JohnLee Cooper
@johnleeerg.bsky.social
I make videogames: https://ergman.itch.io/
contact me at johnleeerg@gmail.com, im probably not gonna use bluesky much unless it blows up
contact me at johnleeerg@gmail.com, im probably not gonna use bluesky much unless it blows up
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JohnLee Cooper
@johnleeerg.bsky.social
· Oct 22
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I'm an Unemployed Game Dev! Here are some screenshots of some of my games! Play My Games! Hire Me! I'll also make games on commission for you, scoped to the number of hours you can afford! Feel Free to DM me about anything!
ergman.itch.io
I'm an Unemployed Game Dev! Here are some screenshots of some of my games! Play My Games! Hire Me! I'll also make games on commission for you, scoped to the number of hours you can afford! Feel Free to DM me about anything!
ergman.itch.io
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In light of recent Ai related nonsense in the creative industry, I wanted to present some easy-to-digest facts about Generative Ai
December 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
In light of recent Ai related nonsense in the creative industry, I wanted to present some easy-to-digest facts about Generative Ai
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“In 2025, Israel attacked at least six countries, including Palestine, Iran, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria, and Yemen.
It also carried out strikes in Tunisian, Maltese and Greek territorial waters on aid flotillas heading for Gaza.”
It also carried out strikes in Tunisian, Maltese and Greek territorial waters on aid flotillas heading for Gaza.”
All the countries Israel attacked in 2025: Animated map
Israel has carried out attacks in Palestine, Lebanon, Iran, Syria, Qatar and Yemen, as well as in maritime waters.
aje.io
December 30, 2025 at 4:09 AM
“In 2025, Israel attacked at least six countries, including Palestine, Iran, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria, and Yemen.
It also carried out strikes in Tunisian, Maltese and Greek territorial waters on aid flotillas heading for Gaza.”
It also carried out strikes in Tunisian, Maltese and Greek territorial waters on aid flotillas heading for Gaza.”
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paradise-collab.itch.io/paradise-dig...
new paradise zine!
I contributed some travel writing and painting from my China trip. Not very game design related but oh well! Enjoy!
new paradise zine!
I contributed some travel writing and painting from my China trip. Not very game design related but oh well! Enjoy!
Paradise Digest: Winter 2025 by Paradise
Play in your browser
paradise-collab.itch.io
December 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
paradise-collab.itch.io/paradise-dig...
new paradise zine!
I contributed some travel writing and painting from my China trip. Not very game design related but oh well! Enjoy!
new paradise zine!
I contributed some travel writing and painting from my China trip. Not very game design related but oh well! Enjoy!
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The BDS movement is partnering with @nogamesforgenocide.com. Together we can help end Microsoft’s technological support of Israel illegal apartheid regime and genocide in Gaza.
Sign the pledge to boycott Microsoft’s Xbox.
Read more: loom.ly/1FQEDiA
Sign the pledge to boycott Microsoft’s Xbox.
Read more: loom.ly/1FQEDiA
December 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The BDS movement is partnering with @nogamesforgenocide.com. Together we can help end Microsoft’s technological support of Israel illegal apartheid regime and genocide in Gaza.
Sign the pledge to boycott Microsoft’s Xbox.
Read more: loom.ly/1FQEDiA
Sign the pledge to boycott Microsoft’s Xbox.
Read more: loom.ly/1FQEDiA
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My humble birthday girl requests: play Angeline Era, tell a friend, blog about it, or write a review!!
In addition to art, did you know I was story lead? Angeline Era embodies so much of what I've chased over the past few years, from wildflowers to parties to Apocrypha to ancestry.
In addition to art, did you know I was story lead? Angeline Era embodies so much of what I've chased over the past few years, from wildflowers to parties to Apocrypha to ancestry.
December 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
My humble birthday girl requests: play Angeline Era, tell a friend, blog about it, or write a review!!
In addition to art, did you know I was story lead? Angeline Era embodies so much of what I've chased over the past few years, from wildflowers to parties to Apocrypha to ancestry.
In addition to art, did you know I was story lead? Angeline Era embodies so much of what I've chased over the past few years, from wildflowers to parties to Apocrypha to ancestry.
today is my birthday. in lieu of gifts please play my videogames.
ergman.itch.io/we-are-going... in particular because i feel like nobody played this one and i think its some of my best writing ever
ergman.itch.io/we-are-going... in particular because i feel like nobody played this one and i think its some of my best writing ever
We Are Going To The Sea Today by JohnLee Cooper
Dive into Knowledge
ergman.itch.io
December 8, 2025 at 11:58 PM
today is my birthday. in lieu of gifts please play my videogames.
ergman.itch.io/we-are-going... in particular because i feel like nobody played this one and i think its some of my best writing ever
ergman.itch.io/we-are-going... in particular because i feel like nobody played this one and i think its some of my best writing ever
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SIGN OUR BOYCOTT XBOX PLEDGE: We are asking gamers, game workers, streamers & journalists to join us in boycotting & divesting from Xbox, to force Microsoft to end its complicity in the genocide of Palestinians.
We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
SIGN OUR BOYCOTT XBOX PLEDGE: We are asking gamers, game workers, streamers & journalists to join us in boycotting & divesting from Xbox, to force Microsoft to end its complicity in the genocide of Palestinians.
We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
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PMRank mainstay and current top 5 player Dirtboy is shell-shifting his way to Blacklisted 9!
Sign up for Blacklisted: start.gg/BL9
Sign up for Blacklisted: start.gg/BL9
November 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
PMRank mainstay and current top 5 player Dirtboy is shell-shifting his way to Blacklisted 9!
Sign up for Blacklisted: start.gg/BL9
Sign up for Blacklisted: start.gg/BL9
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the HORSES stuff is obviously ridiculous and depressing, but it is also worth asking ourselves: who has benefited from the "games are art" campaign? it has certainly not been the artgame makers, whose work continues to be shunned and dismissed as "not games"
holy fuck this is ridiculous, how can we claim games are art if art is this scary to our two primary distribution channels?
Yesterday, the Epic Games Store decided at the last minute not to distribute the game, after having previously approved a release build. HORSES is otherwise now available on GOG, Itch, and Humble for $4.99. www.horses.wtf
December 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
the HORSES stuff is obviously ridiculous and depressing, but it is also worth asking ourselves: who has benefited from the "games are art" campaign? it has certainly not been the artgame makers, whose work continues to be shunned and dismissed as "not games"
promotin the things u can pay me 4 on my itch:
- And Other Stories Bonus Material!
-3 Stories About The Future Bonus Material!
-Fable of the Three Caves OST!
the games are all free tho, enjoy either way!
ergman.itch.io/and-other-st...
ergman.itch.io/we-are-going...
bearvegas.itch.io/cave
- And Other Stories Bonus Material!
-3 Stories About The Future Bonus Material!
-Fable of the Three Caves OST!
the games are all free tho, enjoy either way!
ergman.itch.io/and-other-st...
ergman.itch.io/we-are-going...
bearvegas.itch.io/cave
November 28, 2025 at 11:28 PM
promotin the things u can pay me 4 on my itch:
- And Other Stories Bonus Material!
-3 Stories About The Future Bonus Material!
-Fable of the Three Caves OST!
the games are all free tho, enjoy either way!
ergman.itch.io/and-other-st...
ergman.itch.io/we-are-going...
bearvegas.itch.io/cave
- And Other Stories Bonus Material!
-3 Stories About The Future Bonus Material!
-Fable of the Three Caves OST!
the games are all free tho, enjoy either way!
ergman.itch.io/and-other-st...
ergman.itch.io/we-are-going...
bearvegas.itch.io/cave
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🚨 Creator Day is LIVE! 🚨
For the next 24 hours we are waiving our platform fee! Creators will get the most they can from each transaction.
Support your favorite developers and check out over 15,000 projects participating in our Black Friday sale
itch.io
For the next 24 hours we are waiving our platform fee! Creators will get the most they can from each transaction.
Support your favorite developers and check out over 15,000 projects participating in our Black Friday sale
itch.io
November 28, 2025 at 8:10 AM
🚨 Creator Day is LIVE! 🚨
For the next 24 hours we are waiving our platform fee! Creators will get the most they can from each transaction.
Support your favorite developers and check out over 15,000 projects participating in our Black Friday sale
itch.io
For the next 24 hours we are waiving our platform fee! Creators will get the most they can from each transaction.
Support your favorite developers and check out over 15,000 projects participating in our Black Friday sale
itch.io
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For just ⏱️2️⃣4️⃣ HOURS, EVERYTHING, and we mean EVERYTHING, is 50% OFF! This is the largest sale of the year for us, and a prime way to support us outside of campaigns! Get that one eye-catching title you wanted, and maybe a little extra for a friend! Treat yourself! Now's the time!
store.ironcircus.com
store.ironcircus.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
For just ⏱️2️⃣4️⃣ HOURS, EVERYTHING, and we mean EVERYTHING, is 50% OFF! This is the largest sale of the year for us, and a prime way to support us outside of campaigns! Get that one eye-catching title you wanted, and maybe a little extra for a friend! Treat yourself! Now's the time!
store.ironcircus.com
store.ironcircus.com
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It is creator day on itch.io. For twenty-four hours, they are waiving their platform fee so developers get their full cuts.
I have compiled below a bunch of wonderful indie games that are on itch.io. All of them are phenomenal in their own right and deserve every dollar they ask of you.
I have compiled below a bunch of wonderful indie games that are on itch.io. All of them are phenomenal in their own right and deserve every dollar they ask of you.
You know what? I will. There are a bunch of games available on itch.io that are great and I am going to highlight them in this thread:
November 28, 2025 at 9:52 AM
anyone feel like commissioning some art? album cover, christmas gift, game art? 30$ CAD an hour (peanuts), and im pretty Quick With It too! lemme know im rly likin drawing rn
November 27, 2025 at 6:55 AM
anyone feel like commissioning some art? album cover, christmas gift, game art? 30$ CAD an hour (peanuts), and im pretty Quick With It too! lemme know im rly likin drawing rn
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Congratulations to everyone who made Top 8 at Wombat Wednesday: The Fundraiser for Feeding America's P+ bracket!
We raised $1,548 in total, meaning that your contributions will turn into about 15,480 meals!
Let us keep being joyful, and keep fighting.
We raised $1,548 in total, meaning that your contributions will turn into about 15,480 meals!
Let us keep being joyful, and keep fighting.
November 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Congratulations to everyone who made Top 8 at Wombat Wednesday: The Fundraiser for Feeding America's P+ bracket!
We raised $1,548 in total, meaning that your contributions will turn into about 15,480 meals!
Let us keep being joyful, and keep fighting.
We raised $1,548 in total, meaning that your contributions will turn into about 15,480 meals!
Let us keep being joyful, and keep fighting.
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JohnLee Cooper joined us at ThinkyCon to talk about making two puzzle games without an undo button!
@johnleeerg.bsky.social
@johnleeerg.bsky.social
Is a Puzzle Game Without An Undo Still A Puzzle Game? - JohnLee Cooper (ThinkyCon 2025)
JohnLee Cooper joins us at ThinkyCon 2025 to present the talk: "Is a Puzzle Game Without An Undo Still A Puzzle Game?"
Talk description: Going through two different puzzle games I've made that lack an undo feature, and seeing how and why the results varied, and examining how genre expectations colo
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November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
JohnLee Cooper joined us at ThinkyCon to talk about making two puzzle games without an undo button!
@johnleeerg.bsky.social
@johnleeerg.bsky.social
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Got tired of reading the news and getting mad. Feeding America backs 200+ food banks around the country and I've seeded with $500 for now. I'll match up to another $500 myself.
Pass the hat, RTs graciously appreciated, etc.
Pass the hat, RTs graciously appreciated, etc.
I'm supporting Feeding America!
To feed America’s hungry through food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger
teamfeed.feedingamerica.org
November 2, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Got tired of reading the news and getting mad. Feeding America backs 200+ food banks around the country and I've seeded with $500 for now. I'll match up to another $500 myself.
Pass the hat, RTs graciously appreciated, etc.
Pass the hat, RTs graciously appreciated, etc.
I'm givin a lil talk at "ThinkyCon 2025" tommorow at 5 PM EST!
about Trail Mix and Life in Captivity, and how there's no undo/rewind in either of them and how that effects the design and response to each game. Tune in! Doing it live so who knows what could happen! Very Nervous!
about Trail Mix and Life in Captivity, and how there's no undo/rewind in either of them and how that effects the design and response to each game. Tune in! Doing it live so who knows what could happen! Very Nervous!
November 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I'm givin a lil talk at "ThinkyCon 2025" tommorow at 5 PM EST!
about Trail Mix and Life in Captivity, and how there's no undo/rewind in either of them and how that effects the design and response to each game. Tune in! Doing it live so who knows what could happen! Very Nervous!
about Trail Mix and Life in Captivity, and how there's no undo/rewind in either of them and how that effects the design and response to each game. Tune in! Doing it live so who knows what could happen! Very Nervous!
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I've been putting off posting about it because I've been a little nervous- but ThinkyCon starts tomorrow! And I'll be talking at it on Thursday! Last year was really interesting, so I hope people will find my stuff useful.
November 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I've been putting off posting about it because I've been a little nervous- but ThinkyCon starts tomorrow! And I'll be talking at it on Thursday! Last year was really interesting, so I hope people will find my stuff useful.
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a weird tennis club we stumbled on hidden behind some houses. was strangely the second tennis club we saw on the walk. how many tennis clubs are hiding just around the corner?
October 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
a weird tennis club we stumbled on hidden behind some houses. was strangely the second tennis club we saw on the walk. how many tennis clubs are hiding just around the corner?
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What ceasefire?
Israel Launches Airstrikes, Kills Scores and Blocks Aid, Jeopardizing Gaza Ceasefire — The fragile ceasefire in Gaza frayed as Israel launched at least 20 airstrikes and imposed a pause on humanitarian deliveries, according to officials. The renewed strikes killed scores of Palestinians…
Israel Launches Airstrikes, Kills Scores and Blocks Aid, Jeopardizing Gaza Ceasefire
www.rawstory.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:28 AM
What ceasefire?