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Leighton Evans @leightonevans.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Research call: looking for people who engage with generative AI in intimate contexts (images, chatbots, etc.)—personal or commercial. Anonymity is prioritised due to the topic. More info: www.Intimatecreationsresearch.com Intimatecreationsresearch@londonmet.ac.uk Please share if relevant.

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Intimate Creations Research

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Dave Parisi @daveparisi.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Digging into this edited volume on VR gaming from @leightonevans.bsky.social, and it's exactly what I've been looking for in terms of a teaching resource, even as VR gaming is sorta stalling out, lots of material in here helpful for understanding what went wrong. www.emerald.com/books/edited...

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Virtual Reality Gaming: Perspectives on Immersion, Embodiment and Presence

This volume contains an Open Access Chapter. Offering a comprehensive and research-oriented survey of the complexities of VR gaming, emphasising immersion,

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Leighton Evans @leightonevans.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

In the dark Welsh valley, On the mountain side, Lay the little children, Close to where they died. Their little lives are ended, Before they reach their goal, Tender little children, Have paid the price of coal.

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Jack Kennedy @jackkennedy.ie · 09/07/2025

But you get arrested on sight for saying "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action". Saying those words is terrorism. Whereas this burning of effigies of refugees, that's just culture

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Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

This why first-past-the-post is such a terrible system for electing a government. Full tortuous analogy in my latest Guardian article: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Wici Cymru @wicicymru.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

#otd On this day in 1894 (131 years ago) – The Albion Colliery Disaster, Cilfynydd; the second worst in Wales. 290 men and boys were killed. The youngest victim was only 13. One household in Howell Street lost 11 members. Company fined £12. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albion_...

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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

1/ You think you're reading local news. Illinois Valley Times. Tucson Standard. Arizona Today. But these aren't newsrooms, they're AI-run disinfo & propaganda machines funded by billionaires to manipulate your vote. Welcome to pink slime media. #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue 🧵

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 08/05/2025

Meta preys on your data. It takes 2 minutes to ask them to stop👇 action.goodlawproject.org/meta-this-ti...

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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

This website shows the nearest 10 branches of Greggs to any point in the UK. I'm afraid to say there are a lot of places where it looks like a dot alasdairrae.github.io/steakbakespi...

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Farage, Badenoch and the US far-right are all lining up to attack people with autism, ADHD and other conditions that indicate people might have special educational needs. The move is sinister, wrong and profoundly worrying. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/04...

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The far-right, autism, ADHD, SEND and the need to respect and celebrate diversity

Nigel Farage was at his very worst yesterday. As The Guardian reported: Nigel Farage has claimed that doctors are “massively over-diagnosing” children with special educational needs and disabilities ...

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Leighton Evans @leightonevans.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Lovely to have a physical copy of this amazing book in my hands! Thanks to all the incredible contributors for their work on this, it's turned out incredible! Suffice to say, this is available from all good bookstores and should be purchased immediately! #VR #VRGaming

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Dr. Shelby Judge @shelbyjudge.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

I recently learned about inspection copies!! Free books!! 📚

A white hand with long black nails holding a book in front of a white background. The book is green with green-toned images of media technology eg a computer keyboard, gaming controllers, podcasting equipment. In white boxes are the title and author: media studies; industries, texts, audiences by Leighton Evans

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CAVRN @cavrn.org · 28/01/2025

In our first post of 2025, Katerina Girginova distills the Social Grammars of Virtuality report, reflecting on the motivations underlying this yearly review and delving into their insights on how we (should) talk about virtual and augmented reality. Check it out here: cavrn.org/talking-abou...

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Talking about virtual and augmented reality

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Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

However true it might have been in the past that our economic model generates the best or even the most economically productive use of resources, the idea it still does now is clearly bullshit.

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Leighton Evans @leightonevans.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

It's here! Thrilled to announce my new book Media Studies: Industries, Texts and Audiences is now available! 📖 Order your copy here: bit.ly/4hL3VMW #MediaStudies #NewBook #Sage

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Leighton Evans @leightonevans.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

This might be the most insane thing I've read about Swansea City since the mid-90s. I despised the former owners. The current ones need to be sectioned for their own safety.

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Pete Hanratty @petehanratty.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

We seem to be living through a complete rejection of the ideals established during the enlightment. Does anyone know of any literature exploring this shift from this perspective? Not sure how to boost this post beyond my following viewership, so ideas welcomed on that too

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Dr Ana-Maria Herman @anamariaherman.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

New year, new book! Am so thrilled to see this coming through the last stages of the publication process. A tremendous effort by all contributors - "Mobile Heritage" will be out on April 8! See this Routledge link for all contributors: www.routledge.com/Mobile-Herit...

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Dr Ana-Maria Herman @anamariaherman.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Chapters by @leightonevans.bsky.social, @profjohanna.bsky.social Alexander Herman @eyobderillo1.bsky.social @kathryneccles.bsky.social Kristen Casey, Emily Gould, Nick Herman, @leoba.bsky.social Junmin Liu @visaimmonen.bsky.social @erikmc.bsky.social Hafizur Rahaman, Maryvelma O'Neil, Andrew Yip

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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

This article should be required reading for anyone commenting on the political effects of social media.

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

this is probably my favourite photograph of 2024, taken on a long May evening at the shipwreck on Rhossili beach in the Gower, Wales

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Matthias Ring @iconscreen.de · 22/12/2024

'AI and memory' by Andrew Hoskins www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Article explores the impact of Generative AI systems on human memory and collective memory. These could change the way we access the past by creating an artificial image of the past and constantly reshaping it through interactions.

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AI and memory | Memory, Mind & Media | Cambridge Core

AI and memory - Volume 3

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FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Note for the upcoming holiday season,,, some of us are on a sobriety journey and mocktails or non-alcoholic beer options make a big difference 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

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MultiPlay Network @multiplaynetwork.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Hi everyone! MultiPlay is a multidisciplinary network supporting video game studies. Join our Discord here: discord.gg/WhT49QJ4dp see our website for CFPs: multiplaynetwork.org

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MultiPlay

The Network for Multidisciplinary Research on Digital Play and Games

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CAVRN @cavrn.org · 14/11/2024

CAVRN was launched by @marcuscarter.com, @benegliston.bsky.social, @kateeuph.bsky.social, and Luke Heemsbergen in 2022 to to provide useful and accessible introductions to AR & VR scholarship outside of traditional modes of academic publishing 🎉 We aim to post articles on cavrn.org fortnightly.

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CAVRN @cavrn.org · 14/11/2024

Hello Bluesky, we are the Critical Augmented and Virtual Reality Research Network (CAVRN)—a scholarly group & publication for academics critically studying emerging VR & AR technologies 👋

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Leighton Evans @leightonevans.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Philosophy at the Cinema event: Strange Days (Kathryn Bigelow, 1995) Thursday 14th November 6pm, Taliesin Theatre With me introducing the film!! Funded by The Royal Institue of Philosophy, tickets are free!! www.taliesinartscentre.co.uk/en/all-event...

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Strange Days

This is our first ever Philosophy at the Cinema event. We will be showing and discussing the film Strange Days.

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