Heather Blakey
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Heather Blakey
@hmblakey.bsky.social
Writer and scholar based at The University of Western Australia. My work examines intersections between technology, intimacy and the environment in video games, literature and virtual worlds.
https://research-repository.uwa.edu.au/en/persons/heather-blakey
I'm delighted to be heading to City University of Hong Kong next year as an invited speaker for the first #GachaCon2026 💖 I'm looking forward to what is sure to be a wonderful few days!

My article on #GenshinImpact published by Revenant earlier this year: www.revenantjournal.com/contents/cut...
August 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Loved getting back in the studio to record a new episode of Meaningful Play! Come find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and most other podcast streaming platforms 👻

open.spotify.com/episode/2qH4...
July 21, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Last week Cordite Poetry Review published my poem about the beauty of queer spaces and ode to Gabrielle Everall's incredible art 💓 You can read it online for free: cordite.org.au/poetry/space...
Hyperventilation
like, if she’d seen this fifteen years ago if she’d seen the girls who like birds and heard the severin-as-a-she speaking venus is a boy and he’s welcoming you to queer graces man Gabrielle tells u…
cordite.org.au
February 9, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Our last episode of the year is here ✨

Listen to find out why I think STOP BURYING ME ALIVE, BEAUTIFUL is the perfect video game and why @girlypop.net is our game to look out for 💓

You can find Meaningful Play on Spotify and Apple Podcasts 👽

open.spotify.com/episode/2pr2...
December 12, 2024 at 2:38 AM