Melissa Rogerson
@melissainau.bsky.social
#academicsky HCI: boardgames & hybrids, interaction, evaluation, distanced play. Play. IGA Jury. OMG. Spiel. Shoes. Handbags. Random rants. This is all me, not work official. Dr. She.
Delayed going out to lunch so my daughter could show off her (extensive) eyeball collection. This is less creepy than it sounds but only a smidge.
October 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Delayed going out to lunch so my daughter could show off her (extensive) eyeball collection. This is less creepy than it sounds but only a smidge.
Do you teach boardgames? We have just launched a survey asking about your experience! It takes about ten minutes to complete - please share!
Survey link: go.unimelb.edu.au/45qp
Survey link: go.unimelb.edu.au/45qp
October 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Do you teach boardgames? We have just launched a survey asking about your experience! It takes about ten minutes to complete - please share!
Survey link: go.unimelb.edu.au/45qp
Survey link: go.unimelb.edu.au/45qp
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@gralefrit.bsky.social You have to see these! A friend of mine has been collating a series of images entitled "Things my students have written turned into Philomena Cunk quotes" and they're just glorious.
August 11, 2025 at 11:12 AM
@gralefrit.bsky.social You have to see these! A friend of mine has been collating a series of images entitled "Things my students have written turned into Philomena Cunk quotes" and they're just glorious.
Oh my goodness, what a wonderful wonderful story! www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
'I was shocked': Melbourne man's 'unbelievable' find after buying house
Daniel Xu has loved trains since he was a child. In a surprising twist of fate, he now lives above an extensive hobby train network set.
www.sbs.com.au
June 30, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Oh my goodness, what a wonderful wonderful story! www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
I'll be talking #boardgames and the #SpielDesJahres Awards (German Game of the Year) with @dontattempt.bsky.social on ABC Radio Melbourne (774) in the next few minutes. Listen live: www.abc.net.au/listen/live/...
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Listen live, whenever you want, wherever you are with ABC Melbourne.
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June 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I'll be talking #boardgames and the #SpielDesJahres Awards (German Game of the Year) with @dontattempt.bsky.social on ABC Radio Melbourne (774) in the next few minutes. Listen live: www.abc.net.au/listen/live/...
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After mayhem and madness in Manchester, we're off to Glasgow today for the final show of our Call of Cthulhu Live tour of the UK!
www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/call-o...
www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/call-o...
June 4, 2025 at 7:17 AM
After mayhem and madness in Manchester, we're off to Glasgow today for the final show of our Call of Cthulhu Live tour of the UK!
www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/call-o...
www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/call-o...
Could this study BE any more adorable? When findings are what you want them to be.
A new study from Yale University finds that singing to babies improves their overall mood. NPR wants to know what songs our listeners sing to their babies.
Do you sing to your baby? NPR wants to know what songs you sing
A new study from Yale University finds that singing to babies improves their overall mood. NPR wants to know what songs our listeners sing to their babies.
n.pr
June 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Could this study BE any more adorable? When findings are what you want them to be.
Calling #Hanabi players in Melbourne! One of our graduate researchers is doing a SUPER COOL study where you get to play Hanabi with a robot 🤖. You don’t need to be a champion, just be familiar with the rules (and aged 18+). The study has university human ethics research approval.
June 3, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Calling #Hanabi players in Melbourne! One of our graduate researchers is doing a SUPER COOL study where you get to play Hanabi with a robot 🤖. You don’t need to be a champion, just be familiar with the rules (and aged 18+). The study has university human ethics research approval.
We're excited to launch this survey, which is part of our Discovery Project "Co-designing Innovations in Digital Storytelling with Older Adults". If you have experience of life storytelling, please tell us!
For info about the project, please visit cis.unimelb.edu.au/research/hci...
For info about the project, please visit cis.unimelb.edu.au/research/hci...
May 29, 2025 at 12:13 AM
We're excited to launch this survey, which is part of our Discovery Project "Co-designing Innovations in Digital Storytelling with Older Adults". If you have experience of life storytelling, please tell us!
For info about the project, please visit cis.unimelb.edu.au/research/hci...
For info about the project, please visit cis.unimelb.edu.au/research/hci...
Double conference day! This morning I gave a keynote at #icgan2025; this evening, doing demos at #hri2025.
March 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Double conference day! This morning I gave a keynote at #icgan2025; this evening, doing demos at #hri2025.
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Joining us from Melbourne, where she is a Senior HCI Lecturer, we’re excited to sit down and listen to Dr. Melissa J. Rogerson talk to us about “The Boundaries of Hybridity” in our third keynote!
#uwaterloo #thegamesinstitute #ICGAN25 #ICGAN2025 #researchimpact #interdisciplinaryresearch
#uwaterloo #thegamesinstitute #ICGAN25 #ICGAN2025 #researchimpact #interdisciplinaryresearch
March 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Joining us from Melbourne, where she is a Senior HCI Lecturer, we’re excited to sit down and listen to Dr. Melissa J. Rogerson talk to us about “The Boundaries of Hybridity” in our third keynote!
#uwaterloo #thegamesinstitute #ICGAN25 #ICGAN2025 #researchimpact #interdisciplinaryresearch
#uwaterloo #thegamesinstitute #ICGAN25 #ICGAN2025 #researchimpact #interdisciplinaryresearch
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“Unless the administration’s plans to suppress academic freedom are immediately resisted, rejected and overturned, they will be far, far worse than government actions during the McCarthy era.”
-John Wilson, who was recently telling everyone to calm down.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
-John Wilson, who was recently telling everyone to calm down.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
A St. Valentine's Day massacre of academic freedom (opinion)
The Feb. 14 Dear Colleague letter was one of the worst attacks on academic freedom by the government in American history, John K. Wilson writes.
www.insidehighered.com
March 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
“Unless the administration’s plans to suppress academic freedom are immediately resisted, rejected and overturned, they will be far, far worse than government actions during the McCarthy era.”
-John Wilson, who was recently telling everyone to calm down.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
-John Wilson, who was recently telling everyone to calm down.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Elections will never be the same.
ABC election guru Antony Green says it’s ‘time to retire’ as he prepares to leave on-air role
ABC election guru Antony Green says it’s ‘time to retire’ as he prepares to leave on-air role
Analyst, who is about to turn 65, said the upcoming federal election would be the last he covers on air
The ABC’s election analyst, Antony Green, has just announced that the upcoming federal election will be his last on-air with the ABC.
Green said on…
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Elections will never be the same.
I'm really excited to be attending this (remotely of course).
My colleague Ville Kankainen will defend his PhD "Hybrid Play Experience and Design in Tabletop Gaming" on 21 February.
#gamestudies #analog #boardgames #tabletop
www.tuni.fi/en/news/vill...
#gamestudies #analog #boardgames #tabletop
www.tuni.fi/en/news/vill...
Ville Kankainen: Networked media environment shapes tabletop gaming experiences – physical–digital interaction affords new meanings for the games | Tamp...
The rekindled debate in traditional and social media over a Finnish all-time-favorite, yet controversial boardgame, Star of Africa (Afrikan tähti), illustrates the multidimensional meanings of tabl...
www.tuni.fi
February 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I'm really excited to be attending this (remotely of course).
Nothing says Valentine’s Day like a fire evacuation.
February 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Nothing says Valentine’s Day like a fire evacuation.
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The Oregon Trail generation speaks
I am going to be so pissed if--after everything--I do, in fact, die of dysentery.
February 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The Oregon Trail generation speaks
Husband: *turns off Kindle to sleep*
Husband’s phone (secondary support): *rings*
I mean, half an hour later would have been worse, right?
Husband’s phone (secondary support): *rings*
I mean, half an hour later would have been worse, right?
February 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Husband: *turns off Kindle to sleep*
Husband’s phone (secondary support): *rings*
I mean, half an hour later would have been worse, right?
Husband’s phone (secondary support): *rings*
I mean, half an hour later would have been worse, right?
I have not been posting much from #DiGRAA2025 but the whole room just rocked out to the Mr Icecream song, even while poor Mr Icecream was melting on the road. Heartless, all!
February 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I have not been posting much from #DiGRAA2025 but the whole room just rocked out to the Mr Icecream song, even while poor Mr Icecream was melting on the road. Heartless, all!
I’m so proud of my 88-year-old mother, who has just sent me this perfectly grammatical and understandable text.
February 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I’m so proud of my 88-year-old mother, who has just sent me this perfectly grammatical and understandable text.
My #DiGRAA2025 posts slowed down because @sashasoraine.bsky.social and I were presenting in the last session - talking about how valuable forming a Critical Play Reference group has been (and how central to our work in hybrid digital boardgames). Thanks to all our CPRG members!
February 5, 2025 at 3:28 AM
My #DiGRAA2025 posts slowed down because @sashasoraine.bsky.social and I were presenting in the last session - talking about how valuable forming a Critical Play Reference group has been (and how central to our work in hybrid digital boardgames). Thanks to all our CPRG members!
#DiGRAA2025 session 2 is on the best topic, Tabletop and Boardgames, although I’m not quite sure why that is three words and not just tabletop.
February 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
#DiGRAA2025 session 2 is on the best topic, Tabletop and Boardgames, although I’m not quite sure why that is three words and not just tabletop.
Super engaging, paper 3 at #DiGRAA2025 is from @drcameron.bsky.social and speaks about sonic the hedgehog fanfiction but mostly about the value of Game Jams as part of pedagogical practices. Some really valuable insights and recommendations. I might need to reach out to you for more tips!
February 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Super engaging, paper 3 at #DiGRAA2025 is from @drcameron.bsky.social and speaks about sonic the hedgehog fanfiction but mostly about the value of Game Jams as part of pedagogical practices. Some really valuable insights and recommendations. I might need to reach out to you for more tips!
Second #DiGRAA2025 presentation was from @cassiebara29.bsky.social talking about the need for institutional support for games in universities. I have lots of thoughts about this work but the main one is how good it is that more people ARE thinking about it.
February 5, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Second #DiGRAA2025 presentation was from @cassiebara29.bsky.social talking about the need for institutional support for games in universities. I have lots of thoughts about this work but the main one is how good it is that more people ARE thinking about it.