In these times of imminent collapse, we choose to hang out in semi-abandoned buildings and build stuff with our friends for all to enjoy. Won’t you join us? open.substack.com/pub/yacht/p/...

I think we’re somehow the only band in existence to have played with all 10 of these bands, which is unbelievable. Patti Smith Blondie The Sonics The Breeders The Chemical Brothers Robyn Yeah Yeah Yeahs Hot Chip LCD Soundsystem Black Devil Disco Club

There's a pretty great @teamyacht.com song called "I Wanna Fuck You Till I'm Dead" that I often think about when I am talking about moths! That's because many moths, like the Luna, HAVE NO MOUTH AS ADULTS! And literally just aim to bang until starving to death! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_moth

We’re playing two songs we wrote about Eve Babitz at The Huntington next week. www.huntington.org/event/page-r...

🏆 Very excited to share that Panic is in the running for two (!) Apple Design Awards this year thanks to two incredible games, from two incredible teams. Very exciting. Congrats to Blippo+, a well-deserved finalist for Fun & Delight! And congrats to despelote, an incredible game with Social Impact!

We're fully flipped that @blippo.plus is a finalist in the most prestigious app design awards on Earth: The Apple Design Awards! We labored over every wonky pixel with love and it's wonderful to receive this recognition. #WWDC developer.apple.com/design/awards/

BYOB

This is what the band Clip Art looked like at Flux Festival on April 25th, 2026 in Los Angeles.

We’re throwing a spontaneous buffet of entertainment on Friday inside the iconic Johnie’s Coffee Shop at Wilshire & Fairfax! 8pm FREE. www.instagram.com/p/DYSVnfRm0e...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Jona & Claire of the band YACHT will be appearing separately at FWB Fest in Idyllwild, CA! Jona’s performing solo as Clip Art, and Claire will be speaking. Look at this sick lineup! See you there! 🎟️ dice.fm/event/ryqgrr...

Picked up the Blippo+ soundtrack as part of Bandcamp Friday pickups, and it is some excellent heads down work music.

It’s Bandcamp Friday, the perfect time to buy the @blippo.plus OST! 🙏📡❤️ yacht.bandcamp.com/album/blippo...

Dear Bluesky, Doing some spring cleaning? I'm collecting clip art books, binders, individual sheets, CDs, floppies, and anything else in that realm. Mail 'em to me! DM me if you have files. Thank you! 📎🎨 Wilshire Online ATTN: Clip Art 6135 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA, 90046

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I (Jona) have a new solo project called Clip Art! The Clip Art Megamix is 15 minutes of rapid fire Dynamic Graphics, new unreleased music, and restrained choreography. Come see it at BLUM Gallery in Los Angeles on Saturday, April 25th as part of the Flux Festival. 🎟️ luma.com/fluxfestival...

I am a bender! @blippo.plus is the GREATEST VIDEO GAMES EVER MADE! It is the closest video games (or interactive art/TV simulator) to utopia.

If you enjoy media that makes you say "how the hell did they get this funded and still be so cool" you can get Blippo+ for less than the price of a burrito on your Nintendo Switch Video Game Doodad forever grateful I got to help on something so cool

Blippo+ is $9.74 on US eShop buff.ly/HGIjd4N

I know that structurally Blippo+ isn't that different from any given Sam Barlow game, but I do love the channel surfing conceit and the fact that it's just the right amount of campy and self-aware to sell its parallel earth on its budget

I played @com.y-a-c-h-t.com 's Blippo+ today on Steam Deck docked under our TV, and it was such a delight to discover (by accident) that I could control it with a TV remote. This works because the dock supports HDMI CEC but it felt like magic for Blippo+ specifically. 10/10 experience.

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For about a year I've been working with some of the best reporters and editors in L.A. to build a brand new city news outlet. It launches tomorrow. Is it possible to operate a sustainable local journalism business in 2026? Let me know! lamaterial.com

I am descending deeper and deeper into the depths of clip art and I love it

The wonderful @play.date community were the original Bendonauts—the first people to visit Planet Blip when Blippo+ surprise launched on #Playdate! We’re so grateful to their enthusiasm for our world, and really honored to have won two Playdate Community Awards! Thank you! play.date/games/commun...

Did some cute updates to our homegrown Linktree. Suggestions, questions, and comments welcome! com.y-a-c-h-t.com

So neat to see Blippo+ on display with all these wonderful indie games! 🥲

Kind of overwhelmed to be at GDC this year. Can't believe we've been nominated for 4 IGF awards. What is happening. Should be a fun day. I'll try to document and share some of the good times in this thread (now I wish I had brought a better camera). :D

it’s genuinely bonkers how every billboard in San Francisco is like: “Zirping your Pingos got you buggin? Yeah, Fnarf’s on that 🤖🦾”

Blippo’s own Claire and Jona (aka @com.y-a-c-h-t.com) are giving a tiny talk today at GDC as part of the Indie Soapbox session, along with some other fabulous devs! Come say hello! @officialgdc.bsky.social #GDC2026 schedule.gdconf.com/session/indi...

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Reviews of some games I played this week! first up: finally "beat" blippo+! backloggd.com/u/JuniperThe... i could argue for hours about how good blippo+ is and WHAT it is. but i don't want to, because it's perfect. instead i'll say that you should watch blippo+ because i love it so fucking much.

📡 Blippo+ writer @theuniverse.bsky.social, and game/creative director @com.y-a-c-h-t.com will be standing on top of something called the "Indie Soapbox" and giving something called a "microtalk" at GDC. Come say hi! schedule.gdconf.com/session/indi... @officialgdc.bsky.social #GDC2026 #IGF2026

Every “Webster’s dictionary defines love as” is going to be replaced by “Claude said love is” at weddings this summer 💀

Blippo+ is one of the best experiences ever. From production to costume to music to actors to animation. Top to bottom, creating a world and interconnected stories. Really makes you want to make something. Probably the biggest must-have in a long while exactly for freaks like me 👍

I’ve had a video installation in an abandoned 99 Cents Only store for a week, and today it moves next door to an abandoned 90s office building. 6135 Wilshire Blvd 11-6

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Day 20: Nominees for 2025 Playdate Game of the Year! @lukesanderson.bsky.social @jonsimantov.bsky.social @stoff.bsky.social @com.y-a-c-h-t.com @telefantasytv.bsky.social @mierau.me @blippo.plus #Playdate

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Last, but certainly not least, @blippo.plus won this year's Herman Melville Award for Best Writing!

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Two FMV creators, two methods for crafting non-linear narratives that blur the line between film & games! 📊 @mrsambarlow.bsky.social: spreadsheets & math-driven discovery systems 🔮 @theuniverse.bsky.social: spontaneity & lore-building week by week 📻➡️ podcast.panic.com or wherever you catch pods!

A great DVD-extra of a chat between two giants of game writing. You absolutely have to subscribe to this podcast!

I made new launcher animations every single week for the 11-week first run of @blippo.plus! We wanted to indicate to the user that the app was changing every week, and add little narrative pops. Playdate’s amazing bc I could make these on the fly the day before launch (sorry again, @mierau.me 😉)!