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Kelly Boudreau @velixious.bsky.social · Aug 12

this is amazing! two of my favorite things in one awesome collab!

Spirit City: Lofi Sessions @spiritcitylofi.bsky.social · Aug 11

📢We're excited to share some big news with you!📢

Mooncube Games is officially joining the Lofi Girl family!
We are now officially part of Lofi Gaming, built to explore new ways of bringing calm, creativity, and community into gaming experiences.

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Leon Xiao @leonxiao.com · Aug 11

Cool new issue of Game Studies: gamestudies.org/2502

Inter alia, fishing games (Dave the Diver and Dredge) 🎣 and Genshin Impact lore and fan practices. 📜

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Kelly Boudreau @velixious.bsky.social · Aug 10

just on the clip i see wave race & mirror's edge ;)

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Kelly Boudreau @velixious.bsky.social · Aug 10

Happy to finally see this in print!! Dr. Michael Straeubig (whom I never met prior) and I were brought together for a guided discussion by the editors on and around the topic of rules and games.

The chapter is our (polished up) conversation -- definitely my favorite kind of scholarship 😊

RULE with Kelly Boudreau and Michael Straeubig

This conversation is with Dr. Kelly Boudreau, Associate Professor of Interactive Media, Theory and Design at Harrisburg University, Pennsylvania, living between her native Canada and the US, and Dr. M...

link.springer.com

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GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social · Aug 6

Ludocene, a free "dating app that matches you with games rather than people," has launched, following a successful Kickstarter campaign.

Game discovery app Ludocene launches

Ludocene, a free "dating app that matches you with games rather than people," has launched, following a successful Kick…

www.gamesindustry.biz

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Kelly Boudreau @velixious.bsky.social · Jul 10

thank you @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social for writing a wonderful piece on cosy games, honoured to be quoted =)

Cosy video games are on an unstoppable rise. Will they unleash a darker side?

Non-violent games about cooking, farming or tidying now rival the more traditional video game pursuits of shooting and fighting in popularity. So what will the #cozy genre tackle next?

www.theguardian.com

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Amanda🍁🦫 @realamandalive.com · Apr 25

We never thought he was joking. I don't understand why American media keeps trying to say we're just mad about the tariffs. We're mad about THIS.

No matter their trade policy, I suspect Canadians will *never* see America as a true ally again.

Trump: ‘I’m really not trolling’ with talk of Canada as 51st state

President Trump in an interview published Friday was adamant that he is serious about his talk of adding Canada as the 51st state, something Canadian leaders have outright rejected. The president s…

thehill.com

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Andrew Dvorak @andrewdvorak.bsky.social · Apr 24

I'm thinking , since the Dept of Justice publicly released the home address of Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, we should start finding and releasing home information of DHS, ICE and police who help kidnap individuals out of schools, off the streets. Let their names be known.

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Kelly Boudreau @velixious.bsky.social · Apr 21

voted in the early polls for the first time today ... changing address on site was incredibly easy!

Please, for the love of cthulu, if you are qualified to vote - VOTE! We do not want a case where we are governed by a party that only 49.8% of the people voted for and we spiral down the abyss!

Elections Canada announces record turnout on 1st day of advance voting | CBC News

Elections Canada has announced preliminary estimates that show nearly two million electors voted Friday, the first day of advance polls. It's a record turnout, according to the non-partisan agency.

www.cbc.ca

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Scare-ah 🎃 Boyle @thesarahboyle.bsky.social · Apr 6

I feel like we need to Clockwork Orange them with every single episode of How It's Made

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Science Optimist 🌌 ☀️ 🪐 🌎 🌗 @jmalyon.bsky.social · Mar 30

The systems WORK. There is literally no need to do any of this. That tells me:

(a) part of the PLAN is to wreck govt services and cause chaos

(b) there's criminal intent to steal secrets/data and probably force the govt to pay Musk a license forever for use of Grok code

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Kelly Boudreau @velixious.bsky.social · Mar 26

thank you for this! I teaching a Video Game History: Technological, Economic, & Social-Cultural Contexts - and really try to teach my (US) students the rich international histories beyond the blaring US-centric nostalgic hype disguised as history ;)

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Mar 22

This is unbelievable in that way that only Trump stories can be. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/n...

Decades Ago, Columbia Refused to Pay Trump $400 Million. Note That Number. (Gift Article)

A quarter century ago, the university was looking to expand. It considered, and rejected, property owned by Donald Trump. He did not forget it.

www.nytimes.com

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Clay Masters @claymasters.bsky.social · Mar 22

How empathy came to be seen as a weakness in conservative circles.

www.npr.org/2025/03/22/n... @sarahmccammon.bsky.social

How empathy came to be seen as a weakness in conservative circles

There's a growing movement, among some conservatives, pushing back against traditional notions of empathy. What's behind it, and what might it mean, especially for Christian conservatives?

www.npr.org

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Kelly Boudreau @velixious.bsky.social · Mar 21

didnt he already try a version of this and it was deemed .... . /sigh

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Mar 21

Call this what it is: attempted bribery from the richest man in the world, offering potential voters $100 for their information and a commitment to a specific ideological viewpoint.

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · Mar 21

Elon Musk is offering people in Wisconsin $100 if they sign a petition.

This is in the context of his efforts to swing the court to conservatives. www.axios.com/2025/03/21/e...

Kelly Boudreau @velixious.bsky.social · Mar 21

THIS THIS AND THIS!! I'd rather go without than to give the same rights to people I dont think should be treated as people is what perpetuates the downfall ...

Erin is Here @erinishere1999.bsky.social · Mar 20

They don’t want it for themselves if Black and brown people get it too.

Kelly Boudreau @velixious.bsky.social · Mar 20

I work for a US university but live in Canada (am Canadian, travel between CAN/US) and every time we read stuff on reddit about the cost of treatments (he is on Ocrevus) we are devastated for anyone without good insurance. Courage to you both!

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Kelly Boudreau @velixious.bsky.social · Mar 18

My partner was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at 49 years old. It's been 3 years & we've been very thankful for the work & support MS Canada has provided. This year, we are joining the MS Walk Fundraiser to help the foundation & meet others who live with MS msspwalk.donordrive.com/team/14460

I'm supporting MS Canada!

Our mission is to connect and empower the MS community to create positive change. MS Canada strives to fund innovative and ground-breaking research that will discover the cause and cure for this disea...

msspwalk.donordrive.com

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Honor Brabazon @honorbrabazon.bsky.social · Mar 16

Wrote this piece on the significance of the York cuts:

'In a democratic society a university is not a “business” that sells degrees. It can serve as a bulwark against disinformation and against manipulation of the population by powerful interests.' @ocufa.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social

Broadbent Institute @broadbent.bsky.social · Mar 14

York University is suspending admissions to 18 programs—including Indigenous Studies, Gender & Women’s Studies, and Environmental Biology. Are we seeing another Laurentian-style crisis?

Today in Perspectives, Honor Brabazon weighs in on what’s at stake.

perspectivesjournal.ca/program-cuts...

Why the Program Cuts at York University Are Bad for Democracy | Perspectives Journal

Recent cuts sent a chill through Ontario’s academic community due to the deeply disturbing devaluation of universities that they signalled.

perspectivesjournal.ca

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · Mar 12

if you want to know why Musk/Trump's shit is instantly toxic abroad but popular at home, it's because abroad they don't have a cheerleading pro-Trump media and a backstop of corrupt judges to clean up after every stupid decision. Instead it just looks stupid and cruel.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Mar 12

‘I feel utter anger’: From Canada to Europe, a movement to boycott US goods is spreading.

“Tesla sales are falling and apps and online groups are springing up to help consumers choose non-US items.”

Via @theguardian.com

‘I feel utter anger’: From Canada to Europe, a movement to boycott US goods is spreading

Tesla sales are falling and apps and online groups are springing up to help consumers choose non-US items

www.theguardian.com

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Kelly Boudreau @velixious.bsky.social · Mar 11

thank you for the reminder - if you have a chance add me to Discord (under velixious) I have a question or two and would love a more direct place to ping you =)

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Kelly Boudreau @velixious.bsky.social · Mar 7

Can never listen to my own voice, but happy to see this podcast on cozy games out in the world - thank you to @andradroid.bsky.social & British DiGRA for the invitation to talk about my new favorite topic #gamestudies podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...

Episode 4 | Cosy

Podcast Episode · WordPlay · 04/03/2025 · 1h 8m

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P.L.H. is on Bluesky @plhblue.bsky.social · Feb 25

I'm more surprised that after all those budget of a amazing cinematic trailer released YEARS ago at The Game Awards. Wonder Woman sound like she could be a potential good super hero game... I mean, it's Wonder Woman... WONDER WOMAN

Thanks WB Games, nice decision to scrapped that out in 2025

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Hugo Montembeault @hmontembeault.bsky.social · Feb 25

🎮*Nouvelle publication*🎮

Mon dernier article sur la culture du glitch autour de #𝘊𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘶𝘯𝘬2077 (CD Projekt RED, 2020) vient d'être publié dans la revue 𝘕𝘰𝘶𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘹 𝘊𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦. J'y étudie le rôle critique du glitch dans les jeux-comme-service.

publications-prairial.fr/marge/index....

Sur les traces de la culture matérielle du glitch – Nouveaux cahiers de Marge

Cet article examine les relations entre la culture matérielle du glitch et l’économie politique de la production de jeux vidéo populaires à grand déploiement dits « AAA » basés sur le modèle des jeux ...

publications-prairial.fr

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JA Westenberg @joanwestenberg.com · Feb 23

We're both relentless consumers and the relentlessly consumed. We've presided over the death of our private moments, as social validation has become our new oxygen.

www.joanwestenberg.com/we-are-livin...

We Are Living in the Eternal Truman Show

I broke one of my personal rules today and spent half an hour or so scrolling through Instagram. Most of the content was largely innocuous, if almost entirely mindless. But one video stood out: a blonde-haired influencer in a broad-brimmed hat laughed from a straight-to-camera video with her 4-year-old child.

www.joanwestenberg.com

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