Don’t overrun- I will paper plane you. 😂 #Meccsa2026

This year marks 60 years of Media & Communication at Leicester @uniofleicester.bsky.social As part of this celebration, we are honoured to host the #MeCCSA2026 Conference from 2-4 September 2026. Keynote speakers include Dr Andrea Medrado, Prof Anamik Saha, & Prof Helen Wood. meccsa2026.le.ac.uk

We're excited to announce that the #MeCCSA2026 conference programme is now available online: meccsa2026.le.ac.uk/programme/

Thank you to everyone who checked out these posts. It's a broad topic but I wanted to write about how every creative aspect of trailer-making is interconnected & contributes to how you hook your audience. The intro now includes links to the full series: www.indiebard.co/knowledge/sc...

Scripting for Game Trailers Series: Introduction — IndieBard

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The third and final part of my scripting for game trailers series is up now. Let's talk about your TONE. www.indiebard.co/knowledge/scripting-for-game-trailer-part-3-tone

Today in shady Academic Job Ads - this gem from Warwick Uni

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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

A quick reminder: We’re still gathering responses for the HGN Impact Survey. If the Historical Games Network has shaped your work, teaching, research, or thinking in any way, we’d really value your perspective. ⏱️ Takes 2–5 minutes Kindly click this link forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon...

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Your perspective matters! We’re assessing HGN’s impact, and your input will shape our future work. If you’ve attended an event, read our blog or followed us, we’d like to hear from you. ⏱️Survey takes only 2–5 minutes Thank you for being part of our community forms.cloud.microsoft/e/3vawgZSsST

Did a thing! It’s free to read- From movie-style marketing to business as usual: The use of cinema(tic) in games promotion 1990-1999 - Ed Vollans, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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A project that started with a DiGRA23 workshop is finally, nearly out in the world! Coming May 2026 from Bloomsbury’s Writing History series, Writing Games Histories is a collection of essays on historical game studies methods&approaches. Find the ToC here: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/writing-g...

Writing Game Histories

This book offers an accessible introduction to the dynamic intersection between history and games, and the flourishing discipline of Historical Game Studies. Fr…

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FWIW, I was approached by @timeshighered.bsky.social to comment for a piece on job cuts and the implications for staff and our practices. We need more public awareness of what's happening in UK HE, and THE is paywalled anyway, but they're not passive actors in all of this. I said no. #AcademicSky

Did a chapter in a thing! Bit pricy! But very cool nonetheless. www.routledge.com/Digital-Adve... #academicsky #advertising

Here's why we’re a great resource for... 📜 HISTORY BUFFS From World Wars to the Middle Ages, Ancient Greece to the Haitian Revolution, there are countless books on the intersect between #VideoGames and World History. 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/blog/hashtag... #GTP #GamingThePast #GameStudies