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Rü @rbrandis.eu · 13d

Spooky season is upon us, so I'm giving a talk about ghosts
@valuefnd.bsky.social's #TIPC4 💾

👻Spectres of the Past. The Practice of Historiography in Kentucky Route Zero ❤️📜

📄 interactivepasts.com/the-interact...

Tune in, 10/10 at 3pm!
📺 www.twitch.tv/streamingthe...

#gamestudies #historicalgames

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CASI 💀🎃 》TIPC4, BCN Game Fest @gatdesoia.es · 16d

I'm giving a talk at @bcngamefest.bsky.social 🎮🔻

There's No Need to Rig That Thing: Animation for Video Games.
🌊💗🐬✨
Come for an hour on animation styles, methods and pipelines!

ℹ️ bcngamefest.com
📅 Saturday 11/10 at 14:00h at the Main Stage.
🥪 Don't forget your sandwich!

#gamedev #animation

I'm talking at: BCN Game Fest. There's No Need to Rig That Thing: Animation for Video Games

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CASI 💀🎃 》TIPC4, BCN Game Fest @gatdesoia.es · 17d

I'm giving a talk at @valuefnd.bsky.social's #TIPC4 💾

When Games Met the Library - What industry expertise can do for the digitization of kinetic cultural heritage.
🤍📚✂️🧭🐇🏛️📷✨
📄 interactivepasts.com/the-interact...

Tune in to watch it live on Thursday 09/10 at 10:00h!
📺 www.twitch.tv/streamingthe...

I'm talking at: The Interactive Pasts Conference 4!

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taz @taz.de · Sep 6

Allein letztes Jahr wurden täglich 12 Menschen Opfer rechter Gewalt. Laut dem Verfassungsschutzbericht übersteigen die rechtsextremistischen Straftaten die linksextremen um knapp das Sechsfache.

📽️ + ✍️ Martin Seng

👉 taz.de//!6107457/

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CODE-CWA @codecwa.bsky.social · Aug 28

BREAKING: Over 450 game developers behind hit video-game series Diablo have joined CWA, joining the historic fight for a better video game industry.

Hail to you, union champions 💪

Hundreds of Diablo Game Developers Join Communications Workers of America

Today, over 450 game developers behind the popular video game series Diablo have voted strongly in favor of union representation with CWA.

cwa-union.org

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nd.aktuell @ndaktuell.bsky.social · Aug 20

Die #Gamescom lockt ab heute wieder mit Superlativen nach Köln. Mit 335.000 Besucher*innen wird gerechnet. Spiele werden von der Branche zunehmend als Kulturgut dargestellt.

Zehn Games-Betriebsräte seit der letzten Gamescom gegründet

Die Gamescom vom 20. bis 24. August lockt wieder mit Superlativen nach Köln. Mit 335 000 Besucher*innen wird gerechnet. Spiele werden von der Branche zunehmend als Kulturgut dargestellt.

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taz @taz.de · Aug 17

Die Bedingungen in der Gaming-Branche sind unterirdisch, lange gab es kaum Widerstand. Nun vernetzt sich eine neue Generation von Spieleentwickler:innen.

So prekär sind die Arbeitsbedingungen in der Gaming-Branche

Die Bedingungen in der Gaming-Branche sind unterirdisch, lange gab es kaum Widerstand. Nun vernetzt sich eine neue Generation von Spieleentwickler:innen.

taz.de

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Rü @rbrandis.eu · Aug 14

I'll be hanging around @ devcom & gamescom next week.
If you want to talk about 🎲game design, 🎛️production, 📜history, 🪧politics or ✊workers’ rights, hit me up ❤️✨

I’ll also be part of a panel on unions and works councils in the games industry on Monday. Be sure, to not miss that 😊

#devcom #gamescom

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GamesMarket @handle.invalid · Aug 11

#EXCLUSIVE At devcom 2024, the German Game Dev unionisation effort revealed itself. We talked to ver.di Secretary Matthias Grzegorczyk and two unionised devs about the first year, pushback from companies and their experiences in organising works councils. (GM+)
www.gamesmarket.global/en/gamesmark...

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GamesWirtschaft @gameswirtschaft.bsky.social · Aug 11

Mehr Transparenz und Fairness – am besten per Betriebsrat und/oder Tarifvertrag: Im Vorfeld der Gamescom pochen Ver.di und Spiele-Entwickler auf mehr Mitbestimmung in der Games-Industrie.

Games-Arbeitsmarkt: Beschäftigte und Ver.di fordern Tarifverträge - GamesWirtschaft.de

Mehr Transparenz und Fairness – am besten per Betriebsrat und Tarifvertrag: Ver.di pocht auf mehr Mitbestimmung in der Games-Industrie.

www.gameswirtschaft.de

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Rü @rbrandis.eu · Aug 1

It's going to be a blast again!

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Rü @rbrandis.eu · Jun 26

@ all #gamedev in Germany or working remotely for the German #GamesIndustry please take a few minutes to fill out a short survey run by our union Ver.di.
Help them to know more so they can help us better :)

The survey is available in German and English.

Thank you!

gute-arbeit-ikt.verdi.de

Gute Arbeit in der IKT-Branche

IKT, Telekommunikation, IT, Gute Arbeit

gute-arbeit-ikt.verdi.de

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Rü @rbrandis.eu · Jun 24

I just wanted to share the news, but as @apetrus.bsky.social image is so much cuter, I'll just repost. For the German speakers out there: if you are interested you can find the publication here: www.wochenschau-verlag.de/Geschichte-a...
Or simply drop us a DM 🙃
#history #gamestudies #historicalgames

petrus @apetrus.bsky.social · Jun 24

Excited to share the publication of @rbrandis.eu and my chapter about historiographic authorship and criticism in digital games! One of our many collaborations toward reimagining digital games’ critical capacity. More importantly, Halwa approves ✅ 🐾 #gamesstudies #historicalgames #criticalgames

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Rü @rbrandis.eu · Jun 4

Am Freitag habe ich die Gelegenheit aus der Praxis zu berichten und sie mit Theorie zu verbinden.
Beim Jahrestreffen der Historischen Kommission zu Berlin spreche ich zum Thema "Praktische Verbindungen von Spieleentwicklung und Geschichtswissenschaft".
#gamestudies #history #historicalgamestudies

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GamesWirtschaft @gameswirtschaft.bsky.social · May 16

In der kommenden Woche wird bei Kalypso Media erstmals ein Betriebsrat gewählt - Geschäftsführerin Anika Thun begrüßt den Schritt "ausdrücklich".

Kalypso Media bekommt Betriebsrat - GamesWirtschaft.de

Bei der Kalypso Media Group entstehen die Voraussetzungen für einen Betriebsrat: Die Wahl ist für die kommende Woche geplant.

www.gameswirtschaft.de

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Rü @rbrandis.eu · May 16

I'll be hanging around @amazefest.bsky.social today and tomorrow.
If you want to talk about 🎲game design & 🎛️production, 📜history, 🪧politics or ✊workers’ rights, hit me up ⭐❤️✨

I’ll also be part of a panel unions and works Councils in the games industry on Saturday. Be sure, to not miss that 😊

Cover image for a talk titled "Let's Reclaim the Workspace. Unions and Works Councils in Games"

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Jacobin Magazin @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social · Apr 27

»›Raumschiff Enterprise‹ wurde als fortschrittlich rezipiert, da auf der Brücke des namensgebenden Raumschiffes ein Russe, ein Japaner und US-Amerikaner nebeneinander dienten – inmitten der Systemkonfrontation ein Novum«, schreibt @davidxnoack.bsky.social.

Der etwas andere Trek zu den Sternen

»Deep Space Nine« war die Star-Trek-Serie, die sich am meisten traute. Während die neueren Produktionen des Franchise auf Tempo und Action setzen, stellte »Deep Space Nine« unbequeme Fragen über Krieg und Kapitalismus – vielschichtig, klug und überraschend aktuell.

jacobin.de

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Rü @rbrandis.eu · Apr 22

Alex Petrus and I are back to talk about cozy games.

This week we head out to the Historical Materialism conference in Athens to talk about what cozy game communities teach us about transgressive play and how to deal with capitalism.

hmathens.org

#gamestudies #gameresearch #cozygames #ideology

A picture split in two parts. On the top we see a screenshot from the game Assassin's Creed Syndicate showing Karl Marx giving a public speech. On the bottom the title of the talk is displayed which is called: "Escpaing the Grind. Resisiting the Capitalist Realism of Digital Games"

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Rü @rbrandis.eu · Apr 2

"On the brink of revolution, the billionaires are given one opportunity to sacrifice a small bit of their wealth and continue the game… otherwise, out comes the guillotine with a free (if inaccurate) haircut for everyone!"

Accurate. Looking forward to play ✊

www.kickstarter.com/projects/plu...

Billionaires & Guillotines

A game for 2-5 aspiring plutocrats… and their enemies

www.kickstarter.com

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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · Mar 19

Today, we are announcing the formation of United Videogame Workers-CWA, an industry-wide union formed by @codecwa.bsky.social and @cwaunion.bsky.social 💪🎮

We're launching at #GDC2025 this morning to build a video game industry that works for us. We're done playing.

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UNI Global Union @uniglobalunion.org · Mar 13

"Solidarity is our strongest tool."

#Ubisoft Düsseldorf workers are organizing with @social.verdi.de after unfair layoffs.

We stand with them #ForTheWin!
uniglobalunion.org/news/ubisoft...

“Solidarity is our strongest tool:” UNI stands with ver.di Game Devs Roundtable in wake of Ubisoft Dusseldorf layoffs

Following Ubisoft Düsseldorf layoffs, UNI Global Union is fully supporting the following the demands of ver.di Game Devs Roundtable.

uniglobalunion.org

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Rü @rbrandis.eu · Mar 11

Winter's over, talks are back up.

Next week, I am attending this years Young Academics Workshop at the @unicologne.bsky.social giving a talk on cozy games and ideology together with Alexandra Petrus.

colognegamelab.de/research/con...

#gamestudies #gameresearch #cozygames #ideology

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Ruairí Rodinson @ruairirodinson.bsky.social · Feb 24

The Mars Vice Demo has dropped!

Want to play a cool 3D Adventure game set on a biopunk-infused future Mars with a Transmasc Lion protagonist?

Now you can! Try out the demo before the big launch on the 6th of March!

store.steampowered.com/app/1886910/...

#SteamNextFest #Furry #Indiegame

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CASI 💀🎃 》TIPC4, BCN Game Fest @gatdesoia.es · Feb 7

my first published game on steam
my first published game on steam
my first published game on steam
my first published game on steam
my first published game on steam
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go wishlist Mars Vice! 🌈🪐🦁
it comes out in a month!

Ruairí Rodinson @ruairirodinson.bsky.social · Feb 6

That Queer furry game 'Mars Vice' has a Release date!

-March 6th, 2025-

Want to play a cool 3D Adventure game set on a biopunk future Mars with a Transmasc Lion protagonist?

Wishlist on Steam and Repost to help folks find out all about it!
store.steampowered.com/app/1886910/...
#Furry #Indiegame

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Rü @rbrandis.eu · Oct 22

happe to be included. I work as a game producer and researcher and am writing my PhD on the intersection of historical theory and game design for the making of historical games.