@gamesforchange.bsky.social @gamesforchange.bsky.social
Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social Advancing Positive Futures for Kids in the Digital World
Josh Sawyer @jesawyer.bsky.social Director of Pentiment, Pillars of Eternity I & II, Fallout: New Vegas. Studio Design Director @ Obsidian Entertainment. ๐บ๐ธEN/๐ฉ๐ชDE โ
Interview/conference inquiries to pr@obsidian.net
Rebecca Frost Davis @frostdavis.bsky.social AVP for Digital Learning at St. Edward's University. Co-ed, *Digital Pedagogy in the Humanities.* Digital humanities in undergrad curriculum & liberal arts in networked world. Views are my own.
Chris Hopper Accessibility Consulting @chrishopper.bsky.social TTRPG accessibility consultant, layout, and writer. Layout for MCDM's Draw Steel, Accessibility and Layout with Brotherwise, Underground Oracle, and more. Edtech and Farming in Austin's backyard.
DMs open or more at linktr.ee/chrishopper
Amy Patterson @amyphd.bsky.social Game Design & Computer Science ๐ฎ๐พ
Arts & Tech โ CPO at Urban Arts ๐จ๐ค
Composition & Digital Media Educator ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ป
#Education #PhD #GameDev #EduSky โ๏ธ
SXSW EDU @sxswedu.com SXSW EDU Conference & Festival | March 13-16, 2027
Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social Independent Journalist. Host of โThe Jim Acosta Showโ on Substack, YouTube and Apple Podcasts: Former Chief WH Correspondent. Author. https://substack.com/@jimacosta?r=lpd3z&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile Inquiries: go to jimacosta.com
Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social Non-profit dedicated to preserving, celebrating, and teaching the history of video games. Our free digital archive is now open to the public! http://archive.gamehistory.org
Frank Cifaldi @frankcifaldi.bsky.social I made GameHistory.org and you can too
Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social narrative director at Firaxis. emergent/systemic storytelling. nominated for awards and things. lit PhD. awful at Greek. cannot overstate the degree to which this is a personal account
Rene Corbeil @utrgv-edtech.bsky.social Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Current research interests include learning experience design (LXD), e-learning, microlearning, and AI in education. https://www.linkedin.com/in/renecorbeil/
Anne Noyes Saini @annenoyessaini.bsky.social Current: The Podglomerate
Formerly: podcast production at Edutopia, Harvard Business Review, Stitcher, WNYC
Caitlin Cordova @cordovatech.bsky.social Instructional Technology Coach, HS, Virginia/USA, Former Latin Teacher, Google Certified Educator, VSTE Certified Coach, ISTE, Reader, Writer, AI in Education, Engagement, Metacognition, Accessibility #EduSky #EduSkyAI #EdTech #EduCoach
Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social The worldโs largest game creation event & global indiedev community ๐ https://globalgamejam.org ๐
Join Indie Studio Supporter Program โก๏ธ bit.ly/GGJIndieStudioSupporter
Liz Cable ๐ฒ ๐พ ๐ UKGE @lizcable.bsky.social Game-based learning & community-building
Educator, Author, Experience Designer
ARGs, LARPs, Escape Games
Convener of #GamesInEdu26 at #UKGamesExpo
CfP: https://bit.ly/UKGECFP
web: www.Linktr.ee/lizcable
Start here: https://bit.ly/GamesinEdu
Rachel Langenhorst @rlangenhorst.bsky.social Edtech leader ๐ป, educator of 30+ years, grad school adjunct, mother, wife ๐, book lover ๐, EMT ๐, fighter for the underdogโnot in order of importance. Stages Learning, Mayo Clinic OASES Team
Claire Mulhern @clairemulhern.bsky.social Education Improvement Lead. Former headteacher. Maths geek. Curriculum development. Chocolate lover. Wife and mum of two.
Zac Doyle @z-l-d.bsky.social Artist, ML/Creative/Business Programmer, Projection Mapping and Lighting Design, Space Enthusiast, Occasional Musician
My wasteland: https://github.com/Z-L-D
Tiffany Liu @tiffanyliu.bsky.social 9-5:
Early childhood advocate.
Dedicated to advancing PD and creating supportive environments for young learners and their educators ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ซ
5-9:
Cricut ambassador ๐จ
Taiwan No Why ๅฐ็ฃ๏ผๆฒๆ็บไป้บผ podcast ๐๏ธ
#ECEC
#EduSkyECEC
Dani_B @danib.bsky.social Future of education. She/her. EdD student studying futures thinking in the youth educator workforce.
Yell at the machine, girl
Jason at Accidental Cyclops Games @accidentalcyclops.bsky.social #TTRPG and board game designer and publisher. Accidentalcyclops.com. Makers of The Real Thing RPG and Surviving Strangehollow. Lover of the really real world, and there ainโt no going back!
HistoryChe @historyche.bsky.social History Educator, M.A, wife, mom of four, Bills and Sabres fanatic, #Bills Mafia, fighter for human rights, LGBTQ+, climate change and ending gun violence.
Dianne Krause @diannekrause.bsky.social Instructional Technology Specialist, Microsoft Certified Coach, MIE Expert & Master Trainer ๐ป, Medievia Goddess โจ, KTI '07 ๐, Lifelong Learner ๐, barre3 Instructor ๐งก๐๏ธโโ๏ธ, Wife ๐ฉโโค๏ธโ๐จ, Mom ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐, Ally ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ #educoach #edtechcoach #edtech #MIEExpert #AIinEDU #ktifamily
Learning Games Lab, New Mexico State University @learninggameslab.bsky.social As part of New Mexico's largest Land-Grant University, we serve the Cooperative Extension Service by producing educational media. We have created hundreds of animations, videos, games, apps, interactive modules, and web tools, including Math Snacks.
Dan Bowen ๐ธ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ฆ๐บ @dan-bowen.bsky.social #Microsoftedu Tech Strategist | educator | podcaster | School improvement |
| Luthier | Dad | Gamer | PhD student | Minecraft Edu | GBL #edusky #aiinedu #ai
Bob De Schutter @bobdeschutter.be Professor at Northeastern University โข award-winning indie game dev โข PhD in game design, aging, motivation & learning โข helps game devs to be mindful of older players
Jeremiah McCall (he/him) @gamingthepast.bsky.social PhD Ancient History; Gaming the Past (2022), Musings, research, & pedagogies of history, education, games, game design & intersections; High school history teacher; Game Designer; fan of Buddhist compassion; jmc.hst@gmail.com
https://gamingthepast.net
Dr. Kira Jones @flaviansophist.bsky.social Classicist. Gamer. Art historian. Actual Dr. Jones. she/her, stick around for antiquity in videogames and general nonsense.
๐ฎ Julie Mavrogeorge / Jdogmav @jdogmav.bsky.social ๐ฎ Esports Implementation Architect | ๐ Curriculum Development | ๐พMinecraft Esports & Cybersecurity | ๐น๏ธMIE Expert
Helping educators develop & implement programs to prepare students for college and career.
#EduSky #Gaming #Esports #STEM #STEAM #CTE #EdTech
Ian Southwell @gatlenshado.bsky.social Creative Director @cleverlike.com, designs in/teaches #UE #Twinmotion #UEFN #ZBrush
YT: http://youtube.com/@Cleverlike
UE5 Authorized Instructor tinyurl.com/mwet5bzv
International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social International peer-reviewed journal dedicated to global research on cultural practices, processes, texts, infrastructures, and identities.
journals.sagepub.com/home/ics
Jason Matthews @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social History Nerd, political junky, Hill rat and historical board game designer.
Polygon @polygon.com Covering video games, entertainment, and the culture around them. We find, share, and investigate the things you love and the people who make and enjoy them.
Fort Circle @fortcircle.bsky.social Publisher of historical board games.
Kumar Garg @kumargarg.bsky.social President, Renaissance Philanthropy
Jess Morrissette @decafjedi.com I'm a professor who studies politics, games, and pop culture. I stream retro adventure games every Wednesday night at twitch.tv/decafjedi. Co-host of the Quest Quest podcast. Links to all my other stuff at decafjedi.com!
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
Matti Vuorre @matti.vuorre.com I am an assistant professor at Tilburg University's Department of Social Psychology.
I have a website at https://vuorre.com.
All posts are posts.
Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social Assistant Prof of Media Psychology in the Department of Communication Science at VU Amsterdam (๐ณ๐ฑ) researching media effects, digital well-being, attention, mental health. Open Science, Computational Methods
๐ฅ๏ธ https://dougaparry.com
๐ฟ๐ฆ From South Africa
Federico Alvarez Igarzรกbal @federicoalvarez.bsky.social Prof. of Digital Media & Game Studies at HBK Essen. I research the aesthetics of games and play combining theoretical and experimental approaches.
Book: "Time and Space in Video Games. A Cogntive-Formalist Approach" http://bit.ly/3iiMEk8
Jamie Madigan @jamiemadigan.bsky.social My book about the psychology of Dungeons & Dragons is out! See www.psychologyofdnd.com. I'm also the author of Getting Gamers: The Psychology of Video Games. I write and podcast at www.psychologyofgames.com
Ashley Jones @apjones428.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Journalism and Communication with an emphasis on digital gaming and feminist theory. Lover of books, cats and dogs, coloring, and sunshine.
DiGRA Belgium @digrabelgium.bsky.social DiGRA Belgium is the Belgian chapter of the international association for academics (and professionals) who research digital games and associated phenomena.
Posts by @alexvandewalle.bsky.social
Torill @torillelvira.bsky.social Researcher, teacher, gamer, knitter, grandmother.
gamevironments @gamevironments.bsky.social A peer-reviewed journal on games/gaming related to culture and society*
Official journal of IASGAR
https://journals.suub.uni-bremen.de/index.php/gamevironments
DGPS: Media Psychology @mepsy.bsky.social Official bluesky account of the Media Psychology Division of the German Psychological Society (@dgps.bsky.social).
Nancy Jennings @nancyjennings.bsky.social Professor, University of Cincinnati
Director, Children's Education and Entertainment Research (CHEER) Lab
Jimmy Ivory @jivory.bsky.social Professor of Technical and Scientific Communication, Virginia Tech.
Ian Bogost @ibogost.com Read my new book, The Small Stuff: How to Lead a More Gratifying Life: https://gratifying.life
Barbara and David Thomas Distinguished Professor at WashU; Staff writer at The Atlantic; author of 11 books. https://bogost.com
Georgetown University Wargaming Society @guws.bsky.social The Georgetown University Wargaming Society (GUWS) provides a venue for current and aspiring wargamers to learn more about wargaming and build their professional networks. ๐ www.guwargaming.org
Laylah Bulman @laylahb.bsky.social Building learning experiences in Minecraft Education โข Mojang โข Game Producer โข Dreamer โข Doer โข Educator โข Cats AND Dogs โข All opinionated opinions my own
BondSarahBond @bondsarahbond.bsky.social Momma ๐ง๐พ๐ฆ๐พ | President of Xbox ๐๐ฎ | Needs green tea ๐ต | Likes sparkly shoes ๐ | Loves games and the people who make them.
finlay back to school edition @finlayis.bsky.social game center mfa '27 | former middle school teacher | programming squad @ geeks out | victorian history, ducks & frogs | they/them/any
https://finlay-logan.itch.io/
Dr. Katniss @handle.invalid Vice President @usaelesports โข Professor of #Gaming & #Esports โข Mom of Gamersโข Speaker โข Authorโข #STEM #SpaceDesign #MetaVerse #Coding #CTE
Becky Keene ๐ฆ @beckykeene.com CEO | MS Ed - Literacy | author, speaker, rogue educator | #AIEdu #EduSky #ISTEcert #esports #Minecraft #PD #NBCT #AIOptimism #PhygitalLabs
Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social Playful & Game-based learning specialist. Interdisciplinary researcher. Serious games for research skills and researcher development. SFHEA, CeLP, PhD.
SJ Elliott @sjelliott.bsky.social Minecraft Education program designer and content creator. Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert. Microsoft Master Trainer. Loves game-based learning and nerding out over geek stuff. #EduSky #MinecraftEdu
Heather Drolet @heather-drolet.bsky.social ๐ฎ Director of Learning Programs at Endless Access โพ๏ธ Teaching future-ready skills through game design ๐ #everyonebelongs #playmatters #createforimpact ๐งก
Marc Watkins @marcwatkins.bsky.social Lecturer of Writing and Rhetoric, I founded the Mississippi AI Institute for Teachers, Assistant Director of Innovation at the University of Mississippi, coauthor of the Norton Guide to AI-Aware Teaching. marcwatkins.org, https://marcwatkins.substack.com/
Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social Information War Mage and Harasser of Authoritarians.
Non-State Actress. Making National Security Make Sense. #NatSecGirlSquad.
National Security Fellow, Wilson Center STIP.
Yes, please tell me about your dog๐ฆ
Dr. Jessica Cavalier @jcavalierwrites.bsky.social Instructional Coach, reading specialist, continuous learner
#writing #research #inquiry
Zack Hartzman @heylistengames.bsky.social Founder of Hey Listen Games | Author "Teaching With Video Games" | The Game Awards Future Class 2020 | Teacher | KFBF | zack.hartzman@heylistengames.org | www.heylistengames.org
Jeremy Yanofsky (he/him) @mysterwhy.bsky.social Digital Media Arts Specialist | #EdTech Leader | Instructional Designer | #gbl #gamebasedlearning #playfullearning @ ENGAGE! (youtube.com/ENGAGEshow)
Portfolio: https://jy-creative.weebly.com/about-me.html
AKGibson @gibsoale.bsky.social Girl Dad!
Husband
STEM Educator
EsportsEDU Advocate
NASEF Community Leader
CTC Educator
Comic book and pop culture enthusiast!
Sithscott @sithscott.bsky.social IT Specialist
Game Enthusiast at TheOuterHaven
email : Sceet77@hotmail.com
or Email for content creation: scotta@theouterhaven.net
Caiters @ayashi.valefor.com Front-End Engineer and video game nerd. Mama to one amazing kiddo and a whole bunch of furry friends <3
Chris Savage @savagedragon1047.bsky.social ELA Teacher Abroad ๐ฌ๐น | Creating Innovative Classroom RPG Experiences | Dragonborn Wizard | Proud Ravenclaw | WWE Enthusiast | SXSW EDU 2025 Speaker & Mentor
Jason E. Osborne @jason-e-osborne.bsky.social CBO @ syGlass Virtual Reality syGlass.io - Obama White House Champion of Change, Explorer, Citizen Science, Paleontology, #STEM #EdTech #SCUBA - #SciFoo & #HHMI alumni https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-e-osborne-1771398
Matthew Taylor @matttaylorlol.bsky.social NYC Mayorโs Game Development Industry Council Member.
Professional Learning Specialist @urbanartsdotorg.bsky.social
NYC ๐ Scholastic Esports ๐พ Blockchain ๐
zeynep tufekci @zey.bsky.social It is said that there may be seeming disorder and yet no real disorder at all
Josh Braun @joshbraun.bsky.social Associate Professor at UMass Amherst studying the civic impacts of media distribution. I work in our Journalism Department and also co-edit the Distribution Matters series for The MIT Press.
Mastodon: @josh@sciences.social
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SCMS Fan and Audience Studies SIG @scmsfaas.bsky.social SCMS Fan and Audience Studies Scholarly Interest Group. Sharing posts, CFPs and info about fan studies and audience studies.
Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life @citap.bsky.social We research the intersection of technology platforms and democratic society.
Our work produces insights that inform a digital future rooted in equality and justice.
https://linktr.ee/unc_citap
Nathaniel Poor @natpoor.bsky.social Internet sociologist, games scholar, in the non-profit sector.
Brooke Erin Duffy @brookeerinduffy.bsky.social social media researcher and author
associate professor at Cornell University
platforms, power, and the creator economy
www.brookeduffy.com
Stephen Reid @stephenreidedu.bsky.social Digital Druid. Prince of Play.
Educator. Keynote Speaker.
VP of Learning - Endless.
Creative Director - Threadbare
https://play.threadbare.game
#PlayMatters #Games #Gaming #GameBasedLearning.
#GameDev #Esports #EduSky
Scott Jarvie @scottjarvie.bsky.social Assistant professor at San Jose State studying the ambiguities: English ed, curriculum, affect, teacher experience.
Read my work here: https://sjsu.academia.edu/ScottJarvie & here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Scott-Jarvie
Laura Levy @BlizzCon! ๐พ๐ฌโจ @drlauralevy.bsky.social ๐ฌ Lead Researcher, Overwatch | Blizzard
๐ PhD human factors psych
๐ Previous Amazon Games, Georgia Tech Research Scientist
๐พ #GUR #HCI
๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ John McCain put my first game on his "naughty list"
๐ฌ my own thoughts/opinions
๐บ๐ธ๐จ๐ฑ๐ธ๐ช
Josh Eyler @josheyler.bsky.social Senior Director of the University of Mississippi's CETL & Assistant Professor of Teacher Education | Author: Failing Our Future (https://bit.ly/3UUdctd) and How Humans Learn (2018) | Speaker: http://bit.ly/jeyler | https://josheyler.wordpress.com | he/him
Alice Keeler @alicekeeler.com #EduSky, Teacher, mom of 5, author, AliceKeeler.com, EdTech expert, gamification, #coffeeEDU, Google Certified Innovator, Google Developer Expert
Dr. Nadine Ebri @nadineebri.bsky.social EdTech Magazineโs Top Influencer to Follow 23โ | ISTEโs
20 to Watch Award Recipient 23โ | Leadership Florida Education Class 7 | Barrier Breaker | Unconventional Educator | ISTE + ASCD Community Leader
Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social Explore the remarkable diversity of birds with Birds of the World, the world's leading collection of avian life histories published by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in collaboration with a global editorial team of avian experts. birdsoftheworld.org.
CDT Europe @cdteu.org Centre for Democracy and Technology Europe ๐ช๐บ Advancing EU law and tech policy with a focus on democracy and human rights.
Part of @cdt.org's Global team.
https://cdt.org/eu/
Center for Democracy & Technology @cdt.org The Center for Democracy & Technology. Shaping technology policy and architecture, with a focus on equity and justice. @cdteu.orgโฌ for our EU-based team.
https://cdt.org
ICAGames.bsky.social @icagames.bsky.social Official account of the International Communication Association's Game Studies Division. #videogames #avatars #VR #boardgames
https://icagames.org/
Miles Harvey, Ph.D. @dr450.bsky.social Middle school teacher, adjunct professor of literacy, games, and esports, head esports coach, researcher, writer, competitive gamer, hiker, and lover of animals.
Crossplay @crossplayblog.bsky.social A newsletter at the intersection of parenting and video games by longtime games reporter and father of two kids, Patrick Klepek. Subscribe now at https://crossplay.news
Christopher Giroir @kelsin.valefor.com Software engineer from Mission Viejo CA. Interested in board games, films, music, video games, and software development!
Prof. Ian Turner @docwiththesocs.bsky.social Works @derbyuni #NTF #PFHEA . Tweets #gamebasedlearning & #geek science stuff. Co-runs #BEST #RemoteForensicCSI and The #Dungeons&Dragons Research Tavern. Likes funky socks.
Tammy Neil @tammyneil.bsky.social Comp. Sci. Teacher, Esports Coach, President of Sunshine State Esports League #EsportsEdu
Deb Fuller @bigpuffingames.bsky.social I'm an award-winning game-based learning designer for K-12 education. I also design solo TTRPGs and other analog cozy games for all ages to enjoy through Big Puffin Games. Find my games at:
https://stori-lundi.itch.io
Erik โRiverโ Leitner @erikleitner.com #Cleverlike Education Content Producer, NASEF Minecraft Advisor, Voice of #Minecraft #GameCode, #MIEE, K-12 STEM and Computer Science education. Minecraft Education Global Training Partner.
https://cleverlike.school/
๐Denver Metro
Nick Schiner | STAY PLAYING NICK @stayplayingnick.com Helping you make parenting, learning, & tech less overwhelming
Gaming Dad | EdTech | Failed Pro Wrestler
๐Baltimore
Worked with HP, Microsoft, Intel, Meta, Games for Change, Code.org, and more
#Parenting #TTRPG #Gaming #Wrestling
Mashfiq Ahmed @mrahmedgaming.bsky.social Science Teacher. The Game Awards Future Class 2022. Games For Change Leadership Award Winner. He/Him
https://linktr.ee/MinecraftClub
Melissa Pilakowski @mpilakowski.bsky.social College English instructor. Former 9-12 English. EdD in Education, MFA in writing. Talk to me about writing, teaching writing, motivation & writing, educational technology, books, game-based learning, nachos, and super-slow running.
Alicia Ray @iluveducating.bsky.social Mom | NC Middle School Educator | Author of Educational Eye Exam | Speaker | EdTech