Dr. Bridget Blodgett
@siveambrai.bsky.social
Professor Bridget "Why wouldn't I open the Ark of the Covenant and look directly into it?" Blodgett, personal Tumblr curator. Games, Feminism, and Design Scholar.
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The New School was founded by Columbia University professors who wanted a university run by the faculty with minimal administration. For over 100 years it has been a unique institution with progressive values and incredible students and faculty from Ai Weiwei to Hannah Arendt. We are devastated.
Last week, the New School issued voluntary separation & early retirement offers to 40% of the full-time faculty & the majority of non-union staff. These cuts to the bone are an ideological attempt to decimate historic spaces of critical inquiry & social justice. Share our statement tr.ee/qQBIDCpIuj
OFFICIAL Statement from AAUP-TNS on Cuts to Faculty and Staff 12-9-25
The New School - Austerity Cuts to the Bone A Statement from the Leadership Council of AAUP-TNS On December 3, 2025, New School President Joel Towers and Provost Richard Kessler issued voluntary sep...
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December 14, 2025 at 3:05 AM
The New School was founded by Columbia University professors who wanted a university run by the faculty with minimal administration. For over 100 years it has been a unique institution with progressive values and incredible students and faculty from Ai Weiwei to Hannah Arendt. We are devastated.
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my name is cow
and wen its nite
and when a star
is shiyning brite
and three wise men
give me the nod
i walk up close
I lik the God
and wen its nite
and when a star
is shiyning brite
and three wise men
give me the nod
i walk up close
I lik the God
December 15, 2025 at 2:24 AM
my name is cow
and wen its nite
and when a star
is shiyning brite
and three wise men
give me the nod
i walk up close
I lik the God
and wen its nite
and when a star
is shiyning brite
and three wise men
give me the nod
i walk up close
I lik the God
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Update: id Software producer Andrew Willis tells Game Developer that the union has "protected a pretty beloved IP from the volatility that the games industry has been through in the last few years."
He added that this volatility may have been avoided if the industry were more "developer-led."
He added that this volatility may have been avoided if the industry were more "developer-led."
id Software workers unionize in response to mass Xbox layoffs
Doom developers at id Software have successfully voted to unionize in a bid for better working conditions, benefits, and agency of the studio's use of AI.
www.gamedeveloper.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Update: id Software producer Andrew Willis tells Game Developer that the union has "protected a pretty beloved IP from the volatility that the games industry has been through in the last few years."
He added that this volatility may have been avoided if the industry were more "developer-led."
He added that this volatility may have been avoided if the industry were more "developer-led."
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Researchers find that influencers influence. New experimental evidence for old theories around opinion leaders, parasocial relationships, and persuasion, with implications for political messaging in our digitally connected era.
www.wired.com/story/the-mo...
www.wired.com/story/the-mo...
The Most Powerful Politics Influencers Barely Post About Politics
New research shows that social media creators have enormous influence over their audiences' politics—especially those who don't normally share political content.
www.wired.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Researchers find that influencers influence. New experimental evidence for old theories around opinion leaders, parasocial relationships, and persuasion, with implications for political messaging in our digitally connected era.
www.wired.com/story/the-mo...
www.wired.com/story/the-mo...
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We are still recruiting game makers who had games posted to Steam or itch.io in July 2025 for a survey on the impacts of NSFW policy changes. More info on the project website. You can also always email me (via the website or through the email on the USask website) for info or with questions.
We are recruiting game makers affected by the 'NSFW' policy changes on Steam and itch.io for a survey. This survey is part of a broader project on the factors that shape the production, distribution, and consumption of porn games. More info about the project and survey at www.pppproject.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We are still recruiting game makers who had games posted to Steam or itch.io in July 2025 for a survey on the impacts of NSFW policy changes. More info on the project website. You can also always email me (via the website or through the email on the USask website) for info or with questions.
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Today is World AIDS Day.
AIDS has killed 44 million people globally.
Over the years, we've learned that silence and stigma are huge contributors.
Yet, the State Department sent an email to employees stating “The US Government will not be commemorating World AIDS Day this year.”
Silence = Death
AIDS has killed 44 million people globally.
Over the years, we've learned that silence and stigma are huge contributors.
Yet, the State Department sent an email to employees stating “The US Government will not be commemorating World AIDS Day this year.”
Silence = Death
December 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Today is World AIDS Day.
AIDS has killed 44 million people globally.
Over the years, we've learned that silence and stigma are huge contributors.
Yet, the State Department sent an email to employees stating “The US Government will not be commemorating World AIDS Day this year.”
Silence = Death
AIDS has killed 44 million people globally.
Over the years, we've learned that silence and stigma are huge contributors.
Yet, the State Department sent an email to employees stating “The US Government will not be commemorating World AIDS Day this year.”
Silence = Death
Digital Fellow (Post-Doc) Center for Digital Communication, Commerce, and Culture at University of Baltimore. marylandconnect.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UBaltC...
Digital Fellow (Post-Doctoral), Center for Digital Communication, Commerce, and Culture (CD3C)
Job Posting: JR101475 Digital Fellow (Post-Doctoral), Center for Digital Communication, Commerce, and Culture (CD3C) (Open) Department: Provost UBF Donor Funds, PM Position Type: Regular Open Date: 11...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Digital Fellow (Post-Doc) Center for Digital Communication, Commerce, and Culture at University of Baltimore. marylandconnect.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UBaltC...
FT Lecturer in Visual Comm and Design - College of Arts and Sciences at University of Baltimore. marylandconnect.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UBaltC...
Visual Communication and Design Faculty (Full-Time Lecturer), College of Arts and Sciences
Job Posting: JR101503 Visual Communication and Design Faculty (Full-Time Lecturer), College of Arts and Sciences (Open) Department: CAS Academic Instruction, PM Position Type: Regular Open Date: 11-10...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
FT Lecturer in Visual Comm and Design - College of Arts and Sciences at University of Baltimore. marylandconnect.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UBaltC...
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New on the Eye blog, review of The AI Con by @johnlw
‘The ouroboros of hype’,
www.eyemagazine.com/blog/post/th...
‘The ouroboros of hype’,
www.eyemagazine.com/blog/post/th...
October 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
New on the Eye blog, review of The AI Con by @johnlw
‘The ouroboros of hype’,
www.eyemagazine.com/blog/post/th...
‘The ouroboros of hype’,
www.eyemagazine.com/blog/post/th...
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A new Blizzard union, workers and lawmakers alike question the EA buyout and horror game design continues to evolve - Patch Notes #27
A new Blizzard union, workers and lawmakers alike question the EA buyout and horror game design continues to evolve - Patch Notes #27
EA's big buyout continues to send shockwaves through the industry, more game workers are unionizing, and a new game journalism site is born.
www.gamedeveloper.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
A new Blizzard union, workers and lawmakers alike question the EA buyout and horror game design continues to evolve - Patch Notes #27
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Dear #AdultGame devs:
For the upcoming episode of our podcast "Random Encounters", we're looking for developers who'd like to share their perspectives on depictions of sexualised violence in interactive fiction.
We'd need your answers, either in writing or as voice recordings, until October 31.
For the upcoming episode of our podcast "Random Encounters", we're looking for developers who'd like to share their perspectives on depictions of sexualised violence in interactive fiction.
We'd need your answers, either in writing or as voice recordings, until October 31.
Random Encounters – Insert Moin
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October 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Dear #AdultGame devs:
For the upcoming episode of our podcast "Random Encounters", we're looking for developers who'd like to share their perspectives on depictions of sexualised violence in interactive fiction.
We'd need your answers, either in writing or as voice recordings, until October 31.
For the upcoming episode of our podcast "Random Encounters", we're looking for developers who'd like to share their perspectives on depictions of sexualised violence in interactive fiction.
We'd need your answers, either in writing or as voice recordings, until October 31.
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Hearthstone and Warcraft Rumble developers unionize to combat 'instability and unfair conditions'
Hearthstone and Warcraft Rumble developers unionize to combat 'instability and unfair conditions'
'The pressures we face are making it harder to create the high-quality work we care about.'
www.gamedeveloper.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Hearthstone and Warcraft Rumble developers unionize to combat 'instability and unfair conditions'
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We turned our pain into a research paper… documenting how our collaborative research team (which included researchers at a public university) navigated a slew of public records requests (by some of the same folks who have since turned their attention towards attacking academia more broadly).
I'll be at #CSCW2025 presenting a paper on the impact of public records (FOIA) requests on multi-stakeholder collaborations — co-authored with Rachel Moran, @emmaspiro.bsky.social, and @katestarbird.bsky.social: dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Privacy versus Transparency: Navigating Public Records Requests and Adversarial Dynamics in a Distributed Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration | Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
Public records laws are standard for state and federal governments across the U.S.
Such laws rest on the core notion that transparency, enacted through access to governmental
documentation, will ensur...
dl.acm.org
October 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
We turned our pain into a research paper… documenting how our collaborative research team (which included researchers at a public university) navigated a slew of public records requests (by some of the same folks who have since turned their attention towards attacking academia more broadly).
Apparently there's something about week 6 of the research methods course that just makes me think about the Sawbones podcast.
October 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Apparently there's something about week 6 of the research methods course that just makes me think about the Sawbones podcast.
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Apropos of this thread, @lackingceremony.bsky.social is writing a book about game design and you should look for it in about a year!
Also Avery Alder advocated in this talk that designerd writing loose materials WRITE IN A LAYOUT PROGRAM and I feel profanely seen, this is utter filth (that I do)
Also Avery Alder advocated in this talk that designerd writing loose materials WRITE IN A LAYOUT PROGRAM and I feel profanely seen, this is utter filth (that I do)
September 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Apropos of this thread, @lackingceremony.bsky.social is writing a book about game design and you should look for it in about a year!
Also Avery Alder advocated in this talk that designerd writing loose materials WRITE IN A LAYOUT PROGRAM and I feel profanely seen, this is utter filth (that I do)
Also Avery Alder advocated in this talk that designerd writing loose materials WRITE IN A LAYOUT PROGRAM and I feel profanely seen, this is utter filth (that I do)
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A lot of people are (understandably) focused on the Saudi Arabia and Kushner part of this, but the far bigger immediate impact will come from the new private EA being on the hook for $20 billion in debt. That could mean mass layoffs, more aggressive monetization, and other big cost-cutting measures
September 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
A lot of people are (understandably) focused on the Saudi Arabia and Kushner part of this, but the far bigger immediate impact will come from the new private EA being on the hook for $20 billion in debt. That could mean mass layoffs, more aggressive monetization, and other big cost-cutting measures
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This looks like an interesting new paper on #assetization in #videogames || www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Digital labor turn: the impact of assetization in digital games
Labor practices in digital games have been conceptualized as playbor, highlighting their exploited yet voluntary nature. As digital play increasingly converges with assetization, it is becoming mor...
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September 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
This looks like an interesting new paper on #assetization in #videogames || www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Under its new leadership — who spread misinformation throughout the pandemic — the FDA announced it will limit all Covid vaccines to adults over 65 and those with certain medical conditions.
Covid continues to spread and cause harm. This an anti-science move that will kill more Americans.
Covid continues to spread and cause harm. This an anti-science move that will kill more Americans.
May 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Under its new leadership — who spread misinformation throughout the pandemic — the FDA announced it will limit all Covid vaccines to adults over 65 and those with certain medical conditions.
Covid continues to spread and cause harm. This an anti-science move that will kill more Americans.
Covid continues to spread and cause harm. This an anti-science move that will kill more Americans.
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#cwcon Jason Tham takes a balanced view of AI use in teaching writing but ultimately asks whose time has been saved by AI efficiency (if any has been saved at all) - and notes AI’s erasure of labor. Writing takes time (and should), and reducing time reduces quality.
May 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
#cwcon Jason Tham takes a balanced view of AI use in teaching writing but ultimately asks whose time has been saved by AI efficiency (if any has been saved at all) - and notes AI’s erasure of labor. Writing takes time (and should), and reducing time reduces quality.
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#cwcon Tham: timescapes of writing with AI: compression of drafting time; expansion of evaluation time; elimination of incubation time; fragmentation of writing time
May 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
#cwcon Tham: timescapes of writing with AI: compression of drafting time; expansion of evaluation time; elimination of incubation time; fragmentation of writing time
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Really looking forward to this talk next week!
How are youth gamers carving out spaces for themselves online? 🎮
Learn about gaming culture and how youth are playing, relating, and creating in these spaces from Sara Grimes
@smgrimes.bsky.social, PhD, at the next free #AskTheExperts webinar on May 21 at 12pm ET.
REGISTER💻 bit.ly/4jH9rRN
Learn about gaming culture and how youth are playing, relating, and creating in these spaces from Sara Grimes
@smgrimes.bsky.social, PhD, at the next free #AskTheExperts webinar on May 21 at 12pm ET.
REGISTER💻 bit.ly/4jH9rRN
May 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Really looking forward to this talk next week!
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disastrous
The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.
RFK Jr. says autism database will use Medicare and Medicaid info
The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.
www.npr.org
May 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
disastrous
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This work by @ashstokoe.bsky.social and I highlights the importance of administrative records - and ways they are scrutinised and policed - on trans people’s participation in public life. It’s a topic that feels increasingly relevant in the UK 🎓🌈
🚨NEW ARTICLE ALERT🚨
How does the introduction of voting ID impact trans* individuals' views of political participation? 🏳️⚧️ 🗳️
@presentlyincorrect.bsky.social & Ash Stokoe provide the answer.
✨OPEN ACCESS✨
doi.org/10.1332/2515...
PoliSky GenderSky
How does the introduction of voting ID impact trans* individuals' views of political participation? 🏳️⚧️ 🗳️
@presentlyincorrect.bsky.social & Ash Stokoe provide the answer.
✨OPEN ACCESS✨
doi.org/10.1332/2515...
PoliSky GenderSky
May 6, 2025 at 8:28 AM
This work by @ashstokoe.bsky.social and I highlights the importance of administrative records - and ways they are scrutinised and policed - on trans people’s participation in public life. It’s a topic that feels increasingly relevant in the UK 🎓🌈
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Hello friends, I’ll be back in the UK next week and am very excited to be presenting a public lecture in Oxford on Thursday 15th May about doing creative queer legal work. Come along if you’re around/interested!
RSVP here: url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/AEOUCpRYOh...
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RSVP here: url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/AEOUCpRYOh...
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Delighted to announce that on Thursday 15th May, 4-6pm, @senthorun.bsky.social will be delivering a public lecture in Oxford for the Critical Perspectives on Gender, Sexuality and Society series: ‘Playful Provocations: Creativity and Queer Legal Work’. Please register here: forms.gle/Jgo8LhvCz9pZ...
Thursday, 15th May 4pm - 6pm: Playful Provocations: Creativity and Queer Legal Work
You are invited to a public lecture by Dr Senthorun (Sen) Raj, Reader of Human Rights Law at Manchester Law School, Manchester Metropolitan University. This event will be the last in a speaker series ...
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May 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Hello friends, I’ll be back in the UK next week and am very excited to be presenting a public lecture in Oxford on Thursday 15th May about doing creative queer legal work. Come along if you’re around/interested!
RSVP here: url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/AEOUCpRYOh...
🌈🎓
RSVP here: url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/AEOUCpRYOh...
🌈🎓
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‘If your game is good, it will do well, it’s a meritocracy’
‘How does the algo know it’s good?’
‘If people engage with it’
‘What brings people to engage with it?’
‘The algo’
‘How does the algo know it’s good?’
‘If people engage with it’
‘What brings people to engage with it?’
‘The algo’
May 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
‘If your game is good, it will do well, it’s a meritocracy’
‘How does the algo know it’s good?’
‘If people engage with it’
‘What brings people to engage with it?’
‘The algo’
‘How does the algo know it’s good?’
‘If people engage with it’
‘What brings people to engage with it?’
‘The algo’