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SCMS Video Game Studies @scmsvideogames.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

The SCMS Video Game Studies Special Interest Group (VGSSIG) is proud to announce our 2026 Emerging Scholar Writing Award, particularly for work that extends, reimagines, or creatively contributes to the interdisciplinary field(s) of game studies.

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SCMS Video Game Studies @scmsvideogames.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Hello everyone! We hope you are all doing well! The VGSSIG board has two updates to share.

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SCMS Video Game Studies @scmsvideogames.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Introducing our VGSSIG grad student rep for this year, @kathrynfedchun.bsky.social! A PhD candidate at Carleton University, she is researching the queer indie game scene(s), game bundles, and queer survival on itch. She's played 1700+ hours (yikes) of League of Legends. Indie fave: Sword & Sworcery.

Kate Fedchun
PhD Candidate @ Carleton University
VGSSIG Graduate Student Representative
Research interests: the queer indie game scene(s), game bundles, and queer survival.
Most played video game: League of Legends (over 1700 hours)
Indie favourite: Sword and Sworcery

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Society for Cinema and Media Studies @scmstudies.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

We look forward to welcoming you all to the SCMS Virtual Symposium, December 5-6, 2025. All current SCMS members will be granted access. There is no additional registration for this event; your membership dues allow you to attend and participate. More here: conta.cc/4o0axto

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SCMS Video Game Studies @scmsvideogames.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

A warm welcome to one of our VGSSIG graduate student reps, Caleb Ward!! Caleb is a PhD student at Georgia State University interested in the political economy of game platforms. His most played video game is Marvel Rivals with 300 hours, and indie fave is Sorry We're Closed. Welcome aboard, Caleb!!

Caleb Ward
PhD student @ Georgia State University
VGSSIG Graduate Student Representative
Research interests: political economy of game platforms
Most played video game: Marvel Rivals (300+ hours)
Indie favourite: Sorry We're Closed

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SCMS Video Game Studies @scmsvideogames.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Next up is our VGSSIG Secretary, @guyintheblackhat.bsky.social. Evan is an assistant professor at the University of Cincinnati. His research interests include role-playing games as ideology, self-reflexivity, and adaptation. Over 200 hours on Cobalt Core(!!) and one of his fave indies is Itras By.

Evan Torner
Assistant professor at the University of Cincinnati
VGSSIG Secretary
Research interests: Role-playing games as ideology, self-reflexivity, and adaptation
Most played video game: Cobalt Core (282 hours)
Indie favourite: Itras By

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SCMS Video Game Studies @scmsvideogames.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Meet our VGSSIG Co-Chair, @thejimfleury.bsky.social!! Jim is a senior lecturer @ Washington University interested in video game history, licensed video games, and retrogaming. Another big Legend of Zelda fan (Breath of the Wild, this time) and indie favourite It Takes Two 👯

James Fleury
Senior Lecturer at Washington University
VGSSIG Co-Chair
Research interests: Video game history, licensed video games, and retrogaming
Most played video game: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Indie favourite: It Takes Two

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SCMS Video Game Studies @scmsvideogames.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Excited to introduce one of our VGSSIG Co-Chairs, @davidkocik.bsky.social!! David is an asst. prof at Quinnipiac University interested in discourses of identity in the circulation of Japanese video games to the US. Catch him playing The Legend of Zelda: TotK or maybe role-playing in Disco Elysium 👾

David Kocik
Assistant professor @ Quinnipiac University
Video Games Studies Scholarly Interest Group Co-Chair
Research interests: Discourses of identity in the circulation of Japanese video games to the US
Most played video game: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Indie favourite: Disco Elysium

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SCMS Video Game Studies @scmsvideogames.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Looking for tips to sharpen (or start 😉) your SCMS proposal? Curious how proposals are processed? We are holding a VGSSIG workshop for submission to SCMS 2026 this Tuesday, August 5th at 3 pm EST -- Please join us if you're interested in learning more or if you have a CFP to pitch to the membership!

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SCMS Video Game Studies @scmsvideogames.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Hello and Welcome to the SCMS Video Game Studies SIG Bsky account! Please Pardon us while we get up and running here.

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