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Renata Ntelia (she/her) @renatadrlove.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We kindly invite you to participate in a study about Mental Health Stigma and Games. If you're 18+, please consider playing a short game and completing two surveys (up to 40 mins; computer/internet required): forms.cloud.microsoft/e/Tvk1rzpcHB. DM me if you have any questions!

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Renata Ntelia (she/her) @renatadrlove.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

In the UK, a mum on a visa is not allowed to reduce their work hours to stay at home with their baby and I believe this is a form of covert modern-day slavery.

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Renata Ntelia (she/her) @renatadrlove.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

💘 CFP open: Love in Games workshop! Two venues, pick yours: 🇵🇱 CEEGS26 (Warsaw, Nov 20) ceegs.fsv.cuni.cz/ceegs-2026/#workshop26 🇬🇧 CHI PLAY26 (York, Nov 2) renatantelia.dfs.gr/wip/ Abstracts (150-200 words) due Aug 31 AoE → loveingames26@gmail.com @chiplay.bsky.social @jjol33n.bsky.social

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Lincoln Branch of UCU @uculincolnbranch.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Over 140 staff at the University of Lincoln are at risk of redundancy (AGAIN!): www.ucu.org.uk/article/1457... Please share this wide and loud! Solidarity matters. Universities don’t thrive by cutting the people who make them work!! #notoredunsancies #UCU #HigherEducation

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Renata Ntelia (she/her) @renatadrlove.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Our workshop with @jjol33n.bsky.social and Magda Bednorz "Love in Games: Exploring Emotional Connections with Characters" has been accepted to @chiplay.bsky.social and I couldn't be more excited! Stay tuned for a CFP soon. Looking forward to discussing love and games with you this November in York!

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Renata Ntelia (she/her) @renatadrlove.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

It was a great pleasure to be a speaker in this year's @pintofscience.uk. I talked about Love and AI and afterwards had some very insightful discussion and delicious pizza. Huge thank you to the organisers and everyone who showed up! #pos26

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Renata Ntelia (she/her) @renatadrlove.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

I'm very excited to be giving a public talk about Love and AI as part of the Pint for Science Festival. If you're in Lincoln and want to participate in a friendly discussion on love in the age of AI, I'd love to see you there! More info and tickets available here: pintofscience.co.uk/event/digita...

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Digital Love & Real Bodies

Join us for a fascinating discussion on how technology, AI, and social pressures influence relationships, identity, and body image. <br /> <br /> Pizzas are available …

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Renata Ntelia (she/her) @renatadrlove.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Does rejection ever cease to sting? Asking for myself.

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Renata Ntelia (she/her) @renatadrlove.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

I got an email rejection from a conference. Twice. It's ok, people, no need to panic. I won't be coming.

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Renata Ntelia (she/her) @renatadrlove.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Still some days left to apply! Come work with me to build a gamified VR environment, in which humans will teach robots how to pick up strawberries🍓(and other fruits). See below for more information.

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Renata Ntelia (she/her) @renatadrlove.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

WE ARE HIRING! PAID PhD POSITION! Come and work with me and a team of very talented people at the University of Lincoln. The post is about developing a gamified VR training environment. You can find more information here: lcas.lincoln.ac.uk/wp/jobs/phd-... DM me if you need more info!

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PhD Studentship: Gamified Virtual Reality Robot Training for Agricultural Harvesting

Position Overview The University of Lincoln invites applications for a funded PhD studentship to work on the prestigious EU Horizon AGROBOOST project Duration: 3 years Location: University of Lin…

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Renata Ntelia (she/her) @renatadrlove.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Do thematic analysis, they said. It's going to be fun, they said.

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Renata Ntelia (she/her) @renatadrlove.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

My work around using games to portray history is featured in the CreaTech report of the Royal Anniversary Trust and the Department for Culture, Media & Sport. The report is available at: royalanniversarytrust.org.uk/wp-content/u... (page 68 for my piece).

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Renata Ntelia (she/her) @renatadrlove.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

My article "Sex as Reward in Games" can be found among great company in the recently published Handbook of Sex and Sexuality in Games Studies by Bloomsbury. You can find more details and buy the book here: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/bloomsbur... (if you're interested in reading my article dm me).

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The Bloomsbury Handbook of Sex and Sexuality in Game Studies

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Sex and Sexuality in Game Studies consists of a comprehensive collection of essays that review and supplement current work focusing o…

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Renata Ntelia (she/her) @renatadrlove.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Really proud and excited about the latest issue of the International Journal of Games and Social Impact, which I guest edited. I also co-authored a submission regarding asexuality in games. You can find the whole lot open access here: revistas.ulusofona.pt/index.php/ij...

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spinelli ✨ @spinellicross.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

people who use goodreads: jeff bezos owns goodreads and if you want a better alternative there is a black woman owned company called storygraph that you can use to replace it. you can transfer all of your data from goodreads to storygraph and have your mind be free of trumpie jeff bezos! win win. 💙

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Renata Ntelia (she/her) @renatadrlove.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

It's 5pm, I'm still working, and I can see the moon from my window. The freaking moon! Like, winter, wtf?!

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