"It also serves as an example of solid research in its skillful weaving of interview insights, personal experience, and concrete examples" Thanks to Steffi Shook for the kind words about craft in @nieborg.bsky.social and my book Read the @ijoc-usc.bsky.social review here: ijoc.org/index.php/ij...

Thanks for the shout out! Saw this article a few days ago and Oscar did a great job breaking it down this thread.

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New publication! My article "Video Game Industry Showcase Presentations and the Construction of Perpetual Anticipation" will be in the upcoming Special Issue on Game Advertising in ACM GAMES: RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. You can check it out here: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

"Real or fake" is running out of road as a way to evaluate images. My recent article proposes fidelity instead — how faithfully an image represents what it claims to, across several dimensions rather than one verdict. Nice write-up from OregonNews with a great chart! news.uoregon.edu/how-evaluate...

Day 2 of Meaningful XR is already off to a great start with Cortney Harding discussing benefits and drawbacks of smart glasses on the market. So pleased to be a lead organizer for this @uosojc.bsky.social conference along with colleagues and friends:

New Book Chapter w/ @nieborg.bsky.social about early days of AI news coverage. Drawing from our book, we argue mainstreaming AI will be hard, especially given expectations for journalists to play with and understand the tech. Send me a note if you need a copy: www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...

Mainstreaming AI | 8 | How Journalists Play with Emerging Technologies

This chapter examines the role of US-based journalists in shaping artificial intelligence (AI) discourses and imaginaries as the innovation becomes increasingly

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Nearing the end of #SCMS26, and guess what's still left to talk about? P18, Reexamining Esports with @a-c-cote.bsky.social, @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social, Keung Yoon Bae, and Taylore Woodhouse. Starting in 30 min in Alpine 1.

New article out in Digital Journalism! 🎉 "Conceptualizing Fidelity: Reimagining Contemporary Visual Journalism's Occupational Ideologies" Open access → doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2026.2626739 I propose fidelity as a new framework for evaluating truth in CGI-based visual journalism. More below

Conceptualizing Fidelity: Reimagining Contemporary Visual Journalism’s Occupational Ideologies

This article conceptualizes fidelity as a new occupational ideology in visual journalism, offering an alternative to objectivity as computer-generated imagery (CGI) becomes increasingly commonplace...

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About one week left to submit to Meaningful XR (2/28) 📅 May 30–31, 2026 | 📍 University of Oregon, Portland & Virtual Submit here: event.fourwaves.com/mxr2026/subm... Topics include XR + AI, XR in education and the workplace, game design in XR, XR's societal impact, and more. #VR #XR #AR

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Don’t know how I missed this but many thanks to @stantium.bsky.social for this kind review of @nieborg.bsky.social and my book from 2023! Read it here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/15/artic...

Before the calendar year closes out, I just want to remind everyone to consider submitting to Meaningful XR! Deadline for submissions is the end of February! We look forward to seeing your research and projects surrounding VR, AR, and XR! Here's the link to the CFP: www.meaningfulxr.org

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NEW: I spoke with the reporters behind Post Games, Aftermath, Game File, People Make Games, Rogue, and Rascal News to learn about the trials and triumphs of going independent in a shifting game media landscape dominated by conglomeration and layoffs.

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'We survive or fail on our own terms:' The rise and risk of independent game media

Listening to Cameron Kunzelman interviewing Jacob Geller about essay writing and the vagaries of making an income on YT. Laughed out loud when Geller observed that Mr. Beast probably has terrible conversion rates on his ad sponsorships bc he targets children, aka people who don't have credit cards

Another presentation in the books for @esportsresnet.bsky.social! This one arguing for how philosophies, labor and infrastructure shape differences in collegiate esports programs.

Was very pleased to represent the EGR Lab in discussing VR Spectatorship and Esports at the annual @esportsresnet.bsky.social con. Thanks to co-director @a-c-cote.bsky.social for coordinating Twitch. For those hoping to catch the last day, go here (it's free): esportsresearch.net/category/ern...

Was happy to contribute to this article helmed by Alex Leith on how VRChat became a space for coping during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the article here and we nicely have a visual abstract to go with it: doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...

Marvel Cosmic Invasion Scores December Release Date And Two New Fighters. (Repost)

Marvel Cosmic Invasion Scores December Release Date And Two New Fighters

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Thanks to SPJ Oregon and Nicole Dahmen for having me talk about the challenges of covering AI as it becomes an increasingly ubiquitous technology at their conference. Especially appreciate them letting me Zoom in considering me currently being in NYC

Due to a gaffe in reading from a text-to-speech program, I think if I ever do decide to get into rapping, I'll go by the moniker of MC Luhan.

How important is play to game developers? If you're interested in knowing the answer, maybe check out this new article by yours truly, as well as the amazing team of Dalton Bouzek, @chaeyunl.bsky.social and Alex Leith! doi.org/10.3389/fcom...

Frontiers | Balancing fun and professionalism in game development: the dark and light side of play in virtual meetings

IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic accelerated remote work adoption in the game development industry, an already precarious field characterized by “crunch” cu...

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Another kind review of our work by Andreas Rauscher about @nieborg.bsky.social and my book! For those who speak German, this may be a good one for you: mediarep.org/server/api/c...

Another year of collaborating with the excellent Katerina Girginova and team on the Social Grammars of Virtuality Report! Want to know the dominant theories surrounding XR today? Take a look at the co-authored chapter between me and Shane Burrell there: penn.manifoldapp.org/read/theorie...

New on H-Sci-Med-Tech: Check out Gabriel Antúnez De Mayolo Kou (UWisconsin-La Crosse)‬’s review of @nieborg.bsky.social (@utoronto.ca‬) & @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social‬ (@uoregon.bsky.social‬)’s book _Mainstreaming & Game Journalism_ (2023) @mitpress.bsky.social Review avail @hnetreviews.bsky.social

H-Net Reviews@hnetreviews.bsky.social · 12mo ago

New book review: Antúnez De Mayolo Kou on Nieborg, David B.; Foxman, Maxwell: _Mainstreaming and Game Journalism_. MIT Press, 2023. Published by H-Sci-Med-Tech. Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20124002

For those who don't know, I am a FEW days away from taking a year-long sabbatical from UO! For the next year, I will (mostly) be found right back home in New York City!!!!!

It's the summer of reviews here in the PNW For those interested in contemporary videogame production and the complicated changes in employment and ideology in game studios, I can't recommend @brkeogh.bsky.social's book enough. Read the review here: dx.doi.org/10.1353/lac.....

Read Jim’s book! Short review is it’s very good if you’re interested in game tools!

Jim Malazita@jmalazita.bsky.social · last yr.

Thanks so much to @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social for this generous review of Enacting Platforms! ijoc.org/index.php/ij...

Thanks for the shoutout to @uosojc.bsky.social's new game studies minor from our neighbors to the north in Corvallis: gazettetimes.com/news/local/b...

Just call Corvallis a 'Nerdvana' for its growing gaming and comic culture

Geeks come to Corvallis, bearing gifts to the local economy. Here's the nerdy landscape (i.e., who sells what).

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I am endlessly interested in how board game publishing has become a focal point for explaining tariffs. Definitely a paper there somewhere www.endlessmode.com/article/how-...*

How the Trump Tariffs Are Impacting Board Game Publishers - Endless Mode

We talk to four board game publishers about how Trump's tariffs are impacting the industry, whose games are largely printed in China.

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As I get ready for the "Instagramming Amsterdam" study abroad class I am about to teach, I was trying out my best instagrammable photo moments in NEW Amsterdam, while having a lovely (if sweltering) day at Art Omi

Always enjoy more Playdate news

Christa Mrgan@antichrista.bsky.social · last yr.

It was great chatting with @lukesanderson.bsky.social about iteration, challenging gameplay mechanics, and what defines a metroidvania:

Not my favorite habit but managed to churn out an entire chapter (roughly 2,750 words) today. Sometimes you just need those days to sit and *really* focus on writing!