Elizabeth Swensen
@swensen.bsky.social
Game designer, writer, and all around nerd. (She/Her)
The deadline is tomorrow (11/14/25)!
Spread the word! We have an open Assistant Professor search in my department of Performance, Play & Design, which combines Theater, Dance, and Games faculty in the Arts Division at UCSC. This position would teach in our Art and Design: Games and Playable Media BA program. recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01998
Assistant Professor of Interactive Art, Performance & Games (Initial Review Date 11/14/25)
University of California, Santa Cruz is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucsc.edu
November 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The deadline is tomorrow (11/14/25)!
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Reposting! Do you know someone working at the intersection of Interactive Art, Performance, and Games? We’re hiring!
Spread the word! We have an open Assistant Professor search in my department of Performance, Play & Design, which combines Theater, Dance, and Games faculty in the Arts Division at UCSC. This position would teach in our Art and Design: Games and Playable Media BA program. recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01998
Assistant Professor of Interactive Art, Performance & Games (Initial Review Date 11/14/25)
University of California, Santa Cruz is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucsc.edu
October 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Reposting! Do you know someone working at the intersection of Interactive Art, Performance, and Games? We’re hiring!
Support the Festival of Monsters! give.ucsc.edu/schools/Univ...
2026 Festival of Monsters
Help the Center for Monster Studies bring the 2026 Festival of Monsters to life!
give.ucsc.edu
November 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Support the Festival of Monsters! give.ucsc.edu/schools/Univ...
Another great wrap on the Festival of Monsters. I hope to see more panel pitches from folks studying/designing monsters in games next year!
October 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Another great wrap on the Festival of Monsters. I hope to see more panel pitches from folks studying/designing monsters in games next year!
Had a blast running a horror adventure using the Dread TTRPG system tonight for some of the Festival of Monsters folks. I hope we can add a bit more monstrous play/games to our future conferences!
October 17, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Had a blast running a horror adventure using the Dread TTRPG system tonight for some of the Festival of Monsters folks. I hope we can add a bit more monstrous play/games to our future conferences!
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Hey narrative folks my team is looking for a narrative designer to come work with me in Iceland! If you have solid storytelling fundamentals, some technical experience, and live ops or adjacent experience, we are looking for someone like you!
careers.ccpgames.com/en/postings/...
careers.ccpgames.com/en/postings/...
Narrative Designer
Job Opening: Narrative Designer at CCP Games in Reykjavík.
careers.ccpgames.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Hey narrative folks my team is looking for a narrative designer to come work with me in Iceland! If you have solid storytelling fundamentals, some technical experience, and live ops or adjacent experience, we are looking for someone like you!
careers.ccpgames.com/en/postings/...
careers.ccpgames.com/en/postings/...
Reposting! Do you know someone working at the intersection of Interactive Art, Performance, and Games? We’re hiring!
Spread the word! We have an open Assistant Professor search in my department of Performance, Play & Design, which combines Theater, Dance, and Games faculty in the Arts Division at UCSC. This position would teach in our Art and Design: Games and Playable Media BA program. recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01998
Assistant Professor of Interactive Art, Performance & Games (Initial Review Date 11/14/25)
University of California, Santa Cruz is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucsc.edu
October 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Reposting! Do you know someone working at the intersection of Interactive Art, Performance, and Games? We’re hiring!
Spread the word! We have an open Assistant Professor search in my department of Performance, Play & Design, which combines Theater, Dance, and Games faculty in the Arts Division at UCSC. This position would teach in our Art and Design: Games and Playable Media BA program. recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01998
Assistant Professor of Interactive Art, Performance & Games (Initial Review Date 11/14/25)
University of California, Santa Cruz is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucsc.edu
September 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Spread the word! We have an open Assistant Professor search in my department of Performance, Play & Design, which combines Theater, Dance, and Games faculty in the Arts Division at UCSC. This position would teach in our Art and Design: Games and Playable Media BA program. recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01998
In addition to loving to play this game, thanks to the copy of @shing.bsky.social ‘s A Mending in my lab, I was able to sew a button back on my shirt today
September 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In addition to loving to play this game, thanks to the copy of @shing.bsky.social ‘s A Mending in my lab, I was able to sew a button back on my shirt today
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this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
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we need other people, and the biggest lie in the genAI scene is them selling the fantasy that no we don't
July 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
we need other people, and the biggest lie in the genAI scene is them selling the fantasy that no we don't
Elves who live 1000s of years must either a) have sweet fantasy dentures or b) grow new teeth multiple times in life like a shark.
March 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Elves who live 1000s of years must either a) have sweet fantasy dentures or b) grow new teeth multiple times in life like a shark.
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The Trump administration cut a clause from federal contracting rules that had been on the books since the 1960s: Companies are no longer explicitly prohibited from having segregated facilities.
'Segregated facilities' are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts
The Trump administration cut a clause from federal contracting rules that had been on the books since the 1960s: Companies are no longer explicitly prohibited from having segregated facilities.
www.npr.org
March 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The Trump administration cut a clause from federal contracting rules that had been on the books since the 1960s: Companies are no longer explicitly prohibited from having segregated facilities.
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I can't remember the last time I saw an article just focus on this. Not that they've bent the truth or misrepresented a few facts a little, but that every single solitary thing that the GOP says on the topic is a stone cold lie with absolutely no basis in reality.
ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports...
ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports...
March 14, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I can't remember the last time I saw an article just focus on this. Not that they've bent the truth or misrepresented a few facts a little, but that every single solitary thing that the GOP says on the topic is a stone cold lie with absolutely no basis in reality.
ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports...
ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports...
I listen to a few actual plays, but this is my favorite. More of my friends need to listen so we can talk theories! (As fans and/or scholars!)
Hour three of WHAT?!
Ep. 43 of #TheWizardTheWitchandTheWildOne is out now on your favorite podcasting platforms!
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Ep. 43 of #TheWizardTheWitchandTheWildOne is out now on your favorite podcasting platforms!
Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/public...
February 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I listen to a few actual plays, but this is my favorite. More of my friends need to listen so we can talk theories! (As fans and/or scholars!)
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We are hiring for a handful of positions in Reykjavik, it's a drop in the bucket compared to what WB just did but still
jobs.50skills.com/ccpgames/en
jobs.50skills.com/ccpgames/en
CCP - Jobs
CCP is looking for new employees.
jobs.50skills.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
We are hiring for a handful of positions in Reykjavik, it's a drop in the bucket compared to what WB just did but still
jobs.50skills.com/ccpgames/en
jobs.50skills.com/ccpgames/en
To whomever was in charge of the Beyond Good And Evil joystick text entry design: I still think about it, and wish all controller stick text entry worked like this.
January 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
To whomever was in charge of the Beyond Good And Evil joystick text entry design: I still think about it, and wish all controller stick text entry worked like this.
Saying goodbye to 2024 and feeling accomplished. This year I kept myself, a tiny human, and two cats alive on startling little sleep. Next year I look forward to getting back to: teaching, making, writing, cooking? sleeping?
December 31, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Saying goodbye to 2024 and feeling accomplished. This year I kept myself, a tiny human, and two cats alive on startling little sleep. Next year I look forward to getting back to: teaching, making, writing, cooking? sleeping?
We wrapped the Festival of Monsters last month, but I would love to see more games folks next year! If you make, perform, or study monstrous games, I hope you submit a talk for next year! Bonus: October in Santa Cruz is really pretty.
November 25, 2024 at 3:09 PM
We wrapped the Festival of Monsters last month, but I would love to see more games folks next year! If you make, perform, or study monstrous games, I hope you submit a talk for next year! Bonus: October in Santa Cruz is really pretty.
Last call for proposals to speak at the UCSC Festival of Monsters in October. If you have a short talk/paper proposal/panel on monsters and culture, join us! We host a ball and everything: monsterstudies.ucsc.edu/2024festcfp
April 13, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Last call for proposals to speak at the UCSC Festival of Monsters in October. If you have a short talk/paper proposal/panel on monsters and culture, join us! We host a ball and everything: monsterstudies.ucsc.edu/2024festcfp
Have a 20 minute presentation/paper/panel regarding Monsters in Media and Culture? The 2024 Festival of Monsters call is now public! (The festival will be held Oct 16-19 in Santa Cruz, CA). www.monsterstudies.ucsc.edu/2024festcfp
2024 Call for Papers — The Center For Monster Studies
www.monsterstudies.ucsc.edu
March 5, 2024 at 2:03 AM
Have a 20 minute presentation/paper/panel regarding Monsters in Media and Culture? The 2024 Festival of Monsters call is now public! (The festival will be held Oct 16-19 in Santa Cruz, CA). www.monsterstudies.ucsc.edu/2024festcfp
It’s Giving Day at UCSC and the Center for Monster Studies is asking for support. Help us keep the monster momentum going! t.co/BhCaolioCr
November 8, 2023 at 3:34 PM
It’s Giving Day at UCSC and the Center for Monster Studies is asking for support. Help us keep the monster momentum going! t.co/BhCaolioCr
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my department at UC Santa Cruz is hiring a teaching professor working at the intersection of games and performance with an emphasis on experimental and activist art. reach out to me if you're interested in applying: mattie.brice@ucsc.edu recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01619
Performance, Play & Design: Assistant Teaching Professor of Art, Technology & Play (initial review N...
University of California, Santa Cruz is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucsc.edu
October 27, 2023 at 5:40 PM
my department at UC Santa Cruz is hiring a teaching professor working at the intersection of games and performance with an emphasis on experimental and activist art. reach out to me if you're interested in applying: mattie.brice@ucsc.edu recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01619
Good morning, new social media. Here is my offering of cats:
September 4, 2023 at 3:57 PM
Good morning, new social media. Here is my offering of cats: