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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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IOCOSE @iocose.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Join us tomorrow at King's College London for the Reverse Contradictionary workshop! 🕓 16:00-18:00 🏛️ Room BH (NE)1.03 Bush House North East Wing, 30 Aldwych, WC2B 4BG 🔗 Registration link: lnkd.in/eD-92qYr

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Digital Humanities @ King's College London @kingsdh.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

How do we attend to the world? 👁️ Today's plenary, 'Ecologies of Attention and Perception', with Joanna Zylinska @joannazylinska.bsky.social, Feng Zhu, Sasha Litvintseva, Geoff Cox and Paolo Ruffino @paoloruffino.bsky.social . 16.00, BH(N) Auditorium

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Paolo Ruffino @paoloruffino.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

What can videogames tell us about the Anthropocene? This Friday June 12 at 3:30pm (UK time) I'll present my research as part of the Gaming What Matters series organised by the Humanities at Play QUEST hub. It will be streamed online. Register here: tr.ee/FY-tciO8Qn #gamestudies #anthropocene

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Quest: Humanities at Play! Official: Twitch | Linktree

Join our interdisciplinary research and knowledge-exchange hub dedicated to exploring the role of the Humanities in contemporary video game studies.

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Goldsmiths UCU @goldsmithsucu.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Our action is making the news! A round-up of today's coverage 👓🗞️:

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Paolo Ruffino @paoloruffino.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Tomorrow I will be in Copenhagen at ITU speaking at the Playing Futures conference organised by @miguelsicart.bsky.social The conference explores the role of games during and after the current climate and energy catastrophes, a topic I have been researching for many years playingfutures.today

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Playing Futures

Playing Futures is a conference about the role of games and play during and after the impending climate and energy catastrophes. The goal of the conference is to serve as a meeting point for the commu...

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Paolo Ruffino @paoloruffino.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

I am delighted to present at the GAME Speaker Series at EXCITE later today! I will be discussing the legacy of the indie movement on contemporary game-making culture and game studies. www.eventbrite.com/e/excite-gam...

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EXCITE GAME Speaker Series #04: After Independence

Paolo Ruffino is a Senior Lecturer and Author investigating videogame production. Join us to hear directly from him about indie games!

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Paolo Ruffino @paoloruffino.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

On March 24th I'll be chairing a talk by Tom Boellstorff on the history and contemporary relevance of PlayCable: a 1980s Intellivision extension that let players download games before the internet made it normal. Looks like a fascinating one. Please join us! therai.org.uk/events/anthr...

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Anthropology of Play and Games: Tom Boellstorff - Royal Anthropological Institute

Anthropology of Play and Games ~ A seminar series organised by Hazel Andrews (Liverpool John Moores), Kellynn Wee (UCL) and the RAI~ Tuesday 24 March 2026, 4.00 – 6.00pm GMT This is an online event. P...

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Paolo Ruffino @paoloruffino.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Join us on Feb 18 at King’s College. I’ll be in conversation with Rob Gallagher as we celebrate the launch of Artgames after Gamergate!

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Paolo Ruffino @paoloruffino.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Reverse Contradictionary! Don’t miss the book launch if you are in Berlin - it’s on the day before the start of Transmediale

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KCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Keep it up folks! Vote now and vote yes for industrial action in the national @ucu and local KCL UCU ballots! If you have not received your ballot there is still time to order a replacement TODAY! The last ‘safe’ day to post your ballot papers is 26 November! #wearetheuniversity #wearekcl

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Paolo Ruffino @paoloruffino.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

BBC News has asked me to comment on Rockstar Games' recent decision to fire 30-40 staff members. @gameworkers.co.uk is accusing Rockstar of union busting. This story is important for at least two reasons.

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Grand Theft Auto studio accused of 'union busting' after sacking workers

A union representing people in the gaming sector said 31 people were fired at Rockstar's UK studios.

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IWGB Game Workers Union @gameworkers.co.uk · 31/10/2025

This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity. We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.

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Paolo Ruffino @paoloruffino.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Join us at King’s on Nov 14th for this great event on Gaming Social Justice!

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Digital Humanities @ King's College London @kingsdh.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

📢 We’re hiring a Lecturer in Digital Media and Culture Education (online programmes) 📔 Contract: Full-time, fixed term 🗓 Apply by: 26 October 2025 Full details here: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru... #DigitalHumanities #AcademicJobs #Hiring

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Paolo Ruffino @paoloruffino.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

My department @kingsdh.bsky.social is organising a really exciting conference in June 2026 on the significance of the digital, very broadly intended, in our contemporary age. The deadline for the submission of abstracts and panel proposals is on 30/9/2025 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/digit...

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Digital Humanities Today: Critical Inquiry with and about the Digital

From the 23-26 June 2026, the Department of Digital Humanities at King’s College London will host an international conference exploring the evolving role of Digital Humanities in a world increasingly ...

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Paolo Ruffino @paoloruffino.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

It's great to see that IKEA in Oxford Circus has installed a large reproduction of the Doomsday Clock at its entrance. This serves as a reminder to visitors that we are theoretically less than 2 minutes away from a potential nuclear catastrophe that could endanger all of humanity.

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Digital Humanities @ King's College London @kingsdh.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

📢 We’re hiring a Lecturer in Computational Humanities Education (Academic Education Pathway). 📔 Contract: Full-time, indefinite contract 🗓 Apply by: 25 August 2025 Full details here: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru... #DigitalHumanities #AcademicJobs #Hiring

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Paolo Ruffino @paoloruffino.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

I’ll be co-leading an amazing workshop tomorrow at #digra2025 on Game Engine Cultures. We explore the implications of the widespread use of videogame engines in visual culture. Join us if you are in Malta (and are into this sort of things) digraconference2025.org/calls-worksh...

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DiGRA 2025 - Malta

The Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) conference is an international academic conference dedicated to the study of digital games and related phenomena. DiGRA is a global organization that pro...

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minor compositions @minorcompositions.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Now available for advance ordering and/or free download… Feral Class - Marc Garrett Untamed, Unheard, Unstoppable… a moving memoir about being a working-class artist… Art on the Margins, Life Without Permission www.minorcompositions.info?p=1561 @mgarrett.bsky.social

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KCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Over the last year, your colleagues, comrades and friends at KCL have been harassed for defending Palestinian rights, upholding academic freedom and union activism. THIS is why we are balloting members NOW. But what exactly has been happening?

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Paolo Ruffino @paoloruffino.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Looking forward to the ICA post-conference Labour and Play in the Platform Society in Prague tomorrow. I will discuss my new project on the impact of videogame engines such as Unity and Unreal on creative workers in the UK gameproductionstudies.fsv.cuni.cz/2025/06/04/l... ‪

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Labor and Play in Platform Society | Prague Game Production Studies Group

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Paolo Ruffino @paoloruffino.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I was really impressed by the level of critique and analysis at the World Through AI exhibition at Jeu de Paume in Paris. In particular the work calculatingempires.net by Vladan Joler and @katecrawford.bsky.social is absolutely worth the trip!

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Calculating Empires: A Genealogy of Technology and Power since 1500

Explore how technical and social structures co-evolved over five centuries in this large-scale research visualization.

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Poppy Wilde @poppywilde.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Very cool looking PhD studentship in gaming and sustainability at Uni of Salford here, working with @cultsociologist.bsky.social and Tom Brock. Interested to see the outcomes of this one! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMU434/p... #PhD #studentship #funding #GameStudies #EcoGames

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PhD Studentship on Gaming & Sustainability at University of Salford

Discover a PhD Studentship: PhD Studentship on Gaming & Sustainability Explore more PhD opportunities and apply today!

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M Lupetti @mlupetti.upandpunch.red · 23/04/2025

My new collaboration with art magazine The Bunker Magazine is about videogames being modified, reinterpreted, hijacked, about videogames being toys. My last feature article discusses queering through modding, plundercore, machinima and virtual photography. [article in English]

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Digital Humanities @ King's College London @kingsdh.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

📚 Join us at King’s College London on 21 May for the launch of Technoskepticism: Between Possibility and Refusal, a book by @disconetwork.bsky.social exploring the possibilities that technoskepticism can create. 📍 Strand Campus and online, 17:30 🔗 Sign up: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/techn...

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Technoskepticism: Between Possibility and Refusal

The Department of Digital Humanities and the Centre for Digital Culture at King’s College London are delighted to host the launch of the DISCO Network’s Technoskepticism: Between Possibility and Refus...

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Paolo Ruffino @paoloruffino.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

On Thursday 10th I'll be speaking at the University of Westminster as part of the Virtual Realisms lecture series organised by Tadej Vindis and Teodora Alata. I'll talk about my current research on videogames and the (post-)Anthropocene www.westminster.ac.uk/events/paolo...

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Paolo Ruffino: Gaming the Post-Anthropocene

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Kate Devlin @drkatedevlin.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

ICYMI: King’s College London is hiring 20 open-ended posts at L/SL level (Asst/Assoc Prof level) in AI + any subject. (Yes, that includes critical studies.) It’s 3 years of 80% “protected” research time, then 2 years to the standard requirements for an open-ended post. www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/role/ki...

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King's AI+ Academic Fellowships (leading to an open-ended academic post)

King’s is making a major strategic investment into driving AI activity across our nine academic Faculties. Our ambition is to accelerate growth in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data-driven research...

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Paolo Ruffino @paoloruffino.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Still a few days left to send us your abstract to the Game Engine Cultures workshop at DiGRA2025

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jonathan w. y. gray @jwyg.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Postgraduate scholarships at King's College London Faculty for Arts & Humanities for Black, Asian, and minority home students. Please share with those who might be interested. www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy...

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IOCOSE @iocose.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

A brilliant text by @therourke.net published on the occasion of our solo exhibition at @aksiomaorg.bsky.social in 2021. It predicts our present condition: we now live in a universe populated by deepfake Elon Musks who are everywhere, all the time.

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Paolo Ruffino @paoloruffino.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Glad to announce the Game Engine Cultures workshop at DiGRA2025. Curated by Paolo Ruffino, Matteo Bittanti and Valentino Catricalà. Please send your abstract by April 4th. Workshop date: June 30th at the University of Malta drive.google.com/file/d/1A5pP...

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Game Engine Cultures DiGRA2025 workshop CfP.pdf

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Digital Humanities @ King's College London @kingsdh.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Registration now open for the online townhall launch of Intelligent Systems for Screen Archives (ISSA): bit.ly/439e41h. Join us on 6 March to learn about our plans for #AI in screen heritage. Speakers from @kingsdh.bsky.social @kingsdigitallab.bsky.social @FilmArchivesUK @BFI #film #TV #archives

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Giuseppe Genna @giuseppegenna.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Deleuze & Guattari a partire da Kafka: «Quando Kafka indica fra gli scopi di una letteratura minore “l’epurazione del conflitto che oppone padri e figli e la possibilità di discuterne," il suo non è un fantasma edipico ma un programma politico"»... letteraturapensiero.com/2025/01/31/k...

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Kafka, Deleuze & Guattari: cos’è una letteratura minore?

Dal fondamentale testo del duo filosofico antiedipico francese, composto da Gilles Deleuze e Félix Guattari, un Kafka incombente, e più inquietante e rivelativo che mai, si affaccia con pose indisc…

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Roland Meyer @bildoperationen.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Trump's plans to annex Greenland may be geopolitically motivated, but they also very much reflect the neocolonial mindset of the tech broligarchy: Greenland in particular has been on their radar for some time, and on the other site they are already envisioning their AI-fueled settler fantasies 1/

Tweet by «Galactic Roman Emperor» Dryden Brown: When we get Greenland, what should we do with it?

The Greenland Plan, TLDR:
I. Secure the Arctic
II. Mine critical minerals
III. Terraform + City

Illustrated by an image of a geodesic dome like, retro-futuristic sructure in a mountain valley, snowy mountaintops in the background, probably AI generated

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Felipe Pepe @felipepepe.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Here we go, something I've been drafting for a long, long time: how the US-centric approach to video games and their history / culture basically gaslights us who come from other realities: felipepepe.medium.com/the-gentrifi... AKA, why LAN Houses, PokéTibia & Bomba Patch rule.

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The Gentrification of Video Game History

We’re not all suburban kids who got a Nintendo 64 for Christmas

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Larry May @handle.invalid · 20/12/2024

Very excited to share the 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 special issue of the 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘮, edited by me and @poppywilde.bsky.social The issue considers the relationship between videogames and the post-Anthropocene, posthumanism and the post-apocalypse: gamescriticism.org/issue-6-a/ #gamestudies

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VOLUME 6, BONUS ISSUE A: PLAYING THE POSTS: POST-ANTHROPOCENE, POSTHUMAN, POST-APOCALYPSE

(December, 2024) Introduction Bonus issue editors: Lawrence May and Poppy Wilde Beyond Barren Wastelands: The Greening of the Post-apocalypse in Video Games by M. Bianchi Uniting scholarship about …

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Paolo Ruffino @paoloruffino.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

I’m really excited to be part of this fantastic issue of the Journal of Games Criticism, curated by @larrymay.me and @poppywilde.bsky.social. My article explores some of the methodological implications in the study of games and the Anthropocene, focussing on a re-evaluation of the notion of scale.

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Molleindustria FUTURE? NO THANKS! OUT NOW @molleindustria.org · 12/12/2024

I finished teaching my Playful Theory class, a seminar for studio artists focused on games. It was my first academic course in the post-ChatGPT era, so I tried out a few strategies to handle students potentially skimming readings and submitting AI-generated response papers. Thread🧵

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