I'm an initial signer of this petition about democracy promotion and would like to invite you to sign it, as well: fairplaydemocracy.de/index_en.html

YouTube has removed The Ship of Theseus for containing "violent graphic content," with the offending images including a screenshot from the music video for "California" by Wax and a drawing is Charon, the ferryman of the River Styx.

Wenn's mal Hausdrama gibt, wird das auch ordentlich zelebriert. ✨

Games journalism has to undergo major changes, for sure, but what it does NOT need is the return of all-male, all-white editorial teams. I'm sure these are capable people, but with a lack of diversity inevitably comes a lacking variety of perspectives on games.

They're going after horror, we said this would happen

I'm incredibly happy to announce that something me and my (former) team worked on for the past two years is now available: An archive of Open Educational Resources focusing on games and #accessibility! www.twillo.de/edu-sharing/... www.youtube.com/@InclusiveGa... #GameDevelopment #OER

I'm incredibly happy to announce that something me and my (former) team worked on for the past two years is now available: An archive of Open Educational Resources focusing on games and #accessibility! www.twillo.de/edu-sharing/... www.youtube.com/@InclusiveGa... #GameDevelopment #OER

Junior: I'm excited to start working on *real* features! Intermediate: I'm excited for this meeting to be over Senior: I'm dreaming of becoming a pickle farmer

I don't often push for financial support for the work I do, but if you enjoy my work and can spare a little financial support, it would mean the world to me. Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/LauraKBuzz One Off Donations: www.paypal.com/paypalme/lau...

Happy Trans Day of Visibilty, we've always existed and we will continue to exist. #TDoV

Shirley Manson continues to rock (in many ways): "I just find this the most astoundingly weird, cruel and nonsensical drive by any government in about a billion years. [W]ell done picking on the most marginalised, most beautiful, most vulnerable community that we have here in the UK." #TransRights

If you use GitHub (especially if you pay for it!!) consider doing this *immediately* Settings -> Privacy -> Disallow GitHub to train their models on your code. GitHub opted *everyone* into training. No matter if you pay for the service (like I do). WTH github.com/settings/cop...

RNIB is looking for thoughts on #accessibility tags and their effectiveness and accuracy! If you are interested in sharing your experiences, please fill out the below survey: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon... #RNIB #A11Y

Wir schreiben das Jahr 2026 und es ist immer noch üblich, Errungenschaften von Frauen sowie die toxischen Verhaltensweisen ihrer berühmteren (Ehe-)Partner unsichtbar zu machen. Ein besonders anschauliches und kurioses Beispiel: Eine Retrospektive zum 40. Jubiläum der "The Legend of Zelda"-Reihe.

You don't need to watch this. The trailer, the show, none of it. You are not a child anymore. There are other stories. Potter may have once been a well of inspiration or joy, but that well is poisoned by the venom of its creator who sees every engagement as endorsement of her war on trans people.

I started playing #BluePrince a few wheeks ago on a whim and it turned out to be one of the most engaging games I've experienced in years. I love it to bits. Still, I hesitate to recommend it. Why? It's an #accessibility nightmare. Let me explain.

Everybody's trying to be Fortnite and if you don't make a Fortnite then everybody gets laid off, but it ends up even if you do make a Fortnite then everybody gets laid off

I can confirm this is exactly how it works (or should work). During my time as Head of Diversity & Inclusion at Flying Sheep, I tackled a wide range of tasks, from supporting HR to giving regular talks to writing and narrative design for our biggest project. It was a challenging, but fulfilling job.

Having to spend valuable life time creating PowerPoint slides doesn't seem fair, especially with a looming apocalypse, but: here we are. ✨️

This. There are SO many free high-quality images on the Internet, published with public domain or Creative Commons licenses that you can use for projects - whether it's a game, presentation slides, or a sign for a public protest.

Only two weeks after finishing the previous one, my partner and I just started another Baldur's Gate 3 run, because the game is so much fun and perfect for our long-distance relationship. This time we're both playing drow. So I'd like to formally introduce you to: Tristelda Obsidiania. 😄

The double whammy of overwhelming endless fascist bullshit and increasing financial pressure that just exhausts and terrifies so they react instead of think combined with Gen AI I really think has damaged an entire generations cognitive ability. This is not ubiquitous of course, but it’s concerning.

While my current research project has an interesting thematic focus I'm looking forward to explore (cooperative gaming to foster connectedness at work), honestly the part I'm most excited about is being able to throw lots of money at game devs.

Oh, neat! Researchers have developed a "Living Framework for Understanding Cooperative Games", providing not only useful (sub)categories to analyse such games, but also plenty of game examples: www.lfcooperativegames.com This is an incredibly useful tool for my current research focus.

One of the things I cherish the most is a willingness to self-reflect, admit mistakes, and apologise. I had a good, healing conversation with someone today, and we've both demonstrated personal growth.

One addendum to the last post I've shared: The term "AI art" inherently wrong and misleading, I wish we'd do away with it. AI is able to produce CONTENT, but not art. Art implies intent, a creative vision, and emotional impact (whether on the artist, their audience, or both).

Angry middle aged woman yells about shit that pisses her off at GDC, an article: www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...

LinkedIn is full of bad takes, but this is the worst one I've seen in a while. "Sometimes the best path is the one fewer people are on" is a really, really troubling statement considering that a major reason for these empty halls was... fascism. #GDC #GDC2026 #GamesIndustry

I'm home and I've written a bit on my blog about post-GDC feelings: meredithgran.com/gdc-thoughts...

wait isn't the evil guy in every zelda always the one with the "power" triangle?

Hi! My name is Nina (they/them) and I've been working in games for about 15 years. Over time, my focus shifted to game studies (focusing on DEI and adult games), but recently me and a group of felllow devs revived a project about sex work that I'm now working on as an artist. #WhataGameDevLooksLike

Ende letzten Jahres hatte ich die Gelegenheit, an der Uni Konstanz einen Workshop zu leiten und dort die Materialien aus dem Projekt InclusiveGameLab vorzustellen. Der Vortragsteil ist nun online und kann unter folgendem Link gestreamt bzw. heruntergeladen werden (leider ohne Closed Captions):

The whole "AI" industry is just based on the hope that they can deskill people fast enough that they'll have to rent back cognitive support systems. Forever. It's like Uber. Just that they don't try to break existing transportation infrastructures but your brain.

Is it just me or is GDC this year a clown car of PR disasters, like imagine a corporation being so jealous of game developers chilling in a park adjacent to their conference that they have to commodify it 🤡

Remember this little prototype I've helped create five years ago? I'm excited to announce that today, our team started the process of turning it into a proper game! More infos will follow soon. #GameDevelopment #SexWork

I definitely agree with the sentiments within this article, but there's a huge accessibility problem now that Playstation PC games are effectively no more.

New job: Today was my first day at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund. For the next three years, I'll work at the department for Serious Games and Digital Knowledge to help conduct research on cooperative multiplayer games. More specifically, our team wants to find out...

Under payment processor pressure, 3D marketplace @jinxxy.com, known for VRChat and VTubing assets, bans adult content. The restrictions are strict, with bans not only encompassing genitalia and sexual acts. Jinxxy is one in a long line of storefronts affected. www.gamesmarket.global/3d-asset-mar...

You know what you could do today instead of doomscrolling all day is go pick up a copy of Persepolis. It is stunningly good.

Yesterday, we celebrated the official end of our research project "InclusiveGameLab". While we're not quite ready to publish our Open Educational Materials yet, due to last-minute technical and legal challenges, we had plenty of reasons to be happy and proud: In just 18 months, we managed to create

In der 50. Folge von „Random Encounters“ sprechen Gloria und ich über ein Spiel, das sich beeindruckend feinfühlig und nuanciert mit einem sehr, sehr schweren Thema befasst: Sexueller Missbrauch in der Familie. #Podcast #InsertMoin #RandomEncounters

"Ob Gamer-Credibility tatsächlich Voraussetzung für die Führung einer milliardenschweren Sparte ist, bleibt offen." Ist sie nicht. Bei einem Wirtschaftsgiganten wie diesem sind ganz andere Kompetenzen gefragt, GERADE an der Spitze. Aber weil der Vorsitz der Xbox-Sparte nun weiblich besetzt ist...

Nearing the end of my second playthrough, I can now confidently say that I found the best NPC in #BaldursGate3. It's:

"The line in the sand continues to shift...We don't know how these rules might evolve, and what type of online content might be next." A great article on debanking by @raxsha.bsky.social ft @publicpubics.bsky.social (qtd above), @internetmaggie.com & @acvalens.com mashable.com/article/adul...

wrote about an apparent policy change in the payments industry www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

Because, despite numerous inquiries, I couldn't get permission to use photos of the Hands Free Controller and other devices for our Open Educational Resources, I created several digital illustrations last week. #RetroGaming #Accessibility #InclusiveGameLab

Latest #ChatGPT model uses Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as source, tests reveal: "The latest model of ChatGPT has begun to cite Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as a source on a wide range of queries, including on Iranian conglomerates and Holocaust deniers, raising concerns about misinformation on the platform."