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Ben Kirman

@ben.kirman.org

Postdisciplinary games academic: Make/study/teach the playful, weird, wonderful and radical. (he/him) #criticaldesign #speculativedesign #designfiction #gamedesign Projects: https://ben.kirman.org

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Ben Kirman@ben.kirman.org · 2w ago

Finally. Late, but to be fair, the policy is clear and strong, which is better than expected: www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/exhibit/exhi...

UK Games Expo AI Policy

Now in it's 21st year, UK Games Expo (UKGE) is the largest Hobby Games Convention in the UK. A fun event appealing to families as well as the enthusiast.

ukgamesexpo.co.uk

Geek Native@geeknative.bsky.social · 2w ago

UK Games Expo has banned generative AI art, text, and merchandise across all NEC exhibition halls, bringing the convention in line with broader British tabletop standards. Standholders face removal or bans if their products aren't made by humans. #UKGE

Ben Kirman@ben.kirman.org · 4w ago

Unfortunately there is a high probability that the Dog Internet will destroy the universe within 9 years. It is vital that billions of pounds are given to my vastly unprofitable Dog Internet research centre to mitigate this risk.

Ben Kirman@ben.kirman.org · 4w ago

I wasn't very active on the boards back in the day, but b3ta had a huge influence. By day learning serious computer stuff at uni, but by night learning photoshop, web dev, and most importantly that it computers are best as a tool to make silly and rude things.

b3ta@b3ta.com · 4w ago

25 years ago today B3ta launched Well, 25 years ago today, we launched the version of the website you are familiar with, we were going for at least three months beforehand, if you check newsletter dates on issue 1. However most b3tans look at the board post date - so happy birthday us. Sort of.

Ben Kirman@ben.kirman.org · 2mo ago

I've been ill and playing a bunch of Sandustry. It's a factory builder where all the resources are sandy and make sand art. It's messy in a great way. Never played a game that feels so *wet*. we should have more games about moving piles of slop.

A screenshot of the game Sandustry, a 2d pixel game with piles of sand, gold, and other materials around a poorly designed factory. water floats about in annoying places. overall it is a complete mess.
Ben Kirman@ben.kirman.org · 3mo ago

Still unpacking and decompressing from #emfcamp, a million astonishing, inspirational, and moving moments. A highlight was receiving a lovely handwritten letter from an attendee of our 1d game workshop. What an amazing event filled with magical people #emf2026 🌈

In a field, with tea towels flapping in the breeze, my arm is visible, holding an envelope with handwritten address made out to "Ben Kirman, museum of manky tea towels, elf camp"
Ben Kirman@ben.kirman.org · 3mo ago

Did a favour for someone a while ago and they put "me" in their board game as thanks. The photo and nationality are not accurate, but they nailed the stats: zero cool, always slow, and easily stressed.

A hand with exceptional nail polish holds a deck of shrinkwrapped cards. The top card says "KIRMAN", with a picture of an american air force pilot, and a series of different stats.