A sleight of hand has occurred with respect to the legacy of Jennell Jaquays, one of TTRPG’s most important early figures. Anne at DIY & Dragons definitively lays out the case why you should keep “JaquaySing” your dungeons in Xandering is Slandering diyanddragons.blogspot.com/2024/01/xander…

Toby and I are going to take over the world (make a game)

This is happening on my birthday and that means you have to watch it

in my experience, if speaking up isn’t costing you much, you probably aren’t making much of a difference.

I promise that my google history of 'unity did what now' and 'how to assemble a guillotine' are completely unrelated

Do you or your friends play Codenames? Come participate in my study @ Uni Melb. There will be snacks. EoI in link below or QR code. melbourneuni.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6f…

The CFP for our 2024 National Conference is now live. DiGRA Australia 2024 will take place at University of Melbourne, 12 -14 February. This will be our 10 year anniversary, and our first 3-day conference!
digraa.org/post/digra-aus…

the thing about boots theory is that we're converging on a phase of capitalism where you kind of can't buy good stuff that lasts even if you can afford it, because there is simply no reason for any company to sell you something once that they could sell you 100 times

If you work on climate change, pay attention to the data, and are a realist -- you have a tough choice to make.

Interviewee request!

If you identify as an LGBTQ+ cis man who loves the ancient Mediterranean, and if you would like to be interviewed for my thesis which prioritises current queer voices to explore 21st century receptions of antiquity, please get in touch! 🙏🏳️‍🌈

Are you an aspiring or early-career game developer or educator?

The free @IGEA Educates Summit is happening online next week, with physical studio tours available for educators in Melbourne.

gameshub.com/news/education…

Museums wouldn’t do “Paintings: The Exhibition” or “Fashion!” and yet they insist on doing Videogames 101 again and again. Pathetic.

“There ought to be exhibitions on Myst and Surrealism; The Sims and interior design...” newyorker.com/culture/the-ar…

They say that if you want to design #boardgames , play lots of different games; but I say that if you want to design board games, play with lots of different people. The five or six people you play games with are inflexible jerks and they're holding you back.
#gamedesign

Girl Geek Academy's 'Enough Talk' report paints a damning picture of of the tech and wider STEM industries for women and girls.

kotaku.com.au/2023/06/girl-g…

The Australian Government has officially passed the Digital Games Tax Offset legislation.

gameshub.com/news/news/the-…

there is, without a doubt, the sense in academia that if you struggle with mental illness, are disabled, that’s your problem—you simply can’t handle the “rigors” of the academy.

there are endless performative shows of support, but when it comes down to it we’re often on our own.

Truly surreal to hear Queens of the Drone Age talk about megagames on their latest ep 😍: podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6L…