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Poppy Wilde @poppywilde.bsky.social · 4d

Love how some games are like "this game is played with a controller" and I'm like, you *clearly* have not experienced me using a controller. WSAD ftw 👩🏼‍💻

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Poppy Wilde @poppywilde.bsky.social · 14d

D&D time with the Game Cultures Research Cluster crew 🐲🎲🏰

A photo of several sets of dice used for Dungeons and Dragons (from D4s up to D20s) coloured black and gold, purple and gold, teal and gold, iridescent green and gold.

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Furry Studies @furrystudies.org · Sep 2

HOOT!

We’ve been a little quiet but we’re thrilled to announce that registration for Furry Studies 2025 in Pacific Lutheran University is NOW OPEN!
👉🏻 furrystudies.org

Hopefully see you there! 🦉

Furry Studies 2025 Conference

Furry Studies conference aims to promote global and cross-field collaboration among furry scholars and those invested in this fascinating and diverse community.

furrystudies.org

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Poppy Wilde @poppywilde.bsky.social · Aug 28

Having a great time at #DDD17 with @annawilde.bsky.social this week! Presented my paper on death games in the "Digital Death I" panel first thing, then the "Digital Death II" panel was so full myself and others watched along on my laptop from the garden behind the conference room! @ddd17.sites.uu.nl

Outdoor courtyard seating area with brick flooring, green plants along the wall, and a laptop on a round table under a large umbrella. The laptop screen shows a presentation slide. In the background, through large glass doors, people are sitting indoors at a table beneath a chandelier, and are watching the same presentation slides projected to a full room of people. A decorative wall fountain and potted shrubs add detail to the courtyard.

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Poppy Wilde @poppywilde.bsky.social · Aug 13

This is appalling - how can the theatre say they are "committed to being an accessible venue for all" when evidence shows this clearly hasn't been the case? BBC News - Broken lift bars disabled visitors from theatre
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Broken lift bars disabled visitors from Wimbledon theatre

New Wimbledon Theatre's only accessible lift was temperamental before it stopped working in March.

www.bbc.com

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Poppy Wilde @poppywilde.bsky.social · Aug 5

Is anyone working on the Online Safety Act and specifically impacts on social media? I'd like to run a class on it this autumn semester for my third year undergraduates. Any resources/ideas/people happy to speak etc. greatly appreciated! #OnlineSafetyAct #SocialMedia #OnlineSafetyBill

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Poppy Wilde @poppywilde.bsky.social · Jul 31

It was supposed to be a "quick" recap, then I ended up recording a 20 minute video talking about the different roles and research, but, you know, if you're looking for something to procrastinate with... 😅 there's also a transcript on the site, + links to my abstracts and those of others in my panels

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Poppy Wilde @poppywilde.bsky.social · Jul 31

Wrote up a short piece about the Interactive Games PGR conference that took place a few weeks ago. There really were too many excellent papers to list in detail, but here I share the main idea of my keynote: allowing yourself to experiment and push theory in new directions. bcmcr.org/research/key...

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Poppy Wilde @poppywilde.bsky.social · Jul 31

Pretty wild that a month ago was the start of #DiGRA2025 - it all feels like a distant memory! This year I was lucky enough to act as a track chair, respond to student papers in the PhD consortium, and present both a co-authored paper and solo paper. I give a recap of my experiences and work here 👇

Autoethnography and Authenticity, and Making Friends with Death: DiGRA 2025 conference – BCMCR

bcmcr.org

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Poppy Wilde @poppywilde.bsky.social · Jul 29

Really enjoyed today's @historygamesnet.bsky.social panel on Gender, excellent panelists and engaging discussion. A great way to end the day and a lovely opportunity to paint some (not so) innocent doors while listening 😛

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Anna Wilde @annawilde.bsky.social · Jul 27

Studying anything death-related for #PhD or #Masters? Join us for an informal Zoom on all things death-related - cemeteries, grief, bereavement, death and dying - all welcome. JULY 30th, 9 - 10AM free tickets here deathandsociety.org/eventsandgro... #death #dying #research #PhD

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Signing Mass Effect @ Essen! @ithayla.bsky.social · Jul 25

petition links

www.change.org/p/tell-maste...

action.aclu.org/petition/mas...

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

Sign the Petition

Tell MasterCard, Visa & Activist Groups: Stop Controlling What We Can Watch, Read, or Play

www.change.org

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Poppy Wilde @poppywilde.bsky.social · Jul 25

Great to meet you too Liam, really enjoyed your presentation and look forward to hearing how your work progresses!

Poppy Wilde @poppywilde.bsky.social · Jul 25

Absolutely my pleasure - thank you for inviting me along. Really pleased that your enjoy my work and glad to hear that the advice was useful - I'm sure you will absolutely smash the PhD and more!

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Radiant G🌈✨ @ Dracula posting @radiantg.bsky.social · Jul 24

📢 ISO of Devs Affected by Itch 📢

If your game got:
• Deindexed
• Removed
• Payouts turned off

Especially if you make Adult &/or LGBTQ+ #IndieGame or #VisualNovel, I want to talk to you.

🗣️ Please reply below with how you were affected. This is for a #Journalism piece.

🔁 RTs Appreciated 🔁

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Poppy Wilde @poppywilde.bsky.social · Jul 18

Fantastic @investigatedot.bsky.social Interactive Games PGR conference today organised by @caitlinveal.bsky.social and co - so interesting to hear from so many PGRs on the exciting directions their research is taking. So many intriguing ideas and avenues to explore. An absolute pleasure to keynote!👩🏼‍💻

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Poppy Wilde @poppywilde.bsky.social · Jul 18

Looking forward to kicking off this year's Interactive Games PGR conference today with my keynote "Posthumanism and Post-PhD: theory in the aftermath". Some really interesting papers lined up throughout the day, should be a great event! @investigatedot.bsky.social #GameStudies #IGPGR25

investigate.games @ YSJ @investigatedot.bsky.social · Jul 11

🧡 If you're joining us for this year's Interactive Games PGR Conference next Friday, please see below for the schedule for the day!

🧡 As with previous years, we have a really exciting range of speakers lined up across a diverse range of disciplines and subject areas. It's going to be a great day👾

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investigate.games @ YSJ @investigatedot.bsky.social · Jul 11

🧡 If you're joining us for this year's Interactive Games PGR Conference next Friday, please see below for the schedule for the day!

🧡 As with previous years, we have a really exciting range of speakers lined up across a diverse range of disciplines and subject areas. It's going to be a great day👾

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Poppy Wilde @poppywilde.bsky.social · Jun 30

Day zero of #DiGRA2025 down 🥳 great presentations in the avatar aesthetics workshop this morning, then I had the pleasure of being "senior respondent" for three really interesting projects presented at the PhD Consortium this afternoon. Already wondering if I'll need to nab another free notebook...📝

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Poppy Wilde @poppywilde.bsky.social · Jun 21

Just seen #28YearsLater. Not what I was expecting (though Idk what that would have been) but an excellent return of the franchise more in keeping with Days than Weeks was. Superb acting, and I hadn't realised another sequel is in the works already! Makes sense - those characters need more attention!

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Poppy Wilde @poppywilde.bsky.social · Jun 18

With the Popular Culture research cluster at BCU we listened to tracks selected by cluster members exploring "Music, place, and the articulation of transgressive identities" and discussed their values. Full playlist, including nominations from attendees, here: open.spotify.com/playlist/7x7... #TIS25

Transgressive Identities and Subjectivities

Playlist · Asya Draganova · 24 items · 2 saves

open.spotify.com

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Poppy Wilde @poppywilde.bsky.social · Jun 18

Another great morning of presentations at the Transgressive Identities and Subjectivities conference. Our "Class, Culture, and Consumerism" panel covered 2nd wave black metal, anti-capitalist comic con experiences, punk women, and the notion of normalcy in youth geographies #TIS25 @bcmcr.bsky.social

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Poppy Wilde @poppywilde.bsky.social · Jun 18

Yesterday afternoon (Day 1 of the #TIS25 @bcmcr.bsky.social conference) was fantastic - some really cool explorations of horror and monstrosity, including an excellent analysis of Nightbitch and a preview screening of a documentary, then the Transgressive Game Cultures panel with my fellow gamers!

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Poppy Wilde @poppywilde.bsky.social · Jun 17

Fantastic first morning of the @bcmcr.bsky.social #TIS25 conference. We've had presentations exploring transgressive bodies and subversive genders through furriest, bots, veganism, the good samaritan, India's Hijras, trans and non binary youth, menstrual cooking, and mediated drag cultures. 🐶🤖🍃✝️🇮🇳👱🩸💃

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Poppy Wilde @poppywilde.bsky.social · Jun 17

First paper of our Transgressive Identities and Subjectivities conference #TIS25 and we are already transgressing standard presentation styles - Reuben Mount co-presents their paper with their fursona @vanguardhusky.bsky.social (pictured on screen, and talking to the room) @bcmcr.bsky.social

Reuben Mount is sitting on the edge of a white cabinet in a classroom or conference room. He is holding a cup and wearing a lanyard with a name badge. Behind him, a large screen displays a slide that reads "Q2: How does VRChat interplay with this?" alongside a cartoon drawing of a humanoid husky character - his fursona, Vanguard. The background of the slide features stylized figures of people in muted colors. The room has a modern design with a whiteboard and papers on the wall.

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