john.flannelly

Cool November Jam with a fun theme (And awesome landing page!) itch.io/jam/secret-j...

Round 2 of little business cards - the first ones used a free QR code that stopped linking to the website after a week (oops), so these use an also-free canva qr code. Time to scatter these around town!

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Find me in the corner of the GDEX Expo this weekend! Pick one of my six 2026 videogames to experience, write in this notebook if you want, grab a tiny business card.

I made a small business card for my small games.

The new avatar is from an abstract ASCII block Twine game in development.

If you're going to GDEX (near Columbus , OH) next week, say hi! I'll be at the Indy Indies Game Dev Alliance booth most of the time showing off some games and hanging out.

Half a decade into life with functional seizures, they've been happening less often lately which is really nice. Last year was 100+, and I'm only at about 40 so far for this year. I've been rearranging a bunch of things over the years so thank goodness it all appears to be helping.

I really enjoyed Soul Injector Commando, especially the bonus content. Recommended! (Imagine dying in a car while Electric Light Orchestra's "Don't Bring Me Down" is playing on the radio.)

This is my favorite thread on the @insertcredit.com forums right now - passionquotient took submissions for video game characters to mock up in scribblenauts auto battler, and then makes videos set to fun EDM and nightcore tracks showing the results. It's extremely fun and stupid (in the best way)

itch.io/c/8150561/th... Honored to share space with these artists. Check out their works!

The Zium Railway is out today! Available as a free download on itch. If you're interested in exploring the video game medium as a immense canvas for art experimentation. theziumsociety.itch.io/the-zium-rai...

johnflannelly.itch.io/pillars-of-t... Pillars of the Community is now available, as is the Zium Railway!

A new one from this morning, and a thread of many from earlier this year:

5 days. 5 pillars.

Fun coincidence: This group art show opened on the day that I did the photos and words and everything for my virtual calendar Day Dreamer. This show closes on September 13th, the day that the Zium Railway (and a free, standalone version of my exhibit Pillars of the Community) will be released!

Last week involved participating in some awesome local group art shows! Transcendental Devastation is a collaborative abstract painting I made with Neil Cain for the BFF Show at Storage Space. Houseworming is a video game I made for the Silly Show at Patina Gallery.

johnflannelly.itch.io/houseworming New game! Check it out!

johnflannelly.itch.io/houseworming New game! Check it out!

more places should have artists-in-residence. like there should be a residency where you live on a particular train for a month. there should be an oil rig residency, an arctic research station residency. maybe a residency at a zoo

The Indianapolis Foundation is collecting flood relief funds Post any mutual aid links too please 🙏🏿 indianapolisfoundation.org/flood/

🪱 HOUSEWORMING 🪱 is coming to itch.io on Tuesday, August 18th!

In the Valley of the Underground Mountain... Announcing... 🛤️🏛️🎨The Zium Railway🎨🏛️🛤️ an open world galley, and a new exhibition from The Zium Society will be released on September 13th 2026 Here's a trailer: youtu.be/9yf-lTRRRjc

This event was awesome! Thanks to the folks who came and participated. Goofy and fun expression. And then I busked improvised piano at the corner of the convention center for over an hour, which was also awesome!

Recap of Gen Con day 1: I just realized that I had my shirt on backwards all day.

www.gencon.com/events/313440 Gen Con folks - I'm hosting an event for my game Piano People: An Interactive Performance and Game. It's a party game and interactive live music experience. Rotate between the roles of the collaborative performer, chaotic conductor, and curious audience. Sunday!

glitch art as a symbol of liberation because the machine must break 💭 🤔

I got three bullet holes in my parked car this morning (not covered by my insurance), so it seems like an okay time to self-promote and say that it's totally reasonable to pay for video games that are pay-what-you-can. johnflannelly.itch.io Also, half of individual purchases go to non-profits.

Hello. We're currently working on the next entry in The Zium series, and it's going very well. Perhaps we will start showing some work-in-progress glimpses occasionally. Here is one from our new gallery overworld, designed and art directed by the wickedly talented @jpotterfield.bsky.social

All Systems Brough - BECOME A GREAT ARTIST IN JUST 10 SECONDS We're joined by @dryad.technology, @ellaguro.bsky.social, and @alt254.bsky.social to discuss the 7th game in our yearlong coverage of @smestorp.bsky.social's wide-ranging oeuvre: secretlives.games/all-systems-...

Going to Gen Con? Check out my event on Sunday afternoon! Tix still available. www.gencon.com/events/313440

Did you know this years ENNIEs judges were 100% white and 80% male? Anyway unrelatedly here's the application to judge next year ennie-awards.com/judge-applic...

First batch of additional modes is available: EASY MODE HARD MODE MARKER MODE SKY MODE WATERCOLOR MODE johnflannelly.itch.io/alphabet-sou...

The first annual SOUPJAM draws to a close with an absolutely stellar turnout! There's a lot of great SOUP on display here, so grab a spoon and dig in! Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's jam and helped make it a success! See you in 2027 for the next one! itch.io/jam/soupjam2...

I found the source of the excessive heat this week in Indianapolis. Essential new work from artist Neil Clifton Cain (www.patternhungry.com)

Q U I Z ...Those are the four letters!