Also, if you are interested in games research, then I would really recommend joining the Glasgow Game Research Reading Group WhatsApp and mailing list. They're a great bunch and put a lot of work into creating a forum for this kind of work ❤️
chat.whatsapp.com/IGXLFdg4F9j1...
A poster for my upcoming presentation titled "Power Up: A Study of Worker Organising in the Scottish Video Game Industry".
Doing a little presentation on my thesis later this month!! Please do join if your month is currently lacking discussion of worker movements in the Scottish video game industry! ✊🎮
Me standing at a lectern in front of a projector screen that says ‘Voice, power, and organising in the video game industry’
They were finally foolish enough to let me do a lecture 😌
Call for participants poster, it expresses extra details of the project that can be found in text form using the link to the form in the post
📣 Call for participants 📣
The project looks at how victim-survivors of sexual violence publicly use online spaces to develop a sense of justice, using zine-making workshops and interviews.
If you would like to take part, please sign up here: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/k5senzpQJv
Insane mismanagement from Sony. Really sorry for everyone affected 😓
Call submissions is now DONE ✅
Thanks for everyone that submitted and looking forward to seeing you in Glasgow this summer ❤️
📌 Reminder: #SMSociety Call for Submissions is open
📍 Glasgow | 🗓️ 13–15 July 2026
PhD students & ECRs very welcome. This will be a supportive, interdisciplinary conference on social media, platforms & digital society.
🔗 socialmediaandsociety.org/2025/call-fo...
#PhDLife #ECRs #SocialMediaResearch
ROCKSTAR UPDATE:
Keir Starmer was just asked about the Rockstar firings in Parliament today where he described the situation as "deeply concerning" and promised it would be looked into by government ministers.
Not that a Starmer promise is worth much, mind.
Video game giant Rockstar has sacked more than 30 workers across the UK, including my constituents working at their Edinburgh office. I urged Ministers to support workers who have lost their jobs, and stop this from happening again.
Absolutely despicable.
Massive congratulations to everyone involved!!! 🎉🎉🎉
The first of many ✊
"Epic says that until the end of 2026, creators will earn 100% of the V-Bucks value from sales made in their islands, with this changing to 50% in 2027".
Oof, sounds like we've got another Roblox-esque child labour exploitation machine on our hands 🙃
It was fun to finally start sharing a few findings from the survey and some interesting quotes from the surveys.
Also, I think I’m finally getting somewhere interesting with mobilisation theory - coupled with bits from cultural studies and discourse theory.
Me presenting my slides on a screen to a room of people.
Last week, I presented part of my PhD research at the ILERA European Congress 2025, in a session on precarious work!
Thanks to the organisers and fellow panellists for their lovely questions!
Thanks for sharing! What are the issues with the report? Does it fudge gen AI and other things together?
A photo looking out of the window of a train
The trek to #ILERA European Congress at @durham-university.bsky.social begins!! 🚂
Please submit a paper, poster, or workshop proposal and come see us in Glasgow if you're interested! ❤️
Two men shaking hands in front of the videogame Reality Drift, with various other game demos nearby.
Congratulations to Dan for being the first player to win a race of Reality Drift at the Glasgow Indie Games Festival!
Thanks so much for letting me play!! I had a great time and it was lovely to meet you too
Massive congratulations!! 🎉
I had such a fun time playing yesterday and wish @flxli227.bsky.social all the best with it!
Graphic that calls for participation in an anonymous interview. It reads: 'Calling all Scottish video game professionals! As a PhD student at the University of Glasgow, I'm diving into the dynamics of workplace relationships and working conditions in your industry. Join me for an insightful interview and share your experiences—your voice matters for the future of Scottish video games! Dm me or email me at d.jordan.1@research.gla.ac.uk'
If you work (or worked) in Scottish video games and would be willing to talk about your experiences, please get in touch!
All interviews are anonymous and entirely voluntary.
My DMs are open or feel free to email me at d.jordan.1@research.gla.ac.uk
Picture of the University of Malta’s Valletta campus
Super excited for the first day of DiGRA 🎮❤️
Penryn campus hosting the BUIRA 2025 conference
Very grateful for all the lovely people at this year’s @buiraonline.bsky.social conference!! I had a lovely few days and couldn’t have asked for a nicer environment to present a paper for the first time!
See you next year! ❤️
I talked to 15 teachers/professors about how AI and ChatGPT is ruining their lives:
www.404media.co/teachers-are...
Me receiving a people’s choice award for my cool poster
And he bloody won a thing too!!? 🎉
Research poster about culture funding in Scotland at the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Delighted to be presenting a poster about my @sgsss.bsky.social internship today! It was a real treat to get 3 months to nerd out about culture funding 🎭
The video thumbnail for PMG's original documentary, showing a white, American hand clasping cash in exchange for the labour of a Southeast Asian workforce, represented here as being weighed down by their immense workload.
Back in 2021, PMG reported on the unseen games industry crunch taking place at outsourcing studios in SE Asia.
Since then, the companies we looked at have continued to work on some of the biggest games in the world, without any push to improve the conditions of the artists doing that work. (1/7)
maybe this christmas we could have a bit less chappell roan - and a bit more chapel goin
@daiv.bsky.social did u do this
sounds like an unbeatable deal!!
