Matthew Farber
@docfarber.bsky.social
Associate Professor, University of Northern Colorado. Codirector, Gaming SEL Lab. Play theorist.
NEW from The MIT Press w/ Tracy Fullerton: “The Well-Read Game” a.co/d/6oAphWV
NEW from The MIT Press w/ Tracy Fullerton: “The Well-Read Game” a.co/d/6oAphWV
Who will I see at National Council of Teachers of English in Denver next week? I’m pesenting a couple of times on games + new literacies!
November 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Who will I see at National Council of Teachers of English in Denver next week? I’m pesenting a couple of times on games + new literacies!
Latest for Edutopia! edut.to/4nFiKCZ
October 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Latest for Edutopia! edut.to/4nFiKCZ
My latest for Edutopia: edut.to/4fqC7gf
August 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
My latest for Edutopia: edut.to/4fqC7gf
I’ll be speaking at the 22nd Games for Change Festival THIS WEEK(!)... on June 26–27 at Parsons School of Design in NYC! 🎮✨ Join me and Tracy Fullerton as we explore Reading Games Well: How Players Evoke Personal and Subjective Meanings. 👉 Grab your ticket today! bit.ly/3DCePWl
June 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I’ll be speaking at the 22nd Games for Change Festival THIS WEEK(!)... on June 26–27 at Parsons School of Design in NYC! 🎮✨ Join me and Tracy Fullerton as we explore Reading Games Well: How Players Evoke Personal and Subjective Meanings. 👉 Grab your ticket today! bit.ly/3DCePWl
Some pics of Will Merchant and me presenting Playful Inquiry at last week’s Colorado OER Conference. (Photos courtesy of the University of Northern Colorado, Woody Myers)
June 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Some pics of Will Merchant and me presenting Playful Inquiry at last week’s Colorado OER Conference. (Photos courtesy of the University of Northern Colorado, Woody Myers)
Join our virtual book launch, one of three FREE virtual sessions leading up to the 2025 Games for Change Festival!
📅 June 10, 2025
⏰ 4:00–5:30 PM PT | 7:00–8:30 PM ET
📺 Livestream: buff.ly/DtuODhq
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📅 June 10, 2025
⏰ 4:00–5:30 PM PT | 7:00–8:30 PM ET
📺 Livestream: buff.ly/DtuODhq
🗓️ Add to calendar: evt.to/eidieimuw
May 30, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Join our virtual book launch, one of three FREE virtual sessions leading up to the 2025 Games for Change Festival!
📅 June 10, 2025
⏰ 4:00–5:30 PM PT | 7:00–8:30 PM ET
📺 Livestream: buff.ly/DtuODhq
🗓️ Add to calendar: evt.to/eidieimuw
📅 June 10, 2025
⏰ 4:00–5:30 PM PT | 7:00–8:30 PM ET
📺 Livestream: buff.ly/DtuODhq
🗓️ Add to calendar: evt.to/eidieimuw
Excited to be part of the 22nd annual Games for Change Festival June 26 - 27 in NYC! 🎉
🎟️ Grab your ticket today! bit.ly/3DCePWl
🎟️ Grab your ticket today! bit.ly/3DCePWl
May 16, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Excited to be part of the 22nd annual Games for Change Festival June 26 - 27 in NYC! 🎉
🎟️ Grab your ticket today! bit.ly/3DCePWl
🎟️ Grab your ticket today! bit.ly/3DCePWl
April 23, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Recorded a segment for TaiwanPlus TV last night on games and learning. Should air in a couple of weeks!
April 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Recorded a segment for TaiwanPlus TV last night on games and learning. Should air in a couple of weeks!
Spotted @kinojabber.bsky.social & my new book “out in the wild” at Old Firehouse Books, my local bookshop! 📚
March 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Spotted @kinojabber.bsky.social & my new book “out in the wild” at Old Firehouse Books, my local bookshop! 📚
🚀 It's book launch day! In "The Well-Read Game," @kinojabber.bsky.social & I explore the experiences we have when we play games and how players evoke personal and subjective meanings through a new theory of player response. @mitpress.bsky.social mitpress.mit.edu/978026255223...
March 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
🚀 It's book launch day! In "The Well-Read Game," @kinojabber.bsky.social & I explore the experiences we have when we play games and how players evoke personal and subjective meanings through a new theory of player response. @mitpress.bsky.social mitpress.mit.edu/978026255223...
For pre-orders of Tracy Fullerton @tracyfullerton.bsky.social & my upcoming book, 'The Well-Read Game," Barnes & Noble Premium & Rewards Members get 25% off all upcoming releases from today through Feb 7! Premium Members get an additional 10% off! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-well-r... #BNPreorder
February 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
For pre-orders of Tracy Fullerton @tracyfullerton.bsky.social & my upcoming book, 'The Well-Read Game," Barnes & Noble Premium & Rewards Members get 25% off all upcoming releases from today through Feb 7! Premium Members get an additional 10% off! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-well-r... #BNPreorder
New book cover reveal from the upcoming new book I've written with @tracyfullerton.bsky.social Tracy Fullerton for @mitpress.bsky.social!!
We're so thrilled with the cover design from Vincent LaCava Jr., who captured the spirit of a player & their personal response to a game experience. 📚💎❤️🎮
We're so thrilled with the cover design from Vincent LaCava Jr., who captured the spirit of a player & their personal response to a game experience. 📚💎❤️🎮
January 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
New book cover reveal from the upcoming new book I've written with @tracyfullerton.bsky.social Tracy Fullerton for @mitpress.bsky.social!!
We're so thrilled with the cover design from Vincent LaCava Jr., who captured the spirit of a player & their personal response to a game experience. 📚💎❤️🎮
We're so thrilled with the cover design from Vincent LaCava Jr., who captured the spirit of a player & their personal response to a game experience. 📚💎❤️🎮
🚨New publication alert! I cowrote Ch 3 in UNESCO's "Mainstreaming social and emotional learning in education systems: policy guide"! Check it out -- it's a free ebook! unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/p...
December 20, 2024 at 5:14 PM
🚨New publication alert! I cowrote Ch 3 in UNESCO's "Mainstreaming social and emotional learning in education systems: policy guide"! Check it out -- it's a free ebook! unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/p...
You know, for research! 🎮
December 5, 2024 at 10:21 PM
You know, for research! 🎮
New book selfie! Finally got the physical edition of @czamboni.bsky.social, William Merchant, and my new edited book, which is also available as a FREE PDF download! playstorypress.org/books/roll-f... #bookselfie
November 26, 2024 at 9:53 PM
New book selfie! Finally got the physical edition of @czamboni.bsky.social, William Merchant, and my new edited book, which is also available as a FREE PDF download! playstorypress.org/books/roll-f... #bookselfie
Camilla Zamboni, William Merchant, and my edited collection of 51 original micro TTRPGs and lessons was recently published! The print edition is only $31.99. The digital version is a FREE PDF download! Check it out: playstorypress.org/books/roll-f...
November 21, 2024 at 2:14 AM
Camilla Zamboni, William Merchant, and my edited collection of 51 original micro TTRPGs and lessons was recently published! The print edition is only $31.99. The digital version is a FREE PDF download! Check it out: playstorypress.org/books/roll-f...
Presenting at the India Game Development Conference (IGDC) in Hyderabad last week!
November 17, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Presenting at the India Game Development Conference (IGDC) in Hyderabad last week!