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Paul Coulton @proftriviality.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Many seem to struggle with notion of flat ontology in that whilst it allows all things to equally exist it doesn’t mean the all exist equally

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Paul Coulton @proftriviality.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I’m reacquainting myself with Godot as going to spend my new found spare time making games

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Paul Coulton @proftriviality.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Practice as research feels like it’s been on the edge for a long time I hope it does expand as for me it should be an integral part of games studies

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Paul Coulton @proftriviality.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Indeed its webinar mode so we can’t see whose online of chat with each other so quite isolating must be disappointing for online presenters in particular

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Paul Coulton @proftriviality.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Sadly they didn’t turn the visual feed on for your presentation 😳

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Paul Coulton @proftriviality.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I’m online as Claire is in Portugal so will switch between sessions. I’ll be at fringe event Friday if your still about

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Paul Coulton @proftriviality.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

What session is it in there’s so much It’s a blur

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Carolyn Pedwell @carolynpedwell.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Our CFP deadline has been extended to 30th April, please do consider submitting an abstract and do share widely! 🤖🐋⚡️

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

And yet DOGE and Elon went after anyone who disagreed with them endlessly in public in the most destructive way possible. I hope these videos have been downloaded and mirrored *everywhere*.

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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

I am casting a beady eye at all the UK commentators who, this time last year, wrote clickbaity treatises on the need for a UK DOGE, and note that position lost no important men any credibility, while the reality of the implantation cost many, many lives

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Carolyn Pedwell @carolynpedwell.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

We are excited to share the CFP for the two-day AHRC/BRAID-funded conference, 'Natures in Translation: AI, Ethics and Environmental Conservation', at Lancaster University on October 1-2nd 2026! 🌊🤖🌎🐋 Do share! wp.lancs.ac.uk/animalsintra...

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CfP Natures in Translation: AI, Ethics and Environmental Conservation Lancaster University, UK 1-2 October 2026 Conference funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and BRAID Abstract subm…

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oliver @oliverbates.co.uk · 03/03/2026

We’re inviting game makers, artists, researchers, manifesto makers, and creatives of all kinds to make zines about sustainability and digital tech “otherwise”. The zine jam is one way we’re bringing diy + critical and divergent perspectives to tech and sustainability. #zines #games #diy #jam

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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

If handing someone their arse, was a video clip

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Paul Coulton @proftriviality.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Gutted to hear of death of Mani as the memory of his base booming out over Spike Island still gives me goosebumps

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The Terry Pratchett Estate @terrypratchett.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Are you a UK or Ireland-based designer looking to get started in the industry? Penguin UK has launched its cover design awards and this year, the focus is fantasy – and one of the two titles is Terry Pratchett's Night Watch. More details: terrypratchett.com/news/calling...

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Calling all designers! Create your own version of a classic Discworld cover... | Terry Pratchett

Penguin UK has launched its annual cover design award contest where all UK and Ireland-based designers can submit their own designs for two classic Penguin titles. This year’s focus is fantasy and the...

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Royal College of Art @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

🍃 Are you a interested in a PhD in NetZero Futures? The NetZero Futures Doctoral Landscape are offering fully funded EPSRC studentships for Royal College of Art PhD students starting in September 2026 and September 2027. How to apply ➡️ www.rca.ac.uk/study/apply-...

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Fully Funded Doctoral Landscape Studentship: NetZero Futures

NetZero Futures Doctoral Landscape Award is a Fully funded EPSRC scholarship with the RCA.

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Ben Kirman @ben.kirman.org · 26/09/2025

Looking forward to this event on social justice in tabletop games. Come see/play some games (inc Billionaires and Guillotines, Daybreak, Molly House) and explore the topic, it would be cool to see you there (London 14/11) www.tickettailor.com/events/kings... #gamedesign #gamesresearch

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Select tickets – Gaming Social Justice – REACH Space

Gaming Social Justice – REACH Space, Fri 14 Nov 2025 - ‘Let the children once see clearly the gross injustice of our present land system and when they grow up, if they are allowed to develop naturall...

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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Suspect this New Statesman deep dive into the Tony Blair Institute makes the case that the correct "Economist descriptor" for the TBI is now "Oracle dealership" rather than "think tank" www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...

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Inside the Tony Blair Institute

Who really benefits from the former PM’s tech evangelism?

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Sharon @fuelled-by-coffee.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

This time next week I will be officially unemployed (although I could still describe myself as a part-time PhD student). Taking a bit of time to regroup and then looking for something 2/3 days a week around community engagement, knowledge exchange, project management, or storytelling

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oliver @oliverbates.co.uk · 02/09/2025

For ICT4S 2024 we hosted a zine jam to make a space for ideas and work about tech and sustainability. The result was Liminal Excavations. We've uploaded to itch.io (oliverbates.itch.io/liminal-exca...) and HCommons (works.hcommons.org/records/fh0v...). #zine #sustainability #ict4s #tech #academia

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Liminal Excavations by oliver bates

A zine that explores alternative visions, ideas and critiques on the topic of sustainability and ICT

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Frans Mäyrä @fransmayra.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

DiGRA 2026 will be hosted at Maynooth University in Maynooth, Ireland from 14 to 18 June 2026. The 2026 conference theme is Intersectional Pleasures. digra.org/digra-2026-h...

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DiGRA 2026 Conference Announcement - DiGRA

The DiGRA Executive Board is pleased to announce that DiGRA 2026 will be hosted at Maynooth University in Maynooth, Ireland from 14 to 18 June 2026.

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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

What the women stationed in a base in Antartica told Kim Stanley Robinson when he asked them about the possibility of relationships with men there: “The odds are good — but the goods are odd.”

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Sebastian Deterding @codingconduct.cc · 05/08/2025

🎓 PhD Studentship Alert 💰 Want to do a fully funded PhD in serious games? 🕹️ We have a studentship open at Imperial on using service design to create games for undergraduate science curricula. Apply by August 17, UK home students only. Full details 👉 bit.ly/games-phd-25 @ & DM open, pls share!

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Designing applied games for deep conceptual learning in undergraduate science curricula – a service design perspective at Imperial College London on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Designing applied games for deep conceptual learning in undergraduate science curricula – a service design perspective at Imperial College London, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Paul Coulton @proftriviality.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Rtd is about the process of design all the tiny decisions you make as designer that get embodied in the design whatever the purpose.

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Joseph Lindley @designresearch.works · 10/06/2025

A workshop at DIS25 on Saturday the 5th of July exploring the temporalities of speculation. Submissions open now! See here: www.sixdegreesworkshop.com

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Richmond Wong @richmondywong.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

If you're attending ACM #DIS2025, consider applying to our workshop on Expanding Historical Approaches to Speculative Design! We welcome participation from folks interested in history, design, and speculation. Short position papers due June 13, more info here: sites.google.com/view/histori...

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DIS2025 Workshop

Expanding Historical Approaches to Speculative Design

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Miles Richardson @findingnature.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Across continents the world is fading from green to grey. #ShowYourStripes for #BiodiversityDay Download and share here: biodiversitystripes.info/global

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Paul Coulton @proftriviality.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Noticing a surge in interest around games as approach to futures so posting this old DRS paper for inspiration dl.designresearchsociety.org/cgi/viewcont...

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Elisa Mekler @elisamekler.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

DL just around the corner! Apply by May 15 if you're interested in advancing research on theory translation and games

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Dr Naomi Jacobs @ladylark.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Colleagues of mine are seeking to commission a graphic novel that captures their research project's findings. Commission value £24,000, application deadline 7th May To apply: Send CV and portfolio to reimagining@lancaster.ac.uk Further details here: www.linkedin.com/posts/nuri-k...

Reimagining Research Practices
Call for Artists and Creatives!

The Reimagining Research Practices project at Lancaster University is commissioning a graphic novel to visually capture key findings on sustainability, ethics and inclusion in research. We're looking for graphic artists, writers and creatives to bring researcher and community stories to life.
Commission: £24,000
Deadline: 7th May 2025
Apply now! More details: reimagning@lancaster.ac.uk

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Niva Kay @nivakay.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Only two more weeks to take this survey, please help us out by filling it in and spreading the word. Especially #artdirector #gameart #worldbuilding #gamedesign 🙏🏼

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Carolyn Pedwell @carolynpedwell.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

✨Very excited to share details of our British Academy-funded one-day symposium at Lancaster University in July: SPECULATIVE MACHINES AND US: HISTORIES AND FUTURES OF AI. ✨💥Featuring @ohalpern.bsky.social @mbfazi.bsky.social @aleenachia.bsky.social and more💥 tinyurl.com/bde6x7ub Please share widely!

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Speculative Machines and Us: Histories and Futures of AI

We warmly invite colleagues to join us for an in-person one-day symposium on Thursday 17th July 2025. To join, please register using the link below. The event is organised by the Centre for Science…

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Paul Coulton @proftriviality.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Part fiction (and a little parody) this paper posits that 'smart' devices sould not focus on alleviating us of some mundane task (solutionism) but as a way of managing repair and maintainance of connected devices to turn right to repair into capacity to repair. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Smarter Repair 2053

In 2023 the European Union enacted the right-to-repair for European citizens which was undoubtedly a step forward in tackling planned obsolescence and the deluge of electronic product waste being p...

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Michael Stead @michaelstead.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Love tinkering with tech? Care about peeps and our planet? Check out our #sustainablefutures activities Fri 11th in Morecambe + Sat 12th in Lancaster for #LancasterUniversity's #CampusInTheCity event 🤖🎨🌿 #RePlay #ROBBEtheRobot #RepairLand #EnergyMaster #TheMakingRooms @imaginationlanc.bsky.social

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Paul Coulton @proftriviality.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Generative AI seems to generate new AI experts at a prestigious rate

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Alan Hook @dreadpiratehook.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

This week I defended my PhD - “Imagining Otherwise. A Speculative Feminist Design Approach to Interspecies Kinship - a reflective account of other ways of knowing, thinking and being with and in the world.” At @imaginationlanc.bsky.social

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Colleen Morgan @clmorgan.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

PLAY THIS (archaeology) GAME! Katrine Haydock, one of our brilliant undergraduates has developed a video game for her dissertation to understand the impact of archaeological methods on gameplay. Please play it and take the survey. 🏺 katrinehaydock.itch.io

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Katrine Haydock

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Paul Coulton @proftriviality.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

We have 2 fully funded PhDs which include Fees and Stipend (at UK rates) in areas related to technology and creative practice. Personally, I am interested in any proposals bringing solar punk ideas into design fiction artefact creation :) imagination.lancaster.ac.uk/update/funde...

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ImaginationLancaster - The Design Led Research Centre at Lancaster University.

We believe in the unstoppable power of imagination.

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Dr Naomi Jacobs @ladylark.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

We have a rare opportunity for two fully-funded (fees and stipend) PhDs in @imaginationlanc.bsky.social! A wide range of EPSRC related themes including 'Digital Worlds and Worldbuilding'. Do get in touch if you have an idea for a proposal imagination.lancaster.ac.uk/update/funde...

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ImaginationLancaster - The Design Led Research Centre at Lancaster University.

We believe in the unstoppable power of imagination.

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Joseph Lindley @designresearch.works · 30/01/2025

We have two fully-funded (fees and stipend) PhD positions being advertised over here at Imagination. Themes include sustainability and regenerative systems, robotics and AI, biomaterials, digital worlds and world-building. Is this you? Say hi! imagination.lancaster.ac.uk/update/funde...

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ImaginationLancaster - The Design Led Research Centre at Lancaster University.

We believe in the unstoppable power of imagination.

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Paul Coulton @proftriviality.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

We have 2 funded creative PhD student ships available for 2025 covering a wide range of potential topics and approaches. See here for more details imagination.lancaster.ac.uk/update/funde...

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ImaginationLancaster - The Design Led Research Centre at Lancaster University.

We believe in the unstoppable power of imagination.

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