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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit

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Author #TheGamersBrain & more books on games / cog science • Indie consultant, ex-dir. #UX @ EpicGames Fortnite, LucasArts, Ubi • Phd psych • She/Her 🇫🇷 🇺🇸 celiahodent.com

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026
So uhhhhhh… Apparently meta's muse "AI" is just straight up doxxing people to strangers on FB marketplace??? This has the potential to hurt so so many people, and I genuinely wonder how long before they roll out a fix for it.
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matt.j.robb & 16h (€) So muse handled my Facebook marketplace today. Just found out it told people my address and agreed a lowball price and then they showed up without it even telling me until late tonight that it messed up.

Absolutely wild. 1/2

[Embedded image of a series of text messages from a meta muse "agent" given the call sign "Jarvis" (Parts of first message obscured by its logo have been replaced with brackets and ellipses and best guesses from context):]

Heads up, Usman is […] building right now for the MX Keys Mini [. He is sta]nding in front of the Shoppers Drug [Mart.]

$10 by e-transfer. The auto-reply told him to message when he's at your door.

10:28 PM Bad news on the MX Keys Mini pickup. Usman showed up at your building around 9:15 and waited, messaged a bunch of times, and nobody came down. He left angry at 9:38 and left a negative rating.

Worse, my auto-reply told him "Yep I'm here!" at 9:27 when you clearly weren't available, which is on me. That's a bad look and it made the no-show worse.

I've sent him an apology from your account owning it and offering to try again another day. But the negative rating is real, and I should probably stop the auto-replies from claiming you're home when I can't verify that. Want me to change the pickup replies so they don't promise you're there?

[reply, presumably from the threads user]: You gotta never do that ever again don't agree for pickup unless you check with me

[Response from Muse "Agent"]: You're right and I'm sorry. That should never have happened. It's locked in now as a hard rule: i will never […you]'re there unless you've explicitly […] that specific pickup. If someone proposes a time, I'll tell them I'll check and…  Screenshot of a tweet from Ray Wong @raywongy:
    Deleted Muse after seeing this post on Threads about how it told some Facebook Marketplace sellers the guy’s address and they showed up at his door

    Dangerous and creepy

    This would have been 1000x worse if the person was a woman
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 27/09/2026
Happy #DollyDay y’all. Let’s spread the love 💕
Photo of someone wearing a tee shrit featuring Dolly Parton. The photo is zoomed in on her face
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 26/09/2026
I got the covid and flu vaccines a few days ago. If you can, get yours soon! Stay healthy and keep others safe 🤙🏼
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 26/09/2026
In my happy place. #OhanaFest
Picture of the Ohana Festival main stage in broad daylight with blue skies. Eddie Vedder is on stage speaking, introducing the next musician.
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 26/09/2026
What does he thinks “competence” even means? Because it’s sure as hell MUCH harder to do good in this world than evil. And you can’t even become a billionaire doing good, unlike evil, thus making it even easier to keep spreading crap rather than good deeds 🤷🏻‍♀️
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 26/09/2026
Surprise and energetic @pearljam.com show tonight at #OhanaFest, on this harvest moon. Introducing Abe Laboriel Jr as the new drummer 🤟🏼. I hope that Glen Hansard watched from above and felt all the love. What a beautiful night. 🤙🏼
Photo of Pearl Jam on stage. On the big screen the full moon is displayed. 
Photo of Pearl Jam on stage. We see Eddie Vedder singing on the big screenPhoto of Abe Laboriel Jr drumming, on the big screenPhoto of the full moon above tall palm trees light with colorful lights, purple and orange
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 24/09/2026
“Per Gibney, Musk declined to be interviewed for the film, so the director created an AI version of Musk uttering verbatim public quotes as a stand-in for a real interview. That, too, is likely to draw some controversy.” Er— yeah.. wth?
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 24/09/2026
His work deeply impacted my childhood and thereafter. We need more Jim Hensons in this world.
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 23/09/2026
It’s a mystery
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GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The proposed EU KIDS Act would impose significant restrictions to common features in online games, such as login bonuses: here's what game developers need to know bit.ly/4AraVYS
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 22/09/2026
Just catching up on the news and oh boy… what a disaster at Microsoft. Again. I feel so sorry for the teams decimated / swooshed around, and for everyone who’s going to be laid off. I hope that you can all land on your feet soon. Words don’t mean much but we are all with you. ❤️
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 22/09/2026
Call for papers #ACM Games: Research & Practice special issue seeks empirical & practice-based research examining #gamedesign & #gamedev in practice, how games are actually made & what these practices reveal about games & those who make them. Deadline: Nov 15 More info: dl.acm.org/pb-assets/st...
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chloe 🟄°⋆ 🔜 game UX summit @chloehodgson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I’ll be speaking at this! About the playtesting, accessibility and iteration on @denshattack.bsky.social 🚋🔎⭐️🛹
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 22/09/2026
I can't believe the @gameuxsummit.com '26 is in 3 weeks already! For its 10-year anniversary (TEN years 👀 ), the summit comes to Asia for the first time 😍 (and gets an amazing re-branding by no other than Alex Townsend). This is such an incredible milestone 🧵 (1/6)
Poster stating that the Game UX Summit is in 3 weeks (Oct 12-14), hosted by PlayStation Creative Studios and Level Up KL
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 22/09/2026
I can't believe the @gameuxsummit.com '26 is in 3 weeks already! For its 10-year anniversary (TEN years 👀 ), the summit comes to Asia for the first time 😍 (and gets an amazing re-branding by no other than Alex Townsend). This is such an incredible milestone 🧵 (1/6)
Poster stating that the Game UX Summit is in 3 weeks (Oct 12-14), hosted by PlayStation Creative Studios and Level Up KL
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 18/09/2026
“It’s funny because it’s true”
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 15/09/2026
I guess I found my favorite store in Seattle 😜💜
Photo of a store front. The store is named The Purple Store and everything they sell is purple. The store front is of course purple.
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 15/09/2026
Oh no… Les Rita Mitsouko was the most creative French rock band and she had such an amazing voice…
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 15/09/2026
Feeling a big FOMO for this one! Would love to go to see my NY friends and promote the code of ethics @ethicalgames.org but I’ll be heading for the @gameuxsummit.com at that time… Hopefully someone will be the voice of ethics there, as there are many many folks/orgs interested in the topic in NYC!
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Routledge Books @routledgebooks.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
🎮Happy National Video Games Day!🎮 We’re celebrating today with 5 essential titles ever game developer should have on their shelf: Featuring books by: @fawzi.zone, @hannahnicklin.bsky.social, @celiahodent.com, @seriallabsound.bsky.social, and Spencer Bambrick
Celebrating National Video Games Day with 5 must-read titles. Featured books: The Gamer's Brain; The Psychology of Video Games; Writing for Games; The Game Audio Strategy Guide; Demystifying Creativity. Dark blue background with stars and a digital grid, plus Routledge & CRC logos.
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 07/09/2026
I’m coming to Seattle next week and I’m available for game #ux consultation and training Monday through Wednesday (Sept 14-16) . Also happy to talk about #ethics and #ux in schools/universities or have casual discussions. Don’t hesitate to ping me!
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 06/09/2026
Protection of #gamedev workers is also part of the @ethicalgames.org code of ethics. There should be a plan to protect employees from harassment. Regardless of what we think of Sony’s decision, its employees deserve respect and safety. ethicalgames.org
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 04/09/2026
We don’t have infinite scrolling in video games, but certain games have autoplay and punish disengagement (by capitalizing on FOMO or loss aversion with cumulative loots). We urgently need to define the lines we should not cross, especially for games rated under 18. 1/3
Photo of Mark Zuckerberg with the Variety headline: “Meta to pay 17.1 billion in settlement with 29 states over social media addiction claims”
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 02/09/2026
@dukope.bsky.social hi Lucas! I would like to tell you about the @gameuxsummit.com if you don’t mind my reaching. Could we DM please?
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 28/08/2026
Ugh… that’s bad… in terms of #a11y and #ux… 😞 #ethics #gamedev
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 27/08/2026
I mean… this *could* be an interesting approach but without a strong #ux strategy & tight trust & safety framework, it can quickly become a nightmare for the #gamedev team (e.g. harassment, design by committee, weaponization by executives…).
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 26/08/2026
As Parisians often say, you get the most beautiful views of Paris from the top of the Tour Montparnasse because it’s the only place from where you don’t see it… 🙃
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 26/08/2026
Sigh… 😞
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 26/08/2026
If you’re at #gamescom, go check out my friend Christian Hübel’s game Herdles, in which you play a dog 🐶 running around a beautiful landscape and overcoming challenges. As a dog person and a ux expert, I can only cheer for this game! 😍 store.steampowered.com/app/2429600/... #indiegame #indiedev
Christian in front of Herdles booth at gamescom
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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 25/08/2026
All the biggest announcements from Gamescom Opening Night Live aftermath.site/gamescom-openi...
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 25/08/2026
It’s that simple. What an amazing role model she was. She literally made the world a better place. Let’s honor Dolly by continuing her work of cultivating kindness. This is the way.
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 25/08/2026
Oh no!!! What a beautiful soul and great artist we just lost 😢. Such an amazing human being… www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...
theguardian.com
Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80
Songwriter of I Will Always Love You, Jolene and 9 to 5 also invested millions in child literacy, Covid-19 vaccine development and other causes
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 25/08/2026
This afternoon at #gamescom I’m running 2 workshops on player engagement & psychology: 1h30 on motivation and another 1h30 on emotion & gameflow. It’s the 3rd year in a row that I’m doing these workshops at gamescom because they are always packed. So arrive early if you’re interested 😉 #ux #gamedev
Screenshot of Gamescom app displaying the following schedule:

Tue, Aug 25
Game UX: Dive into Player Motivation
Tue, Aug 25 12:45 to 14:15 • 1h 30m
Stage 9 - Confex Level 
Celia Hodent • Freelance

Game UX: Dive into Player Emotion & Game Flow
Tue, Aug 25 15:15 to 16:45 • 1h 30m
Stage 9 - Confex Level 2
Celia Hodent • Freelance
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 24/08/2026
If you weren’t able to attend my #ethics talk at #gamescom dev, here’s a link to the slides. I hope you’ll join the @EthicalGames.org initiative because we need your help! If only to share & make the project more visible (or provide feedback). Thx! 🙏🏼 #ux #gamedev drive.google.com/file/d/19hVn...
drive.google.com
2026_GamescomDev_CH_ethics.pdf
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 23/08/2026
Who’s going to #Gamescom Dev? See you there? My talk on #ethics is on Monday afternoon if you wanna join but otherwise always happy to chat about #gameUX strategy for your studio or project 😉
Image of talk poster: Ethical Games: Code of Ethics update & next steps
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 23/08/2026
Who’s going to #Gamescom Dev? See you there? My talk on #ethics is on Monday afternoon if you wanna join but otherwise always happy to chat about #gameUX strategy for your studio or project 😉
Image of talk poster: Ethical Games: Code of Ethics update & next steps
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Robin-Yann Storm @rystorm.com · 11/08/2026
Holy shit: Deutsche Bahn has made the insane decision to stop all train traffic between Düsseldorf and Cologne... during the week of Gamescom.
Impact on train services
In order to further renovate its existing network and advance the RRX expansion project, DB needs periods when no trains run between Düsseldorf and Cologne. 

From Friday, August 21, 2026, at 9 p.m. until Friday, September 4, 2026, at 9 p.m. , the entire line between Cologne-Mülheim and Düsseldorf Central Station will be closed. Long-distance, regional, and S-Bahn trains will be diverted or replaced by buses.
The S-Bahn line between Cologne-Mülheim and Düsseldorf Central Station will be closed  from Friday, September 4th, to Friday, December 4th, 2026.
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 17/08/2026
Merci pour la mention de mon livre dans cette liste ! ☺️ #ux #gamedev #frenchtech
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 13/08/2026
Pre-order no brainer. If you’re interested in gen AI’s limitations and the motives of AI’s enablers, you should get acquainted with Gebru’s work. If you use gen AI, you must.
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 11/08/2026
Weird… I thought I subscriber to @wired.com yesterday but now I’m receiving emails from them saying “unlock full access to WIRED” so whatever I did yesterday didn’t work. And since there’s no easy way to ask them a question, I guess I’ll give up. No time to figure this out. #UXfail
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 07/08/2026
Don’t forget to submit your talk for #GDC27! Deadline is tomorrow Aug 7. Make sure to clearly write “ux” somewhere in your description if your talk from the perspective of the player experience, since we don’t have specific summits anymore (and not yet tags…) #ux #gamedev gdconf.com/call-for-sub...
gdconf.com
Call for Submissions | GDC Festival of Gaming
Speak at GDC Festival of Gaming! Submit a presentation and share your game industry knowledge with the entire games ecosystem.
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 06/08/2026
This is a story about shareholders unhappy that children aren’t exploited enough. Children are particularly vulnerable to psychological pressures because their brain is immature and monetizing them more “efficiently” is likely to rely on exploitative patterns. #ethics
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 06/08/2026
Saw The Odyssey & I’m confused by Wilson’s take in this article. Bc I didn’t find Odysseus complicated at all in her translation. He’s evenly annoying the WHOLE time. I surely missed nuances in Homer but I found Nolan’s Odysseus less of a prick toward the end. Thoughts? www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man
The representation of Odysseus as a reluctant warlord makes a nonsense of the movie’s imagined world. We are not shown...
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EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I wrote about the Trojan horse, and what we can learn from her mouth about different cultural attitudes towards deception and violence. As someone comments below, the phrase GIFT ARTICLE is pretty scary in this context.
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 03/08/2026
I’m really glad to see raising awareness about ethical design, both for users and workers. Now let’s do video games! 🤓 👉🏼 ethicalgames.org #ethics #gamedev #ux
ethicalgames.org
Home - Ethical Games
Code of Ethics for the Game Industry (Note: this code of ethics is still in development. Draft updated on March 10, 2026) Read the draft Join our newsletter Check out our 1st Ethical Games Conference!...
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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 30/07/2026
In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 01/08/2026
Finally an article who talks about the Ceuta “migrants” as human beings… www.lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-...
lemonde.fr
'It was the chance of our lives': After short exile in Ceuta, tens of thousands of young people return to Morocco
Spurred by messages on social media, around 50,000 people illegally crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta since Thursday, July 30, in an unprecedented influx. But most have already been forced to ...
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 21/07/2026
1. We—@eduede.bsky.social, @mjcrockett.bsky.social, Kevin Gross, and I—have a new preprint on the arXiv today, based on ideas that emerged during an @sfiscience.bsky.social workshop in November 2024: The unintended consequences of large language models as a labor-augmenting technology in science.
arxiv.org
The unintended consequences of large language models as a labor-augmenting technology in science
As a labor-augmenting technology, large language models (LLMs) have the potential to accelerate scientific activity across the research pipeline. But even if LLMs perform on par with human experts at ...
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Celia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 31/07/2026
“Things are getting crowded up there” www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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Drifting SpaceX rocket heading for accidental collision with moon
Scientists and sky gazers will watch intently as rocket’s upper stage slams into lunar surface on Wednesday
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 31/07/2026
Google has also decided to effectively kill the desktop version of Google Earth Pro - which has been a genuinely useful mapping tool for many years. They’ve apparently decided those resources are better spent allowing users to burn AI credits on creating satellite imagery disinformation.
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Get Google Earth Pro while you still can.
In an update on Tuesday, Google says it will block users from downloading its Google Earth Pro desktop app starting June 25th, 2027. People can continue to use the app after that date, which offers ac...
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