Lissanna
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Elisabeth Whyte, PhD. Senior User Researcher, for Xbox Research and Bethesda User Research. Opinions are mine and don't reflect my employer.
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"Vaccines do not cause autism. Vaccines let autistic children live long enough to become autistic adults. Autism is not a tragedy to be prevented; it is a way of being deserving of support and respect." From @autisticadvocacy.org:
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/12/asan... #autism #VaccinesWork
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/12/asan... #autism #VaccinesWork
ASAN Condemns Dangerous Disinformation at ACIP Meeting - Autistic Self Advocacy Network
For the past two days, the Advisory Council on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met to discuss various topics related to vaccination. At this meeting, ACIP members continued to spread false information a...
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December 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"Vaccines do not cause autism. Vaccines let autistic children live long enough to become autistic adults. Autism is not a tragedy to be prevented; it is a way of being deserving of support and respect." From @autisticadvocacy.org:
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/12/asan... #autism #VaccinesWork
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/12/asan... #autism #VaccinesWork
High contrast mode in Keeper! Definitely check it out.
SURPRISE! A new Keeper update just dropped with some EXCITING features!
🖤 NOIR MODE 🖤
A custom-tuned black & white experience!
⬅️ ULTRAWIDE SUPPORT➡️
For maximum immersion!
👁️ HIGH CONTRAST MODE 👁️
Accessibility options for players with vision impairments!
More Info: youtu.be/watch?v=Qhyf...
🖤 NOIR MODE 🖤
A custom-tuned black & white experience!
⬅️ ULTRAWIDE SUPPORT➡️
For maximum immersion!
👁️ HIGH CONTRAST MODE 👁️
Accessibility options for players with vision impairments!
More Info: youtu.be/watch?v=Qhyf...
Keeper · Back In Black (and White) Update
Surprise! We’re starting December with a really cool KEEPER update, and it’s one we’re very excited to put into your hands. This update is all about color:
1. Noir Mode - A silly experiment by one…
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December 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
High contrast mode in Keeper! Definitely check it out.
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Number of times you've changed your smoke alarm batteries wrapped
December 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Number of times you've changed your smoke alarm batteries wrapped
All videos are now available for the Games User Research Speaker Summit! Thanks to all our speakers for sharing their fantastic insights! youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#gamesUR 2025 - Online Speaker Series - YouTube
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December 3, 2025 at 8:19 PM
All videos are now available for the Games User Research Speaker Summit! Thanks to all our speakers for sharing their fantastic insights! youtube.com/playlist?lis...
@yarnspinner.dev oops thanks, reposting
December 3, 2025 at 12:13 AM
@yarnspinner.dev oops thanks, reposting
The shingles vaccine looks like it could reduce dementia symptoms. Vaccines are awesome. (Typo fixed). www.sciencefocus.com/news/shingle...
A dementia vaccine could be real, and some of us have taken it without knowing | BBC Science Focus Magazine
Getting vaccinated against shingles could protect you from getting dementia, or slow the progression of the disease, says a new study.
www.sciencefocus.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The shingles vaccine looks like it could reduce dementia symptoms. Vaccines are awesome. (Typo fixed). www.sciencefocus.com/news/shingle...
Day 2 of the online GUR Speaker Series is today! Also, if you missed yesterday's videos, you can still watch them at any time in the speaker series playlist on YouTube. Today's talks are on game development for those new to GUR & framing better GUR questions. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#gamesUR 2025 - Online Speaker Series - YouTube
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December 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Day 2 of the online GUR Speaker Series is today! Also, if you missed yesterday's videos, you can still watch them at any time in the speaker series playlist on YouTube. Today's talks are on game development for those new to GUR & framing better GUR questions. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
The biggest surprise in this year's GUR Speaker Summit is that we didn't have enough data for the 2025 salary survey.
Games User Researchers, please fill out the survey now! Also please share the survey link with your GUR friends/coworkers! gamesursalarysurvey.com
Games User Researchers, please fill out the survey now! Also please share the survey link with your GUR friends/coworkers! gamesursalarysurvey.com
GamesUR Salary Survey 2025/2026
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December 2, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The biggest surprise in this year's GUR Speaker Summit is that we didn't have enough data for the 2025 salary survey.
Games User Researchers, please fill out the survey now! Also please share the survey link with your GUR friends/coworkers! gamesursalarysurvey.com
Games User Researchers, please fill out the survey now! Also please share the survey link with your GUR friends/coworkers! gamesursalarysurvey.com
The games user research speaker summit kicked off today, with talks on freelancing and accessibility research! More talks coming tomorrow and Wednesday. www.gamesur.com/conference/s...
GamesUR Speaker Summit 2025 | Games User Research Community
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December 1, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The games user research speaker summit kicked off today, with talks on freelancing and accessibility research! More talks coming tomorrow and Wednesday. www.gamesur.com/conference/s...
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Today is World AIDS Day. People with IDD are often left out of conversations about HIV and AIDS, but they do impact our community. Check out this post with parts of our plain language resource “A Self-Advocate’s Guide to Safer Sex.” Full resource here: autisticadvocacy.org/resources/pr...
December 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Today is World AIDS Day. People with IDD are often left out of conversations about HIV and AIDS, but they do impact our community. Check out this post with parts of our plain language resource “A Self-Advocate’s Guide to Safer Sex.” Full resource here: autisticadvocacy.org/resources/pr...
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1000% this. Our reaction speed physically decreases with each passing year. So as I'm not longer 20 year old me, I now hate parrying in all games..
..EXCEPT FOR Doom: TDA with its combo of parry window slider + game speed slider. I actually have the intended experience in that game.
#gamedev
..EXCEPT FOR Doom: TDA with its combo of parry window slider + game speed slider. I actually have the intended experience in that game.
#gamedev
Settings to let people adjust the timing on parry is a good idea. Some people love this mechanic and some people can’t do the quick time event type of precise timing for the mechanic.
Parrying is the worst thing in video games: aftermath.site/parrying-bad
November 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
1000% this. Our reaction speed physically decreases with each passing year. So as I'm not longer 20 year old me, I now hate parrying in all games..
..EXCEPT FOR Doom: TDA with its combo of parry window slider + game speed slider. I actually have the intended experience in that game.
#gamedev
..EXCEPT FOR Doom: TDA with its combo of parry window slider + game speed slider. I actually have the intended experience in that game.
#gamedev
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Welcome to the Neighborhood 👋
Learn everything you need to know to get started with Housing on the WoW YouTube channel: blizz.ly/484LoZF
Learn everything you need to know to get started with Housing on the WoW YouTube channel: blizz.ly/484LoZF
November 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Welcome to the Neighborhood 👋
Learn everything you need to know to get started with Housing on the WoW YouTube channel: blizz.ly/484LoZF
Learn everything you need to know to get started with Housing on the WoW YouTube channel: blizz.ly/484LoZF
Settings to let people adjust the timing on parry is a good idea. Some people love this mechanic and some people can’t do the quick time event type of precise timing for the mechanic.
Parrying is the worst thing in video games: aftermath.site/parrying-bad
November 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Settings to let people adjust the timing on parry is a good idea. Some people love this mechanic and some people can’t do the quick time event type of precise timing for the mechanic.
Having fun with my new crochet hobby.
November 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Having fun with my new crochet hobby.
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Tomorrow, GDQ will be hosting its first disability and neurodivergent-led event. I spoke with the hosts and organizers, exploring the importance of disability representation within the speedrunning community. Read my latest Access Designed on @ign.com here: www.ign.com/articles/gam...
Games Done Quick's New Disability and Neurodivergence Special Is An Important Step For Accessible Events - IGN
Speedrunning charity drive Games Done Quick is holding a Disability and Neurodivergence Special this weekend, and is an important step for accessibility in gaming events.
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November 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Tomorrow, GDQ will be hosting its first disability and neurodivergent-led event. I spoke with the hosts and organizers, exploring the importance of disability representation within the speedrunning community. Read my latest Access Designed on @ign.com here: www.ign.com/articles/gam...
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If a phone still works fine, it’s not “device hoarding” to keep using it. It’s common sense.
November 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
If a phone still works fine, it’s not “device hoarding” to keep using it. It’s common sense.
I know what I’m doing in March. ❤️
November 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I know what I’m doing in March. ❤️
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
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In 1924, Calvin Coolidge's 16-yr-old son played tennis on the White House grounds w/o wearing socks. He got a blister and was dead from infection a week later.
This is unthinkable today—which is why I wrote this series. Cuz the systems that save us from this kind of fate are in urgent need of care.
This is unthinkable today—which is why I wrote this series. Cuz the systems that save us from this kind of fate are in urgent need of care.
For a yr, I've been working on a series for The New Atlantis about the vast systems that underlie our lives. Our ancestors built them up over decades to fend off hunger, thirst, darkness and disease. But too few of us know about them—and they're all at risk. The conclusion is now available online:
Why We Are Better Off Than a Century Ago
Our ancestors built grand public systems to conquer hunger, thirst, darkness, and squalor. That progress can be lost if we forget it.
www.thenewatlantis.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
In 1924, Calvin Coolidge's 16-yr-old son played tennis on the White House grounds w/o wearing socks. He got a blister and was dead from infection a week later.
This is unthinkable today—which is why I wrote this series. Cuz the systems that save us from this kind of fate are in urgent need of care.
This is unthinkable today—which is why I wrote this series. Cuz the systems that save us from this kind of fate are in urgent need of care.
I took up learning to crochet as a stress management activity and I’m enjoying it so far! I got some Woobles kits and made a bird and a cat. Working on a dinosaur next.
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 AM
I took up learning to crochet as a stress management activity and I’m enjoying it so far! I got some Woobles kits and made a bird and a cat. Working on a dinosaur next.
When World of Warcraft first introduced Moonkin form to Druids, the character model breathed thru its feet and could drown standing in a fountain in Ironforge.
i was going through my X archives and found this by @superpodsaga.com, which I qrt'd at some point years ago
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
November 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
When World of Warcraft first introduced Moonkin form to Druids, the character model breathed thru its feet and could drown standing in a fountain in Ironforge.
This is such a huge honor to be recognized for my work and the work of my colleagues on Indiana Jones and the Great Circle & DOOM the Dark Ages!
Now I get to spend my first few hours of vacation making sure my dev teams know about the 10 nominations we received. ❤️
Now I get to spend my first few hours of vacation making sure my dev teams know about the 10 nominations we received. ❤️
Our finalists for MVP - Unsung Hero are:
Paul Parsons, EA
Luke Heanue, EA
Holly Wescott, Amazon
Elizabeth Whyte, Bethesda
Tülay Tetiker McNally, Scopely
Public vote now open at gaconf.com/gaconf-awards-2025/
Paul Parsons, EA
Luke Heanue, EA
Holly Wescott, Amazon
Elizabeth Whyte, Bethesda
Tülay Tetiker McNally, Scopely
Public vote now open at gaconf.com/gaconf-awards-2025/
November 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
This is such a huge honor to be recognized for my work and the work of my colleagues on Indiana Jones and the Great Circle & DOOM the Dark Ages!
Now I get to spend my first few hours of vacation making sure my dev teams know about the 10 nominations we received. ❤️
Now I get to spend my first few hours of vacation making sure my dev teams know about the 10 nominations we received. ❤️
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I had such a great time working on this project! Highly recommend checking this game out if you already have a Netflix subscription. 😀
🎉 In an exciting and emotional milestone for the team, we just hit 2 million players for Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit!!
Thank you so much for all of your love and support. 🧡
We're so glad that you're all still having a great time playing. 🐻
Thank you so much for all of your love and support. 🧡
We're so glad that you're all still having a great time playing. 🐻
November 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I had such a great time working on this project! Highly recommend checking this game out if you already have a Netflix subscription. 😀
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We don't talk about it.
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
We don't talk about it.
Guess my wow Druid is now old enough to drink alcohol in the US. 😂
It's World of Warcraft's 21st birthday, and I don't really want to think about that too closely, but there are prizes and bonus XP to earn so you may want to get to work on that while aggressively ignoring the passage of time.
It's 21st anniversary time for World of Warcraft!
Unless you were paying attention when you logged into World of Warcraft yesterday, you may have easily been able to miss that it's anniversary time again -
blizzardwatch.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Guess my wow Druid is now old enough to drink alcohol in the US. 😂