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iko huuhtanen
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Fiction set in reality, puzzling stories, unconventional media, and similar exciting things! They/them. Helsinki.

#unfiction #ARG #immersive #interactivefiction #puzzlegames
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greatdetective.bsky.social
We're antiquarian booksellers. Isn't that obvious?

#Bookish
Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Mark Gatiss, and Connor Finch in an open-top car looking not at all suspicious.
February 14, 2026 at 10:24 AM
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alisonfisk.bsky.social
This Ancient Egyptian board game is almost 4,000 years old!

Known as ‘Hounds and Jackals’ or ‘Game of 58 holes’, its original name is unknown. It’s suggested it was played in a similar way to ‘Snakes and Ladders’.

📷 The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...

#Archaeology
Met Museum photo of an ancient Egyptian board game carved from cream-coloured ivory displayed against a dark background. The original name of the game is unknown. It is now known as ‘Hounds and Jackals’ or the ‘Game of 58 holes’. The game board rests on four bulls' legs. One of the legs, seen at back of the board on the right of photo, is completely restored. Another has a restored hoof (seen at front of the board on left). The board is shaped like an axe head. In the centre of the upper surface is an incised palm tree topped by a ‘Shen’ symbol (a circle atop a a horizontal line to which it is tied). The palm’s trunk runs down the length of the board. There are 58 holes in the upper surface; 29 arranged evenly on either side of the palm tree. At the lower side of the game board there is a drawer with a bolt to store the playing pieces. The playing pieces are made up of ten long pins (sticks) with carved animal heads. Five are hounds and five are jackals. In the photo, the ten pins are arranged randomly in holes on the game board. The board is carved from ivory with ebony detailing around the 58 holes. The pins are ivory. Measurements: Game board: H 6.8cm W 10.1 cm, D 15.6 cm. Hound pins: H 6 cm to 6.8 cm Jackal pins: H 7 cm to 8.5 cm
 The game was excavated in 1910 by Howard Carter from the tomb of an official named Reniseneb at Thebes. The tomb is dated to Dynasty 12, Reign of Amenemhat IV, circa 1814–1805 BC. “Ancient Egyptians likened the intricate voyage through the underworld to a game. This made gaming boards and gaming pieces appropriate objects to deposit in tombs” (The Met).
February 14, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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adrianhon.bsky.social
A 100,000 word walkthrough I wrote 25 years ago was used for a thesis on ARGs and transmedia networks – I love to see it! www.researchgate.net/publication/...
The case studies of this dissertation were reconstructed with the help of both primary (still accessible sites in the post-mortem phase) and – in a sense – secondary sources (meta-sites such as wikis on the subject, witness accounts, etc.). The Internet Ar- chive had partially archived the sites of The Beast ARG; however, it should be noted that a lot of the sites’ visual contents (such as the flash animations) did not remain accessible for the scholars of the present. But, again, with the support of the Internet Archive’s initiative, an in-depth chronological overview can be accessed. One of the VUPs wrote this document during The Beast’s active phase, Adrian Hon. The reconstruction of the sites and paths of EMH relied heavily on the wiki page writ- ten and edited by the VUPs’ community.419 One of the most useful pages is the chron- ological overview of almost every interaction and fragment in the EMH transmedia storytelling system. However, it was far from complete. Fortunately, social media profiles, sites, and other online sources are accessible. Only a few videos were re- moved from YouTube due to copyright issues, but those could also be found on other websites: they were reuploaded by the fans of the narrative.
February 14, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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im.a.whole.damn.town
Twin Peaks: Montana, a character in the ‘show within a show’, Invitation to Love.
Montana, a character in the ‘show within a show’, Invitation to Love. Twin Peaks S01E07 - Realization Time.
February 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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ikowho.bsky.social
Where does the red room fall on the dream map?

(Be as it may, I need to brush my teeth)

Quote from @im.a.whole.damn.town
Twin Peaks: Agent Cooper in his dream.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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ruinsofdespair.bsky.social

'I can not live without my life!'

Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights 1847

#NoShitSherlock
February 13, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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greatdetective.bsky.social
Pour moi? Oh, merci beaucoup!

#Poirot #ValentinesDay
Hercule Poirot is presented with a rose named after him at Chelsea Flower Show.
February 13, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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joycedivision.bsky.social
Tante verità quanti i punti di osservazione.
February 12, 2026 at 6:25 PM
ikowho.bsky.social
The Sherlock & Co. podcast drops handles like we're back in a 2010s TV-show.

#sherlockandco #sherlockholmes #transmedia

We also have a Holmes' witticism regarding an alliterative reddit username.

My quick search yielded nothing.
A screenshot from the transcript of the latest episode, 'The Beryl Coronet – Part Two'. Text: SHERLOCK Once the reading concluded last night the refreshments were served immediately after. Various members of the Society had their photos taken next to the manuscript, members such as @huckton-bruce66, @charlotte888, @escapadeguy9, I could go on for dozens more– I've examined every single one of them–
February 11, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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greatdetective.bsky.social
Happy 100th Birthday, Leslie Nielsen! #BOTD

Seen here as the handsome sea captain who may or may not get to date Jessica in the end of the episode.
Leslie Nielsen as Captain Daniels and Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher in Ep. 13 of Murder, She Wrote titled "My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean". Originally aired 10 February 1985.
February 11, 2026 at 9:42 AM
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king-spooner.bsky.social
ABIDE is a stop motion horror game with meticulously crafted art dolls. Back the KickStarter today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/637...
February 11, 2026 at 4:08 PM
ikowho.bsky.social
'features a young couple, Fran and Elena, going about their daily tasks and earning prizes'

Apparently, the 'conjucal gift' isn't enough as the Spanish bishops’ conference 'enters into dialogue with the gamified society in which we live'.
February 11, 2026 at 3:52 PM
ikowho.bsky.social
Where does the red room fall on the dream map?

(Be as it may, I need to brush my teeth)

Quote from @im.a.whole.damn.town
Twin Peaks: Agent Cooper in his dream.
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Image from linked post by @im.a.whole.damn.town
February 11, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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iamleyeti.bsky.social
I'm doing these again!!

The workshop will be in April and May! It's gonna be a lot of fun (and a lot of work…)

www.d6learning.com/course/how-t...
February 11, 2026 at 10:03 AM
ikowho.bsky.social
A drinking game to rival Ozzy:

Do a shot/line everytime @matt-forde.bsky.social or Alice Levine tells you that someone "takes in" something.

And, conveniently, it works for all seasons of the British Scandal!

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British Scandal - Season 66: Sharon and Ozzy
The British Scandal podcast from Wondery tells the stories of the murkier side of the British elite. The great fear one thing more than any other, scandal.
wondery.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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claracloud.bsky.social
Gm 💫
Reality Bites (1994)
February 11, 2026 at 7:05 AM
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shirachess.bsky.social
Today my newest @mitpress.bsky.social, THE UNSEEN INTERNET, is officially out in the world.

Here’s the argument:
At the dawn of cyberculture a lot of people on online were intentionally doing magic. And now it feels like we’re all kind of doing magic.
Me holding a copy of my new book THE UNSEEN INTERNET.
February 10, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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argn.bsky.social
ARGNet | Start Slacking Off with MrBeast's Million Dollar Puzzle Hunt
Start Slacking Off with MrBeast’s Million Dollar Puzzle Hunt | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network
Salesforce's newest Super Bowl commercial launched a Million Dollar Puzzle, in collaboration with MrBeast. The puzzles extend beyond the Big Game spot itself, promising to extend out into the real wor...
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February 9, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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naomialderman.bsky.social
here's the prog!

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
February 9, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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ikowho.bsky.social
A reminder that there's nothing new under the #immersive sun—and that the past is surreal:

The 1980s Czheckoslovakian interactive soap that had viewers vote by turning off the lights in their homes 📺

Not quite as miraculous as it sounds, though:
czechdaily.cz/the-chef-sva... #cyoa
Screen from Rozpaky kuchaře Svatopluka, The Chef Svatopluk’s Dilemmas
February 8, 2026 at 1:57 PM
ikowho.bsky.social
Sensible?
[AN OCTAVE HIGHER] Really?

Like a Billionaire Peace Price levels of Sensible?
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Sensible World of Soccer (1994)
February 8, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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spacetwinks.bsky.social
WELCOME TO 96.9, THE RAVEN
[EXPLOSION SFX]
WHERE IT'S NOTHING BUT NUMBERS, NUMBERS, NUMBERS
[AUSTIN POWERS "YEAH, BABY"]
NUMBERS YOU CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE
[JURASSIC PARK "YOU CRAZY SON OF A BITCH, YOU DID IT"]
GET IN TO THE MIX
[HOMER SIMPSON "WOO HOO"]
STARTING *NOW*

1... 2... 3... 4...

5...
a numbers station machine.
February 8, 2026 at 4:52 AM
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greatdetective.bsky.social
When in doubt, arrest a vagrant.

#poirot
Inspector Japp with tea and professional wisdom
February 7, 2026 at 7:22 AM
ikowho.bsky.social
A reminder that there's nothing new under the #immersive sun—and that the past is surreal:

The 1980s Czheckoslovakian interactive soap that had viewers vote by turning off the lights in their homes 📺

Not quite as miraculous as it sounds, though:
czechdaily.cz/the-chef-sva... #cyoa
Screen from Rozpaky kuchaře Svatopluka, The Chef Svatopluk’s Dilemmas
February 8, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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im.a.whole.damn.town
Twin Peaks: Agent Cooper evaluating coffee. It’s damn good.
Agent Cooper evaluating coffee. It’s damn good. Twin Peaks S01E06 - Cooper’s Dreams.
February 8, 2026 at 7:30 AM