CJです // illuminesce.net
@illuminesce.net
CJ 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: [email protected]
Games: https://illuminesce.itch.io/
Interface Drama: https://illuminesce.net/interface-drama
Work: [email protected]
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CJです // illuminesce.net
@illuminesce.net
· Jun 26
We're planning to release Terranova in Japanese 🇯🇵, Brazilian Portuguese 🇧🇷, and Russian 🇷🇺 and need your help!
We need to take time off work to import text and re-build the game and about 240,000 yen (1,664 USD) to cover bills during that time.
ko-fi.com/illuminesce/...
(Translations in thread 🧵)
We need to take time off work to import text and re-build the game and about 240,000 yen (1,664 USD) to cover bills during that time.
ko-fi.com/illuminesce/...
(Translations in thread 🧵)
How’s everyone feeling with Thanksgiving over and the holidays coming up?
I've been feeling pensive, myself. Sometimes I wonder if we have to trade a core part of ourselves for the feeling of belonging. Or if belonging is something that's made, over time through the way we connect with others.
I've been feeling pensive, myself. Sometimes I wonder if we have to trade a core part of ourselves for the feeling of belonging. Or if belonging is something that's made, over time through the way we connect with others.
December 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
How’s everyone feeling with Thanksgiving over and the holidays coming up?
I've been feeling pensive, myself. Sometimes I wonder if we have to trade a core part of ourselves for the feeling of belonging. Or if belonging is something that's made, over time through the way we connect with others.
I've been feeling pensive, myself. Sometimes I wonder if we have to trade a core part of ourselves for the feeling of belonging. Or if belonging is something that's made, over time through the way we connect with others.
How has everyone's NaNoWriMo been? I didn't participate all that much, but I am currently writing an original story. Feel free to share your project, I'll be happy to retweet it!
December 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
How has everyone's NaNoWriMo been? I didn't participate all that much, but I am currently writing an original story. Feel free to share your project, I'll be happy to retweet it!
動物病院に教科書で出てこない言葉を学んだ
「肛門腺」
「肛門腺炎」
「肛門腺」
「肛門腺炎」
December 5, 2025 at 12:51 AM
動物病院に教科書で出てこない言葉を学んだ
「肛門腺」
「肛門腺炎」
「肛門腺」
「肛門腺炎」
10-year-old me writing my Pokémon fanfic at Internet cafés, saved on 3.5” floppy disks that I carry around, so if there was a computer that was running WordPerfect (not Microsoft Word!), I could pop the disks in and work on them.
December 4, 2025 at 6:30 AM
10-year-old me writing my Pokémon fanfic at Internet cafés, saved on 3.5” floppy disks that I carry around, so if there was a computer that was running WordPerfect (not Microsoft Word!), I could pop the disks in and work on them.
For those signing up to Let's Games! Tokyo -- if you're having trouble accessing the website or having other technical difficulties, please email us at globalgamejamtokyo at gmail dot com! もしWebサイトがアクセスしづらい場合は、globalgamejamtokyo @ gmail . com を連絡ください！よろしくお願いします。
December 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
For those signing up to Let's Games! Tokyo -- if you're having trouble accessing the website or having other technical difficulties, please email us at globalgamejamtokyo at gmail dot com! もしWebサイトがアクセスしづらい場合は、globalgamejamtokyo @ gmail . com を連絡ください！よろしくお願いします。
2026年1月30日（金）〜2月1日（日）は、２０２６のGGJ（グローバルゲームジャム）になります！
３日間で、ビデオゲーム作りのイベントです。無経験でもOK!一人参加もOK! 国籍、言語、経験を限らず、だれでもゲームを作れると強めに思っております。
12月1日（月）から登録が開始されます！
connpassで登録してください。https://buff.ly/qKvNeXT
どんなゲームが作れるのかに興味ありますか？ぜひ、Webサイトをご覧ください！
buff.ly/D132F7P
３日間で、ビデオゲーム作りのイベントです。無経験でもOK!一人参加もOK! 国籍、言語、経験を限らず、だれでもゲームを作れると強めに思っております。
12月1日（月）から登録が開始されます！
connpassで登録してください。https://buff.ly/qKvNeXT
どんなゲームが作れるのかに興味ありますか？ぜひ、Webサイトをご覧ください！
buff.ly/D132F7P
Let's Games Tokyo: GGJ 2026 (2026/01/30 17:30〜)
## 概要 日付：1月30日の夜（金）〜2月1日（日）2026 * 1/30 (金): 17:30~22:30 * 1/31 (土): 10:00~22:30 * 2/1 (日): 10:00~21:00 GGJのWebサイト ## 会場の情報 ジャムサイトの作業時間は限っています。宿泊は不可能です。通勤時間が長い方へ、東京のあたりにいくつかの安い宿泊もあります。ご了承ください。...
buff.ly
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
2026年1月30日（金）〜2月1日（日）は、２０２６のGGJ（グローバルゲームジャム）になります！
３日間で、ビデオゲーム作りのイベントです。無経験でもOK!一人参加もOK! 国籍、言語、経験を限らず、だれでもゲームを作れると強めに思っております。
12月1日（月）から登録が開始されます！
connpassで登録してください。https://buff.ly/qKvNeXT
どんなゲームが作れるのかに興味ありますか？ぜひ、Webサイトをご覧ください！
buff.ly/D132F7P
３日間で、ビデオゲーム作りのイベントです。無経験でもOK!一人参加もOK! 国籍、言語、経験を限らず、だれでもゲームを作れると強めに思っております。
12月1日（月）から登録が開始されます！
connpassで登録してください。https://buff.ly/qKvNeXT
どんなゲームが作れるのかに興味ありますか？ぜひ、Webサイトをご覧ください！
buff.ly/D132F7P
Important info! Let's Games! Tokyo is running a Global Game Jam site next year during the weekend of Jan 30 to Feb 1. We're an international, bilingual project that believes anyone, regardless of nationality, language, or experience, can MAKE A GAME in 48 HOURS! Links in 🧵
ggjtokyo.connpass.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Important info! Let's Games! Tokyo is running a Global Game Jam site next year during the weekend of Jan 30 to Feb 1. We're an international, bilingual project that believes anyone, regardless of nationality, language, or experience, can MAKE A GAME in 48 HOURS! Links in 🧵
Nothing says “Denny’s” quite like carrot dressing
November 30, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Nothing says “Denny’s” quite like carrot dressing
インフルエンザからだいぶん治りました。皆んなさんの優しい言葉、ありがとうございます。💙
I’m more or less recovered from the flu. Thank you to everyone for your kind words 💚
I’m more or less recovered from the flu. Thank you to everyone for your kind words 💚
November 29, 2025 at 2:21 AM
インフルエンザからだいぶん治りました。皆んなさんの優しい言葉、ありがとうございます。💙
I’m more or less recovered from the flu. Thank you to everyone for your kind words 💚
I’m more or less recovered from the flu. Thank you to everyone for your kind words 💚
Reposted by CJです // illuminesce.net
November 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Marched at the Tokyo Trans March.
Feeling so-so; went masked and took lots of breaks. Just the infusion of community and love I needed.
Thank you to everyone who showed up and proved we’re not alone.
Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️⚧️
Feeling so-so; went masked and took lots of breaks. Just the infusion of community and love I needed.
Thank you to everyone who showed up and proved we’re not alone.
Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️⚧️
November 22, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Marched at the Tokyo Trans March.
Feeling so-so; went masked and took lots of breaks. Just the infusion of community and love I needed.
Thank you to everyone who showed up and proved we’re not alone.
Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️⚧️
Feeling so-so; went masked and took lots of breaks. Just the infusion of community and love I needed.
Thank you to everyone who showed up and proved we’re not alone.
Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️⚧️
Repost if you like queer space pirates and/or hate consumerism (you don’t have to specify which).
It's happening! The Black Friday "I Hate Consumerism" Book Bundle is going live on itch from the 27th to the 1st. During this time, I'm also happy to hand out pdfs like candy, so feel free to DM me if you're looking for your next read 💜
The Black Friday
A sale by G.M. Gray, 100% off 6 games
itch.io
November 21, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Repost if you like queer space pirates and/or hate consumerism (you don’t have to specify which).
やっぱりインフルエンザだ。
Welp, I have the flu.
Welp, I have the flu.
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
やっぱりインフルエンザだ。
Welp, I have the flu.
Welp, I have the flu.
It’s already the middle of NaNoWriMo, and I’m curious what you’re working on! I spent two NaNoWriMos writing the 100K+ words that are in Terranova (wow, that’s a lot!).
November 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
It’s already the middle of NaNoWriMo, and I’m curious what you’re working on! I spent two NaNoWriMos writing the 100K+ words that are in Terranova (wow, that’s a lot!).
Made your avatars in Spooky Stylin’ yet? Totally missing out if you haven’t! Go fix it here: illuminesce.itch.io/spooky-stylin — it’s part of Tomodachi 8-in-1, which takes place in the same universe as Terranova.
Spooky Stylin' by illuminesce
An 8-bit dress up game in PICO-8
illuminesce.itch.io
November 11, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Made your avatars in Spooky Stylin’ yet? Totally missing out if you haven’t! Go fix it here: illuminesce.itch.io/spooky-stylin — it’s part of Tomodachi 8-in-1, which takes place in the same universe as Terranova.
Reposted by CJです // illuminesce.net
@phoenixsimms.bsky.social reflects on why there was an increasing emphasis in the 2010s on IF storytelling via interfaces like desktops and apps.
IF's Retrofuturist Roots
Amping up retro technological friction encourages the player to decipher an IF game's interface as if it is an alien device with its own "emotional language".
www.tier-review.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
@phoenixsimms.bsky.social reflects on why there was an increasing emphasis in the 2010s on IF storytelling via interfaces like desktops and apps.
Reposted by CJです // illuminesce.net
Good piece! Also, shoutout to @illuminesce.net’s Interface Drama list that catalogues a bunch of these games that are built around the use of some sort of simulated OS interface: illuminesce.net/interface-dr...
The Interface Drama Master List
Interface dramas are an emergent genre of games that use software to tell interactive stories. This is a master list of all playable interface dramas on itch.io, Steam, and more.
illuminesce.net
November 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Good piece! Also, shoutout to @illuminesce.net’s Interface Drama list that catalogues a bunch of these games that are built around the use of some sort of simulated OS interface: illuminesce.net/interface-dr...
Reposted by CJです // illuminesce.net
The #SteamAnimalFest starts tomorrow!
🐘🦍🐈🐕🐀🐁🐒🐅🐐🐎🦡🦆🦎🐜🦩🐟🐝🐄
But if you'd like to address the elephant on the beach, you can try out the demo for Elfie: A Sand Plan today! 🏖️
store.steampowered.com/app/3784760/...
#IndieGame #GameDev #CozyGame
🐘🦍🐈🐕🐀🐁🐒🐅🐐🐎🦡🦆🦎🐜🦩🐟🐝🐄
But if you'd like to address the elephant on the beach, you can try out the demo for Elfie: A Sand Plan today! 🏖️
store.steampowered.com/app/3784760/...
#IndieGame #GameDev #CozyGame
November 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The #SteamAnimalFest starts tomorrow!
🐘🦍🐈🐕🐀🐁🐒🐅🐐🐎🦡🦆🦎🐜🦩🐟🐝🐄
But if you'd like to address the elephant on the beach, you can try out the demo for Elfie: A Sand Plan today! 🏖️
store.steampowered.com/app/3784760/...
#IndieGame #GameDev #CozyGame
🐘🦍🐈🐕🐀🐁🐒🐅🐐🐎🦡🦆🦎🐜🦩🐟🐝🐄
But if you'd like to address the elephant on the beach, you can try out the demo for Elfie: A Sand Plan today! 🏖️
store.steampowered.com/app/3784760/...
#IndieGame #GameDev #CozyGame
Spooky Stylin’ was originally a game that we wanted to put into Terranova as a minigame. We thought it would be nice to have something to F around with other than Solitaire, and both of us loved dress-up games.
November 6, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Spooky Stylin’ was originally a game that we wanted to put into Terranova as a minigame. We thought it would be nice to have something to F around with other than Solitaire, and both of us loved dress-up games.
Growing up, my neighbours were people who loved special effects. Every year they'd put on the most incredible Halloween haunted house in their front yard, like a maze for people to walk through where people would jump out at them, and they would make ghost noises and all.
November 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Growing up, my neighbours were people who loved special effects. Every year they'd put on the most incredible Halloween haunted house in their front yard, like a maze for people to walk through where people would jump out at them, and they would make ghost noises and all.
Spooky Stylin’ has been released! Check it out now on buff.ly/utazSbB, available for free as part of itch.io’s Dollmaker Jam!
The sixth game in Tomodachi 8-in-1, Spooky Stylin’ is our Halloween game where you can try out different costumes and outfits and take photos of your character.
The sixth game in Tomodachi 8-in-1, Spooky Stylin’ is our Halloween game where you can try out different costumes and outfits and take photos of your character.
November 2, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Spooky Stylin’ has been released! Check it out now on buff.ly/utazSbB, available for free as part of itch.io’s Dollmaker Jam!
The sixth game in Tomodachi 8-in-1, Spooky Stylin’ is our Halloween game where you can try out different costumes and outfits and take photos of your character.
The sixth game in Tomodachi 8-in-1, Spooky Stylin’ is our Halloween game where you can try out different costumes and outfits and take photos of your character.
Spooky Stylin’ has been released! Check it out now on buff.ly/utazSbB, available for free as part of itch.io’s Dollmaker Jam!
The sixth game in Tomodachi 8-in-1, Spooky Stylin’ is our Halloween game where you can try out different costumes and outfits and take photos of your character.
The sixth game in Tomodachi 8-in-1, Spooky Stylin’ is our Halloween game where you can try out different costumes and outfits and take photos of your character.
November 1, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Spooky Stylin’ has been released! Check it out now on buff.ly/utazSbB, available for free as part of itch.io’s Dollmaker Jam!
The sixth game in Tomodachi 8-in-1, Spooky Stylin’ is our Halloween game where you can try out different costumes and outfits and take photos of your character.
The sixth game in Tomodachi 8-in-1, Spooky Stylin’ is our Halloween game where you can try out different costumes and outfits and take photos of your character.
It’s Halloween y’all - and you know what time it is — DRESS UP TIME! 🎃 Matt & I loved dressing up so much we even made a game about it: buff.ly/HP6VAE5
October 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM
It’s Halloween y’all - and you know what time it is — DRESS UP TIME! 🎃 Matt & I loved dressing up so much we even made a game about it: buff.ly/HP6VAE5
Happy (late) Día del Eggbug, in which we drink to remember our friends we made on cohost dot com. It was a website.
October 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Happy (late) Día del Eggbug, in which we drink to remember our friends we made on cohost dot com. It was a website.
おめでとうー！！！
Senpai!!
So cuuute!!(・∀・)!! Yay, you did it(・∀・)!!
#indiegame
”1f y0u're a gh0st ca11 me here!”
👻App Store apps.apple.com/jp/app/id674...
So cuuute!!(・∀・)!! Yay, you did it(・∀・)!!
#indiegame
”1f y0u're a gh0st ca11 me here!”
👻App Store apps.apple.com/jp/app/id674...
October 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
おめでとうー！！！