Maybe, if massive networks of GPUs eating the internet and guzzling down whole cities-worth of power are only kind of ok at replicating stuff our brains do pretty well with about a dim lightbulb's worth of electricity, its a qualitative issue, not a quantitative processing challenge?

2025: a late stage soviet bureaucrat larp you can never leave. Everything is strained and worn beyond function, everything breaks ever-faster, & the job is to make do & pretend & report numbers up & to the right, while everyone knows & copes & bonds over black humour & too much drink in private.

Perfection and until 6 days ago impossible to produce with AI, and still unlikely until MOAR actual creativity is fed to the alter regurgitation. Even if replicated or remixed, it will be as derivative as the rest :/
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For folks in/around HCI. If you haven't seen already, its SIGCHI volunteering app season. All executive subcommittees and ad-hoc committees are looking for volunteers, but if you care about Equity issues, please consider expressing interest in the Equity committee!
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Hey! My book from @mitpress.bsky.social has a cover now! I think it captures the book's theme about the transactions and transitions we negotiate with to participate in digital gameplay @barnesandnoble.com has another pre-order sale for 25% off too.
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After 5 years of hard work by @sparklebliss.bsky.social, @cmejeur.bsky.social, @onlyalishak.bsky.social, myself, our contributors, and the lovely people at @punctumbooks.bsky.social Historiographies of Game Studies is out NOW! You can read all 780 pages for FREE. 🔓
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If you like critical analysis of how interfaces direct experiences with games, my book is out Dec. and @barnesandnoble.com has a pre-order sale. Sale applies on much cheaper eBook! Code: PREORDER25. #BNPreorder @mitpress.bsky.social
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Missing the keynote for SICSA PhD conference 2025 was a bummer. However, hearing Michael Hicks talk about why LLMs are bullshit, or why rather how they bullshit (verb) was a lovely way to start they day. #SICSA @sicsa-scotland.bsky.social

Great to talk with @william-engels.bsky.social for the History of Philosophy Audio Archive podcast! We got into some interesting topics that haven't come up in other interviews, like Chelsea Manning and privacy/security concerns in trans tech.

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Oliver Bates and @ben.kirman.org talk about Research through Game Design, here showcasing Meal Deal, their board game about bicycle couriers and the gig economy - ben.kirman.org/projects/mea...

#BDiGRA25

Fascinating lightning talks at #BDiGRA on roguelikes by @cgislam.bsky.social, queerness in British games studies, trans emergence in games, ecogaming and some very pretty diagrams from @jarona7.bsky.social about affective encounters in games

British DiGRA is starting off nicely. Looking forward to the following days of interesting presentation and conversations. @poppywilde.bsky.social and other hosts are treating all of us well and not forcing us in any way to live-post our very real excitement! #BDiGRA25

This is why I don’t have to ban generative AI in my classes. Bad information and fake citations result in poor grades regardless. reason.com/volokh/2025/...

Well, this page now exists and that is quite exciting. More information soon! @mitpress.bsky.social

Also, still trying to integrate this platform into my routine, any shares you can spare will help me out as this gets closer!

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HEYY IT'S SWAPPING TIME! SPIRIT SWAP IS OUT NOW ON XBOX AND STEAM!!!
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long sigh.