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AvantBeetle @avantbeetle.bsky.social · Aug 12

1 WEEK TO GO! 🎮✨

CTRL ALT RESIST opens Fri 8/22 @ The Supermarket a 3-day exhibition of games as protest, resistance & radical imagination.

Come play, reflect & resist.
📅 8/22–8/24

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INFINITE TEARS @infinitetears.bsky.social · Aug 6

RESIST RESIST RESIST will be part of this exhibit. Please check it out if you are in the area.

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INFINITE TEARS @infinitetears.bsky.social · Jul 28

The people have (not) spoken! We continue in debt. Thank you for your feedback.

INFINITE TEARS @infinitetears.bsky.social · Jul 25

Would you support a patreon? It would include regular updates, thoughts, design notes, exclusive games, first access, prototypes, and credits. But also we are scared of the damage money does to creativity and the pressure to deliver.

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Fred Orgone @deathorgone.bsky.social · Jul 19

Interactive Noise 007 available. Read and subscribe: bit.ly/4m7pw3X

The Light of our Yearning by @infinitetears.bsky.social
Welcome to the Science Club by @hanwenxumame.bsky.social
Systemelegy by strawberrycongee
The Surface by Local Wizard
Lethal Dose by @aberdevine.bsky.social

Interactive Noise 007

Not too late for the summer of love 2k25

bit.ly

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INFINITE TEARS @infinitetears.bsky.social · Jul 1

New release!

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚
Designed and Developed by @farfama.bsky.social
Written by Sivani

"𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥, 𝘐 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩, 𝘺 𝘦 𝘢 𝘳 𝘯 𝘪 𝘯 𝘨 𝘧 𝘰 𝘳 𝘴 𝘢 𝘭 𝘷 𝘢 𝘵 𝘪 𝘰 𝘯 -
𝘐 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦"

The Light Of Our Yearning by INFINITE TEARS, Farfama

Available for Windows

infinitetears.itch.io

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INFINITE TEARS @infinitetears.bsky.social · Jul 1

New release!

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚
Designed and Developed by @farfama.bsky.social
Written by Sivani

"𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥, 𝘐 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩, 𝘺 𝘦 𝘢 𝘳 𝘯 𝘪 𝘯 𝘨 𝘧 𝘰 𝘳 𝘴 𝘢 𝘭 𝘷 𝘢 𝘵 𝘪 𝘰 𝘯 -
𝘐 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦"

The Light Of Our Yearning by INFINITE TEARS, Farfama

Available for Windows

infinitetears.itch.io

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INFINITE TEARS @infinitetears.bsky.social · Jun 26

a cosmic yearning

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farfama @farfama.bsky.social · Jun 24

Next week I release The Light Of Our Yearning. I've seen a few people play it on stream after finding it on the @hauntedps1.bsky.social demo disk as the hidden game. But I have yet to see someone discover the full experience. Sivani, my partner and collaborator, did some excellent writing on this.

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INFINITE TEARS @infinitetears.bsky.social · May 28

𝔰𝔬𝔬𝔫

INFINITE TEARS @infinitetears.bsky.social · Jan 10

𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔢𝔵𝔞𝔩𝔱𝔢𝔡 𝔣𝔢𝔢𝔡 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔴𝔯𝔢𝔱𝔠𝔥-𝔥𝔞𝔴𝔨𝔰

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INFINITE TEARS @infinitetears.bsky.social · May 22

infinitetears.itch.io/oceanephemera

ocean::ephemera by INFINITE TEARS, Farfama

Explore the kaleidoscopic::contours of ocean::ephemera

infinitetears.itch.io

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INFINITE TEARS @infinitetears.bsky.social · May 22

"ocean::ephemera . . . is a surrealist sea of sound. It captures that feeling of awe when you look at something you can’t quite make out, but it’s all so grand. The movement of waves, coupled with sound that fills up a vast unknowable space, enveloping you as you journey through… something."

Nathalie Lawhead @alienmelon.bsky.social · May 22

here’s a small curation of games that exist outside the urge to be understood.
“Digital art: I want to be confused. I don’t want to understand. I want to see something for the first time again. Rarely a game does that, and when it does it’s a precious thing.”
www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/not...

Not Quite A Game (Games that go beyond the need to be understood) – The Candybox Blog

www.nathalielawhead.com

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INFINITE TEARS @infinitetears.bsky.social · May 9

ocean::ephemera will be part of the open screens program at A MAZE. / Berlin 2025.

⏰ Thursday May 15, 2025 18:00 - 20:00CEST
📍Betonhalle [Silent Green]

youtu.be/NVx8TlG0in4

A MAZE. / Berlin 2025 - Open Screens: ocean::ephemera

YouTube video by A MAZE.

youtu.be

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INFINITE TEARS @infinitetears.bsky.social · Apr 8

infinitetears.itch.io/oceanephemera

ocean::ephemera by INFINITE TEARS, Farfama

Explore the kaleidoscopic::contours of ocean::ephemera

infinitetears.itch.io

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INFINITE TEARS @infinitetears.bsky.social · Apr 8

Moved by these comments. This is why we do what we do. Thank you.

itchio comment on ocean::ephemera written in Chinese:

首先，谢谢

虽然我似乎没有抓住这款游戏的真正本质，但我还是能在其中找到一丝失落

彷佛漂浮在海洋中，什么都不用考虑，就能扔掉属于人类的一切，我会慢慢消失，身体，还是意识。旅程很短，但我目睹了超现实的风景，就像一场梦

就像短暂的一生，短暂而灿烂

Same itchio comment machine translated from Chinese to English

First of all, thank you. Although I don't seem to grasp the true essence of this game, I can still find a sense of loss in it. It's like floating in the ocean, without thinking about anything, I can throw away everything that belongs to human beings, and I will slowly disappear, my body, or my consciousness. The journey is short, but I witnessed a surreal landscape, like a dream. Just like a short life, short and brilliant.

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farfama @farfama.bsky.social · Apr 6

I'm in a physical newspaper! So cool. And a communist one, even cooler! This is my second print media mention this year. I need to get a copy of this!

M Lupetti @mlupetti.upandpunch.red · Mar 15

Today in my Margini videoludici (At videogame margins) column for Italian communist newspaper Il Manifesto: @farfama.bsky.social's ocean::ephemera (and the previous city::ephemera).

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M Lupetti @mlupetti.upandpunch.red · Mar 15

Today in my Margini videoludici (At videogame margins) column for Italian communist newspaper Il Manifesto: @farfama.bsky.social's ocean::ephemera (and the previous city::ephemera).

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INFINITE TEARS @infinitetears.bsky.social · Apr 6

Wow, we would love to read this! Thank you for covering it.

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Fred Orgone @deathorgone.bsky.social · Feb 16

Interactive Noise 5 available noisy #indiegames and #altgames. Read/subscribe: bit.ly/41g7C7g

Welcoming Oblivion by @rtwarner.bsky.social
The Children of Clay by @balazsronyai.bsky.social
Doom: The Gallery Experience by @bobatealee.com
ocean:ephemera by @infinitetears.bsky.social
And much more!

Interactive Noise 005

It's been a while.

bit.ly

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Warp Door @warpdoor.com · Feb 10

ocean::ephemera (@infinitetears.bsky.social, @farfama.bsky.social, Greg Nunn, Sivani)

"Explore the kaleidoscopic::contours of ocean::ephemera. The experience will end after 7 minutes::43 seconds."

PWYC - Windows: warpdoor.com/2025/02/10/ocean-ephemera/

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Luna Arcana @lunaarcana.bsky.social · Feb 9

@infinitetears.bsky.social just released a brief vignette that flashes frames of memories stored in undulating contours of infinite waters. Tangible reflections being swallowed by the waters of Time. Not lost, but mingling between salted light and shade.
A lovely little virtual experience.

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INFINITE TEARS @infinitetears.bsky.social · Feb 11

New release!

Explore the kaleidoscopic::contours of ocean::ephemera

Designed and developed by Farfama
Music and additional sound design by Greg Nunn
Writing and testing by Sivani

infinitetears.itch.io/oceanephemera

ocean::ephemera by INFINITE TEARS, Farfama

Explore the kaleidoscopic::contours of ocean::ephemera

infinitetears.itch.io

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farfama @farfama.bsky.social · Feb 6

This week I'll be releasing ocean::ephemera. The second in a series of games I call ::ephemera. I will define this genre and the framework I created for them in a blog post. For now, please experience city::ephemera here.
infinitetears.itch.io/cityephemera

city::ephemera by INFINITE TEARS, Farfama

Explore the hazy::temporality of city::ephemera

infinitetears.itch.io

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INFINITE TEARS @infinitetears.bsky.social · Jan 22

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf80...

i promise trailer

YouTube video by Farfama

www.youtube.com

INFINITE TEARS @infinitetears.bsky.social · Jan 22

The long road looms.

Walk as the sun still blooms in the sky
A silent stroll
Eternal. Unmarked.

Walk past midnight, before dawn
The trees tremble
And an unearthly serenade stutters to life.

In place of the sun, a cosmic being—
It beckons.
infinitetears.itch.io/i-promise

i promise by INFINITE TEARS, Farfama

The long road looms

infinitetears.itch.io

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