Was great getting to chat with Rudolf about Historiographies of Game Studies--check out the episode!

@sparklebliss.bsky.social , @emmavphd.bsky.social , Alisha, and I were recently on the New Books Network podcast to talk about Historiographies of Game Studies! Check it out! And huge thanks to Rudolf Thomas Inderst for having us on! newbooksnetwork.com/historiograp...

Loved working on this chapter! It’s on trans realism in games, drawing a lot of inspiration from @caelkeegan.bsky.social’s and micha cárdenas’ works. Excited to see it out, and thanks to fantastic editors Katherine and Margarita!

Congratulations @emmavphd.bsky.social, @sparklebliss.bsky.social, @cmejeur.bsky.social, and @onlyalishak.bsky.social! And thanks to @punctumbooks.bsky.social for publishing! 👾 Find "Historiographies of Game Studies" on JSTOR here: bit.ly/3JDOha2

Came in from mowing the yard to find my editor copies arrived! She’s here, and she’s CHONKY. So much great game studies content past, present, and future in this collection. Get your free open access ebook or order a physical copy at @punctumbooks.bsky.social website!

Congrats, Emma, Alisha Karabinus, @sparklebliss.bsky.social, and @cmejeur.bsky.social! Fantastic collection with a TOC that makes me salivate to keep reading. What I've already read is wonderful. It's going to do heavy lifting in the intro course for my new Game & Media Studies program!

After 5 years of hard work by @sparklebliss.bsky.social, @cmejeur.bsky.social, @onlyalishak.bsky.social, myself, our contributors, and the lovely people at @punctumbooks.bsky.social Historiographies of Game Studies is out NOW! You can read all 780 pages for FREE. 🔓 punctumbooks.com/titles/histo...

I have a chapter in this FANTASTIC collection edited by @cmejeur.bsky.social @sparklebliss.bsky.social @emmavphd.bsky.social and Alisha Karabinus! It’s *OPEN ACCESS* so you can read it for free! punctumbooks.com/titles/histo... #gamestudies #historyofgames #gamescholarship

PUBLISHED #OpenAccess! HISTORIOGRAPHIES OF GAME STUDIES: What It Has Been, What it Could Be 780 pages of disciplinary self-care, otherwise known as intellectual history. Come for the pixels, stay for the resolutions. #VideoGames #MediaStudies @cmejeur.bsky.social @emmavphd.bsky.social

My article "The Separation of Analog and Digital Game Studies" has now been published as part of this mammoth 781-page edited volume Historiographies of Game Studies. Congrats to the editors and fellow authors for getting this into the world! punctumbooks.com/titles/histo...

dear game studies community: we made you something. with love, so many people punctumbooks.com/titles/histo...

Historiographies of Game Studies: What It Has Been, What It Could Be, Edited by Alisha Karabinus, Carly A. Kocurek, Cody Mejeur, Emma Vossen... punctumbooks.com/titles/histo...

Historiographies of Game Studies is now published open access with @punctumbooks.bsky.social ! This massive collection examines why game studies is the way it is, and how it might change and grow in the future. Congrats to all contributors, and please share! punctumbooks.com/titles/histo...

Honestly I’m surprised/not that NYT published this drivel, chock full of transphobic stereotypes, conservative fear mongering, TERF rhetoric, cherry picking, and every other logical fallacy you can imagine. Andrew Sullivan is an embarrassment to our community and our elders.

Some long planned updates/projects are coming to the LGBTQ Game Archive. Follow on BlueSky for those updates, and take a look at the new design and logo refresh: lgbtqgamearchive.com

We are live on kickstarter, and I am a nervous wreck. Tell your friends (about the kickstarter, the emotional state is not very important). www.kickstarter.com/projects/car...

Does anyone know why the Center for Solutions to Online Violence has gone dark recently? It was such a valuable resource that I used in some of my seminars each semester, but as of a week or two ago it's not accessible. Not sure if it's just another dark sign of the times or something else...

A couple of my publications have come out recently! On intersectional visualizations of the LGBTQ Video Game Archive with Xavier Ho, and another on trans realism in video games. Citations in attached posts, shoot me a message if you'd like copies!

I'm not happy that Musk gave two Nazi salutes at Trump's inauguration, but there's grim satisfaction in the undeniable evidence that this is a fascist movement and a fascist government, something that was already a bald fact but took a bunch of extra words to prove.

Looks like I will be going to SCMS 2025 in Chicago! Looking forward to reconnecting with folks there. My SCMS acceptance/rejection advice every year tho is: it’s a notoriously fickle conference that is a crapshoot to get into, and a rejection is not a reflection on the value of your work!

Just got to the moment in Dragon Age Veilguard where my character, who is trans, had a conversation with 2 other trans people and the second I realized what was happening I started bawling. I never thought I’d see this in a AAA game. Whatever the transphobes say, thank you, dragon age team.

One of fascism's main tactics is to physically and mentally exhaust you. To flood the zone with outrageous bullshit, to make you bite on a dozen pump-fakes — so that when the real shot comes, you're too worn out to react. We need to pace ourselves. It's only been a week. Alert fatigue is dangerous

My article, "Burning Closets and Nights in the Woods," on queer pastorals, anti-pastorals, and ecological alliances in video games, is now published! It's in an amazing special issue edited by Cameron Clark and Ellen McCallum. Check it out here: www.regeneration-journal.org/issue/1299/i...

Really excited to share an episode of Gayming Podcast that I'm in! This episode celebrates 35 years since CM Ralph published Caper in the Castro, a foundational queer game. Huge thanks to Robin and Miabyte for hosting, and to Adrienne Shaw who recommended me for it! open.spotify.com/episode/27xR...

Was interviewed last week for this piece on gender stereotypes and the new Princess Peach Showtime game! www.uptownradio.org/post/the-cur... Thanks Sam for the invite. We talked a lot about gender assumptions and designed identity, a couple snippits are in the audio. Give it a listen!

Excited that 50 Games to Use for Inclusion, Equity, and Justice is now published! I have a chapter on Virginia in the collection, and specifically teaching narrative, intersectionality, and race with the game. press.etc.cmu.edu/books/learni...

Foolishly, ambitiously, we started a massive, ambitious book project at the start of the pandemic. It's ... almost out! It's got something like 30 separate chapters and interviews from some of the most interesting scholars working in game studies.

Thrilled to share the punctum catalogue page for Game Studies Historiographies, edited by @sparklebliss.bsky.social , Alisha Karabinus, Emma Vossen, and me! 30+ chapters and interviews about what game studies is, why it's this way, and what it might be in the future. punctumbooks.com/titles/histo...

UB is hiring an associate or full professor (or equivalent) in immersive media, including VR/AR/games! Come join our great department at UB, and please share widely with anyone who might be interested! www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/44942

Finally deleted X and it felt good. Sorry to see that space turn into what it did, but happy to be rid of it.

So excited for this exhibition of pandemic artwork, opening this week in Buffalo! Hosted by the Amatryx lab and partners, and with the soft launch of the first complete build of Trans Folks Walking! Come see us if you’re in western New York!

Hi Bluesky! Been busy but time to make a first post. I’m game researcher, designer, and scholar/activist specializing in narrative and community storytelling; queer, trans, and feminist games; and digital and cognitive humanities. Have a couple big projects coming up I can share!

It’s here!!! My first Game Studies publication, with the one and only Kimberly Dennin! Come check it out: https://gamestudies.org/2302/articles/denninburton