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VALUE Foundation @valuefnd.bsky.social · 4h

Everything is ready for #TIPC4! Make sure to tune in over at www.twitch.tv/streamingthepast at 09:50 CEST to catch all the action!

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Dr Kate Cook @katexe.bsky.social · 18h

Only for the rest of this year. I am on yet another temporary contract, looking at the likely nothing after it.

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Dr Kate Cook @katexe.bsky.social · 2d

I've done and am still doing things I've been very proud of in academia. But nonetheless - what a terrible choice it was to try and pursue a career in it. Hopeless.

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Dr Kate Cook @katexe.bsky.social · 22h

After a busy morning of teaching, just about to get on the train off to Leiden for The Interactive Past 4! Exciting times.

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Melissa Rogerson @melissainau.bsky.social · 1d

Do you teach boardgames? We have just launched a survey asking about your experience! It takes about ten minutes to complete - please share!
Survey link: go.unimelb.edu.au/45qp

Image text reads:
Do you teach board games?
We invite you to complete a short survey for academic research into people’s experiences of teaching boardgames, at home and elsewhere.
The survey takes about ten minutes to complete.

To find out more, please use the QR code,
visit go.unimelb.edu.au/45qp
or email hybrid-games@unimelb.edu.au

(University of Melbourne Human Research Ethics Approval 33778)

There is also a decorative image of game pawns and dice, with a magnifying glass on top, as well as a QR code which points to the given link.

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Vinicius Marino Carvalho @vinicius-marino.bsky.social · 1d

This conference is dedicated to digital #archaeology of all kinds. So even if you don't work with medievalist games - or even #archaeogaming per se - consider submitting an abstract! We'd love to hear about your work!

The Middle Ages in Modern Games @midagesmodgames.bsky.social · 1d

We're pleased to announce we're putting together a thematic strand at the 1st Brazilian Conference on Digital Archaeology, organized by @archarise.bsky.social.

If you work with medievalist #historygames and/or #archaeogaming in any capacity, we'd love to hear from you!
#medievalsky

The Middle Ages in Modern Games conference, the Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG), and the research society ARISE (Interactive Archaeology and Electronic Simulations) are pleased to announce a thematic strand at the I Brazilian Conference on Digital Archaeology.

Archaeogaming and medievalist game studies have enjoyed noteworthy popularity since the past decade. On the one hand, practitioners of medieval history and archaeology have started to devise methodologies to integrate games as research outputs and vehicles for outreach. On the other hand, game studies experts have acknowledged the importance of archaeology to deal with the material dimension of games and the human experiences within virtual spaces.

We invite students, researchers and professionals working with medieval archaeology and related fields to submit proposals for oral communications exploring these themes. The event will be held online and broadcasted via YouTube between 8-12 December, from 6 to 9pm (UTC -3).
Topics include (but are not restricted to)
Archaeogaming and the Middle Ages
Depictions of archaeologists in medievalist games
The archaeology of virtual environments
3D modeling and asset creation for games.
Medieval material culture in modern games
The Middle Ages in analog games
Medievalism and roleplay
Games as tools for history teaching and heritage education
Virtual/augmented reality and the medieval past
The materiality of medievalist games
Political and ideological uses of material culture in medievalist games
Decolonial/Anti-eurocentric approaches to digital archaeology and medievalist games
For more information or questions, please contact Dr. Vinicius Marino Carvalho at
midagesmodgames@gmail.com
Submissions are open until the 5th of November via the following link: https://sinsc.furg.br/fichainscricao/7823
We hope to see you there!

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Dr Kate Cook @katexe.bsky.social · 1d

Very good, and the gameplay is similar enough that if you enjoyed the first game you'll likely enjoy the second. I'm not sure the story is as good, personally, but it's still very good! Worth it, basically, especially if you loved the first one.

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Dr Kate Cook @katexe.bsky.social · 1d

Bought a switch (lite) copy of Hades 2 for work purposes while travelling this week, and wow it's very tiny after previously being on my gaming pc...

Makes me feel old. Look at all the tiny hard to see people!

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The Middle Ages in Modern Games @midagesmodgames.bsky.social · 1d

We're pleased to announce we're putting together a thematic strand at the 1st Brazilian Conference on Digital Archaeology, organized by @archarise.bsky.social.

If you work with medievalist #historygames and/or #archaeogaming in any capacity, we'd love to hear from you!
#medievalsky

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Dr Kate Cook @katexe.bsky.social · 2d

Given her later career, there's quite a lot of other people's childhood involved. I don't remember it being too focused on her background for enjoyment though, so I think the ratio is not too bad...

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Dr Kate Cook @katexe.bsky.social · 2d

Right, they were ordered by someone else's government though, which is rather different re potential penalties, and also surely you don't think there's an equivalence between a nazi salute and shaking hands...?

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Dr Kate Cook @katexe.bsky.social · 2d

I'm glad you mentioned that they were acting under instruction - it seemed pretty clear from that Alison Mitchell interview the other day that the cricketers were being told by the government explicitly not to shake hands - I am not sure enough of the discussion is recognising that.

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Dr Kate Cook @katexe.bsky.social · 2d

I've done and am still doing things I've been very proud of in academia. But nonetheless - what a terrible choice it was to try and pursue a career in it. Hopeless.

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VALUE Foundation @valuefnd.bsky.social · 3d

6 years ago, on this day, we were preparing for #TIPC2, which took place at the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision in Hilversum! Today we are preparing for #TIPC4! If you want to remember the awesomeness that was #TIPC2 you can rewatch it here www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvj1...

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Erin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 3d

If you are a supporter and reader of @contingent-mag.bsky.social one of the biggest things you can do to help us at the moment is get this CFP to the NTT folks in your life. The fracturing of social media has made it very difficult to get the word out esp. to adjuncts and VAPs.

CFP: A Time of Monsters

The monster has been here all along. It is a historical constant that manifests in wildly different ways across time, place, and culture. Whatever form it takes, the monster claws at categories; it un...

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Dr Kate Cook @katexe.bsky.social · 3d

The kids are fantastic. I propose we give them the points and neither of the teams.

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Dr Kate Cook @katexe.bsky.social · 3d

Not from me (I'm at home watching while marking!), but presumably the BBC will put it up as a 'highlight' shortly?

Dr Kate Cook @katexe.bsky.social · 3d

I don't understand how this decision can be legitimate at all - it's not a possible edge case this, surely. It's just wrong. Not great to have that at a world cup. #INDvPKN

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Dr Kate Cook @katexe.bsky.social · 3d

For teaching purposes I really just want something clear and readable, reasonably close to the original, and not costing a fortune in case students want their own... So if there's not a good modern paperback or it's not in any of the books with a few in at once, that's really not ideal!

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Dr Kate Cook @katexe.bsky.social · 4d

The Canon strikes again.

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Dr Kate Cook @katexe.bsky.social · 4d

This is also true for reprints of commentaries, which is frustrating - I thought about doing one of the "political plays" of Euripides with my Greek students, but there did not seem to be a reliable supply of existing commentaries anywhere for them to be able to afford!

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Dr Kate Cook @katexe.bsky.social · 4d

I'm teaching some tragedies in translation which I usually only read in Greek this year, and it's been a really interesting reminder of the wide range in available translations. Some of the "unpopular" plays are still very limited for options!

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Dr Kate Cook @katexe.bsky.social · 4d

Summoned up the courage to go to a new hairdresser for the first time in about five years (such a fraught process that when I moved to Scotland I just kept seeing my hairdresser in Newcastle...) and cut all my hair off. Back to myself. Success!

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Dr Kate Cook @katexe.bsky.social · 6d

Wow, amazing. Although also chill out a bit England, I'm trying to finish some teaching prep...

Hypocaust @hypocaust.bsky.social · 6d

A dream start for Linsey Smith and England, as she bowls Kapp for 4 (6), and now has figures for 3/4.

South Africa in tatters at 19/4 (5.1)

#CWC25
icc-cricket.com/tournaments/...

England vs. South Africa | ICC

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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · 6d

Arts & Culture Exeter | Creative Fellowship 2025-26: Callout for Artists

Applications are invited from creative practitioners for this year's Arts and Culture Creative Fellowship, which will be hosted by the Gender and Sexuality Collective, and will focus on reimagining th...

www.artsandcultureexeter.co.uk

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