Maxwell Foxman
@maxwellfoxman.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Media and Game Studies
Co-author of Mainstreaming and Game Journalism: https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5657/Mainstreaming-and-Game-Journalism
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Co-author of Mainstreaming and Game Journalism: https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5657/Mainstreaming-and-Game-Journalism
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Maxwell Foxman
@maxwellfoxman.bsky.social
· Oct 30
Was happy to contribute to this article helmed by Alex Leith on how VRChat became a space for coping during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the article here and we nicely have a visual abstract to go with it: doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...
Don’t know how I missed this but many thanks to @stantium.bsky.social for this kind review of @nieborg.bsky.social and my book from 2023! Read it here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/15/artic...
Project MUSE -- Verification required!
muse.jhu.edu
February 12, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Don’t know how I missed this but many thanks to @stantium.bsky.social for this kind review of @nieborg.bsky.social and my book from 2023! Read it here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/15/artic...
Before the calendar year closes out, I just want to remind everyone to consider submitting to Meaningful XR! Deadline for submissions is the end of February! We look forward to seeing your research and projects surrounding VR, AR, and XR!
Here's the link to the CFP: www.meaningfulxr.org
Here's the link to the CFP: www.meaningfulxr.org
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www.meaningfulxr.org
December 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Before the calendar year closes out, I just want to remind everyone to consider submitting to Meaningful XR! Deadline for submissions is the end of February! We look forward to seeing your research and projects surrounding VR, AR, and XR!
Here's the link to the CFP: www.meaningfulxr.org
Here's the link to the CFP: www.meaningfulxr.org
Reposted by Maxwell Foxman
NEW: I spoke with the reporters behind Post Games, Aftermath, Game File, People Make Games, Rogue, and Rascal News to learn about the trials and triumphs of going independent in a shifting game media landscape dominated by conglomeration and layoffs.
'We survive or fail on our own terms:' The rise and risk of independent game media
'We survive or fail on our own terms:' The rise and risk of independent game media
Can worker-owned outlets create a brighter future for video game journalists and their readers?
www.gamedeveloper.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
NEW: I spoke with the reporters behind Post Games, Aftermath, Game File, People Make Games, Rogue, and Rascal News to learn about the trials and triumphs of going independent in a shifting game media landscape dominated by conglomeration and layoffs.
Reposted by Maxwell Foxman
Listening to Cameron Kunzelman interviewing Jacob Geller about essay writing and the vagaries of making an income on YT. Laughed out loud when Geller observed that Mr. Beast probably has terrible conversion rates on his ad sponsorships bc he targets children, aka people who don't have credit cards
December 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Listening to Cameron Kunzelman interviewing Jacob Geller about essay writing and the vagaries of making an income on YT. Laughed out loud when Geller observed that Mr. Beast probably has terrible conversion rates on his ad sponsorships bc he targets children, aka people who don't have credit cards
Another presentation in the books for @esportsresnet.bsky.social! This one arguing for how philosophies, labor and infrastructure shape differences in collegiate esports programs.
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Another presentation in the books for @esportsresnet.bsky.social! This one arguing for how philosophies, labor and infrastructure shape differences in collegiate esports programs.
Was very pleased to represent the EGR Lab in discussing VR Spectatorship and Esports at the annual @esportsresnet.bsky.social con. Thanks to co-director @a-c-cote.bsky.social for coordinating Twitch.
For those hoping to catch the last day, go here (it's free): esportsresearch.net/category/ern...
For those hoping to catch the last day, go here (it's free): esportsresearch.net/category/ern...
November 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Was very pleased to represent the EGR Lab in discussing VR Spectatorship and Esports at the annual @esportsresnet.bsky.social con. Thanks to co-director @a-c-cote.bsky.social for coordinating Twitch.
For those hoping to catch the last day, go here (it's free): esportsresearch.net/category/ern...
For those hoping to catch the last day, go here (it's free): esportsresearch.net/category/ern...
Was happy to contribute to this article helmed by Alex Leith on how VRChat became a space for coping during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the article here and we nicely have a visual abstract to go with it: doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...
October 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Was happy to contribute to this article helmed by Alex Leith on how VRChat became a space for coping during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the article here and we nicely have a visual abstract to go with it: doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...
Reposted by Maxwell Foxman
Marvel Cosmic Invasion Scores December Release Date And Two New Fighters. (Repost)
Marvel Cosmic Invasion Scores December Release Date And Two New Fighters
On your left
www.nintendolife.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Marvel Cosmic Invasion Scores December Release Date And Two New Fighters. (Repost)
Thanks to SPJ Oregon and Nicole Dahmen for having me talk about the challenges of covering AI as it becomes an increasingly ubiquitous technology at their conference. Especially appreciate them letting me Zoom in considering me currently being in NYC
October 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Thanks to SPJ Oregon and Nicole Dahmen for having me talk about the challenges of covering AI as it becomes an increasingly ubiquitous technology at their conference. Especially appreciate them letting me Zoom in considering me currently being in NYC
Due to a gaffe in reading from a text-to-speech program, I think if I ever do decide to get into rapping, I'll go by the moniker of MC Luhan.
October 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Due to a gaffe in reading from a text-to-speech program, I think if I ever do decide to get into rapping, I'll go by the moniker of MC Luhan.
How important is play to game developers? If you're interested in knowing the answer, maybe check out this new article by yours truly, as well as the amazing team of Dalton Bouzek, @chaeyunl.bsky.social and Alex Leith! doi.org/10.3389/fcom...
Frontiers | Balancing fun and professionalism in game development: the dark and light side of play in virtual meetings
IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic accelerated remote work adoption in the game development industry, an already precarious field characterized by “crunch” cu...
doi.org
September 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
How important is play to game developers? If you're interested in knowing the answer, maybe check out this new article by yours truly, as well as the amazing team of Dalton Bouzek, @chaeyunl.bsky.social and Alex Leith! doi.org/10.3389/fcom...
Another kind review of our work by Andreas Rauscher about @nieborg.bsky.social and my book! For those who speak German, this may be a good one for you: mediarep.org/server/api/c...
mediarep.org
September 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Another kind review of our work by Andreas Rauscher about @nieborg.bsky.social and my book! For those who speak German, this may be a good one for you: mediarep.org/server/api/c...
Another year of collaborating with the excellent Katerina Girginova and team on the Social Grammars of Virtuality Report! Want to know the dominant theories surrounding XR today? Take a look at the co-authored chapter between me and Shane Burrell there: penn.manifoldapp.org/read/theorie...
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penn.manifoldapp.org
September 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Another year of collaborating with the excellent Katerina Girginova and team on the Social Grammars of Virtuality Report! Want to know the dominant theories surrounding XR today? Take a look at the co-authored chapter between me and Shane Burrell there: penn.manifoldapp.org/read/theorie...
Reposted by Maxwell Foxman
New on H-Sci-Med-Tech:
Check out Gabriel Antúnez De Mayolo Kou (UWisconsin-La Crosse)’s review of @nieborg.bsky.social (@utoronto.ca) & @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social (@uoregon.bsky.social)’s book _Mainstreaming & Game Journalism_ (2023) @mitpress.bsky.social
Review avail @hnetreviews.bsky.social
Check out Gabriel Antúnez De Mayolo Kou (UWisconsin-La Crosse)’s review of @nieborg.bsky.social (@utoronto.ca) & @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social (@uoregon.bsky.social)’s book _Mainstreaming & Game Journalism_ (2023) @mitpress.bsky.social
Review avail @hnetreviews.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
New on H-Sci-Med-Tech:
Check out Gabriel Antúnez De Mayolo Kou (UWisconsin-La Crosse)’s review of @nieborg.bsky.social (@utoronto.ca) & @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social (@uoregon.bsky.social)’s book _Mainstreaming & Game Journalism_ (2023) @mitpress.bsky.social
Review avail @hnetreviews.bsky.social
Check out Gabriel Antúnez De Mayolo Kou (UWisconsin-La Crosse)’s review of @nieborg.bsky.social (@utoronto.ca) & @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social (@uoregon.bsky.social)’s book _Mainstreaming & Game Journalism_ (2023) @mitpress.bsky.social
Review avail @hnetreviews.bsky.social
For those who don't know, I am a FEW days away from taking a year-long sabbatical from UO! For the next year, I will (mostly) be found right back home in New York City!!!!!
August 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
For those who don't know, I am a FEW days away from taking a year-long sabbatical from UO! For the next year, I will (mostly) be found right back home in New York City!!!!!
It's the summer of reviews here in the PNW For those interested in contemporary videogame production and the complicated changes in employment and ideology in game studios, I can't recommend @brkeogh.bsky.social's book enough. Read the review here: dx.doi.org/10.1353/lac.....
Project MUSE - The Videogame Industry Does Not Exist by Brendan Keogh (review)
dx.doi.org
August 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
It's the summer of reviews here in the PNW For those interested in contemporary videogame production and the complicated changes in employment and ideology in game studios, I can't recommend @brkeogh.bsky.social's book enough. Read the review here: dx.doi.org/10.1353/lac.....
Read Jim’s book! Short review is it’s very good if you’re interested in game tools!
Thanks so much to @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social for this generous review of Enacting Platforms! ijoc.org/index.php/ij...
James Malazita, Enacting Platforms: Feminist Technoscience and the Unreal Engine | Foxman | International Journal of Communication
James Malazita, Enacting Platforms: Feminist Technoscience and the Unreal Engine
ijoc.org
August 18, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Read Jim’s book! Short review is it’s very good if you’re interested in game tools!
Thanks for the shoutout to @uosojc.bsky.social's new game studies minor from our neighbors to the north in Corvallis: gazettetimes.com/news/local/b...
Just call Corvallis a 'Nerdvana' for its growing gaming and comic culture
Geeks come to Corvallis, bearing gifts to the local economy. Here's the nerdy landscape (i.e., who sells what).
gazettetimes.com
August 18, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Thanks for the shoutout to @uosojc.bsky.social's new game studies minor from our neighbors to the north in Corvallis: gazettetimes.com/news/local/b...
I am endlessly interested in how board game publishing has become a focal point for explaining tariffs. Definitely a paper there somewhere www.endlessmode.com/article/how-...*
How the Trump Tariffs Are Impacting Board Game Publishers - Endless Mode
We talk to four board game publishers about how Trump's tariffs are impacting the industry, whose games are largely printed in China.
www.endlessmode.com
July 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I am endlessly interested in how board game publishing has become a focal point for explaining tariffs. Definitely a paper there somewhere www.endlessmode.com/article/how-...*
As I get ready for the "Instagramming Amsterdam" study abroad class I am about to teach, I was trying out my best instagrammable photo moments in NEW Amsterdam, while having a lovely (if sweltering) day at Art Omi
July 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
As I get ready for the "Instagramming Amsterdam" study abroad class I am about to teach, I was trying out my best instagrammable photo moments in NEW Amsterdam, while having a lovely (if sweltering) day at Art Omi
Always enjoy more Playdate news
It was great chatting with @lukesanderson.bsky.social about iteration, challenging gameplay mechanics, and what defines a metroidvania:
WHY a TURNIP? Luke Sanderson on how his game Tiny Turnip, a crank-centric climbing metroidvania, grew from its sibling game, Turnip Mountain!
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podcast.play.date/episodes/s02...
July 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Always enjoy more Playdate news
Not my favorite habit but managed to churn out an entire chapter (roughly 2,750 words) today. Sometimes you just need those days to sit and *really* focus on writing!
June 26, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Not my favorite habit but managed to churn out an entire chapter (roughly 2,750 words) today. Sometimes you just need those days to sit and *really* focus on writing!
Interesting Playdate news.
For some reason no one else was going to do this, so I did a journalism. I asked @panic.com About GenAI in @play.date S2 after @brandon.insertcredit.com raised that Wheelsprung used it. Here's what they said:
I Asked Panic About GenAI in Playdate Season 2 - exp.
Here’s what they said.
expzine.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Interesting Playdate news.
Reposted by Maxwell Foxman
This week: the craft of video essays, RPG adaptations, the Pokémon nostalgia trap, and more:
critical-distance.com/2025/06/16/j...
critical-distance.com/2025/06/16/j...
June 15th
Welcome back readers. We’ve got 17 new-and-cool picks for you this week. Keep the recommendations coming by joining our Discord, and keep the whole operation going by supporting our Patreon! …
critical-distance.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:44 AM
This week: the craft of video essays, RPG adaptations, the Pokémon nostalgia trap, and more:
critical-distance.com/2025/06/16/j...
critical-distance.com/2025/06/16/j...
It’s been another great #ica25 and my last as @icagames.bsky.social chair! Been a privilege to see this division grow in scope and size! Looking forward to seeing what comes next and thanks to my fellow officers both in the division and others
June 16, 2025 at 10:09 PM
It’s been another great #ica25 and my last as @icagames.bsky.social chair! Been a privilege to see this division grow in scope and size! Looking forward to seeing what comes next and thanks to my fellow officers both in the division and others