.@queeringgames unveils a nearly 500-person study of German board gamers, focusing on the gatekeeping against queer players and their concurrent alternate spheres of play. #GenerationAnalog #GenerationAnalog2022

what a great panel on intersectionality in tabletop games. @queeringgames and @PobudaTanya highlight the importance of inclusive gaming spaces – it resonates so much with my own findings #GenerationAnalog2022

Space and Materiality in Analog Gaming featuring Evan Torner Kellynn Wee Alexandra Kviat @Brock_toon Sam Tobin and Ville Kankainen youtu.be/QVwABEeSr_Y

a fantastic read – highly recommended to anyone interested in spatial design

wrote a little piece on the rise of competitive socialising for The Conversation theconversation.com/young-people-a…

Competitive socialising: a new leisure trend for young people whose alcohol consumption has been declining for years. These venues may have the potential to fill empty stores and drive footfall back to the high street. Expert explains. bit.ly/3HEdOv9

hope someone makes a miniseries about these gorgeous ladies theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

cuteness overload: when you’re researching board games and digital disconnection, and your landlady sends you an article about a new local gaming event in snail mail

Our colleagues Dr Anuja Pradhan & @alevpk have written a commentary about how they developed the Tales of Consumption Podcast podcast as critical pedagogy and a form of care. You can find the article here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

No more where are you’s

Have you heard of the Chatty Cafe Scheme? Whether you have or not, please consider filling out a short survey about the scheme as a strategy to combat #loneliness and #socialisolation coventry.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/chatty-cafe-sc…

What goat are you today? cronkshawfoldfarm.co.uk/goatsonzoom

If you're coming to #UKGE this weekend, join us from 11 am on Sunday for Tabletop Games Research Spotlight – we've got a fantastic lineup featuring @MattCowardGibbs, Manchester Game Centre, Herefordshire Boardgamers / Here For Games and more tinyurl.com/5n8ypfdk

Very happy to share that I joined University of Bristol Business School last week as a Lecturer in Marketing. Still getting used to how beautiful this city is!