Dr Holly Nielsen
@hollynielsen.bsky.social
Historian of play | AHRC funded PhD on board games & play c.1860-1939 | Game developer | Writer & narrative designer
Repped by Will Francis at Janklow & Nesbit
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Repped by Will Francis at Janklow & Nesbit
she/her
Always had a natural “sick of your shit” facial expression
November 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Always had a natural “sick of your shit” facial expression
History is so much more than “fact checking” and “things that happened in the past”
November 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
History is so much more than “fact checking” and “things that happened in the past”
Ahh huge congrats to you and the team, Kait!!
November 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Ahh huge congrats to you and the team, Kait!!
Performative now just means “doing something in public” and “liminal” is an empty swimming pool or something
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Performative now just means “doing something in public” and “liminal” is an empty swimming pool or something
That’s a real jump scare
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
That’s a real jump scare
DEKU TREE COMPLETED
November 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
DEKU TREE COMPLETED
Yeah I will take that from many people but not you, we are old ladies together
November 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Yeah I will take that from many people but not you, we are old ladies together
To be a complete egotist for a moment, when “Writing Game Histories” comes out in May, that’ll be my sixth academic publication- which isn’t too shabby for someone who has just finished their PhD!
(I think… this is where everyone is like “pfft when I finished my PhD I had 24 publications & 7 books)
(I think… this is where everyone is like “pfft when I finished my PhD I had 24 publications & 7 books)
November 8, 2025 at 12:33 PM
To be a complete egotist for a moment, when “Writing Game Histories” comes out in May, that’ll be my sixth academic publication- which isn’t too shabby for someone who has just finished their PhD!
(I think… this is where everyone is like “pfft when I finished my PhD I had 24 publications & 7 books)
(I think… this is where everyone is like “pfft when I finished my PhD I had 24 publications & 7 books)
Our discussion was a joy to have despite the fact that when it happened I was a week away from handing in my PhD thesis- the fact I managed to enjoy something at that stage should be an indicator of how interesting it was
November 8, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Our discussion was a joy to have despite the fact that when it happened I was a week away from handing in my PhD thesis- the fact I managed to enjoy something at that stage should be an indicator of how interesting it was
Aw thank you Brandon!
November 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Aw thank you Brandon!
I finished my PhD and landed into a hellish time to be looking for work both in academia and game dev. So any reposts or quote posts are incredibly appreciated
November 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I finished my PhD and landed into a hellish time to be looking for work both in academia and game dev. So any reposts or quote posts are incredibly appreciated