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Annika Waern
@wanais.bsky.social
Professor in Human-Computer Interaction, Larp scholar, Music lover and Musician.
Blogging in Substack about theories of play and politics.

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Agon
Same concept, two theories
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April 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I've moved my blog over to Substack. I will be migrating some work from my old blog here, and I will also be publishing new material mostly on games, larp, and democracy.
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Annika’s Substack | Annika Waern | Substack
My personal Substack. Click to read Annika’s Substack, by Annika Waern, a Substack publication. Launched 9 minutes ago.
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March 9, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Trump lies and Trump is misinformed. But he's not stupid: his lies serve a purpose. Being outraged about the lies he uses is useless, and making fun of his misconceptions even less so.
February 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
February 2, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Reposted by Annika Waern
CfP for our #workshop, "Empowerment, Autonomy, and Social Connections in XR Serious Games," (April 15, 2025, during #FDG in Vienna). Deadline Jan 23. The workshop focuses on #ethical questions in serious #games. More info: xrsocialinteraction.wordpress.com/workshop2025/

#interdisplinary #XR #AR #VR
Workshop2025
Empowerment, autonomy, and social connections in XR serious games The workshop will be held during the International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games (FDG) taking place in Vienna on A…
xrsocialinteraction.wordpress.com
November 20, 2024 at 6:13 AM
Friends who are applying for our Ph.D. position on larp and democracy:
1) It closes on Wednesday and remember the time difference between Sweden and the states.

2) You MUST apply through the UU central application service, linked at the announcement page:
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
PhD student in Human-Computer Interaction - Uppsala University
PhD student in Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics and Media, Uppsala University
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November 18, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Reposted by Annika Waern
"This is like feeding chili dogs to a friend with a stomach virus, watching them poop in your swimming pool, & then using that polluted water for your next batch of chili. If you & your friend continue this cycle, I’m not going to come to any more of your pool parties!"

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Publishers: Please don’t sell my writing to AI Companies!
Knowledge is an Ecosystem that AI is Polluting
medium.com
November 16, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Academic partying yesterday and larping today and tomorrow. The main difference is the amount of alcohol served.
November 16, 2024 at 7:30 AM
Reposted by Annika Waern
Are you interested in doing a PhD in Human-Centered Design (which could be focused on #AR #VR #XR or #SeriousGames)? Come to the virtual info session November 21st!
Program details: www.cdm.depaul.edu/academics/Pa...
Registration for event: grad.depaul.edu/register/?id...
PhD in Human Centered Design
One of the nation’s largest and most comprehensive programs, DePaul University's College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM) offers undergraduate and graduate programs in a wide and diverse range of ...
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November 15, 2024 at 10:31 PM