John O’Shea

Young me (in a questionable bucket hat) playing Pokemon Stadium on the N64 on a CRT TV.

happy 30th pokemon

There’s a reason that Wii Bowling remains my mum’s favourite game | Dominik Diamond At a family gathering over Christmas, I took on my 76-year-old mother once again at virtual bowling. Could I finally best her?

Lovely article by Gamesmaster legend Dominik Diamond celebrating intergenerational play and the social space games can create:
www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...

Where’s the white ball going?

AntiRender - Reality Hits Different Transform idealized architectural renders into what they'll actually look like. No sunshine. No happy families. Just cold, honest reality.

Quite a cool AI powered thing: #AntiRender “Upload an architectural render. Get back what it'll actually look like on a random Tuesday in November.” antirender.com #architecture

A still from “The Wizard of AI” (2023) Alan Warburton showing six creative people looking at the camera with exaggerated expressions of grief (like a cartoon version of Edvard Munch’s “The Scream”)

“The Professional Grief of the Creative Industries” A Powerful, must-read, article from Alan Warburton railing against “the very messy, human impacts of tech disruption in the creative industries” #AI #ImageEmpire

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In Spring 2026, the National Videogame Museum is delighted to launch Image Empire, a new digital artwork by Dr. Alan Warburton. Image Empire has been developed in collaboration with curator Hannah… ... In Spring 2026, the National Videogame Museum is delighted to launch Image Empire, a new digital artwork by Dr. Alan Warburton. Image Empire has been developed in collaboration with curator Hannah R...

Exciting to see news about new digital artwork #ImageEmpire emerging on Linked In. The project by Alan Warburton will examine how AI is changing the way media is created and consumed - and the impacts this may have in the world of work.

www.linkedin.com/posts/bgi-na...

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a time capsule full of 2020 anxiety Get ready to unpack some baggage

Here's @marioprime.bsky.social on revisiting Animal Crossing after years away: "To return now is to open up a digital time capsule and unpack the emotional baggage inside."

Still time to apply! Exhibit & Events Technician vacancy @nvmuk.bsky.social closes for applications 20 Jan 10am ⏰

Game Poems #1 An online literary magazine publishing short-form videogames directly in a playable format. Issue #1 features interactive works by international artists and game designers.

just encountered the first edition of #GAMEPOEMS, a free online zine of open-access playable poetic experiences and commentary - beautiful work www.gamepoems.com/issue01/

Friends in NYC - nice R&D fellowship opportunity @momanyc.bsky.social working with @paolaantonelli.bsky.social (closes 18 Jan) recruiting.ultipro.com/MUS1002MOMA/...

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

a green protagonist in a small brick room is being bitten by yellow spider. green text: a spider bites you to death. press 'a'

vampire killer, screenshot, amstrad cpc (1984) www.mobygames.com/game/73527/v...

best joke of the day, imo: downforeveryoneorjustme.com

'You want to imagine what this tastes like? Fuck you, says AI' Georgina Voss on how AI-generated images impact the way we look at photographs of food. Illustration by Ibrahim Rayintakath.

For @vittles.bsky.social, I wrote about what happens food photography - a practice steeped in stagecraft - meets the synthetic horrors of AI images. Gorgeous original illustration by Ibrahim Rayintakath. www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/you-want-t...

Mick Lynch: Rail Privatisation Has Been 30 Years of Failure The privatisation of British Rail began this month in 1993. It created a system that prioritises profit above the wellbeing of both workers and passengers — and it's time to bring it to an end, writes...

Just boarded a train from Sheffield to Preston (<60 miles) and the return ticket is nearly £50. Seems like a good time to read this account from Mick Lynch of the 30+ year disaster that has been UK rail privatisation tribunemag.co.uk/2023/11/mick...

Completed it over lunchtime (it’s not as difficult as original Pac-Man!) Hi Score 52170 - can anyone beat that?

PAC-MAN: Halloween 2025 Edition Today's interactive Doodle features a special Halloween edition of PAC-MAN, celebrating 45 years of this classic game. Click to play.

Love today’s spooky Pac-Man themed Google doodle! searchplayground.google/pacman/hallo...

Even back the day - top-left, the guy with the cap looks like he’s a ringer, trying to avoid being identified in the team photo!

Are you a #ContentCreator who loves classic shoot-'em-up arcade action & couch co-op chaos? 👀🚀

Platypus Reclayed launches September 18th & we've got Steam keys thanks to @claymatic.games 😍🔑

Fill out the form if you're interested & tag a creator who'd LOVE to play! 👇

Interesting article in @nowthenmag.bsky.social highlighting independent game makers in Sheffield and asking why videogames are not more widely celebrated as culture -

One ticket. All summer. Unlimited play.

For the first time ever, we’ve introduced a new summer ticket – your key to unlimited visits to the National Videogame Museum until the 1st September.

✅ One ticket
✅ Unlimited visits
✅ All summer long!

Book your ticket - thenvm.org

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One for Friday post-work chatter / Man says HR are getting involved after he called the company AI Chatbot a “clanker” www.reddit.com/r/LegalAdvic...

…And then a flying visit to see the @gameslondon.bsky.social team and collect a mysterious & beautiful object they were looking after, for a future display @nvmuk.bsky.social. (thanks @ustwogames.co.uk - more soon!)

On the road today for a change - returning some loan items to Lumino City makers State of Play (models that starred in @nvmuk.bsky.social’s Art of Play exhibition.)

UK's oldest Flymo inducted into British Lawnmower Museum The 53-year-old blue Flymo has been passed through three generations of the same family.

UK's oldest Flymo inducted into the British Lawnmower Museum in Southport. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Illustration for the "Future Knowledge" podcast, Episode #4, The Internet Con with Cory Doctorow. Features a photo of Doctorow in his office set against a surreal, retro-futuristic background that blends past and future elements, including a bust of a Roman figure, an old Macintosh-type computer, etc. At the bottom, bold text reads: “FUTURE KNOWLEDGE.”

🎙️ If you missed the most recent episode of FUTURE KNOWLEDGE, now’s a great time to listen. Cory Doctorow talks about THE INTERNET CON: his guide to loosening Big Tech’s grip & reclaiming a more open web.

🎧 Listen & subscribe ⤵️
futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/the...

Will see you at BitSummit! Make sure to get across to Expo in Osaka too!

"We can have clean water or privatised water but we can’t have both"

"The British public is right, the evidence supports them"

The new people's commission report is crystal clear that PUBLIC OWNERSHIP is the answer after 35 years of failed privatisation

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Great post by @zoyander.cc reflecting the uncanny loneliness of the internet and sharing some strategies for escaping the algorithmic void:

In other news, the train I’ve boarded this afternoon has had to be turned around due to a sinkhole developing in Mirfield. 🕳️ #uktrains #Mirfield #sinkhole