Jailyn (they/them)
@jailynz.bsky.social
37 followers 28 following 5 posts
Part-Time Clown Full-Time PhD Researcher Studying Queer People and Games
Posts Media Videos Starter Packs
jailynz.bsky.social
Anyway it was an honor to talk in a panel with @kathrynfedchun.bsky.social and @princerosalium.bsky.social on Spite, Survival, and Joy. QGCon is a testament to the tenacity of queer people and I am definitely invigorated by my time there.
jailynz.bsky.social
EA saw that I was presenting on joy at QGCon this weekend and said let's sell out to facist bigots 😜. It would be my pleasure not to give EA anymore money especially if it's going to Jared Kushner.
A screenshot from drag queen Nina Bo'nina Brown's youtube video titled "Well it's over". Nina is looking down mournfully.
Reposted by Jailyn (they/them)
kendomakesfilms.bsky.social
Get over your desire for comfort.
Get over your desire to stick your head in the sand.

Get over your desire to separate your hobby from politics because it’s impossible. Listen to the people affected and be open to changing your behaviors.

Especially when it’s as simple as not playing a game.
Reposted by Jailyn (they/them)
naladraws.com
I won a crit award for my document resource “Alternatives for Generative AI Art” (I’ll link it below!), recognized as Innovation in the TTRPG space 🫶🏼

Here is my totally serious acceptance speech. I was giggling the entire time and idk how many takes this took. Pls enjoy 🙂‍↕️
Reposted by Jailyn (they/them)
rasheedabueideh.bsky.social
It’s an honor to share this with you our film “Still Playing” won an award at its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival

We’re just at the beginning of our journey with Dreams on a Pillow, an upcoming game, and this recognition gives us even more energy to keep going.
launchgood.com/1948
jailynz.bsky.social
I was talking to an old friend and she talked about how AI will continue to grow whether we like it or not. These companies want us to believe that we have no control but I personally don't believe games should be served up with a side of genocide.
austinwalker.bsky.social
I know a lot of you have already heard or read about BDS Movement's call against Microsoft, and felt weird and bad about it all, but decided to move forward as normal because of some degree of ambiguity.

"What service is Microsoft providing?"

Here it is, clear as day. A direct line to death.
According to three Unit 8200 sources, the cloud-based storage platform has facilitated the preparation of deadly airstrikes and has shaped military operations in Gaza and the West Bank.

Thanks to the control it exerts over Palestinian telecommunications infrastructure, Israel has long intercepted phone calls in the occupied territories. But the indiscriminate new system allows intelligence officers to play back the content of cellular calls made by Palestinians, capturing the conversations of a much larger pool of ordinary civilians.
jailynz.bsky.social
Excited to read Profe Carlos Kelly's book "Ready Player Juan"!!!

I'm sure this will inspire more thought on how being Dominican has impacted my critical eye for race in games. I've been thinking about starting up a Medium or Substack for non-paper/more anecdotal writings so watch out for that.
Photo of the cover of "Ready Player Juan" by Carlos Gabriel Kelly Gonzalez. A tan man is sitting in a chair holding a remote controller with headphones and a vr headset on his head. He is surrounded by various game paraphenalia like potions, daggers, soccer balls, etc.
jailynz.bsky.social
Very happy to have presented my work “I felt like I was them. I just didn’t know it.”: Exploring Queer Identity through TTRPG Play at #DIGRA2025.
A statue of a cat painted with trans flag colors (blue, pink, white). There are designs such as clouds and waves across the cats body. Opening slide of the presentation which says the title of the paper and authors