🦕🏵️Mary Anne

"Last summer, there were 3,018 fires in the country, and this year there have already been 2,825, with the hottest period of the year only beginning."

This is happening in mi city. I know people who lost everything. If you are abroad and able to donate, please do so:

gofund.me/f3d2a2b0e

Just a reminder that this call is open if the overlap of history, fiction and games is your thing!

📳[Calls & Applications]

CTS – Chile invita a su XIII Encuentro “Arqueología del futuro y epistemologías del porvenir”, que tendrá lugar la segunda semana de enero 2026.

✅ Revisa los detalles para postular en tapuya.org/category/calls-applications/

Tendencias y prácticas de vigilancia en América Latina.Estudios de caso de Brasil, Chile, Colombia,El Salvador, México, Perú y Paraguay | Al Sur Este informe explora cómo las prácticas de vigilancia se han expandido en América Latina en los últimos años, marcadas por el avance de tecnologías digitales y la falta de regulaciones adecuadas. A…

#Americas 🌎 Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC), @r3d.mx, @karisma.bsky.social, and @derechosdigitales.org present a joint report on surveillance trends in Latin America, featuring case studies from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico. (In Spanish)

Thank you!

Open Call for Papers 2025🥰📢
Press Start is currently seeking full-length game studies papers from current grad students/recent grads. Submit by November 10, 2025, for a potential spot in our 2026 issue!
More details below in this thread👇
#CallForPapers #GameStudies

GS en Sudamérica Si leyeron el por qué de nuestra primera investigación juntas, queremos contribuir a democratizar el acceso a publicaciones, estudios e información sobre Game Studies o estudios lúdicos a personas …

3/3 Ponemos a disposición la base de datos trabajada como un insumo para que puedan revisar, usar y/o compartir con colegas, estudiantes, etc. Esperamos que esta siga creciendo, así que les invitamos a incorporar su trabajo en esta.

🔸 Base de datos: academicasnonas.wordpress.com/gs-en-sudame...

2/3 Nuestra investigación buscó construimos y analizar una base de datos de todos los trabajos sobre juegos que pudimos encontrar de acceso abierto a través de Google Scholar, cuyo tema de trabajo sea en o con países de América del Sur, y en idioma español-inglés-portugués para el período 2013-2023.

1/3 A principios de mes a @profetoto.bsky.social y a mi nos publicaron el artículo de nuestra investigación sobre trabajos académicos en torno juegos en América del Sur y además de compartir el artículo, queremos compartir la base de datos trabajada.

🔸Artículo: dspace.palermo.edu/ojs/index.ph...

2/2 Nos interesa que sea un insumo que puedan revisar, usar y/o compartir con colegas, estudiantes, etc. Además de que queremos que sigaen crecimiento de manera colaborativa, por lo que les invitamos a compartir sus trabajos ✨

🔸 Base de datos: academicasnonas.wordpress.com/gs-en-sudame...

Se declara Alerta Roja todo el borde costero continental desde Arica a Magallanes por tsunami Se declara Alerta Roja todo el borde costero continental desde Arica a Magallanes por tsunami generado por terremoto en Rusia

⚠️🇨🇱🌊🌊Se declara #AlertaRoja todo el borde costero continental de #Chile desde #Arica a #Magallanes por #tsunami ⚠️Revisa la información oficial de #SE NAPRED
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💻En la charla "Migraciones de Territorios Digitales", disponible en nuestro Youtube, participó la socióloga Mariana Fossatti que nos compartió algunos enlaces para reflexionar sobre la política de internet y de las redes sociales. Te invitamos a saber más! 🧵1/7🧵

CFP: Language Diversity in Games Studies CFP for a Special Collection at OLHJ (Open Library of the Humanities Journal) Language Diversity in Game Studies Para ver la versión en español de la convocatoria para artículos por …

Call for papers - Convocatoria para artículos
[English - español]

A special issue of the journal "Open Library of Humanities" devoted to linguistic diversity in game studies
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Convocatoria para un número dedicado a la diversidad lingüística en Game Studies.

www.openlibhums.org/news/813/

Transgressive Identities and Subjectivities Conference 17-18 June, Birmingham City University Panels include: Non-Human and Transgressive Bodies Representing “Subversive” Genders Horror and Monstrosity Transgressive Game Cultures Class, Culture and Consumerism Music, place, and the articulation of transgressive identities: Popular Music Listening Session Playlist Social Media and Online Transgressions Cultural Theory Roundtable In addition to standard paper presentations we have some short screenings, a listening session, a roundtable, and a panel of short takes. In-person conference tickets include refreshments and lunch on both days, plus drinks reception on day one.

Join us for the @bcmcr.bsky.social conference "Transgressive Identities and Subjectivities" - 17-18 June, Parkside Building, Birmingham City University!
In-person fee: £30/£15. Online fee: £15.
Schedule, abstracts, and info here: bcmcr.org/event/cfp-tr...

#media #culture #research #transgression

Do you watch Chinese TV? Do you use English subs, and/or use English to discuss what you're watching?

If so, please fill out my research survey for a pilot study: forms.office.com/e/rCzcDEwJ4s

* ~10min to complete (+/- free text answers 😅)
* Project details in form
* Pls share/repost! 💚🙏

#cdrama

Register now for British DiGRA! Tues 20 & Wed 21 May, 9am-5.30pm BST. Full programme available on the website here: bdigra.co.uk/what-is-brit... Tickets £10 for online attendance, and £50 for in-person attendance (limited £10 in-person tickets for PGRs/unwaged) #GameStudies @doktornick.bsky.social

The editorial team consists of Stanisław Krawczyk (from Poland), Mary Anne Argo Chávez and Antonia Hargreaves Bueno (from Chile), Zahra Rizvi (from India), and Rachael Hutchinson (from Australia, now in the United States and writing about Japanese games).

Call for papers - Convocatoria artículos (Bilingüe)
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English - español

A special issue of the journal "Open Library of Humanities" devoted to linguistic diversity in game studies.

~Abstracts: June 10.
~Full articles/Artículos: November 30.

drive.google.com/file/d/1InGb...

Call for Contributions - Gender | Historical Games Network Guest chair/convenor: Tess Watterson Gender shapes the way that we interact with the world, and thus the way we interact with and in virtual worlds. From avatar creation and embodiment, to the design ...

We are excited to announce our next HGN quarterly theme: Gender! Guest-chaired/convened by Dr Tess Watterson, the theme will accept contributions from this very moment until 30 June 2025. More details here: www.historicalgames.net/call-for-con...

#gamingthepast #historicalgames #skystorians

Oh! New publisher for some old(er) books I worked on. Nab 'em (for pay or free):

Game Design Snacks: Easily Digestible Game Design Wisdom
playstorypress.org/books/game-d...

Ludoliteracy: Defining, Understanding, and Supporting Games Education
playstorypress.org/books/ludoli...

🕹️ Gamer: "Beleza, já investiguei tudo. Agora tem um quebra-cabeça, né?"

📝 Jornalista: "Sim. Junte os fatos e descubra a verdade."

🕹️ Gamer: "Mas cadê as peças?"

📝 Jornalista: "Foram censuradas."

🕹️ Gamer: "Que ótimo... 🙄"

🔍 O mistério não tá no jogo. Tá na história.

#NuncaMas
#Son30Mil
#49AñosDelGolpe

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¡Se lee buenísimo!

A citação de obras de arte em jogos digitais Estamos realizando uma pesquisa a respeito da citação de obras de arte dentro de jogos digitais e gostaríamos da sua colaboração para preencher e compartilhar este questionário com pessoas que tenham ...

Já viu releituras ou referências a obras de arte em jogos?

Então faça parte da pesquisa da professora Arlete dos Santos Petry, da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN).

Basta preencher o formulário abaixo. É rapidinho!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Sua contribuição será valiosa!

☎[Calls for Abstracts]

Call for the Thematic Cluster "Tracing the Past, Mapping the Present: Digital Methods in Latin American Cultures"
edited by Jaime E. Cuéllar, Natalia Sánchez-Querubín & Óscar Moreno-Martínez

Submit abstracts by June 1, 2025
🔗 tapuya.org/2025/03/14/call-for-articles/

¿Concierto cuándo? 👀

Piracy, Bootlegs & a Fight for Control: Nintendo’s Turbulent Brazilian Journey In our previous post, we explored how Sega and TecToy conquered Brazil with savvy localization and some serious anthropophagic flair. Today, let’s flip the coin to Nintendo’s side of the story — a…

Nintendo had a piracy problem in Brazil—but not the kind you’re thinking

How did they finally break in? And what does that say about games, culture & markets?

👉 Read on: medium.com/@bratsu.scho...

w/ @mariamaro.bsky.social

#GameStudies #Bratsu #gaminghistory #nintendo #piracy #brazilgaming

Sega vs Nintendo: How TecToy Won Brazil’s Console War Imagine a parallel universe where Sega’s Master System doesn’t just defeat Nintendo’s NES — it practically wipes Mario off the map. Sounds…

New Bratsu post just dropped!

We’re telling this story in english so the world can get a taste of what it means to be BR 😉

Check this out: medium.com/@bratsu.scho...

Chile power outage leaves millions without electricity An area covering most of the country is being impacted by an ongoing power outage.

Chile power outage leaves millions without electricity