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Diogo Pereira Henriques 鬼佬 🐯 📚

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🌍Creative technologist, designer, researcher, educator, learner @ UNESCO/ 🛜Web/social media editor @ Nexus Network Journal (Springer Nature)/ 💡Communications officer @ ECREA Media, Cities & Space/ 💬Writing: PT, ENG, ES, FR, IT... https://dph22.github.io

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Diogo Pereira Henriques 鬼佬 🐯 📚 @diogo-ph22.bsky.social · Jun 24

🥽🎮🕹👾 Excited to share that my recent study co-developed with Daniel Riha, "Environmental storytelling and planetary thinking in Prague’s video game scene" has been accepted for presentation @videogamecultures.bsky.social (VGC) 2025: Gaming Landscapes conference!!

#VGC25 #storytelling #VR #AI
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New research by Diogo P. Henriques and Daniel Rita (2025), titled "Environmental storytelling and planetary thinking in Prague’s video game scene", accepted to be presented at the Videogame Cultures (VGC) 2025: Gaming Landscapes conference, hosted by Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, 10-12 September 2025.

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 7d

We're at the Royal Society celebrating this, with a stellar line-up, including Wendy Hall, Alan Kay, Gary Marcus, Abeba Birhane and more royalsociety.org/science-even...

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Diogo Pereira Henriques 鬼佬 🐯 📚 @diogo-ph22.bsky.social · 9d

Wow, recent news from the (proposed) record-breaking $55 billion deal with the video game maker Electronic Arts Inc.!!
#videogames #gaming #EA
www.euronews.com/business/202...

How could EA's go-private deal impact the video game industry?

If the transaction is approved, Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund will join Silver Lake Partners and Affinity Partners, run by US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, as EA’s new owne...

www.euronews.com

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Diogo Pereira Henriques 鬼佬 🐯 📚 @diogo-ph22.bsky.social · 17d

Thanks; I had a great time at the conference and in Prague! ;)

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Official account for the conference series "Video Game Cultures" @videogamecultures.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you everyone for being part of our VGC conference 2025! We had a great time with the contributions, chats, and, most importantly, all the presenters! By now, everyone should have arrived at home safely, and we're looking forward to next year ✨

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Diogo Pereira Henriques 鬼佬 🐯 📚 @diogo-ph22.bsky.social · 17d

🇨🇦🎮👾Call for abstracts until 10 October 2025 for the HCII 2026 conference & affiliated conferences, such as the 8th International Conference on HCI in Games, to be hosted in Montreal, Canada!! More info at: 2026.hci.international/hci-games
#HCI #games #play #design #impact #VR #AR #XR #AI #HCII2026

View of Montreal in summer, with the Biodome and several bridges. Photo by D.P. Henriques 2025 CCBY.

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ICAN @nuclearban.bsky.social · Sep 9

Did you know that less than 15% of the global military spending could help developing countries adapt to climate annually?

Nearly half the world's population are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and yet $2.7 trillion were wasted on militaries in 2024. #NuclearBan

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Open Data Charter @opendatacharter.org · 21d

🥳 Join us next week on Tues, September 23 at our usual time. We're thrilled to be joined by an amazing line-up of speakers:
🔹 Annie-May Gibb of Transparency International
🔹 Carter Draper of @hotosm.org
🔹 Christine Charles, of Ottawa Public Health - Santé publique Ottawa

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24d

This is exciting. I was expecting to add maybe 4 or 5 titles to my list. But there are loads (see responses). We're seeing a renaissance of proper local journalism, not among the big companies, which mostly remain dire, but among independent publications founded by local people.
Hope lies here ⬇️

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24d

Advice please: what are the new local journalism outlets sticking it to power? I'm thinking of publications like the Bristol Cable, Inside Croydon and West Country Voices. Which others should be on the list? Thanks.

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Luca Bertuzzi @lucabertuzzi.bsky.social · Aug 29

NEW: Preparations for the EU’s code of practice on labelling AI-generated content are moving forward. While no launch date has been set, the preliminary results of technical studies meant to inform the code will be discussed at a workshop next week.
www.mlex.com/mlex/article...

AI providers see preparatory work for EU code of practice on content labeling | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

Leading AI companies have been presented with the preliminary findings of expert reports that will inform a voluntary EU code of practice on labelling AI-generated content under the AI Act. The studie...

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Official account for the conference series "Video Game Cultures" @videogamecultures.bsky.social · Aug 22

Our publication for VGC 2023 is on its way! You can already check out the wonderful cover and website here: www.sidestone.com/books/explor...

Exploring New Horizons in Video Game Cultures @ Sidestone Press

This book brings together a selection of papers delivered at the Video Game Cultures 2023 conference, held from 7 to 9 September 2023 at the University of Klagenfurt, Austria. An interdisciplinary col...

www.sidestone.com

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Open Data Charter @opendatacharter.org · Aug 8

⏰Reminders that every August (when many of our colleagues in Europe are on leave), we take a break from our monthly IWG meetings. We'll be introducing a new way in which we are organising them in the next few weeks, whilst preparing for our 10th Anniversary. Stay tuned!

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WIRED @wired.com · Aug 19

The game, a sequel to 2003’s “Kirby Air Ride” on GameCube, launches in November.

'Kirby Air Riders' Is Coming to Switch 2 and It’s ‘Basically Like Mario Kart'

The game, a sequel to 2003’s “Kirby Air Ride” on GameCube, launches in November.

wrd.cm

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Diogo Pereira Henriques 鬼佬 🐯 📚 @diogo-ph22.bsky.social · Aug 9

Also remembering Aaron Swartz!!

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · Aug 6

A history of nuclear blasts since 1945.

AFP Infographic charting known nuclear blasts around the world since 1945, according to data collated by the Arms Control Association, and checked with UN documentation

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ICAN @nuclearban.bsky.social · Aug 6

At exactly 8:15 a.m. JST, around the time you’re reading this, 80 years ago, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.

Today, we remember the lives lost, the survivors who continue to speak out, and the urgent need for nuclear disarmament. Read more here: www.icanw.org/remembering_...

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Reuters @reuters.com · Aug 6

LIVE: 80th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing
www.youtube.com/live/pK-xi3s...

Candlelight vigil held in Hiroshima to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing.

#Hiroshima #anniversary #atomicbomb #nuclear #war #live #Reuters #News

LIVE: 80th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing

YouTube video by Reuters

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 6

Hiroshima anniversary: mayor says Ukraine and Middle East crises show world ignoring nuclear ‘tragedies’

On 80th anniversary of atomic bombing, Kazumi Matsui urges younger people to recognise ‘inhumane’ consequences of nuclear weapons as a deterrent The mayor of Hiroshima has led calls for the world’s most powerful countries to abandon nuclear deterrence, at a ceremony to mark 80 years since the city was destroyed by an American atomic bomb. As residents, survivors and representatives from 120 countries gathered at the city’s peace memorial park on Wednesday morning, Kazumi Matsui warned that the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East had contributed to a growing acceptance of nuclear weapons. Continue reading...

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Diogo Pereira Henriques 鬼佬 🐯 📚 @diogo-ph22.bsky.social · Aug 5

Thank you so much! More news about this project soon ;)

Diogo Pereira Henriques 鬼佬 🐯 📚 @diogo-ph22.bsky.social · Aug 3

Sharing this recent interview with @dietoff.bsky.social, E76 | "The Shape of Synthetic Data" Pondering AI:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9njJ...

E76 | The Shape of Synthetic Data with Dietmar Offenhuber | Pondering AI

YouTube video by SAS Software

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · Aug 2

#WeRemember🕯️

We honour the memory of victims that were part of the atrocious Roma Holocaust taking more than 500,000 lives.

Today marks 10 years since the EU officially recognised this day.

We stand united against antigypsyism — today and every day.

A line drawing of a candle with a flame, set against a circular background resembling the Romani flag, featuring red and blue colours with white segments radiating from the centre. Below the candle, it’s written 'WE REMEMBER'. The wall background in the image has a rough and weathered texture, with visible peeling paint and discoloration. It gives off a rustic appearance, suggesting age and wear. The EU flag in the bottom right corner.

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Diogo Pereira Henriques 鬼佬 🐯 📚 @diogo-ph22.bsky.social · Jul 26

Via Sofiane Pamart:

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · Jul 24

Joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · Jul 26

In NES games, Luigi is at an unfair disadvantage since he cannot pause the game. While this might be self-evident to Japanese players, international players might find this handicap baffling. The reason is the Famicom's lack of Start and Select buttons on the second controller.

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Scott Rodgers @scott-rodgers.bsky.social · Jul 18

Some snaps from the @birmac.bsky.social / Media & Democracy / Qualitative Methods Group workshop 'Exploring Quali-Quantitative Approaches in Social Media Research', where me, @robtoes.bsky.social & participants explored methods for approaching the messy, contradictory phenomena that is social media

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Diogo Pereira Henriques 鬼佬 🐯 📚 @diogo-ph22.bsky.social · Jul 25

🎥 Cinema gratuito às 4as no pátio do Teatro Sá da Bandeira em Santarém. Na foto, o filme histórico-biográfico "The Elephant Man/ O Homem Elefante," realizado por David Lynch (1980) e baseado na vida de Joseph Merrick. #cinema #cultura #Verao #Santarem
🌙 + info: www.santaremcultura.pt/index.php/es...

Foto das sessões de cinema gratuito às 4as no pátio do Teatro Sá da Bandeira, em Santarém. Nesta foto, vê-se um still do filme histórico-biográfico "The Elephant Man/ O Homem Elefante," realizado por David Lynch (1980) e baseado na vida de Joseph Merrick (1862 – 1890).

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