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Associate Professor of Media and Game Studies Co-author of Mainstreaming and Game Journalism: direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5… 🧵: sushilovinfun 🐘: maxwellfoxman@mastodon.social 🐦: maxwellfoxman

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 21/09/2026
Our exhaustive collection of football shirts featuring video game cameos has been updated for the 26-27 season: aftermath.site/football-shirt...
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Many thanks to Lookout Eugene-Springfield for this comprehensive profile of my career. I really appreciated this in-depth conversation about my work. Meet the UO professor who studies the serious side of games lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/univer...
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Meet the UO professor who studies the serious side of games
Maxwell Foxman, an associate professor at the University of Oregon, studies how games and play intersect with nongame industries and media.
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
"It also serves as an example of solid research in its skillful weaving of interview insights, personal experience, and concrete examples" Thanks to Steffi Shook for the kind words about craft in @nieborg.bsky.social and my book Read the @ijoc-usc.bsky.social review here: ijoc.org/index.php/ij...
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View of David B. Nieborg and Maxwell Foxman, Mainstreaming and Game Journalism | International Journal of Communication
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Thanks for the shout out! Saw this article a few days ago and Oscar did a great job breaking it down this thread.
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
"Real or fake" is running out of road as a way to evaluate images. My recent article proposes fidelity instead — how faithfully an image represents what it claims to, across several dimensions rather than one verdict. Nice write-up from OregonNews with a great chart! news.uoregon.edu/how-evaluate...
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Day 2 of Meaningful XR is already off to a great start with Cortney Harding discussing benefits and drawbacks of smart glasses on the market. So pleased to be a lead organizer for this @uosojc.bsky.social conference along with colleagues and friends:
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
New Book Chapter w/ @nieborg.bsky.social about early days of AI news coverage. Drawing from our book, we argue mainstreaming AI will be hard, especially given expectations for journalists to play with and understand the tech. Send me a note if you need a copy: www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
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Mainstreaming AI | 8 | How Journalists Play with Emerging Technologies
This chapter examines the role of US-based journalists in shaping artificial intelligence (AI) discourses and imaginaries as the innovation becomes increasingly
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Matt Knutson @mattknutson.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Nearing the end of #SCMS26, and guess what's still left to talk about? P18, Reexamining Esports with @a-c-cote.bsky.social, @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social, Keung Yoon Bae, and Taylore Woodhouse. Starting in 30 min in Alpine 1.
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
New article out in Digital Journalism! 🎉 "Conceptualizing Fidelity: Reimagining Contemporary Visual Journalism's Occupational Ideologies" Open access → doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2026.2626739 I propose fidelity as a new framework for evaluating truth in CGI-based visual journalism. More below
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Conceptualizing Fidelity: Reimagining Contemporary Visual Journalism’s Occupational Ideologies
This article conceptualizes fidelity as a new occupational ideology in visual journalism, offering an alternative to objectivity as computer-generated imagery (CGI) becomes increasingly commonplace...
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
About one week left to submit to Meaningful XR (2/28) 📅 May 30–31, 2026 | 📍 University of Oregon, Portland & Virtual Submit here: event.fourwaves.com/mxr2026/subm... Topics include XR + AI, XR in education and the workplace, game design in XR, XR's societal impact, and more. #VR #XR #AR
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🗓️Important Dates and Links 🎉 Submission Deadline - EXTENDED to February 28, 2026 🎉 Conference Dates - May 30–31 Join us in person in Portland or virtually via our hybrid platform. 🎉 Submit Through...
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Don’t know how I missed this but many thanks to @stantium.bsky.social for this kind review of @nieborg.bsky.social and my book from 2023! Read it here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/15/artic...
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Project MUSE -- Verification required!
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Before the calendar year closes out, I just want to remind everyone to consider submitting to Meaningful XR! Deadline for submissions is the end of February! We look forward to seeing your research and projects surrounding VR, AR, and XR! Here's the link to the CFP: www.meaningfulxr.org
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🗓️Important Dates and Links 🎉 Submission Deadline - February 28, 2026 🎉 Conference Dates - May 30–31 Join us in person in Portland or virtually via our hybrid platform. 🎉 Submit Through Fourwaves: ...
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Chris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
NEW: I spoke with the reporters behind Post Games, Aftermath, Game File, People Make Games, Rogue, and Rascal News to learn about the trials and triumphs of going independent in a shifting game media landscape dominated by conglomeration and layoffs.
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jeeyon shim 심지연 @jeeyon.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Listening to Cameron Kunzelman interviewing Jacob Geller about essay writing and the vagaries of making an income on YT. Laughed out loud when Geller observed that Mr. Beast probably has terrible conversion rates on his ad sponsorships bc he targets children, aka people who don't have credit cards
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Another presentation in the books for @esportsresnet.bsky.social! This one arguing for how philosophies, labor and infrastructure shape differences in collegiate esports programs.
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Was very pleased to represent the EGR Lab in discussing VR Spectatorship and Esports at the annual @esportsresnet.bsky.social con. Thanks to co-director @a-c-cote.bsky.social for coordinating Twitch. For those hoping to catch the last day, go here (it's free): esportsresearch.net/category/ern...
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Was happy to contribute to this article helmed by Alex Leith on how VRChat became a space for coping during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the article here and we nicely have a visual abstract to go with it: doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...
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Nintendo Life @nintendolife.com · 23/10/2025
Marvel Cosmic Invasion Scores December Release Date And Two New Fighters. (Repost)
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Marvel Cosmic Invasion Scores December Release Date And Two New Fighters
On your left
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Thanks to SPJ Oregon and Nicole Dahmen for having me talk about the challenges of covering AI as it becomes an increasingly ubiquitous technology at their conference. Especially appreciate them letting me Zoom in considering me currently being in NYC
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Due to a gaffe in reading from a text-to-speech program, I think if I ever do decide to get into rapping, I'll go by the moniker of MC Luhan.
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
How important is play to game developers? If you're interested in knowing the answer, maybe check out this new article by yours truly, as well as the amazing team of Dalton Bouzek, @chaeyunl.bsky.social and Alex Leith! doi.org/10.3389/fcom...
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Frontiers | Balancing fun and professionalism in game development: the dark and light side of play in virtual meetings
IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic accelerated remote work adoption in the game development industry, an already precarious field characterized by “crunch” cu...
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Another kind review of our work by Andreas Rauscher about @nieborg.bsky.social and my book! For those who speak German, this may be a good one for you: mediarep.org/server/api/c...
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Another year of collaborating with the excellent Katerina Girginova and team on the Social Grammars of Virtuality Report! Want to know the dominant theories surrounding XR today? Take a look at the co-authored chapter between me and Shane Burrell there: penn.manifoldapp.org/read/theorie...
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Dr. Penelope K Hardy @pkhardy.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
New on H-Sci-Med-Tech: Check out Gabriel Antúnez De Mayolo Kou (UWisconsin-La Crosse)‬’s review of @nieborg.bsky.social (@utoronto.ca‬) & @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social‬ (@uoregon.bsky.social‬)’s book _Mainstreaming & Game Journalism_ (2023) @mitpress.bsky.social Review avail @hnetreviews.bsky.social
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
For those who don't know, I am a FEW days away from taking a year-long sabbatical from UO! For the next year, I will (mostly) be found right back home in New York City!!!!!
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
It's the summer of reviews here in the PNW For those interested in contemporary videogame production and the complicated changes in employment and ideology in game studios, I can't recommend @brkeogh.bsky.social's book enough. Read the review here: dx.doi.org/10.1353/lac.....
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Project MUSE - The Videogame Industry Does Not Exist by Brendan Keogh (review)
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Read Jim’s book! Short review is it’s very good if you’re interested in game tools!
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Thanks for the shoutout to @uosojc.bsky.social's new game studies minor from our neighbors to the north in Corvallis: gazettetimes.com/news/local/b...
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Just call Corvallis a 'Nerdvana' for its growing gaming and comic culture
Geeks come to Corvallis, bearing gifts to the local economy. Here's the nerdy landscape (i.e., who sells what).
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
I am endlessly interested in how board game publishing has become a focal point for explaining tariffs. Definitely a paper there somewhere www.endlessmode.com/article/how-...*
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How the Trump Tariffs Are Impacting Board Game Publishers - Endless Mode
We talk to four board game publishers about how Trump's tariffs are impacting the industry, whose games are largely printed in China.
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
As I get ready for the "Instagramming Amsterdam" study abroad class I am about to teach, I was trying out my best instagrammable photo moments in NEW Amsterdam, while having a lovely (if sweltering) day at Art Omi
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Always enjoy more Playdate news
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Not my favorite habit but managed to churn out an entire chapter (roughly 2,750 words) today. Sometimes you just need those days to sit and *really* focus on writing!
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Interesting Playdate news.
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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
This week: the craft of video essays, RPG adaptations, the Pokémon nostalgia trap, and more: critical-distance.com/2025/06/16/j...
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June 15th
Welcome back readers. We’ve got 17 new-and-cool picks for you this week. Keep the recommendations coming by joining our Discord, and keep the whole operation going by supporting our Patreon! …
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
It’s been another great #ica25 and my last as @icagames.bsky.social chair! Been a privilege to see this division grow in scope and size! Looking forward to seeing what comes next and thanks to my fellow officers both in the division and others
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Celebrating 20 years at #ica25!!! @icagames.bsky.social made this swag showcasing our “tour schedule.” If you want your own band shirt, shoot me a note! Cc @icahdq.bsky.social
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Daniel Pietschmann @empi2k.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Very cool panel and demo on using Beyond Meet Space in VR chat as research and teaching platform by a large team of colleagues, including Robby Ratan, Max Foxman, Swati Pandita
All panelists using VROverview of meet space platform
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
They’ve already posted these but @icagames.bsky.social's comms team has a great set of posters to remind you what the division is up to today! Check it out if you are at #ICA25
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Excellent start to the #ICA25 preconference from the @icagames.bsky.social division. Taking some notes here
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
While yesterday was the BoD meeting, #ICA25 is beginning in earnest in roughly 30 minutes for me as the @icagames.bsky.social division hosts its preconference! icagames.org/2025preconfe.... Great speakers, panels, and conversation to come!
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
For #ica25 I know there was some chatter in @icagames.bsky.social about getting this game for all us academics. Well I got it and do plan on bringing it to our reception on Sunday if anyone wants to play!
The publish or perish board game with add-ons
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ICAGames.bsky.social @icagames.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Are you looking to get involved with our Division? We're always looking for folks to help us promote and guide game studies with @icahdq.bsky.social and beyond. Come by our business meeting at #ICA25, Sunday 15 June at 4:30pm, Centennial B. =)
Are you looking to get involved with our Division? We're always looking for folks to help us promote and guide game studies with @icahdq.bsky.social and beyond. Come by our business meeting at #ICA25, Sunday 15 June at 4:30pm, Centennial B. =)
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ICAGames.bsky.social @icagames.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
More at #ICA25? Youbetcha. We'll have a high-density session on counter and counter-culture on Monday 16 June, 9am in Capitol 4. These are great sessions, because they feature several "quick pitches" from scholars, meant to drive further conversation at @icahdq.bsky.social and beyond. C'mon by!
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Alex Antra - Reconnect, The games writing discovery platform @antranaut.com · 06/06/2025
Reconnect Recommends: The Legend of Sega’s Zelda Clones #gaming #videogames
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The Legend of Sega’s Zelda Clones
This article has been curated by Reconnect, the games writing discovery platform.
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Pretty idyllic day of discussing goth philosophy with colleagues, having a cocktail based on Chopin's heart for a friend's book release and finishing up with local soccer.
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
It's the season of posting academic letters, and I'm no different! Humbled and pleased to be promoted to Associate w/ tenure (effective Sept). Scholarship is a team sport; I truly could not have achieved this without the constant support of friends/colleagues. Many thanks to you all!
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Maxwell Foxman @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
On the cusp of Meaningful XR 2025, I am excited to see the publication of a new article I had a small part in writing: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/.... Key to our findings is that openness to the metaverse as a workspace is tied to entertainment. Read more (as well as barriers to openness).
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Openness to the Metaverse Workplace: Zoom Fatigue and Metaverse Information Seeking Mediate Gender Inequities
The metaverse—a network of three-dimensional virtual worlds in which people can engage in everyday activities—could augment future workplaces given the widespread acceptance of remote work. While it ...
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ICAGames.bsky.social @icagames.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
And ... of course we have posters! Make sure to check out your colleagues' work during one of the International Communication Association (ICA Official Page) poster sessions. We'll be there on Saturday 14 June, 1:30pm of the Centennial Foyer, Hyatt Regency Denver. #ICA25 #ICA_GS
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Naomi Clark (@metasynthie) 暗悪直美 @halfrobot.com · 26/04/2025
Continuing with pt. 2 of GS1: Game Studies in Action, a whole conference of student research by game design grad students! (see thread below for talks from this morning, and gstudies.one for abstracts & author names)
Game Studies in Action: GS1
April 26th, 9 AM - 6 PM
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