Tom Apperley

DiGRA 2026 Conference | Maynooth University Join the DiGRA 2026 conference at Maynooth University, 14–18 June 2026. Theme “Intersectional Pleasures.” A global hybrid event for game research, culture, design, and industry.

The CFP for DiGRA 2026 is now live! 🎉
www.digraconference2026.com
Submissions (papers & abstracts) are open until 1 Dec 2025.

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How many Tamperes you got?

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UK Gamescenes Symposium will take place in Tampere/Hybrid on 16th September. Program and details for joining are attached. 1/2

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Fuckin' legend!

Open Call for Papers 2025🥰📢
Press Start is currently seeking full-length game studies papers from current grad students/recent grads. Submit by November 10, 2025, for a potential spot in our 2026 issue!
More details below in this thread👇
#CallForPapers #GameStudies

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If its deliberate, its genius that the Intersecting "Axes of Privilege, Discrimination and Oppression" kinda look like an asshole, if not, a fortuitous coincidence.

QUIZ: Are You Even Good Enough to Have Imposter Syndrome?

Mastercard and VISA should cancel the Vatican.

Elizabeth Loftus was the co-author of "Minds at Play," one of the first scholarly books on video games, was also an expert on 'false-memory syndrome,' and was an expert witness at the trials of Harvey Weinstein and Ghislaine Maxwell:

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Empowered

Sarah Banet-Weiser has a good discussion of the co-constituency of online feminism and misogyny, which is relevant. I found this book super helpful in my research and teaching.

www.dukeupress.edu/empowered

word (1st paragraph from my 2010 book attached)

I wouldn't dare to post a thread without it :D

Paris Hilton's Diamond Quest, in this image she is at a promotional event where there was a fuckup and the signage read "PH's Jewel Jam" but she got over it :)

#ParisHilton

Hero games

moar gamecube and a "Vive" (wtf)

Software launches

GTA tribute

Hand-held agnostic

She totally carries her Gamecube around

Xbox 360 swag

In the 2000s, women and girls were widely recognised as game consumers and a demographic where more consumers could potentially be recruited, given the right marketing. #ParisHilton was one of many influencers/celebrities involved with product placements and guest appearances. A tribute 🎩🙂

It was an Unearthed Arcana thing, so the tail end of 1E AD&D made it official, and that means it was probably floated in one of GG's Dragon columns in the early 80s.

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Don't Go Jason Waterfalls #TLC

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OnlyBans: the Game: "Can your booty beat the system? OnlyBans is a game about sex workers and erotic content creators battling censorship, shadowbanning, and other threats to their digital freedom."

Presciently not hosted on #Steam or itch.io

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New book "Histriographies of Game Studies" #OA punctumbooks.com/titles/histo...

Lots of good stuff, I'm excited about this chapter:

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