Steven Dashiell PhD
Research Asst Prof at Morgan State University - social scientist who studies discourse, masculinity, and disparities, specifically in male-dominated subcultures (like game communities and social media). Army veteran. UMBC grad.
@colewehrle.bsky.social
Game designer focusing on strategy games with strong emergent narratives. Half of Wehrlegig Games. Creative director at Leder Games. Voracious reader of just about anything I can get my hands on.
@digbyish.bsky.social
Author of Love & War: How Militarism Shapes Sexuality & Romance (Columbia Univ. Press, 2017 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title) http://amzn.to/1vid3eQ
@slovenlytrulls.com
we're big bad evil girls with a podcast about d&d, feminism, and 'playing investigator' 💋 https://lnk.bio/slovenlytrulls NEW EPISODES ON THE 1ST OF EVERY MONTH
@whatsforlynch.bsky.social
Composer, lyricist, and bookwright for musical theatre. Reviewer of board games for Meeple Mountain. The Sore Loser. Blog: https://www.andrewjacksonlynch.com/the-cost-of-a-basket-of-fish he/him
@jaakkostenros.bsky.social
Scholar of games and play, author or editor of eleven books, into comic books, role-playing games, and art. Website: https://jaakkostenros.wordpress.com/ Email: jaakko.stenros (at) tuni.fi
@carasinclair.bsky.social
I'm the Vault Master for Vaults & Villains! Find us on youtube: Flustercluck Gaming! I love My Fiancée, The Fifth Element, Hookah, TTRPGS, Horror, & Borderlands! I stream ttrpgs online regularly and write horror stories in my spare time!
@siveambrai.bsky.social
Professor Bridget "Why wouldn't I open the Ark of the Covenant and look directly into it?" Blodgett, personal Tumblr curator. Games, Feminism, and Design Scholar.
@burnedprof.bsky.social
🇨🇦 in 🇺🇸. academia has 4 parts: research, teaching, service & politics. i got the 1st 3 right. posts mine & might be info. my passport says i am 183cm tall. when you're burned, you've got nothing. no pets, no insta & you're not going anywhere. ça que c'tait.
@neilhimself.neilgaiman.com
Makes things up. Writes them down. Dreams about growing up but not yet.
@velixious.bsky.social
professor of game studies and design, sociologist, retired MMORPG shaman, current cozy game player, mom of two kickass adult daughters, lover of holidays, gin, and cats.
@drkowert.bsky.social
Founder of Psychgeist. Visiting Researcher at University of Cambridge. Chocobo wrangler. All opinions mine.
@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
@anterobot.bsky.social
Associate Professor at Stanford University. NCTE President Elect. Education. Speculative Imagination. Healing. Dad of twins. he/him/his lacuenta.substack.com
@matthewmercer.bsky.social
Storyteller, VO Guy, Vincent Valentine, Minsc, Thirst Trap Ganondaddy, #TheLegendOfVoxMachina, CCO/DM of Critical Role. I’m always tired. He/Him.
@thelibgamer.bsky.social
Past President of ALA’s GameRT. Librarian with diverse experience in public and academic libraries. I am now working for the Indiana State Library and living in Southern IN.
@georgetakei.bsky.social
I’ve boldly gone into the clear blue yonder. Follow for more recipes and tips.
@sarahstang.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Game Studies at Brock University. Lab Director of STAR Lab. At-Large Rep for CGSA and former Secretary for ICA Game Studies Division.
@melissainau.bsky.social
#academicsky HCI: boardgames & hybrids, interaction, evaluation, distanced play. Play. IGA Jury. OMG. Spiel. Shoes. Handbags. Random rants. This is all me, not work official. Dr. She.
@blackgamesarchive.bsky.social
Black Games Archive is a multimedia, public-facing database of games, digital resources, accessible scholarship, and designer interviews that are relevant to the intersections between Black culture, games, and play. Blackgamesarchive.org
@persephone.blue
🔥 ludoarsonist 🕹️ media scholar 🎮 game maker AP of Experimental Game Design @UAlberta. Dir. @ https://darcmode.org + https://triptable.top. 🔍 trans play 🏳️⚧️ TRPGs 🎲 extremism 💀 & the ✨unplayable✨ 🌐 https://persephone.blue 🎲 https://gravesnail.itch.io
@adriiadventures.com
she/they 🇸🇻 writing and studying rpgs 🎮 finally a phd candidate 😵💫
@bexagons.bsky.social
she/they. Gaming & academic librarian. TTRPG design dabbler. Cat lover. Play, storytelling, books, tea, crafts, snail mail. Board member, Games & Gaming Round Table of American Library Assoc. 🏳️🌈🎲📚 https://toplayishuman.com/ https://toplayishuman.itch.io/
@gregisonthego.bsky.social
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/central-michigan-university-press/keep-the-faith?ref=Gbsky Game designer (Ahoy, 2022; Bloc by Bloc: Uprising, 2022 w/ T.L. Simons; Keep the Faith, 2025). Asst.Prof. Game Studies & Game Design @HarrisburgU
@anasalter.bsky.social
Professor of English and Director of Texts & Technology at UCF. Author most recently of Playful Pedagogy in the Pandemic & Twining.
@merilainen.bsky.social
Academy Research Fellow @ Tampere University, currently studying the intersections of men, masculinity, and gaming. Also into RPGs, miniatures, pirates, pro wrestling, and video games. orcid.org/0000-0001-9621-684X mikkomerilainen.com
@adevenney.bsky.social
historian, associate director: CMich Center for Learning through Games & Simulations (class.cmich.edu/clgs & cmichpress.com), publisher: Superhero Necromancer Press (superheronecromancer.com), 💖💜💙
@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.
@jackademia.bsky.social
Asst. Professor of Game Design. Sword Nerd. (Secretly a Tekken and Wrestling account) He/They/Any
@dmlamanda.bsky.social
Researcher at the intersection of digital media and learning and informal learning. Equity and Justice-driven. Current: Digital Promise. Formerly: Connected Learning Lab, UC Irvine.
@beyondsolitaire.bsky.social
Solo Games Specialist at Leder Games. Classics enthusiast.
@applecider.bsky.social
your neighborhood feminist crank // freelance media critic // Community mod for @Aftermath.site // game photographer // appleciderwitch on twitter (she/they) av: @pugcrumbs.bsky.social #overwatch #gamephotography https://muckrack.com/appleciderwitch
@friede.bsky.social
Storyteller about storytellers. 18th century to today & beyond. Associate Professor of English Words at Polygon (RIP), LA Review of Books, more. Next book: HOW STORIES ARE PLAYED (on #TTRPG Actual Play & digital storytelling performance) www.ecfriedman.com
@elizhargrave.bsky.social
Nature geek, feminist, board game designer (Wingspan 🪶, Tussie Mussie 💐, Mariposas 🦋, The Fox Experiment 🦊, Picky Pixie 🧚♀️, Undergrove 🍄). https://www.elizhargrave.com/
@aarontram.bsky.social
Anyone who ever had a heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. Anyone who every played a part, they wouldn't turn around and hate it.
@richdurham.itch.io
Aotearoa/NZ based. Education and game/play design, often at the same time. Also @[email protected] @richdurham on Threads
@andymphelps.bsky.social
Professor at @AU_SOC, Director at @AUGameCenter, President at @theHEVGA. Personal acct. he/him
@gerald-voorhees.bsky.social
(he/him) Critical/cultural games studies. Associate Professor of Communication Arts at U Waterloo. Disabled, biracial Chinese-American rhetorician in Canada.
@cjpascoe.bsky.social
Sociology. Running. Banjos. Bikes. Books. Knitting. Would rather be on a trail. 📚Nice Is Not Enough: Inequality and the Limits of Kindness at American High 📚Dude You're a Fag: Masculinity and Sexuality in High School www.cjpascoe.org
@stevewilcox.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Critical Game Design @ WLU | Prosocial Game Designer | I research how to mobilize knowledge through play https://www.helloworlds.ca/projects