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Dr. Steve Mallory

@drstevemallory.bsky.social

Game Designer, Game Studies Academic, Historian, Digital Games and Fascism, Digimodernism, Assistant Professor of Design. Views are my own. Three Video Games in a Trench Coat

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I've started pivoting back to that just for the structure. The struggle students have with uncertainty is real

27.02.2026 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Cool essay about how designed environments shape our cognitive practices, especially in libraries, which the author calls "a gymnasium for attention"

26.02.2026 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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INTERNSHIP ROLES 🎨 Come work with us at Rebellion on exciting games.

If you have a cool art portfolio but 0 industry experience under your belt, you should apply.

- Concept Art Internship wrkbl.ink/dK6mBOJ
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- Weapon Art Internship wrkbl.ink/3IgFN8X

26.02.2026 10:35 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Is he threatening us with a good time?

25.02.2026 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Delroy made "Get Shorty"

24.02.2026 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If they dont like being called Nazis, they should stop saying and doing Nazi stuff.

24.02.2026 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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24.02.2026 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Never go against the Tism...WHEN DEATH IS ON THE LINE!"

...or something like that...

24.02.2026 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why did I hear this in your best Vincini voice?

24.02.2026 12:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dee dah dee dah dee dee doe doe
Dee dah doo dee doe!

23.02.2026 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It seems to me that the foundational 'wrong turn' in education was the increasing rhetoric from universities themselves and their supporters that the primary value of a university education was increased earning power.

That leads pretty directly to this place we're in now.

23.02.2026 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 763    πŸ” 180    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 18

To think that there are people who believe that college professors only work the hours they are in a classroom in front of their students!

21.02.2026 03:33 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

::stares into the camera with flat affect::

23.02.2026 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Court Packing Plan was a double-edged sword. Many moderates protested. He lost some political clout for even suggesting it, but it is worth noting (or correlates, even if causation isnt clear) that after the plan was proposed, Chief Justice Owen Roberts suddenly swung liberal on future rulings.

22.02.2026 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Everything that @eryk.bsky.social writes is recommended. This is a great summary of the challenges raised by AI agents.

22.02.2026 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The next administration has to look at FDR.

When FDR started ramping up new deal legislation, He effectively told the Chief Justice that if he tries to stop the legislation, he would use his super-majority in both houses to stack the courts and that the Chief Justice would be a political minority

22.02.2026 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

say what you will about AI, it’s an absolute godsend for professors who hate their students & also teaching generally

22.02.2026 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 179    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

Bold of Sam Altman to assume that LLMs are, in fact, "smart"

22.02.2026 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Everyone thinks they are Churchill. Most are Chamberlain.

22.02.2026 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Who knew that appeasement doesn't work

22.02.2026 12:09 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Designed Oppression

There's a class about this that needs teaching

20.02.2026 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I still want some Pince Nez glasses like Morpheus

19.02.2026 02:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Matrix

19.02.2026 02:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.

This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

18.02.2026 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 41054    πŸ” 10842    πŸ’¬ 477    πŸ“Œ 1031

If you haven't been to Tulsa, I briefly lived there. The Hideaway has surprisingly good pizza

18.02.2026 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Remember, white folks shut down amenities like public pools and fill them in rather than integrate

17.02.2026 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It costs $130 + a $35 facility fee to obtain a passport and an extra $30 for a passport card. In California, fees for certified copies of vital records are between $18 and $31 each. How is the SAVE Act not a poll tax?

17.02.2026 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2641    πŸ” 668    πŸ’¬ 55    πŸ“Œ 43
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That guy, as my late mom would describe, seems like a real piece of work. He is a living embodiment of red flags.

17.02.2026 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's how fascism works

17.02.2026 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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