Tim Peacock
@drtimpeacock.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in History & War Studies @uofglasgow.bsky.social
& Director @uofggameslab.bsky.social. Space, Nuclear, Games, AI, Politics. Helping to make ideas fly like bicycles! Views mine. https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/humanities/staff/timothypeacock
& Director @uofggameslab.bsky.social. Space, Nuclear, Games, AI, Politics. Helping to make ideas fly like bicycles! Views mine. https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/humanities/staff/timothypeacock
Encouraged to have been promoted to Senior Lecturer in History and War Studies at the University of Glasgow @uofglasgow.bsky.social.
August 1, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Encouraged to have been promoted to Senior Lecturer in History and War Studies at the University of Glasgow @uofglasgow.bsky.social.
I much appreciated the opportunity in March to design & lead Exercise HOPE AGE in Geneva at #HNPW with @unocha.org & @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofggameslab.bsky.social. Using #SeriousGames we explored ways #humanitarian organisations may navigate complex environments of a hypothetical major conflict.
May 12, 2025 at 8:54 AM
I much appreciated the opportunity in March to design & lead Exercise HOPE AGE in Geneva at #HNPW with @unocha.org & @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofggameslab.bsky.social. Using #SeriousGames we explored ways #humanitarian organisations may navigate complex environments of a hypothetical major conflict.
Much appreciated hearing about fascinating work by colleagues at BISA's Global #Nuclear Order Conference last week @gnobisa.bsky.social, & to have the opportunity to speak about "Crisis #Gaming, #NuclearDeterrence History, & Human-Technology Interaction in Strategic Decision-Making". Photo by BISA.
![Image by BISA. A slide with text from a PowerPoint about the paper described in the post, including 'Challenges and Opportunities..., Limits of immersion? (How M.A.D are we?), AI-generated scenarios or aids to decision-making...baked in assumptions..., Unintended consequences..., The greatest unknown/'black box'...humans using games!' To the right there is a screenshot image showing leaders from the Civilization I game, including the text "[Non-wargaming example, but relevant...] Screenshot from Civilization I, of ruler Mahatma Gandhi, with the comment, "Greetings from M. Gandhi, ruler and King of the Indians...Our word are backed with NUCLEAR WEAPONS!" 1991 - a reference to the apocryphal glitch in the early Civilization games which accidentally made AI-controlled Gandhi the player most likely to use nuclear weapons and the meme culture which grew up around this (the precise circumstances and effects of the glitch, where it seems to occur, are debated). To the right of the screen are portraits of people on Zoom, attending the conference.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gwcf7ysiy3njfk32qhes456i/bafkreifwoklopjedh24ac3pgaotgauvrz6ptzkg7b4hkggl64kfewkhr4a@jpeg)
April 28, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Much appreciated hearing about fascinating work by colleagues at BISA's Global #Nuclear Order Conference last week @gnobisa.bsky.social, & to have the opportunity to speak about "Crisis #Gaming, #NuclearDeterrence History, & Human-Technology Interaction in Strategic Decision-Making". Photo by BISA.
Look forward to running HOPE AGE, #Humanitarian Operations Planning Exercise in Assertive Governance Environments, co-designed with UN OCHA, in a hybrid #HNPW2025 workshop in Geneva, Tuesday 25 March, 2-3.30pm CET/1-2.30pm UK-time. More information & sign up in next post's link. #HNPW
March 18, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Look forward to running HOPE AGE, #Humanitarian Operations Planning Exercise in Assertive Governance Environments, co-designed with UN OCHA, in a hybrid #HNPW2025 workshop in Geneva, Tuesday 25 March, 2-3.30pm CET/1-2.30pm UK-time. More information & sign up in next post's link. #HNPW
10 years ago, I made & released a stop motion short film, 'Lego Santa in Space': Santa rescued from a comet by robot rover. (Not much chance to make films recently, but encouraged my channel has 258,000 views. Hope to get back to it someday). Best wishes to all for Christmas & 2025.
December 24, 2024 at 5:27 PM
10 years ago, I made & released a stop motion short film, 'Lego Santa in Space': Santa rescued from a comet by robot rover. (Not much chance to make films recently, but encouraged my channel has 258,000 views. Hope to get back to it someday). Best wishes to all for Christmas & 2025.
Really encouraging to receive a @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Rising Star Award🌟by College of Arts & Humanities at #UofGPeopleExcellence Celebration of Knowledge Exchange & Innovation yesterday. Many thanks to all at/beyond UofG working with me. Look forward to flying more ideas together like bicycles!🚲
Rising Star Award🌟by College of Arts & Humanities at #UofGPeopleExcellence Celebration of Knowledge Exchange & Innovation yesterday. Many thanks to all at/beyond UofG working with me. Look forward to flying more ideas together like bicycles!🚲
November 22, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Really encouraging to receive a @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Rising Star Award🌟by College of Arts & Humanities at #UofGPeopleExcellence Celebration of Knowledge Exchange & Innovation yesterday. Many thanks to all at/beyond UofG working with me. Look forward to flying more ideas together like bicycles!🚲
Rising Star Award🌟by College of Arts & Humanities at #UofGPeopleExcellence Celebration of Knowledge Exchange & Innovation yesterday. Many thanks to all at/beyond UofG working with me. Look forward to flying more ideas together like bicycles!🚲
1974 #OTD #ABBA sets out on 1st European tour, winning Eurovision earlier that year. Success is mixed, even having to cancel one concert in Switzerland after poor ticket sales, but they played to full houses in 1975. 📸 from April 1974 by AVRO at Beeld & Geluid, CC BY-SA 3.0 NL license. #History
November 16, 2024 at 9:19 AM