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Play for Peace - Games for Palestine 2025 Charity Bundle - itch.io share.google/NQA8gyN57GEe... @seagamesforgood.bsky.social

The best philosophers of the 21st century are the technologists. Technology is political and social vision made manifest. If you want a better reality, right now you need to be coding like life on this planet depends on it, because it does.

Today I discovered dreams from 2007 on blogger of all things.

My new book has a cover! Much gratitude to Tabitha Nikolai for letting me use a shot from her peerless dysphoric suburban hikikomori simulator Shrine Maidens of the Unseelie Court 🙏

Note to self - when writing papers in computing, do not assume reviewers can understand using puns to collapse meaning and instead will accuse you of not being able to spell... I used the word reimaging and they thought I misspelled reimagine. 🫣 Gods save me with this field.

The UK’s flagship AI institute, once progressive and public-minded, is now being repurposed for the military. Named after Alan Turing, a queer man chemically castrated and driven to death by the state, it’s not irony. It’s continuity. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Zomg. So excited as a goo completionist. 💖

Today is brought to you by the letter N for neurospicy. I've now spent 5 hours detailing a chair. Totally normal, nothing to see here.

Since 2008, CAN has defied big tech’s dominance, nurturing a global network of artists, designers, educators, hackers & makers—proving alternative networks not only exist, but flourish!

We're hosting an Alt.Ctrl Festival on Sunday August 24th! Want to showcase your game? Apply here: www.wonderville.nyc/altctrlfest-...

Today, a book chapter I wrote on teaching in the creative arts came out. If you're interested in personal transformation through education, this one is for you! www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...

Resonate is one more step to being real! My installation game is still dev art but my system is really coming along. It is hilarious wearing 3 heart rate monitors at once but here we are. Development :D.

I’ve finally worked out how to do conferences. Now, I focus on my talk and do very little socializing. If folks resonate with what I say, they are worth my attention and vice versa. Otherwise, I am restful and take long walks. This is the way. There is no more running myself into the ground.

@alexglow.bsky.social great to connect today IRL. I adore your esp earring! 🔮

Just went to Hardware Happy Hour and am genuinely excited for the @oshwassociation.bsky.social conference in Scotland tomorrow. ❤️❤️❤️ @helenleigh.bsky.social

I have published my talk ahead of schedule on Notion if you would like to read it ahead of time to prepare: www.notion.so/phoenixperry...

If you're in the UK, now is the time to remove yourself from this party.

I’m so excited for this talk.

Got to a full low-fi working prototype today! 🎉 My new game uses haptics to cue the vagus nerve, plays sound, and connects 3 players via heart rate monitors to explore biosignal synchrony through sound, image, and vibration. It's cool to hear. If you're at the same rate, you trigger the same note.

Was aiming for MVP on my new art piece this week—didn't fully get there, but made solid progress: built a Swift app that connects to 3 Polar heart rate monitors, sends data to through Max, and drives my synth. Even got the ESP32 ready to talk to the app. ALMOST! Resonance is coming along!

A test of how effective your code of conduct & support structures for an event are is if they can apply equally to the event’s leader. This is excellent news for the health of A MAZE as an event and the safety of those who work on it and attend. I’m so sorry for those harmed a-maze.net/cocviolation/

Ever had a game moment that stuck with you for years? ✨ That’s the magic of emotional game design and you can create it too! 🎮💛 Join me for a whole day 1-on-1 session where we’ll explore how to craft meaningful player experiences. Only 3 spots left! Book here: emotionalgame.design

ChatGPT is going to transform the number of women out there who are extremely competent coders. Why? Because it's free of all the gender bias and nonsense so common in coding ed materials and forums while also turning coding into a social, conversational process. Win, win.

When I code with chatGPT, I vibe. 🌈

'Consume Me' wins the Seumas McNally Grand Prize, Nuovo Award, and the Wings Award at the 2025 Independent Games Festival Awards. See the full list of winners here: gdconf.com/news/consume... #GDC2025 #IGF2025

I'm really excited to be doing a short talk and panel on Crip Tech at OHS this summer in the UK. Come join us!

Today in Disability History March 12, 1990 - The Capitol Crawl Protesters marched from the White House to the U.S. Capitol demanding that Congress pass the Americans with Disabilities Act. 60 of those protesters abandonded wheelchairs and other mobilit aids to crawl up the 83 Capitol steps.

I created a @codeliberation.bsky.social account here today for International Women’s Day. Inspirational stories about how femmes and themes change the world for the better through creativity and technology incoming.

I'm putting on my first solo exhibition! A mix of interactive installation, game-making and poetry, Return to Dreamphone continues my collaboration with the tributaries of the River Brent and the communities living alongside.

I'm working on a game about group heart rates. I've been trying to amplify heartbeats, but all my attempts have been unstable. Today, I took a crack at a Swift app to do it with some old Polar heart rate monitors, and I'm shocked by how far I got in one day. Woo hoo!

Let’s face it. Getting rid of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is to make way for less qualified white men to take positions they don’t deserve.

I pulled the trigger and launched the kickstarter for SPOKE this morning. www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom... If you like it, consider supporting it or sending it to friends who might!

still exactly right, again and again: "when machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered." --Martin Luther King, 1967

Watch @helenleigh.bsky.social and I high five each other to make music in pure joy. youtu.be/L7at10FYFfg?...

Can we talk about how now it is socially acceptable to have a video call or listen to music without a headset on in public? I think it shows a break in our understanding of the way we impact each other - spooky.

Starting a new business based on your beliefs and dreams is both intimidating and exciting. I could spend hours discussing it. Would you like to follow along? Join my newsletter. machinesweimagine.myflodesk.com/signup

I'm looking for an affordable photographer for artist and speaker headshots based in London. Does anyone have recommendations?

Hey everyone! I'm asking for feedback for the book I'm writing: Machines We Imagine: Embodied Awareness in a Technologically Entangled World. I'm also launching a companion course, but if you reply yes, you'll get free access to both the course + the book in exchange. I'll DM for your email.

Welcome new followers! I'm glad you're here. I really love Bluesky. Let's make it a cozy and full of beauty.

Sending peace vibes to my American friends today. We'll get through this together. My mantra for keeping in the moment verses spiraling into anxiety is, "It's ok, you're ok." Just be right here, right now. To plan our course of action, we need bandwidth to be able to respond verses react.

🎮✨ Just shared my essay: Empowering Creativity Through Inclusive Game Design and Embodied Technology. Dive into how adaptive systems, emotional triggers, and open-source education can reshape the future of coding and game development. 🌿🎶 #GameDesign #TechForGood open.substack.com/pub/phoenixp...

ANNOUNCING: Games & Resistance, a new podcast interview miniseries hosted by @chadtoprak.bsky.social and me. Episode 1, we interview Palestinian game dev @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social about his work, including his current project, Dreams on a Pillow games-and-resistance.pinecast.co/episode/0356...

I like to reimagine Play and Access in Gaming too. Now I am making an electronic game that can be played by blind and sighted users. tauko56.blogspot.com/2024/12/how-...

I am so grateful for all of those in my life who have supported me, given me opportunties, and showered me with kindness in 2024. Thank you for being here.

As the year wraps up, take a moment to reflect on your journey—your growth, challenges, and the moments that brought you joy. I’ve created a framework to help you dive deep into your experiences and emerge with renewed clarity and purpose. Are you ready? ➡️ phoenixperry.notion.site/yearinreview

Christmas-game time, with Wilmot’s Warehouse! (It’s bloody fun…)

Want to hear more about how we can make games more accessible by hiring more disabled and neurodivergent game designers? Vote for my SXSW London talk. Cripping the Controller: Reimagining Play and Access ID 4221 in Gaming. You will need to make an account. sxswlondon.awardsplatform.com

@apwot.bsky.social Hey folks, it is possible to get issue 4 still? I missed the opening b/c I broke my foot and now I have the worst FOMO. ✨

Great news! We updated InteractML to Unreal version 5.5 Merry Christmas! www.fab.com/listings/3a9...