Matt Knutson

@mattknutson.bsky.social

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Assistant professor at UND, director of academic program in esports. Research areas: game studies, gender and sexuality in digital spaces, media temporality, esports. Pronouns: he/him

Anti-piracy message from the film industry of yesteryear: "You wouldn't download a car."

A recreation of the Education building on UND campus in Minecraft.

Clown putting on makeup meme making fun of series of misjudgements that led to cabinet members sharing military plans with the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic.

My partner and I on the Playa Del Carmen beach at sunset during a family photo shoot.

Still from Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas, a Jim Henson made for TV special. Four anthropomorphic animal puppets play homemade instruments: a washboard, a cigar box, a washtub base, and a ceramic jug. They sing a song in a wooden treehouse overlooking a wintry rural scene.

Uncertain Fry meme, top text: "Not sure if I lack needed background knowledge"
Bottom text: "Or the book is just poorly written"

A frame of S2J (Captain Falcon) versus Abate (Luigi) at The Big House 5 tournament for Melee singles. S2J dairs Abate offstage but because of the invisible ceiling glitch Luigi goes nowhere and S2J loses the match.

A frame of Super Smash Bros. Melee from Cody's perspective. The match timer says 7:32.56 and Fox's shine is clanking with Shiek's jab.

Book cover for A History of Competitive Gaming by Lu Zhouxiang, 2022.

Still from Rick and Morty of Morty listening to a group of squirrels in a tree and realizing there is a global cabal of squirrels controlling humanity.