Amanda Phillips ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐๐๐โ๐ผ๐ฐโโ @gamertrouble.bsky.social They/he/she. Ass. Prof LV 2, Georgetown. Gamer Trouble + Queer/Trans/Digital/Diaspora (NYU Press). Transmasc Latinx feminist bunny boi. V srs academic. Subtext for days.
Hibby @hibbythach.com PhD student at the University of Michigan's School of Information studying content moderation, trans technologies, and live-streaming. she/her pronouns
Oh also I'm like if a girl was a gamer was a streamer teehee
https://linktr.ee/hibbybobibby
Geneva/Styx @gensuta.itch.io They/Them | 26 | Yuri Enthusiast
Black gaymedev, artist, and educator in NYC ๐
Looking for part-time gigs!
Prev at: GlowUp Games and NuChallenger
We're not free until we're all free ๐ต๐ธ
gensuta.itch.io | https://gensuta.github.io/
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
Laine Nooney @ ๐ฅ๐๏ธ๐ฅ @lainenooney.bsky.social ๐พ associate prof of computers + video games @ MCC @ NYU
๐น๏ธ managing ed of ROMchip: A Journal of Game Histories @romchip.bsky.social https://romchip.org
๐ The Apple II Age: How the Computer Became Personal
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ROMchip: A Journal of Game Histories @romchip.bsky.social ROMchip: A Journal of Game Histories // www.romchip.org
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NYU Press @nyupress.bsky.social "Downtown to the World," NYU Press amplifies NYU's leadership in global higher education and research through influential publications that embody the university's core mission and creative identity.
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Marilia Kaisar @mkaisar.bsky.social PhD candidate in Film and Digital Media at UCSC
-currently dissertating + in the job market-
Dave Parisi @daveparisi.bsky.social Researching histories & futures of touch tech/haptics
Prof @ NYU Tandon TCS/IDM https://shorturl.at/0Wwzc
Archaeologies of Touch https://tinyurl.com/4kcxxkfk
Edit @ ROMchip journal https://shorturl.at/sDFI1
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Matt Knutson @mattknutson.bsky.social 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
Peter McDonald @pdmcdonald.bsky.social Associate Professor of Education, UW-Madison. Play scholar, potter, and dog friend.
Author of ๐The Impossible Reversal https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517916220/the-impossible-reversal/ and ๐Run and Jump https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262547390/run-and-jump/
Society for Cinema and Media Studies @scmstudies.bsky.social The Official Bluesky account for SCMS
https://www.cmstudies.org/
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University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social University of Illinois Press / Publisher of scholarly and regional trade books and journals since 1918
mesk @meesk.bsky.social TV, media industries, algorithmic brand culture, videographic criticism. Associate Professor of Rhetoric & Media Studies, Lewis & Clark College. She/her.
Aca-Media @aca-media.bsky.social A podcast offering an academic perspective on media, from the Society for Cinema and Media Studies
https://aca-media.org/
Shira Chess @shirachess.bsky.social Associate Prof. of Media Studies @ UGA
Books:
1. The Unseen Internet (MIT press, 2026)๐ซ
2. Freaks in the Machine: Mondo 2000 in Late 20th century (Strange Attractor w RU Sirius)
https://open.substack.com/pub/unseeninternet
MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social Committed to the daily re-imagining of what a university press can be since 1962.
Website: https://mitpress.mit.edu
The Reader (our home for excerpts, essays, & interviews): https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
MIT Press Direct: https://direct.mit.edu/
Noahโฆ @noahspringer.com Senior Acquisitions Editor for game studies and new media at the MIT Press | columnist at Unwinnable Magazine | letterboxd https://boxd.it/oHIf
Experimental Games Showcase @exgs.bsky.social Since 2002, the ExGS (formerly Experimental Game Workshop) has yearly showcased the work of developers of experimental games at the Game Developers Conference, aiming to highlight works that extend the boundaries of games as a creative medium.
meghna jayanth @meghna.bsky.social narrative design |ALL๐ฅWILL๐ฅRISE - Thirsty Suitors - 80 Days | pleasures counter to capitalism-colonialism | technopolitics ๐+๐น liberation
No Games For Genocide @nogamesforgenocide.com We are a group of game workers, activists, union organisers, and journalists that care about the games industry, Palestine and all people living under the violence of colonialism and imperialism.
https://nogamesforgenocide.com/
Eka | Dosa Divas @ekanaut.bsky.social Out now https://outerloopgames.com/dosa
Director on Dosa Divas, Thirsty Suitors, Falcon Age. Co-Founder and Creative Director at Outerloop Games. Design, narrative, art, biz, UI/UX, production, photos. Uplifting marginalized devs.
Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social A daily literary website highlighting the best in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and criticism.
https://linktr.ee/lithub_
Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social Video game critic, Editor-at-Large @ Polygon. Formerly Digital Trends, Inverse, Hard Drive
i am never doing โdiscourseโ i do not know what random post you are talking about
Kotaku @kotaku.com Gaming, reviews, tips & more โ https://kotaku.com
Stephanie Boluk @chouxsalad.bsky.social 
Patrick LeMieux @alt254.bsky.social Media artist, game designer, electronic musician, and Associate Professor at UC Davis. Wrote Metagaming w/ @chouxsalad. http://linktr.ee/patricklemieux
Conner Rush (FYRE Games) | PROJECT SONGBIRD @fyregames.bsky.social One-man indie game dev developing PROJECT SONGBIRD, coming 03.26.26. Responsible for Summerland and We Never Left from Dread X Collection 5.
Qweerty Gamers @qweertygamers.org Nonprofit that supports & uplifts LGBTQIA2S+ gamers, creators, & industry professionals by providing resources, community, education, & opportunities that expand visibility, connection, & real-world impact across gaming culture.
The QGCon Collective @qgcon.bsky.social Official account for the Queerness and Games Conference #QGCon established in 2013. QGCon is a registered nonprofit based in Montreal, Canada.
Stay tuned for news on presenting at or attending the next QGCon!
https://www.qgcon.org/
Jess Rowan Marcotte @jessromarcotte.bsky.social game & narrative designer, maker, writer. 1/3 of @softchaos.bsky.social. ๐36. Queer, trans, Mi'kmaw & Eurosettler mix. Organizer of @qgcon.bsky.social & other queer COVID-cautious events.
they/them
https://softchaos.games
https://faenotype.design
D. Squinkifer @squinky.me That gum you like is going to come back in style.
https://squinky.me/
Pixelles @pixellesmtl.bsky.social Nonprofit empowering more women & other underrepresented genders in game development. Volunteer-run and based out of Montrรฉal (Canada), we organize free career development opportunities โ in-person and online.
โน๏ธ http://pixelles.ca
โ๏ธ info@pixelles.ca
Tanya X. Short @tanyaxshort.bsky.social Captain of Kitfox Games (Streets of Fortuna, Boyfriend Dungeon, Dwarf Fortress, Caves of Qud). Co-director of Pixelles & Polaris. She/her. Be full of love. Put in the effort.
@differentgames.bsky.social @differentgames.bsky.social 
maxi boch @maxiboch.bsky.social 
Naomi Clark (@metasynthie) ๆๆช็ด็พ @halfrobot.com Game Designer (Consentacle +37 others)
Chair / Director, NYU Game Center ( https://gamecenter.nyu.edu/ )
Founding Collective, Sylvia Rivera Law Project
Formerly: Gamelab, LEGO, strap-on.org etc.
https://metasynthie.itch.io/
Opinions are only my own!
Meredith Gran @meredithgran.com Perfect Tides - http://tinyurl.com/vbf9wzab
Perfect Tides: Station to Station - OUT NOW! https://tinyurl.com/34f4m9jy
Comics @ http://www.octopuspie.com
jenny @qdork.bsky.social posting (at least) 1 video a day until my video game, CONSUME ME, sells one million copies.
buy now! ๐๐๐๐๐
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steam:
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Rami Ismail (ุฑุงู
ู) @ramiismail.com I help good people make good games in good ways. https://ramiismail.com/
Laia Bee @laiabee.bsky.social @pincergames co-founder/ former president and volunteer at @Cavi_uy / #1reasontobe organizer at @officialgdc.bsky.social / LatamVGF Coord/ #thegameawards Future Class/ She/Her
Brenda Romero @brendaromero.bsky.social Studio Director @ Romero Games. Writer @ The Stinging Fly, TOLKA, The Dublin Review and more. Metalhead. Nerd.
AP Thomson @apthomson.bsky.social https://store.steampowered.com/app/2364580/Titanium_Court/
GDC Festival of Gaming @officialgdc.bsky.social GDC Festival of Gaming returns March 1-5, 2027, in San Francisco!
Blippo+ @blippo.plus Channel Surf โบ New Wave โก๏ธ Television
๐ฌ Out Now on Nintendo Switch, Steam, & Mac
๐ก Broadcasting Weekly on Playdate
๐ Apple Design Awards 2026 Finalist
๐ Best Writing in a Game NYGA 2026
๐ 4x IGF 2026 Nominee
https://blippo.plus
Abby Yaffe @kirijo.bsky.social simulationist on main
@schoemannator.bsky.social @schoemannator.bsky.social 
Michael V @peaseporridge.bsky.social I'm not here
ATL usually
Bistraw @bistraw.bsky.social 
Tate Donnelly -> GDC @tate-donnelly.bsky.social Lead Programmer at Fifty Birds Studios | Check out my work at tatedonnelly.com
Theodore Rex (He/They) @trexcreative.bsky.social 34 yo author, indie game dev, general pop culture enthusiast. Seeking out other creative types for collaboration and community. My projects are my special interest. Ask me anything about my work!
https://theodoremcrex.wixsite.com/theodore-rex-design
Schera Wyss ๐ SLUG HUMAN @scherawyss.bsky.social Gamedev and overall psycho โตshe/herโต
I run ๐ทSLUG WORLD๐ท
Born 1993, Unity dev since 3.x
Current: FERAL BLOOD DOLL
Prev: Dread Delusion // Dog Witch //The Devil
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Cinnamon Switch @cinswitch.itch.io Makers of fine TF visual novels. Made Mice Tea, currently making Crossed Signals and Coffee Buns
Find our projects at cinswitch.itch.io
KDhynamo @kdhynamo.art Call me KD | He/They | 34
Game Dev at @cinswitch.itch.io
Lead Artist for Mice Tea, Coffee Buns
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josie @fifidev.bsky.social ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ game developer lady
co-creator of Gato Roboto, Demon Throttle, Gunbrella, Devolver Bootlegs
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Swan @theswandragon.bsky.social Any Pronouns / Genderfluid.
Writer, Game Designer, Voice Actor, and sometime-lots-of-other-things.
TTRPG researcher and designer.
Avatar (Erin) by @saterise.bsky.social
Banner (Sheila) by @mashinabi.bsky.social
Filthy Houseplant @filthyhouseplant.bsky.social We're two devs in a trench coat making a narrative drawing game called Prickles!
Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4038920/Prickles/
Discord: https://discord.gg/dbVW8UQxnn
Anna Anne Anthropy @cyborgurl.bsky.social ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ฆผ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐จ
Game designer, writer, educator, cyborg. Chicago, ill, annoyed. Currently available for work!
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https://cyborgurl.neocities.org/
bee sacks @beesacks.bsky.social they/them transmasc author. I write fiction about how the violence of the state shapes our intimate lives. Novels: CITY OF A THOUSAND GATES and THE LOVER
๐Lewd Alfred๐ดโโ ๏ธDouglas๐ @lewdalfred.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/lewdalfred Boylesque Artist, Queer Necromancer
spalding gay @punkgroucho.bsky.social sometimes known as whore vidal
https://henrygiardina.substack.com/
Jett Allen @jettdraws.bsky.social Cartoonist and film PhD dropout who won't shut up
https://jettdraws.substack.com/