Jared Hansen, PhD. 🇵🇸 @jaredchansen.bsky.social Assistant Professor Game Design, Iowa State University Gamer, scholar, author, hobbyist dev. Research interests include game cultures, video game history, and archeogaming. Gen AI is theft. 🏳️⚧️🤝🏳️⚧️
Academic Bullying @academicbullying.bsky.social I'm Baha Abu-Shaqra, PhD (DTI uOttawa), a Canadian‑Egyptian. I blog about how I was mobbed by my PhD thesis committee, how uOttawa is trying to silence me & about academic woes. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dti-techs | https://academicbullying.wordpress.com
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Learn from our wide selection of courses. Host courses for your organization or as an individual.
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Adam @torontocaper.itch.io Developing game developer.
Play my games: https://torontocaper.itch.io
Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies @robartscentre.bsky.social The Robarts Centre for #CanadianStudies at #YorkU: a place where national and international scholars gather to think critically about all things Canadian.
https://linktr.ee/robartscentre
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
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Shiny | Jojo @shinydiamondcat.bsky.social Jojo | they/he | studying media | PhD student on Queer Game Studies
https://linktr.ee/shinydiamondcat
Raluca Fratiloiu @raluca.bsky.social College Prof. || Media Studies teacher || Experimental game designer
Dylan Mulvin @dmulvin.bsky.social Associate Professor at the LSE. Histories of media and technology.
dylanmulvin.com
Mario Santamaría @mariosantamaria.bsky.social Available 23/7
https://mariosantamaria.net
https://internetour.com/
Nicolette Little @nicolettelittle.bsky.social Researcher, author & erstwhile prof
New book 📕: From Red Dresses to Memory Stones: Multimedia Activism and Gender-Based Violence in Canada (UBC Press, 2026)
Media activism, tech-facilitated gender-based violence & memory
McGill & UAlberta
Rik Jesse @kiwicdn.bsky.social Retired Chief Deputy Superintendent | Former School Administrator | 32 Years in Education | Lifelong Advocate for Student Learning & Growth
“Stay fearless and graceful under fire.”
Lauren Taylor @laurenmt1.bsky.social Co-Founder of Snappy Gurus.
Supporting entry level talent moving into games and relevent roles!
My email: lauren@snappygurus.com
MrAlexBethke @mralexbethke.bsky.social I make games for fun. I make games for profit. I've made 130+ games over the last 20 years. When I'm not making games I'm living that sweet parent life.
Javier Ponce @rolfo012345.bsky.social 
Reginald T. Gardner, back in NYC @higheredgaming.bsky.social Independent academic in and around Game Studies, digital culture & media. Researcher, educator, and player writing about games, communities, and the cultures we build around play.
Now Playing: ZZZ, NTE, Big Walk, Tokon, Palworld, Forza6 & Valheim
@blakaligula.bsky.social @blakaligula.bsky.social 
Jennifer Gable @jennifergable.bsky.social @appletv @amazon 🌎🏟️🎫Touring Headliner Viral Comedian, Lol0nKillTony,Funny0r😵,Special ‘6 DRINK MINIMUM’ 300K+ Views on YouTube!🤣🫳🎤JenniferGableOfficial.com PHILLY 10/29! FL 4 Shows! Denver 5 Shows! 🎟️🎫& Subscribe: https://bnds.us/4otirb 2nd📺Special ⛲️
J. Isaac Gadient (they/them) @jisaacgadient.bsky.social Game Writer–Narrative Designer 📚🎮✍🏻
PORTFOLIO: http://jisaacgadient.com
LINKS: https://linktr.ee/jisaacgadient
GAMERella @gamerella.bsky.social GAMERella is the world’s longest running annual game jam and workshop series focusing on supporting marginalized game creators and aspiring game makers.
https://linktr.ee/GAMERella
Clara Fernandez-Vara @clarafv.bsky.social NYU Game Center faculty & Narrative design & game writing at Fiction Control. Media scholar, cinephile, puzzle head, mystery wrangler.
https://clarafv.com
Corey Wesley @coreyforyourloss.bsky.social 
Dyllistan @dyllistan.bsky.social Ruffling some feathers
Aromantic
Filmmaker & Video Essayist
friendOWO🏳️⚧️ || BE A BASTARD @friend0w0.bsky.social Trans Enby
Comedian, Conversationalist, and Youtuber (soon)
Comic, Former Wrassler, Currently probably dating your dad.
Non-Binary Broque Bitch
Minors will be blocked
KOFI https://ko-fi.com/friend0w0 🙏💕🏳️⚧️💸 Any Tips appreciated- T @travis-finley.bsky.social @travis-finley.bsky.social
Jordan Wood @thecrossoverappeal.com Founder + EIC: non-trivial.games
YouTube: TheCrossoverAppeal.
thecrossoverappeal.com for recs + essays
Games writing, music writing. Formerly games studies.
Bylines: Pixelbyte Gaming, JetsonPlaysGames, Exploits, Uppercut, Barely Textual.
🏳️🌈🇲🇽
Keyang Zheng @albsun.bsky.social VAP for Data Science @ Gettysburg College | PhD | HCI | I love playing games and studying how people play games. | SciFi Fan
Klara Sterczewska @klarast.bsky.social PhD in game studies, main interest: games and memory cultures. script writer for the game Mr. Prepper. formerly known as @frenolestes (and that one other thing). from Poland, living in Leipzig. always antifascist.
she/her 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
Krista Elliott @kristaelliott.bsky.social 🇨🇦 Not famous, just opinionated. Serial dabbler in hobbies and music genres. Will eat all your potato chips. Carried a Nobel Peace Prize medallion in my purse for a month. Writes about quantum. Personal account, not at ALL representative of my employer.
David Waddington @waddington.bsky.social Professor of Education, Concordia University
New book: The Hidden Curriculum of Video Games (McGill-Queens University Press)
Ryan Richard Overbey @overbey.bsky.social Buddhology, &c.
Fan Studies Network North America @fsnnorthamerica.bsky.social At FSNNA we're working to create a supportive, welcoming community for developing & sharing research in the interdisciplinary field of fan studies.
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Maria K. Alberto, Ph.D (✍️🏼 book proposal!) @mariakalberto.bsky.social Assistant Professor of English, Richland Community College || she/her 🏳️🌈 || 📚 canon, genre, analog games, fan studies, platforms || currently ✍️🏼 sword&sorcery + TSR novels, fans + TTRPGs || header: galxrax (Unsplash)
Dennis "dejay" Koch @dennisjkoch.bsky.social 👣 Mental Health-LGBTQ Advocate 🏳️🌈 Paranormal & UAP. 🛸 Trekkie 🖖 Politics. Independent News. Original: https://bsky.app/profile/dejayk.bsky.social
TVWritersVault @tvwritersvault.bsky.social Where TV/Film Producers & Execs Scout New Pitches for Film, TV & Digital. Shows Discovered & Broadcast Globally on Discovery Channel, A&E, Lifetime TV, SyFy, Velocity & Others... Visit https://www.tvwritersvault.com- C cass-danz.bsky.social @cass-danz.bsky.social
Kyle @kilocharlie.bsky.social BA Hons. in Rhetoric and Communications; MA student of Communications and Culture
Krissi Levan @krissipocalypse.bsky.social Avid reader. Criminologist (cultural criminology, game studies, prison culture, and violence). Gamer (video, card, board).Cat aficionado. follow my research on my newly created IG page @drkristinelevan
Heather D. Freeman (She / They) @heatherfreeman.bsky.social Host of 'Magic in the United States' and 'Familiar Shapes.' Technologist, artist, educator, magical practitioner, creepies, crawlies, etc.
https://linktr.ee/heatherdfreeman
Ideas expressed here are my own and do not reflect those of my employer.
DIGAREC - Digital Games Research Center @digarec.bsky.social Digital Games Research Center / Zentrum für Computerspielforschung
@unipotsdam.bsky.social // Streams on Twitch http://twitch.tv/digarec // Website: https://digarec.philfak.uni-potsdam.de
Enric Granzotto Llagostera @marxistpokemon.bsky.social [he/il/ele] 👁️ Educator, researcher and game maker. 🎮🔨 PhD on alternative controllers, experimental and critical games. 🌐 https://enric.llagostera.com.br
Charles Reyna Art @charlesreynaart.bsky.social Hi, I'm Charles Anthony Reyna, Abstract Visual Artist based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. My inspiration comes from nature as well as urban areas.
Alexander Ross @alexross73.bsky.social Assistant Professor at UBC's School of Information. Media theory, political economy, and digital platforms. Mi'kmaw (Millbrook First Nation). Opinions are my own.
Researcher & Kindle Writer @diagarchbooks.bsky.social www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHY17TQL
Dornath. @dornath.bsky.social No.
Charlie Hall @charliehall.bsky.social Writer, editor, and journalist.
https://charliehallwriter.com/
Raphael van Lierop 🇨🇦 @raphlife.bsky.social Exploring apocalypses. I founded and lead Hinterland, and created THE LONG DARK. Game Director, Writer, Designer. Proud Canadian. Lover of film. Just doing my best. He/Him.
Matt @millertone.bsky.social Game Audio Sound Designer | Composer
ROCKY LASTER🌱🦍 @rockylaster.bsky.social Feral Alaskan Hoosier. 17% Sasquatch DNA. High Priestess of the Leguminati 🫘. Allegedly Afraid of🐀 Mice. Watermelon Enthusiast 🍉. Awesome Dad🎖. Adoring Husband. Impossibly Humble. Susceptible to Flattery, 🥑's, and Wizardry. Balding Vegan Earthling 🌎
Kyle 🇨🇦 @planetkyle.bsky.social Educated Canadian egalitarian, environmental steward and activist. Unhesitatingly vulgar without remorse. #FuckinEH #Flames #Resist
Jay @jaydenjamess.bsky.social ATL
Nico @nicogeo.eurosky.social Géographe 🗺️ – Doctorant en géographie 🌍
Sinéad McDevitt @neadiegirl.bsky.social Freelance journalist, JRPG expert, fully time info-dumper.
You can see my latest work at https://lnk.bio/somcdevitt
Niema Moshiri @niema.net Associate Teaching Professor of Computer Science at UC San Diego, consulting for PlayStation and Blizzard, Bioinformatician by training, SD-raised. https://niema.net
One standard Dave @onestandarddave.bsky.social A normal guy.
⋆⭒˚.⋆Elliot ⋆˚𖦹.✧ @elliotskiesstuff.bsky.social ★ They/He/She
★Queer interdisciplinary artist and thinker working in MTL/Tiohtià:ke
★Fucking Loser Nerd about everything I care for also
★braindumps and who knows ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Groose The Game Studies Goose @groosethegoose.bsky.social I am a helpful honking goose that loves game studies. I'll help you appreciate game studies through many memes of varying quality.
JR McCormick @oldcinnamon.bsky.social Director at Felbryn Studios 🗡️
Showrunner at The Bad Articles 🗞️
Eejit with Belly Belly Improv 🎭
🪑 Improviser
🎙️ Voice Actor
🥬 Foley Artist
✍️ Silly Writer
🎹 Composer
🎲 TTRPG Player
(he/him)
No DMs
contact: JR@felbrynstudios.com
🇵🇸🏳️⚧️🇮🇪🏳️🌈
Very Ok Vinyl @veryokvinyl.com Niche Music Label (VGM + vtubers + other)
Canadian eh 🍁🍁
what are we calling bluesky posts
Samuel Pizelo @spizelo.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Game Studies at ICCIT, U Toronto Mississauga. Researches games, systems, AI/ML, and digital media. www.samuelpizelo.com
Brendan Allen @brendanallen.bsky.social poet / little gamemaker / doctoral student
"bibliomancer" when wearing my gamer pants
https://bibliomancer.itch.io/
https://brendan-allen.com/
Callum Laing @callumlaing.bsky.social I help ambitious people raise capital, get board seats, take companies public. Let's get more entrepreneurs and builders on bsky!
Author of 4 best selling business books
Emile Parchliniak @emilparchy.bsky.social Medievalism in Fantasy RPGs | Gacha Games | Sorbonne Paris Nord
Edgar Parente @eddieedgyedge.bsky.social Technical Director at Rogue Factor working on Hell Is Us. Retro gamer. Attempting to homestead 🇨🇦🇵🇹
məľø pedro @predror.bsky.social Cansado
Pesquisador na área de estudos literários, literatura digital, adaptação e game studies na UFPE
head empty @vanessachan97.bsky.social she/her | uninvited guest on Coast Salish lands | neurodivergent | MAS/MLIS student | absolute goober, mostly reposter
Alexander (TOTAL RELOAD game creator) @torshock.bsky.social 🎮 Dev of the puzzle indiegame TOTAL RELOAD: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2412090/Total_Reload/
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/KzVB4YKvPu
📁 Newsletter / Press Kit:
https://torshock.kit.com/total_reload
Jessica Smith @thedaybooks.bsky.social 🏳️🌈Poet, Mother, Southerner
📜Archives, Material Media Studies, American Poetry, Artists’ Books
🎓MA, MLS, MAE, MFA, ABD PhD (C&IS)
👩🏼🏫Teach: Poetry, Gender Studies
🌐 https://linktr.ee/thedaybooks
🤐Posts don’t reflect my institutions
Patrick D Ryall @bookofpdr.com The world's foremost reviewer of fictional beekeepers
www.bookofpdr.com
https://www.patreon.com/cw/PatrickDRyall
https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/BottomlessHippo
https://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/28870/Patrick-D-Ryall
Mayor Bert Xanadu @moviemayor.bsky.social It's circa 1973. I am Mayor of Toronto and owner of the Imperial Six cinemas. Now on sale: I OWN THIS TOWN: THE MAYOR BERT XANADU XANTHOLOGY spacingstore.bsky.social
KittyByte Games🏳️⚧️ @kittybytegames.bsky.social Kittybyte is a indie game development studio.
Kittybyte Games Community Discord Link
https://discord.gg/rPTecnkYXQ
Patreon Link
patreon.com/KittyByteGames
Veblen Director Programme @veblendirectors.bsky.social Helping ambitious people get their first board seats. Regardless of your background.
betancur . n @nelbeu.bsky.social art & architectural historian / visual, material & religious culture
Wai Yen Tang Ph.D. @wytang.bsky.social Communications Ph.D. academic precariat - Media Psychology - Videogames & Sexism i just can't anymore
Phil Russell @3dsisqo.bsky.social Black writer. Currently @ Sonos. Prev: Narrative on Thirsty Suitors. Host of Origin Story podcast. Writing all over the internet. www.philrussell.me
Allyson Gray @zophobas.bsky.social 💚 EN/FR translator
💙 Interactive Fiction author
💜 Passionate about art (especially games!), the natural world, and ethics
🎮 https://zophobas-morio.itch.io/ 🤍
Paolino Caputo @magnolienne.bsky.social Your new fav fag.
Professional dilettante
Art — RPGs — Design — Sex
magnolienne.carrd.co
Adrianna ✨ @adriiadventures.com she/they 🇸🇻 studying and writing rpgs 🎮 all but dissertation defense 😵💫
Alex Carey @rollingcarey.bsky.social He/Him Self professed nerd with a love of games.
Indie Game Designer
Strength & Dexterity Barrier Expert at www.play-ability.net
Also a Mutant Cyborg ♿ #a11y
extrametrica @extrametrica.bsky.social streamer of retro educational games on twitch.tv/extrametrica, enjoys math education, not a cat
Zac Fanni @zacfanni.bsky.social Librarian, teacher, aspiring ghost.
Breton @bmjs26.bsky.social PhD student in Communication & Culture
Nat (she/they) 🔪🌱 @murderveggie.bsky.social 🎮 Community Builder | now @byterockers.games, prev. Godot Engine
🎬 Content Creator? twitch.tv/murderveggie
🏳️🌈 Obnoxiously queer
🥨 Munich, Germany
🔗 bio.link/murderveggie
💌 murderveggie@gmail.com
⚠️ personal account, views are my own
Will🇨🇦🍁 @barbsbilly.bsky.social Nasty Canadian, Nurse, Cyclist, Human rights, climate change, Ukraine, BLM, First Nation respect, Never Conservative, Antifa, 2 cats. Sardonist at heart.
@crtxclldrcmrn.bsky.social @crtxclldrcmrn.bsky.social 
Mathew Iantorno (he/him) @mathewiantorno.com 📚 PhD candidate at the University of Toronto (iSchool + ICCIT)
🤖 Studies the history, labour, & public impact of retail automation
🛰️ mathewiantorno.com
@callumdeery.bsky.social @callumdeery.bsky.social Games researcher, larper, occasional pixel artist
Currently studying video game crimes for a PhD at City University of Hong Kong
old man yaoi retirement home @goldenglitz.itch.io rex ♠️ he/him ♠️ 30 ♠️ transfag
header: @adabear-art.bsky.social icon: @coelasquid.bsky.social
lots of gay & trans porn ++hard kink friendly, often untagged.
fic: #goldenfic
ao3 https://archiveofourown.org/users/goldenglitz/
👻 Gordon Little 🎃 @gord.games Currently working on Moving Pieces. #gamedev since 2014. Made Moving Houses and Ayre. Dad of 3. (He/Him). Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 🍁. http://gord.games
Flavie Falais @flaefals.bsky.social Chercheuse en histoire culturelle
ATER en infocom
Facilitatrice PEPR-ICCARE CNRS
Approches critiques du jeu vidéo : sexualités, discours, conditions de production
(pas spécialiste de *la femme* ni de Lara)
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!
RupertDEV @coryrupert.bsky.social Indie Game Designer making the Horror Game Anthology Series B10CK
https://strangepixelstudio.itch.io/b10ck
Live Operations Specialist working on Marvel Contest of Champions
(My views are my own and don't reflect Kabam)
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.
David Tomlin @badbreed.bsky.social I don't like Donald Trump, his administration, or the 'Uneducated MAGA cult followers' who voted for him and continues to support him...