Thank you!!

Thank you!!

S0L/SS7 Bespoke Larps for daring larponauts. High-value productions single individuals. A full cast of near-professional actors as NPCS. Exclusively run in low-income countres to maximize the bang for your buck. SOLIPSIST ENTERTAINMENT, GMBH

LUDICRUM An International Nordic LRP Blockbuster Erotic occultism Vampires High production values Innovative Al assisted gameplay at medieval Castle Tilbúningur, Iceland 9 runs, summer 2026 Tickets €1800-2200 https://aprilgabb.is/ludicrum

CONCOMITANT SENTIMENTS "Absolutely nothing happened for a full day and it was a transformative larp experience for me" Apropos presents Concomitant Sentiments, an immersive and slow-paced black box larp with 90 degrees of illusion, about isolation, coming of age, societal collapse and (somehow) crossword puzzles. 9 runs, tickets start at €1100. APROPOS

Fun satirical larp adverts from the Nordic Larp conference:

Solipsist larps set in low-income countries so you get more bang for your buck! AI-assisted gameplay! “Absolutely nothing happened for a day!”

If there are no messages in the Elden Ring film I will personally be filing a complaint with Alex Garland

I wouldn't be so sure...

An illustration featuring a black cat with the text “my cat will live forever”

Guaranteed.
An ode to Alfie.
Prints: www.sonnyross.com/shop/forever
#cats #illustration

Palantir are about six months away from ordering their employees to leave audio logs scattered around their offices

Picture of a worried smoliv

Viva tommorow

Two people sitting on the floor in front of a projected black and white image. There are some urns around them with candles in front.

Tamagotchi Seance #3: Memory Garden is on show at Voidspace Strange Play this weekend. Lots of little pots with memories inside, and a big garden to leave some of your own. @voidspacezine.bsky.social

Photograph of modulino components

Photograph of the Museu de la Ciència Barcelona

Spent the day in a larp workshop about wearable tech in a beautiful science museim

[INDIE ALERT] 📢

Cutout Village by @devilishgames.bsky.social

Build using simple & unique mechanics: cutting, folding & gluing. Restore the family home, revive your village and create spaces filled with fruit trees & histories.

Wishlist
store.steampowered.com/app/3907910
#indiedev #indiegame

two animal headed marionettes appear in an window of an apartment building. a kaiju shadow is cast against it. the text reads THE LAST FIFTEEN MINUTES - a marionette musical by shing yin khor and jay ackley

dang, this poster for my film slaps

Archaeologists have discovered 12,000-year-old dice – here’s what they reveal about the history of play You can compare throwing one of these ancient dice to a coin toss – although this discovery also underscores that dice are much older than coins.

New piece out in @theconversation.com with @apolitopoulos.bsky.social and @docrandom.bsky.social on those early Native American dice everyone’s talking about:

theconversation.com/archaeologis...

Selfie of me wearing a shirt with a snail on it and a cap that days joie de livres on it

Today's fit

I adore this!

Sounds great!

Agreed!

Slide with an orange diamond traffic sign that says "cruel optimism ahead"

My favourite slide from #chi2026 was @vongnome.bsky.social 's "cruel optimism ahead" traffic sign

Neon says "The future is queer"

The Secret Life of Campus Wildlife Insights from a Christmas wildlife survey at St John's Campus

The secret life of campus wildlife @worcesteruni.bsky.social
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/072b...

The Burden of Bearing Witness: Digital Practices of Marginalized Social Media Users in High-Stakes Contexts | Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

This morning at #CHI2026, @hibbythach.com will be presenting our paper "The Burden of Bearing Witness: Digital Practices of Marginalized Social Media Users in High-Stakes Contexts," led by Senami Kojah and co-authored with @michaelannephd.bsky.social.

paper link: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

Sign says: Razzmatazz 2026 Reception CHI Nordics

Haven't been posting much from CHI cos I've been so busy, but last night I was at the Nordic party and I think this is the first time I've attended an academic event that took over an entire nightclub

RPS asked me to write about DLSS5, the "neural rendering" tech that Nvidia have been crowing about, that uses generative AI techniques to replace rendered graphics. I wrote about framerates, fakery, and how you seize control of an industry.

Thank you!

Crying, screaming, throwing up /j

#CHI2026

The central icon is black and white and features a design of a game controller either dripping with fluid, or possibly running as if made of paint. It has the text "Strange Play Showcase". Surrounding the central icon are a number of previews for the featured works.

The Invisible Casino embraces the strange...

The Dealer's next outing is this weekend at the @voidspacezine.bsky.social x London Games Weeks Official side event: Strange Play!

🗓️ Sat 18th-Sunday 19th April, 11:00-18:00
📍 Theatre Deli, London
📟 Tickets and Info: voidspacezine.com/strange-play/

The Gateless Gate
Any history of the Quakers
Zhuangzi
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Mumming, Howling, and Hoodening
Camp Damascus
You Are a Shark
The Earthsea Trilogy
the collected works of E.E. Cummings
The Vorkosigan Saga
Procedural Generation in Game Design (I was assigned this one)

trans/queer CHI 2026! a guide to trans and queer-focused papers etc. at CHI 2026! feel free to add your paper if I missed it :)

Here's a collection of trans/queer focused papers at #CHI2026! 🌈🏳️‍⚧️📝

padlet.com/haimson/chi2...

I'm hoping GDQ will release other designs like this 👀

Absolutely!