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Dr. Rachel Kowert

@drkowert.bsky.social

Founder of Psychgeist. Visiting Researcher at University of Cambridge. Chocobo wrangler. All opinions mine.

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Dr. Rachel Kowert@drkowert.bsky.social · 2d ago

"...the concerns that parents have today in 2026 are the same concerns that parents have had for the last 50 years [which] tells me as a researcher that we’ve done a very poor job at getting the information out... about what games are and what they aren’t.” variety.com/2026/gaming/...

Why Parents Are Still Afraid of Video Games After 50 Years and How a Gaming Nonprofit’s New Workshops Are Trying to Help

It's been nearly six decades since the first mainstream video games came out and parents are just as worried about kids gaming now as they were then.

variety.com

Dr. Rachel Kowert@drkowert.bsky.social · 4d ago

Loved the new Spider Man. LOVED. But if people are still wondering why people don't really go to the movies anymore, it literally cost me $180 between tickets and snacks to take my family of 5 to the movies. ...but at least the movie was good?

Matt Burgess (WIRED)@mattburgess1.bsky.social · last wk.

NEW: A glimpse at how AI image generators are used. Researchers set up a fake image editor on Hugging Face and within a week received 1,000 prompts. 73% of them were sexual and 83% of those were asking for people (women) to be “undressed”. Around 6% of the sexual requests also targeted minors

Hugging Face Has a Deepfake Nudes Problem

Researchers tested top image editing models on Hugging Face and found they could easily create explicit deepfakes—and 1,000 image editing prompts show how people use the software.

wired.com

Dr. Rachel Kowert@drkowert.bsky.social · last wk.

The DLC Leadership Program has a new shiny website to match its shiny lofty goals: Creating the first modular, asynchronous training for the digital leaders who keep our online communities safe and fun places to be. Oh, and did I mention it is free to take. Learn more: www.dlcleadership.org

DLC Leadership Program | Development. Leadership. Community.

The first evidence-based, community built certification for the moderators, community managers, and guild leaders who hold digital communities together.

dlcleadership.org

Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele@drdragases.bsky.social · 3w ago

I am once again begging Hollywood to stop using the Greek alphabet for an Ancient World movie, if they can't afford to even throw a couple of quid at anyone with an inkling of the language. Unless they really think audiences are dying to see THS THDPSSSSPS

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Dr. Rachel Kowert@drkowert.bsky.social · 4w ago

No one becomes a great mod on their own. You learn it in the trenches. From the person who has already handled the raid drama, the toxic discord, the 3am ban appeal you aren't sure was fair. You learn it from a community of practice. That's what we're building at the DLC. www.dlcleadership.org

DLC Leadership Program

The first free, evidence-based certification for moderators, community managers, and guild leaders in games. Built by practitioners, grounded in research.

dlcleadership.org

Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his@bowmanspartan.bsky.social · last mo.

Sure, but this selection of charts has quite a bit of bias baked into it, doesn't it? The presumption that these are the places that matter for folks today is a bit of a stretch. Maybe a better move would be consider what's grown and how age/interest drives it? e.g. pickleball courts.

nick andersen@nicktheandersen.com · last mo.

america has a fun shortage and it's important we talk about it (decline in third spaces, etc etc)

a bloomberg info graphic showing four different dramatically declining types of spaces in order 'Bars and Nightclubs' 'Bowling Alleys' 'Marinas' and 'Movie Theaters' from 2001 to 2025 text on top reading 'Fewer Places to Relax and Socalize' 'US establiments per 100,000 people' 'Note: movie theaters includes dirve-ins.' 2025 population data based on US Census. Sources US Bureau of Labor Statistics, World Bank, US Census'