Ahhhh this university of Wroclaw trip might actually be happening! Anyone know any good coffee spots nearby?

A great team of colleagues from @chludens.bsky.social together with @unil.bsky.social are organising a very cool conference on the ‘History of video games from the players’ perspectives’ #GameStudies this September HERE you can find the #CFP: chludens.hypotheses.org/3389 @pachuki.bsky.social

To promote upcoming conference www.deakin.edu.au/articles/res...

Look! I wrote a thing! Request it at your uni library! Snaaaaaake!!! “So, the Snake's Finally Come Out of His Hole”: Liminal Relationships Between Humans and Nature in the Metal Gear Solid series

I think every designer should write a love letter to a font at least once in their lifetime. This is mine: A 150-year-old font you have likely never heard of, and one you probably saw earlier today. aresluna.org/the-hardest-...

Fallen London is already a delight. www.fallenlondon.com

AKA me

Just published: Maisha Wester’s new book ‘African American Gothic in the Era of Black Lives Matter’ in our Elements in the Gothic series. Open Access for 4 weeks!https://url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/2YLXCRM64iLE0xJi9fQS1cqzO?domain=cambridge.org @angelawright1794.bsky.social

Gothic folk, there’s an interesting conference on Scottish and Irish Gothic in Edinburgh in April, organised by @penfielding.bsky.social and @madelinepotter.bsky.social : www.swinc.englit.ed.ac.uk/scottish-and...

Call your local member. Tell ‘em they’re dreaming. www.smh.com.au/national/lab...

Games submissions for SXSW Sydney 2025 are now open! Apply for your chance to showcase your game at our physical event in October. Learn more & apply here: www.sxswsydney.com/participate/... #gamedev #indiedev

Yes, I spent 15 hours replaying the Poppy Playtime series. Mild spoiler warning Yes, Riley and Doey broke my heart. Damn you Chapter 4 and all your bugs. Why do you make me feel things.

I couldn't go into depth and explore nuances with a list like this. Socio-economic factors can make "greening" difficult and that gaming is unavoidably resource hungry while the commercial interests of big studios dominate the industry. But in my opinion it is always worth trying.

** PSA: If you would like to nominate for the Hugo Awards, you must be a member of this or the previous year's WorldCon, before the end of January. Which is tomorrow. Or today, if you are a few hours further East than me. Either way, it's soon. **

Guys, I know I’ve posted this article a lot in the last two weeks. But I’m so serious. They’re not fucking around, and major executive action aimed at trans literature could happen as soon as tomorrow. The time to take action to protect trans books and authors is *now.*

Sigh. Damn word restrictions, this could have been so much longer.

“The already formidable environmental toll of generative AI is even worse than it seems because businesses aren't being transparent about the emissions given off by their enormous new AI datacenters.” futurism.com/the-byte/not...

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I can't quite believe it! Mappa Mundi - An Exploration + Ecology RPG has been chosen as a 'Project We Love' by @kickstarter.com before we've even launched! Every ounce of effort we've got has gone into Mappa Mundi. Will you be with us day one? See below for a link to follow us now!

#CFP “Transgressive Identities & Subjectivities” Conference 17-18 June - Birmingham City Uni. Delighted to be running this event with Matt Grimes, to explore both the potentials and the limitations of transgression of selfhood in media, culture and society. bcmcr.org/event/cfp-tr... deadline 7 Feb!

Glad we've cleared that up.

It's launch week for my book about UNTITLED GOOSE GAME, published and edited by @bossfightbooks.com! In Australia, the best place to get a physical copy is PixelCrib: www.pixelcrib.com.au/products/unt... In the US, or if you're after an ebook version, head to bossfightbooks.com/products/unt...

Ergh. I could have done better with that header image. It's not like there's I have a shortage of interesting screenshots from Supermassive Games. Anyway... Look people dying in video games

Polaris 2024 papers are out! This whole crop looks fascinating, but right now I’m really enjoying “Notes From the Boundaries of Interactive Storytelling”. Not done yet but it’s already resonating with my own work and offering further inspiration. (& yes, we also use “storylets” as a term internally)

Me and my canon pokemon team

Game Developers Are Getting Fed Up With Their Bosses’ AI Initiatives |

WAIT NO ONE TOLD ME IT'S GOBLIN WEEK

On Saturday 11th at 10am and 10pm British time, we are joined by Erin King to talk about 'The Echoes of History in Contemporary Australian Cinema' AM - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1114186685... PM - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1114188460...

"RPGs for Accessible Gaming" Game Jam opens on Friday, January 10! An itch charity bundle to support @dotsrpg.bsky.social will follow in February! This bundle will support DOTS creating single sets of d4s, d6s, d8s, d10s of their Signature Braille Dice.

Bro. What level of capitalism are you on bro? You are like little baby. Watch this

If you are looking for work in the Tabletop Game Industry, please check out the Tabletop Game Jobs Group on Facebook. www.facebook.com/groups/Table... We just posted 20 new openings and the group is updated almost daily. There are over 20k folk in the group. It is moderated and supported.

Krieg, my sweet meathead boy. @gamerant.bsky.social

It was a genuine struggle not to put Polytopia first. I lost so much time to that game. I have to remember that everyone loves low poly as much as me.

Sometimes I write about ecophobia and how monstrosity reflects our deepest fears. Sometimes I need to get paid and I write lists about sexy vampires.

Clearly, this was a global issue.