Kieran Hegarty @kieranhegarty.bsky.social ✨ Deakin University Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Cultural Heritage & Museum Studies) ✨ kieranhegarty.com
Katsumi Yoshida @yozibak.bsky.social programmer/game dev
メルボルンでゲーム開発してる人
working on Canvas Street with @smitleu.bsky.social
canvasstreet.net
yozibak.com
Jane Howard @janeannehoward.bsky.social Arts and culture editor, The Conversation Au+NZ
acommonblackbird @acommonblackbird.bsky.social defiantly neuroqueer human [auDHD, cPTSD, queer, gender nonconforming] striving to survive the polycrisis and cocreate a future worth surviving for. trees and birds help the ongoing messyAF work-in-progressness of it all.
Angela Stengel @angelastengel.bsky.social Future of media, innovation, arts & culture, tech, AI. Ex-ABC, current President of fbi.radio. Also into podcasts, music, food, travel & bikes.
National Library of New Zealand @nationallibrarynz.bsky.social Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa | The wellspring of knowledge of New Zealand. https://natlib.govt.nz/
Read our terms of use http://bit.ly/3G9aJki
Esther Anatolitis @anatolitis.bsky.social art – tenacity – democracy
Writer
Strategy and policy, Test Pattern
Curator, Frameworks for Practice
Adj Industry Prof, RMIT
Cultural Policy, NIDA
Council, National Museum of Australia
Co-Chair, Australian Republic Movement
linktr.ee/estheranatolitis
Elliott Bledsoe @elliottbledsoe.bsky.social I am the grumpy cat of arts marketing! 😼
ATM doing stuff w/ BlakDance + others.
President of @wmau.bsky.social and Co-lead of @creativecommonsau.bsky.social.
@elliottbledsoe on most things.
#ArtsMarketing #Copyright #Tech
On Turrbal/Jagera land.
He/him.
Jason Scott @textfiles.com Free-Range Archivist at the Internet Archive. TEXTFILES.COM guy. Documentary and Podcast creator. Troublemaker.
Lucie Paterson @luciepaterson.bsky.social
mia ridge @miaout.bsky.social Digital Curator @BLDigiSchol British Library and Head of Museum Data Service. EB Secretary @adho-org. Access to digital heritage via AI /machine learning, crowdsourcing, digital humanities. She, they. openobjects.org.uk, miaridge.com. Can't see DMs!
Ian Malcolm @ianmalcolm.bsky.social Melbourne-based writer, editor and proofreader for books, publications and web.
Game designer from Star Wars on NES to Need For Speed: Shift on iOS, with dozens of titles in between.
Bass, uke and low whistle player. Unrepentant folkie.
Ausretrogamer @ausretrogamer.bsky.social Spreading the nostalgic vibe of retro gaming culture across the known universe.
Official account - http://ausretrogamer.com
🕹️RetroGaming ⚪️Pinball 👾Arcade
Agnes Forrester @agnesfm.bsky.social sentient writing algorithm | media critic | words @ www.rummagist.com | Melb, AUS
leura 🐭 @smitleu.bsky.social hi it’s leura 🦭 im making an architecture game called…. canvas street!!!! please wait in eager anticipation!!
I don’t wanna verify my age so you can email me if you want :)
leura@apartment809.com
Laura Ager @lauraager.bsky.social Here for old cinemas, all kinds of films and assorted festivals. Melbourne based. Organiser for @melbcinematheque and @radfilmnet
@combatradio.bsky.social @combatradio.bsky.social Survived Warner Bros Studios/Now Exec Director of Combat Radio/Brigade-Radio-One based at NBC/Universal Studios. MMA practitioner. Terrorist attack survivor. Monk. https://linktr.ee/ethandettenmaier
Melanie Swalwell @melswal.bsky.social Prof of Digital Media Heritage, Swinburne University. #AusEAASI Project Lead. 🖤💛❤️ ally, living and working on Wurundjeri and Dja Dja Wurrung lands.
William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social Author of Neuromancer and, most recently, Agency (still above from “Kill Switch”, The X-Files, Season 5, Episode 11, co-written with Tom Maddox)
Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social Book: https://thecon.ai
Web: https://faculty.washington.edu/ebender
Birgitta B @birgitta410.bsky.social Software Dev at Thoughtworks, Berlin and elsewhere | http://birgitta.info | @bboeckel@toot.thoughtworks.com
Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social Chief Economist at @australiainstitute.org.au
Columnist on economics and politics for Guardian Australia.
Dollars & Sense podcast https://australiainstitute.org.au/news/category/podcasts/dollars-sense/
dan nolan @dannolan.bsky.social keyboard peacekeeper
decryption @decryption.bsky.social writes about computers for a living
Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social Amnesty Media Award 2014. Cryptoparty. Anti-Robodebt campaigner. Digital rights. Mutant network node herder. Completing a Master of Social Work. Devouring entropy https://www.patreon.com/asherwolf
NDF NZ @ndfnz.bsky.social We're a network of people working to enhance digital interaction with culture & heritage #NDFNZ. More at www.ndf.org.nz.
Follow #NDF25 for conference updates, or visit https://www.live.ndf.org.nz/
josh (with parentheses) @joshwithparenthes.es my body is a machine that takes THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS and turns them into HEADACHES AND INCOMPREHENSIBLE VIDEO ESSAYS
youtube.com/@joshwithparentheses
contributing irritant for @theessaylibrary.com
HADES @wearehades.bsky.social HADES at University of Melbourne (Humanities and Diverse eResearch Scholars) unite around inclusive, diverse and ethical approaches to digital research in HASS fields, and the crucial link between teaching & research https://go.unimelb.edu.au/x4ip
Matthew Burgess @matthewpburgess.bsky.social Lead Digital Archivist at the State Library of NSW.
Also posting on matthewpburgess@digipres.club
All views, posts and opinions shared are my own. He/Him.
https://blog.matthewburgess.net
Simon Willison @simonwillison.net Independent AI researcher, creator of datasette.io and llm.datasette.io, building open source tools for data journalism, writing about a lot of stuff at https://simonwillison.net/
ally @allyhennessy.bsky.social 🪷just here for attention🪷 making games. Mystiques, Solium Infernum, Rumu etc
Hoshino Lina (星乃リナ) 🩵 3D Yuri Wedding 2026!!! @lina.yt Hello everyone, Hoshino Lina here! I'm a developer VTuber!
▶️ lina.yt/magic
EN/日本語|she/her|🎨 #HoshinoLinArt
My gf: @cyan.yt 🩵|We are @thgirls.yt
🐘 @lina@vt.social
📨 lina@lina.yt
💲 lina.yt/sponsor | lina.yt/kofi
Laura E. Hall @lauraehall.bsky.social Mysteries, puzzles, adventures. I make games, write books & preserve immersive history. PDX. They/she
Immersipedia coming soon 📖
PLANNING YOUR ESCAPE (Simon & Schuster), KATAMARI DAMACY (Boss Fight Books)
✨ lauraehall.com
🔎 cfia.org
🎙️ secretlives.games
Adrian Hon @adrianhon.bsky.social Made Zombies, Run! and Perplex City, wrote You've Been Played and A History of the Future in 100 Objects.
Associate Artist at the Traverse Theatre. Writing a book about immersive art.
Blog: mssv.net
Larp: strandfall.com
Video: youtube.com/adrianhon
Lizzy Tait @lizzytait.bsky.social A/Prof of Digital Preservation, School of Computing Technologies RMIT. 🏴🇦🇺🏳️🌈
kat @kgt.bsky.social [-o-]
microgames: https://chipswoon.itch.io/
everything else: https://kgt.dev
DMs closed bc Australia
Seb Chan @sebchan.bsky.social Museums|music|media|monsters|mayhem - https://linktr.ee/sebchan
Deb Chachra @debcha.bsky.social Engineering professor. Author of HOW INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS (on Riverhead in the US+, on Torva in the UK+). Interested in embodiment, materiality, metacognition, and systems. All enthusiasm is 100% genuine. debcha.org
OSHWA @oshwassociation.bsky.social The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) aims to foster technological knowledge and encourage research that is accessible, collaborative and respects user freedom.
Chris Arneil @chrisarneil.bsky.social professional(?) video game archivist @ the national film and sound archive of australia
Justin Warren @jpwarren.pivotnine.com Principal analyst and managing director at PivotNine.
Robert Hart @hardhack.bsky.social Maker hacker and tinker with a position for science
J L @jessikatze.bsky.social Human. Friend. Animal lover. Beach dweller.
❤️☺️🦇🦆🦎🐝🐈
Austin Lancaster 🎮✍ @crawfordscat.bsky.social Cinephilic "gamer". Based in Naarm (Melbourne).
Latest writing: https://umbycord.substack.com/
Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social I helped make Moon, Source Code, Warcraft, Mute and just finished making ROGUE TROOPER, out in 2026!
Also made the graphic novel MADI and the kids Stenton & Zowie.
Post Growth Institute @postgrowth.org For an equitable #postgrowth world 🌿Post Growth Fellowship, Post Growth Alliance, Offers & Need Markets, Free Money Day & more🌍 @postgrowth@mastodon.social
@acmimuseum.bsky.social @acmimuseum.bsky.social
ACMI Labs @handle.invalid Experiments, research and insights in media, technology and user experience from inside ACMI, Melbourne
@acmimuseum.bsky.social
Beau! @b3.au Thirty-something, bit of a nerd & shift worker. Excited by gadgets, transport, photography & travel. May contain traces of nuts.
(aka @BeauGiles on what was the bird site)
📍Sydney, NSW via Streaky Bay, SA
Opinions here ≠ my employers
Tech Won’t Save Us @techwontsave.us A left-wing podcast for a better world and better tech. Hosted by @parismarx.com. Made in partnership with @thenation.com.
https://techwontsave.us/
Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team Founder & Chief Innovation Officer @ Bluesky
Working on @attie.ai
🌱 🪴 🌳
Amelia Dowd @ameliajdowd.bsky.social Photographer. http://www.ameliajdowd.com
Alex Eckermann @alexeckermann.bsky.social
kscottz @kscottz.bsky.social Engineer: mainly robots and computer vision stuff. Developer advocate for ROS at Open Robotics. Open Source Hardware Association board member. Lover of rats and plants.
Oli Young @oliyoung.bsky.social 2006 Time Person of the Year
Shenanigans. Kindness. Joy. Love. Chaos Monkey. Music. Lakers basketball. Cubs baseball. WWE. TTRPG. MtG. ADHD.
Occasionally, software and product engineering.
Jenn @jennjgh.bsky.social Interests include and are not limited to:
hedonism. nihilism. anarchism. eroticism. bohemianism. socialism. symbolism. absurdism. cynicism. turn tableism.
Melbourne Data Analytics Platform (MDAP) @mdap-unimelb.bsky.social We're an academic team of Research Data Specialists enabling data-intensive and data-informed research across disciplines
@unimelb www.unimelb.edu.au/mdap
Marian Turner @marianlturner.bsky.social Senior Editor, Nature Ecology & Evolution. Melbourne/Naarm.
Mitch @mitchwd.bsky.social
Michael Parry @mjparry.bsky.social Museums / Culture / Design / Infrastructure / He/Him / Naarm 🌈 #Midsumma
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
Remi Cadene @remicadene.bsky.social AI for Robotics at @HuggingFace 🤗
Focusing on @LeRobotHF
Adrian Esterman @profesterman.bsky.social Professor of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Adelaide University.
Evidence-based updates on public health & outbreaks.
Also on X/Twitter: @profesterman
jim fishvvick @fimjishwick.bsky.social they/them
i came to make theatre and weak puns and i'm all out of theatre
linktr.ee/fimjishwick
MΛTT @mattro.design Photographer
Guitarist
Software designer & maker
I made a weather app for Australians.
It is called Sunshine. 👉 @sunshineapp.bsky.social 🌻
👨🏻🚀 https://mattro.design
📸 https://glass.photo/mattro
📷 https://instagram.com/mattro.photo
Craig Middleton (he/him) @museumguy.bsky.social Queer curator.
Living on Ngunnawal, Ngunawal and Ngambri country.
Canberra, Australia.
Ricky Mondello @rmondello.com 💚 Friend
🏳️⚧ Trans, nonbinary, they/them
😷 Caring, careful
🔑 Passkeys & passwords
🧛🏻♀️ It’s not a phase
🦔 Speedrunner
Lee Constable @constababble.bsky.social 🎥 TV/Online Presenter
🧠 Science + Sustainability + Society Edutainer
🌏 Climate communicator
📚 Kids book author
🏳️🌈 Drag King: Milton MANgo's MANager
(She/They)
Regan Forrest @interactivate.bsky.social Once upon a time I was an expert in museum visitor experiences. Then I took a 10-year detour into management. Now I'm a semi-retired consultant.
Probably neurodivergent. Definitely curious about lots of things.
Dr Lynda Kelly @lyndakelly61.bsky.social Research Expert. Audience Advocate. Digital Specialist. Social media tragic.
Blog about #GLAM #museums #digital #musetech #museumed #museumeval
👉 https://musdigi.wordpress.com/
🧄 Garlic grower
🚜 Farmer
🍀 Irish and Gundungurra land
Tansy Hoskins 🍉 @tansyhoskins.org Journo/author. I've got a brand new book coming out - CHARITY SHOP WORLD. 03.09.2026. Pre-orders here: https://theindigopress.com/product/charity-shop-world/
Pip Shea @pipshea.bsky.social Designer 🏳️🌈🥁. AI for Science R&D at @ CSIRO Australia. She/Her.
tern @1goodtern.bsky.social truth, science, hope
@bjh.bsky.social @bjh.bsky.social f/k/@zbendr.
Mainly: Video product × platform × design × arch.
But also: Cybersecurity and cyberworthiness manager. Military officer.
📺🎛
Probably¹ addicted to coffee and chilli
http://SeeDisclaimer.com
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Alice McCool @mccoolingtons.bsky.social Journalist + feminist. Investigative reporter at The Nerve. Formerly Good Law Project. Other bylines inc The Guardian, CNN, Dazed, TIME Magazine. They/them.
www.alicemccool.com
ruby! @rubyinnes.bsky.social agent of chaos at massive monster & back pocket | former slopstress at kotaku au | illustrator
Connor Tomas O'Brien @mrconnorobrien.bsky.social Run a design studio for non-profits (http://studiosometimes.com) + write stuff for lazy environmentalists (Change is Hard). Born: 351.41 ppm CO2
Dan Golding @dangolding.com Professor of Media at Monash University. Composer for games like Untitled Goose Game, Frog Detective, Mars First Logistics. Host of ABC Classic’s ‘Screen Sounds’ (Sat 6pm).
dangolding.com
@tsbates.bsky.social @tsbates.bsky.social
'Aainaa @aainaa-ab.bsky.social Rants about things. Superlatives. Design, food, stuff. She/Her.
https://www.corner.inc/aainaa
Mark VK5QI @vk5qi.bsky.social He/Him; 'Strayan; Amateur Radio Operator (VK5QI); RF Engineer; High-Altitude Ballooning - http://sondehub.org; http://libre.space Contributor;
Byron J Scullin @byronscullin.bsky.social Sound Artist & Designer. One half of Fuligin Sound. Co-Founder of MESS Ltd.
https://linktr.ee/byronjscullin
Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social Writer, journalist, researcher, trade unionist
Nat 🍉🏳️🌈 @natbott.omg.lol Librarian and Game dev 🎮 ☆ Creative Tech and Makerspaces @cityofmelbourne 🏙 ☆ Tech support @lil-pink-clouds.bsky.social 💌 ☆ they/them ☆
CardiOnCryptography @bsky.gay they 🏳️⚧️ putting the crypt in cryptography 🪦
Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social Curator of videogames for work and queer films for fun | they/them
💥self-exploding boy @deads.bsky.social ⚰️ one well-prepared dead guy • 死ぬまで生きてました • draws only @nullphy.bsky.social • 35↑丨ENG丨少しだけ日本語 • FUB🆓 • you don’t have to suffer to show suffering
#FanArt #FanComic #OriginalArt #OC #Guro
☕️ https://www.ko-fi.com/deadums
Shlee fucked around and @shl.ee Teacher, Mother, Lover, Enabler
📧 hey@shl.ee / ashley@generozity.charity
Mastodon: @shlee@aus.social
He/They
Casey Dalbo @heyimcasey.bsky.social 3d artist / creative dev @ emd studio/swin 🥤
volunteering w/ #Claire4Casey #auspol campaign
problem solver/creator 😶🤠
Tyne Daile Sumner @tynedaile.bsky.social ARC DECRA Fellow: literary studies | digital humanities | surveillance | President, Australasian Association for Digital Humanities: https://aa-dh.org/ | current project: surveilit.com | everything else: tynedaile.com
Dr. Joseph J. Thiebes @thiebes.bsky.social ☀️ Thiebes rhymes with Phoebus
⚗️ physical chemist / chemical physicist
🔬 time-resolved spectro/microscopy
📊 data science & analytics
🌟 lifelong learner
🎯 banner: laser interference
v buckenham @v21.bsky.social hello again
made (and continuing to make) downpour.games, a game-making app that anyone can use
also i have a website: v21.io
XOXO @xoxofest.com XOXO was an experimental festival for independent artists and creators from the internet.
🌐 xoxofest.com
C3VOC releases @media.ccc.de Automated announcements of releases on media.ccc.de - For contact please use @c3voc@chaos.social or E-Mail
Dan Hon @danhon.com Hi, it's me, I'm the problem etc etc
me: https://about.danhon.com
i make: https://donotreply.cards
work: https://verylittlegravitas.com/
my hallway track: https://verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
DM or Signal danhon.1701
Jake Williams @malwarejake.bsky.social Breaker of software, responder of incidents, IANS Faculty, VP R&D Hunter Strategy.
Caræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city I spend a lot of time thinking about all the ghosts that live in old electronics.
Preservation, art, old tech.
18+ only
Something beautiful is going to happen.
(she / they)
Writing: antientro.pics
Patreon: www.patreon.com/caraesten