Nicola Bozzi joins CAVRN to share an interview with Jeremy Bailey, an artist who has worked with augmented reality face filters in creative and reflexive ways. Check it out here: cavrn.org/platform-art...

Sanrio Vfes in VRChat is so cute 🥲 Here’s some of the cosmetic items available: headbands and the mochipoly (モチポリ) avatar with sanrio costumes!! Though I wish there was some Marroncream or Hanamaruobake representation…

In our first post of 2025, Katerina Girginova distills the Social Grammars of Virtuality report, reflecting on the motivations underlying this yearly review and delving into their insights on how we (should) talk about virtual and augmented reality. Check it out here: cavrn.org/talking-abou...

Two recent things to be thankful for: my presentation at AANZCA on crip time and social VR; and a chat with students of a digital media governance course on the intersections of VR and disability.

Scrolling through user reception to this (very long-awaited) feature in VRC and seeing obvious concerns about data privacy, desires for adult social spaces (safe spaces away from children!), and expectations for the silo-ing of players (fears of being stuck in ‘Quest kid day care’).

early morning interview set-up 🙂‍↕️

I’m so excited to reveal the cover for my brand new book, Who Wants Normal? The Disabled Girls’ Guide to Life. Out 17th April 2025 with Fig Tree, Penguin.

When creating PDFs, avoid using "Print to PDF." A screen reader user may still be able to access the text of PDFs created this way, but heading structure, alternative text, and any other tag structure will be lost. Using "Save As" or "Export" can preserve these tags.

Great piece on CAVRN, which prompted me to think back to @trilliz.bsky.social's discussion of how ads shape cultural images of a technology's intended uses and users in her book, Restricted Access—and how we can turn to disability to unsettle and interrogate these hegemonic user arrangements.

Please read and sign this position. People with ME and other energy limiting chronic illness are NOT lazy. They can’t WILL themselves better. If you push them - it causes devastating harm. It’s junk science, bad medicine and it needs to stop.

disability justice needs less "disabled people can bring just as much profit to your endeavor" and more "dignity and comfort not should be based on productivity"

A short teaser for the book I'm working on. Play often obscures the data-collecting aspects of locative media and augmented reality games. I give some insights in this short post for CAVRN cavrn.org/how-play-sha...

It’s a CAVRN starter pack! Share broadly if you’re interested in critical approaches to XR! go.bsky.app/3KGvRse

Sharing some screenshots from METAFES, a VRChat expo for user creations ✨ The PCVR version is exhibiting (and selling) avatars, outfits / accessories, illustrations, worlds, and music!

Is the government about to accidentally ban kids under 16 from games? I wrote a piece with @darthtayrah.bsky.social on why they shouldn't. theconversation.com/online-games... (they also shouldn't ban social media!)