Dr. Kurtis Hanlon @kurtishanlon.bsky.social An assistant professor in premodern Japanese Language and Literature at Palacký University. Researching literature, especially waka, and its intersection with play. Former lecturer at Yale, UBC. Designated departmental baker (he/him)
Julián Gutiérrez Carrera @gutierrezcarrera.bsky.social Doctoral researcher at Tampere University's Game Research lab, writing on representations of suicide in computer games.
Chris Arneil @chrisarneil.bsky.social professional(?) video game archivist @ the national film and sound archive of australia
Felix @trubalix.bsky.social perpetually distracted | post-graduate student @ University of Duisburg-Essen interested in social interaction, sociolinguistics & interactive fiction | pfp by @makowwka | queer 🏳️🌈 | he/they
Rory Manning Graham @publicfacingrory.bsky.social PhD candidate @ USYD - researching how we make sense of scale in videogames
Ben Egliston @benegliston.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures and Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow, University of Sydney // Political economy of media and technology
Andrei Nae @andrei-nae.bsky.social ✔️ andrei-nae.com
✔️ Lecturer in game studies and English literature
✔️ Author of 𝘐𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘕𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳 𝘝𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴
Hanna Wirman @hwirman.bsky.social Associate Professor of Games and Play Design, Center for Digital Play &
Head of Study Programme of MSc in Games, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Language at Play @languageatplay.de #GameStudies durch die Linse der Sprach-, Kultur- und Geschichtswissenschaften. Since 2017. #ludolinguistics
https://languageatplay.de/
GER and ENG articles.
Gründer: @indieflock.bsky.social
Geoffrey Rockwell @grockwel.bsky.social Philosophy and Digital Humanities at the U of Alberta
Ludolio - The platform helping libraries lend games @ludolio.com 🚀 Games belong in libraries.
🎮 We support digital game lending for university and school libraries.
📚 Supporting teaching, research & student engagement through play
✨ Building the future of game access
👋 account run by @marcuscarter.com
Tom Apperley @t0mm7.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow @CoEGameCult | Docent in Media Studies @utu.fi | Secretary of DiGRA | #dnd #gamecultures #gender #misogyny #platforms #playboy #porn #righttoplay #ukgamescene (he/his).
Bobby™ @schwbby.bsky.social 🕹️ Spent 10 years as game design and media professor; now making games for novel hardware
🎢 Theme park scholar
📘 Co-author of Storytelling for Video Games Using Bitsy: A Guide for Aspiring Designers
👑 CLT resident
WILL BUTLER @carrythezero.bsky.social PhD researcher at Bath Spa | videogame preservation | music maker at MachinesMachines | site here: https://killjoy.bearblog.dev/
Dr Florence Smith Nicholls @florencesn.bsky.social Video game archaeologist + game dev//
Postdoc @itu.dk on theorycraft + archaeogaming //
Prev: Story Tech @gutefabrik.bsky.social, Planning Archaeologist at Museum of London Archaeology
they/them
💾 florencesmithnicholls.com
@quentinlourdaux.bsky.social @quentinlourdaux.bsky.social 
Dr. Will Helmke @williamhelmke.com He/Him
Level 39
Wisconsin farm kid turned Postdoc Scholar (University of Illinois)
I play video games & write research about them
One of those radical leftist college instructors Fox News warned you about
June @junevamp.bsky.social Masters student @ Telecom paris
Interaction, graphics & Design
Indie game dev
Inkenbloodstudios.carrd.co
She/her 🏳️⚧️
☆オードリーAudrey☆ @aitaikimochi.bsky.social CEO of Aitai Japan Inc 越境EC・アニメグッズ業界 ☆ twitch partner ☆ insta @aitaikimochi ☆ translate stuff for fun ☆ personal account ☆ opinions are mine ☆ not spoiler free
House House @househouse.com We made Push Me Pull You, and an Untitled Goose Game: goose.game. Big Walk is out now: bigwalk.game
househouse.com
桃 @peachesmore.bsky.social 🇪🇺 🇩🇪🇯🇵
Bibliophile interested in politics and the humanities.
BA at Nagoya University (JACS programme), MA at Radboud University (Intersectional Gender Studies).
(she/her)
Alicia Haddick/アリシア🔜Tokyo Game Show @aliciahaddick.com they/them🏳️🌈💛Author/Journalist/Photographer in 🇯🇵💛Culture Writer @scrmbl.com💛Freelance @ Japan Times💛gamesindustry.biz💛Verge💛Techradar💛UploadVR💛etc💛宝塚(美空真瑠)🌹ももクロ💛Ado💙花譜💗ENG/日本語
Author of Archive: Shinya Tsukamoto
Portfolio: http://www.aliciahaddick.com
AmericanTruckSongs10 @ethangach.bsky.social Interim Editor-in-Chief at Kotaku
Contact: ethan.gach@kotaku.com / ethangach on Discord
Secure email: ethangach@protonmail.com / 2673263042 for Signal
Newsletter at https://deadgame.substack.com/
Jeffrey J. Hall @mrjeffu.bsky.social PhD. Lecturer at Kanda University of International Studies. I research Japan's Politics/Nationalist Activism/History Disputes/Pop Culture. Shares/Likes ≠ endorsements. https://linktr.ee/jeffreyjhall
Samuel @connaisseursamuel.bsky.social Psychology student & @ludobande.bsky.social co-founder.
Liebt Hörspiele, Serien, Brettspiele und Klemmbausteine
| He/him.
Dominik Hübschmann @pixelreflexion.bsky.social forscht zu Game Studies und Literaturwissenschaft | Bandenmitglied in der Ludobande | Buchhändler
Anja Gödl @anjalovescats.bsky.social phd-student @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social
books and games, space and gender
co-founder @ludobande.bsky.social
she/her
Carolin Puckhaber @caroleinx.bsky.social She/Her
Religionswissenschaft und Interkulturelle Theologie, Irgendwas mit (Nicht-)Religion, Gaming & Populärkultur | Gründungsmitglied der @ludobande.bsky.social
Dr. Rachel Kowert @drkowert.bsky.social Founder of Psychgeist and DLC Leadership Program. Visiting Researcher at University of Cambridge. Chocobo wrangler. All opinions mine.
Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love I'm chiitan Japanese crazy mascot
🏳️⚧️Chiitan is a transgender ally🏳️🌈
BL,furry,YURI,Yume LOVE🤍
X https://x.com/chiitan7407/
IG http://instagram.com/chiitan7407/
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@chiitan
TIKTOK https://www.tiktok.com/@love2chiitan
Play What You mean @playwhatyoumean.bsky.social A place dedicated to exploring games & play as personal expression
Tokyo Review @tokyoreview.net A publishing platform for academics, journalists and researchers writing in-depth, evidence-based work on issues related to Japan and its place in the world.
Heather Blakey @hmblakey.bsky.social DiGRAA board member ٩(◕‿◕)۶. Writer and scholar based at the University of Western Australia. My work examines intersections between technology, intimacy and the environment in video games and literature. https://www.heatherblakey.com
Ryan Stanton @stantium.bsky.social Aspiring Academic || Eternal Idiot
Lecturer - Gaming and Society @ UNSW
PhD @ University of Sydney
Bad puns and worse jokes
Mostly Lurking
He/Him
Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social Game urbanist, game designer. Occasional city geographer, author, researcher, and educator. Teaching at D6 Learning.
Tobias Kirchner @tobiaskirchner.bsky.social Freier Journalist und Autor u.a. für GameStar, PC Games, IGN & ZEIT / Freelance Journalist covering Games, Movies, Art and Popculture / I saved Planet Popstar many times
tobiaskirchner.de
bpb.de @bpb.de Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung/bpb. Unser Auftrag seit 1952: Demokratie stärken - Zivilgesellschaft fördern. // bpb.de //
Unsere Netiquette: www.bpb.de/die-bpb/ueber-uns/service/social-media
Edwige Lelievre @edwigelel.bsky.social Game director of "The Abbess Garden", a cozy & historical gardening game🌿
Steam page https://store.steampowered.com/app/3411970/The_Abbess_Garden/
Newsletter https://mdstudiogames.com/newsletter/
Dr and researcher CHCSC lab, Univ of Versailles 📚
(she/her)
Abigail Thorn @theabigailthorn.bsky.social Actress, Writer, Creator of Philosophy Tube ⚔️
Lohar in HOUSE OF THE DRAGON; Eurus in STAR WARS; Nocturne in BALDUR’S GATE 3; Hotspur in THE PRINCE; also @KillJamesBond ✨👑
Wai Yen Tang Ph.D. @wytang.bsky.social Communications Ph.D. academic precariat - Media Psychology - Videogames & Sexism i just can't anymore
Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social Multi-award-winning reporter at @kotaku.com. Formerly: @ign.com, @gibiz.bsky.social, and more. kansas city kansas city. She/her. Exuberant, always. Email: rvalentine@kotaku.com Signal: duckvalentine.47
Jérémie Pelletier-Gagnon @jeremiepgagnon.net Humanités numériques, game studies, études japonaises | Professeur @Université de l'Ontario français | Co-editor (English) @Journal of Replaying Japan | 日本語でOK!
Adrian Caravaca (黒い服の男) @adriancaravaca.com 🗣 Català, Castellano, English, Italiano, 日本語.
⛩️🎮 PhD Candidate in Cultural and Game Studies.
👺 Japanese Culture through Videogames Sensei at @espaidaruma.com.
✍️ Writing at @kaibun.bsky.social.
🌐 https://adriancaravaca.com.
Kevin Marín Rubio @kevmarin.bsky.social Predoctoral fellow at @educacioub.bsky.social
Critical pedagogy, video games, utopianism, ecocriticism, action research
https://linktr.ee/k.marin
https://linktr.ee/k.marinrubio (ES)
Greg Loring-Albright (he/him) @gregisonthego.bsky.social gloringalbright.com
Game designer (Ahoy, 2022; Bloc by Bloc: Uprising, 2022 w/ T.L. Simons; Keep the Faith, 2026).
Asst.Prof. Game Studies & Game Design @HarrisburgU
Mattias van Ommen @mvanommen.bsky.social Cultural anthropologist working on Japan and digital games.
http://www.mattiasvanommen.com
Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social Historian @ruhistorydept.bsky.social
Micha @micha.thehangrystories.com Blog: https://www.thehangrystories.com
Showact: https://www.tsukinosenshi.de
Ehemalige Leitung Connichi
Miki Dezaki @mikidezaki.bsky.social Director/Producer of “Shusenjo”
Film photography
https://www.instagram.com/mikidezaki
Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social games and internet culture writer at teen vogue, npr, wired, the verge, game informer and lots of other places |😈🏳️🌈 - looking for work - anadiazwrites@gmail[dot]com
Noah Wardrip-Fruin @n-w-f.bsky.social UC Santa Cruz professor; makes/studies games, elit, AI, etc; co-editor MIT Press Software Studies series; parent; Quaker; Henson/Muppet fan; disabled; he/him
New book on Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Personal website: http://www.noahwf.com
Yuko Tamura @yutranslates.bsky.social Cultural journalist. Bylines: The Japan Times, Lonely Planet, CNBC and more. EiC of JaponicaPub. Views my own, not here for arguments. Please be kind or scroll on.
https://t.co/vAYSXQfxal
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
ocasiocortez.com
Brian "Dr." White @androidacademia.bsky.social Asst Prof of Japanese. SF, discourse, and subjectivity. Nerd for games of all stripes. He/him/あいつ. Do not quote the old skeets at me, witch. I was there when they were written. 🚫AI 日本SF、言説、主体性を研究している教師。TTRPG、ボードゲーム好き。投稿はほぼ英語で。
Christina @chrissikills.bsky.social Ich bin ein hot girl, ich lebe im hier und jetzt
💐Mini-Newsletter: https://steadyhq.com/de/chrissikills/posts
💐 @lostlevels.de
💐 @debuff.de
she/her
Elisa Mekler @elisamekler.bsky.social sullen assoc prof @itu.dk
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Games, Theory;
ERC StG Theorycraft (2022 - 2027);
I like weird games and JRPGs (header image: Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor)
ナガノ @ngntrtr.bsky.social 。
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
Sequential Scholars @sequentialscholars.bsky.social Academics reading and celebrating the style, substance, and sublimity of all kinds of comics. By scholars, for everyone. Led by @annapeppard.bsky.social & Dr. J. Andrew Deman.
Roland Meyer @bildoperationen.bsky.social Digital Cultures and Arts | UZH & ZHdK | operative images, synthetic media and visual culture
@digitalculturesandarts.ch
https://digitalculturesandarts.ch/
https://linktr.ee/bildoperationen
Chembael @chembael.bsky.social PostDoc from Germany with a love for #GameStudies and #TTRPG. Slowly getting over #TheDarkEye, but not over #academia. Successfully defended a dissertation and #Skydagger Keep.
#pnpde #actualplay #letsplay #dsa #BandOfBlades #Spire
wes(is no longer)injapan @wesinjapan.bsky.social sociologist of disasters
pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.
(views aren't even my own) roll tide.
come on, come on, get down to goodison park.....wooh!
Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social Martial Artist. Executioner of Mediocrity.
Ex-Washington Post.
Substack: https://substack.com/@karenattiah?r=2bz6j&utm_medium=ios
Rogue Radical Professor: @resistanceschool.bsky.social
Emily @suika.bsky.social PhD candidate at @unileiden.bsky.social. Editor at @tokyoreview.net. Freelance journalist & translator. Volunteer lexicographer. Photographer. Tanka poet. Human.
研究者。記者。翻訳者。編者。日蘭・蘭日辞書編集者。歌人。写真家。人間。
Sarah @wadadlifeminist.bsky.social Ph.D. Candidate, Caribbean feminist
2025 Hosei International Scholars Fellow, Tokyo, Japan | Race & Gender in Anime
AG Games der Gesellschaft für Medienwissenschaft @gfmgames.bsky.social Interdisziplinäre Gruppe von Forscher*innen inkl. Studierende zum Thema #gamestudies.
Posts von @sebomat.bsky.social
#gamedev #mediastudies #indiedev
https://ag-games.de/
michael lutz @ztul.bsky.social he/him. boston-ish. phd thinking about media and making podcasts for @rangedtouch.bsky.social. horror genre guy, writer and narrative designer. PRECOGNITION for @halfmermaid.co inquiries: j.michael.lutz at gmail
Ranged Touch @rangedtouch.bsky.social Bespoke critical deep dives. SHELVED BY GENRE. JUST KING THINGS. HOMESTUCK MADE THIS WORLD. GAME STUDIES STUDY BUDDIES. other stuff. @ckunzelman.bsky.social @ztul.bsky.social and Danni too. www.rangedtouch.com
Kyoko Takeuchi @kyokotakeuchi.bsky.social Sociologist/ History of nonbinary identity categories in Japan/ Asst. Professor at Kwansei Gakuin University/ https://researchmap.jp/take_kyo
Marc Steinberg @msteinbrg.bsky.social Writing about platforms capitalisms, super apps, convenience stores in Japan and Asia. Director of The Platform Lab.Books: In/Convenience (http://bit.ly/3Vcs4m4); The Platform Economy; Anime's Media Mix.
Tokyo Indies 次回9月16日 @tokyoindies.com 毎月の第3水曜日に開催されるゲーム開発者の集まり。秋葉原で遊ぼうぜ！
https://tokyoindies.com
らうら @mayonakamahou.bsky.social Books | Travelling | Japan
Aspiring translator | 🇩🇪🇬🇧🇯🇵 ok 👌🏻
Jeffrey @geoffwhill.bsky.social Ugly bag of mostly water. he/him. Aussie in London!
PAIDIA - Zeitschrift für Computerspielforschung @paidia.bsky.social www.paidia.de
PAIDIA ist ein medien-kulturwissenschaftliches eJournal für (Computer-)Spielforschung [de/en] und ein wichtiges Publikationsorgan für die Game Studies im DACH-Raum.
Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social Scholar of religious violence and apocalypticism from the Crusades to contemporary America, living and teaching on occupied Baxoje, Meskwaki and Sauk land. Joyful swearbear. Amateur cook. He/him.
@amayer.bsky.social @amayer.bsky.social Science and Technology Studies // Game Culture Studies // Human-Technology-Interaction // Neo-Baroque Media
Researching DIY Technology Practices and Intersections of Technology Development and Game Cultures @ Tampere University
Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com Made the CommSky Starter Pack https://go.bsky.app/QkcgePD
Assistant Professor at Syracuse. I study public relations, military policy, video games, and queer theory. Happily 🏳️🌈.
Der ELMO @derelmo.bsky.social Game Studies M.A. @University of Bayreuth, former Game Dev @gameswelldone, Podcaster @GamesUndWeltPod 🎮
Thomas Spies @digital-stranger.bsky.social Critical Game Studies (Ph.D.) | Co-Editor of 'Spiel*Kritik: Kritische Perspektiven auf Videospiele im Kapitalismus' | Organizer of 'Let's Play Critical' | Part of the media artist formation K.o.Z. | Virtual Photography
https://thomspies.net/
Yisong Han @yisonghan.bsky.social 🎓 PhD / 📚 Postdoctoral Fellow / 🏫 City University of Hong Kong / 🎮 Game & Gender Studies / 🐈 Tammy & Marty / 📖 Student Officer of DiGRA
HasanTheHun (automated mirror) @hasanabirepeater.bsky.social i stream everyday on twitch.tv/hasanabi - tiktok+ig: hasandpiker // business: mailto:Hasan@night.co
(unofficial, this is a bot! Maintained by @yjb.bsky.social, the bot can't handle retweets, video, and maybe a few other things)
matt @mattxiv.bsky.social no elon! yippee
Cornelia Kenneweg @ckenneweg.bsky.social Hochschuldidaktikerin, die noch nicht genau weiß, wie sie diese Plattform nutzen will.
Rebecca @simulacrumvacui.bsky.social POPKULTURWISSENSCHAFT.de
Dr. phil. | Literatur-/Kulturwissenschaften | Science-Fiction & Cyberpunk | Star Trek | Phantastik | Game Studies | Comicforschung | Musik | Hunde
"Kann der Bordcomputer denken? Roboter, Androiden & Hologramme in Star Trek"
Ana @anatainment.bsky.social Videospiel-Video-Redakteurin bei Eurogamer.de | Streamerin | sie/ihr | Hier findet ihr primär JRPGS, Indies, Anime & Popkultur | Freue mich auf den Austausch mit euch <3
Lillian McIntyre @lillianmcintyre.com PhD student at Yale University. Studying Japanese video games in the EALL department. イェール大学博士課程、デジタルゲーム研究。🏳️🌈 lillianmcintyre.com
Jacob Birken @jbirken.bsky.social Futures historian & media archaeologist @ Uni Köln ~ @akgwds.bsky.social ~ er || they ~ writes in EN & DE ~ http://www.jacob-birken.de ~ GLHF (◔◡◔✿)
James Welker @jameswelker.bsky.social ジェームズ・ウェルカー（he/him）
I research queer cultures, feminisms, and popular culture & media in and beyond Japan・クィアスタディーズ、フェミニズム、グローバリゼーション、日本文化史を研究しています
More:
https://linktr.ee/james.welker
Lilli Schnurrer ⋆˙⟡ @lilmeowsers.bsky.social Studying media- and instructional psychology @ TU Chemnitz | Passionate about meaningful entertainment experiences & their effects | Fiction enthusiast
ProfNoctis @profnoctis.bsky.social I teach and play video games. I do both at the University of Alabama. | YOUTUBE | TWITCH | PROFESSOR
www.profnoctis.com
Business Inquiries: wade@profnoctis.com
Links: https://linktr.ee/profnoctis
@nueny.bsky.social @nueny.bsky.social 
Adam Riddle @realtimeriddle.bsky.social Independent games researcher (he/him)
realtimeriddle.com
Toto @profetoto.bsky.social Tabaxi Wizard (Divination school) lvl 34.
PhD in Sociology student. Lecturer at Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello, Chile.
Game Studies/Estudios Lúdicos | CTS/STS | Psychology | Gamer/Ñoña
Bettina Bódi🌿🎮 @bettibo.bsky.social 📚 Assistant Professor in Digital Media and Communication - University of Birmingham, UK
✨ Working on video games | agency | cosiness | nature
🖊️ Author of Videogames and Agency (Routledge 2023) - https://tinyurl.com/3mbr8ytu
🌐 https://cozymedia.net/
Emil Hammar @elhammar.bsky.social Postdoctoral researcher. Game studies, political economy, platforms, cultural memory, critical race theory, production studies, postcolonialism
小島秀夫 @hideokojima.bsky.kojimaproductions.jp ゲームクリエイター：僕の体の70%は映画でできている
Game Creator: 70% of my body is made of movies.
Hugh Davies @hughdavies.bsky.social Artist, Curator, Media and Games Researcher
https://www.hughdavies.au/
Viet Thanh Nguyen @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social I'm a writer. I don't believe in voices for the voiceless. Abolish the conditions of voicelessness instead.
Books include The Sympathizer, The Committed, A Man of Two Faces, The Refugees, and To Save and to Destroy: Writing as an Other.