Richard Cole @richardcole.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Digital Futures at the University of Bristol (Bristol Digital Futures Institute) and co-director of the #BristolDigitalGameLab
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Spielwissenschaft @dgswev.bsky.social Willkommen auf dem offiziellen Bluesky-Account der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Spielwissenschaft DGSW (gegründet 2025)!
Redaktion: Rudolf Thomas Inderst // @gamestudies
Eugen Pfister 🇪🇺 @eugenpfister.bsky.social Historian & Political Scientist / SNF Sinergia project lead #CH_Ludens / SNF Ambizione lead #HorrorGamePolitics / History / Games / Politics / History of Ideas / Opinion must not always reflect object. scient. analysis / AKGWDS
spielkult.hypotheses.org
Aurelia Brandenburg @hekabeohnename.bsky.social Historian somewhere between Game Studies, Gender Studies and Digital Humanities. | Doing a PhD about German Games Journalism 1980-2000 @chludens.bsky.social | Board Member @akgwds.bsky.social | http://aureliabrandenburg.de/links | she/her
Game-Produktion und Management 🕹️ @hnu-gpm.bsky.social Aus Studium, Forschung und Lehre von Game-Produktion und Management an der Hochschule Neu-Ulm:
#gamedesign #gamedev #gameart #gamestudies
CGSA/ACÉJ @cgsaacej.bsky.social Canadian Game Studies Association / Association canadienne d’études des jeux.
Publisher of Loading... Journal.
gamestudies.ca
Berlin University Alliance @berlinualliance.bsky.social Offizieller Account der #BerlinUAlliance.
#DasOffeneWissenslabor für die großen Transformationen unserer Zeit.
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AKGWDS @akgwds.bsky.social Arbeitskreis Geisteswissenschaften und Digitale Spiele | https://akgwds.de | CI by Alina Menten
Mothership @mothership.blog Gaming coverage for her, them, and yes, him, too.
mothership.blog
United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social We are United Videogame Workers, an industry-wide union working to build a game industry that works for us. ✊🏽✊🏿✊🏼✊🏾 Affiliated with CWA and CODE-CWA.
JOIN US: https://uvw-cwa.org/membership
Michael 🤠 Liebe @michaelliebe.bsky.social Connecting Business, Technology and Culture || Fundraising & Strategy Consultant || University Lecturer || Keynote Speaker || Founder of Booster Space || Outreach Games Europe for Kickstarter
Currently refurbishing a 1980ies GDR original sail boat
Thorsten S. Wiedemann @thorstenstorno.bsky.social Founder and artistic director of A MAZE. . Curious about arthouse games and playful media.
LudoBande @ludobande.bsky.social GameStudies-Netzwerk für Young Academics
Linktree: https://paths.to/ludobande 
Jesper Juul @jesperjuul.bsky.social Video game theorist, author of Half-real, A Casual Revolution, The Art of Failure, and Handmade Pixels.
New book "Too Much Fun: The Five Lives of the Commodore 64" out Dec 10th 2024! https://jesperjuul.net/c64
https://jesperjuul.net
Die Gute Fabrik @gutefabrik.bsky.social An award-winning 🇩🇰 indie game studio, we made ⛵ Saltsea Chronicles, ☄️ Mutazione, 🤼♀️ Sportsfriends, & more. Handcrafted games made by human beings. linktr.ee/gutefabrik
ROMchip: A Journal of Game Histories @romchip.bsky.social ROMchip: A Journal of Game Histories // www.romchip.org
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@lainenooney.bsky.social
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Dany Guay-Belanger @videogamehistorian.bsky.social Videogame historian extraordinaire
FRQSC and SSRCH-funded PhD candidate in Videogame History and Preservation
CGSA Francophone Rep
Creator of Deadplay podcast
The Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies @coegamecult.bsky.social The Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies is a joint project of the universities of Tampere, Turku and Jyväskylä, and is funded by the Academy of Finland. 
openindie - your indie game podcast @openindie.eu Your #indiegame podcast talking with the creative people making the games you love.
Find us here: https://linktr.ee/openindie
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
Robert Yang @radiatoryang.bsky.social gay artist, game dev // website: https://debacle.us // auckland, aotearoa new zealand
just released Radiator Forever, a gay game collection: https://radiator.debacle.us
making Tryhard, a gay rugby RPG: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3443270/Tryhard/
Game Assist 🇵🇸🏳️⚧️ @gameassistyt.bsky.social We are a collective standing for transformative justice & liberation through game writing, research & development. Find us on YouTube for video essays making political analysis of games accessible 💜
Art by knellbelles + @fionacreates.bsky.social
Debug Magazine @debugmag.com The indie games magazine // Available in print and digital // Order support: help@teamdebug.com
Subscribe Now: debu.gg/sub
For Developers: debu.gg/dev
Ben Abraham @afterclimate.com.au I research games + sustainability, currently working for the Sustainable Games Alliance to produce a methodological standard for measuring games emissions.
https://afterclimate.com.au/
https://sustainablegamesalliance.org/
Was @afterclimate on Twitter
Agata Waszkiewicz @agatawaszkiewicz.bsky.social Game scholar, therapist in training, mental health advocate. Makes art on the side.
Rudolf Thomas INDERST (he|him) @gamestudies.bsky.social _Prof. for Game Design & Game Studies (HNU)
_PhD Triforce Holder
_Podcast Founder "Game Studies" (NBN)
_Editor "Games" (TITEL kulturmagazin)
_Expert Advisor "Games" (DFJV)
_Xbox: Inderst1978
_Former Int. Community Strategist (Koch Media)
Katherine Isbister @kcisbister.bsky.social HCI and Games researcher, author of How Games Move Us: Emotion by Design, and Playful Wearables (Jan 2024--https://tinyurl.com/4z9mjxrm) 
Lesley Willard @lesleyawillard.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Media Studies, Emerson College. UT Austin alum. I spend my time yelling about platforms & capitalism. Unionize.
Richard Wetzel @herr-wetzel.bsky.social Associate Professor in Game Design at DePaul University; PhD; Serious Games; AR/VR; HCI; design ideation; he/him. https://hexlab.cdm.depaul.edu/
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. 🏳️⚧️🤝🏳️⚧️
Rob Gallagher @gealga.bsky.social Lecturer in Digital Media, King's College London. Co-director MA Digital Futures. Author of Videogames, Identity & Digital Subjectivity (Routledge 2017) and Artgames after Gamergate (Palgrave 2025): https://link.springer.com/book/9783032044341
marco de mutiis @marcodemutiis.bsky.social screenwalks.com
permanentbeta.network
gta5.photography
https://2girls1comp.xyz
http://marcodemutiis.com
Der Deutsche Computerspielpreis | Der DCP @derdcp.bsky.social 🥇 🎮 🏆
Der Deutsche Computerspielpreis 2026 wurde am 29. April 2026 in München verliehen. #derDCP
game – Verband der deutschen Games-Branche e.V. @gameverband.bsky.social Wir sind der Verband der deutschen Games-Branche. Unsere Mitglieder bilden das gesamte Games-Ökosystem ab, von Entwicklungs-Studios und Publishern bis hin zu E-Sport-Veranstaltern, Bildungseinrichtungen oder Institutionen.
Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur @games-stiftung.bsky.social Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur gGmbH | Chancenbotschafterin für Games | Kultur, Bildung und Forschung mit 🎮✨ | Impressum & Datenschutz: https://t1p.de/SDSKInfo
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg @medienboard.bsky.social Filmförderung & New-Media-Förderung
Impressum: medienboard.de/impressum
gamescom dev @gamescomdev.bsky.social 🌍 gamescom dev - hub for the global game development community
🎮 Twitch shows, podcasts & community networking all year
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft @dfg.de Die DFG ist die größte Forschungsförderorganisation und die Selbstverwaltungsorganisation der Wissenschaft in Deutschland:
www.dfg.de
Impressum: https://www.dfg.de/impressum
Social Media-Netiquette: www.dfg.de/netiquette
Press Start Journal @psjournal.bsky.social Press Start is an open access, peer-reviewed journal run by and for students that publishes academic research on Game Studies.
Website: press-start.gla.ac.uk
Whit Pow (they/them) @poww.bsky.social Assistant Professor | Department of Media, Culture, and Communication | New York University. Trans media studies | Trans histories of glitches, electronic art, software, video games, and networked & computational media. https://linktr.ee/whitpow
Institute of Digital Games - University of Malta @indigitalgames.bsky.social Making big waves in Game Studies research, Game Design, and AI from a tiny, Mediterranean island | Check us out: https://www.um.edu.mt/digitalgames/ | Hosts of DiGRA 2025
Theodor-Fontane-Archiv @fontanearchiv.bsky.social Literaturarchiv, Forschungseinrichtung der Universität Potsdam & kultureller Gedächtnisort
@unipotsdam.bsky.social
www.fontanearchiv.de
Guadalindie @guadalindie.bsky.social 💧🎮 Guadalindie 🎮💧 | Southern Spain Indie Games Fair | Organized by @malagajam.bsky.social & @fycma | 3rd-4th July 2026 | Logo by @darumastudio.bsky.social
https://guadalindie.com/en/
Email: guadalindie@malagajam.com
Godot Engine @godotengine.org Your free, open-source game engine 🎮🛠️
Develop your 2D & 3D games, cross-platform projects, or even XR ideas!
🔗 https://links.godotengine.org/
Godot Foundation @godot.foundation Non-profit organization taking good care of the @godotengine.org project 🤖
Donate here: https://fund.godotengine.org/
🔗 https://links.godotengine.org/
Kulturwissenschaftliche Zeitschrift @redaktion-kwz.bsky.social Seit 2016 herausgegeben von der Kulturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft erscheint die KWZ im Print und Open Access im Felix Meiner Verlag (Hamburg).
https://meiner-elibrary.de/journal/11/kulturwissenschaftliche-zeitschrift
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 (◔◡◔✿)
Phillip Brandes @litgamestudies.bsky.social cat dad
Literary- (&) Game Studies
PhD: retelling in digital games
https://phillipbrandes.de
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.
Lars Pinkwart @larspinkwart.bsky.social Research Associate & PhD Student
@digitalculturesandarts.ch
Zurich University of the Arts &
University of Zurich
medien.kultur.raum @medienkulturraum.eurosky.social Verein für Kommunikation und angewandte Medienpädagogik
www.medienkulturraum.at
Begleitung von Medieninhalten, deren Rezeption und Anwendung in den Bereichen Kultur, Gender & Diversity, Videospiele (und deren Psychologie), Technik, Arbeit und Gesundheit.
Games Ground Berlin @gamesground.bsky.social 📍 05 - 08 November 2026
👾 A GAMING-FESTIVAL FOR EVERYONE
🧡 Creating a hub between industry & community
🟣 https://www.gamesground.de/
itch.io @itch.io Open indie game marketplace and DIY game jam host
Account support? Email support@itch.io
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Aftermath @aftermath.site Aftermath is an independent, worker-owned website about video games and internet culture.
www.aftermath.site
Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social A community blog for videogame criticism and the preservation thereof. Publishers of This Week in Videogame Blogging and many fine Critical Compilations! https://critical-distance.com
TinyGaming @tiny-gaming.net >>> https://www.tiny-gaming.net/ || Little Games, Little Time, Big Fun || A blog dedicated to tiny gaming - Indie games that can be completed in one sitting or played in short sessions!
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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/
A MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social Label for Games and Playful Media.
A MAZE. / Berlin 2027 - 16th edition - May 5-8
A MAZE. Shop-Gallery - Summer break - Greifswalder Str. 14, Berlin
#arthousegames #indiegames #space #positivechaos #berlin #playfulmedia #AMaze2026
GAME:IN @gameinfyi.bsky.social Gameinsam gegen Sexismus in der deutschen Gamesbrsnche.
https://gamein.fyi/
CCC @ccc.de Der Chaos Computer Club ist eine galaktische Gemeinschaft von Lebewesen für Informationsfreiheit und Technikfolgenabschätzung. https://ccc.de
The Mane Quest 🐴🎮 Horses in Video Games 🎮🐴 @themanequest.com The Mane Quest is a website dedicated to "horse games" and the portrayal of horses in video games. Always happy to learn about and give feedback to upcoming games with horses! 💖
themanequest.com
created by Alice Ruppert malicedafirenze.bsky.social
Can You Pet the Dog? @canyoupetthedog.com animals + video games
run by @tristanacooper.bsky.social
Sebastian Möring @sebomat.bsky.social (he/him) #gamestudies, media, and culture researcher, Prof. of Game Design at Macromedia University of Applied Sciences. Book: http://bit.ly/3MWJ5vM. Website: http://sebastianmoering.com.
Molleindustria FUTURE? NO THANKS! OUT NOW @molleindustria.org Paolo Pedercini - Game maker, professor at Carnegie Mellon University. My employer has many, often contradicting, views. Currently making Future? No Thanks!
he/him
Universität Potsdam @unipotsdam.bsky.social Der offizielle Bluesky-Account der Universität Potsdam. Hier postet das Presse-Team. Impressum und Datenschutz: https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/presse/aktuelles/social-media
Shiny | Jojo @shinydiamondcat.bsky.social Jojo | they/he | studying media | PhD student on Queer Game Studies
https://linktr.ee/shinydiamondcat
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