quick lil thread on tom and i's talk at #GenerationAnalog2026 later this afternoon/eve/night 🌱

Tom Apperley@t0mm7.bsky.social · 3w ago

(1/12) A short thread based our (@copperkeerthi.bsky.social and me) base on our talk for #GenerationAnalog2026 GREEN "Performing the Dungeon"

New article out! 🎮🚨 I explore hegemonic and counter-hegemonic forces in video game receptions of Greco-Roman mythology, considering whether the contrast between conservative and progressive depictions maps onto the similar distinction between AAA and indie games. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

AAA Versus Indie? Hegemonic and Counter-Hegemonic Forces in Video Game Receptions of Greco-Roman Mythology - International Journal of the Classical Tradition

The reception and tradition of Greco-Roman mythology in video games is traditionally considered as violent, masculine and sexist. Nevertheless, there are alternatives to this generalising description,...

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Ah yes...the steam sale is tmrw...ill be doing that tmrw afternoon instead with 10hr Wii shop music. Hope yall enjoy me selecting more indies!

talking sex, actual play, and barmaids (yes, really) with @t0mm7.bsky.social at this delightful romp of a conf next month!

Edmond Chang@edmondchang.bsky.social · last mo.

#GenerationAnalog2026 "GREEN" is less than a month away! Registration is free and still open: www.eventbrite.com/e/generation... -- brought to you by @analoggamestudies.bsky.social alogGameJrnl & #GameinLab!

um actually gotta be the only trivia show that approaches the correct ratio of animorphs questions to non-animorphs questions

if i speak.

headed to #DiGRA2026 in Maynooth to present these two delightful talks with some lovely people 💕 come find me!

It's publication day for Writing Game Histories!! 🥳🎉 Please do recommend it for your library, but it's also out in paperback so not as hideously expensive as academic books can be: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/writing-g... @doktornick.bsky.social @doni.bsky.social @historygamesnet.bsky.social

new lit review wrangling game: 10 points every time a seminal digital games scholar uses theater or performance as a guiding metaphor without acknowledging theater and performance studies as a field. i have roughly one billion points

I am thrilled to announce that Dreams on a Pillow has wrapped up pre-production and we are about to start full production. We can’t do it without your support. We are starting our second round of crowdfunding, to support us you can find out more here www.launchgood.com/1948

it's that time of year again...are you a historical videogame player living in the Netherlands? do you want to contribute to player-focused research on past-play? come sign up for a gameplay session so i can watch you 👀 for science! check out edu.nl/cd849 to learn more 🏛️🎮⚔️🎲

i know he's likely not a good king. if he was, the serpent and the lava wouldn't be in his castle. perhaps I'd use the final moments before my final match 3 to convince him to abdicate his throne and allow for a more equitable government to take his place. but i wouldn't let him die

Caleb Zane Huett@calebzane.bsky.social · 5mo ago

if i was playing the game for the ads i would never let the king die

There’s a lot of talk (rightly so) today about courses in high demand being marginalized/downplayed/cancelled, that the humanities in particular are very “cheap” & high ROI comparatively. I do want remind us that justifying “what matters” via revenue generation is what got us here in the 1st place.

it's getting really crowded up in this alley of mine

Adrián Mejía@latinerd.bsky.social · 5mo ago

BEASTS is live! BEASTS is a Powered-By-The-Apocalypse Tabletop RPG about teenagers with the power to transform into animals fighting a secret war against secret invaders. Come back the project and help make it a reality! Share this post and spread the word! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lat...

Hello all! If you're an Australia-based ttrpg designer looking for support to finish your first ttrpg, then have j got good news for you: 🎲 The ARC TTRPG Mentor Program is back for 2026! 🎲 We have 4 mentee spots open, so follow the link to submit your EOI! forms.gle/DgVQNrGuxVrF...

2026 ARC TTRPG Mentoring Program Expression of Interest

Thanks for filling out this form, we can't wait to learn about you and your creativity! This expression of interest form will be open until March. All applicants will hear back on the outcome of their...

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seeing as how i was forced by the train schedule to abandon what was to be my last stream, it's only fair that my Actual last stream be something a) suitably grandiose for the sendoff and b) train related. so, naturally, skyrim.

playfultimemach.bsky.social@playfultimemach.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Would you like a side of chaos with that? Join us this Thursday at 15:00 as we ask the question: What's your favourite game mod? Get ready for some discussion around agency, audience, and watch us play Skyrim (there might be a tank engine). As always on www.twitch.tv/streamingthe...

A new collection added to Exhibit:Play 👀 Deciphering Languages Featuring games from @inkle.co, @rundisc.bsky.social, @kevindu.itch.io, @playismen.bsky.social @lizardrydev.bsky.social and more. 11 games in total and always on the lookout for more.

Deciphering Languages in Video Games

From ancient scripts to alien tongues, these games challenge you to decode unfamiliar languages and unravel mysteries through communication.

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so much fun to talk painted plywood histories in games yesterday. if you're ever worried people aren't going to listen to your talk, try slowly pulling a prop knife out of the bag at your feet as you speak. works wonders! (firewatch bg unrelated)

day one of our authenticity ouroboros workshop with no context @playfultimemach.bsky.social

it is so rewarding to do research that lets me have insightful conversations with players all over the world, but it is also so demoralizing to have people sign up to take part in a focus group, indicate their preferred timeslot, accept that timeslot, and then ghost on the day

I'm excited to share that Game Poems Issue 1 is now live at www.gamepoems.com/issue01 A new online literary magazine dedicated to exploring the artistic and poetic potential of short-form videogames by publishing new games directly in a playable format. Thanks for playing and sharing!

Game Poems #1

An online literary magazine publishing short-form videogames directly in a playable format. Issue #1 features interactive works by international artists and game designers.

gamepoems.com

kind of charmed by my weather app calling the part-sludge, part-hail, part-snow situation a "wintry mix". like a spice blend that breaks your tailbone

gang, this will be my first and last stream of the spring semester, so if you're overdue for your dose of vitamin yap, come get it while it lasts! we're talking lore, worlds, and what makes a good yarn this thursday over at twitch.tv/streamingthepast 🧶📚🔮

playfultimemach.bsky.social@playfultimemach.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We're back this Thursday at 15:00 with a new question: What makes game lore great to you? Share your favourite lore, talk all about histories, backstories and characters, or discuss this week's reading. Of course, we'll also play a fitting game to the theme: Elden Ring! www.twitch.tv/streamingthe...

it's me. the surprise character in Avengers Doomsday is John Darnielle from the Mountain Goats. I murder half the Avengers with my sick rhymes but you have to see the movie to find out which ones

GeekTyrant@geektyrant.com · 7mo ago

New Rumor Claims the Third AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY Teaser Trailer Will Focus on a Very Surprising Character

spending christmas eve writing a call of cthulhu session to be played at midnight on new year's. i cannot beat the luckiest guy alive allegations

Abstract below:

Dr. Christine H. Tran@thechristinet.bsky.social · 8mo ago

NEW RESEARCH 🛁 My latest article exits through the “bathroom of platform governance” to reappraise Twitch’s Hot Tub Meta. From bath countertop to bikini bottoms, I examine how gamer patriarchy works to institutionalize, domesticate & hold women’s bodies down as a figurative "place": bit.ly/3Y9Qq0W

Sorry there is no more room in the bandwagon

SocArXiv@socarxiv.bsky.social · 8mo ago

1. Pausing new submissions about AI topics for 90 days. That is, papers about AI models, testing AI models, proposing AI models, theories about the future of AI, etc. We will make exceptions for papers that are already accepted for publication (or published) in peer-reviewed scholarly journals /2

come hang out with us tomorrow! we'll be discussing digital drip and (inevitably) talking shit about dress to impress 🕺

playfultimemach.bsky.social@playfultimemach.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Tune in this Thursday to talk all about style, garments, and fashion as we ask the question; What's the game with the sickest fashion? We'll go live at 15:00, as always on www.twitch.tv/streamingthe...

we're still looking for respondents on this survey! are you a player of historical videogames with 10 minutes of free time on your hands?

keerthi sridharan🌻🇵🇸@copperkeerthi.bsky.social · 9mo ago

hey y'all! my questionnaire on player experience in historical videogames is now LIVE! if you play videogames about the past, we want to hear from you! edu.nl/7w3yn