Dr Hexagon

Time for a quick thread on "MojoMaster" a #Lynx or #axe advergame by WildTangent released in early 2005 (1/22)

Presenting at #DiGRA in Valletta, Malta next week: Wednesday 1100: Domesticating Play at the Playboy Mansion (full paper: lnkd.in/dhFfT8JM) Thursday 1630: Follow the Bunny: Play and the Structuring of Affective Labour (Draft: lnkd.in/dXshb4ar)

I'll be presenting this next month in Malta

I managed to get rights to four images - maybe not the best but you'll get the idea

Excited to share the pre-print of my DiGRA paper titled "Domesticating Play at the Playboy Mansion," which explores how Playboy magazine integrated early domestic entertainment computing and board games into its concept of masculinity. researchgate.net/publication/39…

Hey folks, if you can help me out with this that would be awesome 👇

a theory... in order for your tweets to be viewable (to anyone including your friends) ... you have to be logged in the app... so being logged into the app "turns us on" essentially.... could that be true and help explain why we dont see each other on here as often?? maybe?

In today's Indelible Voice newsletter, we're talking about the courses and memberships I'm launching' on April 7! They're suitable for all early-career academic writers, particularly non-traditional graduate students. Learn more in this thread. indeliblevoice.com/newsletter/det…

@DocDre "supernatural dream" model: Azizi Johari

In today’s Vatnik Soup REBREW, I’ll re-introduce the American-British social media personalities, Tristan and Andrew Tate (@tatethetalisman and @cobratate). They’re best-known for their social media grifts and allegations of human trafficking and rape. 1/22

I mean who would be better at interpreting the role of the document in the NZ 'Constitution' a Judge with legal education and experience with constitutional law, or a bunch of politicians (from NZ so the standard is super fucking low)

Rightwing assholes feel entitled everywhere, good to see that there are people in the NZ/Aotearoa parliament who aren't going to let the Treaty of Waitangi be (totally) sidelined by ACT and National.

This was published today with @SeliphD - analysis English Language commercial TTRPG publication from 1975-1986 to discuss the impact of the 'thief' character class to D&D HT @Dashiellsteven

After giving this question serious thought I really can only have one answer

I liked how Raygun’s Olympic performance humiliated Australia as much as possible in the arena that our whole national personality is based on, & which vast public resources are shovelled into at the expense of, say, education & the arts

@KishonnaGray Use the torch on your phone LOL

Omg I'm taking a shit on campus and the lights just went out. Guess I been here too long How am I gonna wipe my ass!! I can't see!! I hope somebody walk in soon lmfao

Link to the collective statement by the DiGRA (Digital Games Research Association) diversity collective who have resigned en masse. Games and play scholars please read, consider signing, and spread the word. #AcademicResearch #diversitymatters docs.google.com/document/d/1mz…

@Sierra_OffLine "Telegraphing" is used in some discussions of games in live stream, video, and written walkthroughs to describe actions that 'bosses' do when they initiate an attack sequence - seen this especially in the communities around 'soulsbourne' games

#HoG24 Two #swiss brothers Franco and Oliver Frey founded the British Game Magazine #Crash. Oliver Frey was a famous comic and gay erotica artist

@jlouiseErle @premeetsidhu @marcusdcarter @ShadowEcologies 📘 Optimizing Play ✍ @real_chris_paul An unexpected take on how games work, what the stakes are for them, and how game designers can avoid the traps of optimization. #OpenAccess edition available. mitpress.mit.edu/9780262547789/