iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Take This @takethis.org · 08/10/2026

Game developers! Join us next week for another free Take This Talks workshop, presented by Dr. Sarah Hays, PsyD! Date: Thurs, Oct 15 Time: 5pm PT/8pm ET Topic: Developing good habits & managing stress during fraught, stressful times in life. Reserve your FREE seat ➡️ givebutter.com/taket...

Take This Talks. Supporting the games industry. Side Quests: Building good habits when you're unemployed. Free! Thursday, October 15th at 8 PM eastern, 5 PM pacific. give butter dot com slash take this talks 1 0 2026

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Martin L. Johnson @martinlj.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Job alert! My department is hiring an assistant professor of Critical Game Studies. This is a rare opportunity to join a thriving program, with a games-focused classroom, passionate students, and a range of courses in this emerging field. Applications due Nov. 30 unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/326...

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Jared Hansen, PhD. 🇵🇸 @jaredchansen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I’m happy to announce that my forthcoming book, “Teenage Hobbyist Game Devs: A History of Nintendo DS Homebrew” will be published by Palgrave Macmillan! More details to come, after I learn them of course #retrodev #gamehistory #gamestudies

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Jared Hansen, PhD. 🇵🇸 @jaredchansen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Don’t want to get my hopes up, but the Street Fighter movie trailer has enough camp to make me want to watch it.

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cmrn knzlmn @ckunzelman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If you are a graduate student in the humanities (construed as broadly as possible), what is the MOST EXCITING book published in the last five years to you? Please repost if you’re not a graduate student!

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Future Dr. V @vgtxresearch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Want to be part of something big? My sample size is big. I need your help making the number left to recruit a whole lot smaller. If you’re 18+ you can participate in Playing with Emotion, my research study on how different video game mechanics affect emotion during play. Playingwithemotion.com

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My latest @newscientist.com cartoon. many more here: www.newscientist.com/author/tom-gauld/

Image: A graph with lots of red dots clustered together in a curve. The are all looking upwards at a single red dot wearing sunglasses.

Caption: Mike was an outlier and would probably be excluded from the study, but all the other data points secretly thought he was really cool.

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Qweerty Gamers @qweertygamers.org · 19/09/2026

🏳️‍🌈Have a queer or queer-made game releasing in 2027? Our Qweerty Game Dev Microgrant is accepting applications! Recipients will receive up to $2,500 to finish funding their game. 🗓️ Apply by October 11th Thanks to zPride for helping make this possible <3

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Jared Hansen, PhD. 🇵🇸 @jaredchansen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

As someone who teaches a lecture on CC licensing and attribution nearly every semester, I’m excited to have a new case study to share with my students. But also, I side with the authors behind the SCP wiki and hope this gets settled with A24

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sam “ludonarrative disinterest” sorensen @samsorensen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

[rings bell] theoryslop! theoryslop! come get yer theoryslop while it's still hot!

one page. header reads "RPG DESIGNER THEORYSLOP ALIGNMENT CHARTS & SHEET." gray text under the header reads "You have 20 points to assign to each stat array, Pendragon-style. For tri- or otherwise multi-polar arrays, express the stats as ranges, e.g. “Gamist 1–7 / Dramatist 8–9 / Simulationist 10–20.”
subheaders followed by lines for writing read: "Designer: / Project: / Link:"
subheader reads "Binary Traits," followed by a list of silly game studies paired descriptors and space to write stats: "Ludologist / Narratologist // Game-as-Activity / Game-as-Object // Proceduralist / Anti-Proceduralist // Diegetic / Endogenous // Suitsian / Non-Suitsian // Closed Lusory Goal / Open Lusory Goal // Toy-Game / Meta-Game // Character-Locked / Authorial // Problem-Solving / Story-Telling // Rulebooks / Adventures."
subheader reads "Special Twinned Binary Traits (the Bartle Zone)," followed by gray text reading "Assign 20 points to each axis, but make a single roll when testing the combined traits." following is a two-axis chart, north-south reading "Social / Non-Social" and west-east reading "Aggressive / Passive."
in the second column, a subheader reads "Multi-Polar Traits" followed by shapes with stats at their corners: triangle, "Dramatist / Gamist / Simulationist"; square, "Agon / Alea / Mimicry / Ilinx"; hexagon, "Classic / OSR / Trad / Nordic larp / Neotrad / Storygames"; square, "Gamer / Actor / Socialite / Immersive."
a subheader reads "Skills," followed by a big list of 32 skills, with space for stats next to each: Academia, Acting, Art Direction, Blog, Cartography, Copyediting, Credit Rating, Day Jon, Game Studies, Graphic Design, Illustration, Layout, Line Editing, Livestream, Marketing, Networking, Operations, Organizing, Podcast, Printing, Production, Proofreading, Shitpost, Shortform Video, Social Media, Thirst Trap, Video Essay, Web Dev, Writ. (Adventure), Writing (Lore), Writing (Rules), Other: "
gray text reads "Sam Sorensen, September 2026"

same theoryslop designer sheet as before, this time filled out in handwritten green, for me, Sam. I skew towards problem-solving, goal-driven play, as well as towards adventures, imaginary worlds, and simulationism. the notable inclusions in my skills lists are a +6 in game studies, a +4 in academic, blog, layout, line editing, and adventure-writing, and a +2 in "museum," my "other" skill

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Jared Hansen, PhD. 🇵🇸 @jaredchansen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Got some really positive peer review! Hopefully will have some good news to share in the next week or so.

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Good question. Can someone post solid research showing these long-term, sustained outcomes?

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hoots @hoots.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Speaking of Harry Potter, I resigned from my position at Universal Studios a month ago over all of the Wizarding World/JKR shit. I am now paying my bills and paying for a wedding purely thru YouTube and Patreon. I loved working at USH. I was very conflicted leaving. Fuck Joanne.

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hoots — creating thoughtful slop

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Jared Hansen, PhD. 🇵🇸 @jaredchansen.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Imagination Library blessed the lives of countless children, and didn’t require means testing. A social good available to all kids

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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

And I'll say it now: more kids have grown up as readers thanks to Dolly than any amount of Harry fucking Potter.

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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 24/08/2026

the way of the future | patreon.com/lubchansky

PANEL 1: MATTIE is looking down. A SECOND PERSON is on the ground.
MATTIE: WHAT ARE YOU DOING DOWN THERE?
PERSON: OH I'M MOVING AROUND LIKE A LITTLE WORM.

PANEL 2: Closer in on the PERSON, who smiles beatifically.
MATTIE: SEEMS UNCOMFORTABLE.
PERSON: IT'S THE FUTURE! ALL THE BIG MONEY IS ON IT, MANY ARTICLES AND LEADING FIGURES ARE SAYING IT AS WELL.
PERSON: WHO AM I TO ARGUE!

PANEL 3: MATTIE puts a hand to her chin.
MATTIE: I JUST DON'T SEE THE BENEFIT. FOR MY OWN LIFE.
PERSON: YOU CAN EITHER GET WITH IT OR PERISH IN THE FUCKING DUST, OLD WOMAN.

PANEL 4: The PERSON holds up their phone. On it is a photo of a tech CEO-looking guy on the ground, being interviewed by a journalist
TEXT: DAVOS
TEXT: CEO OF SquirmX SAYS WRITHING AROUND WILL ACCOUNT FOR 700% OF US ECONOMY WITHIN 2 MONTHS
PERSON: THAT'S A DIRECT QUOTE.

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

James Bond: you think I haven’t faced death before? Supervillain: oh, I don’t expect you to die, Mr. Bond. I expect you to suffer. *opens travel funding reimbursement software I think you will find your motorboat rental and casino reservations especially complex James Bond: no. no. pls kill me

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Jared Hansen, PhD. 🇵🇸 @jaredchansen.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

This game sounds amazing, can’t wait to get a copy of it for myself!

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Kay Coghill, PhD. @drkalyncoghill.blacksky.team · 08/08/2026

Black women in tech on here, where yall at? I’m looking for community.

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Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃 @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Rather sick of hearing from that disgusting bigoted hatemonger, how about we try and raise up some trans folks instead? If you are trans and are an artist, writer, gamedev, musician, or creative of some variety? Reply below with links to your work(s)! Only one rule - strictly no generative AI.

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Breaking Bad Saul Goodman with Trans Flag

Alt: Breaking Bad Saul Goodman with Trans Flag

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Paolo Ruffino @paoloruffino.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Very pleased to announce the publication of Game Engine Culture(s) by Mimesis International, a collection I have co-edited with my friends and colleagues Matteo Bittanti and Valentino Catricalà milanmachinimafestival.org/game-engine-...

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Game Engine Culture(s) — MILAN MACHINIMA FESTIVAL

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Very thankful for this letter to Becky Pepper-Jackson (the 16 year-old trans girl SCOTUS ruled against yesterday) from James Dale, a gay man whose expulsion from the Boy Scouts was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2000.

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To the Trans Girl Who Just Lost at the Supreme Court: So Did I 26 Years Ago

A letter to Becky Pepper Jackson about her trans sports case defeat at SCOTUS yesterday

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Brian Duguid @brianduguid.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Can we have more ttrpg scholarship that isn't about D&D please? Thanks, scholars. I have a minor quibble with this #Pendragon paper, but I still enjoyed reading it: it's less abstruse than some #GameStudies texts.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 24/06/2026

Been working on this as part of my Levelling The Playing Field program for a while, as part of a mission of creating fairer access to knowledge. Eight 101 video courses for independent game dev, €40 each, available soon. Sign up for the launch announcement & newsletter at courses.ramiismail.com

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Jared Hansen, PhD. 🇵🇸 @jaredchansen.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

As a researcher who’s studied online communities, this resonates with me

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Quinn Daedal @quinnanya.me · 17/06/2026

ChatGPT is to DH tools what Wario is to Mario. If you really don't know from Mario, and aren't paying that close attention, maybe you could confuse the two. But it requires missing all the ways in which everything about Wario is wrong, from the subtle (mustache angle) to the extreme (evil goals).

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Jared Hansen, PhD. 🇵🇸 @jaredchansen.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Can’t believe I just cold-emailed one of the biggest TRPG designers about alluding to their setting in a future videogame I hope to make.

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Jared Hansen, PhD. 🇵🇸 @jaredchansen.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Now Mighty Cuphead Adventure is getting me interested in Sega Master System #homebrew Not that I have enough retro game projects half started

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Jared Hansen, PhD. 🇵🇸 @jaredchansen.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Game dev has been hard this week, been putting a lot of hours into Stardew Valley instead.

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Jared Hansen, PhD. 🇵🇸 @jaredchansen.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Struggling with writer's block while working on my Game Jam entry. But here's another character #retrodev #nintendods #homebrew

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Jared Hansen, PhD. 🇵🇸 @jaredchansen.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Meet another character in my upcoming game jam entry, a neon-style visual novel #retrodev #nintendoDS #pixelart #indiedev

Pixel art girl, wearing bikini top and jean shorts, holding a cup

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Jared Hansen, PhD. 🇵🇸 @jaredchansen.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

With the semester ending, I'm finally finding time to draw some #pixelart again, and participate in another game jam. I'm not sure if I learned my lesson last time #retrodev #gamedev

Goth woman, pixel art, with black hair, folding arms

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sean guynes @guynes.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I have to ask @ckunzelman.bsky.social and @ztul.bsky.social: what is the origin of "the social is predicated on its exclusions"? I keep hearing you say it in Game Studies Study Buddies (I listen to random episodes as the topics strike me). Is it yours? (Internet references seem to suggest so!)

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Jared Hansen, PhD. 🇵🇸 @jaredchansen.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Submitted my manuscript before Spring Break. Probably won’t hear back until after the semester ends. Really hope they want to publish it.

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Will Tullett @willtullett.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

amazing new work by computer scientists claims ‘this is the face of the real Anne Boleyn’.

A child’s drawing of their mother. The face is shaped like a thumb and curly brown hair goes all the way around the sides and top. What appears to be a foot is depicted at the bottom with what looks like brown string tied in a bow around it. The face itself is dominated by a grin, teeth bared, with lipstick around the mouth and what appears to be a lit cigar dangling from them. The nose, high up the thumb head, is small and potato like (a light brown colour) and the head has tiny, blue, eyes topped with carrot like eye browns. An air of menace emanates from the expression.

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Jared Hansen, PhD. 🇵🇸 @jaredchansen.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Wish I had spent more time in Milwaukee this weekend, I missed some cool presentations at the Midwest Gaming Classic on Saturday (I was only there on Sunday). Maybe next year I can catch some of my heroes in the video game history space.

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Hugh Davies @hughdavies.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Chinese DiGRA 2026 Call for Papers: Chinese Game Studies: Publishing, Platforms, and Player Cultures: 19–20 September, Wuhan; 15 May deadline. chinesedigra.org/call-for-pap...

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Chris Totten - Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends @totter87.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

In so doing, it’s also telling me that there need to be 1) more academic game design studies venues (journals and conferences) that aren’t serious games-focused or pure industry events. Academic game making needs venues. 2) there needs to be more avenues for arts-based game studies. It’s a huge gap

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Jared Hansen, PhD. 🇵🇸 @jaredchansen.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Backed a video game on Kickstarter in 2019. Got an email today that they’re “almost done with the demo.” This is probably why I’ve lost faith in crowdfunding

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Mike Cook @mtrc.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

What happens to player communities when a big game DLC releases? We surveyed Elden Ring before, during and after Shadow of the Erdtree's release and watched how message-writing behaviour changed in the base game and the new game areas. A lot of fun, and a unique, unrepeatable study opportunity!

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 20/03/2026

If you're a Muslim creator, DM me what you're working on, yeah? I'd be happy to connect and chat.

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Jared Hansen, PhD. 🇵🇸 @jaredchansen.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Ok, if I could stop getting sick until the end of the semester that world be great. I’ve got lots of writing to do

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Quinns @itsquinns.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

What tabletop roleplaying games are there that use multiple GMs?

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Jared Hansen, PhD. 🇵🇸 @jaredchansen.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Del Toro’s Frankenstein is very good. Such a contrast to the bland content I usually watch on Netflix

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