GAME STUDIES STUDY BUDDIES finished off August with our 97th episode, this one discussing structuralism and genre with Peter McDonald's RUN AND JUMP: THE MEANING OF THE 2D PLATFORMER. rangedtouch.com/2026/08/31/9...
Noah…
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Senior Acquisitions Editor for game studies and new media at the MIT Press | columnist at Unwinnable Magazine | letterboxd https://boxd.it/oHIf
One of the more serious books I’ve published, but also incredibly important. It’s an astounding work!
MIT Press@mitpress.bsky.social · 3w ago“The Trembling City,” out Oct. 27, reveals how cities shudder under the vibrational force of occupation, siege, & war. From Gaza’s persistent drone noise to Beirut’s turbulent skies, Gascia Ouzounian exposes sound and vibration as insidious instruments of violence. mitpress.mit.edu/978026205648...
Rewatching the 2004 Adult Swim Christmas ad-bumpers with MF DOOM should cover most of your needs youtu.be/h0W05mDljPw?...
MF DOOM - Christmas With DOOM 2004-12-24 [Adult Swim] (720p Upscale)
YouTube video by MF DOOM REMASTERED
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IGN@ign.com · 3w agoReady for your Avengers Doomsday homework? Marvel has released a watchlist of 15 movies and TV shows you should watch before December 18 rolls around. https://bit.ly/3UmhwmS
I'm excited to announce that I am officially taking over the science fiction list here @mitpress.bsky.social! I've got a lot of threads to follow up on, but I'd love to hear from folks about sf ideas that might work here at MITP
Bender from Futurama Dancing
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It's release day! My new book Sonic UX: The Science of Sound in User Experience Research is officially out today! mitpress.mit.edu/978026205373... #UX #sounddesign
Sonic UX
Most user experience (UX) research prioritizes what users see and touch—but what about what they hear? Sound is a powerful, often overlooked layer of u...
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Today’s Vergecast: Lessons from the very first chatbot. Before Alexa and Siri, there was ELIZA. The first chatbot ever was the creation of a man named Joseph Weizenbaum, who built the bot almost as a magic trick — and then... https://www.theverge.com/podcast/978198/eliza-chatbot-history-vergecast
Today’s Vergecast: Lessons from the very first chatbot.
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Great to see Ed Park keeping up with our game histories books at @mitpress.bsky.social! I’ve always thought Playing at the Word vol 1 & 2 make for a nice, light bedtime reading
Lit Hub@literaryhub.bsky.social · 3w agoTitles by Jack Finney, Jason Rekulak, Rachel Aviv, and more are on Ed Park’s TBR. buff.ly/d5fN5L8
I'm excited to announce that I am officially taking over the science fiction list here @mitpress.bsky.social! I've got a lot of threads to follow up on, but I'd love to hear from folks about sf ideas that might work here at MITP
Bender from Futurama Dancing
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About to repurpose these for the Call of Cthulhu scenario I’m working on
AraInfo@arainfo.bsky.social · 4w ago⚫ El eclipse solar sobre Zaragoza, en imágenes. La silueta de la basílica del Pilar y el Ebro dejaron algunas de las estampas más espectaculares de la tarde. 🔗 arainfo.org/todos-los-de... 📸 Fotos: Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza
On behalf of @mitpress.bsky.social I would like to thank the many #gencon2026 attendees who engaged with us at our booth, even with a tornado hitting Indy on Saturday! See you next year, we have some exciting stuff in the pipeline.
Alright #GenCon2026! We’re all set up at the @mitpress.bsky.social booth #169 in the Exhibits Hall! Come on by and buy us out of books!
I am unbelievably touched that @dropout.tv titled my @dimension20.dropout.tv Adventuring Academy episode “A Duty of Care” I’m overwhelmed today, but I want to circle back in a while to share the links to everyone & everything I cited. More soon.
A Duty of Care (with Dr. Emily Friedman) - Season 7 - Dropout
Dr. Emily Friedman joins Brennan to discuss the history of actual play and the best gaming system. Content Warning: Misophonia (Crunching) - [throughout 54:37-1:01:03]
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It's that time of the year again! #GenCon2026 is here and we'll be hawking and talking @mitpress.bsky.social books at booth 169 for four days in a row. Stop on by for some sweet swag and some great books!
Anders Holm: What's Up Wit All Deez Books
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Dave Ryman@d-ryman.bsky.social · last mo.#GenCon2026 is nigh. Visit @mitpress.bsky.social booth 169. We have plenty of custom D20 dice, and pencils for you, as well as books of course. Hope to see you there.
The first time I talked to Noah about the book he asked whether I went to GenCon, and I asked why. “We have a booth.” I was, I confess, briefly stunned.
Noah…@noahspringer.com · last mo.It's that time of the year again! #GenCon2026 is here and we'll be hawking and talking @mitpress.bsky.social books at booth 169 for four days in a row. Stop on by for some sweet swag and some great books!
It's that time of the year again! #GenCon2026 is here and we'll be hawking and talking @mitpress.bsky.social books at booth 169 for four days in a row. Stop on by for some sweet swag and some great books!
Anders Holm: What's Up Wit All Deez Books
ALT: Anders Holm: What's Up Wit All Deez Books
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Dave Ryman@d-ryman.bsky.social · last mo.#GenCon2026 is nigh. Visit @mitpress.bsky.social booth 169. We have plenty of custom D20 dice, and pencils for you, as well as books of course. Hope to see you there.
I had the great pleasure to talk to DANIEL L. GARDNER about his new book "Thresholds of Digital Gameplay" (MIT Press) on my podcast #GameStudies! newbooksnetwork.com/thresholds-o... Please enjoy our conversation and share it afterwards!
Just published open-access: @sarahciston.com et al., *Inventing ELIZA: How the First Chatbot Shaped the Future of AI* direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon.... @berrydm.bsky.social
Inventing ELIZA: How the First Chatbot Shaped the Future of AI
How the original ELIZA chatbot transformed ideas about AI and society’s response to them.As we reach the 60th anniversary of ELIZA’s public debut, Inventin
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Just a little light summer reading, courtesy of @mitpress.bsky.social and the Radium Age! mitpress.mit.edu/sci-fi-summe...
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Aliens, superhumans, alternative realities, and more.
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Great day for everyone to watch Possession. If we get 100 likes we'll do a big community watch along.
Just a little light summer reading, courtesy of @mitpress.bsky.social and the Radium Age! mitpress.mit.edu/sci-fi-summe...
Sci fi summer reading image
Aliens, superhumans, alternative realities, and more.
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they're uploading full venture bros eps on youtube every saturday and this, truly, is a reason to feel deep and inimitable pride www.youtube.com/@VentureBros...
The Venture Bros.
Welcome to the official home of The Venture Bros. on YouTube! The Venture Bros. is Adult Swim's fan-favorite parody of the great action/adventure cartoons of yesteryear. Tune in to watch Dr. "Rusty" ...
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pride month ain't over yet 🌈 friend of ROMchip @adrishaw.bsky.social is looking for help tracking down the bathhouse-inspired 1983 game VAPOR PALACE. Published by BANANASOFT (yes you read that right) Released for the Timex 1000, TRS80 III, Apple II and IBM PC can anyone help, game history fam?
Very much looking forward to reading The Unseen Internet: Conjuring the Occult in Digital Discourse for a future novel series.
