Celia Hodent
@celiahodent.com
Author #TheGamersBrain & more books on games / cog science • Indie consultant, ex-dir. #UX @ EpicGames Fortnite, LucasArts, Ubi • Phd psych • She/Her 🇫🇷 🇺🇸
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Welcome to France, Amal and George! We love to “râle” and we have problems but we also love to enjoy life and free healthcare 😉
🇫🇷 L'acteur américain George Clooney, son épouse Amal Alamuddin Clooney et leurs deux enfants ont obtenu la nationalité française, selon un décret de naturalisation publié samedi au Journal officiel et consulté par l'AFP ⤵️
December 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Welcome to France, Amal and George! We love to “râle” and we have problems but we also love to enjoy life and free healthcare 😉
Reposted by Celia Hodent
Worth noting that @celiahodent.com has written a 2nd edition as well!
And the book is available in a multitude of languages 😊
And the book is available in a multitude of languages 😊
December 29, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Worth noting that @celiahodent.com has written a 2nd edition as well!
And the book is available in a multitude of languages 😊
And the book is available in a multitude of languages 😊
The irony of making money with GenAI videos of climate disasters thus worsening the climate emergency…
We must resist gen #AI bullshit widespread use
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
We must resist gen #AI bullshit widespread use
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
More than 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are ‘AI slop’, study finds
Low-quality AI-generated content is now saturating social media – and generating about $117m a year, data shows
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:35 AM
The irony of making money with GenAI videos of climate disasters thus worsening the climate emergency…
We must resist gen #AI bullshit widespread use
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
We must resist gen #AI bullshit widespread use
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
#ux 1 ; useless tech 0
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…
wrd.cm
December 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
#ux 1 ; useless tech 0
Damn… This is harsh and extremely sad…
Vince Zampella, co-founder of Respawn and Infinity Ward, has died in a car crash in California.
www.gamesindustry.biz/vince-zampel...
www.gamesindustry.biz/vince-zampel...
Vince Zampella, studio head behind Call of Duty and Titanfall, killed in car crash
Vince Zampella, who co-created the Call of Duty series and lead some of the most influential game development studios o…
www.gamesindustry.biz
December 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Damn… This is harsh and extremely sad…
If you’re tempted to buy a ModRetro please take a moment to learn about the company behind it. Anduril is specialized in armed drones and military surveillance systems. We #gamedevs make games to brighten people’s lives. Let’s not give money to arms dealers.
www.timeextension.com/news/2025/12...
www.timeextension.com/news/2025/12...
Site News: Why We Won't Be Covering ModRetro Products Moving Forward
The 'Anduril Chromatic' is the final straw
www.timeextension.com
December 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
If you’re tempted to buy a ModRetro please take a moment to learn about the company behind it. Anduril is specialized in armed drones and military surveillance systems. We #gamedevs make games to brighten people’s lives. Let’s not give money to arms dealers.
www.timeextension.com/news/2025/12...
www.timeextension.com/news/2025/12...
Happy solstice everyone!
December 21, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Happy solstice everyone!
Reposted by Celia Hodent
🚨Our paper `Reclaiming AI as a theoretical tool for cognitive science' is now forthcoming in the journal Computational Brain & Behaviour. (Preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...)
Below a thread summary 🧵1/n
#metatheory #AGI #AIhype #cogsci #theoreticalpsych #criticalAIliteracy
Below a thread summary 🧵1/n
#metatheory #AGI #AIhype #cogsci #theoreticalpsych #criticalAIliteracy
August 16, 2024 at 7:40 PM
🚨Our paper `Reclaiming AI as a theoretical tool for cognitive science' is now forthcoming in the journal Computational Brain & Behaviour. (Preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...)
Below a thread summary 🧵1/n
#metatheory #AGI #AIhype #cogsci #theoreticalpsych #criticalAIliteracy
Below a thread summary 🧵1/n
#metatheory #AGI #AIhype #cogsci #theoreticalpsych #criticalAIliteracy
La 2e édition de mon livre Dans le cerveau du gamer est tout chaud sortie de la presse et est en coup de coeur à la Fnac ! Vous pouvez le trouver dans votre librairie préférée (ou en ligne). Version mise à jour et nouveau chapitre (dont une grosse section sur l’IA, incontournable…).
#TheGamersBrain
#TheGamersBrain
December 19, 2025 at 10:46 AM
La 2e édition de mon livre Dans le cerveau du gamer est tout chaud sortie de la presse et est en coup de coeur à la Fnac ! Vous pouvez le trouver dans votre librairie préférée (ou en ligne). Version mise à jour et nouveau chapitre (dont une grosse section sur l’IA, incontournable…).
#TheGamersBrain
#TheGamersBrain
Reposted by Celia Hodent
Mark Zuckerberg earned just $1 at Meta in 2024. Elon Musk made $0 at Tesla. They're not alone. A tax law professor explains how the ultrawealthy legally avoid income taxes while their wealth grows by billions annually.
Billionaires with $1 salaries – and other legal tax dodges the ultrawealthy use to keep their riches
The richest Americans can largely avoid paying income and other taxes. A new book explains the history.
buff.ly
December 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Mark Zuckerberg earned just $1 at Meta in 2024. Elon Musk made $0 at Tesla. They're not alone. A tax law professor explains how the ultrawealthy legally avoid income taxes while their wealth grows by billions annually.
Reposted by Celia Hodent
Well, this is an utter disaster for science.
This gutting of peer review is very likely driven by Project 2025/OMB/Vought, very likely is about funding junk science, and very likely is coming for #NIH and biomedical research next.
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This gutting of peer review is very likely driven by Project 2025/OMB/Vought, very likely is about funding junk science, and very likely is coming for #NIH and biomedical research next.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Well, this is an utter disaster for science.
This gutting of peer review is very likely driven by Project 2025/OMB/Vought, very likely is about funding junk science, and very likely is coming for #NIH and biomedical research next.
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This gutting of peer review is very likely driven by Project 2025/OMB/Vought, very likely is about funding junk science, and very likely is coming for #NIH and biomedical research next.
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It’s hard to lose such a talented, humble, and kind person like Rob Reiner because the world needs more people like him. But you know what? Those people exist. It may be you already (you rock! 🤘🏼) or it could be. We all have this power to identify our talent & use it to do good around us. Let’s go. ❤️
a man with a beard wearing a uss seal sea hat
Alt: A young Rob Reiner in the movie Spinal Tap looking at the camera and saying: “What do you say?”
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
It’s hard to lose such a talented, humble, and kind person like Rob Reiner because the world needs more people like him. But you know what? Those people exist. It may be you already (you rock! 🤘🏼) or it could be. We all have this power to identify our talent & use it to do good around us. Let’s go. ❤️
Last month I visited El Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos in Santiago de Chile. It’s so important to remember that our hard-earned rights are fragile & are worth resisting & fighting for. I understand that many are impacted by injustice & a poor economy but solidarity is how we can strive.
December 15, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Last month I visited El Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos in Santiago de Chile. It’s so important to remember that our hard-earned rights are fragile & are worth resisting & fighting for. I understand that many are impacted by injustice & a poor economy but solidarity is how we can strive.
That was a gruesome and horrifying weekend for many communities. Particularly for the Jewish community. And it’s ending by the brutal murder of Rob Reiner. What a world we live in…
Let’s be kind to ourselves and to each others, friends. We are stronger together 🌸
Let’s be kind to ourselves and to each others, friends. We are stronger together 🌸
December 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
That was a gruesome and horrifying weekend for many communities. Particularly for the Jewish community. And it’s ending by the brutal murder of Rob Reiner. What a world we live in…
Let’s be kind to ourselves and to each others, friends. We are stronger together 🌸
Let’s be kind to ourselves and to each others, friends. We are stronger together 🌸
Spinal Tap had a considerable influence in my life… What a tragic way to roll the credits on Rob Reiner’s life…
Rob Reiner, who directed such beloved Hollywood classics as 'This Is Spinal Tap,' 'Stand by Me' and 'When Harry Met Sally' after starring in the trailblazing sitcom 'All in the Family,' died Sunday along with his wife, Michele, in their Brentwood home. bit.ly/48UWXSi
December 15, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Spinal Tap had a considerable influence in my life… What a tragic way to roll the credits on Rob Reiner’s life…
Turns out, indie human-made games are not irrelevant after all, surprise! 😉 Huge congrats to Sandfall for this amazing feat!
‘CLAIR OBSCUR - EXPEDITION 33’ has won 9 awards at #TheGameAwards, the most for any game ever
• Game of the Year
• Best RPG
• Best Narrative
• Best Art Direction
• Best Score & Music
• Best Game Direction
• Best Debut Indie Game
• Best Independent Game
• Best Performance (Jennifer English)
• Game of the Year
• Best RPG
• Best Narrative
• Best Art Direction
• Best Score & Music
• Best Game Direction
• Best Debut Indie Game
• Best Independent Game
• Best Performance (Jennifer English)
December 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Turns out, indie human-made games are not irrelevant after all, surprise! 😉 Huge congrats to Sandfall for this amazing feat!
This is fucking brilliant (excuse my French). Huge congrats to the team!
After Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won Game of the Year at #TheGameAwards, Sandfall Interactive revealed that its previously-announced DLC for the game is out...now. Right now! https://bit.ly/3MBRTKX
December 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This is fucking brilliant (excuse my French). Huge congrats to the team!
Reposted by Celia Hodent
BTW, Spirit Crossing is coming to Steam. The goal is to create a major Cozy MMO with a huge population of folks making friends in a safe and welcoming space.
I deeply believe we can make the world a better place.
If this interests you, please wishlist!
store.steampowered.com/app/2321960/...
I deeply believe we can make the world a better place.
If this interests you, please wishlist!
store.steampowered.com/app/2321960/...
Spirit Crossing on Steam
Befriend bears, aid lost spirits, ride fluffalo, and build a thriving village with other players in this multiplayer life-sim from the creators of "Cozy Grove." Find endless opportunities to...
store.steampowered.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
BTW, Spirit Crossing is coming to Steam. The goal is to create a major Cozy MMO with a huge population of folks making friends in a safe and welcoming space.
I deeply believe we can make the world a better place.
If this interests you, please wishlist!
store.steampowered.com/app/2321960/...
I deeply believe we can make the world a better place.
If this interests you, please wishlist!
store.steampowered.com/app/2321960/...
Reposted by Celia Hodent
An incredibly important document. Please consider signing this letter against the uncritical adoption of AI tech in academia, now available in multiple languages
As stated, this is a translation of my Dutch colleagues’ letter- so if you need an English version, follow the link and you can still sign theirs, too. Thx again to @olivia.science for letting me use their words & for everyone’s efforts! @irisvanrooij.bsky.social
openletter.earth/open-letter-...
openletter.earth/open-letter-...
Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia
openletter.earth
November 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
An incredibly important document. Please consider signing this letter against the uncritical adoption of AI tech in academia, now available in multiple languages
Um.. it’s now 109 usd to get a ETA visa for the UK as a French citizen??!
December 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Um.. it’s now 109 usd to get a ETA visa for the UK as a French citizen??!
En janvier je donne ma masterclass #gameUX à Paris en 2 parties pour bien approfondir les concepts de #psychologie et #ux appliqués au #gamedev. Infos sur cette masterclasse et les autres proposées par Gamaste ci-dessous 👇🏼
🚨Nouveau programme de formations Janvier - Février 2026🚨
#UX, #SciencesCognitives, #WolrdBuilding, #Créativité, #GameDesign, #PrendrelaParole, #GameTrailer, #Leadership.
Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant !👇
tinyurl.com/2zahyr9b
@celiahodent.com @willshen101.bsky.social @andycoley.bsky.social
#UX, #SciencesCognitives, #WolrdBuilding, #Créativité, #GameDesign, #PrendrelaParole, #GameTrailer, #Leadership.
Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant !👇
tinyurl.com/2zahyr9b
@celiahodent.com @willshen101.bsky.social @andycoley.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
En janvier je donne ma masterclass #gameUX à Paris en 2 parties pour bien approfondir les concepts de #psychologie et #ux appliqués au #gamedev. Infos sur cette masterclasse et les autres proposées par Gamaste ci-dessous 👇🏼
Pour les francophones, je parle des #jeuxvidéo & des #darkpatterns dans l'émission Découverte de Radio-Canada ce dimanche 30/11 à 18h30 EST, en direct sur ici.tou.tv/en-direct?le...
Maude Bonenfant a également participé à l'émission qui, je pense, devrait être de bonne qualité.
#ux #ethics #gamedev
Maude Bonenfant a également participé à l'émission qui, je pense, devrait être de bonne qualité.
#ux #ethics #gamedev
Regardez ICI Radio-Canada Télé en direct | Montréal | ICI TOU.TV
Ne manquez pas les émissions d'ICI Télé en direct comme les téléjournaux régionaux, le Bye bye, Tout le monde en parle, et plus encore. Consultez l'horaire.
ici.tou.tv
November 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Pour les francophones, je parle des #jeuxvidéo & des #darkpatterns dans l'émission Découverte de Radio-Canada ce dimanche 30/11 à 18h30 EST, en direct sur ici.tou.tv/en-direct?le...
Maude Bonenfant a également participé à l'émission qui, je pense, devrait être de bonne qualité.
#ux #ethics #gamedev
Maude Bonenfant a également participé à l'émission qui, je pense, devrait être de bonne qualité.
#ux #ethics #gamedev
Rest in power, Viola Fletcher, and may your story never be buried.
Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, has died. She was 111.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
November 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Rest in power, Viola Fletcher, and may your story never be buried.
Reposted by Celia Hodent
Le fichier TES centralise les photos et empreintes digitales que nous donnons pour faire nos titres d'identité. Nous révélons que la police se sert allègrement dans cette base de données pour identifier des personnes lors de ses enquêtes, en violation du droit. www.laquadrature.net/2025/11/24/l...
La police détourne le fichier des passeports et des cartes d’identité
Fournir sa photographie et ses empreintes quand on demande son passeport ou sa carte d’identité est plus lourd de conséquence que ce qu’on imagine. Ces données, qui sont enregistrées dans le fichier…
www.laquadrature.net
November 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Le fichier TES centralise les photos et empreintes digitales que nous donnons pour faire nos titres d'identité. Nous révélons que la police se sert allègrement dans cette base de données pour identifier des personnes lors de ses enquêtes, en violation du droit. www.laquadrature.net/2025/11/24/l...
Reposted by Celia Hodent
I wrote about the fake account blowup on X this weekend. A genuine post-truth nightmare and proof that these companies have polluted their platforms so thoroughly and traded reality for profit that they've undermined the very idea of what the internet is supposed to be.
That MAGA Account Might Be a Troll From Pakistan
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I wrote about the fake account blowup on X this weekend. A genuine post-truth nightmare and proof that these companies have polluted their platforms so thoroughly and traded reality for profit that they've undermined the very idea of what the internet is supposed to be.