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Ed Vollans @edvollans.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Don’t overrun- I will paper plane you. 😂 #Meccsa2026

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This year marks 60 years of Media & Communication at Leicester @uniofleicester.bsky.social As part of this celebration, we are honoured to host the #MeCCSA2026 Conference from 2-4 September 2026. Keynote speakers include Dr Andrea Medrado, Prof Anamik Saha, & Prof Helen Wood. meccsa2026.le.ac.uk

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Leicester Media & Communication @deptmedialeic.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We're excited to announce that the #MeCCSA2026 conference programme is now available online: meccsa2026.le.ac.uk/programme/

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Suzanne | Indiebard Trailers @indiebard.co · 13/08/2026

Thank you to everyone who checked out these posts. It's a broad topic but I wanted to write about how every creative aspect of trailer-making is interconnected & contributes to how you hook your audience. The intro now includes links to the full series: www.indiebard.co/knowledge/sc...

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Scripting for Game Trailers Series: Introduction — IndieBard

game trailers, video games, indie games, scripting, scriptwriting, Suzanne Wallace, indiebard, trailer, trailers, trailer script, concept, concepting, editor, trailer editor, trailer maker, trailer di...

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Ed Vollans @edvollans.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Today in shady Academic Job Ads - this gem from Warwick Uni

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Esther Wright @enwright.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

It's publication day for Writing Game Histories!! 🥳🎉 Please do recommend it for your library, but it's also out in paperback so not as hideously expensive as academic books can be: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/writing-g... @doktornick.bsky.social @doni.bsky.social @historygamesnet.bsky.social

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Historical Games Network @historygamesnet.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

A quick reminder: We’re still gathering responses for the HGN Impact Survey. If the Historical Games Network has shaped your work, teaching, research, or thinking in any way, we’d really value your perspective. ⏱️ Takes 2–5 minutes Kindly click this link forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon...

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Ed Vollans @edvollans.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Did a thing! It’s free to read- From movie-style marketing to business as usual: The use of cinema(tic) in games promotion 1990-1999 - Ed Vollans, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Esther Wright @enwright.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

A project that started with a DiGRA23 workshop is finally, nearly out in the world! Coming May 2026 from Bloomsbury’s Writing History series, Writing Games Histories is a collection of essays on historical game studies methods&approaches. Find the ToC here: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/writing-g...

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Writing Game Histories

This book offers an accessible introduction to the dynamic intersection between history and games, and the flourishing discipline of Historical Game Studies. Fr…

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Richard Budd @ddubdrahcir.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

FWIW, I was approached by @timeshighered.bsky.social to comment for a piece on job cuts and the implications for staff and our practices. We need more public awareness of what's happening in UK HE, and THE is paywalled anyway, but they're not passive actors in all of this. I said no. #AcademicSky

Ordinarily I’d be more than happy to say something on the record about systemic workload issues. As keen as I am to contribute to a public discussion about where HE is now and the impact of this on staff and students (and perhaps to earn a little kudos for featuring in the press for ‘measurable impact’), I’m not willing to do it through Times Higher. I realise there may be a divide between the journalism and more commercial aspects of the organisation, but one lends legitimacy to the other; the rankings and consultancy game have played an in-/direct role in taking us to this point. It therefore feels incongruous to comment in your publication about the lamentable state of UK HE – and HE in general – when hierarchies and competition fostered through THE and others’ league tables and associated activities are a root cause of the problem.

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Ed Vollans @edvollans.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Did a chapter in a thing! Bit pricy! But very cool nonetheless. www.routledge.com/Digital-Adve... #academicsky #advertising

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 15/11/2024

Here's why we’re a great resource for... 📜 HISTORY BUFFS From World Wars to the Middle Ages, Ancient Greece to the Haitian Revolution, there are countless books on the intersect between #VideoGames and World History. 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/blog/hashtag... #GTP #GamingThePast #GameStudies

A collection of 35 book book covers that all have to deal with history has its represented in video games

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