RogerTavares 🚩
@rogertavares.bsky.social
Can’t ye see the world where you stand?
Video game studies, guitar for fun.
Video game studies, guitar for fun.
🎮 Got groundbreaking research on video games? There's still time to submit to VideoJogos'25 in Portugal! 🇵🇹
📢 The call for papers closes on September 26. Don't miss your chance to share your work with the community.
+Info: videojogos2025.ipmaia.pt
#CFP #Gaming #GameDev #AcademicBluesky #Conference
📢 The call for papers closes on September 26. Don't miss your chance to share your work with the community.
+Info: videojogos2025.ipmaia.pt
#CFP #Gaming #GameDev #AcademicBluesky #Conference
September 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
🎮 Got groundbreaking research on video games? There's still time to submit to VideoJogos'25 in Portugal! 🇵🇹
📢 The call for papers closes on September 26. Don't miss your chance to share your work with the community.
+Info: videojogos2025.ipmaia.pt
#CFP #Gaming #GameDev #AcademicBluesky #Conference
📢 The call for papers closes on September 26. Don't miss your chance to share your work with the community.
+Info: videojogos2025.ipmaia.pt
#CFP #Gaming #GameDev #AcademicBluesky #Conference
I confess, I'm one of those people who talks to my plants. It always felt like a harmless quirk, but a recent scientific discovery made me question the very foundation of how we relate to the living world around us.
#Ethics #PlantIntelligence #Semiotics
#Ethics #PlantIntelligence #Semiotics
So Dinner Doesn't Weigh on Your Conscience
The subtle art of using language to ignore Science and eat in peace.
theclues.substack.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I confess, I'm one of those people who talks to my plants. It always felt like a harmless quirk, but a recent scientific discovery made me question the very foundation of how we relate to the living world around us.
#Ethics #PlantIntelligence #Semiotics
#Ethics #PlantIntelligence #Semiotics
This essay comes from a conversation I have with a Uber driver.
tinyurl.com/45b9ds67
"His words, "it just didn't seem right," kept echoing in my head. This wasn't a concern about a shortage of food, as he himself had admitted. The discomfort came from somewhere else, something more subtle."
tinyurl.com/45b9ds67
"His words, "it just didn't seem right," kept echoing in my head. This wasn't a concern about a shortage of food, as he himself had admitted. The discomfort came from somewhere else, something more subtle."
“It Just Didn’t Seem Right”
Drivers, Restaurants, and the Invisible Rules of Social Distance
tinyurl.com
August 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This essay comes from a conversation I have with a Uber driver.
tinyurl.com/45b9ds67
"His words, "it just didn't seem right," kept echoing in my head. This wasn't a concern about a shortage of food, as he himself had admitted. The discomfort came from somewhere else, something more subtle."
tinyurl.com/45b9ds67
"His words, "it just didn't seem right," kept echoing in my head. This wasn't a concern about a shortage of food, as he himself had admitted. The discomfort came from somewhere else, something more subtle."
I am testing a podcast format, if you prefer to hear it.
tinyurl.com/26ser64z
This piece explores how language can be manipulated to disguise power. What happens when "imposition" is called "negotiation"? #discourseanalysis #politics #semiotics
tinyurl.com/26ser64z
This piece explores how language can be manipulated to disguise power. What happens when "imposition" is called "negotiation"? #discourseanalysis #politics #semiotics
The Language of Domination (Audio Essay)
Podcast Episode · Case of Death: Meaning - The Podcast · 08/04/2025 · 16m
tinyurl.com
August 6, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I am testing a podcast format, if you prefer to hear it.
tinyurl.com/26ser64z
This piece explores how language can be manipulated to disguise power. What happens when "imposition" is called "negotiation"? #discourseanalysis #politics #semiotics
tinyurl.com/26ser64z
This piece explores how language can be manipulated to disguise power. What happens when "imposition" is called "negotiation"? #discourseanalysis #politics #semiotics
This week's essay explores how language can be manipulated to disguise power. What happens when "imposition" is called "negotiation"? I analyze a high-stakes political meeting to reveal how words can obscure the truth and normalize dominance. #discourse #politics #semiotics
tinyurl.com/22jd85yn
tinyurl.com/22jd85yn
The Language of Domination
The cost of impartiality in an age of explicit power.
tinyurl.com
August 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
This week's essay explores how language can be manipulated to disguise power. What happens when "imposition" is called "negotiation"? I analyze a high-stakes political meeting to reveal how words can obscure the truth and normalize dominance. #discourse #politics #semiotics
tinyurl.com/22jd85yn
tinyurl.com/22jd85yn
Some thoughts on people who are marrying AIs. tinyurl.com/27z4torq
And They Married His Best Friend: An AI
On Affective Relationships Between Humans and AIs
tinyurl.com
July 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Some thoughts on people who are marrying AIs. tinyurl.com/27z4torq
A short essay about the kayros time: tinyurl.com/yuswbvlf
July 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
A short essay about the kayros time: tinyurl.com/yuswbvlf
Reposted by RogerTavares 🚩
Recommend 10/10!
Postdoc position opening in my group! Research projects: pangenomes for diverse organisms, genome evolution, biocomputing, language models. Please reach out if interested!
July 17, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Recommend 10/10!
Some thoughts about sardines and cultural identity. shorturl.at/Q9pzN
July 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Some thoughts about sardines and cultural identity. shorturl.at/Q9pzN
Looking for meaning in The Time and The Arms, a short personal essay. tiny.cc/4gmo001
July 4, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Looking for meaning in The Time and The Arms, a short personal essay. tiny.cc/4gmo001
Reposted by RogerTavares 🚩
British Academy International Interdisciplinary Research Projects call. Open to Early-career, Established researcher, Mid-career, Postdoctoral or equivalent research, Senior researcher. 24 month duration. Application deadline 17 September 2025. www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/know...
Could there be a more timely call? We are offering up to £300k for international research projects on a series of transnational and planetary challenges including digital technology, global health and earth system governance. Please spread the word!
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/know...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/know...
June 17, 2025 at 7:31 AM
British Academy International Interdisciplinary Research Projects call. Open to Early-career, Established researcher, Mid-career, Postdoctoral or equivalent research, Senior researcher. 24 month duration. Application deadline 17 September 2025. www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/know...
Fellow researchers, we’re editing a book on the impact of AI and genAI on the future of video games
🔍 Topics: Ethical challenges, creative tools, procedural content, player-AI interaction, and beyond
💡 No fees: Zero publication or peer-review costs
📅 Deadline & details: Check the link in comments!
🔍 Topics: Ethical challenges, creative tools, procedural content, player-AI interaction, and beyond
💡 No fees: Zero publication or peer-review costs
📅 Deadline & details: Check the link in comments!
June 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Fellow researchers, we’re editing a book on the impact of AI and genAI on the future of video games
🔍 Topics: Ethical challenges, creative tools, procedural content, player-AI interaction, and beyond
💡 No fees: Zero publication or peer-review costs
📅 Deadline & details: Check the link in comments!
🔍 Topics: Ethical challenges, creative tools, procedural content, player-AI interaction, and beyond
💡 No fees: Zero publication or peer-review costs
📅 Deadline & details: Check the link in comments!
Reposted by RogerTavares 🚩
Submissions for the 2025 Australian Game Developer Awards are officially OPEN!
Celebrate excellence in Aussie game development at this year’s ceremony on 8 October during MIGW.
Submissions close 11:59pm AEST, Sunday 15 June.
Submit your entry here 👉 agdas.com.au/submit-your-...
Celebrate excellence in Aussie game development at this year’s ceremony on 8 October during MIGW.
Submissions close 11:59pm AEST, Sunday 15 June.
Submit your entry here 👉 agdas.com.au/submit-your-...
May 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Submissions for the 2025 Australian Game Developer Awards are officially OPEN!
Celebrate excellence in Aussie game development at this year’s ceremony on 8 October during MIGW.
Submissions close 11:59pm AEST, Sunday 15 June.
Submit your entry here 👉 agdas.com.au/submit-your-...
Celebrate excellence in Aussie game development at this year’s ceremony on 8 October during MIGW.
Submissions close 11:59pm AEST, Sunday 15 June.
Submit your entry here 👉 agdas.com.au/submit-your-...
Reposted by RogerTavares 🚩
📣 ¡Anunciamos el 4o Congreso Internacional de DIGRA España 2025 #DIGRAES25!
🗓️ Del 22 al 24/10 en el Campus de Pontevedra, Universidad de Vigo.
🎓 Taller de doctorandos 21/10
🗓️ Del 22 al 24/10 en el Campus de Pontevedra, Universidad de Vigo.
🎓 Taller de doctorandos 21/10
May 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
📣 ¡Anunciamos el 4o Congreso Internacional de DIGRA España 2025 #DIGRAES25!
🗓️ Del 22 al 24/10 en el Campus de Pontevedra, Universidad de Vigo.
🎓 Taller de doctorandos 21/10
🗓️ Del 22 al 24/10 en el Campus de Pontevedra, Universidad de Vigo.
🎓 Taller de doctorandos 21/10
Reposted by RogerTavares 🚩
'the humanities are relevant and they matter...They matter as we consider climate change, global mobility, social injustice, human rights, poverty, the values we hold, & what kind of society we want to be.'
We've launched a new #OpenAccess series, Humanities Futures:
uolpress.co.uk/2025/02/call...
We've launched a new #OpenAccess series, Humanities Futures:
uolpress.co.uk/2025/02/call...
Call for proposals: Humanities Futures book series - University of London Press
We are delighted to announce the details of our exciting new book series, Humanities Futures, and to invite book proposal submissions. Humanities Futures is a new book series that advocates powerfull...
uolpress.co.uk
February 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
'the humanities are relevant and they matter...They matter as we consider climate change, global mobility, social injustice, human rights, poverty, the values we hold, & what kind of society we want to be.'
We've launched a new #OpenAccess series, Humanities Futures:
uolpress.co.uk/2025/02/call...
We've launched a new #OpenAccess series, Humanities Futures:
uolpress.co.uk/2025/02/call...
New place for researchers.
'Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work.'
X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research
Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover
www.timeshighereducation.com
April 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
New place for researchers.
Adobye bye! Ciao! So long. Farewell. Stay in Twitter.
April 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Adobye bye! Ciao! So long. Farewell. Stay in Twitter.
Reposted by RogerTavares 🚩
I've been playing #DiscoElysium recently, and now I've got a PC copy to give away!
All you have to do is:
➡️ Follow @qualbert.com
👍 Like this post
🔁 Repost
I'll pick a winner in 24 hours! If you've never experienced this narrative masterpiece, it's never too late.
All you have to do is:
➡️ Follow @qualbert.com
👍 Like this post
🔁 Repost
I'll pick a winner in 24 hours! If you've never experienced this narrative masterpiece, it's never too late.
April 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I've been playing #DiscoElysium recently, and now I've got a PC copy to give away!
All you have to do is:
➡️ Follow @qualbert.com
👍 Like this post
🔁 Repost
I'll pick a winner in 24 hours! If you've never experienced this narrative masterpiece, it's never too late.
All you have to do is:
➡️ Follow @qualbert.com
👍 Like this post
🔁 Repost
I'll pick a winner in 24 hours! If you've never experienced this narrative masterpiece, it's never too late.
Reposted by RogerTavares 🚩
A very Happy 15th of March to one and all.
March 15, 2025 at 7:24 AM
A very Happy 15th of March to one and all.
Reposted by RogerTavares 🚩
É um erro de tradução achar que "free speech" que eles defendem é liberdade de expressão. O free speech que eles defendem não passa de discurso gratuito.
March 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
É um erro de tradução achar que "free speech" que eles defendem é liberdade de expressão. O free speech que eles defendem não passa de discurso gratuito.
De um cartunista tuga
‘Cybertruck Man’
a cartoon in defiance of Musk
#political #cartoonist #cybertruck #elon #musk #democracy #tiananmen
a cartoon in defiance of Musk
#political #cartoonist #cybertruck #elon #musk #democracy #tiananmen
February 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
De um cartunista tuga
Organizem-se!
apareça, dê rt, ajude a luta
Trabalhadores de games que moram em São Palo, venham com a gente no ato que vai rolar domingo, 11h no Masp. O ato é de diversas organizações e partidos e contina a luta contra a escala 6x1. A gente geralmente não tem nem escala definida, uma galera 6x1, 7x0. Vem somar!
February 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Organizem-se!
— Nobody here had to pay someone for play Diablo for you
— You don’t have time to level up your characters when you are dismantling democracy.
#happyvalentineday #diceawards
— You don’t have time to level up your characters when you are dismantling democracy.
#happyvalentineday #diceawards
February 15, 2025 at 1:58 AM
— Nobody here had to pay someone for play Diablo for you
— You don’t have time to level up your characters when you are dismantling democracy.
#happyvalentineday #diceawards
— You don’t have time to level up your characters when you are dismantling democracy.
#happyvalentineday #diceawards
Layoffs in gaming and tech this week:
Unity 25% (1800)
Critek 15% (400)
Meta 4% (3600)
#layoffs #demissoes #gaming #tech
kotaku.com/unity-layoff...
www.newser.com/story/362545...
bsky.app/profile/knoe...
Unity 25% (1800)
Critek 15% (400)
Meta 4% (3600)
#layoffs #demissoes #gaming #tech
kotaku.com/unity-layoff...
www.newser.com/story/362545...
bsky.app/profile/knoe...
Report: Unity Cutting About 1,800 People In Company's Largest Layoff
The 3D engine and software company is cutting approximately 25 percent of its workforce
kotaku.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Layoffs in gaming and tech this week:
Unity 25% (1800)
Critek 15% (400)
Meta 4% (3600)
#layoffs #demissoes #gaming #tech
kotaku.com/unity-layoff...
www.newser.com/story/362545...
bsky.app/profile/knoe...
Unity 25% (1800)
Critek 15% (400)
Meta 4% (3600)
#layoffs #demissoes #gaming #tech
kotaku.com/unity-layoff...
www.newser.com/story/362545...
bsky.app/profile/knoe...
Enshitification at PubMed
Hate that it has come to this, but it's time to consider PubMed vulnerable to enshittification. My latest post @plos.org discusses the lines we need to fight to hold – and alternatives we can rely on internationally:
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...
#medlibs
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...
#medlibs
What if We Can't Rely on PubMed? - Absolutely Maybe
PubMed is incredibly reliable. And a lot depends on it. It’s an ecosystem built around MEDLINE, the steady feed of new publications…
absolutelymaybe.plos.org
February 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Enshitification at PubMed