Rainforest Scully-Blaker (he/him)

Just received word my forthcoming book about how games are exhausting (but don't have to be) has now passed the FINAL step in the review process - board approval, baybee!!

Just a few formatting things to finish off and then the book enters production, which is surreal to be able to write out 😵

One more week to submit to this wonderful event - gogogogogogogo!

CGSA/ACÉJ 2026 Join CGSA/ACÉJ 2026, June 11-14, 2026. Learn more on Fourwaves.

🚨ANNONCE !🚨

Nous avons décidé d’offrir une petite extension pour la remise des soumissions jusqu’au mercredi 14 janvier à 23 h 59 (HP). Veuillez noter que ce sera la date limite finale!

event.fourwaves.com/cgsa2026

I'm in this post and I like it!

2026 | Call for Papers Events are at the heart of game and play cultures. They are organized for many reasons and purposes, bringing people together to play, socialize, compete, learn and teach, network, sell, perform, c…

The Spring Seminar 2026 CfP is out now! This time, the theme is “Events and Communities”. Please have a look at the full CfP on the Spring Seminar website: springseminar.org/2026-call-fo...

⏰Abstract submission deadline is 14 January 2026.

📍The seminar is organised on 5-6 May 2026 in Tampere.

I am once again reminding you that this conference is great and that you should submit work here - we have some of the most robust hybrid support in the biz, so that anyone, anywhere can join in the festivities! #gamestudies #cfp

CGSA/ACÉJ 2026 Fourwaves - CGSA/ACÉJ 2026

Nous venons de lancer notre site web bilingue pour l'ACÉJ 2026 (un jour plus tôt!): event.fourwaves.com/cgsa2026

Nous sommes officiellement prêts à recevoir vos excellentes propositions (l'onglet "Soumissions" est en haut à gauche).

N'hésitez pas à nous contacter si vous avez des questions. <3

Thanks Jaakko, I definitely thought of you and the Truck Stop Coffee break ☕📣🚚

Here's the abstract :) #gamestudies

Truck simulator, trucker-simulators, and the containment of neoliberal capitalism This paper discusses truckers who play games (including Truck Simulator) while on the road. Inspired by the concept of “container technologies” and more recent work which distinguishes between cont...

🚚🚚🚚New article alert! Part of a special issue on games + container technologies, it’s about truckers who play Truck Simulator in their trucks, but also simulation, battlestations, and the logistics of work and play. It's open access, so please take a look 🚚🚚🚚 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Maybe biased since I'm helping to organize this, but this is such a wonderful event for anyone doing work in and around games - we welcome submission formats of all sorts and the event is fully hybrid!

Please consider submitting something #gamestudies

Conference // Conférence Version française ci-dessous The 2026 CGSA/ACÉJ annual conference will be a hybrid event co-hosted by the Technoculture, Art and Games Lab (TAG) at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec&nbs…

📣✨Appel à communications !📣✨

L’ACÉJ 2026 aura lieu du 11 au 14 juin 2026, à Montréal (l'Université Concordia).

Le thème pour cette année est « La Répétition ».

La date limite pour soumission est le 7 janvier 2026 à 23 h 59 HNP.

Appel complet ici: gamestudies.ca/conference-c...

CfP: Nostalgia for the Future Book Nostalgia for the Future? Any books on this? No? Let's write one, together.

#Cfp: Call for Book Chapters - #videogames, #gamedesign, game communities, & playthings that trouble what we mean by #nostalgia

“ #Games and its Nostalgia for the Future” is edited by yours truly and likely published with Play Story Press.

Abstracts due Nov 3, 2025

Full CfP: shorturl.at/NCkzU

Thanks so much! Looking forward to reading yours too!

Ready for Part 2?

After much writing and re-writing, I'm thrilled to announce that my first book, "Gaming Exhaustion" (working title) is now under contract with Duke University Press.

There are too many people to thank for this in 140 characters or less, but know that you're all so appreciated <3

Thanks, Aasa - that means a lot <3

Will be eager to hear what a fellow fan of breaking things thinks! 🛌📯🔥📯🔥🏛️

Aaah thanks, will be super excited to hear what you think!

Thanks Usva :) Congrats on your own recent success(es)!

Thank you, Joleen!

Speaking of books, and pursuant to my earlier promise of an email, I have started playing LADS and all your work on characters is of course on my mind (when I'm not thinking about cute boys or wondering what each new currency or resource does)

Thanks, Dan!

Appreciate you looking out for me!

Ready for Part 2?

After much writing and re-writing, I'm thrilled to announce that my first book, "Gaming Exhaustion" (working title) is now under contract with Duke University Press.

There are too many people to thank for this in 140 characters or less, but know that you're all so appreciated <3

Thanks :)))

Thanks so much!! Also, I owe you an email (eventually lol)

Ok here's Part 1:

My Finnish postdoc is now my finished postdoc, but I'm thrilled to announce what's next:

I'm now a Research Associate at the U of Michigan's School of Information, where I'm proudly working with the Intersectional Tech Lab! ✨🖥️

www.kishonnagray.com/lab-staff

Part 2 coming soon!

Thanks Essi ^^

Ok here's Part 1:

My Finnish postdoc is now my finished postdoc, but I'm thrilled to announce what's next:

I'm now a Research Associate at the U of Michigan's School of Information, where I'm proudly working with the Intersectional Tech Lab! ✨🖥️

www.kishonnagray.com/lab-staff

Part 2 coming soon!

An open letter of resignation from myself and many other book series editors at Amsterdam University Press, following its recent acquisition by the notoriously exploitative academic publishing conglomerate Taylor & Francis.

July and August were full of Life Stuff™ and meeting some writing deadlines, but it's looking like I'll have some exciting news to share pretty soon 👀