CGSA hits its 20th year, and I'm approaching my 5th year with the @cgsaacej.bsky.social association. CGSA was my 1st conference, it is where I test the wildest ideas, and - just last year - it was the forum where I had an 'aha' moment that secured a solid #PhD thesis topic. To 20 more 💛

Game Over? Not! 🎮👾 CGSA 2026 concludes its *20TH YEAR* as a gathering for game scholars, makers, & enthusiasts. THANK YOU to Marc Lajeunesse, coordinator of @tag-centre.bsky.social at Concordia University for hosting (3 times!) our members from & beyond Canada🍁 👀 Stay tuned for next year’s CGSA!

I had delightful time at @cgsaacej.bsky.social this year! ✊Labour talk w/ @kenzitronic.bsky.social, @thechristinet.bsky.social, & @evkuzn.bsky.social 🎮Game preservation w/ @jeanketterling.bsky.social & @videogamehistorian.bsky.social Thankful to CGSA for running inclusive events (praise the OWL).

At the CGSA/ACEJ @cgsaacej.bsky.social conference, I presented on Pokémon remakes, nostalgia, and game preservation! I had a fantastic time, and I am so proud of the presenters and presentations on our panel. Thanks to the organizers and our wonderful community for another inspiring conference!

So excited to talk about video gaming meditation @cgsaacej.bsky.social today ! This is a unique opportunity to discuss some of my results with some lovely people ! #ethics #gamestudies #philosophy

Nearly time for my (online) presentation at @cgsaacej.bsky.social - talking about my #diablo data and how hardcore players negotiate permadeath. #GameStudies #AcademicSky

🔴Tuesday 26th at 12pm ET - Associate Professor Marc Ouelette @olddominionu.bsky.social reflects on his career in #academia & navigating the space of #gamestudies with: - @kenzitronic.bsky.social - @srirachanikorn.bsky.social - @ahbraithwaite.bsky.social as moderator! Tune in: shorturl.at/ktCCa

🔴Happening TOMORROW! - Tuesday 19th May at 12pm ET 👉 shorturl.at/u1vjt Join Aparajita and Brandon, Assistant #Professor and #PhD #student who, for 10 weeks, got together to: 👽 looked at role of goo in #videogames 👿 studied slimes in #gamedev #pixelart 👻 explored the genre of horror in #cozygames

💚 Assistant Professor Aparajita Bhandari from @uwaterloo.ca tagged team with PhD student Brandon Blackburn from @ucirvine.bsky.social for 10 weeks! 👽 Together, they examined the role of SLIME and GOO in #videogames #pixelart #gamedev 🍿 Join them this Tuesday 19th May at 12pm ET: shorturl.at/u1vjt

🧡 PhD student Brandon Blackburn from @ucirvine.bsky.social paired up with Assistant Professor Aparajita Bhandari from @uwaterloo.ca for 10 weeks! 🦠 Together, they examined the role of SLIME and GOO in #videogames #pixelart #gamedev 🍿 Join them this Tuesday 19th May at 12pm ET: shorturl.at/u1vjt

Tuesday May 19th - the third of our #TwoPlayerTalks! Sign up now: shorturl.at/u1vjt Join Assistant #Professor Aparajita Bhandari & #PhD candidate Brandon Blackburn in a recap of their 10 week journey: - Exploring #cozyhorror in #videogames - Examining goo in #game, #games, #gameart

💫 Nora Perry, a #PhD #student from the University of British Columbia, joined digital media researcher Caighlan Smith to create #research: 🥉Abstracts 🥈Presentations 🥇Paper Over 10 weeks, both #scholars established a productive friendship. Join them TOMORROW on May 12th! 🍿https://shorturl.at/CgcU0

💫 Caighlan Smith, scholar in #digital #media #research, teamed up w Nora Perry, #PhD student from the University of British Columbia to create: 🥉Abstracts 🥈Presentations 🥇Paper Over 10 weeks, both scholars established a productive friendship. Join them on May 12th! 🍿https://shorturl.at/CgcU0

🔴Happening tomorrow - Tuesday 5th May - at 12pm ET! Sign up for Agata & Charlotte's talk now: ualberta-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 👐They will discuss #gamedev skills (from making a #videogames about duck butts!), tips on #writing a #book for the #PhD #research, and common experiences in #academia.

Tuesday May 5th - the first of our #TwoPlayerTalks! Sign up now: shorturl.at/xMwKJ Join Assistant Professor @agatawaszkiewicz.bsky.social & PhD candidate Charlotte Courtois in their talk, where, for 10 weeks, they: - #gamedev made a game about duck butts - finished up a #research book manuscript

Fresh from the oven! 🔴LIVE talks by Professors, students, #gamedev, #videogames scholars. FREE to join :-) Across 10 weeks, these folks have taught & learnt new skills w each other - we call it "mutual #mentorship" - they are now ready to share their output! Register now: linktr.ee/cagamestudies

✨ Charlotte Courtois, #PhD student at l'Université de Montréal teamed up w #Professor Agata Waszkiewicz to: (i) Make a #videogame #gameprototype that taught them #gamedev skills and... (ii) Finish Charlotte's #book #manuscript for publication ...IN UNDER 10 WEEKS! 🍿 Learn more: shorturl.at/zYCGo

💫 Featuring @agatawaszkiewicz.bsky.social of our "Multiplayer Mentorship Program"! 🎮 The MMP is a 10-week pairing of industry, creative, and academic folks of the #gamestudies scene. 🍿 Tune into Agata's talk on May 5th on #gamedev #gamedesign #videogames #bookwriting here: shorturl.at/zYCGo

Registration for CGSA 2026 is officially OPEN!!! Les inscriptions pour l’ACÉJ 2026 sont officiellement OUVERTES!!! event.fourwaves.com/cgsa2026/reg...

🚨ANNONCE !🚨 Nous avons décidé d’offrir une petite extension pour la remise des soumissions jusqu’au mercredi 14 janvier à 23 h 59 (HP). Veuillez noter que ce sera la date limite finale! event.fourwaves.com/cgsa2026

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT!🚨 We have decided to offer a small submission deadline extension to Wednesday, January 14 at 11:59 PM PT. Please note that this will be the final deadline! event.fourwaves.com/cgsa2026

Nous venons de lancer notre site web bilingue pour l'ACÉJ 2026 (un jour plus tôt!): event.fourwaves.com/cgsa2026 Nous sommes officiellement prêts à recevoir vos excellentes propositions (l'onglet "Soumissions" est en haut à gauche). N'hésitez pas à nous contacter si vous avez des questions. <3

Our brand-new and bilingual website for CGSA 2026 is now live (a whole day early, go us!): event.fourwaves.com/cgsa2026 We're officially ready receive your wonderful proposals (click the "Submissions" tab in the top-left). As always, email us if you encounter any issues or have any questions. <3

📣✨Call for Papers!📣✨ CGSA 2026 will take place at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec from June 11-14th, 2026. This year’s chosen theme is “On Repeat”. Submissions are due January 7th, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST Full CfP here: gamestudies.ca/conference-c...

📣✨Appel à communications !📣✨ L’ACÉJ 2026 aura lieu du 11 au 14 juin 2026, à Montréal (l'Université Concordia). Le thème pour cette année est « La Répétition ». La date limite pour soumission est le 7 janvier 2026 à 23 h 59 HNP. Appel complet ici: gamestudies.ca/conference-c...

The Canadian Game Studies Association @cgsaacej.bsky.social is an org made up of game researchers, educators, and practitioners with expertise in a wide array of topics. We've published a list of experts related to Steam/itch to help journalists connect with members. gamestudies.ca/media-inquir...

📯L'inscription au l'ACÉJ 2025 est OUVERTE!📯 Rejoignez-nous en ligne ou à Montréal pour des discussions enrichissantes, du réseautage et tout ce qui concerne les études des jeux. Le prix des billets est flexible. Ne manquez pas cette occasion! www.eventbrite.com/e/1216997013...

📯Registration for the 2025 CGSA/ACÉJ Annual Conference is officially OPEN!📯 Secure your spot today and join us online or in Montreal for insightful discussions, networking, and all things game studies. Flexible ticket pricing and cheaper day passes are available! www.eventbrite.com/e/1216997013...

Are you interested in Serious games? Educational Games? Learning Games? Or any other term around them. Come to the free, hybrid pre-conference event: Serious Game Arcade! In Montreal before the @cgsaacej.bsky.social conference, Come share, talk, and play. Full call: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

⚠️GOOD NEWS//BONNES NOUVELLES⚠️ We have decided to offer a deadline extension to Tuesday, December 17 at 11:59 PM PT. Let's go! Nous avons décidé d’offrir une extension pour la remise des soumissions jusqu’au mardi 17 décembre à 23 h 59 (HP). Allons-y ! cgsaacej202.uwaterloo.ca/openconf.php

🚨 Rappel : Le colloque annuel 2025 de l'ACÉJ/CSGA, dont le thème est « Arrêts », aura lieu au TAG de l'Université Concordia (du 7 au 10 juin, Montréal, QC) en format hybride! ⏰ Date limite de soumission : Vendredi 13 décembre 2024, à 23h59 HE.

🚨 Reminder: The 2025 CGSA/ACÉJ Annual Conference, themed “Breaks,” will be hosted by TAG at Concordia University (June 7–10, Montreal, QC) in hybrid format! ⏰ Submission deadline: Friday, December 13, 2024, at 11:59 PM ET.

(1/2) 🎇ANNONCE!🎇 L’édition 2025 du colloque annuel de l’ACÉJ/CGSA sera un événement hybride co-organisé par le TAG Lab à l’Université Concordia à Montréal, Québec, du 7 au 10 juin. Le thème cette année est « Arrêts ». La date limite de soumission est le vendredi 13 décembre 2024 à 23h59 HNE

(1/2) 🎆ANNOUNCEMENT!🎆 The 2025 CGSA/ACÉJ annual conference will be a hybrid event co-hosted by the Technoculture, Art and Games Lab (TAG) at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec from June 7–10. This year’s theme is “Breaks.” Deadline for submission is Friday 13 December 2024 11:59pm ET

I made an "Old Games Zine" for @cgsaacej.bsky.social 2024 with folks from the Residual Media Depot, LUDOV, and the Syd Bolton Collection! You can download and print it here: michaeliantorno.com/old-games-zi...

Love seeing former students do great things! Check it out - pre-order it and beef your game design game ;) www.routledge.com/Designing-Ga...

Need a reason to attend the last panel of CGSA? @hanine.bsky.social and I are presenting a paper on the troubling fact that you can cook squid in front of your octopus villagers in Animal Crossing and nobody bats an eye! Come for the slides full of memes, stay for the critique of anthropocentrism.

OLD GAME ZINES 2024

It was a pleasure to present on the Ecology, Environmentalism, and Climate Change panel today at the @cgsaacej.bsky.social annual conference. I'll have my paper, "Dreams of Extraction: The Techno-Ecological Imaginary of Bethesda Game Studios' Starfield," up on on Zenodo soon.

OUR CONFERENCE IS RELOCATING! CGSA 2024 will be held at Concordia University instead of McGill. In particular, we have secured rooms in the EV building, home of the Milieux Institute and just a 25-minute walk from our original venue. The hybrid format will remain fully intact. More news soon 🫡❤️🔥

Are you a student attending CGSA this June? Submit to this year’s Best Paper Awards for a chance at a cash prize and bragging rights! Send us your 5 to 15 min video papers by May 17th! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

CGSA/ACÉJ has landed on Blue Sky! Calling all gamer scholars to follow, like, and skeet(?) this new beginning! (And see you at our 2024 conference this June!)