Edmond Chang
@edmondchang.bsky.social
Teacher. Writer. Gamer. Associate Professor of English at Ohio University. Scholar of literature, games, & pop culture. Author of Tellings RPG & Archaea LARP.
@analoggamestudies.bsky.social & #GameinLab present Generation Analog 2026, July 16-17, GREEN will be this year’s conference theme... Abstracts due by March 1, 2026: analoggamestudies.org/generation-a... #analoggamestudies #generationanalog2026
November 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
@analoggamestudies.bsky.social & #GameinLab present Generation Analog 2026, July 16-17, GREEN will be this year’s conference theme... Abstracts due by March 1, 2026: analoggamestudies.org/generation-a... #analoggamestudies #generationanalog2026
Most Americans say country is on the wrong track, blame Trump for inflation: Poll abcnews.go.com/Politics/ame...
Most Americans say country is on the wrong track, blame Trump for inflation, disapprove of the president and say he is going too far to expand power of presidency
Over 6 in 10 say Trump and GOP are out of touch. Even more say that about Dems.
abcnews.go.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Most Americans say country is on the wrong track, blame Trump for inflation: Poll abcnews.go.com/Politics/ame...
Reposted by Edmond Chang
I especially like this quote about kids and games:
"At the end of the day, kids love to play games, but they don’t need RPGs like a group of adults do. The thing that kids need when they play games is a framework for resolving disputes, but they don’t need a framework for creating fiction."
"At the end of the day, kids love to play games, but they don’t need RPGs like a group of adults do. The thing that kids need when they play games is a framework for resolving disputes, but they don’t need a framework for creating fiction."
During GenCon, @jdragsky.bsky.social and I had a chat about building meaning into games, respecting the concept of the child when designing for all ages, and making games with intention.
Check out the interview here, and thank you Jay!
https://loom.ly/tOJw3i0
Check out the interview here, and thank you Jay!
https://loom.ly/tOJw3i0
October 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I especially like this quote about kids and games:
"At the end of the day, kids love to play games, but they don’t need RPGs like a group of adults do. The thing that kids need when they play games is a framework for resolving disputes, but they don’t need a framework for creating fiction."
"At the end of the day, kids love to play games, but they don’t need RPGs like a group of adults do. The thing that kids need when they play games is a framework for resolving disputes, but they don’t need a framework for creating fiction."
Just leaving this here: Harvard's endowment was valued at $56.9 billion for fiscal year 2025...
October 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Just leaving this here: Harvard's endowment was valued at $56.9 billion for fiscal year 2025...
Thanks to Asian American Studies for the invite... UPCOMING TALK: "Race, Queerness, and Gaming While Asian," November 13, 2025, 4-5:320 PM, Denney Hall, Ohio State University asianamericanstudies.osu.edu/events/race-...
October 22, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Thanks to Asian American Studies for the invite... UPCOMING TALK: "Race, Queerness, and Gaming While Asian," November 13, 2025, 4-5:320 PM, Denney Hall, Ohio State University asianamericanstudies.osu.edu/events/race-...
Look at all the larpssessesss... The full list of #goldencobrachallenge2025 submissions have been posted... this year's theme is "Connection and Community"... including my weirdo larp "Hands Across (Another) America"... www.goldencobra.org/submissions2... #freeformlarp
October 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Look at all the larpssessesss... The full list of #goldencobrachallenge2025 submissions have been posted... this year's theme is "Connection and Community"... including my weirdo larp "Hands Across (Another) America"... www.goldencobra.org/submissions2... #freeformlarp
OPINION: I resigned from the military because of Trump www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | I resigned from the military because of Trump
I could not swear to follow a commander in chief who seems so willing to disregard the Constitution.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
OPINION: I resigned from the military because of Trump www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
No Kings protest live updates: millions march against Trump in nationwide day of protest www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
No Kings protest live updates: millions march against Trump in nationwide day of protest
Democratic lawmakers including Bernie Sanders, Raphael Warnock, Adam Schiff, Cory Booker and Chuck Schumer attend rallies
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
No Kings protest live updates: millions march against Trump in nationwide day of protest www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Q&A: How video games can lead people to more meaningful lives www.washington.edu/news/2025/09...
Q&A: How video games can lead people to more meaningful lives
UW researchers discuss their study which surveyed 166 gamers about how video games sparked meaningful changes in their lives.
www.washington.edu
October 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Q&A: How video games can lead people to more meaningful lives www.washington.edu/news/2025/09...
A Debate About A.I. Plays Out on the Subway Walls --
An ad campaign for a wearable A.I. companion has blanketed New York City, starting conversations and inspiring vandalism. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/s...
An ad campaign for a wearable A.I. companion has blanketed New York City, starting conversations and inspiring vandalism. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/s...
A Debate About A.I. Plays Out on the Subway Walls
www.nytimes.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A Debate About A.I. Plays Out on the Subway Walls --
An ad campaign for a wearable A.I. companion has blanketed New York City, starting conversations and inspiring vandalism. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/s...
An ad campaign for a wearable A.I. companion has blanketed New York City, starting conversations and inspiring vandalism. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/s...
Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down newrepublic.com/article/2013...
Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down
How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education
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October 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down newrepublic.com/article/2013...
FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to ‘illegal immigrants’ apnews.com/article/fact...
FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to 'illegal immigrants'
This is false. Democrats say they are pushing for the inclusion of key health care provisions in the next congressional spending package.
apnews.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to ‘illegal immigrants’ apnews.com/article/fact...
The #DiGRA2026 conference theme is Intersectional Pleasures. The theme invites a critical and celebratory exploration of how digital games enable, mediate, or restrict pleasure across lines of identity, genre, platforms, politics and more. www.digraconference2026.com #DIGRA
DiGRA 2026 Conference | Maynooth University
Join the DiGRA 2026 conference at Maynooth University, 14–18 June 2026. Theme “Intersectional Pleasures.” A global hybrid event for game research, culture, design, and industry.
www.digraconference2026.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The #DiGRA2026 conference theme is Intersectional Pleasures. The theme invites a critical and celebratory exploration of how digital games enable, mediate, or restrict pleasure across lines of identity, genre, platforms, politics and more. www.digraconference2026.com #DIGRA
Video game lets you return African artifacts from Western museums: www.cnn.com/world/africa...
Video game lets you return African artifacts from Western museums | CNN
In “Relooted,” players plan a heist to reclaim real-life African artifacts held in Western institutions.
www.cnn.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Video game lets you return African artifacts from Western museums: www.cnn.com/world/africa...
I just backed Drink Coffee, Talk Fast: A Documentary About Gilmore Girls on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...
Drink Coffee, Talk Fast: A Documentary About Gilmore Girls
Honoring the 25th anniversary with a doc that transforms everything you thought you knew about its legacy & multi-generational fandom.
www.kickstarter.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I just backed Drink Coffee, Talk Fast: A Documentary About Gilmore Girls on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...
DEPLORABLE: Hegseth’s decision on Wounded Knee medals sparks outrage in Native American communities apnews.com/article/indi...
Hegseth's decision on Wounded Knee medals sparks outrage in Native American communities
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has dashed the hopes of Native American communities that long sought the removal of military honors for the soldiers involved in the Wounded Knee Massacre.
apnews.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
DEPLORABLE: Hegseth’s decision on Wounded Knee medals sparks outrage in Native American communities apnews.com/article/indi...
Roll with Advantage: Creative, Collaborative, and Critical Responses to Dungeons & Dragons (Play Story Press 2025) edited by Suzanne Richardson & Edmond Y. Chang: playstorypress.org/books/roll-w... - in print or open access PDF! #analoggamestudies #creativewriting #dungeonsanddragons #dnd
October 1, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Roll with Advantage: Creative, Collaborative, and Critical Responses to Dungeons & Dragons (Play Story Press 2025) edited by Suzanne Richardson & Edmond Y. Chang: playstorypress.org/books/roll-w... - in print or open access PDF! #analoggamestudies #creativewriting #dungeonsanddragons #dnd
#F4SCSTSgonnaF4SCST Trump defends use of the U.S. military against the 'enemy within' www.npr.org/2025/09/30/n...
Trump defends use of the U.S. military against the 'enemy within'
Earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the purpose of the department would exclusively be "war fighting."
www.npr.org
October 1, 2025 at 11:02 AM
#F4SCSTSgonnaF4SCST Trump defends use of the U.S. military against the 'enemy within' www.npr.org/2025/09/30/n...
I talked quite a bit about consent and gen AI with my students, particularly the inability to opt out: Stuffing AI Into Everything Is Backfiring Spectacularly www.vice.com/en/article/s...
Stuffing AI Into Everything Is Backfiring Spectacularly
AI might actually do more to turn us off than to unlock a better world. Who would of thought... who could have seen that coming?
www.vice.com
September 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I talked quite a bit about consent and gen AI with my students, particularly the inability to opt out: Stuffing AI Into Everything Is Backfiring Spectacularly www.vice.com/en/article/s...
Reposted by Edmond Chang
Our latest issue of Analog Game Studies is now available!
Daniel Lawson on transmediation and the Marvel Super Heroes RPG, Hugh O’Donnell on tabletop simulations, Brian Jason Thomas on Taskmaster & mental health, and Keith Jones on Around the World in 80 Games.
#StayAnalog
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Daniel Lawson on transmediation and the Marvel Super Heroes RPG, Hugh O’Donnell on tabletop simulations, Brian Jason Thomas on Taskmaster & mental health, and Keith Jones on Around the World in 80 Games.
#StayAnalog
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Analog Game Studies
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September 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Our latest issue of Analog Game Studies is now available!
Daniel Lawson on transmediation and the Marvel Super Heroes RPG, Hugh O’Donnell on tabletop simulations, Brian Jason Thomas on Taskmaster & mental health, and Keith Jones on Around the World in 80 Games.
#StayAnalog
analoggamestudies.org
Daniel Lawson on transmediation and the Marvel Super Heroes RPG, Hugh O’Donnell on tabletop simulations, Brian Jason Thomas on Taskmaster & mental health, and Keith Jones on Around the World in 80 Games.
#StayAnalog
analoggamestudies.org
I remember doing the Time Warp: The 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' turns 50: www.npr.org/2025/09/26/n...
I remember doing the Time Warp: The 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' turns 50
Fifty years ago, on Sept. 26, 1975, The Rocky Horror Picture Show flopped at the U.S. box office — then became the longest-running theatrical release in history.
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September 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I remember doing the Time Warp: The 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' turns 50: www.npr.org/2025/09/26/n...
@analoggamestudies.bsky.social 12.3 is out: analoggamestudies.org feature essays about transmediation and Marvel Super Heroes RPG, Tabletop Simulations as Museums, Leveraging Contingency in Taskmaster and in Mental Health, and a review of Around the World in Eighty Games #analoggamestudies
Analog Game Studies
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September 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
@analoggamestudies.bsky.social 12.3 is out: analoggamestudies.org feature essays about transmediation and Marvel Super Heroes RPG, Tabletop Simulations as Museums, Leveraging Contingency in Taskmaster and in Mental Health, and a review of Around the World in Eighty Games #analoggamestudies
The @otherwiseaward.org had a hiatus a few years ago & did not give out awards in 2022 & 2023, the org still wanted to spotlight gender-expanding genre work, invited freinds to recommend writing they loved from those years.
September 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The @otherwiseaward.org had a hiatus a few years ago & did not give out awards in 2022 & 2023, the org still wanted to spotlight gender-expanding genre work, invited freinds to recommend writing they loved from those years.
"Do not surrender: Expect that our elected officials, our law enforcement officers, our armed forces, and our judges follow the law and the constitution. Demand that they do." Trump Is Ready for Authoritarianism. Charlie Kirk’s Killing Could Tip Us Over. slate.com/news-and-pol...
I Really Hope I’m Wrong About What’s Coming After Charlie Kirk’s Killing
Trump is ready for authoritarianism. This could tip us over.
slate.com
September 12, 2025 at 11:47 AM
"Do not surrender: Expect that our elected officials, our law enforcement officers, our armed forces, and our judges follow the law and the constitution. Demand that they do." Trump Is Ready for Authoritarianism. Charlie Kirk’s Killing Could Tip Us Over. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Deeply impressed that the BIPOC Game Studies Conference at The Strong Museum hasn't happened yet--it's in 2 days--but the Proceedings are already available: playstorypress.org/books/procee... (@analoggamestudies.bsky.social has an entry, Aaron Trammell & I have a brief essay...) #playstorypress
Proceedings of the BIPOC Game Studies Conference 2025 – Play Story Press
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September 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Deeply impressed that the BIPOC Game Studies Conference at The Strong Museum hasn't happened yet--it's in 2 days--but the Proceedings are already available: playstorypress.org/books/procee... (@analoggamestudies.bsky.social has an entry, Aaron Trammell & I have a brief essay...) #playstorypress