hey folks! As I continue to look for work, I have a favour to ask! If you ever enjoyed any of my free games or my writing, I'd love it if ya considered getting me kofi :) If you never enjoyed them, congrats, you've already saved yourself €3!!! ko-fi.com/unaminhkavan...

Seánce and Excavation are two among the most exciting, thoughtful games about folklore and history to have come out of the insular space recently. This bundle is a steal

Friends who speak Spanish, a book of mine was translated in your beautiful language (in Argentina). It's about existing with and within games, and in case you're interested, you can find it here: www.adrianahidalgo.com/libro/el-vid...

My exact feelings attending DH conferences lately

I know what I'll be listening to while I drive back to Dublin

This game ticks all the right boxes.

This year's Middle Ages in Modern Games conference is being run by @vinicius-marino.bsky.social and @tesswatty.bsky.social, and they've got a great theme! It's moved to October so plenty of teaching opportunities. Make sure you get an abstract in.

Also whose perfect world? “Perfect” looks very different to different people. We can’t abstract things away from their material reality

Sorry to be a hater but I literally got a doctorate this year in computer science without needing to use genAI. Just letting you know its still possible to do research and write tens of thousands of words without it

My thesis “Archaeological Game Design: Video Game Archaeology as Interpretive Play and Play Preservation” is now online and open access! You can access the official version here, however this has some figures redacted: qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle...

Very proud of the theme of this edition. Come and join us to talk about possible pasts, possible worlds, and possibilities for our collective future through the study of history.

Very proud of the theme of this edition. Come and join us to talk about possible pasts, possible worlds, and possibilities for our collective future through the study of history.

SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL IS GOING TO HAPPEN

Time to repost this BANGER

This should be mandatory reading to anyone designing games in education and/or academic settings

une expérience narrative brésilienne où l'émotion devient interaction. inspiré du cordel. en noir, blanc, et rouge. le rouge apparaît quand quelque chose change à l'intérieur. courte. silencieuse. démo sur Steam. store.steampowered.com/app/4605020/... #indiedev

Hoy por hoy, la única manera que concibo de hacer algo sobre videojuegos que merezca la pena es de manera independiente. Sin la presión de los clics. Sin publicar por publicar. Poder dedicarle a un juego el tiempo y las palabras que necesita, no las que pide un algoritmo.

Okay, so this is massive and we're terrified. Partnering with @play.breakthrought1d.org in the fight against diabetes, the ENTIRE inkle catalogue is on Humble Bundle right now for $20 -- including TR-49, all four novels, both Overboard! games, 80 Days, all four parts of Sorcery! ... everything.

This is so my thing

My shodo lessons are getting harder. This one was particularly tricky. Mine was not quite 100%, but I'm proud of my effort.

Time to update the GTP Historical Game Studies bibliography. No gatekeeping here. Please just 1 format your entry in a way comparable to the other entries 2 indicate the heading it most fits under or give me a new heading I will put it in. DMs and emails are fine. (Please repost)

Bibdu is live on Steam!!! Wishlist it now 🐇🥀☘️ store.steampowered.com/app/4747050/... #indiedev #gamedev #irishgamedev #solodev #mythology

My book, "The Middle Ages in Computer Games" is out in paperback tomorrow (2 Jun). If you've been waiting to get hold of it, now could be a good time! boydellandbrewer.com/book/the-mid...

We're hiring two roles for the new MA Games Design (Narrative) at the @bristoluni.bsky.social! Lecturer in Narrative Design www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de... Technical Specialist (Teaching) www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de... www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6rO... #BristolDigitalGameLab

Delighted to see that the Routledge Companion to Video Games and History now has a webpage and a cover! There will be an ebook (which given the length of this I imagine will be many people's preferred reading approach), it just doesn't show on the page yet. www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...

Oh hey, that's me!

Available for free on itch, Aiyra arrives as a roguelike deckbuilder inspired by Slay the Spire, combining strategic gameplay mechanics with a narrative rooted in Brazilian folklore. Check out more on our portal by visiting watermelo.com.br/blog/aiyra-l... 📸 Reproduction

Incidentally if you like what you've been seeing here lately (the games and history/gender/sexuality/Humanities things mostly, although the cricket too if that works), I am actively job hunting.

Just in time! Looks like the students from my forthcoming Games & History course will have some fresh reading to have fun with!

Just had the opportunity to play @unaminh.bsky.social's Gleaning Sunday. What a marvellous little game! Simple, steeped into local traditions, showcasing actual research (inc. material from the duchas.ie database). This will most definitely be in the syllabus of my next Games & History course.

Just had the opportunity to play @unaminh.bsky.social's Gleaning Sunday. What a marvellous little game! Simple, steeped into local traditions, showcasing actual research (inc. material from the duchas.ie database). This will most definitely be in the syllabus of my next Games & History course.

I'm very proud to be a backer of this project, and I encourage you all to support it as well. It is a story that needs to be told, coming from a team that is facing its share of hardships to have their voices heard. Plus, it looks gorgeous to boot!

Registration is now live for our @mangamecentre.bsky.social annual Multiplatform conference, 11-12 June. This year it’s on Poetry in Games and Games in Poetry. To learn more and to register, see the Eventbrite page: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/multiplatf...

So thrilled to share that my 8th solo game is here! A tender tale of love, friendship & neurodiversity in 1900s #Ireland, the Irish language is at its core. Made for the Narrative Design Awards #gamejam with key music from Dean Walsh & Pietro Baldisseri. unaminh.itch.io/gleaning-sun... #gamedev

Indeed “the emperor’s new clothes” and “magic beans” are polar opposites - one is promise without substance; the other substance without promise. Of course, if you’re in finance, both are valuable, with the “clothes” probably having a slight edge

Our Analogue theme event will take place online on Tuesday 19 May, 16:00-17:30 UK time - just 2 weeks away! We're joined by the excellent Izzy Bartley, @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social, and @theoldkingscrown.bsky.social. Tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/histo... #gamestudies #skystorians #gtp

You got to admire the audacity of @bithellgames.bsky.social's Amberspire. What is a silly hero's journey or world conquest run when you can *reform reality itself*? And this isn't an exceptional scenario. This is world in which time 'bends into unrecognizable shapes' every few turns!

Pauline Kael ya lo dijo hace décadas: "La crítica es emocionante porque no hay fórmula que aplicar — porque tienes que usar todo lo que eres y todo lo que sabes." No todo lo que sabes de cine. Todo lo que sabes.

Quote with the last four games you played

I am getting back in the swing after a very busy year (so far) that has stolen a lot of my writing time, and for some reason I played all of MIXTAPE today and then wrote 2500 words about in a flurry. I didn't care for the game, but it's beyond the music to me. ckunzelman.com/2026/05/10/o...

I already knew @bithellgames.bsky.social's Amberspire would be great because it has @hollynielsen.bsky.social's fingerprint on it. But I'm amazed at how *great* a city builder it is. This is peak game design. I'm particularly impressed by how it modelled environmental impact (as weather dice).

Not sure if I'm humbled by how much of my online activity is known or disgusted by the fact that whoever tracts me doesn't know 'ga' stands for Gaeilge. Tá díomá mhór orm, caitifidh mé a rá.

If you see this, post a 2000-2005 anime opening youtu.be/CxY0ALI7izo?...

🌆 Amberspire is OUT NOW 🌖 A dice driven science-fantasy city builder. Grow your city atop a mausoleum moon, interact with strange weather and ecology, gain influence and make deals with powerful off-world factions. Experience the history of a future city. PC, Mac, Steam Deck s.team/a/3350750

My vote is for Cathair Bhaile Cinn Mhargaidh / Caherballykinvarga

On this episode of Vinicius' calligraphy mishaps... First time using thin, rather than my usual noobie-grade rice paper. I felt like I had mittens on - the slightest touch of the brush made the ink blotch. It *did* blotch a little. But sensei liked it, so I'll give myself a rest (pun intended)!

Happy May Day

See you in another life 💫 #slaytheprincess

Midna! I really hope they re-release twilight princess... pls