Today I am working from home, alone. I went to the kitchen to get a banana for a snack. I dropped the banana, and yelled out aloud, "HEY! Come back here, Mister Banana!" That is all.

I believe in separating the artist from the art. By force if necessary.

hearing allegations that the six-day creation miracle heavily relied on vibecoding

Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching

If game design can be understood as an art of verbs, then Spanish-speaking game designers should be the best in the world. Si entendemos el diseño de juegos como el arte de los verbos, los diseñadores de juegos hispanohablantes deberían ser los mejores del mundo. youtube.com/shorts/hJNJN...

English vs Spanish: Verbs 😏 Mushie Birdie & Squirrel | Original Video: Under Studio x @JoeMeLlamo

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The difference between wearing a fedora in the 1940s and wearing a fedora today, is that in the 1940s, when you're wearing a fedora, you're just wearing a hat, whereas today, when you wear a fedora, you're wearing a fedora.

Congratulations to Amanda Cote, Janet H Murray, Justin Andarza, and William Huber for receiving an IndieCade Horizons Faculty of Excellence Award this year! We are truly grateful for your contributions to education, games, and the students' lives you enrich.

Achievement unlocked: successfully spent a Scottish note in Cornwall.

Spider Plant Spider Plant Does whatever a spider can't.

Stuff like this is why I keep saying that the humanities have been an utter, colossal failure. How can you be "a renowned Holocaust historian at Emory University" and be OK with the broad outlines of what Trump is doing? How can you study the Holocaust and ignore a genocide in progress?

Student protesters being deported are not ‘martyrs and heroes,’ says former antisemitism envoy

Deborah Lipstadt agrees with some of the Trump administration and ICE moves to deport students and crack down on campus antisemitism.

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I think a lot of you need to have a long, cold, hard look in the mirror and ask yourselves, "well, when *was* the last time I listened to the Pizzicato Five?"

Any sufficiently advanced materialism is indistinguishable from idealism.

This visit to GDC, for sessions I am focusing on emerging technologies and production methods, and it's been very rewarding. It's helping me think more about where we want to bring game education than most of the events which are about game education 1/2

"Disco Elysium Spiritual Successor" is a new genre.

I just took the theory test for my UK driver's license. It seems when they say "theory", they mean something different from a critique of the commodity form in the design of vehicles or a discussion of the semiotics of the sports car. Yeah, that's not what they were looking for.

We are entering a new era, where people will be using VPNs to get *inside* of the Great Firewall of China.

The Altadena seed library needs all of the help it can get- if you have native plant seeds to share, please make sure they find their way to this group. Monetary donations are also hugely welcome via gofund.me/6643efc6

I don't know how many of y'all are watching the migration of American TikTokers to RedNote, but it's the most fascinating thing I've EVER SEEN HAPPEN ONLINE. 🧵

"Not invented here" syndrome was invented here.

Another Video Game Museum has opened, this time in Madrid! www.todoalicante.es/english/muse...

OXO, a museum to preserve the history of video games, opens in Madrid | TodoAlicante

In its 1,600 square meters, it narrates 70 years of the medium's history and dedicates a temporary exhibition to the 30 years of PlayStation

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La Trahison des Images, rebooted for the 21st century.

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This is not art because it was made by AI #AIArt #DigitalArt #GenerativeArt #ArtAndTechnology #CreativeAI #ArtificialIntelligence #ModernArt #TechCreativity #AIArtwork #MachineLearningArt #FutureOfArt #AIEthics #AlgorithmicArt #ArtByAI #InnovationInArt

Further to the enquiries about relocating: we are renting out our flat in Edinburgh, as we have moved to Cornwall. chapmanspm.co.uk/property/dea...

3 bedroom Flat for rent in Edinburgh - £1,995 PCM

A spacious, three-bedroom, first-floor flat located in picturesque Dean Village. Bursting with period features and unique furnishings, it also has a brand-ne...

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Many of you have been making enquiries about relocating. Here are some jobs in our university, some of which would sponsor a work visa: jobs.falmouth.ac.uk/vacancies/va...

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"Worry" is the wrong word here. This process is mostly complete. Most university administrators have ceased having any interest in running democratic organizations in which professors have much say. Anti-democratic, top-down corporatism is the norm at most schools. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/02/u...

Professors Worry Their Power Is Shrinking at Universities

Faculty members are used to sharing power with presidents and trustees to run universities. But some presidents and lawmakers have made moves to reduce their say.

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A starter pack for Game Studies on Bluesky. Let me know if you want to be added or want to recommend any account or feed. Share it around! go.bsky.app/56c1mPm

We're looking for a art/games researcher to lead courses at @FalmouthUni : jobs.falmouth.ac.uk/vacancies/13... Equivalent to tenure-track/tenured in American unis. Looking for someone who can apply advanced game development methods to experimental/speculative work in the game/art intersection.

Postgraduate Course Leader in Penryn Campus | Falmouth Careers

View details and apply for this Postgraduate Course Leader vacancy in Penryn Campus. With 120 years of creative arts experience, we strive to offer the highest standards of teaching and research, nur...

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www.gamesradar.com/games/publis... It's up to the EU now, which would make Europe the centre of gravity for game history and preservation.

Publishers are absolutely terrified "preserved video games would be used for recreational purposes," so the US copyright office has struck down a major effort for game preservation

"This fails the needs of citizens in favor of a weak sauce argument from the industry, and it's really disappointing"

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Say what you like about the local council, they've sorted out that elephant infestation problem. #cornwall