Brian "Dr." White
@androidacademia.bsky.social
Asst Prof of Japanese. SF, discourse, and subjectivity. Nerd for games of all stripes. He/him/あいつ. Do not quote the old skeets at me, witch. I was there when they were written. 🚫AI 日本SF、言説、主体性を研究している教師。TTRPG、ボードゲーム好き。投稿はほぼ英語で。
This material limit also produced a lot of novel/fun solutions to the need to have randomizers in early Japanese TRPGs. I personally love Tokyo NOVA's use of a tarot deck.
December 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This material limit also produced a lot of novel/fun solutions to the need to have randomizers in early Japanese TRPGs. I personally love Tokyo NOVA's use of a tarot deck.
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Preparing for an adventure, Japanese D&D Rules Cyclopedia, style!
The three-volume bunkobon localization and release in 1994 of the Cyclopedia was a turning point for D&D in Japan, shedding the western-style form factor and artwork of previous releases.
The three-volume bunkobon localization and release in 1994 of the Cyclopedia was a turning point for D&D in Japan, shedding the western-style form factor and artwork of previous releases.
December 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Preparing for an adventure, Japanese D&D Rules Cyclopedia, style!
The three-volume bunkobon localization and release in 1994 of the Cyclopedia was a turning point for D&D in Japan, shedding the western-style form factor and artwork of previous releases.
The three-volume bunkobon localization and release in 1994 of the Cyclopedia was a turning point for D&D in Japan, shedding the western-style form factor and artwork of previous releases.
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TFW it’s 4:30 PM local time
December 3, 2025 at 12:37 AM
TFW it’s 4:30 PM local time
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“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
Oh no, it's me
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Oh no, it's me
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Today marks the 60th anniversary of Gamera, Friend to All Children!
November 27, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Today marks the 60th anniversary of Gamera, Friend to All Children!
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BOAAAAT STUCCCKKKK
November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
BOAAAAT STUCCCKKKK
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Nothing is new, and we have always been here. #WomenInGames #History #TTRPGS #BoardGames #GamesForEducation
November 26, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Nothing is new, and we have always been here. #WomenInGames #History #TTRPGS #BoardGames #GamesForEducation
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tfw u need seven samurai
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
tfw u need seven samurai
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brb locking all the doors in my house from inside except for one to save any environmental artists from having to decide what furniture goes in them
November 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
brb locking all the doors in my house from inside except for one to save any environmental artists from having to decide what furniture goes in them
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But I’m a priest,
I’m Pope Leo…
What the hell am I doing here?
I don’t belong here.
I don’t belong here.
I’m Pope Leo…
What the hell am I doing here?
I don’t belong here.
I don’t belong here.
November 23, 2025 at 2:15 AM
But I’m a priest,
I’m Pope Leo…
What the hell am I doing here?
I don’t belong here.
I don’t belong here.
I’m Pope Leo…
What the hell am I doing here?
I don’t belong here.
I don’t belong here.
Love to have my workload substantially increased by having to deal with litigating LLM-generated test answers
November 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Love to have my workload substantially increased by having to deal with litigating LLM-generated test answers
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I had to find out how cute this was. Turns out: incredibly cute and I needed to know this. I put some time into these alt-tags
November 21, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I had to find out how cute this was. Turns out: incredibly cute and I needed to know this. I put some time into these alt-tags
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Working at a UC makes me want to make a game about wizard professors doing their best while fighting horrors beyond the means of understanding...on a budget of 80 gold coins.
"Spell components have risen dramatically since the 65 trade wars this realm started...and what of apprentice housing?!"
"Spell components have risen dramatically since the 65 trade wars this realm started...and what of apprentice housing?!"
November 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Working at a UC makes me want to make a game about wizard professors doing their best while fighting horrors beyond the means of understanding...on a budget of 80 gold coins.
"Spell components have risen dramatically since the 65 trade wars this realm started...and what of apprentice housing?!"
"Spell components have risen dramatically since the 65 trade wars this realm started...and what of apprentice housing?!"
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Oooh, excellent retrospective and introduction to CL Moore!
Catherine Lucille Moore was an important writer in science fiction, fantasy, & weirds. This retrospective of her early career covers her entire output at WEIRD TALES & correspondence with Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, & other writers who helped shape her as a writer.
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Deeper Cut: C. L. Moore Early Career Retrospective
The writing life of Catherine Lucille Moore (24 Jan 1911 – 4 Apr 1987) can be roughly divided into five periods, dominated by major life events: C. L. Moore Before The Pulps (1911-1930): Her juveni…
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November 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Oooh, excellent retrospective and introduction to CL Moore!
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getting a text in the middle of the night and it's just my loathsome vizier saying "Your enemies lie in wait, my lord!!" what am I supposed to do with that. its four in the morning
November 14, 2025 at 4:06 AM
getting a text in the middle of the night and it's just my loathsome vizier saying "Your enemies lie in wait, my lord!!" what am I supposed to do with that. its four in the morning
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Hurrah! My article on the Twilight 2000 RPG in the Journal of American Studies is now open access (OA), so anyone who wants to can have a read. OA is important to me, as I want my work on RPG history to go beyond the academy and reach the gaming public.
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When You Say, “Thermonuclear War,” I Think You Mean “the Call to Adventure”! The Twilight: 2000 Tabletop Role-Playing Game and the Postapocalyptic World’s Imaginary Spaces | Journal of American Studie...
When You Say, “Thermonuclear War,” I Think You Mean “the Call to Adventure”! The Twilight: 2000 Tabletop Role-Playing Game and the Postapocalyptic World’s Imaginary Spaces
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November 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Hurrah! My article on the Twilight 2000 RPG in the Journal of American Studies is now open access (OA), so anyone who wants to can have a read. OA is important to me, as I want my work on RPG history to go beyond the academy and reach the gaming public.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Just learned that Aoki Tatsuo passed away recently. He was the proprietor of Popeye in Ryogoku and one of the godfathers of craft beer in Japan. I got to speak to him for my 2016 article in the Japan Times. Rest in pints, as it were. www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2016/06...
Beer essentials: The craft beer boom in Japan shows no sign of running dry
Tomoko Sonoda was a college student during the 'Dry Wars,' the years immediately following the 1987 release of the game-changing light lager Asahi Super Dry. She and her classmates held tasting partie...
www.japantimes.co.jp
November 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Just learned that Aoki Tatsuo passed away recently. He was the proprietor of Popeye in Ryogoku and one of the godfathers of craft beer in Japan. I got to speak to him for my 2016 article in the Japan Times. Rest in pints, as it were. www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2016/06...
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"Malort advent calendar" is already such an unhinged concept but every little window just having Malort in it really pushes it over the edge into something transcendently funny
November 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
"Malort advent calendar" is already such an unhinged concept but every little window just having Malort in it really pushes it over the edge into something transcendently funny
This was also my experience of Italy on my family vacation. It was so consistently true that it veered into the uncanny
I have arrived in Italy and I regret to report everyone is gorgeous, insane face cards flying around for zero reason, even the twink at the hotel desk is hot, what is in the water in this country, I feel like an english troll from under a bridge
November 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
This was also my experience of Italy on my family vacation. It was so consistently true that it veered into the uncanny
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nothing says you’re kicking ass at Buddhism quite like having an insatiable desire for something
November 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
nothing says you’re kicking ass at Buddhism quite like having an insatiable desire for something
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Joe Winkelmann & I have released a new @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social working paper:
"Labor Market Strength and Declining Community College Enrollment"
We show stronger labor markets since 2009 explain most of the decline in community college enrollments.
wheelockpolicycenter.org/high-quality...
"Labor Market Strength and Declining Community College Enrollment"
We show stronger labor markets since 2009 explain most of the decline in community college enrollments.
wheelockpolicycenter.org/high-quality...
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Joe Winkelmann & I have released a new @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social working paper:
"Labor Market Strength and Declining Community College Enrollment"
We show stronger labor markets since 2009 explain most of the decline in community college enrollments.
wheelockpolicycenter.org/high-quality...
"Labor Market Strength and Declining Community College Enrollment"
We show stronger labor markets since 2009 explain most of the decline in community college enrollments.
wheelockpolicycenter.org/high-quality...
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The Unlikely ‘Father’ of Let’s Plays 🎮🎥
Japanese national treasure Shinya Arino has been the host of GameCenter CX for more than 20 years.
@lewisgordon.bsky.social meets with the comedian, host and game industry’s original ‘Let’s Player’ to discuss what makes the show so beloved to this day.
Japanese national treasure Shinya Arino has been the host of GameCenter CX for more than 20 years.
@lewisgordon.bsky.social meets with the comedian, host and game industry’s original ‘Let’s Player’ to discuss what makes the show so beloved to this day.
November 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The Unlikely ‘Father’ of Let’s Plays 🎮🎥
Japanese national treasure Shinya Arino has been the host of GameCenter CX for more than 20 years.
@lewisgordon.bsky.social meets with the comedian, host and game industry’s original ‘Let’s Player’ to discuss what makes the show so beloved to this day.
Japanese national treasure Shinya Arino has been the host of GameCenter CX for more than 20 years.
@lewisgordon.bsky.social meets with the comedian, host and game industry’s original ‘Let’s Player’ to discuss what makes the show so beloved to this day.
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Any “deal” that ends with Dems just getting a pinky promise in return is a mistake.
The American people are suffering because Republicans refuse to stop healthcare costs from skyrocketing. An agreement that doesn’t fix that reality falls massively short.
The American people are suffering because Republicans refuse to stop healthcare costs from skyrocketing. An agreement that doesn’t fix that reality falls massively short.
November 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Any “deal” that ends with Dems just getting a pinky promise in return is a mistake.
The American people are suffering because Republicans refuse to stop healthcare costs from skyrocketing. An agreement that doesn’t fix that reality falls massively short.
The American people are suffering because Republicans refuse to stop healthcare costs from skyrocketing. An agreement that doesn’t fix that reality falls massively short.