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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

For a change of pace, we started watching old episodes of Between the Lions with our daughter. Really takes me back to elementary school. Also, her letter recognition is improving!!

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I started trying out video game cookbooks as I was curious if their recipes were good. Check out these meat hand pies from Elder Scrolls! #VideoGameRecipeoftheDay

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

When I was at the bookstore earlier, someone went up to one of the workers and asked her if they had this “obscure” and “not very well known book” called 1984. Sir, everyone knows about 1984. The worker and I looked at each other like 😶

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Gamers with Glasses @gamerswithglasses.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

We made the list! It's so lovely to be included among such remarkable company; we're honestly just happy to be here. Game crit is the best, and so are all of you 😊

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Gamers with Glasses @gamerswithglasses.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

This Halloween, we invite you to remember the horror that is...Kirby: "Kirby is a shapeshifter, fueled by the essence of the living beings that he consumes...He shows up, he consumes all, and he leaves, with a trail of corpses in his wake." www.gamerswithglasses.com/features/kir...

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Kirby is the Nightmare in Dreamland — Gamers with Glasses

For decades, Nintendo has tried to pass horrors beyond human comprehension as adorable cuties. Kirby may be cute while sleeping, but awake, he’s an irrepressible killer who wields the instruments of t...

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Gamers with Glasses @gamerswithglasses.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Come for the great stuff in the roundup, stay for that critical chaser (feat. @corndruid.bsky.social, @srtrzinski.bsky.social, @aguaspoints.bsky.social, and @aetataureate.bsky.social)!

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Had a great time wrapping up our summer series in this podcast episode with @corndruid.bsky.social!

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Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 27/08/2025

"The goose has become a ubiquitous figure in pop culture, appearing on shirts, sweaters, mugs, bumper stickers – and, yes, even in videogames." Unwinnable Feature Excerpt: @srtrzinski.bsky.social observes Untitled Goose Game's impact on videogames and culture:

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Duck, Duck, Goose - Unwinnable

“All hail the goose,” we say, to which the goose simply replies, “Honk.”

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

My article “Duck, Duck, Goose” is in Unwinnable! 🦆

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

I had a great time talking with Erik Verlage about his research! Hear @aguaspoints.bsky.social and I dive into the world of game-based learning and STEM education in this episode of the Gamers with Glasses show:

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

The bound copies of my dissertation “Teaching through Sorrow: Romantic Women Writers and Melancholic Didacticism” arrived today! #phd #19thcentury #dissertation

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Duck Detective has got to be one of my favorite games 🦆 Check out my thoughts on its latest sequel!

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Take a moment to read my piece on Pokémon Emerald and how it helped me navigate my parents’ divorce. It was cathartic to revisit the game and write about it

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

I got my PhD from The Ohio State University today!!

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Really enjoyed writing about Kiosk! Check out my review:

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

My article on A Game About Digging A Hole is featured in this week’s Critical Distance! Check it out, and shout out to @gamerswithglasses.bsky.social

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

A Game About Digging a Hole was a fun — albeit short — game. Check out my review!

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

My article on Mettaton in Undertale was featured in @ludicamag.com! Shout out to @gamerswithglasses.bsky.social, and special thanks to @tofeklund.bsky.social who organized our Love and Robots series

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Gamers with Glasses @gamerswithglasses.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

It's still the season for love! Maybe it's always the season for love in Undertale? Read all about its big star (no, not that skeleton, not that one, either) in @srtrzinski.bsky.social's piece on Mettaton in our Love & Robots series!

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You Are Filled With Determination – and Narcissistic Robot Love — Gamers with Glasses

Undertale’s Mettaton may be a narcissist, but his love is real. Samantha Trzinski explores the relationship between player, performance, and the human-killing star of stage and screen in this entry of...

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Koji Suzuki’s novel Ring is easily the scariest thing I’ve ever read. I couldn’t put it down, but my heart was racing the whole time

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

I defended my dissertation today and am now Dr. Samantha Trzinski!!

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

My recent article on Leshy was picked up by Critical Distance 🎉🍃

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

I’ve noticed so many different versions of Leshy in recent games that I’ve played this past year. Check out my latest article with GwG!

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

I had no idea how exciting it would be to print out my complete dissertation. Holding 300 pages of my writing is surreal. Excited and ready for my defense in a couple of weeks!

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Happy to be included in Critical Distance’s year in video game blogging! Shout out to @gamerswithglasses.bsky.social for having me on the team!

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tobyfox @tobyfox.undertale.com · 02/01/2025

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

I’m so excited for this sequel!! And I want to take a moment to reshare my review of Duck Detective: The Secret Salami: www.gamerswithglasses.com/impressions/...

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Tof Eklund @tofeklund.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Can't believe I slept on this! GwG rockstar @srtrzinski.bsky.social has the cozibest games of the year for you.

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Check out my year in review in video games!! Loved working with Gamers with Glasses this past year and excited to write more in the new year

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

It’s almost like it’s important HOW you raise your kids 🤦‍♀️

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Update: no flooding yet! Could this be the semester without building failure?

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Waiting with bated breath to see if my office on campus floods again as it has at the end of every semester 😬

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Oh no, he played Among Us. Seems kinda sus 👀

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PopMatters @popmatters.com · 06/12/2024

The 24 Best Video Games of 2024 The year’s best games highlight achievements in game design and and the risks creators take to lure gamers into the magic circle. #videogames #gaming #games

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The 24 Best Video Games of 2024

PopMatters' 24 Best Video Games of 2024 highlight achievements in game design and and the risks creators take to lure gamers into the magic circle.

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Just finished reading Hannah Nicole Maehrer’s Apprentice to the Villain. I don’t usually read fantasies, but I’ve been really invested in this series. Can’t believe that the next book doesn’t come out for another YEAR

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Final essays for one class graded! 3 more classes to go before the semester ends

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Enjoyed working with @popmatters.bsky.social on this Best Games of 2024 list

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Hey Spotify, what the heck does this mean??

Screenshot of Spotify Wrapped 2024 that says, “January was your Coastal Grandmother Beach Oldies phase.”

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

“In her 1798 essay ‘What Is Education?’ published in The Monthly Magazine, Anna Letitia Barbauld presents a pedagogical approach that every parent implements with their children.” Full article: doi.org/10.1353/uni....

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

BLACK FRIDAY POETRY SALE Here's an offer on Romantic poetry that won't cost you the earth — BYRON GET ONE FREE if you want your Wordsworth.

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

The day before Thanksgiving is so fun. Prepping lots of food, spending time with family and friends, putting out last-minute decorations 🍂

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Samantha Trzinski, PhD @srtrzinski.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

My English department holiday party is going to be held at a barcade, and I’m going to have to fight the urge to tell everyone about my video game articles. Didn’t expect 2024 to be the year I started writing so many gaming articles, but here we are 🤷‍♀️

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