Ahhhh this university of Wroclaw trip might actually be happening!
Anyone know any good coffee spots nearby?

Call for Paper: Historicizing G.A.M.E.S. 2025 – Gaming, Artifacts, Memory, Experience and Society by Confoederatio Ludens Bern, Switzerland, September 11-12, 2025 Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=histgames2025 Submission deadline: March 14, 2025 How do we write a history of...

A great team of colleagues from @chludens.bsky.social together with @unil.bsky.social are organising a very cool conference on the ‘History of video games from the players’ perspectives’ #GameStudies this September

HERE you can find the #CFP: chludens.hypotheses.org/3389

@pachuki.bsky.social

Exploring the role of video games in the eco-crises Morgan Pinder is balancing parenthood, rural living and graduate research to complete her PhD exploring how video games navigate societal anxieties around the eco-crisis

To promote upcoming conference
www.deakin.edu.au/articles/res...

The Metal Gear Solid Series This collection, arriving in the wake of the 25th anniversary of 1998's Metal Gear Solid, provides scholars and fans alike with a wide-ranging selection of crit…

Look! I wrote a thing!
Request it at your uni library!

Snaaaaaake!!!

“So, the Snake's Finally Come Out of His Hole”: Liminal Relationships Between Humans and Nature in the Metal Gear Solid series

The hardest working font in Manhattan A story of a 150-year-old font you have never heard of – and one you probably saw earlier today.

I think every designer should write a love letter to a font at least once in their lifetime.

This is mine: A 150-year-old font you have likely never heard of, and one you probably saw earlier today.

aresluna.org/the-hardest-...

May we ask whether you're a lady or a gentleman? -A lady -A gentleman -My dear sir, there are individuals roaming the streets of Fallen London at this very moment with the faces of squid! Squid! Do you ask them their gender? And yet you waste our time asking me trifling and impertinent questions about mine? It is my own business, sir, and I bid you good day.

Fallen London is already a delight.

www.fallenlondon.com

AKA me

African American Gothic in the Era of Black Lives Matter Cambridge Core - English Literature 1700-1830 - African American Gothic in the Era of Black Lives Matter

Just published: Maisha Wester’s new book ‘African American Gothic in the Era of Black Lives Matter’ in our Elements in the Gothic series. Open Access for 4 weeks!url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/2YLXCRM64iLE0xJi9fQS1c...
@angelawright1794.bsky.social

Gothic folk, there’s an interesting conference on Scottish and Irish Gothic in Edinburgh in April, organised by @penfielding.bsky.social and @madelinepotter.bsky.social : www.swinc.englit.ed.ac.uk/scottish-and...

Donations deal will deny teals and micro parties seed funding This new donations bill will starve small parties and independents of the cash they need to compete while fattening up the coffers of the big players.

Call your local member. Tell ‘em they’re dreaming. www.smh.com.au/national/lab...

Games submissions for SXSW Sydney 2025 are now open! Apply for your chance to showcase your game at our physical event in October.

Learn more & apply here: www.sxswsydney.com/participate/...

#gamedev #indiedev

Every Poppy Playtime Chapter, Ranked With the fourth chapter out, it's time to take a look at all of Poppy Playtime's existing chapters and see how each ranked up with pros and cons.

Yes, I spent 15 hours replaying the Poppy Playtime series.

Mild spoiler warning

Yes, Riley and Doey broke my heart.
Damn you Chapter 4 and all your bugs. Why do you make me feel things.

8 Ways To Make Your Gaming Greener Being an environmentally-conscious gamer can be tricky, but with these helpful tips, you can reduce your impact while gaming to your heart's content.

I couldn't go into depth and explore nuances with a list like this. Socio-economic factors can make "greening" difficult and that gaming is unavoidably resource hungry while the commercial interests of big studios dominate the industry. But in my opinion it is always worth trying.

** PSA: If you would like to nominate for the Hugo Awards, you must be a member of this or the previous year's WorldCon, before the end of January.

Which is tomorrow.

Or today, if you are a few hours further East than me. Either way, it's soon. **

Guys, I know I’ve posted this article a lot in the last two weeks. But I’m so serious.

They’re not fucking around, and major executive action aimed at trans literature could happen as soon as tomorrow. The time to take action to protect trans books and authors is *now.*

12 Most Surreal Games Inspired by David Lynch, Ranked David Lynch had a wide-reaching influence on all sorts of media, including the world of video games.

Sigh. Damn word restrictions, this could have been so much longer.

We Aren't Being Told the Real Extent of AI Datacenter Emissions The emissions produced by AI datacenters is likely far worse than believed because of how companies report their sustainability data.

“The already formidable environmental toll of generative AI is even worse than it seems because businesses aren't being transparent about the emissions given off by their enormous new AI datacenters.”

futurism.com/the-byte/not...

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The Mappa Mundi cover image, with the Kickstarter Project We Love badge included. The text reads: 'Back us on Kickstarter. Campaign launches February 4th!'

I can't quite believe it!

Mappa Mundi - An Exploration + Ecology RPG has been chosen as a 'Project We Love' by @kickstarter.com before we've even launched!

Every ounce of effort we've got has gone into Mappa Mundi. Will you be with us day one? See below for a link to follow us now!

#CFP “Transgressive Identities & Subjectivities” Conference 17-18 June - Birmingham City Uni.
Delighted to be running this event with Matt Grimes, to explore both the potentials and the limitations of transgression of selfhood in media, culture and society. bcmcr.org/event/cfp-tr... deadline 7 Feb!

Glad we've cleared that up.

Lofi Lamb: Beats to indoctrinate your followers to. YouTube video by Massive Monster

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOus...

Untitled Goose Game by James O'Connor Release Date: January 28, 2025ISBN: 978-1-940535-36-4200 pages It's a beautiful day in the village, and you are a horrible goose, ready to wreak charming havoc on the weary locals. You'll ruin their g...

It's launch week for my book about UNTITLED GOOSE GAME, published and edited by @bossfightbooks.com!

In Australia, the best place to get a physical copy is PixelCrib: www.pixelcrib.com.au/products/unt...

In the US, or if you're after an ebook version, head to bossfightbooks.com/products/unt...

7 Most Unfair Deaths in Supermassive Games Supermassive Games are known for their gory horror and consequences, but some characters didn't deserve the deaths they ended up with.

Ergh. I could have done better with that header image.
It's not like there's I have a shortage of interesting screenshots from Supermassive Games.
Anyway...
Look people dying in video games