Ah, age-based social media bans. The abstinence education of digital literacy.

Friday, 12/12 at 7pm Eastern—it’s official! CSSN will be a part of “Convention Policy Demon Hunters,” a collaborative panel with RoCCET Lab (Carleton University) about what we’ve learned from evaluating convention harassment policies over the years. CasaCon is FREE! Join here: discord.gg/QBtxV8gGmA

Watching old @dimension20.bsky.social shows--I can tell roughly how old a show is based on Ally Beardsley's green hair 💅🏻

This itch.io creator day, Parfum Nostalgique is on sale for FREE, which is 100% off the original price of FREE or PWYT (pay with your tears). If you haven't played yet, this is your sign from the angels. Or the demons. Or the therapist-by-day dom-by-night vampires. priro.itch.io/parfum-nosta...

one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.

My free 43-page guide to bridging the gap between digital games and physical spaces has been released. Great for devs who want to bring indie games to local markets, shops, or spaces, and for organizers and business space owners to better understand indie devs! priro.itch.io/digital-game...

hire all the fired political teen vogue writers and make a new magazine call teen rogue. we’ll all subscribe en masse

Canadian members of the Academic Hivemind: I've signed. And, I hope you'll consider doing likewise docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Only 4 pitchers have recorded a Pitcher’s Cycle — striking out every batter in the opposing lineup — in the World Series: Trey Yesavage, 2025 G5 Randy Johnson, 2001 G2 Bob Gibson, 1968 G1 Jesse Barnes, 1921 G6

I don't even really *like* baseball ⚾️💤

Night in the Woods

Incidentally, we usually use the term “EDI” in Canada, as if there were any question about whose homework Poilievre is copying for this political slop.

Thank you Patricia & Polygon for covering this story when so many others have dropped it. Shout out also to TheGamer, RPS, PC Gamer, Automaton, 80 Level www.polygon.com/steam-adult-...

this is the most pollen ive ever seen on a single bug, shes having the time of her life

In 2014 I wrote for @newyorker.com about @kurtjmac.bsky.social, a YouTuber who began walking in Minecraft and never stopped. His quest was to reach the Far Lands, a place at the limits of the algorithmic world, where the landscape breaks apart. On Saturday, after fourteen years, he arrived:

Introducing our VGSSIG grad student rep for this year, @kathrynfedchun.bsky.social! A PhD candidate at Carleton University, she is researching the queer indie game scene(s), game bundles, and queer survival on itch. She's played 1700+ hours (yikes) of League of Legends. Indie fave: Sword & Sworcery.

Photo of @qgcon.bsky.social out of context

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Anyway it was an honor to talk in a panel with @kathrynfedchun.bsky.social and @princerosalium.bsky.social on Spite, Survival, and Joy. QGCon is a testament to the tenacity of queer people and I am definitely invigorated by my time there.

Still thinking about how lovely @lackingceremony.bsky.social was on Friday @qgcon.bsky.social when I showed up at the presenters dinner feeling super shy and not knowing anyone. Then I got to see her talk on TTRPG "loose, touchable design for leaky, excitable creatures" which was so fucking good!!!

Catch me tomorrow afternoon talking about part of my dissertation work on the @queergamesbundle.bsky.social !!! ✨

SO excited to be going to my first ever @qgcon.bsky.social in Montreal from September 26-September 28, 2025. I'll be pulling from my dissertation, talking about the @queergamesbundle.bsky.social as a repository of feelings that reveal truths about queer history and imagine alternative queer futures.

As I was saying…

If you’re 18 or older, and have purchased makeup or beauty products based on your fandom (e.g licensed tie-ins or fan-run brands, small businesses, etc), my friend and colleague, Suzanne Scott is looking for you to answer a short survey with an opt-in for a follow up interview.

🚨 We've passed $85,000 with 18 HOURS LEFT. Today only, get 600 radical, heartfelt games and projects by 300 queer artists for $60 (or $10+), less than the price of one AAA game. itch.io/b/3062

Went to my first physiotherapist appointment for my wrists yesterday, but also asked for a full body scan. Left with exercises for my ankles that literally do not have any stretch in them and my upper back that is so tight she thinks it's impacting my wrists 💀

Me looking out from my cave at all the new graduate students 🦝

Ok, tiny book shop is so good. You get to recommend people real books based on their prompts. It's like librarian role play. Soo good!! @tinybookshopgame.com

Time to kick this dissertation into high gear 🦝

Just got pulled over one block from our house (at the end of a six hour drive 💀) because our license plates have covers on them?? The license plate covers that have been on our car since 2011??? That were put on by the dealership????? I'm baffled.

things were better when the computer lived in its own specific room and you only went in there sometimes

It’s beans all the way down.

Earthsea is just so good 🥹 @ursulakleguin.com

Scholars in Cinema and Media Studies for Palestine has issued a call to boycott SCMS 2026. While I had an amazing time at SCMS 2025, I can't ignore what I've heard since from SCMSSP. I will not be submitting to SCMS 2026 or attending the conference this year.

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I still can't believe my game, Boxed, is in this bundle. The inclusion has been massive for the views on it! I really hope people are playing and enjoying it 🥰 🏳️‍⚧️ #QueerGamesBundle

QGB also embodies the idea that there's no reason to separate "adult content" from "wholesome content" when it comes to advocacy for queer content. As @cyborgurl.bsky.social has argued recently, adult content is the trailblazer into new media a LOT of the time.

"PhD-level experts in your back pocket" is a completely nonsensical description of AI but a pretty good description of social media if you follow the right people

Ritoooo come on.

Camping for the weekend in Killarney ⛺ Ontario is so beautiful!!!

Click the link below to see a list organized by the Canadian Game Studies Association of amazing researchers (including me 👋🏻)! We are all ready to chat with journalists about the current itch.io / Steam situation.

The Canadian Game Studies Association @cgsaacej.bsky.social is an org made up of game researchers, educators, and practitioners with expertise in a wide array of topics. We've published a list of experts related to Steam/itch to help journalists connect with members. gamestudies.ca/media-inquir...

Defending my dissertation proposal today ✨ so excited to dive into this project!!

Along with affected developers, I spoke to @jonore.bsky.social at CBC about the delisting of NSFW games on Steam and itch.

Sometimes I'm just a goat wanting a cup of coffee and a bail of hay, you know what I mean?

A bundle of over 600 games, software, and zines from 271 queer artists across itch.io. itch.io/b/3062/queer...

🍀 We've passed $13,000 for queer artists! For $60 (or $10+), less than one AAA game, you get hundreds of queer stories in games, TTRPGs, comics, zines, and books. itch.io/b/3062

There was a bat in our house this evening and we don't know whether it flew out the open back door or not so I just might not sleep tonight 🦇

We should have stopped at SmarterChild.