Going to a pop punk show of a band I used to see / help book in higschool at a bowling alley I booked a show at once.
Craig Kaufman
@craigums.bsky.social
Fairly decent at claw machines, often tired, cartoon dad with very cool spine problems, fan of vegetables and plants. I do disability / gaming / community / charity things. Partnered on Twitch.
Back from PAX West. Lovely time helping kids and families in the Family Gaming Zone. @geekdadgamer.bsky.social, thanks for hosting the incredible space. Couldn’t do it this without awesome people, @kaitlynjones.bsky.social @craigums.bsky.social
Absolutely incredible weekend at PAX even tho it was short. I started the year not able to walk doing physical therapy and hanging out in MRI machines, I honestly didn’t think I’d make it back to a show anytime soon. It was also amazing to be doing adaptive gaming stuff again after a few years.
Time to reset the “Days since I told my self I wouldn’t forget about the soda in the freezer but I actually still forgot and it exploded everywhere” sign. We had a good run this time.
At @themix.bsky.social event at PAX there was a game shown called Serious Bigness where you play as a tiny kaiju who wants to be big, who grows when you smash stuff. I have a kid who’s really into Godzilla, Katamari & Donut County we’re stoked for this. store.steampowered.com/app/4950640/...
Serious Bigness on Steam
You’re a tiny kaiju dreaming of becoming a titan! Topple everything from dominoes to skyscrapers in a fully physics-driven world to grow big, seriously big! But move fast: kaiju are sleepy creatures a...
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While CEO's see "AI" as tool to ensure they no longer have to pay/depend on people, workers adopting "AI" get taught that skills they don't have/other professions are worth less. This destruction of worker solidarity and interdisciplinary collaboration is a core function of the "AI" discourse.
I’m already headed home from PAX. It was awesome to run into so many people and also a bummer to have missed so many cool people. A two day PAX trip is chaos. I think I might be at East so if we didn’t see each other here let’s hangout at East.
Eating a @cookiebrigade.bsky.social cookie over a hotel bathroom sink at 2 am is an optimal PAX experience.
So many families and little kids discovering games in our @officialpax.bsky.social Family Gaming Room Day 1. All set up with 100s of games for them to try with some new hits like Alpaca All Stars. Come and see us if you are at PAX West today.
Today is my last day at PAX there’s still some people I haven’t seen yet so hopefully we run into each other. I’ll be in the summit building most of the day. Also fyi I have a mustache now, it’s me, I know it’s weird at first. My kid makes me have a mustache because that’s what cartoon dads have.
In honor of being Seattle this weekend I will listen to Bubble grunge instead of Midwest emo.
I’ll be at PAX West next week helping out in the Family Gaming Room with Respawn Foundation talking about games and accessible hardware so that families can game together. If you’re at PAX stop by! youtu.be/BBMCgGb5d0s?...
PAX East 2026 - Family Gaming Room
YouTube video by FamilyGamingDatabase
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I’ll be at PAX West next week helping out in the Family Gaming Room with Respawn Foundation talking about games and accessible hardware so that families can game together. If you’re at PAX stop by! youtu.be/BBMCgGb5d0s?...
PAX East 2026 - Family Gaming Room
YouTube video by FamilyGamingDatabase
youtu.be
@tarav.bsky.social I’ll be at PAX West for part of the weekend if you’re going to the show at all it would be awesome to catch up.
I’ve had the nickname “craigums” for over 20 years. There are also many other people presumably named Craig that share the same nickname. Today was the first time I had to explain “I’m not the air guitar champion craigums”
'Go Woke, Go Broke' is a Myth, New Study Finds Companies that Kept Diversity Initiatives Maintain High Revenue theemancipator.org/2026/08/19/n...
'Go Woke, Go Broke' is a Myth, New Study Finds Companies that Kept Diversity Initiatives Maintain High Revenue
Companies that held steadfast to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programming continued to earn high profits – despite ominous warnings from President Donald Trump that such efforts hurt bottom ...
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So, who’s hiring? (Yes, I was impacted by the Netflix layoffs even though I was the single accessibility person in gaming.)
I’m stoked. I’ll be at PAX West helping a friend with their charity that is doing really cool stuff. (I’ll share more closer to PAX) I haven’t been to PAX West in a few years and with my spine problems I’m not sure how many more Wests I’ll make it to so if you’re going let’s make sure to meet up.
13,000+ people asked Twitch to disable generative AI tools or training by default, more than 50 times the number of votes on the next-most popular feature request. Twitch didn't listen. www.ign.com/articles/twi...
Twitch Now Trains Amazon's Generative AI Models On Your Channel By Default – Here's How To Turn It Off
Twitch has rolled out a new "feature" that trains Amazon's generative AI content models on its users' channels. The setting can be disabled, but it's turned on by default.
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The Final Ascent is Out Now. This PEAK update comes with two new biome variants: GLOOM and THE CITADEL! We've also added some new items, bug fixes and a secret for only the most determined scouts… RULE 0: NEVER ABANDON A FRIEND IN NEED.
I got my ticket, see you there! It’s a free digital event with lots of good info and good people. I did a talk for one of these a few years back. Good stuff check out the link below.
The Game Accessibility Conference @gaconf.bsky.social · last mo.GAConf USA date is set! Two days of accessibility talks and networking, October 19th & 20th. Fully online across Zoom and Discord. FREE registration open now at www.gaconf.com. Speaker announcements coming soon!
My computer with photoshop isn’t on so please just pretend this post includes an image of the Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives logo but the words replaced as Degenerative Disc Disease. Thank you.
News time! 🚨 On August 9th our Steam version will transform to become BIG HOPS TOGETHER. - Play the full adventure ONLINE with 8 players - Pick up and throw your friends - Tongue swing from other players - Steal items from each other's backpacks - Story and collection progress is shared
If you’re looking for a lighter controller with good joysticks this is a solid controller for playing on PC. The remappable buttons are on the top of the controller which is helpful if you’re coordinated like me and can’t really use buttons on the back of Xbox Elite / DualSense Edge controllers.
Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 2mo ago8Bitdo Ultimate 2C Hall Effect Joysticks and Hall Triggers Wireless Controller (PC/Android) is $23.99 on Amazon Prime amzn.to/4vRb1FK #ad
Chronic pain pro tip: if you attach a tech deck to the bottom of your Advil bottle it becomes Radvil. There’s no medical benefits but it makes the overall experience better.
Layoffs leave the future of Xbox's award-winning accessibility efforts in doubt aftermath.site/xbox-layoffs-a...
There’s a small chance I make it to PAX West to help a friend with their charity booth. Who’s going?