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Game maker, professor at Carnegie Mellon University. My employer has many, often contradicting, views. Currently making Future? No Thanks!
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After 4 years of work, my solarpunk game finally has a title, a trailer, and a Steam page!
Wishlist... Future? No Thanks!
👉 futurenothanks.com
After 4 years of work, my solarpunk game finally has a title, a trailer, and a Steam page!
Wishlist... Future? No Thanks!
👉 futurenothanks.com
The paradox of political art under fascism is that it is asked to compensate for a failed political opposition while, at the same time, bland statements like "we should be nice to each other" or "I should be allowed to exist" come to be seen as radical and therefore sufficient.
February 9, 2026 at 11:28 PM
The paradox of political art under fascism is that it is asked to compensate for a failed political opposition while, at the same time, bland statements like "we should be nice to each other" or "I should be allowed to exist" come to be seen as radical and therefore sufficient.
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Helldivers adding millennials as the newest enemy faction
February 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Helldivers adding millennials as the newest enemy faction
It looks like one of those cheeky sculptures by Maurizio Cattelan
February 7, 2026 at 3:25 PM
It looks like one of those cheeky sculptures by Maurizio Cattelan
Adobe has spent over twenty years torturing and maiming Flash.
I AM FURIOUS.
Adobe Animate remains an industry standard for TV animation. Star Trek: Lower Decks was made in Animate. Haunted Hotel was made in Animate. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic was made in Animate.
And because you can't buy a permanent licence anymore, it'll just be gone.
Adobe Animate remains an industry standard for TV animation. Star Trek: Lower Decks was made in Animate. Haunted Hotel was made in Animate. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic was made in Animate.
And because you can't buy a permanent licence anymore, it'll just be gone.
February 2, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Adobe has spent over twenty years torturing and maiming Flash.
Video game stocks crashed the other day after Google announced its "world-building" AI.
I admit I’m charmed by these dream-logic walking-sim slopsperiences but I doubt Gamers will be.
The main use case is likely streamers crowdsourcing meme prompts and making fun of them until the novelty wanes.
I admit I’m charmed by these dream-logic walking-sim slopsperiences but I doubt Gamers will be.
The main use case is likely streamers crowdsourcing meme prompts and making fun of them until the novelty wanes.
February 2, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Video game stocks crashed the other day after Google announced its "world-building" AI.
I admit I’m charmed by these dream-logic walking-sim slopsperiences but I doubt Gamers will be.
The main use case is likely streamers crowdsourcing meme prompts and making fun of them until the novelty wanes.
I admit I’m charmed by these dream-logic walking-sim slopsperiences but I doubt Gamers will be.
The main use case is likely streamers crowdsourcing meme prompts and making fun of them until the novelty wanes.
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“All over my neighborhood we keep finding empty cars, the glass shattered into diamonds on the snow, the people missing. Tiny private automotive kristallnachts, everywhere and ongoing.”
Greetings from inside the economic blockade zones of Minneapolis and St Paul! Don’t look away, please. We need you. It’s been a month and they’re trying to destroy us.
February 2, 2026 at 12:38 PM
“All over my neighborhood we keep finding empty cars, the glass shattered into diamonds on the snow, the people missing. Tiny private automotive kristallnachts, everywhere and ongoing.”
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i made a version of wikipedia you can doomscroll
xikipedia.org
xikipedia.org
February 1, 2026 at 11:43 PM
i made a version of wikipedia you can doomscroll
xikipedia.org
xikipedia.org
For every retweet I will make Zuckerberg’s creep glasses 5% thicker
February 1, 2026 at 4:46 PM
For every retweet I will make Zuckerberg’s creep glasses 5% thicker
Billionaires for Bush was a political street theater group active in the early 2000s.
Yesterday’s satire is today’s normalcy.
Yesterday’s satire is today’s normalcy.
February 1, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Billionaires for Bush was a political street theater group active in the early 2000s.
Yesterday’s satire is today’s normalcy.
Yesterday’s satire is today’s normalcy.
I taught a video making class last semester and I can confirm that getting students to pay attention even to *contemporary animated shorts* is getting more challenging every year.
I like the "slow cinema" approach. Reclaiming our attention is a skill we can and should teach.
(now with gift link)
I like the "slow cinema" approach. Reclaiming our attention is a skill we can and should teach.
(now with gift link)
The Film Students Who Can No Longer Sit Through Films
The attention-span crisis goes to the movies.
www.theatlantic.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:58 PM
I taught a video making class last semester and I can confirm that getting students to pay attention even to *contemporary animated shorts* is getting more challenging every year.
I like the "slow cinema" approach. Reclaiming our attention is a skill we can and should teach.
(now with gift link)
I like the "slow cinema" approach. Reclaiming our attention is a skill we can and should teach.
(now with gift link)
*me optimizing my game*: do I even need shadows?
January 31, 2026 at 3:29 PM
*me optimizing my game*: do I even need shadows?
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I'm excited to share that Game Poems Issue 1 is now live at www.gamepoems.com/issue01
A new online literary magazine dedicated to exploring the artistic and poetic potential of short-form videogames by publishing new games directly in a playable format.
Thanks for playing and sharing!
A new online literary magazine dedicated to exploring the artistic and poetic potential of short-form videogames by publishing new games directly in a playable format.
Thanks for playing and sharing!
Game Poems #1
An online literary magazine publishing short-form videogames directly in a playable format. Issue #1 features interactive works by international artists and game designers.
www.gamepoems.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 PM
I'm excited to share that Game Poems Issue 1 is now live at www.gamepoems.com/issue01
A new online literary magazine dedicated to exploring the artistic and poetic potential of short-form videogames by publishing new games directly in a playable format.
Thanks for playing and sharing!
A new online literary magazine dedicated to exploring the artistic and poetic potential of short-form videogames by publishing new games directly in a playable format.
Thanks for playing and sharing!
Between the financialization of everything and declining birth rates, this truly looks like the game for our times.
It's time to SHORT THAT BABY! 📈
Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator is OUT NOW on Steam!
PLUS even more campaigns and content coming out over the next weeks and months! 💚👽
store.steampowered.com/app/3642000/...
Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator is OUT NOW on Steam!
PLUS even more campaigns and content coming out over the next weeks and months! 💚👽
store.steampowered.com/app/3642000/...
January 29, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Between the financialization of everything and declining birth rates, this truly looks like the game for our times.
Understandably the NYT piece* included only a soundbite but if you want to know ✨WHAT I THINK ABOUT PEAK✨ here's the full conversation.
* www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/a...
* www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/a...
January 29, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Understandably the NYT piece* included only a soundbite but if you want to know ✨WHAT I THINK ABOUT PEAK✨ here's the full conversation.
* www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/a...
* www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/a...
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I'm back in the NYT with a piece on my favourite micro-genre: climbing games.
I especially love their suggestion that anyone, even vertigo sufferers, can be a climber, converting the environment before them into a symbolic system of self-expression.
⛰️
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/a...
I especially love their suggestion that anyone, even vertigo sufferers, can be a climber, converting the environment before them into a symbolic system of self-expression.
⛰️
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/a...
The Thrill of Climbing From the Comfort of Your Couch
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:13 PM
I'm back in the NYT with a piece on my favourite micro-genre: climbing games.
I especially love their suggestion that anyone, even vertigo sufferers, can be a climber, converting the environment before them into a symbolic system of self-expression.
⛰️
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/a...
I especially love their suggestion that anyone, even vertigo sufferers, can be a climber, converting the environment before them into a symbolic system of self-expression.
⛰️
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/a...
The regime likes influencers because they are cultural agents that can be directed, elevated, and canceled by the algorithms it controls.
A content creator is, by definition, an artist whose entire livelihood depends on one click or one line of code.
hyperallergic.com/influencers-...
A content creator is, by definition, an artist whose entire livelihood depends on one click or one line of code.
hyperallergic.com/influencers-...
Influencers and OnlyFans Models Turn to Artist Visas to Enter US
Digital content creators are reportedly adapting their metrics to apply for the O-1B visa for “extraordinary” abilities in the arts.
hyperallergic.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:06 PM
The regime likes influencers because they are cultural agents that can be directed, elevated, and canceled by the algorithms it controls.
A content creator is, by definition, an artist whose entire livelihood depends on one click or one line of code.
hyperallergic.com/influencers-...
A content creator is, by definition, an artist whose entire livelihood depends on one click or one line of code.
hyperallergic.com/influencers-...
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Here's the video of ICE beating a man and then shooting him while he was on the ground from a credible source. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis this morning, witnesses say
A video appears to shows federal agents wrestling a man to the ground then shooting him.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Here's the video of ICE beating a man and then shooting him while he was on the ground from a credible source. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Two lifelong goals achieved
January 24, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Two lifelong goals achieved
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
I KNEW IT! PINGU HAS AN ITALIAN ACCENT!
Italian voice actor Carlo Bononi was the voice of all of the characters on Pingu. A trained clown by trade, he used a theater technique called grammelot, which consists of "speaking" in a mix of babbled gibberish noises. He improvised all the voices live and unscripted.
January 21, 2026 at 2:46 PM
I KNEW IT! PINGU HAS AN ITALIAN ACCENT!
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From @molleindustria.org in the book Architecture and Videogames: Intersecting Worlds. This is what my architecture masters thesis was on and it was quite controversial at the time (2009), but I’ve seen hopeful progress towards it since. Hoping for more opportunities to talk w/ architecture schools
January 21, 2026 at 2:30 PM
From @molleindustria.org in the book Architecture and Videogames: Intersecting Worlds. This is what my architecture masters thesis was on and it was quite controversial at the time (2009), but I’ve seen hopeful progress towards it since. Hoping for more opportunities to talk w/ architecture schools
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Here’s a friendly reminder about the conference we are running at the ITU in May: playingfutures.today
Deadline for abstracts is February 16th, and the conference will take place May 20th to 22nd in Copenhagen. Look at our call for papers for more details: playingfutures.today/call-for-pap...
Deadline for abstracts is February 16th, and the conference will take place May 20th to 22nd in Copenhagen. Look at our call for papers for more details: playingfutures.today/call-for-pap...
Playing Futures
Playing Futures is a conference about the role of games and play during and after the impending climate and energy catastrophes. The goal of the conference is to serve as a meeting point for the commu...
playingfutures.today
January 19, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Here’s a friendly reminder about the conference we are running at the ITU in May: playingfutures.today
Deadline for abstracts is February 16th, and the conference will take place May 20th to 22nd in Copenhagen. Look at our call for papers for more details: playingfutures.today/call-for-pap...
Deadline for abstracts is February 16th, and the conference will take place May 20th to 22nd in Copenhagen. Look at our call for papers for more details: playingfutures.today/call-for-pap...
I frankly don’t understand why European governments aren’t simply buying US politicians the way Israel does. They’re very cheap.
January 18, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I frankly don’t understand why European governments aren’t simply buying US politicians the way Israel does. They’re very cheap.
The most Pittsburgh news ever
January 17, 2026 at 4:27 PM
The most Pittsburgh news ever
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.