Looking forward to speaking at this upcoming event in DC on trust & safety in online games. www.eventbrite.com/e/mainstream...

Read about my documentary project in Gizmodo! gizmodo.com/the-death-of...

We're pleased to announce the arrival of The 2025 Immersive Industry Report, which we are co-publishing with the renowned global design firm Gensler. #experiential #experienceeconomy #industryreport #LBE #XR #themedentertainment #performingarts www.gensler.com/gri/immersiv...

Yay! Excited I'll get to present again at the annual DisNet conference this summer. Great event and fantastic org (linktr.ee/disnet), def worth checking out if you are doing work on Disney. This time I'll be presenting on the Galactic Starcruiser (part of my project on play in theme parks).

Excited to run a Climate Game workshop with MIT’s System Awareness Lab & Scheller Teacher Education Program today! We’re critiquing and playing #boardgames that imagine #climate futures.

whew (had totally missed the cfp this year for some reason)! this is a great online conf for those working on theme park stuff :)

❤️ AARP reporting on the landscape of 50+ players (of which I'm decidedly one 😆). The numbers often surprise folks, as does the diversity found in that cohort. I generally caveat industry reports, but until other outlets (*coughPewcough*) start tackling, I'll take it! www.aarp.org/pri/topics/s...

Writing workshop around dilemmas in video games - a preview of our current research work for MIT undergrads calendar.mit.edu/event/query-...

Board game playing event - Playing Workers: worker representation and resistance, Jan 30 & 31 calendar.mit.edu/event/playin...

Fellow internet studies friends: fascinating right now to listen in/watch on the platform itself as the SC debates the TikTok ban. Looking forward to reading future work on this!

DisTwitter this morning

Is your Following feed overcrowded? Do you wish you could check in on one little world at a time? Not only does Bluesky have purpose-built feeds and lists for this, but you can convert any starter pack to a list using @wandrme.paxex.aero's terrific tool. Then you can pin it for easy access!

Appreciate this piece by @nathangrayson.bsky.social that tackles some of the importance, and complicated future, of what is happening with political convo on platforms often ignored by the mainstream (inc both dems and scholars alike) aftermath.site/twitch-youtu...

yesss, delicious! theonion.com/heres-why-i-...

Had a fun time talking about gaming with Henry and Colin! www.howdoyoulikeitsofar.org

amazing project well worth plugging into and supporting ❤️

ConceptsOfAPlanFINALVERSION.doc

Radio Tave, Meow Wolf’s new location in Houston, will open to the public on October 31. #Immersive www.billboard.com/pro/meow-wol...

Todd Martens of the LA Times covers this year's Ghost Town Alive! immersive show and the joys of playing pretend in a theme park. www.latimes.com/travel/story...

One of the most important podcast series you can listen to is Charismatic Revival Fury which does a deep dive into Christian Nationalism and Trump. Seriously, please listen. More crucial than ever to be informed about this intersection. www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/cha...

Amazing peaceful day at the MIT encampment full of songs and conversations. Students, staff, and faculty alike ❤️

It’s a national student-led movement now. A good illustration of why authoritarians target universities.

As a faculty member I’ve felt pride in seeing our students tackling what is happening in Gaza. I’m encouraged when visiting MIT’s encampment and yesterday offered an amazing lesson in de-escalation. Please read and get a glimpse of what is possible ❤️ sites.mit.edu/allianceofco...

The MIT Sloan Gaming Industry Conference is Friday, April 26. Theme is "Big Questions" for the future of gaming. Industry veterans & thought leaders converge to tackle tough questions that will define the gaming landscape. Tickets $30/students & $75/public (code PUBLOCAL): mgicon24.eventbrite.com

Happy to announce that, due to the support of the MIT Libraries and @mitpress.bsky.social, my first two books are now available as free PDF's ❤️ While they are very much histories at this point, hopefully they will still hold tidbits of interest!

Starts today at 12pm EST and ends at 5pm. Discussions about how to counter disinformation. Stacked agenda: www.nationalacademies.org/event/41384_...

The book Matt Payne and I wrote about Ultima is now published! Free to read online, available in print. #gamestudies

Wicked excited to invite your participation in a workshop on “Evolving Technological, Legal and Social Solutions to Counter Disinformation in Social Media” in collaboration with @theNASEM The line up is blockbuster and it is sure to catalyze new ideas! www.nationalacademies.org/event/41384_...

Figured I'd add Disney's D23 to my fieldwork sites this year. Forgot how competitive attending some fan events are (who is writing on this? We are in such a "fan boom" period!). 🤞

Met w a former student today & he told me about solarpunk, which I'd never heard of. Said he really likes it to help offset the pull of the dystopian and helping us imagine better futures. It's so nice getting little glimpses of hope from convos like that ❤️https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solarpunk

I’m going to try and go to D23 this year. Do the tickets sell out immediately? If so, tricks to snagging one?

though I've been focusing on play in theme parks with my current project, there are def some important linkages here

Didion in 1979 (The White Album). I feel this often in our strange world 🫥

@kevidently.bsky.social here’s a question for ya - any great tiki bars in hollywood you’d recommend? here for a few nights and would love to sneak one in if i can!

I'm at the TEA Conference (Themed Entertainment Association) this week in LA. Anyone else? (heh I know, many of you are in Boston for SCMS! sorry to miss ya!)

Boston folks, heads up in case you didn’t snag a ticket yet! (I’ll be there myself!)

Anyone else going to see @knowledgefight.bsky.social live in Boston on May 14? Just snagged a ticket! www.ticketweb.com/event/knowle...

@aoir.bsky.social Can you confirm when submissions for the next conf are due? I can't for the life of me spot it on the webpages (but have some note to myself about March 1 - is that correct?)

This is really cool. Nice to not miss folks who aren't posting 24/7 (without having to deal with endless scrollback!)

Really enjoyed this conference last year so wanted to make sure to bump this!

Am at the Knight Informed conference right now and listening to a panel where the animating phrase is “protocols not platforms” - hadn’t heard this before but really appreciate it. It comes from a piece by Mike Masnick: knightcolumbia.org/content/prot...

I'm going to go to the TEA Inspire conference in LA in March but am unsure about springing for the awards dinner event. Does anyone I know go and is that worth it?

Do you watch documentaries? If so, I'd super super appreciate 5 minutes of your time for this audience survey for a project I'm working on (sharing this link with other documentary-interested folks also super helpful!): forms.gle/E2AAHCmvTrbV...

Disney Studies (@disnet.bsky.social) & Game Studies folks! Before Winter Break starts, a brief reminder about Priscilla Hobbs and I's Disney Games CFP— Abstracts are due in April, but this might be a good time to think about possible ideas ❄️ CFP Link: bit.ly/disneygamescfp

Putting my career on the line to make a run at Goliath: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... Please share.

Was really cool to have the Game Lab featured in MIT News yesterday 😍 news.mit.edu/2023/serious...

Fascinating piece on data and Disney park visits - www.publicbooks.org/data-free-di...

at the airport heading home after quite a week at IAAPA and the parks. how do I sum it up? it was def a lot more fun than GDC! 😆 (more pics over at my Insta: instagram.com/ybikapix