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Visual novel dev, editor/proofreader, higher ed nerd, punster extraordinaire. Admin of https://vndev.wiki/ & VN jam statistician she/her 🏳️‍🌈 日本語OK https://ironnorivn.wordpress.com/
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yes it does and it's called the optimal packing of 17 squares, look at this and despair

submitted 1 day ago • 44 comments

I'll add for anyone who doesn't have IG:

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Your girl is making trouble and VFX. New pack soon. Will include some more advanced effects, including masked and mapped effects, full screen effects, ui effects, and probably some random stuff people asked for that I felt like doing. #renpy #visualnovels #MakeVisualNovels

submitted 1 day ago • 4 comments

if you know a lot of stuff i think it is your moral duty to be kind and excited when people learn stuff for the first time. the world is full of stuff we don't know about, don't be mean

submitted 2 days ago • 144 comments

#VNDevWiki has gotten a facelift! New skin options and better compatibility with dark mode / night mode 😎 🌙 Read more: vndev.wiki/VNDev_Wiki:U... #vndev #vnlink @vndev.bsky.social @makevisualnovels.itch.io

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

My first #art post here!! I'm happy to finally start sharing some of the art I've done since I played #Twofold, it's been such an inspiration to start creating again! Millie, Olive and Caprice are very fun to draw and it was fun also trying to draw their textbox ui behind them! I love Twofold!!!

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Reminder: This Saturday is the second meetup for #OtomeJam / #JoseiJam, and it is on @vndev.bsky.social! Link to their server: discord.gg/devtalk

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Games for a Better Future starts in less than 24 hours! Building a better future means we have to imagine it first. Come do that, by making games! Runs until June 8th. #IndieDev #GameDev #VNDev itch.io/jam/games-fo...

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

"I only want to play customizable protags so I can self insert": ok, good that you understand your own tastes and what you want "because I can't empathize with and understand set characters": 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

submitted 4 days ago • 4 comments

We can't wait for a better future. Let's start building it now - by making games! Games for a Better Future Jam runs April 26th-June 8th. Make games about overcoming obstacles, rebuilding & repairing, living happily, or even teach practical IRL skills! Zines also accepted. itch.io/jam/games-fo...

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

Cecil has always been a cheerful boy, especially when it comes to spending time with his childhood friend Lucie. Here's a look at his updated design! Crimson Waves on the Emerald Sea: Amaranthine Moon is our upcoming Victorian vampire otome game 🦇💕 Play the demo: s.team/a/3072470

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Hello everyone! Runa is still working very hard. I'm getting deep into the meat of writing the romances in CWES AM! (Also you should check out the latest updates to see some gorgeous artwork, and wishlist it too :3) store.steampowered.com/app/3072470/...

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

AI is being sold as something that simultaneously requires no learning to use, and that you must absolutely start learning to use immediately

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

Hello! An Intersex Jam (focused on works about characters living with the real-life medical variants between dyadic male and female) has been published, and will be beginning at the end of May. More information is provided through the link: itch.io/jam/an-inter... #itch #gamejam #intersexjam2025

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

We can't wait for a better future. Let's start building it now - by making games! Games for a Better Future Jam runs April 26th-June 8th. Make games about overcoming obstacles, rebuilding & repairing, living happily, or even teach practical IRL skills! Zines also accepted. itch.io/jam/games-fo...

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

it's kinda insane how intensely libraries would be shot down if they were pitched now

submitted 8 days ago • 3 comments

Down Memory Lane, our visual novel about an unlikely duo on an emotional cross-country road trip, is now out! A story about finding home in unexpected places, moving on from the past, surviving, and most of all - remembering who you are. meiri.itch.io/down-memory-... #VNDev #indiedev #gamedev

submitted 8 days ago • 3 comments

Lots of new followers lately, so hello! I'm Iron (she/her). I'm a visual novel editor/developer with a passion for stories that touch on the fundamentals of what it means to be human. I'm an admin for vndev.wiki, where I curate & create resources for VN developers! See my latest/current projects ⬇️

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

So excited to be co-hosting this jam! Join us to imagine what a more positive world could look like. #GamesForABetterFuture #GameDev #IndieDev #VNDev #resist itch.io/jam/games-fo...

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

There's only 11 days left until Otome Jam starts! Join our annual game jam to make an otome game in 2 months 💜 General Rules: - May 1st-June 30th - 18+ OK - no specific theme - visual novels & hybrids OK - finishing previously started games & starting new games OK Join us: itch.io/jam/otome-ja...

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Soothing. 😮‍💨

submitted 10 days ago • 47 comments

So there are signs that the very unethical autodubbing feature YouTube is rolling out will be opt-out instead of opt-in. Found these on their FAQ pages for it, so please keep an eye on your channels if they ever push the dubbing to be auto-enabled. Keep this shit off.

submitted 10 days ago • 43 comments

We're incredibly close to hitting our first stretch goal for Lock & Key: A Magical Girl Mystery, which will be extra music composed by @esselfortium.bsky.social! 💖 Be gay and fight crime in our magical girl yuri visual novel: www.kickstarter.com/projects/vns...

submitted 11 days ago • 2 comments

The argument that disabled people are “just as capable” as non-disabled people is infuriating, and it’s a losing strategy. You don’t have to be capable or useful to be important & valuable. Every person has innate value just by existing.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments