Due to a gaffe in reading from a text-to-speech program, I think if I ever do decide to get into rapping, I'll go by the moniker of MC Luhan.

How important is play to game developers? If you're interested in knowing the answer, maybe check out this new article by yours truly, as well as the amazing team of Dalton Bouzek, @chaeyunl.bsky.social and Alex Leith! doi.org/10.3389/fcom...

Another kind review of our work by Andreas Rauscher about @nieborg.bsky.social and my book! For those who speak German, this may be a good one for you: mediarep.org/server/api/c...

Another year of collaborating with the excellent Katerina Girginova and team on the Social Grammars of Virtuality Report! Want to know the dominant theories surrounding XR today? Take a look at the co-authored chapter between me and Shane Burrell there: penn.manifoldapp.org/read/theorie...

New on H-Sci-Med-Tech: Check out Gabriel Antúnez De Mayolo Kou (UWisconsin-La Crosse)‬’s review of @nieborg.bsky.social (@utoronto.ca‬) & @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social‬ (@uoregon.bsky.social‬)’s book _Mainstreaming & Game Journalism_ (2023) @mitpress.bsky.social Review avail @hnetreviews.bsky.social

For those who don't know, I am a FEW days away from taking a year-long sabbatical from UO! For the next year, I will (mostly) be found right back home in New York City!!!!!

It's the summer of reviews here in the PNW For those interested in contemporary videogame production and the complicated changes in employment and ideology in game studios, I can't recommend @brkeogh.bsky.social's book enough. Read the review here: dx.doi.org/10.1353/lac.....

Read Jim’s book! Short review is it’s very good if you’re interested in game tools!

Thanks for the shoutout to @uosojc.bsky.social's new game studies minor from our neighbors to the north in Corvallis: gazettetimes.com/news/local/b...

I am endlessly interested in how board game publishing has become a focal point for explaining tariffs. Definitely a paper there somewhere www.endlessmode.com/article/how-...*

As I get ready for the "Instagramming Amsterdam" study abroad class I am about to teach, I was trying out my best instagrammable photo moments in NEW Amsterdam, while having a lovely (if sweltering) day at Art Omi

Always enjoy more Playdate news

Not my favorite habit but managed to churn out an entire chapter (roughly 2,750 words) today. Sometimes you just need those days to sit and *really* focus on writing!

Interesting Playdate news.

This week: the craft of video essays, RPG adaptations, the Pokémon nostalgia trap, and more: critical-distance.com/2025/06/16/j...

It’s been another great #ica25 and my last as @icagames.bsky.social chair! Been a privilege to see this division grow in scope and size! Looking forward to seeing what comes next and thanks to my fellow officers both in the division and others

Celebrating 20 years at #ica25!!! @icagames.bsky.social made this swag showcasing our “tour schedule.” If you want your own band shirt, shoot me a note! Cc @icahdq.bsky.social

Very cool panel and demo on using Beyond Meet Space in VR chat as research and teaching platform by a large team of colleagues, including Robby Ratan, Max Foxman, Swati Pandita

They’ve already posted these but @icagames.bsky.social's comms team has a great set of posters to remind you what the division is up to today! Check it out if you are at #ICA25

Excellent start to the #ICA25 preconference from the @icagames.bsky.social division. Taking some notes here

While yesterday was the BoD meeting, #ICA25 is beginning in earnest in roughly 30 minutes for me as the @icagames.bsky.social division hosts its preconference! icagames.org/2025preconfe.... Great speakers, panels, and conversation to come!

For #ica25 I know there was some chatter in @icagames.bsky.social about getting this game for all us academics. Well I got it and do plan on bringing it to our reception on Sunday if anyone wants to play!

Are you looking to get involved with our Division? We're always looking for folks to help us promote and guide game studies with @icahdq.bsky.social and beyond. Come by our business meeting at #ICA25, Sunday 15 June at 4:30pm, Centennial B. =)

More at #ICA25? Youbetcha. We'll have a high-density session on counter and counter-culture on Monday 16 June, 9am in Capitol 4. These are great sessions, because they feature several "quick pitches" from scholars, meant to drive further conversation at @icahdq.bsky.social and beyond. C'mon by!

Reconnect Recommends: The Legend of Sega’s Zelda Clones #gaming #videogames

Pretty idyllic day of discussing goth philosophy with colleagues, having a cocktail based on Chopin's heart for a friend's book release and finishing up with local soccer.

It's the season of posting academic letters, and I'm no different! Humbled and pleased to be promoted to Associate w/ tenure (effective Sept). Scholarship is a team sport; I truly could not have achieved this without the constant support of friends/colleagues. Many thanks to you all!

#gamestudies #bookmark

On the cusp of Meaningful XR 2025, I am excited to see the publication of a new article I had a small part in writing: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/.... Key to our findings is that openness to the metaverse as a workspace is tied to entertainment. Read more (as well as barriers to openness).

And ... of course we have posters! Make sure to check out your colleagues' work during one of the International Communication Association (ICA Official Page) poster sessions. We'll be there on Saturday 14 June, 1:30pm of the Centennial Foyer, Hyatt Regency Denver. #ICA25 #ICA_GS

Continuing with pt. 2 of GS1: Game Studies in Action, a whole conference of student research by game design grad students! (see thread below for talks from this morning, and gstudies.one for abstracts & author names)

From last year's Meaningful XR we have been waiting and now it's out! Read the introduction to this awesome special issue I co-edited. A wonderfully broad set of articles rethinking XR theory. doi.org/10.1027/1864...

💫 Our special issue is out! Through 13 articles it describes, contextualizes and theorizes epistemologies of digital news production across a spectrum of practices and producers. Loved working on this with @acadianjprof.bsky.social @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social and @valeriehase.bsky.social 💫

So thrilled to see this special issue launch! Grateful for great co-editors in @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social @phoebemaares.bsky.social and @valeriehase.bsky.social : we hope this SI offers a valuable cornerstone for future scholarship on digital news epistemologies

My video game history site predates Bluesky, and since a lot of gamer types follow me, it occurred to me that I should promote my pre-Bluesky content. First off... did you ever wonder where Blanka from Street Fighter gets his name? I found out! www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/blanka-...

On the Origins of Chrono Trigger Character Names — Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games

The final day to submit to @icagames.bsky.social's preconference on Toxic Masculinities. Going to be a great and very interdisciplinary conference. Shoot me a note if you have questions! CFP here: icagames.org/2025preconfe...

A few days left to get in those applications for the Assistant Professor in Game Studies applications at @uosojc.bsky.social. Due Friday (2/28)! Start date is Fall of 2025! Read and apply here: careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/53...

A whole bunch of amazing @uosojc.bsky.social faculty and students on this fascinating article. Led by @dannypimentel.bsky.social Give it a read. Augmented Philanthropy www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

We covered his experience as a creator, from written articles to video formats for TikTok and YouTube, and he shared his thoughts on the state of gaming journalism in 2025. Listen to the full episode here: youtu.be/U8Hd3HWRHWU

Interested in gaming, perceptions of internalised misogyny, and women gamers' views? Maybe check out this open access article by Maria Ruotsalainen and myself. And while you're at it, check out the whole journal issue, brilliant stuff in there! #gamestudies

There are only 2 weeks left for first-round applications for the Assistant Professor of Game Studies Position here at @uosojc.bsky.social. Apply if you research games! Have questions? I'll answer them! Please shoot me a note. More info and application here: careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/53...

Our special issue introduction on digital news production is out and contains vital information about journalists' knowledge and power. Thanks to my co-authors @acadianjprof.bsky.social, @phoebemaares.bsky.social and @valeriehase.bsky.social for amazing work! Link is here: doi.org/10.1080/2167...

ONLINE FIRST! @acadianjprof.bsky.social, @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social, @phoebemaares.bsky.social & Valerie Hase introduce our upcoming Special Issue on how digital disruptions reshape journalistic knowledge, epistemic practices, and power dynamics in news production www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

I am very proud to be part of this new article headed by Chaeyun Lim, which looks at the connections between impression management and the use of virtual meeting/videoconferencing software. Read more here: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

Keeping the classics alive: how archivists are preserving video game history www.theverge.com/238...

Are you a games researcher? Do you want to teach about games and media in the lovely Pacific Northwest? Then our new TT Assistant Professor in Game Studies may be for you. **Apply by 2/28**. Aiming for a Fall 2025 start! Read more here: careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/53...

A job opening at my old haunts. Definitely a worthwhile position. If you're interested and want to hear about the PhD program, feel free to message me! apply.interfolio.com/162364

Added about 25 names, and I'll add more every few days! go.bsky.app/VbvmLfK