iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

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Eugen Pfister 🇪🇺 @eugenpfister.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

By the way: in two weeks’ time, we’ll be celebrating the imminent conclusion of @chludens.bsky.social at Monte Verità with a major international conference and the brightest minds in local game history .

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Mario Sixtus @sixtus.net · 15/09/2026

Das.

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Sebastian Möring @sebomat.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Wie kann die Spielwissenschaft in Deutschland dauerhaft Wurzeln schlagen? Ich moderiere dazu ein Panel auf dem gamescom congress: 🗓️ Do, 27.08.2026, 16–17 Uhr, Stage D Mit Chelioti (BMFTR), @andrealuebcke.bsky.social (MdB), Fritsch (HHU) & Junge (SRH). Kommt vorbei #Spielwissenschaft #gamescom2026

Sharepic im gamescom-Design mit violettem Rahmen. Ein lächelnder Mann mit Bart und Brille im dunklen Blazer vor dunkelblauem Hintergrund. Text: „Join me! I will be a speaker at gamescom congress – 27 August 2026 in Cologne."

gamescom-branded share graphic with a purple frame. A smiling bearded man with glasses in a dark blazer against a dark blue background. Text reads: "Join me! I will be a speaker at gamescom congress – 27 August 2026 in Cologne."

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Miguel Sicart @miguelsicart.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Friends! Elias Najarro (@najarro.science) and me are running a Pointless Hackathon at the ITU on Friday the 21/8. Now you have a plan: najarro.science/AntiHackathon/

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Pointless Hackathon

A one-day hackathon for building things nobody needs and solving problems nobody has.

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Mario Sixtus @sixtus.net · 03/08/2026

Damit das mal klar ist:

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Lena Falkenhagen @lenafalkenhagen.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Genau, das war sehr schön! Und ich bin außerordentlich glücklich, all eure Artikel jetzt lesen zu können! Dankeschön, @dilan-c.bsky.social , @sebomat.bsky.social und @dlamarbach.bsky.social !

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Stefan Köhler @fnwdhs.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

My new paper "Speaking Entire Worlds Into Existence - Generative AI as (Co-)Author(?) in Game Development" is online to read for everybody now (also my first DOI! :)): www.wallstein-open-library.de/978383536017... /1

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Mario Donick (#Weltraumprojekt era, HRO & MD) @mariodonick.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Es kam ein Sammelband raus, Open Access, bei @wallsteinverlag.bsky.social, da bin ich drin. ^^ Hrsg. von @dilan-c.bsky.social Dîlan Canan Çakir, Anna Kinder und @sebomat.bsky.social Sebastian Möring.

Titelseite des Buches:

Games and Literature

In goldener Pixelgrafik auf grünem Hintergrund sind ein Game Boy, ein Herz und eine Diskette zu sehen.

Die erste Seite meines Aufsatzes:

Retro-Romanticism or Preservation of Cultural Memory? Forms and Significance of Archiving and Providing Access to Old Digital Games

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Dîlan Canan Çakir @dilan-c.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Oh, how great✨! I think you might be the first (I'll have to wait until I'm back in Germany...). Thx you for taking part in the conference & for your important contribution. It is fun to look back at your AI chapter in 2026! OA version should be out tomorrow: www.wallstein-verlag.de/978383536017...

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Games and Literature

Are computer games literature? »Games and Literature« explores the intersections of literary studies and digital games. This volume examines how games function as narrative media, cultural artefacts, ...

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Stefan Köhler @fnwdhs.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

For now, thanks to the editors @dilan-c.bsky.social and @annakinder.bsky.social from @dlamarbach.bsky.social as well as @sebomat.bsky.social for the helpful feedback ... /2

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Stefan Köhler @fnwdhs.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Got my author’s copy in the mail today, will notify you as soon as the open access is live so everyone can read it! :) /1 #gamestudies

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AG Games der Gesellschaft für Medienwissenschaft @gfmgames.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Das hier dürfte u.a. für das Netzwerk Gamelabs an Hochschulen sehr interessant sein!

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Sebastian Möring @sebomat.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

⏰ Reminder: A Lift Home S1:E4 is live Wednesday, July 8 at 7 pm CET! Dr. @domford.bsky.social flies Dublin → Bergen — myth, lore & FromSoftware. Tune in early at ~6:30 pm. 📺 twitch.tv/gamestudiesinthesky #GameStudies #Spielwissenschaft #FromSoftware #ALiftHome

Flight simulator screenshot of an Aer Lingus Airbus A320-200 flying at altitude over a wide, flat landscape at dusk or dawn. The aircraft is viewed from a low side angle, with a patchwork of fields and waterways visible far below. The sky above is layered with purple and pink-tinted clouds, with a hazy horizon stretching into the distance.

Flight simulator screenshot of an Aer Lingus Airbus A320-200 in cruise flight, surrounded by dramatic golden-brown haze and towering cumulonimbus clouds. The aircraft is viewed from the side, its white fuselage and green shamrock tail livery contrasting against the stormy, dust-tinged atmosphere.

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Dom Ford @domford.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Very much looking forward to my virtual flight with @sebomat.bsky.social!

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Sebastian Möring @sebomat.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

✈️ A Lift Home S1:E4 is live July 8, 7 pm CET! We fly Dr. @domford.bsky.social (Univ. Bergen) from Dublin to Bergen — talking myth, lore & FromSoftware. Tune in early at ~6:30 pm. 📺 twitch.tv/gamestudiesinthesky 🛜https://gamestudiesinthesky.de #GameStudies #FromSoftware #ALiftHome

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Sebastian Möring @sebomat.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Die Ausstellung “Captured in Code” zeigt die Vielfältigkeit von Fotografie in digitalen Spielwelten. 11. - 21.6.2026 | Depot Dortmund | Eintritt frei Eröffnung: Donnerstag, 11. Juni 2026, 19:00 Uhr Alle Infos, Programm & Anmeldung für die Workshops: www.capturedincode.de

Ausstellungsplakat „Captured in Code – Virtuelle Fotografie”. Drei Spielfiguren aus einem Videospiel stehen auf einem Felsen vor einem Abendhimmel in Orange- und Rottönen und fotografieren mit Kameras in verschiedenen Positionen – eine stehend, eine hockend, eine kniend. Oben im Bild der Titel „Captured in Code” in großen orangefarbenen Buchstaben, darunter der Hinweis „Ausstellung 11.–21.06.26, Depot Dortmund”. Am unteren Bildrand steht „Virtuelle Fotografie” in großen weißgrauen Buchstaben.

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DIGAREC - Digital Games Research Center @digarec.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Unsere Website ist vor Kurzem umgezogen! Ihr findet uns jetzt unter: digarec.philfak.uni-potsdam.de ✨ ---- Our website has recently moved! You can find us now at: digarec.philfak.uni-potsdam.de ✨

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Zentrum für Computerspielforschung – Digital Games Research Center RSS – The DIGAREC is the games research center at University of Potsdam.

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Daniel Vella @danielvella.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Just received physical copies of our volume of essays on the games of From Software, out now on @tuneandfairweather.bsky.social - and it's an even more gorgeous thing than photos can convey. I was planning on doing some work today but might just stare at this on the shelf instead.

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LudoBande @ludobande.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Zum vierten Mal gibt es uns Auch dieses Jahr haben wir spannende Stimmen aus den Game Studies eingeladen, die Einblicke in ihre Forschung und ihre Wege dorthin geben. Wer daran teilnehmen möchte, schickt bitte eine Email an dieludobande@gmail.com mit dem Betreff "Anmeldung Mini-Tagung Ludobande"

Zu sehen ist eine Tabelle mit den Spalten #, Time (CEST), Speaker und Talk. Die Tabelle hat neben dem Header 6 Zeilen.
Zeile 1 ist 0, 17:15 - 17:30, Team, Welcome
Zeile 2 ist 1, 17:30 - 18:00, Anh-Thu Nguyen, "Merging Two Fields: Games and Tourism as a Framework for Game Analysis"
Zeile 3 ist 2, 18:00 - 18:30, Rachel Kowert, "The Applied Academic: From theory to practice"
Zeile 4 ist 3, 18:30 - 19:00, Victor Navarro-Remesal, "Museums of failure and the European videogame"
Zeile 5 ist 4, 19:00 - 19:30, Sarah Faber, "Politics, Contextual Ambiguity, and Fictional Geography in The Sims"
Zeile 6 ist 5, 19:30 - 20:00, Aurelia Brandenburg, "A Man’s Affair? Gaming as a masculine domain in German gaming magazines 1980–2000"

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Sebastian Möring @sebomat.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Excited about our workshop at @amazefest.bsky.social ! Come by an join us!

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csongorb 🌱 @csongorb.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Hey, do you want to work with me? We are looking for a new colleague: Professor of Game Design, with a focus on Creative Coding / Game Programming part-time (50%), 9-SWS to teach, nice colleagues, awesome students (hellooo!). lnkd.in/d2Jg_SHv If you have questions, feel free to drop me a pm.

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This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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Dîlan Canan Çakir @dilan-c.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Our two game volumes are coming out this summer✨ #gamestudies @sebomat.bsky.social @gfmgames.bsky.social

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Stabi Berlin @stabiberlin.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

🎙️✨ Pssst… da kommt was auf die Ohren! Ab April 2026 gibt's in der Stabi ein #Podcaststudio 🎧🔥 Wir bieten: 🎙️ Mikrofone (für bis zu 4 Personen) 💻 Schnittplatz & Audio-Tools 📌 Ihr braucht: ✔️ Bibliotheksausweis ✔️ MikroSD-Karte ✔️ kurzen Einführungsworkshop Alle Infos 👉 blog.sbb.berlin/podcaststudio/

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Podcaststudio Einführungskurse - SBB aktuell

Ab April 2026 steht Ihnen mit dem neuen Podcaststudio der Stabi ein Ort zur Verfügung, an dem Sie in Ruhe Ihre eigenen Projekte umsetzen können. Ob Literaturpodcast oder Oral History Projekt, im Haus ...

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Stefan Köhler @fnwdhs.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Gerne teilen: "2026 entwickeln wir ein Game-Theater- #Toolkit [...] für #Unterricht und #Workshops [...]. Dafür suchen wir #Lehrkräfte und #Theaterpädagog:innen in #Berlin, die Lust haben, den Prozess zu begleiten." #bluelz #games #Theater @games-stiftung.bsky.social machinaex.de/game-theater...

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Game-Theater-Toolkit (2026) – machina eX

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Sebastian Möring @sebomat.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Gleich, ab 20:30 wird auf dem Twitch-Kanal der ARD im Format MixTalk über Animal Crossing gesprochen. Ab 21:20 Uhr nehme ich auch teil. Schaltet gerne ein: www.twitch.tv/ard/schedule....

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Twitch

Twitch is the world

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Sebastian Möring @sebomat.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

📘 Neues Buch: »Digitale Fachkonzepte. Forschendes Lernen und digitale Methoden in den Geisteswissenschaften« (Hrsg. mit U. Lucke, J. Hafer, @peertrilcke.bsky.social). Ergebnis des BMBF-geförderten FoLD-Projekts. Open Access 🔓 👉 publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/in...

Buchcover: „Digitale Fachkonzepte. Forschendes Lernen und digitale Methoden in den Geisteswissenschaften", herausgegeben von Ulrike Lucke, Jörg Hafer, Sebastian Möring und Peer Trilcke. Potsdamer Beiträge zur Hochschulforschung, Band 7. Universitätsverlag Potsdam. Das Cover zeigt drei Schmetterlinge in unterschiedlichen Digitalisierungsstufen – von pixelig-verpixelt bis klar umrissen – vor einem blauen Gitternetz-Hintergrund. Ein Sinnbild für den Übergang vom Analogen ins Digitale.

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Sebastian Möring @sebomat.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

If I may add, the editors did a fabulous job and this became a truly fantastic compendium about Video Games and Comedy! Still, among my favorite writing experiences with editors helping to write the best possible chapter ❤️

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Elisa Mekler @elisamekler.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

🎮 Do you know any *good* theories for making games? 🎮 Share your thoughts in our survey res58.itu.dk/limesurvey/I... Whether you are a game dev, scholar, educator, or blog about games. @dooleymurphy.bsky.social and I would love to hear from you! 🌟 Thanks for participating and reposting! 🌟

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Sebastian Möring @sebomat.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

My episode of the Humour and Games podcast (Season 3, Ep. 9) is out! 🎮😄 The hosts and I talk Tetris parodies, paradox, and the comedy of game design — based on my chapter in Video Games and Comedy (Palgrave, 2022). 🎧 #gamestudies #humor #comedy more info: sebastianmoering.com/humour-and-g...

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Humour and Games Podcasts — Season 3, Episode 9 - Prof. Sebastian Möring, PhD

I’m very happy to share that my episode of Season 3 of the Humour and Games podcast was recently published — and it’s now available to listen to! The interview itself actually dates back to 2022, so i...

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Sebastian Möring @sebomat.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Das muss Wegener bei Tennisspielen 🎾 eingefallen sein.

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Sebastian Möring @sebomat.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Aw, I wish I had found the time to submit something. This will be fantastic conference!

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Julian @spunior.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Full house at @berlingamescene.bsky.social Talk & Play today as @sebomat.bsky.social dives into the art form that is in-game photography.

Sebastian Möring giving a presentation about in-game photography. On stage, audience listening.

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Sebastian Möring @sebomat.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

🥳🥳🥳 Looking forward to presenting my latest work on in-game photographs as media of care at the renowned Talk & Play series tonight: discussing works by J. Zylinska, N. Maximova, L. R. Galloway, M.-L. Höftmann, P. Greco, & @digital-stranger.bsky.social. www.meetup.com/de-de/berlin... #gamestudies

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Talk & Play #54, Mo., 23. Feb. 2026, 18:30 | Meetup

**RSVP via Meetup is mandatory to attend the event, due to limited capacity.** Talk & Play is a free event that provides the opportunity to game enthusiasts, players and m

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Victor Navarro-Remesal @vthewanderer.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

THE FIRST 3 YEARS PROJECT Inspired by first3yearsproject.com In my class on games as cultural industries, 60 students created a white paper on the first years as a games worker. Good practices, production processes, and labour issues. Please share! tinyurl.com/first3yearstcm

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Miguel Sicart @miguelsicart.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

As you may know, we are running a conference on games, play, and climate futures in May at the ITU Copenhagen: playingfutures.today Some news: the deadline for abstracts has been extended to February 20th. Now you have no excuses left not to submit!

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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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Daniel Vella @danielvella.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Can finally talk about this book! @domford.bsky.social @gua-le-ni.com @nelevdm.bsky.social & I have been on this journey for a while with a great team of contributors, and it's amazing to see what T&F have done with it. Certainly the most gorgeous book I've ever been involved with.

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game – Verband der deutschen Games-Branche e.V. @gameverband.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Heute könnt ihr euch noch für die Diskussion, Spielung & Buchvorstellung rund um das Handbuch Gameskultur 2.0 anmelden! 📅 28.01.2026 📍 Berlin, James-Simon-Galerie,⏰ 18:00 🎟️ Eintritt frei, Anmeldung: www.kulturrat.de/veranstaltun... @kulturspk.bsky.social @games-stiftung.bsky.social

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28. Januar 2026: Vorstellung des Handbuchs Gameskultur 2.0 | Deutscher Kulturrat

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Jesse Makkonen @jessemakkonen.com · 16/01/2026

Horror fans! There's a game called Without a Dawn, which I released last May, that I 100% believe deserves more attention. It's a small, unique, thought-provoking experience made with love and hard work: store.steampowered.com/app/3145620/... Thanks for checking it out! 💚 #horror #indiegame #gamedev

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Johanna Sprondel @jsprondel.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Wir haben beschlossen, ab heute in der Urania abends Kino für alle vom #Stromausfall Betroffenen zu machen. Eintritt frei. Kaffee und Tee frei. Ladeterminal für Handys u Laptops. Mittwoch und Donnerstag gibt es zudem um 10 Uhr Kino für Schulklassen #twlz #bestesTeam❤️ Karten: urania.de

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