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Tom Apperley
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Senior Research Fellow @CoEGameCult | Docent in Media Studies @utu.fi | Secretary of DiGRA | #dnd #gamecultures #gender #misogyny #platforms #playboy #porn #righttoplay #ukgamescene (he/his).
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Yisong Han @yisonghan.bsky.social · 6d
The CFP for DiGRA 2026 is now live! 🎉
www.digraconference2026.com
Submissions (papers & abstracts) are open until 1 Dec 2025.
DiGRA 2026 Conference | Maynooth University
Join the DiGRA 2026 conference at Maynooth University, 14–18 June 2026. Theme “Intersectional Pleasures.” A global hybrid event for game research, culture, design, and industry.
www.digraconference2026.com
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Tom Apperley @t0mm7.bsky.social · 19d
ping @perulainen.bsky.social ht @nicklalone.com
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Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social · 22d
Worth the read. 📖 #wargaming
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BACK TO THE BASICS IN WARGAMING – WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM AI
The U.S. Army War College is using artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance its wargaming exercises, addressing the historical challenge of balancing realism with a simple ruleset. Tom Spahr, Layton Ma...
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Tom Apperley @t0mm7.bsky.social · 28d
How many Tamperes you got?
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Tom Apperley @t0mm7.bsky.social · 29d
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Tom Apperley @t0mm7.bsky.social · 29d
UK Gamescenes Symposium will take place in Tampere/Hybrid on 16th September. Program and details for joining are attached. 1/2

Features work from skypeeps @digdems.bsky.social @nitessine.bsky.social @merilainen.bsky.social @rosgakori.bsky.social @vkankainen.bsky.social
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Tom Apperley @t0mm7.bsky.social · Aug 17
Fuckin' legend!
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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · Aug 17
The #HugoAward for Best Related Work goes to Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right, Jordan S. Carroll (University of Minnesota Press). “Insist that tomorrow belongs to everyone.”
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Press Start Journal @psjournal.bsky.social · Aug 12
Open Call for Papers 2025🥰📢
Press Start is currently seeking full-length game studies papers from current grad students/recent grads. Submit by November 10, 2025, for a potential spot in our 2026 issue!
More details below in this thread👇
#CallForPapers #GameStudies
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Tom Apperley @t0mm7.bsky.social · Aug 1
Sharing this again because the deadline is coming up on the 8th.
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Tom Apperley @t0mm7.bsky.social · Jul 14
CFP Hybrid Symposium: The UK Tabletop Role-Playing Game Scene – Histories, Cultures, and Legacies - 16th September, @coegamecult.bsky.social Tampere University, Finland (and online)

Full details in attachments.

#ttrpg #boardgames #wargames #minatures #gamebooks #videogames #history #gamestudies
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Tom Apperley @t0mm7.bsky.social · Aug 7
If its deliberate, its genius that the Intersecting "Axes of Privilege, Discrimination and Oppression" kinda look like an asshole, if not, a fortuitous coincidence.
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SwiftOnSecurity @swiftonsecurity.com · Aug 5
QUIZ: Are You Even Good Enough to Have Imposter Syndrome?
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Tom Apperley @t0mm7.bsky.social · Aug 2
Mastercard and VISA should cancel the Vatican.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Aug 2
Rev. Carlo Alberto Capella was released from prison and quietly returned to work after being convicted of possessing and distributing child pornography while serving as a Vatican diplomat, according to reports on Catholic blogs.
A convicted priest is back at work. Child advocates want Pope Leo to act.
Carlo Alberto Capella served prison time for a child pornography conviction but was allowed to return to work at the Vatican, posing a test for Pope Leo XIV.
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Tom Apperley @t0mm7.bsky.social · Aug 2
Elizabeth Loftus was the co-author of "Minds at Play," one of the first scholarly books on video games, was also an expert on 'false-memory syndrome,' and was an expert witness at the trials of Harvey Weinstein and Ghislaine Maxwell:

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Tom Apperley @t0mm7.bsky.social · Aug 1
Sharing this again because the deadline is coming up on the 8th.
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Tom Apperley @t0mm7.bsky.social · Jul 14
CFP Hybrid Symposium: The UK Tabletop Role-Playing Game Scene – Histories, Cultures, and Legacies - 16th September, @coegamecult.bsky.social Tampere University, Finland (and online)

Full details in attachments.

#ttrpg #boardgames #wargames #minatures #gamebooks #videogames #history #gamestudies
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Tom Apperley @t0mm7.bsky.social · Jul 30
Sarah Banet-Weiser has a good discussion of the co-constituency of online feminism and misogyny, which is relevant. I found this book super helpful in my research and teaching.

www.dukeupress.edu/empowered
Empowered
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Tom Apperley @t0mm7.bsky.social · Jul 30
word (1st paragraph from my 2010 book attached)
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Tom Apperley @t0mm7.bsky.social · Jul 30
I wouldn't dare to post a thread without it :D
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Tom Apperley @t0mm7.bsky.social · Jul 30
Paris Hilton's Diamond Quest, in this image she is at a promotional event where there was a fuckup and the signage read "PH's Jewel Jam" but she got over it :)

#ParisHilton
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Tom Apperley @t0mm7.bsky.social · Jul 30
Hero games
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Tom Apperley @t0mm7.bsky.social · Jul 30
moar gamecube and a "Vive" (wtf)
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Tom Apperley @t0mm7.bsky.social · Jul 30
Software launches
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Tom Apperley @t0mm7.bsky.social · Jul 30
GTA tribute
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Tom Apperley @t0mm7.bsky.social · Jul 30
Hand-held agnostic
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Tom Apperley @t0mm7.bsky.social · Jul 30
She totally carries her Gamecube around
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Tom Apperley @t0mm7.bsky.social · Jul 30
Xbox 360 swag
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Tom Apperley @t0mm7.bsky.social · Jul 30
In the 2000s, women and girls were widely recognised as game consumers and a demographic where more consumers could potentially be recruited, given the right marketing. #ParisHilton was one of many influencers/celebrities involved with product placements and guest appearances. A tribute 🎩🙂
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