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Dan Gardner

@dangphd.bsky.social

Lecturer at Robert Gordon Uni. I study inequitable interactions, interfaces, and infrastructures, often through co-design. "Boring Things" scholar. My book, Thresholds of Digital Gameplay, open access @ MIT Press. See more at my dang.page

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Dan Gardner @dangphd.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

If you enjoyed Penny-arcade today, it might as well be a visualization of similar points I make in ch6 of my book. Thanks, @cwtycho.penny-arcade.com and @cwgabriel.bsky.social .social for providing a handy image to use in polite conversation, lol. direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...

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Dan Gardner @dangphd.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Had a great time giving my talk, "Taboo Interfaces and infrastructures on the periphery of gameplay" at British DiGRA today. Thanks again Mariza DIma for being an enthusiastic volunteer for the interactive portion of the talk! Image included for algorithmic purposes. #bdigra #bdigra2026 #gamestudies

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Dan Gardner @dangphd.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Wrapping up a lovely visit to Vienna to chat about research, my book, and help with @youthdmh.bsky.social summer school. Thank you again @katta.bsky.social and Pawel Wozniak for having me! Also obligatory pic of stuff to appease the Algorithm.

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Dan Gardner @dangphd.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Thanks Paul, a game those who couldn't make it this year can play along at home... #CHI2026

image of post by Paul Dourish: "My CHI exercise: every time someone says "AI", mentally substitute "systems based on large-scale, indiscriminate data surveillance" (of the sort that we used to decry). You know, as in "we can solve this problem by applying..." or "we collaborated with folks with an expertise in...", or "how is your work still relevant now that we all live in the age of...". Try it for yourself!"

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Dan Gardner @dangphd.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Oh look at that, my book is on sale at GDC! Very cool! If you are attending, stop by @mitpress.bsky.social and give it look. I couldn't make it this year, but thanks @kcisbister.bsky.social for the pic, lol. #GDC #GDC2026

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Dan Gardner @dangphd.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

It's book launch day! Very excited and super thankful. If you can help me amplify with a share, that would be amazing. Or, if you read it and want to tell people about it, that would be pretty rad too! Thanks again @mitpress.bsky.social, and many more who helped along the way.

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Dan Gardner @dangphd.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Only a few weeks before my book is out! Thanks again Braxton Soderman, @kcisbister.bsky.social, and @kishonna.bsky.social for kind endorsements on @mitpress.bsky.social. Also, US folks, the code MITP30 should give 30% off a pre-order! (details on the code: mitpress.mit.edu/discount-cod...)

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Dan Gardner @dangphd.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Missing the keynote for SICSA PhD conference 2025 was a bummer. However, hearing Michael Hicks talk about why LLMs are bullshit, or why rather how they bullshit (verb) was a lovely way to start they day. #SICSA @sicsa-scotland.bsky.social

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