Ben Kirman
Postdisciplinary games academic: Make/study/teach the playful, weird, wonderful and radical. (he/him)
#criticaldesign #speculativedesign #designfiction #gamedesign
Projects:
https://ben.kirman.org
@ceefaux.bsky.social
The TV listings you never did know that you didn't not need, in glorious teletext several times a day. GSOH. Non-smoker preferred. Ring top bell. Currently posting here and on 'the other place' for the minute.
@wolfhoi.bsky.social
Game Studies || Psychology || Digital Play Enthusiast Master's degree programme Game Studies and Engineering, Writer & Mental Health Advocate. Accessibility matters. "Retro can be fun!"
@ilyena.bsky.social
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the University of Glasgow creating interactive and internet-enabled systems for animals. www.ilyena.com
@dreadpiratehook.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Interactive Media at Ulster University - aspiring Generalist with a PhD in Speculative Design. Living on the North Coast, by the sea, making engaging oddities and thoughtful experiences for Human and Non-Human Animals.
@tamsinisaac.bsky.social
📚 PhD Researcher at iGGi York | Exploring Player Engagement in Limited-Time Events 🎮 Blending psychology & game design to understand what keeps players coming back 🏉 Rugby & F1 fan | 📖 Avid reader | 💎 Crystal jewellery creator
@shaunaconcannon.bsky.social
Technology, ethics, interaction, language. Teaching and researching at Durham University.
@ciaranclarke.bsky.social
Cornwall theatre person: act, write, direct, and digital. Sound | Theatre | Guitars | Lecturer & Research | he/him
@konstantinosd.bsky.social
Game urbanist, game designer. Occasional city geographer, author, researcher, and educator. Teaching at D6 Learning.
@skeuomorphology.bsky.social
Runs the UK Covid PCR positivity map: https://jamestindall.info/skeuomorphology/ladb_covid/index.html Otherwise: literary history | philosophy of tech | EXTREME METAPHORS: Interviews with JG Ballard http://amazon.co.uk/dp/B007QOXKHI | www.danohara.co.uk
@austenangell.bsky.social
Designer, Artist, Tech, www.Modernedge.com; #DogLover; #Motorcyclist; Chair Em #IDSA; FIDSA; ExBoard design_museum & CoDesign; https://austenangell.substack.com/
@lepeuplequimanque.bsky.social
A people is missing - Curatorial Platform Art & Research - Based in Paris, France #curating #art #research - https://www.lepeuplequimanque.org/
@oliverbates.co.uk
designer and researcher. https://fractals.coop/ he/him. works on uncertain climate futures, tech, and social change. making games, zines and narrative explorations for transition from the current system.
@jdesignresearch.bsky.social
Journal of Design Research. Published by Inderscience. Emphasising human aspects of design through integrative studies of social sciences and design disciplines. Skeets by @reneewever.bsky.social (editor) Incl journal updates & vacancies in design academia
@kierancutting.bsky.social
Transforming futures of relationships, power, and work at fractals co-op. Researcher, designer, facilitator, writer, poet, games designer. Former indie publisher at EXIT Press. they/them
@poppywilde.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Media & Communication at Birmingham City University. Author of Posthuman Gaming: Avatars, Gamers, and Entangled Subjectivities. Researcher in #posthumanism #posthuman #subjectivity #digital #cultures #media #games #gamestudies #zombies.
@arcadecommons.org
DIY arcade cabinets for local multiplayer indie games based in Brooklyn, New York. https://arcadecommons.org/whatsup https://linktr.ee/dbaarcade
@alexlflint.bsky.social
Postgraduate Researcher @ IGGI PhD | Narrative playtesting & democratisation of #GamesUR • Prev Research Operations @ PlaytestCloud
@catworkers.bsky.social
Official account • good cats being workers • unionized • mascot: Jobert the cat • Business/credit/removal: translatedcats@gmail.com • Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/translatedcats/
@proton.me
Choose a better internet where privacy is the default. Start protecting your personal information online with Proton Mail, Proton VPN, Proton Drive, Proton Pass, Proton Wallet. For more frequent updates, follow us here: reddit.com/r/ProtonMail
@nicholson.phd
Associate Professor of Human-Centred Cybersecurity at Northumbria University, UK || Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=knEVzDMAAAAJ
@lizcable.bsky.social
Game-based learning in training and HE, game-maker, puzzle-setter, narrative designer, transmedia storyteller, boardgamer. Convener of #GamesInEdu25 at #UKGamesExpo web: www.Linktr.ee/lizcable book: https://tinyurl.com/yerhahc6
@michaelstead.bsky.social
Lecturer (Asst Prof/PhD) in Sustainable Design Futures @ Lancaster University School of Design + Imagination Design Lab - Circular Economy/Net Zero/Digital Technologies - https://www.research.lancs.ac.uk/portal/en/people/michael-stead
@dvy.io
Creative technologist in London. Design / React / Laravel / AI / Data / Mental Health / MChem https://dvy.io @dvyio on Twitter.
@amazefest.bsky.social
Games and Playful Media. Our next festival is on May 14-17, 2025 in Berlin. https://amaze-berlin.de #arthousegames #indiegames #space #positivechaos #berlin #playfulmedia
@jcorace.bsky.social
Game designer, mistake maker & Associate Professor at Pratt Game Arts www.goldengrave.com
@sevenfridays.bsky.social
Associate Professor @ the University of York, UK. Research: HCI, video games, research methods. Interests: travelling to see places I miss out on calling home, making crappy art, playing weird video games.
@bigbearscot.bsky.social
Head of Games at Falmouth University. Teach Game Prototyping and Production. Boardgame and cake aficionado. Scot living in Cornwall.
@martinlynagh.bsky.social
Game Maker, Lecturer in Game Production at Abertay University (Professional Projects Module Lead). Glasgow. Former Molecule. This is not a place of honour.
@robinjss.bsky.social
Professor of Game Design & Culture, Abertay University | Own views & musings on being a : researcher👨🔬 maker 🎨 teacher 👨🏫 gamer 🧑💻 sports fan 🏉 Scot 🏴 dad 👨👧👦
@runningjump.games
shaped like a friend. making indie arcade games as "running jump". engineer at blizzard but this is a personal account. play dyebreaker https://dyebreaker.com
@organzola.games
he/him game dev/thing maker brooklyn pratt 2025 game design bfa Wishlist MUTAGEN🧬 https://store.steampowered.com/app/3507690/MUTAGEN/
@mathewolson.com
blogging at virtualvector.xyz • writer and creative technologist at large • hire me • ITP ‘24 • totally sincere hater • he/him •
@kamohh.bsky.social
* SWFA author / gamedev / web weirdo / * writing a book about Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver hotpizzacalendar.com necksaver.xyz
@construct.goblinmo.de
Production/Curation/Design @arcadecommons.org Games and fiction writing @ criticalconstruct.com criticalconstruct.substack.com
@r25th.bsky.social
- alt game developer (ctrl & otherwise) - radio DJ on WRFL (sundays 10pm to midnight) - big challenges advocate - a perpetual mess - generally ok person - she/it - warning: bad words -
@danlockton.com
Utrecht, Netherlands + Norwich, UK Director of the Institute for Sustainable Worlds, Norwich University of the Arts ⦿ Design—imagination—climate—futures ⦿ Imaginaries Lab http://imaginari.es ⦿ http://newmetaphors.com ⦿ he/him
@creativeendvs.bsky.social
💻Computer Scientist🖼Art Historian👨🏫Prof in Creative Tech @Aalto University (Finland). Bridging AI/HCI/CogSci/Creative Practice to research creative AI.
@danhowdle.bsky.social
'Comedian'. Part-time iRacer. Art appreciator. Pro-LGBT, pro-Ukraine, pro-EU. Cis gentleman. He/him. Location: Babé, Belvaria.
@deannacarter.bsky.social
Games & AI | Researcher | Data Scientist | Game Developer Blogger @ medium.com/game-science Formerly of Unity and SEGA she/her 🏳️🌈 Interested in art, people, queer theory, mutual aid, social justice, and competitive AI programming and AI demoscene
@uam.bsky.social
maths (algebraic geometry a long time ago) books games teaching puzzles computers. Every subset of. Including the empty one.
@apocalypsedow.bsky.social
Asst. Prof @ Northumbria Uni #HCI researcher 👀 #AI in the 3rd sector. Dad w aspirations to write #scifi
@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/
@carilall.bsky.social
Professor in HCI / experience design @ TU Eindhoven & Uni of Luxembourg, Author Méthodes de design UX (2018), Deputy Editor Interacting with Computers 🎈Hot air balloon pilot In 2025: TPC CHIWORK, GC SportsHCI, SC chair DIS, Steering Committee EduCHI
@laurissat.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer. Fusing technology and play through location-based gaming, extended reality (XR), AI in games, and the transformative power of AI and XR in education. Beyond the Classroom: Avid gamer, dedicated swimmer, walker and knitter.
@lugossian.bsky.social
Game dev & miscellaneous creative PhD: Seriously casual games https://lugossian.com/
@tigershungry.co.uk
Creative director and playful curator. Rethinking exhibitions & experiential design. Studio lead at http://goodafternoon.uk you might also recognise me from W/Mild Rumpus, the V&A, a party in a shared google doc & the grannies
@annahci.bsky.social
Professor of Human-Computer Interaction at University College London | Research interests: future of work; productivity; work life balance; wellbeing