the city's bicentennial is out. Featuring a puzzle game by @flyovergames.bsky.social, game boy game by @itsmelilyv.bsky.social, and point-and-click adventure by me
aadl.org/drchasegames
aadl.org/drchasegames
Begging one of my musicians friends to make a multimedia program for their music like many people were doing in the 90s. You'll have multiple people, maybe even dozens, losing their mind
February 5, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Begging one of my musicians friends to make a multimedia program for their music like many people were doing in the 90s. You'll have multiple people, maybe even dozens, losing their mind
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Every time I launch this game, I laugh too hard to want to actually play it. Nothing it does in game can possibly live up to the first impression.
November 16, 2024 at 2:01 AM
Every time I launch this game, I laugh too hard to want to actually play it. Nothing it does in game can possibly live up to the first impression.
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Vibe coding is working as expected: it'll kill the open-source, secure, and ideologically maintained alternatives to make sure you have to pay the oligarchs to do anything at all, and they can control what you're allowed to make.
www.404media.co/vibe-coding-...
www.404media.co/vibe-coding-...
Vibe Coding Is Killing Open Source Software, Researchers Argue
‘If the maintainers of small projects give up, who will produce the next Linux?’
www.404media.co
February 5, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Vibe coding is working as expected: it'll kill the open-source, secure, and ideologically maintained alternatives to make sure you have to pay the oligarchs to do anything at all, and they can control what you're allowed to make.
www.404media.co/vibe-coding-...
www.404media.co/vibe-coding-...
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It's with a very heavy heart that we share the news of YoYo Games founder and original CEO, Sandy Duncan's passing. GameMaker would not be where it is today without Sandy and our hearts are with his family at this very difficult time. Rest in peace.
www.linkedin.com/posts/sandyd...
www.linkedin.com/posts/sandyd...
Hello, Caitlin here, Sandy’s wife. With a few of his good friends - Michel, Jesse, Spencer, Mike, Russel, Stuart, we have put together Sandy’s last message as he would have liked to send it to you… | ...
Hello, Caitlin here, Sandy’s wife. With a few of his good friends - Michel, Jesse, Spencer, Mike, Russel, Stuart, we have put together Sandy’s last message as he would have liked to send it to you all...
www.linkedin.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:09 PM
It's with a very heavy heart that we share the news of YoYo Games founder and original CEO, Sandy Duncan's passing. GameMaker would not be where it is today without Sandy and our hearts are with his family at this very difficult time. Rest in peace.
www.linkedin.com/posts/sandyd...
www.linkedin.com/posts/sandyd...
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Hey, I know Blizzard confused everyone yesterday, but just as a reminder -- Bethesda is also a Microsoft studio, and is still part of the BDS boycott.
February 5, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Hey, I know Blizzard confused everyone yesterday, but just as a reminder -- Bethesda is also a Microsoft studio, and is still part of the BDS boycott.
Bracing for impact from all the emails I will be receiving tomorrow morning
The first Bandcamp Friday of 2026 is this Friday, February 6th. From midnight to midnight PDT, we'll be waive our revenue share and pass the funds directly to artists & labels. Mark your calendars and get those wishlists ready. daily.bandcamp.com/features/ban...
February 5, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Bracing for impact from all the emails I will be receiving tomorrow morning
if anything, I think video games should lean even more into the guy in gorilla suit energy
February 5, 2026 at 3:06 PM
if anything, I think video games should lean even more into the guy in gorilla suit energy
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Hey all! This Go Fund Me is for a Washtenaw County immigrant family that has been directly impacted by ICE and needs monetary support to pay bills/rent/etc.
Please consider giving if you are able!
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Please consider giving if you are able!
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Donate to Support for Ann Arbor Family Facing Deportation Hardship, organized by Janet Cannon
In Ann Arbor, Michigan, a beloved local family is facing an unim… Janet Cannon needs your support for Support for Ann Arbor Family Facing Deportation Hardship
www.gofundme.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Hey all! This Go Fund Me is for a Washtenaw County immigrant family that has been directly impacted by ICE and needs monetary support to pay bills/rent/etc.
Please consider giving if you are able!
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Please consider giving if you are able!
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
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🚨 New: We built a visual tracker of the warehouses ICE is targeting across the US.
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
February 4, 2026 at 6:41 PM
🚨 New: We built a visual tracker of the warehouses ICE is targeting across the US.
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
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I made my first ever zine, Syl's Indie Game Recs! Five of my all-time favorite indie games to start with, and I'll try to make a new volume monthly. I'll have a bigger/easier to see version up on my site soon. zinesforever.com/z/syls-indie...
Syl's Indie Game Recs Vol. 1
Five of my all-time favorite indie games to kick off this zine series.
zinesforever.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 AM
I made my first ever zine, Syl's Indie Game Recs! Five of my all-time favorite indie games to start with, and I'll try to make a new volume monthly. I'll have a bigger/easier to see version up on my site soon. zinesforever.com/z/syls-indie...
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What a loss. Reading about “vocational awe” early in my MLIS program meant so much, and I know plenty of booksellers and game designers who found something necessary in there as well. www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2018/vocatio...
February 5, 2026 at 12:51 AM
What a loss. Reading about “vocational awe” early in my MLIS program meant so much, and I know plenty of booksellers and game designers who found something necessary in there as well. www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2018/vocatio...
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Reminder that if you're a BDS boycotter, Blizzard is part of Microsoft, and Overwatch is very much a Microsoft product.
February 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Reminder that if you're a BDS boycotter, Blizzard is part of Microsoft, and Overwatch is very much a Microsoft product.
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My co-author Dr. Megan Condis and I gathered nearly 3,000 print ads from the console wars era to analyze whether the popular narrative that "Sega was for rad teens and Nintendo was for babies" actually holds up.
The results paint a slightly more nuanced picture.
Read about it on @aftermath.site!
The results paint a slightly more nuanced picture.
Read about it on @aftermath.site!
The Console Wars, As Told By '90s Nintendo And Sega Advertisements
'The way you come to understand [anything] inside and out is by seeing how it evolved over time'
aftermath.site
February 4, 2026 at 5:14 PM
My co-author Dr. Megan Condis and I gathered nearly 3,000 print ads from the console wars era to analyze whether the popular narrative that "Sega was for rad teens and Nintendo was for babies" actually holds up.
The results paint a slightly more nuanced picture.
Read about it on @aftermath.site!
The results paint a slightly more nuanced picture.
Read about it on @aftermath.site!
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In a now annual traditional I'm running another mass participation game throughout February starting NOW.
Come join JUNJI ITO PINBALL. Play in the forum pages of the itchio page and create lore in real time alfredvalley.itch.io/junji-ito-pi...
Come join JUNJI ITO PINBALL. Play in the forum pages of the itchio page and create lore in real time alfredvalley.itch.io/junji-ito-pi...
February 4, 2026 at 3:57 PM
In a now annual traditional I'm running another mass participation game throughout February starting NOW.
Come join JUNJI ITO PINBALL. Play in the forum pages of the itchio page and create lore in real time alfredvalley.itch.io/junji-ito-pi...
Come join JUNJI ITO PINBALL. Play in the forum pages of the itchio page and create lore in real time alfredvalley.itch.io/junji-ito-pi...
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Added QoL and polish, I'm gonna to call this one finished!
"It's Going to be OK" is a singleplayer boardgame in the style of Pandemic or Daybreak.
Coordinate a mutual aid network to keep folks healthy. From each according to their ability, to each according to their need.
#gamedev #indiegame
"It's Going to be OK" is a singleplayer boardgame in the style of Pandemic or Daybreak.
Coordinate a mutual aid network to keep folks healthy. From each according to their ability, to each according to their need.
#gamedev #indiegame
Made a chill game with some cool folks for #GGJ26!
taconitegames.itch.io/its-going-to...
#gamedev #indiegame #gamejam
taconitegames.itch.io/its-going-to...
#gamedev #indiegame #gamejam
It's Going to be OK by TaconiteGames
Mutual Aid Coordination Puzzle Game
taconitegames.itch.io
February 4, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Added QoL and polish, I'm gonna to call this one finished!
"It's Going to be OK" is a singleplayer boardgame in the style of Pandemic or Daybreak.
Coordinate a mutual aid network to keep folks healthy. From each according to their ability, to each according to their need.
#gamedev #indiegame
"It's Going to be OK" is a singleplayer boardgame in the style of Pandemic or Daybreak.
Coordinate a mutual aid network to keep folks healthy. From each according to their ability, to each according to their need.
#gamedev #indiegame
I know I'm incredibly annoying about starting your own website, mailing list, etc and having a space on the internet that you have more control over outside of social media, but it's because the people who run this place are dipshits
@dril is now banned from bluesky for sharing this email
February 4, 2026 at 4:08 PM
I know I'm incredibly annoying about starting your own website, mailing list, etc and having a space on the internet that you have more control over outside of social media, but it's because the people who run this place are dipshits
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D'you ever get a stupid idea in your head and then you can't do anything else until you get it out? 🎣
February 4, 2026 at 3:45 PM
D'you ever get a stupid idea in your head and then you can't do anything else until you get it out? 🎣
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Hey, this article is about my research with Dr. Megan Condis! Thanks for writing about our project, @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social and @aftermath.site!
The console wars, as told by 90s Nintendo and Sega advertisements
aftermath.site/console-wars-n...
aftermath.site/console-wars-n...
February 4, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Hey, this article is about my research with Dr. Megan Condis! Thanks for writing about our project, @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social and @aftermath.site!
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Continuing to believe that if you have disposable income, you should pay for public or independent journalism, you will personally benefit from reading a newspaper instead of drip-feed social media news, and it's one of the most slam dunk "transform money into social good" transactions out there
February 4, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Continuing to believe that if you have disposable income, you should pay for public or independent journalism, you will personally benefit from reading a newspaper instead of drip-feed social media news, and it's one of the most slam dunk "transform money into social good" transactions out there
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New Game: Satan, the Alien Vampire.
Escape Satan, solve his mystery in 5 minutes or less and reveal the devil secret. 3D exploration in a satan world. Free.
afterglowgames.itch.io/satan-the-al...
Escape Satan, solve his mystery in 5 minutes or less and reveal the devil secret. 3D exploration in a satan world. Free.
afterglowgames.itch.io/satan-the-al...
February 3, 2026 at 9:03 PM
New Game: Satan, the Alien Vampire.
Escape Satan, solve his mystery in 5 minutes or less and reveal the devil secret. 3D exploration in a satan world. Free.
afterglowgames.itch.io/satan-the-al...
Escape Satan, solve his mystery in 5 minutes or less and reveal the devil secret. 3D exploration in a satan world. Free.
afterglowgames.itch.io/satan-the-al...
people on here will occasionally say you should tag an author when you say nice things about their book but I don't think they have people like me in mind who are not clever and can only say things like "The book was good. I liked it"
That said, books are good. I like them! People should read them
That said, books are good. I like them! People should read them
February 4, 2026 at 2:47 PM
people on here will occasionally say you should tag an author when you say nice things about their book but I don't think they have people like me in mind who are not clever and can only say things like "The book was good. I liked it"
That said, books are good. I like them! People should read them
That said, books are good. I like them! People should read them
is opinions all that's left of WaPo? Just seeing billionaires completely obliterate our news outlets has been bleak :/
February 4, 2026 at 2:25 PM
is opinions all that's left of WaPo? Just seeing billionaires completely obliterate our news outlets has been bleak :/
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Starbucks workers are asking customers to delete the mobile app amid their ongoing strike to push the corporation to reach a first contract with the union and to stop union busting
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Striking Starbucks workers urge customers to delete coffee chain’s app
Unionized baristas continue to fight for a fair contract and ask public for solidarity as strike stretches into third month
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Starbucks workers are asking customers to delete the mobile app amid their ongoing strike to push the corporation to reach a first contract with the union and to stop union busting
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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74% of Democrats support abolishing ICE, with 53% *strongly* supporting it, according to YouGov polling from last month.
Weak calls for "reform" are coming from *elected* Democrats like Chuck, not the average Democratic voter.
Weak calls for "reform" are coming from *elected* Democrats like Chuck, not the average Democratic voter.
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 3, 2026 at 10:36 PM
74% of Democrats support abolishing ICE, with 53% *strongly* supporting it, according to YouGov polling from last month.
Weak calls for "reform" are coming from *elected* Democrats like Chuck, not the average Democratic voter.
Weak calls for "reform" are coming from *elected* Democrats like Chuck, not the average Democratic voter.
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Hi there. I just published my 1st new #ttrpg in a while. It's a small, zine-sized thing (trifold pamphlet) called "The Snarl" - a "dungeon explorer" game loosely inspired by Roadside Picnic & etc.
It's 3 bucks. Check it out and help me eat.
#mutualaid #zinemonth #zinequest
thealeks.itch.io/snarl
It's 3 bucks. Check it out and help me eat.
#mutualaid #zinemonth #zinequest
thealeks.itch.io/snarl
Cloud Monster Zine Factory - The Snarl by Aleks Samoylov
A micro-crawler for one to several players.
thealeks.itch.io
February 4, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Hi there. I just published my 1st new #ttrpg in a while. It's a small, zine-sized thing (trifold pamphlet) called "The Snarl" - a "dungeon explorer" game loosely inspired by Roadside Picnic & etc.
It's 3 bucks. Check it out and help me eat.
#mutualaid #zinemonth #zinequest
thealeks.itch.io/snarl
It's 3 bucks. Check it out and help me eat.
#mutualaid #zinemonth #zinequest
thealeks.itch.io/snarl