@magicalingaming.bsky.social
MAGICAL = “marginalized genders in collegiate - alumni” | a games industry community for alumni of mar-gen student gaming clubs. est. 2024
how it started vs. how it went
MAGICAL leaders + members
@leylabelle.bsky.social, @hoyceowo.bsky.social
@sandiwiches.bsky.social, and @chuujun.bsky.social spoke about building marginalized gender spaces at PAX last month!
super proud to be represented by our amazing community 💞
we had a magical weekend! bay area members met up for lunch + sweet treats in berkeley 🍰
08.09.2025 17:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
read the 2024 edition of the zine here: docs.google.com/presentation...
21.07.2025 17:50 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
the 2025 MAGICAL zine kicks off today! 🎨
over the next three months, members will create a finished piece of art to display in a collection. if you signed up, check discord for our first steps
pictured emotes were lovingly drawn by: @radishark.bsky.social, @juliwaves.bsky.social, xelojello, @kilydwn.bsky.social, and @orkidian.bsky.social
16.07.2025 18:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Emoticons of Kazzi, the MAGICAL mascot, a white bunny with purple markings on the ears and eyes. Title text: "New Discord emotes."
magical mascot emotes! ready to use in a discord near you
16.07.2025 18:14 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
we've summoned a new MAGICAL member... meet kazzi, the bunny magipal! our new mascot + agent of chaos ✨
very important chart by kazzi designer @radishark.bsky.social
we're hosting a MAGICAL info session on may 23rd, 12 PM PT in our discord server! DM us for an invite 🌟
if you're graduating in 2025 + currently a member of a marginalized gender gaming club (such as @calmargengaming.bsky.social), come learn about us :)
we had a MAGICAL time at GDC 2025!
thanks for coming to our first annual meetup, let's do it again next year 🥰🎉
we're planning an IRL meetup around GDC week!
if you're part of the MAGICAL server + in the bay area from march 17-22, be sure to vote on a date and time in the #/ magical-meetups channel 💜
Wrote some poems about #1000xResist, one of my favorite things I experienced last year for The MAGICAL Medium, check them out below! Thank you again to MAGICAL for organizing this zine, and to all the amazing creatives who contributed 💜✨
14.02.2025 08:06 — 👍 12 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0the MAGICAL medium would not have been possible without the efforts + production skills of editor-in-chief vivienne! 💕
if you're an alum of a marginalized gender student club, DM us for a discord server invite :)
Issue 1, The MAGICAL Medium. Published October 21, 2024. The cover for the public edition features a mixed media piece by MAGICAL member "Kelp." An illustration of a witch with a duck, a cat, a ghost, and mushrooms appears on top of a photograph of a leafy forest.
MAGICAL hosts creative projects for members to collaborate on together!
last year we published The MAGICAL Medium, a community zine featuring 12 contributors. our theme was "something new" ✨
📖 read the public edition, with 10 pieces on view: docs.google.com/presentation...
we hosted 14 events in the MAGICAL server for 2024!
some highlights:
📝 virtual volunteering
🎤 MAGICAL talks, our community speaker series
🍹 a summer mocktail social
📚 our zine launch party
if you're an alum of a marginalized gender student club, join us for 2025 :)
"Why should I join MAGICAL?" MAGICAL hosts events projects, and chatting via Discord to create a post-graduation community. Join MAGICAL to... - Meet new friends and stay in touch with other alumni. - Connect with early career peers. - Help build an intentional community!
join MAGICAL to:
- meet new friends
- grow your industry network
- help build the community you want to be part of
💌 message us for a discord server invite! see you there :)
"Who is MAGICAL for?" MAGICAL members are recent college graduates who were part of a marginalized gender gaming (or esports) club while they were in school. MAGICAL currently includes alumni from: ATX Women in Gaming, Cal Marginalized Genders in Gaming, Gamers Without Labels at UCLA, Girls in Gaming UCSC, UCSB Marginalized Genders in Gaming, USC Girls in Games, Women of UH Esports. Note: list describes current membership for example purposes only. MAGICAL is not endorsed by or affiliated with the communities mentioned above, and also welcomes alumni of organizations that are not named!
MAGICAL is for alumni of marginalized gender gaming clubs.
with 14 such organizations at universities across the US, our impact can be even stronger after graduation!
MAGICAL, connecting alumni of marginalized gender-focused student clubs in gaming and esports. "MAGICAL" stands for: Marginalized Genders in Collegiate - Alumni. Message @MAGICALinGaming for a Discord invite.
hi, we're MAGICAL!
✨ (it stands for "marginalized genders in collegiate - alumni")
we're creating an intentional, small community for people of marginalized genders in games. read more about us + how to join ⬇️
