Dr Daisy Abbott
@daisyabbott.bsky.social
Playful & Game-based learning specialist. Interdisciplinary researcher. Serious games for research skills and researcher development. SFHEA, CeLP, PhD.
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Time is almost up to submit to the 2026 Games for Geoscience session at @egu.eu #EGU26
Come and tell us about how you use games for research, teaching, and engagement.
games4geoscience.wordpress.com/egu-games-day/
Come and tell us about how you use games for research, teaching, and engagement.
games4geoscience.wordpress.com/egu-games-day/
January 7, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Time is almost up to submit to the 2026 Games for Geoscience session at @egu.eu #EGU26
Come and tell us about how you use games for research, teaching, and engagement.
games4geoscience.wordpress.com/egu-games-day/
Come and tell us about how you use games for research, teaching, and engagement.
games4geoscience.wordpress.com/egu-games-day/
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Application deadline for our fully-funded PhD position has been extended to 1 February 2026 - especially geographer friends, please share!
www.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/envi...
www.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/envi...
From Empire to Ecology: Environmental, Colonial and Industrial Legacies of the Manchester Ship Canal | Courses | University of Liverpool
This interdisciplinary PhD project investigates the environmental, industrial and colonial legacies of the Manchester Ship Canal, one of the great engineering feats of the Victorian era. While histor...
www.liverpool.ac.uk
January 8, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Application deadline for our fully-funded PhD position has been extended to 1 February 2026 - especially geographer friends, please share!
www.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/envi...
www.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/envi...
Step Into 1938!
Free #3D model of the entire 1938 Empire Exhibition, delivered through #Unity. This isn’t just a digital replica; it’s a layered learning resource designed for both teaching and independent exploration.
sit.gsa.ac.uk/post/redisco...
#Glasgow #history #GBL #edTech #decolonisation
Free #3D model of the entire 1938 Empire Exhibition, delivered through #Unity. This isn’t just a digital replica; it’s a layered learning resource designed for both teaching and independent exploration.
sit.gsa.ac.uk/post/redisco...
#Glasgow #history #GBL #edTech #decolonisation
Blog Post | Glasgow School of Art | Rediscovering the Empire Exhibition of 1938 in 3D
Step back into the 1938 Empire Exhibition through an immersive 3D reconstruction of a forgotten Glasgow landmark. - Dec 24, 2025
sit.gsa.ac.uk
January 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Step Into 1938!
Free #3D model of the entire 1938 Empire Exhibition, delivered through #Unity. This isn’t just a digital replica; it’s a layered learning resource designed for both teaching and independent exploration.
sit.gsa.ac.uk/post/redisco...
#Glasgow #history #GBL #edTech #decolonisation
Free #3D model of the entire 1938 Empire Exhibition, delivered through #Unity. This isn’t just a digital replica; it’s a layered learning resource designed for both teaching and independent exploration.
sit.gsa.ac.uk/post/redisco...
#Glasgow #history #GBL #edTech #decolonisation
Always a delight to see what the #SeriousGames students have come up with. If you're around Sauchiehall St today pop in and see for yourself (#199)
January 6, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Always a delight to see what the #SeriousGames students have come up with. If you're around Sauchiehall St today pop in and see for yourself (#199)
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Want a heritage job? In beautiful usually-there’s-not-this-much-snow #Orkney?
As part of our community project to reopen the Neolithic Tomb of the Eagles to visitors, we now have three paid positions advertised for 2026.
For more info follow the link. Applications close 5pm, 18 January.
🏺
As part of our community project to reopen the Neolithic Tomb of the Eagles to visitors, we now have three paid positions advertised for 2026.
For more info follow the link. Applications close 5pm, 18 January.
🏺
Work with us
We are happy to announce that we are now advertising three (3) paid positions at the Tomb of the Eagles for 2026. The positions are a Heritage Manager who will oversee day-to-day running of the site…
tomboftheeagles.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Want a heritage job? In beautiful usually-there’s-not-this-much-snow #Orkney?
As part of our community project to reopen the Neolithic Tomb of the Eagles to visitors, we now have three paid positions advertised for 2026.
For more info follow the link. Applications close 5pm, 18 January.
🏺
As part of our community project to reopen the Neolithic Tomb of the Eagles to visitors, we now have three paid positions advertised for 2026.
For more info follow the link. Applications close 5pm, 18 January.
🏺
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There is excellent work in this issue and you should read it!
Very excited to share this! The new special issue of @jitp.bsky.social is on Minimalist DH Pedagogy. Co-edited by @danicasavonick.bsky.social @palermog.bsky.social @veritas44.bsky.social Patricia Belen and me. LOTS of great stuff in here.
cuny.manifoldapp.org/projects/jit...
cuny.manifoldapp.org/projects/jit...
Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy, no. 27 | Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy | Manifold @CUNY
<h3>Edited by Patricia Belen, Stefano Morello, Gregory J. Palermo, Danica Savonick, and Brandon Walsh</h3>
<p>“More students in a single classroom; fewer instructors to engage them. Extravagant AI co...
cuny.manifoldapp.org
December 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
There is excellent work in this issue and you should read it!
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ICYMI: Win a $10,000 Cash Prize by building games with purpose!
Global Game Jam, in collaboration with Games for Change, invites students ages 18–25 to take part in the G4C-GGJ Next Gen Expert Jam.
🔗 Learn more and sign up: buff.ly/MBqxxtd
#GameDev #GameJam #G4CStudentChallenge #GGJ26
Global Game Jam, in collaboration with Games for Change, invites students ages 18–25 to take part in the G4C-GGJ Next Gen Expert Jam.
🔗 Learn more and sign up: buff.ly/MBqxxtd
#GameDev #GameJam #G4CStudentChallenge #GGJ26
G4C-GGJ Next Gen Expert Jam | Global Game Jam
G4C-GGJ NEXT GEN EXPERT JAM is a partner jam between the Global Game Jam® and Games for Change to engage the next generation of game creators and innovators ages 18-25 in tackling global social…
globalgamejam.org
December 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
ICYMI: Win a $10,000 Cash Prize by building games with purpose!
Global Game Jam, in collaboration with Games for Change, invites students ages 18–25 to take part in the G4C-GGJ Next Gen Expert Jam.
🔗 Learn more and sign up: buff.ly/MBqxxtd
#GameDev #GameJam #G4CStudentChallenge #GGJ26
Global Game Jam, in collaboration with Games for Change, invites students ages 18–25 to take part in the G4C-GGJ Next Gen Expert Jam.
🔗 Learn more and sign up: buff.ly/MBqxxtd
#GameDev #GameJam #G4CStudentChallenge #GGJ26
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🚨 My new article 'Antagonistic Game Design: the Author as a Player' is out on #Eludamos (Journal for Computer Game Culture)! 🚨
>> septentrio.uit.no/index.php/el... <<
WARNING: might contains traces of @cloobot.bsky.social @doougle.net @jzagal.bsky.social @foddy.net and @add-hawk.bsky.social XD
>> septentrio.uit.no/index.php/el... <<
WARNING: might contains traces of @cloobot.bsky.social @doougle.net @jzagal.bsky.social @foddy.net and @add-hawk.bsky.social XD
December 19, 2025 at 9:36 AM
🚨 My new article 'Antagonistic Game Design: the Author as a Player' is out on #Eludamos (Journal for Computer Game Culture)! 🚨
>> septentrio.uit.no/index.php/el... <<
WARNING: might contains traces of @cloobot.bsky.social @doougle.net @jzagal.bsky.social @foddy.net and @add-hawk.bsky.social XD
>> septentrio.uit.no/index.php/el... <<
WARNING: might contains traces of @cloobot.bsky.social @doougle.net @jzagal.bsky.social @foddy.net and @add-hawk.bsky.social XD
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CounterPlay - another play conference:
www.counterplay.org
www.counterplay.org
CounterPlay – Making Playful Society Prototypes since 2014
www.counterplay.org
December 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
CounterPlay - another play conference:
www.counterplay.org
www.counterplay.org
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If you love play, this should be of interest:
The Playful Learning Conference (1st-3rd July, 2026) is open for submissions. Get those ideas submitted by the 2nd Feb!
Theme this year is "into the woods."
playfullearningassoc.co.uk/submit-a-ses...
The Playful Learning Conference (1st-3rd July, 2026) is open for submissions. Get those ideas submitted by the 2nd Feb!
Theme this year is "into the woods."
playfullearningassoc.co.uk/submit-a-ses...
Submit a Session for PL26 – Playful Learning Association
playfullearningassoc.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
If you love play, this should be of interest:
The Playful Learning Conference (1st-3rd July, 2026) is open for submissions. Get those ideas submitted by the 2nd Feb!
Theme this year is "into the woods."
playfullearningassoc.co.uk/submit-a-ses...
The Playful Learning Conference (1st-3rd July, 2026) is open for submissions. Get those ideas submitted by the 2nd Feb!
Theme this year is "into the woods."
playfullearningassoc.co.uk/submit-a-ses...
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I attended the Speculative Futures Board Games event at the V&A. It was very cool to meet so many people interested in board games and in seeing play used to broach serious issues.
#boardgames #seriousgames #speculativefutures
#boardgames #seriousgames #speculativefutures
December 14, 2025 at 9:36 AM
I attended the Speculative Futures Board Games event at the V&A. It was very cool to meet so many people interested in board games and in seeing play used to broach serious issues.
#boardgames #seriousgames #speculativefutures
#boardgames #seriousgames #speculativefutures
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Our latest blog post (yes, we have a blog! Just like in the olden days!) we reflect on the ACCORD project - Archaeology Community Co-production of Research Data - sit.gsa.ac.uk/post/accord
@stuartjeffrey.bsky.social @archscot.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk @ukri.org
@stuartjeffrey.bsky.social @archscot.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk @ukri.org
Blog Post | Glasgow School of Art | ACCORD: Archaeology Community Co-production of Research Data
Community-led 3D heritage recording project exploring how digital tools enhance engagement, authenticity and social value. - Dec 11, 2025
sit.gsa.ac.uk
December 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Our latest blog post (yes, we have a blog! Just like in the olden days!) we reflect on the ACCORD project - Archaeology Community Co-production of Research Data - sit.gsa.ac.uk/post/accord
@stuartjeffrey.bsky.social @archscot.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk @ukri.org
@stuartjeffrey.bsky.social @archscot.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk @ukri.org
Teachers of #Glasgow !
There are a lot of free lesson plans on the @sserc.bsky.social website which support interdisciplinary learning about #STEM & #history
www.stemambassadors.scot/empire-retold
You can also request help in delivery through #STEMAmbassador hubs: @scotstemambassador.bsky.social
There are a lot of free lesson plans on the @sserc.bsky.social website which support interdisciplinary learning about #STEM & #history
www.stemambassadors.scot/empire-retold
You can also request help in delivery through #STEMAmbassador hubs: @scotstemambassador.bsky.social
Empire Retold
Empire Retold is a resource for teachers and STEM Ambassadors which aims to bring STEM into history, arts and other subjects.
www.stemambassadors.scot
December 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Teachers of #Glasgow !
There are a lot of free lesson plans on the @sserc.bsky.social website which support interdisciplinary learning about #STEM & #history
www.stemambassadors.scot/empire-retold
You can also request help in delivery through #STEMAmbassador hubs: @scotstemambassador.bsky.social
There are a lot of free lesson plans on the @sserc.bsky.social website which support interdisciplinary learning about #STEM & #history
www.stemambassadors.scot/empire-retold
You can also request help in delivery through #STEMAmbassador hubs: @scotstemambassador.bsky.social
New blog post showcasing free digital resources from the "Decolonising the British Empire Exhibition of 1938 through Augmented Reality Narratives" #research project at @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social
gamebasedlearninginhe.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/r...
#GBL #playfulLearning #digitalHeritage
gamebasedlearninginhe.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/r...
#GBL #playfulLearning #digitalHeritage
Rediscovering the Empire Exhibition of 1938 in 3D
In 1938, more than 13 million people poured through the gates of Bellahouston Park to experience the Empire Exhibition — a spectacle of architecture, technology, propaganda, and imperial ambition. …
gamebasedlearninginhe.wordpress.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
New blog post showcasing free digital resources from the "Decolonising the British Empire Exhibition of 1938 through Augmented Reality Narratives" #research project at @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social
gamebasedlearninginhe.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/r...
#GBL #playfulLearning #digitalHeritage
gamebasedlearninginhe.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/r...
#GBL #playfulLearning #digitalHeritage
Step inside the Empire Exhibition of 1938 — rebuilt as a fully interactive 3D model with 6 guided tours.
The Exhibition is now almost forgotten. This project helps us revisit its legacies with fresh, decolonial perspectives.
Download the 3D model + lesson plans here: sit.gsa.ac.uk/project/deco...
The Exhibition is now almost forgotten. This project helps us revisit its legacies with fresh, decolonial perspectives.
Download the 3D model + lesson plans here: sit.gsa.ac.uk/project/deco...
December 10, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Step inside the Empire Exhibition of 1938 — rebuilt as a fully interactive 3D model with 6 guided tours.
The Exhibition is now almost forgotten. This project helps us revisit its legacies with fresh, decolonial perspectives.
Download the 3D model + lesson plans here: sit.gsa.ac.uk/project/deco...
The Exhibition is now almost forgotten. This project helps us revisit its legacies with fresh, decolonial perspectives.
Download the 3D model + lesson plans here: sit.gsa.ac.uk/project/deco...
Reminder that all outputs from "Decolonising the British Empire Exhibition of 1938 through Augmented Reality Narratives" are available from:
sit.gsa.ac.uk/project/deco...
Includes: #AR app, #Unity app containing full #3d model, lesson plans, workshop resources, publications.
#history #research
sit.gsa.ac.uk/project/deco...
Includes: #AR app, #Unity app containing full #3d model, lesson plans, workshop resources, publications.
#history #research
The School of Innovation and Technology at Glasgow School of Art
The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) is internationally recognised as one of Europe's top university-level institutions in the visual creative disciplines.
sit.gsa.ac.uk
December 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Today I (virtually) attended the International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling (ICIDS), to present my work on investigating the impact of narrative on puzzle games. I'm excited for all the future projects will come from this!
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Engagement or Distraction? Examining the Impact of Narrative Elements and Player Audience on Experience of Logic Grid Puzzles
In this work, we explore different narrative modes for logic grid puzzles. We test these environments with a user study recruiting two audiences: crowd-workers on the Prolific platform and volunteers ...
link.springer.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Today I (virtually) attended the International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling (ICIDS), to present my work on investigating the impact of narrative on puzzle games. I'm excited for all the future projects will come from this!
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
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#ArtDecoCentenary While the 1938 Empire Exhibition in Bellahouston Park #Glasgow glossed over the injustices & harsh realities of the British Empire, an anti-colonial counter exhibition @ Kingston Halls organised by the ILP shone a light on actual conditions. They also produced a satirical pamphlet
October 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
#ArtDecoCentenary While the 1938 Empire Exhibition in Bellahouston Park #Glasgow glossed over the injustices & harsh realities of the British Empire, an anti-colonial counter exhibition @ Kingston Halls organised by the ILP shone a light on actual conditions. They also produced a satirical pamphlet
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MSc Medical Visualisation & Human Anatomy graduate Ashna Konjeti has released the app "We're Not Invincible", developed in partnership with Medics Against Violence, on the Google Play Store: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
Congratulations Ashna!
Congratulations Ashna!
We're not Invincible - Apps on Google Play
Addressing the consequences of blunt force facial injuries in adolescents
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December 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
MSc Medical Visualisation & Human Anatomy graduate Ashna Konjeti has released the app "We're Not Invincible", developed in partnership with Medics Against Violence, on the Google Play Store: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
Congratulations Ashna!
Congratulations Ashna!
Video abstract for our new publication: "Polyvocal Histories through Augmented Reality"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFqO...
Read the full paper at radar.gsa.ac.uk/10433/
#AugmentedReality #XR #research #academicSky #PlayfulLearning #history #Glasgow #decolonisation #iceri2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFqO...
Read the full paper at radar.gsa.ac.uk/10433/
#AugmentedReality #XR #research #academicSky #PlayfulLearning #history #Glasgow #decolonisation #iceri2025
Polyvocal Histories through Augmented Reality
YouTube video by Daisy Abbott: Game-based Learning Research
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December 4, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Video abstract for our new publication: "Polyvocal Histories through Augmented Reality"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFqO...
Read the full paper at radar.gsa.ac.uk/10433/
#AugmentedReality #XR #research #academicSky #PlayfulLearning #history #Glasgow #decolonisation #iceri2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFqO...
Read the full paper at radar.gsa.ac.uk/10433/
#AugmentedReality #XR #research #academicSky #PlayfulLearning #history #Glasgow #decolonisation #iceri2025
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This book looks an excellent novel from an up and coming young writer. You should buy it probably.
The Nightkeeper's Apprentice by Jude Reid | Waterstones
Buy The Nightkeeper's Apprentice by Jude Reid from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
www.waterstones.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:02 PM
This book looks an excellent novel from an up and coming young writer. You should buy it probably.
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Feeling festive?
Why not deck the halls with @cvrinfo.bsky.social's papercraft #VirusSnowflakes and celebrate the science of viruses and the fight against viral diseases.
Download for free: cvr-engagement.co.uk/virus-snowfl...
#scicomm #sciart #decorations
Why not deck the halls with @cvrinfo.bsky.social's papercraft #VirusSnowflakes and celebrate the science of viruses and the fight against viral diseases.
Download for free: cvr-engagement.co.uk/virus-snowfl...
#scicomm #sciart #decorations
December 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Feeling festive?
Why not deck the halls with @cvrinfo.bsky.social's papercraft #VirusSnowflakes and celebrate the science of viruses and the fight against viral diseases.
Download for free: cvr-engagement.co.uk/virus-snowfl...
#scicomm #sciart #decorations
Why not deck the halls with @cvrinfo.bsky.social's papercraft #VirusSnowflakes and celebrate the science of viruses and the fight against viral diseases.
Download for free: cvr-engagement.co.uk/virus-snowfl...
#scicomm #sciart #decorations