#DHmakes Adding this to my list of things to embroider / knitting-machine / laser-cut.

The postcard I made for @emilyhalina.bsky.social as part of @annetropy.bsky.social 's postcard keepsake game.
The elden ring pope turtle visits Dagstuhl seminar 25292

i have a new paper out today with @annetropy.bsky.social, @anasalter.bsky.social, and Noah Wardrip-Fruin, "Form and Function: Toward a Better Understanding of Design-Based Games." dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

Last month, I did an interview with Toronto Life for part of a bigger piece on Toronto's recent "brain gain". It is now online! My part is here:
torontolife.com/city/profess...

And you can read loads of other folks' stories here:
torontolife.com/deep-dives/t...

Coming up this Thursday!

Local folks: Join me and several of my wonderful colleagues as we share what makes our research important and what we risk losing.

Non-local US folks: this is a national day of action for the AAUP; look to see if your nearby school(s) are participating!

I feel like I only post negative things on here, but it's also what's always on my mind lately. Academics here in Canada are being told to limit our travel to the US. I've highlighted the authoritarian bits because it's just in there like it's normal, so it can be kind of easy to miss.

Heading into #FDG25, check out past hits from T&T! In 2023, faculty @melstanfill.bsky.social and @anasalter.bsky.social along with former faculty member @annetropy.bsky.social
published "The Constraints of Cozy Games: Boyfriend Dungeon and Consent in Queer Play" dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Today is the Level Up Showcase in Toronto, featuring over 100 games from students in the area! We have quite a few teams from York representing as well ♥️ Its free and a short walk from Union station on the lakefront! levelupshowcase.com

What a time to be alive [and being a researcher]

Meanwhile, I'm still receiving official weather alert emails from my county in Georgia. Today's offering:

I wonder how many trips to the doctor and the pharmacy it will take here in Toronto before I don't have an anxiety reaction to checking in and waiting to hear how much it's going to cost. Average monthly med costs after health insurance in the US: ~$500. In Canada: $4.

I get that Learning/Course Management Systems are hard to design. But eClass truly is a class of it's own.

In 2022, every public university in GA got a request from a Georgia House representative via our Board of Regents asking for lists of info about folks who touch DEI. I found the document again yesterday and I forgot how McCarthyist it was. This is just a small snippet. #whyilefttheusa

premier post on Flashes
{Sign of the times}

I've been busy with the move and starting my new job and getting set up in a new country, so I haven't really had a chance to ask before this, but it's been something I've been wondering for a while:

What the ever living fuck is happening in the US???

There's probably a German word for those moments when you suddenly snap into reality and realize you're moving to a new country next week.

Whatever it is, I'm having a lot of those moments lately.

Yay! The article I worked on with @anasalter.bsky.social about using crafting metaphors into our gaming classes has been published today in @maifeminism.bsky.social! The special issue is full of amazing articles, and is well worth a look!