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John O’Shea

@johnoshea.bsky.social

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Creative Director & Co-CEO National Videogame Museum, Sheffield, UK Own views.

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John O’Shea @johnoshea.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

“The Professional Grief of the Creative Industries” A Powerful, must-read, article from Alan Warburton railing against “the very messy, human impacts of tech disruption in the creative industries” #AI #ImageEmpire www.linkedin.com/posts/consid...

A still from “The Wizard of AI” (2023) Alan Warburton showing six creative people looking at the camera with exaggerated expressions of grief (like a cartoon version of Edvard Munch’s “The Scream”)

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John O’Shea @johnoshea.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Completed it over lunchtime (it’s not as difficult as original Pac-Man!) Hi Score 52170 - can anyone beat that?

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John O’Shea @johnoshea.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

…And then a flying visit to see the @gameslondon.bsky.social team and collect a mysterious & beautiful object they were looking after, for a future display @nvmuk.bsky.social. (thanks @ustwogames.co.uk - more soon!)

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John O’Shea @johnoshea.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

On the road today for a change - returning some loan items to Lumino City makers State of Play (models that starred in @nvmuk.bsky.social’s Art of Play exhibition.)

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John O’Shea @johnoshea.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

@helpsheffield.co.uk Runners Wristwatch found (not the one pictured) Norton Playing Fields, Warminster Road, Sheffield - if it could be yours, let me know. (Also any other suggestions where to post? Or let me know if anyone’s seen a “lost” post that could be the one!)

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John O’Shea @johnoshea.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

In case anyone is wondering, this (see pic) was the dataset for the “panda” quote: 2011: one year of PC Gamer magazine cover images: - 11 men - 1 woman - 1 panda 🐼

2011: one years of PC Gamer magazine cover images:
- 11 men
- 1 woman
- 1 panda

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John O’Shea @johnoshea.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Been looking at this wrapping paper from John Lewis for a while. Kudos to the designers because it say’s: FA, LA, LA, LA!” But, also if you look closely it occasionally says “FALAFAL” - So technically it is a “Falafal Wrap”.

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John O’Shea @johnoshea.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

If my local park was actually a 90’s videogame I would be trying to find out what’s behind that wall!

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John O’Shea @johnoshea.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

🦋 Taking time on train to introduce myself here: I’m John - for almost 3 years I’ve been Creative Director at the National Videogame Museum in Sheffield, UK, where I’m Co-CEO with @catpowell.bsky.social 👾 Expect art, videogame, charity-sector chat with an emphasis on how tech impacts our lives.

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John O’Shea @johnoshea.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

#Sheffield

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