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Mary Flanagan @criticalplay.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

If you are in LA in Feb, register for this cool event. I'll be at USC in February to discuss art, activism and tabletop games! I hope you can join us for the conversation! libraries.usc.edu/events/visio...

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Visions & Voices: Upending the Status Quo through Tabletop Games: Game Design, Storytelling, and Activism | USC Libraries

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Mary Flanagan @criticalplay.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Join us at USC this Feb for "Upending the Status Quo through Tabletop Games"! Featuring Tracy Fullerton, Mary Jo (MJ) Reutter, Lauren Bello, and (me). See how play can be transformative! visionsandvoices.usc.edu/events/49898...

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Event Details | USC Visions & Voices

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Mary Flanagan @criticalplay.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

I'm in BBCs "Not by the Playbook" podcast about sports...and this episode, on "boards" --surfing, D&D, and board games! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... #gamedesign #boardgames #socialimpact @elizaskinner.bsky.social

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So bored!

Podcast Episode · Not by the Playbook · 07/18/2025 · 1h 15m

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Mary Flanagan @criticalplay.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Excited to be keynoting at the European Network of Science Centres and Museums annual conference next week! ecsite.wildapricot.org/about-Ecsite...

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Ecsite - #Ecsite2025

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Mary Flanagan @criticalplay.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

"The Museum Reimagined through Games" artlab.hyundai.com/editorial/th...

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Mary Flanagan @criticalplay.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Out from Birkhäuser 2025, my chapter "Using the power of gamewords" in shaping the future, for the book Practices of Futurecasting: Ways of sharing imagined tomorrows, Edited by: Michael Shamiyeh doi.org/10.1515/9783...

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Practices of Futurecasting

A book by and for those who want to shape the future What do designers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and politicians have in common? They all want to shape the future. But how can you make the future – ...

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Mary Flanagan @criticalplay.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Looking forward to my open studio in June at Atelier 11 Paris! Save the date, June 19th! www.lairarts.com/mary-flanaga...

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Mary Flanagan @criticalplay.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Thanks for the nice review of our German-language #phantomink party game, #ghostwriter! www.boardgamemonkeys.com/2025/01/ghos...

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Ghost Writer

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Mary Flanagan @criticalplay.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

I was invited by Hyundai Artlab to write about projects that push the boundaries of games and the museum space ! Find it at: tinyurl.com/MaryFlanagan #projecthashtag #mmca #artgames #gameartwork #reimaginingmuseums

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Mary Flanagan @criticalplay.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

If you missed our event at the American Folk Art Museum on their current exhibition Playing with Design that features historic game boards, it's now on youtube~! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu3r...

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The World at Play: Naomi Clark and Mary Flanagan on Historical Gameboards

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Mary Flanagan @criticalplay.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I'm speaking on "Games for and through culture" on Monday! EPIC-WE is a large Horizon Europe-funded project to empower young people to participate in shaping the future. There will be a games showcase! Sessions are free& open to all, join here, CET time: mycreativenetworks.com/topics/45642...

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My Creative Networks

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Mary Flanagan @criticalplay.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

This is a good primer for folks who want to up their privacy game on devices! www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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Mary Flanagan @criticalplay.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Hello world, Mary Flanagan here! I'm an artist, designer and researcher. I read about about tech, non-tech, art, games and the world. One of my fave subjects is BIAS!

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