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PixelChark @pixelchark.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

The Dreams on a Pillow store page is live! If you want an emotional piece of Palestinian history, then please check it out! The team have been working really hard and are crowdfunding soon to raise more money to develop the game. Please wishlist 🖤 store.steampowered.com/app/4438850/...

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Dreams on a Pillow on Steam

From an award winning game designer, Dreams on a Pillow is a folk tale based on the true events of the 1948 Nakba. Play as Khadra, a young woman fleeing a massacre in this stealth-puzzle adventure gam...

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Büşra EREN KARALAR @berenkaralar.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

What amazes me in this scene is that if you listen to the first verse carefully, the Jans cannot keep pace (one of the Jans says the lyrics after others), but when the second verse ends (saying that they need to stay together), they can sing the new chorus perfectly✨ www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2iB...

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The Alters Play Guitar & Sing A Song

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Büşra EREN KARALAR @berenkaralar.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

So… Can we say reactive turn-based rpg is a thing?

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Büşra EREN KARALAR @berenkaralar.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

I still can’t get over how outdated Google Scholar feels. I mean, Google has the biggest database and some of the best AI out there, but we’re still stuck using this ancient version of Scholar. Seriously, come on...

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Games & Game Studies Beyond Postmodernism @gamesbeyond.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

📢Call for Papers! We’re delighted to announce the conference “Games & Game Studies Beyond Postmodernism”, which will take place at the University of Konstanz, Germany on 4-5 Sept. 2025 Abstract Submission Deadline: 1 June 2025 More info: gamesbeyond.org #gamestudies #metamodernism #culture #cfp

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Games Beyond

Welcome to the website of the international conference "Games & Game Studies Beyond Postmodernism". The conference will take place at the University of Konstanz, on 4-5 September, 2025. The Call for P...

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Büşra EREN KARALAR @berenkaralar.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

First Blue Prince and now Expedition 33? 2025 has blown up my mind already (and we are still waiting for DS2)

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Büşra EREN KARALAR @berenkaralar.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

New Year resolution day 1: Thanks Henrique Breia (from The DIN) for the inspiration ✨

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Büşra EREN KARALAR @berenkaralar.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

I was very lucky to meet this amazing person and be a part of his workshop on Games for Change Türkiye on December 7th and 8th 🎉

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The Middle Ages in Modern Games @midagesmodgames.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

The excellent Middle Ages in the Modern World conference is back next year, and we're taking a strand on Medievalist Games! We've got a particular focus on 'Temporalities'. Call for Papers deadline 10 January for event 24-26 June at Kings College London. middleagesinmoderngames.net/announcement...

Call for Papers for strand on 'Temporalities' in the Middle Ages in Computer Games headed with image of green clothed swordsman falling through white void inhabited only by stylised clock faces. Text of call available here: https://middleagesinmoderngames.net/announcements/call-for-papers-mamg-mamo-2025/

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Sam Barlow 🔥 @mrsambarlow.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

PC Gamers, never change

Video games are great, but when you get right down to it, they entertain by flashing lights on a screen. Computer games, on the other hand, challenge by making you flash electrical impulses in your brain. It's the difference between rote coordination and intellectual involvement, between using your hands to take aim at an artificial horizon and using your mind to fly over it.

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Daniel Vella @danielvella.bsky.social · 02/09/2024

DiGRA 2025 - Games at the Crossroads CfP out; website online! We can't wait to receive your submissions, to host you in Malta next summer, and to sit with you all and drink Kinnie on the beach. June 30 - July 4 2025, Valletta, Malta digraconference2025.org

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DiGRA 2025 - Malta

The Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) conference is an international academic conference dedicated to the study of digital games and related phenomena. DiGRA is a global organization that pro...

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Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com · 03/09/2024

Join us in Malta for DiGRA 2025! 🔥 The Call for Papers is out! digraconference2025.org/calls-call-f... It will be hosted by our Institute of Digital Games in Valletta (Malta) >> between the 30th of June and the 4th of July 2025 << with myself and @danielvella.bsky.social as the local organizers :)

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DiGRA 2025 - Malta

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Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com · 08/07/2024

🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 It's official: the Institute of Digital Games (will be hosting the 2025 #DiGRA conference in Valletta, Malta!🌞 Join us between June 30th and July 4th (2025). We'll soon announce the conference website & important dates! :) #DiGRA2025 youtu.be/Yy6hKTWP1P0

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DiGRA2025 Conference Trailer MALTA (Institute of Digital Games)

Join us at the Institute of Digital Games (University of Malta) for the 2025 Digra International Conference in Valletta, MaltaJune 30th until July 4th, 2025....

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 20/05/2024

Great to see the Turkish "Dijital Oyunlar" series continuing! The 3rd entry in the lineup - "Gameplay and Mechanics" just released, and it looks awesome; focusing on games like #EldenRing #SilentHill #Warcraft #LifeIsStrange and #SuperMarioOdyssey! 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/digital...

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Büşra EREN KARALAR @berenkaralar.bsky.social · 26/05/2024

Hello everyone! "Digital Games 3.0: Gameplay and Mechanics" is now out🎉. I am delighted to be a part of this academic work, titled "Space as a Narrative Constructor in Digital Games: An Analysis of 'Stray' through Henry Jenkins' Spatial Storytelling."

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 20/03/2024

Written by the developer of #DARQ, this book offers 10 Steps to Making Your First Game Successful! From pre-production to marketing, PR, and distribution, it's a great resource for beginners with no prior knowledge of game development. www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/gamedev...

The English book cover of "GAMEDEV: 10 Steps to Making Your First Game Successful"

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Rudolf Thomas INDERST (he|him) @gamestudies.bsky.social · 14/02/2024

Happy Birthday, DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist! It's your fourth one - let's grow further together. t.me/GameStudiesW...

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Anna Megill @annamegill.com · 08/02/2024

Narrative folks! We're looking for a smart and experienced senior writer to work with us on Project Orion. A love of all things cyberpunk is a big plus! www.cdprojektred.com/en/jobs/7439...

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CD PROJEKT RED - Award-winning creators of story-driven role-playing games.

Award-winning creator of story-driven role-playing games

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Dîlan Canan Çakir @dilan-c.bsky.social · 06/02/2024

NEXT WEEK Feb. 13: workshop "Games Canon & Games History" Zoom Link: www.temporal-communities.de/events/2024/... w/ @astridensslin.bsky.social, @danielmartinfeige.bsky.social @mariodonick.bsky.social, Matthias Oborski, James Newman, Stefanie Kuschill, Rudolf Inders, Beat Suter, Susana Tosca et al

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Büşra EREN KARALAR @berenkaralar.bsky.social · 10/01/2024

My objective opinion: this could be a cornerstone of the future of the game industry. My subjective opinion: This sucks. www.sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-an...

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Büşra EREN KARALAR @berenkaralar.bsky.social · 26/12/2023

This is not a cycle, this is a spiral

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Büşra EREN KARALAR @berenkaralar.bsky.social · 24/12/2023

Out of the blue from nowhere, I remembered this masterpiece ✨

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Büşra EREN KARALAR @berenkaralar.bsky.social · 24/11/2023

Today is special in Türkiye as we celebrate teachers' day and commemorate Atatürk once more as 'head teacher of the country'. So, Happy Teachers' Day everyone! 🎉

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Büşra EREN KARALAR @berenkaralar.bsky.social · 03/11/2023

Hello everyone! Recently I've been working on how to write game stories and I completed some short drafts. However I'm stuck 😶 I'm starting to gather up my game narrative drafts and considering to publish them online. Any ideas how/where to publish my portfolio? 🙏

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Büşra EREN KARALAR @berenkaralar.bsky.social · 16/11/2023

I know it's nothing but my first scientific paper presentation I prepared 4 years ago has just got cited 🥺 this is the first time I've been referred in a scientific paper ♥️ and that's why I'm more excited for the future studies 🪅

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 10/11/2023

Through interviews, focus groups, and qualitative content analyses, this book analyzes girls’ involvement with VIDEO GAMES. It examines girl-oriented games, activist efforts to change the industry, and educational programs that teach girls game design. 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/games-g...

The English book cover of “GAMES GIRLS PLAY: CONTEXTS OF GIRLS AND VIDEO GAMES”

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 12/11/2023

For those who haven't checked this one out yet: In "You Pray For Dry Weather At The Sight of the Sun", author J. David Osborne takes us on a journey of reflection. A meditation on birth, death, and fatherhood; inspired by the video game DEATH STRANDING. www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/you-pra...

The purple/pink English book cover of “YOU PRAY FOR DRY WEATHER AT THE SIGHT OF THE SUN” by J. DAVID OSBORNE.

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Dîlan Canan Çakir @dilan-c.bsky.social · 06/11/2023

🤩 posters arrived CfP open until 15 November🗓️ www.temporal-communities.de/calls/papers... @annakinder.bsky.social @gfmgames.bsky.social @schwindt.bsky.social @umblaetterer.bsky.social

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Büşra EREN KARALAR @berenkaralar.bsky.social · 03/11/2023

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Hero Concept @heroconcept.bsky.social · 01/11/2023

Challenge opponents of the past and present in Mayhem Brawler II: Best of Both Worlds. 🎮 🎨 Hand-drawn comics-inspired art 📽️ Frame-by-frame animated 👥 Up to 4 friends online or offline 🔁 Rich endgame content store.steampowered.com/app/1826380/...

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Mayhem Brawler II: Best of Both Worlds on Steam

A perfect fuse of '90s arcade vibe and modern rogue-lite / RPG mechanics in a time transition-themed beat 'em up. Play solo or online with friends and shape the story through your choices. Be amazed b...

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Jeremiah McCall (he/him) @gamingthepast.bsky.social · 21/10/2023

Hey #gamestudies friends, anyone know of any scholarship on Sid Meier's Pirates (2004) other than Kurt Squire's? I investigating for an Honors research essay from one of my seniors.

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 21/10/2023

Another Turkish GAMESTUDIES book graces the site! In "Dijital Oyun Kültürü", discover how digitalization is reshaping our play traditions, and how the gamification of work and business is changing the game. 👉 thevideogamelibrary.org/book/digital...

The Turkish cover of Dijital Oyun Kültürü which is black with white text and has a female with a VR headset playing a game.

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Riikka Aurava @riikkaaurava.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

Board Game Studies Colloquium 2024 will be in Tampere, organised by the best team ever. Call for papers here: boardgamestudies.jimdofree.com/call-for-pap...

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 18/10/2023

Of the 10,000+ VIDEO GAME BOOKS 📚 catalogued, the “Disco Elysium Art Book” is consistently the #1 most visited 🤯 Starting to think I should probably give this game a try… 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/disco-e...

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Büşra EREN KARALAR @berenkaralar.bsky.social · 08/10/2023

It's really hard to keep your focus on while you hear kids' crying. No cause can legalise violence. I hope this nonsense ends at once.

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 07/10/2023

A post by @berenkaralar.bsky.social on being accepted onto a Media Studies programme and conducting game studies research. bsky.app/profile/bere...

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 05/10/2023

An experiment to (hopefully) make it easier for new Bluesky users to find other Game Studies - or GameStudies or #GameStudies - people and research. A gradually growing thread of posts by academics, scholars, and academic-adjacent / independent researchers. #Begin

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Büşra EREN KARALAR @berenkaralar.bsky.social · 02/10/2023

I'm experiencing some time-management deficiencies as I couldn't finish BG3 just before my lessons and Alan Wake 2 😣 Therefore, I'm planning to complete my studies on the current games I'm playing, which means more gaming/lore exploring 🔦 what a cycle 🔄

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Büşra EREN KARALAR @berenkaralar.bsky.social · 19/09/2023

Trying to pursue my life in game narrative is really harsh. While I don't have any experience in this field, I try to read many academic books and join online courses. It takes too much time, but four words motivate me everyday: "One day I will.."

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Büşra EREN KARALAR @berenkaralar.bsky.social · 07/09/2023

I'm happy to announce that I've been accepted to the Media Studies (proficiency in arts) programme in Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University, where I'd conduct my game studies researches 🥳 Looking forward to studying new theories on games 🥳

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Büşra EREN KARALAR @berenkaralar.bsky.social · 04/09/2023

Turkey played its most challenging matches against the best teams in the world. Italy and Serbia were the most compelling teams I've ever seen! But, Ebrar and Melissa are the best ❤️ Congrats to our team 🤍❤️

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Büşra EREN KARALAR @berenkaralar.bsky.social · 22/08/2023

Hello, everyone! I'm Büşra and a freshman on the field of game studies 🎮

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