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Matthew Farber
@docfarber.bsky.social
Associate Professor, University of Northern Colorado. Codirector, Gaming SEL Lab. Play theorist.

NEW from The MIT Press w/ Tracy Fullerton: “The Well-Read Game” a.co/d/6oAphWV
November 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Latest for Edutopia! edut.to/4nFiKCZ
October 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
My latest for Edutopia: edut.to/4fqC7gf
August 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I’ll be speaking at the 22nd Games for Change Festival THIS WEEK(!)... on June 26–27 at Parsons School of Design in NYC! 🎮✨ Join me and Tracy Fullerton as we explore Reading Games Well: How Players Evoke Personal and Subjective Meanings. 👉 Grab your ticket today! bit.ly/3DCePWl
June 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Some pics of Will Merchant and me presenting Playful Inquiry at last week’s Colorado OER Conference. (Photos courtesy of the University of Northern Colorado, Woody Myers)
June 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Join our virtual book launch, one of three FREE virtual sessions leading up to the 2025 Games for Change Festival!
📅 June 10, 2025
⏰ 4:00–5:30 PM PT | 7:00–8:30 PM ET
📺 Livestream: buff.ly/DtuODhq
🗓️ Add to calendar: evt.to/eidieimuw
May 30, 2025 at 11:45 PM
May 28, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Excited to be part of the 22nd annual Games for Change Festival June 26 - 27 in NYC! 🎉

🎟️ Grab your ticket today! bit.ly/3DCePWl
May 16, 2025 at 11:04 PM
April 23, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Unboxing!
April 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Recorded a segment for TaiwanPlus TV last night on games and learning. Should air in a couple of weeks!
April 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Spotted @kinojabber.bsky.social & my new book “out in the wild” at Old Firehouse Books, my local bookshop! 📚
March 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
🚀 It's book launch day! In "The Well-Read Game," @kinojabber.bsky.social & I explore the experiences we have when we play games and how players evoke personal and subjective meanings through a new theory of player response. @mitpress.bsky.social mitpress.mit.edu/978026255223...
March 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
#1 New Release!
March 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
February 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
For pre-orders of Tracy Fullerton @tracyfullerton.bsky.social & my upcoming book, 'The Well-Read Game," Barnes & Noble Premium & Rewards Members get 25% off all upcoming releases from today through Feb 7! Premium Members get an additional 10% off! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-well-r... #BNPreorder
February 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
New book cover reveal from the upcoming new book I've written with @tracyfullerton.bsky.social Tracy Fullerton for @mitpress.bsky.social!!

We're so thrilled with the cover design from Vincent LaCava Jr., who captured the spirit of a player & their personal response to a game experience. 📚💎❤️🎮
January 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
🚨New publication alert! I cowrote Ch 3 in UNESCO's "Mainstreaming social and emotional learning in education systems: policy guide"! Check it out -- it's a free ebook! unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/p...
December 20, 2024 at 5:14 PM
You know, for research! 🎮
December 5, 2024 at 10:21 PM
New book selfie! Finally got the physical edition of @czamboni.bsky.social, William Merchant, and my new edited book, which is also available as a FREE PDF download! playstorypress.org/books/roll-f... #bookselfie
November 26, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Camilla Zamboni, William Merchant, and my edited collection of 51 original micro TTRPGs and lessons was recently published! The print edition is only $31.99. The digital version is a FREE PDF download! Check it out: playstorypress.org/books/roll-f...
November 21, 2024 at 2:14 AM
Presenting at the India Game Development Conference (IGDC) in Hyderabad last week!
November 17, 2024 at 11:01 PM