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REPRESENTATION MATTERS 70% of LGBTQ gamers and 46% of non-LGBTQ gamers are less likely to buy or play a game if it contains harmful tropes or stereotypes about the LGBTQ community. glaad.org/glaad-gaming/2…

Ahhh! So excited that this wonderful collection is out now! Thanks so much to the editors for putting this together and to the authors for their incredible chapters. (I may also have a chapter on Dragon Age in here >.>) Check it out!

Coming in an hour: is the MCU facing a slow death of a storyworld?

I had a lot of fun with this discussion! Even with the more depressing elements of the MCU's trajectory 😬 Thanks Popular Culture Studies Journal for setting this up and CarrieLynn and Reece Goodall for the great conversation!

Looking forward to the release of this collection in September! So many fantastic chapters on regional, historical, and cultural representations in video games. (And it includes my chapter on representations of Iraq in House of Ashes!) routledge.com/Asian-Historie…

It's the final week of the Call for Papers for this year's Middle Ages in Modern Games asynchronous conference. Make sure you get your abstracts in by Friday! #medievaltwitter #MAMG24

We are currently recruiting up to 6 PhD students in two projects: Co-designing and using new technologies for interactive life storytelling - up to 4 students with interest in participatory design, VR, AR, and/or hybrid games. findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/opportunity/12…

Looking forward to this!

It was wonderful to meet these scholars and chat/brainstorm together about fandom today!

Our third and last paper for our panel on ‘Interplayer Conflict and Cooperation’ just got live on our website! Shashvat Singh talks us about ‘Feudalism and Intercommunity Feuds: A look at the rivalry between the Overwatch and Valorant Community’: middleagesinmoderngames.net/?p=270

Next up in 'Inclusivity, Exclusion and Dehumanisation' is "The ‘Playersexuality’ Debate: Love, Romance, Identity, and Player Perceptions of Baldur’s Gate 3 and the Dragon Age Series" from Christine Tomlinson, PhD 🎮📖. #MAMG24 middleagesinmoderngames.net/?p=205

one day you’re a hot, fun 20-something and before you know it you’re a hot, fun 30-something with an interest in birds

So I guess I should mention I'm starting a new position at ASU as an Assistant Professor of Games and Esports next month? 👀

I have a new article on using RPGs in the classroom to explore topics related to society, morality, and ethics available now in gamevironments! journals.suub.uni-bremen.de/index.php/game…

Please feel free to comment to this thread or follow this link to add your thoughts to the Google Doc: docs.google.com/document/d/1qa… Please indicate your name and affiliation for proper attribution of your thoughts. Negative and/or positive, what do you think about the dialogues?

This probably counts as decorating my office.

Calling all social psychologists & those who do research in social psych ‼️ I’m looking for people—ideally PhD students and postdocs—interested in guest lecturing in my social psychology course this semester. Please share! (more info below)

The Psychgeist of Pop Culture has 20 books in production! The first four of which, are already available: The Witcher, The Mandalorian, The Umbrella Academy, and Bluey! As always PDFs are free but the paperbacks sure are pretty 😍 rkowert.com/psychgeistofpo…

Good news, everyone! The 2025 BIPOC Game Studies conference is now accepting submissions for a showcase of papers, games, and related media to be featured at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York. Deadline: January 15th. conference.blackgamestudies.com

It's National #VideoGame Day! Wonder what #sociologists have to say about games? ➡️Christine Tomlinson, PhD 🎮📖 "Gaming on Romance"(journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10.11…) ➡️Karen Sternheimer "Do Video Games Kill?" (journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10.15…) ➡️Page & MacMillan "A Game You Can't Win" (journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10.15…)