My career is all downhill from here. I'm still not over it #gojays youtu.be/P7lLXcvNkp0?...

VERY excited to be returning to GDC in 2026 with a brand new talk (with brand new research!)

Folks who make video games! @officialgdc.bsky.social is running the annual State of the Industry survey again. You should take the chance to weigh in! The survey's gone through a major overhaul this year and your voice will matter even more: gdconf.typeform.com/SOTI26

Want to Attend GDC Festival of Gaming 2026? Apply for a GGJ Scholarship! 🌟 This scholarship is designed to support members of our global community who are passionate about game creation, collaboration, and learning. Read more & apply today 👉 buff.ly/zYUWytU #GDC #GameDev #IndieDev #Community

IT’S HERE 😭💖 My very first academically-published article all about the application of psychodramatic principles in RPGs using the “Mind of Madness” quest in Skyrim! This topic means a lot to me in many fronts, so thank you so much @wanderingshrink.bsky.social & @drkowert.bsky.social!!!

Mark your calendars....literally! Today we are launching the MOST OFFICIAL 2026 BALATRO CALENDAR WITH MORE BEN STARR IN CLOWN OUTFITS THAN YOU CAN HANDLE (probably)... All profits will be going to charity and you can get the calendar here: www.fangamer.com/products/bal...

Should you use #ScreenTime as a reward? Or take it away as punishment? Online safety experts @drkowert.bsky.social and Richard Waite share their suggestions for supporting positive relationships with tech as your child grows in our latest Q&A ⬇️ www.internetmatters.org/hub/question... #parenting

But why would I have a rooster??? #GOJAYS

There is a disconnect between what digital leaders face and how they’re trained, representing a systemic failure that requires investment in training and ongoing support to sustain leaders, protect communities, and ensure the viability of digital gaming spaces. www.salgaming.com/news/underst...

I was the "expert psychologist" on not one but TWO National Canadian broadcasts tonight talking about our collective grief over the Jays World Series loss. I've done it. I've hit peak Canadian and I'm so here for it.

My fellow Canadians, I'll be making an appearance on CTV in about 30 minutes to talk about our shared collective @bluejays.com grief and share some coping strategies! TL;DR: This baseball season gave us so much to be proud of and grateful for - let's focus on that!

GO JAYS! ...and tell me I'm not the only elixir hoarder youtube.com/shorts/eI7py...

Bluesky has overtaken Twitter/X as the highest social engagement metric for the entire publication corpus of some universities. Here's all the attention for all research from Rhodes University, ZA. In October 2025 Bluesky mentioned their research more than X/Twitter. 1/2

What even is this World Series??

peak baseball is indistinguishable from the feeling of hitting your head against a cement wall

I don't know a lot about the current lineups but it's very funny to me that the Dodgers swapped out the greatest pitcher in the universe for a guy who instantly beaned someone

a batter telling the pitcher to "hit me" and subsequently getting hit, only for the pitcher to ask "what are you going to do about it?" and getting a comebacker to the shin is peak comedy

NEW RESEARCH ALERT I have two new pieces of work that have officially been published looking at various aspects of digital leadership and games. Learn more (and download them) here: www.salgaming.com/news/underst...

Interested in the social impact of video games? Want to understand how games can make our world better? Attend this webinar at @uniofbathsom.bsky.social on 13/11! Special guests include experts @drkowert.bsky.social & @kathrynbfrancis.bsky.social! Pls share www.bath.ac.uk/events/explo... #videogames

As a researcher, there is nothing more reassuring than the confirmation you are not screaming into the void. #SXSWSydney www.screenhub.com.au/news/games/v...

A brand new guide from Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats (CREST) on how to keep yourself safe online THIS IS VERY RELEVANT FOR MY #gamestudies and #gamedev folks. crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/st...

And here is the Little Free Library World Map: littlefreelibrary.org/map/

We need more developer-centered industry third spaces that don't cost an arm and a leg to get to or participate in. If you run one or know one, now's a great time to bring attention to it.

🚨CALL FOR PAPERS 🚨 The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: Chrono Trigger playstorypress.org/2025/10/30/c...

LETS GO OMG JAYS

So the $20,000 humanoid robot housekeeper actually just webcams your house to a random person in a call center with an Xbox controller www.wsj.com/tech/persona... @joannastern.bsky.social

[Please RT!] Hi all! This is a long shot, but I'm trying anyway - the nonprofit I work for is working on Christmas wishlists, and one of the young boys we works with would love an XBOX. Most likely we're going to get him an Xbox One, but if anyone has an Xbox Series X they're willing to donate LMK!

As the single most important news story this year, I can't wait to see the detailed and central coverage this will get in every media outlet we have

In my showgirl era. 📸 @jrowemedia.bsky.social

Video games are my 9-5, but my 5-9 is trying to build a children's storybook empire. I'm seeking literary representation to bring this project to traditional publishing. If you're an agent passionate about diverse, educational #kidlit (or know one!), let's talk. talesfromcloudcanyon.com

It has been TEN YEARS (to the day) since my first keynote lecture at the Clash of Realities conferences in Cologne Germany. My hair is now lighter, my slides are less wordy, but the message is the same - games are spaces worthy of our scholarship and attention. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdcy...

🚨 PSA: Application Outages 🚨 We’ve been having intermittent outages affecting Cosplay Contest & Volunteer applications. If you applied, check your inbox for a confirmation email. Check your status: • Cosplay Contest: [email protected] • Volunteer Applications: [email protected]

WHAT!? 1 year already!? 🎉 🤯 Over 1,300 #VideoGame books spotlighted so far 📚 THOUSANDS more to go, so please consider sharing. Let’s make this the biggest Book Thread on @bsky.app!! 💪 (Thank you @ashenv.bsky.social for the reminder 💙🙏)

The latest #Psychgeist entry has arrived! THE LEGEND OF ZELDA 🗡️ I’m SO excited to read it this weekend ♥️ Thank you @annayahprosser.bsky.social @drkowert.bsky.social 🙏

Like TED talks but wish they were nerdier with more bonus XP? You're in luck! EXP Talks, the newest series on the Psychgeist channel, are monthly TED-style talks based on the Psychgeist of Pop Culture book series. This month, were talking identity and Dragon Age. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq2C...

More than 1,200 video game journalists have left major publications in the past two years, and not returned to the media, according to data supplied to VGC. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/more-th...

SXSW Sydney review is in: "Researcher Rachel Kowert delivered a particularly intriguing, insightful talk breaking down the stereotypes of games and gamers, and ‘why video games may save us all’ from a social and health perspective." www.screenhub.com.au/news/feature...

I finished Alchemized and I have SO MANY THOUGHTS. Who else has finished it?? And is it weird I want to immediately read it again??

Proud member of the Oregon Trail generation. #sxsw

Spent this morning listening to the National Youth Council give their perspective on the social media ban in Australia. #sxsw Takeaways: 🌱 Don't underestimate the power of youth voice 💡Consult and co-create with youth voices ⛔ "Nothing about us, without us"

Good morning, Sydney! Excited to be here this week to speak at #sxsw! I'll be talking about gaming culture, online safety, and why video games may save us all (as much as it can in this timeline...)

Never dreamt that I would be able to combine two of my favourite things: The Legend of Zelda and LGBTQ+ Psychology ⚔️ 🏳️‍🌈 🧠 🎮 Thank you to @annayahprosser.bsky.social and @drkowert.bsky.social for this opportunity! Read my chapter “Smash the pot, break the binary”: works.hcommons.org/records/z0qv...

It's dangerous to go alone. Take this. youtube.com/shorts/vp8Gb...

Forever grateful for any opportunity to speak about the science of games 🎧 pixelparenting.org/violent-vide...

Currently managing a preteen who is preteening and so rereading @drkowert.bsky.social ‘s article on Better Screen Time: Quality vs Quantity and I’m reminded of my old home economics teacher’s mantra “There are no bad foods, only bad diets!” nurture.is/academy/bett...

Did you know there are ELEVEN books in the Psychgeist of Pop Culture series so far? And all of them are FREE TO READ? Well there are, and they are. Also, a brand NEW volume will be released THIS FRIDAY! Can you guess what it is? rkowert.com/psychgeistof...

Did I buy Alchimised twice so I can read it from the book itself and from my iPad? Yes, yes I did.

I LOVE everything from @hazelightgames.bsky.social I LOVE @thevideogamelibrary.org love for books and games I LOVE @victoriatran.bsky.social love language of sharing memes

as a girl with a PhD in natural language processing and machine learning it's actually offensive to me when you say "we don't know how LLMs work so they might be conscious" I didn't spend 10 years in mines of academia to be told ignorance is morally equal knowledge. We know exactly how LLMs work.