Alison Harvey
@digitalpromises.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Communications, Glendon College, York University
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August 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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"As researchers, we are equally concerned with the ways these policies threaten the preservation of video games. Despite their long history, sex and pornography games are a neglected archive."
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.
theconversation.com
August 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"As researchers, we are equally concerned with the ways these policies threaten the preservation of video games. Despite their long history, sex and pornography games are a neglected archive."
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If you’re a rad, queer person interested in weird games and you want to help us run QGCon 2025, APPLY TO VOLUNTEER BY AUGUST 20!
Applications are due by August 20th; we'll get back to you by August 25th. If you have questions feel free to ask!
Learn more & apply here: forms.gle/B1CgvuKGnTjC...
Applications are due by August 20th; we'll get back to you by August 25th. If you have questions feel free to ask!
Learn more & apply here: forms.gle/B1CgvuKGnTjC...
QGCon 2025 Volunteer Sign-Up
Hello Potential QGCon 2025 Volunteers!
The Queerness and Games Conference (QGCon) 2025 will be held on September 26-28, 2025, in Montreal, Quebec. There will be talks, workshops, panels, and of course...
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August 9, 2025 at 1:34 AM
If you’re a rad, queer person interested in weird games and you want to help us run QGCon 2025, APPLY TO VOLUNTEER BY AUGUST 20!
Applications are due by August 20th; we'll get back to you by August 25th. If you have questions feel free to ask!
Learn more & apply here: forms.gle/B1CgvuKGnTjC...
Applications are due by August 20th; we'll get back to you by August 25th. If you have questions feel free to ask!
Learn more & apply here: forms.gle/B1CgvuKGnTjC...
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July 30, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Surely worth it for those scads of slop websites, contradictory and inaccurate search results, generic and boring texts, and wonky and just plain ugly images
AI could account for nearly half of data centre power usage ‘by end of year’
AI could account for nearly half of data centre power usage ‘by end of year’
Artificial intelligence systems forecast to require almost as much energy by end of decade as Japan uses today
Artificial intelligence systems could approach accounting for half of data centre power consumption by the end of this year, according to new analysis.
The estimates by Alex de Vries-Gao, the founder of the Digiconomist tech sustainability website, came as the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecast that AI would require almost as much energy by the end of this decade as Japan uses today. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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As the CGSA/ACÉJ annual conference approaches, so too does our election season, and we are seeking nominations for new officers and representatives. Anyone interested in serving the Canadian game studies community, please check out our bylaws for info gamestudies.ca/governance/
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May 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
As the CGSA/ACÉJ annual conference approaches, so too does our election season, and we are seeking nominations for new officers and representatives. Anyone interested in serving the Canadian game studies community, please check out our bylaws for info gamestudies.ca/governance/
@cgsaacej.bsky.social
@cgsaacej.bsky.social