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sarahthorne.bsky.social
@sarahthorne.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies @MemorialU -- Game Studies, AI, Critical & Experimental Media, Copyright 👾
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If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:

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November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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🎮 🕹️ Happy National Videogames Day! To celebrate, we've gathered a collection of #OpenAccess MIT Press books on gaming, game design, and streaming that you can read freely and immediately: mitpress.mit.edu/open-access-...
September 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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The Democratic Socialism Simulator is basically free this week for Steam's Political Sim Fest.

-See what changed since the Great Biden Era Nap!
-Gift it to your newly radicalized mom!
-Get upset because it doesn't actually simulate socialism!

store.steampowered.com/app/1261760/...
September 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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This session’s panel included:
🎮 "Adapting the Network Narrative to Videogames through Return of the Obra Dinn”, by Cassandra Barkman
🎮 "Democracy, Desire, and Disappointment: Silent Hill Ascension and Decision Systems in Massively Interactive Narrative Games”, by Sarah Thorne and Burçak Aydınlık
March 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Having a blast at #ICGaN2025!
March 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM