John Cooney (jmtb02)
@john.wonderfulelephant.com
Good Things Vol 1 -> GoodThings.wonderfulelephant.com/
🐘 @wonderfulelephant.com, studio in Davis, CA
⚡ Former CEO of Armor Games, Dev at Kongregate
🧩 Flash Games like Achievement Unlocked, This is the Only Level, Hedgehog Launch
🌈 games are for everyone
🐘 @wonderfulelephant.com, studio in Davis, CA
⚡ Former CEO of Armor Games, Dev at Kongregate
🧩 Flash Games like Achievement Unlocked, This is the Only Level, Hedgehog Launch
🌈 games are for everyone
The Elephant Collection is 50% OFF as part of the Game Over T1D Sale, alongside 50+ other games/DLC!
Check out the event, each company involved will also donate to Breakthrough T1D to help find cures for #type1diabetes! 💙
store.steampowered.com/app/2274110/...
Check out the event, each company involved will also donate to Breakthrough T1D to help find cures for #type1diabetes! 💙
store.steampowered.com/app/2274110/...
Save 50% on The Elephant Collection on Steam
Say helloaphant to jmtb02’s classic series of elephant games–now remastered into one elephant-sized package!
store.steampowered.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:58 PM
The Elephant Collection is 50% OFF as part of the Game Over T1D Sale, alongside 50+ other games/DLC!
Check out the event, each company involved will also donate to Breakthrough T1D to help find cures for #type1diabetes! 💙
store.steampowered.com/app/2274110/...
Check out the event, each company involved will also donate to Breakthrough T1D to help find cures for #type1diabetes! 💙
store.steampowered.com/app/2274110/...
My Gmail is this and its getting so weird. Three ads all formatted the same way, as if there wasn't other ways to format ads
February 14, 2026 at 1:15 AM
My Gmail is this and its getting so weird. Three ads all formatted the same way, as if there wasn't other ways to format ads
When I was 18 I made a short animated film about climate change
It screened at film festivals in New York (HBO!), in Santa Fe, in San Francisco, San Jose, and won several awards
I'm 39 now, and the US is still fighting the idea that climate change doesn't exist
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSOM...
It screened at film festivals in New York (HBO!), in Santa Fe, in San Francisco, San Jose, and won several awards
I'm 39 now, and the US is still fighting the idea that climate change doesn't exist
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSOM...
February 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
When I was 18 I made a short animated film about climate change
It screened at film festivals in New York (HBO!), in Santa Fe, in San Francisco, San Jose, and won several awards
I'm 39 now, and the US is still fighting the idea that climate change doesn't exist
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSOM...
It screened at film festivals in New York (HBO!), in Santa Fe, in San Francisco, San Jose, and won several awards
I'm 39 now, and the US is still fighting the idea that climate change doesn't exist
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSOM...
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Fuck me this is just naked transphobia being pedaled as fact. Zero evidence given and the argument is logically nonsensical. Of course many people don't, because you're making sure it's impossible to do so.
Cool you're demanding teachers out kids to potentially abusive parents though. Real nice 😑
Cool you're demanding teachers out kids to potentially abusive parents though. Real nice 😑
February 12, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Fuck me this is just naked transphobia being pedaled as fact. Zero evidence given and the argument is logically nonsensical. Of course many people don't, because you're making sure it's impossible to do so.
Cool you're demanding teachers out kids to potentially abusive parents though. Real nice 😑
Cool you're demanding teachers out kids to potentially abusive parents though. Real nice 😑
Our studio @wonderfulelephant.com joins the battle!
$10+ donation gets you our game FOUR SECOND FOREVER + 1,438 other great works all for a donation, drop in:
$10+ donation gets you our game FOUR SECOND FOREVER + 1,438 other great works all for a donation, drop in:
The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
February 9, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Our studio @wonderfulelephant.com joins the battle!
$10+ donation gets you our game FOUR SECOND FOREVER + 1,438 other great works all for a donation, drop in:
$10+ donation gets you our game FOUR SECOND FOREVER + 1,438 other great works all for a donation, drop in:
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UPDATE: Following user backlash Adobe has changed plans, saying that while active development on Animate will cease, it will remain available for download.
Adobe Is Ruthlessly Killing Off Software That Animators Around The World Are Using Every Day [Update]
'The entire toolshed is being demolished'
aftermath.site
February 4, 2026 at 12:16 AM
UPDATE: Following user backlash Adobe has changed plans, saying that while active development on Animate will cease, it will remain available for download.
Hey, @adobe.com, my name is John Cooney. I would like to help convert Animate into an open-source product
I've spent decades making games, gave the Flash Games Postmortem (and the second one!) at GDC, ran Armor Games, was part of your Youth Voices program, and did your roundtables (for free!) <3
I've spent decades making games, gave the Flash Games Postmortem (and the second one!) at GDC, ran Armor Games, was part of your Youth Voices program, and did your roundtables (for free!) <3
February 2, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Hey, @adobe.com, my name is John Cooney. I would like to help convert Animate into an open-source product
I've spent decades making games, gave the Flash Games Postmortem (and the second one!) at GDC, ran Armor Games, was part of your Youth Voices program, and did your roundtables (for free!) <3
I've spent decades making games, gave the Flash Games Postmortem (and the second one!) at GDC, ran Armor Games, was part of your Youth Voices program, and did your roundtables (for free!) <3
Participated in the Adobe Youth Voices program in my late teens. Screened an animation I made in Flash in their offices in San Jose
Sat in roundtables in my early 20's for Adobe, helping them shape the applications they made
To their previous care, they ruled. Today, they just don't care
Sat in roundtables in my early 20's for Adobe, helping them shape the applications they made
To their previous care, they ruled. Today, they just don't care
February 2, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Participated in the Adobe Youth Voices program in my late teens. Screened an animation I made in Flash in their offices in San Jose
Sat in roundtables in my early 20's for Adobe, helping them shape the applications they made
To their previous care, they ruled. Today, they just don't care
Sat in roundtables in my early 20's for Adobe, helping them shape the applications they made
To their previous care, they ruled. Today, they just don't care
wow this sucks
February 2, 2026 at 6:44 PM
wow this sucks
The final sealed Blue Elephant plushie sold for $202.50(!), 100% in-benefit to @alotrolado-org.bsky.social and their direct support to deportees, migrants, and refugees in the United States and Mexico
www.alotrolado.org/letsdosometh...
Thank you for chipping in, let's keep going 💙
www.alotrolado.org/letsdosometh...
Thank you for chipping in, let's keep going 💙
January 31, 2026 at 8:31 PM
The final sealed Blue Elephant plushie sold for $202.50(!), 100% in-benefit to @alotrolado-org.bsky.social and their direct support to deportees, migrants, and refugees in the United States and Mexico
www.alotrolado.org/letsdosometh...
Thank you for chipping in, let's keep going 💙
www.alotrolado.org/letsdosometh...
Thank you for chipping in, let's keep going 💙
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An elephant never forgets, which means if you don't wishlist Good Things Vol 1 on Steam, it will haunt him until the end of his days. You wouldn't haunt an elephant, would you? :(
store.steampowered.com/app/3900940/...
#indiegame #gamedev
store.steampowered.com/app/3900940/...
#indiegame #gamedev
January 30, 2026 at 6:43 PM
An elephant never forgets, which means if you don't wishlist Good Things Vol 1 on Steam, it will haunt him until the end of his days. You wouldn't haunt an elephant, would you? :(
store.steampowered.com/app/3900940/...
#indiegame #gamedev
store.steampowered.com/app/3900940/...
#indiegame #gamedev
We're at less than 24 hours until the auction of the final sealed Blue Elephant plushie ends! 100% benefiting AL OTRO LADO, providing humanitarian and legal aid at the US border for migrants, refugees, and deportees
See the details beneath this deeply regrettable elephant gif we just made:
See the details beneath this deeply regrettable elephant gif we just made:
January 29, 2026 at 8:04 PM
We're at less than 24 hours until the auction of the final sealed Blue Elephant plushie ends! 100% benefiting AL OTRO LADO, providing humanitarian and legal aid at the US border for migrants, refugees, and deportees
See the details beneath this deeply regrettable elephant gif we just made:
See the details beneath this deeply regrettable elephant gif we just made:
sharing the draft as the real one is healing up :). This is the Only Tattoo, he looks incredible <3
January 29, 2026 at 12:35 AM
sharing the draft as the real one is healing up :). This is the Only Tattoo, he looks incredible <3
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Good Things Vol 1 is coming to Steam, and bringing with it your WILDEST DREAMS, where you can do things like PUT ORANGE ON CAPYBARA and PICK EXTRA LEGS OFF HORSE. What more could the heart desire? 💙🐘
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3900940/...
#indiegame #gamedev #wishlistwednesday
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3900940/...
#indiegame #gamedev #wishlistwednesday
January 28, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Good Things Vol 1 is coming to Steam, and bringing with it your WILDEST DREAMS, where you can do things like PUT ORANGE ON CAPYBARA and PICK EXTRA LEGS OFF HORSE. What more could the heart desire? 💙🐘
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3900940/...
#indiegame #gamedev #wishlistwednesday
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3900940/...
#indiegame #gamedev #wishlistwednesday
god salad spinners are so much fun
January 27, 2026 at 1:45 AM
god salad spinners are so much fun
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baseball is a soccervania
January 26, 2026 at 11:51 PM
baseball is a soccervania
Want a blue elephant plushie?
We are donating 100% of the proceeds of the final, sealed, brand-new Blue Elephant plush to Al Otro Lado, an organization supporting refugees, deportees, and migrants in the US and Mexico.
See the next post for details on how to adopt him 🐘💙
We are donating 100% of the proceeds of the final, sealed, brand-new Blue Elephant plush to Al Otro Lado, an organization supporting refugees, deportees, and migrants in the US and Mexico.
See the next post for details on how to adopt him 🐘💙
January 26, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Want a blue elephant plushie?
We are donating 100% of the proceeds of the final, sealed, brand-new Blue Elephant plush to Al Otro Lado, an organization supporting refugees, deportees, and migrants in the US and Mexico.
See the next post for details on how to adopt him 🐘💙
We are donating 100% of the proceeds of the final, sealed, brand-new Blue Elephant plush to Al Otro Lado, an organization supporting refugees, deportees, and migrants in the US and Mexico.
See the next post for details on how to adopt him 🐘💙
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Our game studio @wonderfulelephant.com will be shutting down on Fri, Jan 23 in alignment with Minnesota and their General Strike
While we're tiny and far away (Davis, CA), we stand with MN. No community should bear this pain alone
We also have plans:
While we're tiny and far away (Davis, CA), we stand with MN. No community should bear this pain alone
We also have plans:
January 21, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Our game studio @wonderfulelephant.com will be shutting down on Fri, Jan 23 in alignment with Minnesota and their General Strike
While we're tiny and far away (Davis, CA), we stand with MN. No community should bear this pain alone
We also have plans:
While we're tiny and far away (Davis, CA), we stand with MN. No community should bear this pain alone
We also have plans:
Our game studio @wonderfulelephant.com will be shutting down on Fri, Jan 23 in alignment with Minnesota and their General Strike
While we're tiny and far away (Davis, CA), we stand with MN. No community should bear this pain alone
We also have plans:
While we're tiny and far away (Davis, CA), we stand with MN. No community should bear this pain alone
We also have plans:
January 21, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Our game studio @wonderfulelephant.com will be shutting down on Fri, Jan 23 in alignment with Minnesota and their General Strike
While we're tiny and far away (Davis, CA), we stand with MN. No community should bear this pain alone
We also have plans:
While we're tiny and far away (Davis, CA), we stand with MN. No community should bear this pain alone
We also have plans:
Growing up in the USA question, for everyone else:
Have you ever had to deal with a "retention specialist"?
Have you ever had to deal with a "retention specialist"?
January 15, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Growing up in the USA question, for everyone else:
Have you ever had to deal with a "retention specialist"?
Have you ever had to deal with a "retention specialist"?
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Don't forget; artists, writers, composers, anyone in game dev... you can also put a "no AI" clause in your work contracts! Protect yourself and the work you do while taking a stance.
"No fucking AI assets" - a reminder that many good publishers that will disqualify any prototype with genAI placeholders, and that using it is at your own peril. Hooded Horse happens to be one of the best publishers out there at the moment, so this is a big one.
kotaku.com/hooded-horse...
kotaku.com/hooded-horse...
This Publisher Is Banning AI Because Of Ethics: 'It's Cancerous'
Hooded Horse won't work with developers that use gen AI
kotaku.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Don't forget; artists, writers, composers, anyone in game dev... you can also put a "no AI" clause in your work contracts! Protect yourself and the work you do while taking a stance.
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...no one ever questioned that I poop pastries
January 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
...no one ever questioned that I poop pastries
being left on read 😭😭😭
January 9, 2026 at 11:13 PM
being left on read 😭😭😭
applying for US Trademark is full of scams, but this one is the most egregious so far
I was told that someone was trying to apply for my existing trademark (they aren't)
Likewise they have "received my tm application from the USPTO" no they just scraped my details from the app
I was told that someone was trying to apply for my existing trademark (they aren't)
Likewise they have "received my tm application from the USPTO" no they just scraped my details from the app
January 9, 2026 at 9:29 PM
applying for US Trademark is full of scams, but this one is the most egregious so far
I was told that someone was trying to apply for my existing trademark (they aren't)
Likewise they have "received my tm application from the USPTO" no they just scraped my details from the app
I was told that someone was trying to apply for my existing trademark (they aren't)
Likewise they have "received my tm application from the USPTO" no they just scraped my details from the app
I think a lot about how one day I emailed @newgrounds.com about wiring up 250 achievements into a game and they said, "YEAH LETS GO"
January 8, 2026 at 10:43 PM
I think a lot about how one day I emailed @newgrounds.com about wiring up 250 achievements into a game and they said, "YEAH LETS GO"