The QGCon Collective

SCOTLAND (TDOR)
7:30pm Thu 20th Nov
Online

See you at @playtopia.bsky.social this year! 🥳

#indiegames

@analoggamestudies.bsky.social & #GameinLab present Generation Analog 2026, July 16-17, GREEN will be this year’s conference theme... Abstracts due by March 1, 2026: analoggamestudies.org/generation-a... #analoggamestudies #generationanalog2026

oh heck yeah!🏳️‍🌈❤️‍🔥

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…

Always look forward to CGSA every year. Great games scholarship and good vibes
gamestudies.ca/conference-c...

COVID-19 cases, vaccine campaigns helped prompt mask mandate's return, doctor says | CBC News Dr. Natalie Bridger says a rise in reported COVID-19 cases in Newfoundland and Labrador is driving the return of a temporary mask mandate in clinical settings across the province.

On Wednesday, Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services announced it was temporarily bringing back mandatory masking in clinical settings effective Monday. The release cited an increase in infectious diseases circulating. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

UNMISSABLE.

Assistant Professor Digital Arts, Game Arts 2026 (71102) The Department of Digital Arts at Pratt Institute invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Game Arts at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning in Fall 2026. The successful ca...

Come work with me!



We've opened the search for a full time, tenure-track Assistant Professor in Game Arts at Pratt Institute.



A good match would be an artist, game developer, or educator with an active creative practice in indie games, game studies and theory, playful coding, or art games.

our little coworking game made it into the NYT! 😭💖

had to give it a read WHILE working with everyone in game of course! thank you so much for including us ✨

Home - The HumanKIND Initiative Located in the heart of the Illinois Valley, the Ottawa Family Pride Festival is an entire day of family-friendly events celebrating Pride.

November's issue features some new programs (karaoke, teen nights) and old favorites (support groups, D&D, fiber arts craft & chat, trivia), plus special events like the Friendsgiving Potluck on November 23.

Learn more about us at www.humankindinitiative.org

Reminds me of the @princerosalium.bsky.social talk I listened to at @qgcon.bsky.social, about working with what you got and finding joy again.

🎮 @amidos2006.bsky.social was interviewed by @trueavatars.bsky.social at the @qgcon.bsky.social where he was presenting his game: Queen Boat.

🎧 Read more and listen to Ahmed’s interview
👉 game.edu.mt/blog/queen-b...

#GameStudies #SeriousGames #LGBTQ #IndieGames

Screenshot of some of the many offerings in the PCRG ttrpg charity bundle.

Screenshot of more of the many offerings in the PCRG ttrpg charity bundle.

Screenshot of even more of the many offerings in the PCRG ttrpg charity bundle.

Screenshot of still more of the many offerings in the PCRG ttrpg charity bundle.

Another wonderful #ttrpg charity bundle for a great cause! Over $900 worth of tabletop #rpg products for a $10 min. donation to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund.

Full games plus lots of modules and supplements for #MothershipRPG, #Cairn, #5e, #TrophyDark, and more.

itch.io/b/3299/pales...

REM line to Montreal's North Shore to begin Nov. 17, adding 14 new stations The long-awaited REM train line linking downtown Montreal and Deux-Montagnes on the North Shore is scheduled to begin on Nov. 17.

The long-awaited REM extension to Montreal’s North Shore is scheduled to begin on Nov. 17, adding 14 new stations to the network.

GAME JAM OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
We have our 2025 theme...

✨️ i made this for you ✨️

See y'all tomorrow!

Sickhouse is one of these absolute gems of a creative space. Their Overkill Festival is one of these hidden cultural highlights that really deserves to be less hidden.

Daring, inventive, welcoming and radical, bridging all sorts of media through games, art and music.

Go support them!! ✨🧡

My blue haired spirit guardian dressed in yellow will do anything to keep the local ghosts happy, including keeping them well fed! 🍜

Udon Delivery🛵🍜
The local spirits gotta eat!

Canada invests $52-million to improve access to healthcare in English for Quebec anglos The government of Canada is investing $52-million to improve access to healthcare and social services in English for Quebec anglos.

Canada invests $52-million to improve access to healthcare in English for Quebec anglos

screenshot of the players on the twitch layout

If you're not watching our Daggerheart Charity stream for Medical Aid for Palestinians,
WYA?

Join Rachel @ameliasom.com @jennadaggers.bsky.social @ajwintersvo.bsky.social of @winterstalesco.bsky.social @brandonrkim.bsky.social + me

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkqP...

1st Look: Is Familiar Findings the Cozy Desktop Companion You've Been Waiting For? If your Steam wish list is starting to look like a supernatural zoo of delightful creatures, then let’s introduce you to a new resident: Familiar Findings.

"It looks like a delightful, charming, and genuinely innovative take on the idle genre, prioritizing your relaxation over a constant grind[...] It promises a small, quiet, and satisfying kind of magic."

A lovely piece from @indieinsights.bsky.social.

#nextfest #indiegames #cozygames #gamedev

Gina a animé « Matters of Representation : The Urgency of Queer-Driven Games Research » aux côtés d'Alex Custodio, tandis que Justin a abordé le thème « Soyez qui vous êtes ! : Queer Metagaming and Discourse on TikTok »

Throwback to GAMERella at @qgcon.bsky.social !

Co-founder and co-director Gina Hara and one of our mentees, @justinrobs.bsky.social, both did a presentation as part of the annual Queerness and Games Conference.

what an incredible opportunity -- some courses start today!

outdoorlearning.com/events/categ...

Strangers on the 'Net by Soft Chaos - Gamefound Get ready to gossip, roleplay, flirt, fight, fall in love, confess your secrets, explore your identity, and confront what it meant to be a teenager online in the 90s.

Our crowdfunding campaign for Strangers on the 'Net is now live! 🌈💖

gamefound.com/en/projects/...

hi there, sorry to hear that the webpage contact form did not work -- will dm you!

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thanks for putting on a fun queer event! can’t wait for the next one!!! 🥰

@games.mothspire.com creates games for transformation. I love "The Old Ways Must Go," which asks us to reexamine our rituals, refresh those that still matter, and to let go of those that do harm. And "The Optimist's Guide to Tarot" just speaks for itself!

Meet the Samphire half of this team...
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Thank you so much for attending and for covering QGCon! 🏳️‍🌈

Bathroom wall graffiti that says, "Try lesbianism"

Happy International Lesbian Day!