CJです
@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]
It's October!! I got some free short #Halloween games for ya 🎃
Spooky Stylin, a cute dress up doll game for #pico8
buff.ly/haQXjXC
Spooky Stylin, a cute dress up doll game for #pico8
buff.ly/haQXjXC
Spooky Stylin' by illuminesce
An 8-bit dress up game in PICO-8
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October 3, 2026 at 2:21 AM
It's October!! I got some free short #Halloween games for ya 🎃
Spooky Stylin, a cute dress up doll game for #pico8
buff.ly/haQXjXC
Spooky Stylin, a cute dress up doll game for #pico8
buff.ly/haQXjXC
NEW GAME: DIG, a short narrative game in Decker about digging yourself out.
Made for the Trans Masc Protag Jam 2026.
buff.ly/ehPK7aP
Check out all the entries here:
buff.ly/aik2qyF
Made for the Trans Masc Protag Jam 2026.
buff.ly/ehPK7aP
Check out all the entries here:
buff.ly/aik2qyF
October 2, 2026 at 7:28 AM
NEW GAME: DIG, a short narrative game in Decker about digging yourself out.
Made for the Trans Masc Protag Jam 2026.
buff.ly/ehPK7aP
Check out all the entries here:
buff.ly/aik2qyF
Made for the Trans Masc Protag Jam 2026.
buff.ly/ehPK7aP
Check out all the entries here:
buff.ly/aik2qyF
It's me! I'm going to be presenting at #NerdNite this October about glass :D
We're just a few weeks away from our next Nerd Nite!
What's a fresk? Minami Shinohara will explain. Then, CJ Hostetter brings the art and science of glassmaking to the Nerd Nite stage. Don't miss it!
Details: tokyo.nerdnite.com
#nerdnite #events #tokyo #climate #glassmaking #science
What's a fresk? Minami Shinohara will explain. Then, CJ Hostetter brings the art and science of glassmaking to the Nerd Nite stage. Don't miss it!
Details: tokyo.nerdnite.com
#nerdnite #events #tokyo #climate #glassmaking #science
September 28, 2026 at 4:02 AM
It's me! I'm going to be presenting at #NerdNite this October about glass :D
My most important takeaway from @pizzapranks.bsky.social INDIEPOCALYPSE radio:
Lord Death Man is my most problematic fave because he is a full time villain with a yoga hobby who also is obsessed with Pokémon.
Lord Death Man is my most problematic fave because he is a full time villain with a yoga hobby who also is obsessed with Pokémon.
September 27, 2026 at 11:27 PM
My most important takeaway from @pizzapranks.bsky.social INDIEPOCALYPSE radio:
Lord Death Man is my most problematic fave because he is a full time villain with a yoga hobby who also is obsessed with Pokémon.
Lord Death Man is my most problematic fave because he is a full time villain with a yoga hobby who also is obsessed with Pokémon.
Sad news today.
Hall, Jello’s best rabbit friend who she’s hung out with for the past six years, has passed peacefully away. She was ten and lived in our pet sitter’s loving home - never met an animal she didn’t like.
Love you Hall. So glad I could be with you during your time here. 💚
Hall, Jello’s best rabbit friend who she’s hung out with for the past six years, has passed peacefully away. She was ten and lived in our pet sitter’s loving home - never met an animal she didn’t like.
Love you Hall. So glad I could be with you during your time here. 💚
September 25, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Sad news today.
Hall, Jello’s best rabbit friend who she’s hung out with for the past six years, has passed peacefully away. She was ten and lived in our pet sitter’s loving home - never met an animal she didn’t like.
Love you Hall. So glad I could be with you during your time here. 💚
Hall, Jello’s best rabbit friend who she’s hung out with for the past six years, has passed peacefully away. She was ten and lived in our pet sitter’s loving home - never met an animal she didn’t like.
Love you Hall. So glad I could be with you during your time here. 💚
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Thanks to everyone who came to gæmz last night. First time I've properly attended it in a long time and it was really interesting. The hosts did an amazing job 👍🏻
🗼🦞🛹 Tokyo Gæmz Show aka Meetup #80 🛹🦞🗼
When: 24 Sep 2026 (Thu) 18:30
Where: Near Fudō-mae Station (Info will be sent)
Hosted by @farfama.bsky.social
Cover art by @thenomi.bsky.social
RSVP: luma.com/2lsxoxpp
The Tokyo Gæmz Show is coming back! There will be a call for speakers.
When: 24 Sep 2026 (Thu) 18:30
Where: Near Fudō-mae Station (Info will be sent)
Hosted by @farfama.bsky.social
Cover art by @thenomi.bsky.social
RSVP: luma.com/2lsxoxpp
The Tokyo Gæmz Show is coming back! There will be a call for speakers.
September 24, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Thanks to everyone who came to gæmz last night. First time I've properly attended it in a long time and it was really interesting. The hosts did an amazing job 👍🏻
Reposted by CJです
This Saturday, Indiepocalypse Radio returns at 7PM ET with guest @illuminesce.net!
Tune in it at
www.indiepocalypse.com/radio
Send questions to www.indiepocalypse.com/questions
Tune in it at
www.indiepocalypse.com/radio
Send questions to www.indiepocalypse.com/questions
September 24, 2026 at 12:00 AM
This Saturday, Indiepocalypse Radio returns at 7PM ET with guest @illuminesce.net!
Tune in it at
www.indiepocalypse.com/radio
Send questions to www.indiepocalypse.com/questions
Tune in it at
www.indiepocalypse.com/radio
Send questions to www.indiepocalypse.com/questions
Last year, I ran a #PICO8 only jam called #PICOJAM25 at @picopicocafe.bsky.social in Tokyo. The themes were MATSURI and MELT.
I posted to the BBS a compilation cart of all the games made last year.
Please enjoy:
buff.ly/dGa9Sb8
I posted to the BBS a compilation cart of all the games made last year.
Please enjoy:
buff.ly/dGa9Sb8
September 23, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Last year, I ran a #PICO8 only jam called #PICOJAM25 at @picopicocafe.bsky.social in Tokyo. The themes were MATSURI and MELT.
I posted to the BBS a compilation cart of all the games made last year.
Please enjoy:
buff.ly/dGa9Sb8
I posted to the BBS a compilation cart of all the games made last year.
Please enjoy:
buff.ly/dGa9Sb8
Reposted by CJです
来週末、土曜日（9/26）はクリエイター発表会やります！
【Picotachi#86 発表者】
DKさん@justdkliao
現在開発中のベクターグラフィックスライブラリについて
【Picotachi#86 発表者】
DKさん@justdkliao
現在開発中のベクターグラフィックスライブラリについて
September 19, 2026 at 6:29 AM
来週末、土曜日（9/26）はクリエイター発表会やります！
【Picotachi#86 発表者】
DKさん@justdkliao
現在開発中のベクターグラフィックスライブラリについて
【Picotachi#86 発表者】
DKさん@justdkliao
現在開発中のベクターグラフィックスライブラリについて
An acquaintance of mine was telling me about a Japanese bookstore in the US whose staff either cannot read Japanese or is especially lawless.
You can find hardcore yaoi next to the “Excel for Beginners” and TBH that’s the world I want to live in.
You can find hardcore yaoi next to the “Excel for Beginners” and TBH that’s the world I want to live in.
September 17, 2026 at 2:20 AM
An acquaintance of mine was telling me about a Japanese bookstore in the US whose staff either cannot read Japanese or is especially lawless.
You can find hardcore yaoi next to the “Excel for Beginners” and TBH that’s the world I want to live in.
You can find hardcore yaoi next to the “Excel for Beginners” and TBH that’s the world I want to live in.
Reposted by CJです
🎉 Very excited to announce that Author Sim will be in the #GDoCExpo2026 Steam event starting on Sept. 25. Thank you to @gdocexpo.com for organizing this awesome expo and sale! Hope to see you there!
#indiegames #gamedev
#indiegames #gamedev
September 17, 2026 at 12:36 AM
🎉 Very excited to announce that Author Sim will be in the #GDoCExpo2026 Steam event starting on Sept. 25. Thank you to @gdocexpo.com for organizing this awesome expo and sale! Hope to see you there!
#indiegames #gamedev
#indiegames #gamedev
@captkuso.bsky.social at @tokyoindies.com talking about Alien Taxi and jamming on the Sega Dreamcast. Loved the talk (and the stealing from past projects 👀)
captkuso.itch.io/alien-taxi
captkuso.itch.io/alien-taxi
September 17, 2026 at 2:03 AM
@captkuso.bsky.social at @tokyoindies.com talking about Alien Taxi and jamming on the Sega Dreamcast. Loved the talk (and the stealing from past projects 👀)
captkuso.itch.io/alien-taxi
captkuso.itch.io/alien-taxi
Love @lexaloffle.bsky.social ‘s new experiment where you can draw your own levels and use stamps to make collectible fruit 🍒
www.doodlemud.com
#picotron @tokyoindies.com
www.doodlemud.com
#picotron @tokyoindies.com
September 17, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Love @lexaloffle.bsky.social ‘s new experiment where you can draw your own levels and use stamps to make collectible fruit 🍒
www.doodlemud.com
#picotron @tokyoindies.com
www.doodlemud.com
#picotron @tokyoindies.com
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I can now, finally, share this: I've wrote a book! And you can order it!
Driven by never-before-seen access to his archive of storyboards, props and images and one-on-one interviews, Archive: Shinya Tsukamoto is a deep dive into the creative process of the cult indie director
Driven by never-before-seen access to his archive of storyboards, props and images and one-on-one interviews, Archive: Shinya Tsukamoto is a deep dive into the creative process of the cult indie director
Over 40 years of cutting edge cinema.
Introducing our (Post)[Culture] premiere, Archive: Shinya Tsukamoto 🎞️
400 pages. Limited extras. Signed by Tsukamoto himself. Only 500 signed copies available! 🔗🔻
Introducing our (Post)[Culture] premiere, Archive: Shinya Tsukamoto 🎞️
400 pages. Limited extras. Signed by Tsukamoto himself. Only 500 signed copies available! 🔗🔻
September 15, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I can now, finally, share this: I've wrote a book! And you can order it!
Driven by never-before-seen access to his archive of storyboards, props and images and one-on-one interviews, Archive: Shinya Tsukamoto is a deep dive into the creative process of the cult indie director
Driven by never-before-seen access to his archive of storyboards, props and images and one-on-one interviews, Archive: Shinya Tsukamoto is a deep dive into the creative process of the cult indie director
脱出ゲームの一文字を勘違えて、「脱毛ゲームはいったいなんだろう」と思った、、
September 13, 2026 at 11:57 PM
脱出ゲームの一文字を勘違えて、「脱毛ゲームはいったいなんだろう」と思った、、
Thank you to everyone who joined last month's @tokyoindies.com, where I got to show off the Family-Friendly Online Art Museum. (thanks to
It is now available in the INDIEPOCALYPSE #79 issue. It also includes a special 2-page postmortem on the game, unavailable anywhere else!
buff.ly/K8r15j4
It is now available in the INDIEPOCALYPSE #79 issue. It also includes a special 2-page postmortem on the game, unavailable anywhere else!
buff.ly/K8r15j4
September 11, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Thank you to everyone who joined last month's @tokyoindies.com, where I got to show off the Family-Friendly Online Art Museum. (thanks to
It is now available in the INDIEPOCALYPSE #79 issue. It also includes a special 2-page postmortem on the game, unavailable anywhere else!
buff.ly/K8r15j4
It is now available in the INDIEPOCALYPSE #79 issue. It also includes a special 2-page postmortem on the game, unavailable anywhere else!
buff.ly/K8r15j4
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今月の紹介作品:
- Alien Taxi @captkuso.bsky.social
- Doodlemud @lexaloffle.bsky.social
- Kindling Hour @kuwapong-sound.bsky.social
- かみよがたり Atelier MelonーKissa
- にんじんおうこく！（Carrot Kingdom!） @donutshunter.com
- Alien Taxi @captkuso.bsky.social
- Doodlemud @lexaloffle.bsky.social
- Kindling Hour @kuwapong-sound.bsky.social
- かみよがたり Atelier MelonーKissa
- にんじんおうこく！（Carrot Kingdom!） @donutshunter.com
September 9, 2026 at 7:17 AM
今月の紹介作品:
- Alien Taxi @captkuso.bsky.social
- Doodlemud @lexaloffle.bsky.social
- Kindling Hour @kuwapong-sound.bsky.social
- かみよがたり Atelier MelonーKissa
- にんじんおうこく！（Carrot Kingdom!） @donutshunter.com
- Alien Taxi @captkuso.bsky.social
- Doodlemud @lexaloffle.bsky.social
- Kindling Hour @kuwapong-sound.bsky.social
- かみよがたり Atelier MelonーKissa
- にんじんおうこく！（Carrot Kingdom!） @donutshunter.com
My story "Me and My Shadow" has re-aired on @riskshow.bsky.social as part of their classic episodes. It is a story about death and being on the brink, alone.
My hope is that in sharing, folks will feel like they're not alone.
buff.ly/vr30clw
My hope is that in sharing, folks will feel like they're not alone.
buff.ly/vr30clw
Death Defying - RISK! podcast
Dave Hill visits a cartel-run Mexican prison, CJ Hostetter hears a gunshot next door, and Tyler Phillips takes a pizza order that turns dangerous.
www.risk-show.com
September 5, 2026 at 2:21 AM
My story "Me and My Shadow" has re-aired on @riskshow.bsky.social as part of their classic episodes. It is a story about death and being on the brink, alone.
My hope is that in sharing, folks will feel like they're not alone.
buff.ly/vr30clw
My hope is that in sharing, folks will feel like they're not alone.
buff.ly/vr30clw
See you at the Spectrum Tokyo Meetup tonight!
Doors at 19:00, Nihonbashi, English and Japanese.
It's gonna be a great time.
Tickets:
luma.com/r8p03bse
Doors at 19:00, Nihonbashi, English and Japanese.
It's gonna be a great time.
Tickets:
luma.com/r8p03bse
Spectrum Tokyo Meetup #25 · Luma
Spectrum Tokyoは、デザインの新しいトレンドやデザインという概念をより広く捉えるためのプラットフォームで、メディアやイベント、フェスティバルなどを運営しています。 Spectrum Tokyo…
luma.com
September 2, 2026 at 8:26 AM
See you at the Spectrum Tokyo Meetup tonight!
Doors at 19:00, Nihonbashi, English and Japanese.
It's gonna be a great time.
Tickets:
luma.com/r8p03bse
Doors at 19:00, Nihonbashi, English and Japanese.
It's gonna be a great time.
Tickets:
luma.com/r8p03bse
I'll be talking tomorrow night at Spectrum Tokyo's meetup on community-building in design—specifically, on how we can build more resilient communities.
#microsolidarity #uxdesign
Sign up here:
luma.com/r8p03bse
#microsolidarity #uxdesign
Sign up here:
luma.com/r8p03bse
Spectrum Tokyo Meetup #25 · Luma
Spectrum Tokyoは、デザインの新しいトレンドやデザインという概念をより広く捉えるためのプラットフォームで、メディアやイベント、フェスティバルなどを運営しています。
Spectrum Tokyo…
luma.com
September 1, 2026 at 7:58 AM
I'll be talking tomorrow night at Spectrum Tokyo's meetup on community-building in design—specifically, on how we can build more resilient communities.
#microsolidarity #uxdesign
Sign up here:
luma.com/r8p03bse
#microsolidarity #uxdesign
Sign up here:
luma.com/r8p03bse
People ask me what my design process looks like. It’s simple.
Step 1: prepare chicken bones
Step 2: shake the bag
Step 3: throw bones, track ley lines
Step 4: open Figma
Step 1: prepare chicken bones
Step 2: shake the bag
Step 3: throw bones, track ley lines
Step 4: open Figma
August 28, 2026 at 7:28 AM
People ask me what my design process looks like. It’s simple.
Step 1: prepare chicken bones
Step 2: shake the bag
Step 3: throw bones, track ley lines
Step 4: open Figma
Step 1: prepare chicken bones
Step 2: shake the bag
Step 3: throw bones, track ley lines
Step 4: open Figma
@ichijo.bsky.social これ、飲んだことありますか？🤔
I'm drinking the limited edition Nobuo Uematsu @uematsunobuo collaboration beer at Ichinoseki National Craft Beer Festival
August 26, 2026 at 10:43 PM
@ichijo.bsky.social これ、飲んだことありますか？🤔
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holy shit. gamechanger
In the next version of the itch app you can... make your itch games show up in Steam 😅. This has been a long outstanding request that should make it easier to play your itch games without having to change apps on Steam Deck or Big Picture mode
August 26, 2026 at 9:39 PM
holy shit. gamechanger