Random Encounters: Sexualisierte Gewalt in Adult Games โ Insert Moin
Caroline Bem at UdeM and I were interviewed by @beurkeek.bsky.social for this episode of Random Encounters about the ongoing sexualized violence in games drama - it sounds really cool (cannot vouch because cannot German), check it out (if you can German!) insertmoin.de/random-encou...
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Super cool perk of doing a doctorate is that mortgage lenders don't count t4a income as "income", great news for our double-SSHRC household trying to renew when 70% of our income apparently isn't real ๐ต ๐ซ
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Edmonton Police Service just launched this pilot with their body cameras without approval from the Privacy Commissioner, to give you an idea of the institutional approach to adopting tech which violates Charter Rights.
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We are recruiting game makers affected by the 'NSFW' policy changes on Steam and itch.io for a survey. This survey is part of a broader project on the factors that shape the production, distribution, and consumption of porn games. More info about the project and survey at www.pppproject.com
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I recently played Wednesdays as part of our research project on sexual violence prevention games and it is INCREDIBLE, A++, one of the GOATs ๐ highly recommend checking it out and today it's free!
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Shifting Perspectives
A Collective Framework for Anti-Violence Work Through Collaboration. This workshop for service providers and anti-violence advocates.
If you do gender-based violence prevention work in Edmonton, Sexual Assault Voices of Edmonton will be running our Shifting Perspectives training on anti-carceral approaches to violence prevention in partnership with CIAFV next week - there are still spaces open! www.eventbrite.ca/e/shifting-p...
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I hate watching a whole country fail its Constitution saving throw
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"Games for Gender-based Violence Prevention" with Kenzie Gordon
I have an upcoming guest lecture at UDelaware on my usual schtick - violence prevention in games both commercial and serious. Come hang out if you want to hear me on my soapbox! (do I need more than one headshot plz say no) ๐ซฅ events.udel.edu/event/games-...
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Random Encounters โ Insert Moin
Dear #AdultGame devs:
For the upcoming episode of our podcast "Random Encounters", we're looking for developers who'd like to share their perspectives on depictions of sexualised violence in interactive fiction.
We'd need your answers, either in writing or as voice recordings, until October 31.
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Someone in a frog costume facing down a line of police in riot gear
George Orwellโs Animal Crossing
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Israeli forces are attacking the Global Sumud Flotilla with water cannons, attempting to terrorize activists en route to Gaza.
They're using Skunk water. This water is combined with multiple chemicals that produce highly unpleasent smell that sometimes takes WEEKS to get rid of (from experience)
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๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ every academic should be appalled and speaking up against the spread of this kind of academic intimidation
30.09.2025 01:39 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Never in my life have I had an opinion about how a moose would wear a sweatband but I find I suddenly have very strong feelings that this is not it ๐ซ
25.09.2025 20:38 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Can't explain it but some tasks can't be done in certain chrome profiles just because the vibes are wrong
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Good lord can you imagine the attitude of the dudebro student in the back row confidently "answering" questions wearing those things??
15.09.2025 13:32 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
@aoir.bsky.social is there an anticipated date for the schedule being shared? ๐ซถ
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If you have an interest in making an ambitious rhythm game with me, with a DIY attitude, radical liberation worn on it's sleeve, queer focused subject matter, and colorful characters, I am seeking to build a team ahead of grant applications this coming March.
Interested in contributing?
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YAAAS congrats Dr. Tran ๐๐๐๐คฉ๐คฉ๐คฉ
21.08.2025 00:27 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Censoring video games with sexual content suppresses the diversity of human desire
Targeting adult NSFW video games could have knock-on effects on queer creators and sexual education content.
Happy to see this piece I wrote with @professorashley.bsky.social , Carl Therrien and @kenzitronic.bsky.social out now! Lots to be said, but for me the key point is that framing sex as risky & lacking expressive value & deplatforming sex is an insidious problem.
theconversation.com/censoring-vi...
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NSFW Creators Affected By Censorship Database Form
Modded by Tavitay
Fill out this form if you're a creator whose work has been delisted on itchio, steam, gumroad or anywhere else! We're making a shareable database where people can find other ways to support creators work and stay connected. Whether you've made a game, book, art or anything else.
Because we're sick of Visa, Mastercard and Censorship!
The form will stay open on a rolling basis
Please share this form with anyone you think might be affected and rt/ reblog it <3
If you're a nsfw creator whose work was delisted on itchio, steam or wherever else and are interested being added to a database to support creators who were impacted please fill out the form below! Screw censorship!
Likes, shares, rts are appreciated ๐
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Seriously! Love to be riding the edge of a moral panic wave
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aaand I've already run into one game by a survivor about negotiating consensual non-consent that is gone. goddamn terfs
24.07.2025 16:16 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Today in our sexual violence prevention games project, I am hurriedly downloading all of the games in our corpus off itch.io just in case they get caught up in the NSFW net. Thanks Collective Shout for your amazing work *checks notes* destabilizing the game industry AND violence prevention!
24.07.2025 16:13 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1
*~* FuCk hOcKeY cUlTuRe 4eVeR ~*~
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There are a lot of problems with it imo, but the biggest one at this point is the idea that the US is a 'safe country' for people seeking asylum is at this point ludicrous - someone shouldn't be denied the ability to seek asylum in Canada based on idea that the US is a viable alternative!
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