Rainforest Scully-Blaker (he/him)
@rainforestsb.bsky.social
Critical Games + Tech Researcher 🖥️✒️
@ Intersectional Tech Lab (U. Michigan)
Comms Officer 🎤
@cgsaacej.bsky.social
Writing a book on games and exhaustion that's under contract with Duke University Press!
Find me at https://www.rainforestsb.me/
@ Intersectional Tech Lab (U. Michigan)
Comms Officer 🎤
@cgsaacej.bsky.social
Writing a book on games and exhaustion that's under contract with Duke University Press!
Find me at https://www.rainforestsb.me/
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Truck simulator, trucker-simulators, and the containment of neoliberal capitalism
This paper discusses truckers who play games (including Truck Simulator) while on the road. Inspired by the concept of “container technologies” and more recent work which distinguishes between cont...
www.tandfonline.com
🚚🚚🚚New article alert! Part of a special issue on games + container technologies, it’s about truckers who play Truck Simulator in their trucks, but also simulation, battlestations, and the logistics of work and play. It's open access, so please take a look 🚚🚚🚚 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The Spring Seminar 2026 CfP is out now! This time, the theme is “Events and Communities”. Please have a look at the full CfP on the Spring Seminar website: springseminar.org/2026-call-fo...
⏰Abstract submission deadline is 14 January 2026.
📍The seminar is organised on 5-6 May 2026 in Tampere.
⏰Abstract submission deadline is 14 January 2026.
📍The seminar is organised on 5-6 May 2026 in Tampere.
2026 | Call for Papers
Events are at the heart of game and play cultures. They are organized for many reasons and purposes, bringing people together to play, socialize, compete, learn and teach, network, sell, perform, c…
springseminar.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The Spring Seminar 2026 CfP is out now! This time, the theme is “Events and Communities”. Please have a look at the full CfP on the Spring Seminar website: springseminar.org/2026-call-fo...
⏰Abstract submission deadline is 14 January 2026.
📍The seminar is organised on 5-6 May 2026 in Tampere.
⏰Abstract submission deadline is 14 January 2026.
📍The seminar is organised on 5-6 May 2026 in Tampere.
I am once again reminding you that this conference is great and that you should submit work here - we have some of the most robust hybrid support in the biz, so that anyone, anywhere can join in the festivities! #gamestudies #cfp
Our brand-new and bilingual website for CGSA 2026 is now live (a whole day early, go us!): event.fourwaves.com/cgsa2026
We're officially ready receive your wonderful proposals (click the "Submissions" tab in the top-left).
As always, email us if you encounter any issues or have any questions. <3
We're officially ready receive your wonderful proposals (click the "Submissions" tab in the top-left).
As always, email us if you encounter any issues or have any questions. <3
CGSA/ACÉJ 2026
Fourwaves - CGSA/ACÉJ 2026
event.fourwaves.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I am once again reminding you that this conference is great and that you should submit work here - we have some of the most robust hybrid support in the biz, so that anyone, anywhere can join in the festivities! #gamestudies #cfp
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Nous venons de lancer notre site web bilingue pour l'ACÉJ 2026 (un jour plus tôt!): event.fourwaves.com/cgsa2026
Nous sommes officiellement prêts à recevoir vos excellentes propositions (l'onglet "Soumissions" est en haut à gauche).
N'hésitez pas à nous contacter si vous avez des questions. <3
Nous sommes officiellement prêts à recevoir vos excellentes propositions (l'onglet "Soumissions" est en haut à gauche).
N'hésitez pas à nous contacter si vous avez des questions. <3
CGSA/ACÉJ 2026
Fourwaves - CGSA/ACÉJ 2026
event.fourwaves.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Nous venons de lancer notre site web bilingue pour l'ACÉJ 2026 (un jour plus tôt!): event.fourwaves.com/cgsa2026
Nous sommes officiellement prêts à recevoir vos excellentes propositions (l'onglet "Soumissions" est en haut à gauche).
N'hésitez pas à nous contacter si vous avez des questions. <3
Nous sommes officiellement prêts à recevoir vos excellentes propositions (l'onglet "Soumissions" est en haut à gauche).
N'hésitez pas à nous contacter si vous avez des questions. <3
Here's the abstract :) #gamestudies
November 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Here's the abstract :) #gamestudies
🚚🚚🚚New article alert! Part of a special issue on games + container technologies, it’s about truckers who play Truck Simulator in their trucks, but also simulation, battlestations, and the logistics of work and play. It's open access, so please take a look 🚚🚚🚚 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Truck simulator, trucker-simulators, and the containment of neoliberal capitalism
This paper discusses truckers who play games (including Truck Simulator) while on the road. Inspired by the concept of “container technologies” and more recent work which distinguishes between cont...
www.tandfonline.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
🚚🚚🚚New article alert! Part of a special issue on games + container technologies, it’s about truckers who play Truck Simulator in their trucks, but also simulation, battlestations, and the logistics of work and play. It's open access, so please take a look 🚚🚚🚚 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Maybe biased since I'm helping to organize this, but this is such a wonderful event for anyone doing work in and around games - we welcome submission formats of all sorts and the event is fully hybrid!
Please consider submitting something #gamestudies
Please consider submitting something #gamestudies
📣✨Call for Papers!📣✨
CGSA 2026 will take place at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec from June 11-14th, 2026.
This year’s chosen theme is “On Repeat”.
Submissions are due January 7th, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST
Full CfP here: gamestudies.ca/conference-c...
CGSA 2026 will take place at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec from June 11-14th, 2026.
This year’s chosen theme is “On Repeat”.
Submissions are due January 7th, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST
Full CfP here: gamestudies.ca/conference-c...
Conference // Conférence
Version française ci-dessous The 2026 CGSA/ACÉJ annual conference will be a hybrid event co-hosted by the Technoculture, Art and Games Lab (TAG) at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec&nbs…
gamestudies.ca
October 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Maybe biased since I'm helping to organize this, but this is such a wonderful event for anyone doing work in and around games - we welcome submission formats of all sorts and the event is fully hybrid!
Please consider submitting something #gamestudies
Please consider submitting something #gamestudies
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📣✨Appel à communications !📣✨
L’ACÉJ 2026 aura lieu du 11 au 14 juin 2026, à Montréal (l'Université Concordia).
Le thème pour cette année est « La Répétition ».
La date limite pour soumission est le 7 janvier 2026 à 23 h 59 HNP.
Appel complet ici: gamestudies.ca/conference-c...
L’ACÉJ 2026 aura lieu du 11 au 14 juin 2026, à Montréal (l'Université Concordia).
Le thème pour cette année est « La Répétition ».
La date limite pour soumission est le 7 janvier 2026 à 23 h 59 HNP.
Appel complet ici: gamestudies.ca/conference-c...
Conference // Conférence
Version française ci-dessous The 2026 CGSA/ACÉJ annual conference will be a hybrid event co-hosted by the Technoculture, Art and Games Lab (TAG) at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec&nbs…
gamestudies.ca
October 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
📣✨Appel à communications !📣✨
L’ACÉJ 2026 aura lieu du 11 au 14 juin 2026, à Montréal (l'Université Concordia).
Le thème pour cette année est « La Répétition ».
La date limite pour soumission est le 7 janvier 2026 à 23 h 59 HNP.
Appel complet ici: gamestudies.ca/conference-c...
L’ACÉJ 2026 aura lieu du 11 au 14 juin 2026, à Montréal (l'Université Concordia).
Le thème pour cette année est « La Répétition ».
La date limite pour soumission est le 7 janvier 2026 à 23 h 59 HNP.
Appel complet ici: gamestudies.ca/conference-c...
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#Cfp: Call for Book Chapters - #videogames, #gamedesign, game communities, & playthings that trouble what we mean by #nostalgia
“ #Games and its Nostalgia for the Future” is edited by yours truly and likely published with Play Story Press.
Abstracts due Nov 3, 2025
Full CfP: shorturl.at/NCkzU
“ #Games and its Nostalgia for the Future” is edited by yours truly and likely published with Play Story Press.
Abstracts due Nov 3, 2025
Full CfP: shorturl.at/NCkzU
CfP: Nostalgia for the Future Book
Nostalgia for the Future? Any books on this? No? Let's write one, together.
shorturl.at
September 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
#Cfp: Call for Book Chapters - #videogames, #gamedesign, game communities, & playthings that trouble what we mean by #nostalgia
“ #Games and its Nostalgia for the Future” is edited by yours truly and likely published with Play Story Press.
Abstracts due Nov 3, 2025
Full CfP: shorturl.at/NCkzU
“ #Games and its Nostalgia for the Future” is edited by yours truly and likely published with Play Story Press.
Abstracts due Nov 3, 2025
Full CfP: shorturl.at/NCkzU
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Ready for Part 2?
After much writing and re-writing, I'm thrilled to announce that my first book, "Gaming Exhaustion" (working title) is now under contract with Duke University Press.
There are too many people to thank for this in 140 characters or less, but know that you're all so appreciated <3
After much writing and re-writing, I'm thrilled to announce that my first book, "Gaming Exhaustion" (working title) is now under contract with Duke University Press.
There are too many people to thank for this in 140 characters or less, but know that you're all so appreciated <3
September 16, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Ready for Part 2?
After much writing and re-writing, I'm thrilled to announce that my first book, "Gaming Exhaustion" (working title) is now under contract with Duke University Press.
There are too many people to thank for this in 140 characters or less, but know that you're all so appreciated <3
After much writing and re-writing, I'm thrilled to announce that my first book, "Gaming Exhaustion" (working title) is now under contract with Duke University Press.
There are too many people to thank for this in 140 characters or less, but know that you're all so appreciated <3
Ready for Part 2?
After much writing and re-writing, I'm thrilled to announce that my first book, "Gaming Exhaustion" (working title) is now under contract with Duke University Press.
There are too many people to thank for this in 140 characters or less, but know that you're all so appreciated <3
After much writing and re-writing, I'm thrilled to announce that my first book, "Gaming Exhaustion" (working title) is now under contract with Duke University Press.
There are too many people to thank for this in 140 characters or less, but know that you're all so appreciated <3
September 16, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Ready for Part 2?
After much writing and re-writing, I'm thrilled to announce that my first book, "Gaming Exhaustion" (working title) is now under contract with Duke University Press.
There are too many people to thank for this in 140 characters or less, but know that you're all so appreciated <3
After much writing and re-writing, I'm thrilled to announce that my first book, "Gaming Exhaustion" (working title) is now under contract with Duke University Press.
There are too many people to thank for this in 140 characters or less, but know that you're all so appreciated <3
Reposted by Rainforest Scully-Blaker (he/him)
Ok here's Part 1:
My Finnish postdoc is now my finished postdoc, but I'm thrilled to announce what's next:
I'm now a Research Associate at the U of Michigan's School of Information, where I'm proudly working with the Intersectional Tech Lab! ✨🖥️
www.kishonnagray.com/lab-staff
Part 2 coming soon!
My Finnish postdoc is now my finished postdoc, but I'm thrilled to announce what's next:
I'm now a Research Associate at the U of Michigan's School of Information, where I'm proudly working with the Intersectional Tech Lab! ✨🖥️
www.kishonnagray.com/lab-staff
Part 2 coming soon!
September 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Ok here's Part 1:
My Finnish postdoc is now my finished postdoc, but I'm thrilled to announce what's next:
I'm now a Research Associate at the U of Michigan's School of Information, where I'm proudly working with the Intersectional Tech Lab! ✨🖥️
www.kishonnagray.com/lab-staff
Part 2 coming soon!
My Finnish postdoc is now my finished postdoc, but I'm thrilled to announce what's next:
I'm now a Research Associate at the U of Michigan's School of Information, where I'm proudly working with the Intersectional Tech Lab! ✨🖥️
www.kishonnagray.com/lab-staff
Part 2 coming soon!
Ok here's Part 1:
My Finnish postdoc is now my finished postdoc, but I'm thrilled to announce what's next:
I'm now a Research Associate at the U of Michigan's School of Information, where I'm proudly working with the Intersectional Tech Lab! ✨🖥️
www.kishonnagray.com/lab-staff
Part 2 coming soon!
My Finnish postdoc is now my finished postdoc, but I'm thrilled to announce what's next:
I'm now a Research Associate at the U of Michigan's School of Information, where I'm proudly working with the Intersectional Tech Lab! ✨🖥️
www.kishonnagray.com/lab-staff
Part 2 coming soon!
September 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Ok here's Part 1:
My Finnish postdoc is now my finished postdoc, but I'm thrilled to announce what's next:
I'm now a Research Associate at the U of Michigan's School of Information, where I'm proudly working with the Intersectional Tech Lab! ✨🖥️
www.kishonnagray.com/lab-staff
Part 2 coming soon!
My Finnish postdoc is now my finished postdoc, but I'm thrilled to announce what's next:
I'm now a Research Associate at the U of Michigan's School of Information, where I'm proudly working with the Intersectional Tech Lab! ✨🖥️
www.kishonnagray.com/lab-staff
Part 2 coming soon!
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An open letter of resignation from myself and many other book series editors at Amsterdam University Press, following its recent acquisition by the notoriously exploitative academic publishing conglomerate Taylor & Francis.
The time has come to reinvent academic publishing. Over the last years conglomerates have bought up once respectable publishers and turned them into rent extraction machines, generating obscene profits from tax-payer funded research and unremunerated academic labor./
mediastudies.hypotheses.org/6850
mediastudies.hypotheses.org/6850
Sale of the Amsterdam University Press (AUP) film, media and communication list to Taylor & Francis – Resignation of series editors and editorial board members
It is with great dismay that we, the undersigned, learned that the film, media and communication list of Amsterdam University Press (AUP) has been taken over by Taylor & Francis, a subsidiary of Infor...
mediastudies.hypotheses.org
July 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
An open letter of resignation from myself and many other book series editors at Amsterdam University Press, following its recent acquisition by the notoriously exploitative academic publishing conglomerate Taylor & Francis.
July and August were full of Life Stuff™ and meeting some writing deadlines, but it's looking like I'll have some exciting news to share pretty soon 👀
August 28, 2025 at 12:09 AM
July and August were full of Life Stuff™ and meeting some writing deadlines, but it's looking like I'll have some exciting news to share pretty soon 👀
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Happy to share that my book, Digital Game Culture in Korea: The Social at Play, is now available on the Bloomsbury U.S. site! Thank you again to those who took the time to review and engage with the work! 🙏🏼
#syllabus #gamestudies #communication
www.bloomsbury.com/us/digital-g...
#syllabus #gamestudies #communication
www.bloomsbury.com/us/digital-g...
August 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Happy to share that my book, Digital Game Culture in Korea: The Social at Play, is now available on the Bloomsbury U.S. site! Thank you again to those who took the time to review and engage with the work! 🙏🏼
#syllabus #gamestudies #communication
www.bloomsbury.com/us/digital-g...
#syllabus #gamestudies #communication
www.bloomsbury.com/us/digital-g...
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Warhammer Conference 2 is coming in September! Catch me on Friday talking about Age of Sigmar, polycrisis, and Stormcast Eternals. Once again, I'll be attending remotely, and these videos will be uploaded to YouTube after the conference.
warhammer-conference.com
#gamestudies #warhammer #aos
warhammer-conference.com
#gamestudies #warhammer #aos
August 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Warhammer Conference 2 is coming in September! Catch me on Friday talking about Age of Sigmar, polycrisis, and Stormcast Eternals. Once again, I'll be attending remotely, and these videos will be uploaded to YouTube after the conference.
warhammer-conference.com
#gamestudies #warhammer #aos
warhammer-conference.com
#gamestudies #warhammer #aos
I now have a website!
It's pretty bare-bones, but at least it rhymes! I'm hoping to get more stuff on there in the next month. Give it a look if you're so inclined - www.rainforestsb.me
It's pretty bare-bones, but at least it rhymes! I'm hoping to get more stuff on there in the next month. Give it a look if you're so inclined - www.rainforestsb.me
July 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I now have a website!
It's pretty bare-bones, but at least it rhymes! I'm hoping to get more stuff on there in the next month. Give it a look if you're so inclined - www.rainforestsb.me
It's pretty bare-bones, but at least it rhymes! I'm hoping to get more stuff on there in the next month. Give it a look if you're so inclined - www.rainforestsb.me
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Historiographies of Game Studies is now published open access with @punctumbooks.bsky.social ! This massive collection examines why game studies is the way it is, and how it might change and grow in the future. Congrats to all contributors, and please share!
punctumbooks.com/titles/histo...
punctumbooks.com/titles/histo...
Historiographies of Game Studies: What It Has Been, What It Could Be – punctum books
punctumbooks.com
July 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Historiographies of Game Studies is now published open access with @punctumbooks.bsky.social ! This massive collection examines why game studies is the way it is, and how it might change and grow in the future. Congrats to all contributors, and please share!
punctumbooks.com/titles/histo...
punctumbooks.com/titles/histo...
It WAS a good one, as predicted - thanks for the writeup Tom!
🫠 A thread from @rainforestsb.bsky.social and my recent presentation at #ludo2025 (ludomusicology conference) which examines how nu metal and early 2000s gaming culture contributed to the reinforcement of white male anger (1/20).
July 15, 2025 at 1:09 AM
It WAS a good one, as predicted - thanks for the writeup Tom!
This is going to be a good one 😎
Presenting with @rainforestsb.bsky.social tomorrow at Ludo 2025 the 14th European Conference on Video Game Music and Sound:
"The Loser-y Attitude*: Nu-Metal and the reinforcement of white male anger in gaming culture"
*Apologies to Bernard Suits
"The Loser-y Attitude*: Nu-Metal and the reinforcement of white male anger in gaming culture"
*Apologies to Bernard Suits
July 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is going to be a good one 😎
Been too busy running around to do any shoutouts to all the amazing talks, but I've been helping to run a conference!
@cgsaacej.bsky.social 2025 is (almost) over and every year it's a reminder of how cool and supportive a scholarly community can be <3
My title slide (cute mode):
#gamestudies
@cgsaacej.bsky.social 2025 is (almost) over and every year it's a reminder of how cool and supportive a scholarly community can be <3
My title slide (cute mode):
#gamestudies
June 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Been too busy running around to do any shoutouts to all the amazing talks, but I've been helping to run a conference!
@cgsaacej.bsky.social 2025 is (almost) over and every year it's a reminder of how cool and supportive a scholarly community can be <3
My title slide (cute mode):
#gamestudies
@cgsaacej.bsky.social 2025 is (almost) over and every year it's a reminder of how cool and supportive a scholarly community can be <3
My title slide (cute mode):
#gamestudies
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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/
@cgsaacej.bsky.social
@cgsaacej.bsky.social
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
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"I miss the good old days when games weren't political"
June 5, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"I miss the good old days when games weren't political"
Rolling in to sunny Turku 🌞 for Nordic Digra 2025! Really excited for our talk exploring what we mean when we say "critical" game studies 🔥
#gamestudies #nordicdigra25
#gamestudies #nordicdigra25
May 26, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Rolling in to sunny Turku 🌞 for Nordic Digra 2025! Really excited for our talk exploring what we mean when we say "critical" game studies 🔥
#gamestudies #nordicdigra25
#gamestudies #nordicdigra25
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To folks who want to help after the horrifying event at the lapulapu festival, here's a form: vanfilemergency.my.canva.site
April 27, 2025 at 7:36 AM
To folks who want to help after the horrifying event at the lapulapu festival, here's a form: vanfilemergency.my.canva.site