Mikethingsbetter
Researcher of Games 🎮
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iGGi Researchers of Games (and friends of iGGi)
A collection of games researchers, current and alumni. An EPSRC centre for doctoral training in intelligent games and games intelligence. As well as those involved in the community
@spikefeeders.com
Just a buncha Canadian Nerds bringing you Commander Gameplay videos and laughs. New Episodes Thursdays! youtube.com/c/thespikefeeders Business Inquiries: thespikefeeders@gmail.com
@gamegenic.com
Experience the difference! Find your local game store: http://gamegenic.com/shopfinder/
@lucindagames.bsky.social
🚀 Game Designer + Producer 🎮 Women in Games Ambassador 💛 Class Rep 🎤 Singer ✨Abertay University 🏴 Producer at Riverboat Games ⛴️ https://linktr.ee/lucindashale
@alexlflint.bsky.social
Postgraduate Researcher @ IGGI PhD | Narrative playtesting & democratisation of #GamesUR • Prev Research Operations @ PlaytestCloud
@matthewbarr.co.uk
Head of Education & Practice, School of Computing Science, University of Glasgow. Programme Director, Graduate Apprenticeship in Software Engineering. Director of Education, SICSA. Co-director, Games & Gaming Lab. Director, Ada Scotland Festival.
@jon.inkle.co
Narrative @inkle.co he/him Writer: EXPELLED! / A Highland Song / Heaven's Vault / Overboard! / Over the Alps / Sorcery! / 80 Days. ink co-creator. “Life doesn't always work out like it's s'posed t' / Like bread doesn't pop when you watch the toaster"
@ongamesjournal.bsky.social
The ultimate celebration of gaming’s past, present and future
@magic.wizards.com
The official account for Magic: The Gathering. http://magic.wizards.com
@ukieofficial.bsky.social
We are the trade body for the UK games and interactive entertainment industry. Our mission is to supercharge the future of the UK video games industry. www.ukie.org.uk
@creativeendvs.bsky.social
💻Computer Scientist🖼Art Historian👨🏫Prof in Creative Tech @Aalto University (Finland). Bridging AI/HCI/CogSci/Creative Practice to research creative AI.
@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
@joekinglake.bsky.social
They/Them | Design Director @ Sumo on Unannounced | #GameAccessibility Activist | Game Jam Lover
@davidleavitt.bsky.social
Award-Winning Multimedia Journalist. Bylines: CBS, AXS, Yahoo, Examiner, etc. I love #Games, #Lotr, #StarWars, and #StarTrek. Casual #MTG #TTRPG, & #Boardgames player. Work w/me: DavidLeavitt@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/david_leavitt
@lugossian.bsky.social
Game dev & miscellaneous creative PhD: Seriously casual games https://lugossian.com/
@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.
@kitation.co.uk
They/he. Queer, autistic, disabled. User researcher, accessibility advocate. Talks about disability, gender, gaming.
@alexanderswords.bsky.social
Playful storyteller. Engaging educator. Maker of games both serious and not. Working on Totem Teller, Anytown, and a bunch of secret things like a troll under the bridge with too many hobbies to bother people crossing. They/them alexanderswords.com
@lenikrsova.bsky.social
living world designer at Fool’s Theory • formerly a gamedev & voice over director on KCDII • game design lecturer • sharing bits from video games industry & pop culture
@iggi-phd.bsky.social
Based at Uni of York, Queen Mary Uni of London, Goldsmiths, and Essex, the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Intelligent Games & Game Intelligence (iGGi) is the world's largest PhD programme for research in games. More info: https://www.iggi-phd.org/
@brthomas.bsky.social
Assistant Lecturer @ Arden University (views = my own), BSc, MSc, FHEA 🎓 PhD researcher - identity, gender & gaming 🎮🌈 Women in Games (WIGJ) Ambassador ⭐️ BPS Cyberpsychology Student Rep (Postgrad)🎓 All other links: https://linktr.ee/brthomas
@gamerepublic.bsky.social
Game Republic is the largest games business network supporting growth & success for #gamedevs, affiliates & unis/colleges in The North of England -visit gamerepublic.net or join The Great Northern Games Discord here -> https://discord.gg/y52sj4yMGn
@ellieburton.bsky.social
🇬🇧Psychology 3rd year PhD student at York St. John University (researching depression, motivation, future thinking, mental imagery, virtual reality) & Academic Associate | BSc Psychology & MSc Clinical Psychology graduate 👩🎓 (Uni of Hull) | Shout volunteer 💜
@sherlockhulmes.bsky.social
Dungeon Master for High Rollers & Baldurs Gate 3 Cast one-shot. Calianna on Critical Role. Various other DnD/TTRPG appearances. LARPer, Writer, Sometimes gorgeous Enchantress. 💋
@metavideogame.bsky.social
Head of Research Craft at Player Research Former Games HCI Professor and Critic for IGN Portugal
@seb-long.bsky.social
MD at Player Research. Inspiring creatives and empowering gamedev leaders with research that makes great games. BAFTA. IGDA. A11y.
@timeafarkas.bsky.social
Senior Games User Researcher @ Square Enix | PhD in Player Experience | Previously @ Player Research | 👾 video games 🎲 board games ⚡️pokemon tcg ☕️ coffee & possibly other things | she/her
@elepetrovs.bsky.social
Postdoc at Uni of Lincoln | Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2025 | Psych researcher interested in effects of gaming, gambling, social media and AI + interaction with policy 🎮 | London, UK | find me at the cinema 🎦
@nballou.bsky.social
Postdoc at the Oxford Internet Institute - video games, mental health, open research, theory generation.
@seffers007.bsky.social
Ex-PC Zone editor, MD Northern England games networks @GameRepublic & @gamayo. Electronic music via Wilton (now on @CastlesInSpace) - and Ramraid. Nintendo nut. LUFC.
@drkowert.bsky.social
Founder of Psychgeist. Policy and Product Advisor for games and game adjacent spaces. Visiting Researcher @ Cambridge. Chocobo wrangler. All opinions mine.
@sarah.games
📚 Doctoral Researcher in Games @UniofYork @iggi-phd 🌿 Researching Green Game Design by Making Games 🌸 Boutique Games Studio at @flora.games she/her/they/them https://sarahdotgames.itch.io/ https://sarah.games/
@ben.kirman.org
Postdisciplinary games academic: Make/study/teach the playful, weird, wonderful and radical. (he/him) #criticaldesign #speculativedesign #designfiction #gamedesign Projects: https://ben.kirman.org
@dorukb.bsky.social
tending gardens, playing with tools, making games and toys iggi phd student @ uni of york researching game design & player creativity fuzul.itch.io
@laurahelsby.bsky.social
Lecturer in Psychology at LJMU and PhD student at Uni of York researching persistent low mood and gaming habits. Professional book reviewer, amateur tea lover
@gamesur.bsky.social
Games User Research (#GamesUR): making video games better by understanding players 🧠 and play 🎮. A volunteer-run IGDA SIG. Sharing articles, blogs & events!
@gamayo.bsky.social
FREE network for 1300+ game makers in the North of England Apply to join on https://discord.com/invite/y52sj4yMGn or on Facebook - managed by @gamerepublic.bsky.social
@chrislpsych.bsky.social
He/Him Lecturer of Psychology at The University of Brighton. PhD Psych - video games & mental health. Person with Albinism. Friends with: Take This, Safe In Our World, Limit Break Mentorship, and Impact & Many Cats Studios. Views mine.
@officialgdc.bsky.social
For Developers, By Developers. GDC returns this March 9-13, 2026!
@playerresearch.bsky.social
Video game research ◐ Enabling game developers to gain meaningful insights from real players ◌ A Keywords Studio • #GamesUR #UX ◍ Signup to try new games!
@chafoch.bsky.social
Junior User Researcher @ Tencent Games | Doctoral researcher in games | movies are my favourite language
@adventurealley.bsky.social
TTRPG enthusiast, and lover of all things crafted. I am the proud owner of Adventure Alley LLC, and I am hoping to bring inclusion and representation to TTRPG tables around the world. ♥️💙💜🖤💛💚🧡
@routasoft.bsky.social
Game lover & dev student in Karelia University of Applied Sciences. - I've dreamed of making games for 29 years since I got an SNES as a 5-years-old 🔥 My game; The Void: https://steampowered.com/app/3368200/ My photography acc: @routainen.bsky.social
@writnelson.bsky.social
Running @StrangeScaffold. Writing for Stranger Things VR, Hypnospace Outlaw, and more. BAFTA nom. Christian! He/Him.
@ramiismail.com
I help good people make good games in good ways. Want to work with me? https://ramiismail.com/
@rhi.bsky.social
Writer of games, books, TV, film and comics. Co-Director of Narrativia. Cat Spooner. Flibbertigibbet. https://rhiannapratchett.com
@mtrc.bsky.social
AI, creativity and procedural generation researcher. No, not that kind of AI. I write and make games and take photographs of cities. Senior Lecturer at King's College London. A prototype for a much larger system. http://www.possibilityspace.org | he/the