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Leah Brown
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MLIS. Information scientist, librarian, and educator. Entangled in information ecologies, complex systems, knowledge mobilization, multimodal literacy, identity + […]

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Leah Brown @leahdriel.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · Oct 6
The playable demo for my game project Hawthorn will be available in the coming weeks. The game's official title will be released then! The story of the game is based on the work from my Ph.D. thesis on sensemaking and information ecologies. #gamedesign #indiegame #informationbehaviour #sensemaking
A screenshot of the opening scene from the Hawthorn demo of a silhouetted outdoor scene with a yellow and lavender pink sky. Another screenshot of the first chapter of Hawthorn, now in a misted forest with blue-green lanterns. The character sprite for Tatter, the first psychopomp the Player meets in the game. A strange helix-shaped creature emerging from a green portal light in the forest of Halflight.
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oatp.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
Register now for our webinar ‘The final Use Case Observatory: open data with real-world impact’ | data.europa.eu https://data.europa.eu/en/news-events/news/register-now-our-webinar-final-use-case-observatory-open-data-real-world-impact
Register now for our webinar ‘The final Use Case Observatory: open data with real-world impact’ | data.europa.eu
Are you interested in learning more about how open data impacts your life on a daily basis? Then do not miss out on our upcoming data.europa academy webinar!
data.europa.eu
December 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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petersuber.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
Update. The #un is dropping #GoogleDocs in favor of #opensource #cryptpad (@CryptPad).
https://itsfoss.com/news/un-ditches-google-form/
UN Ditches Google for Taking Form Submissions, Opts for an Open Source Solution Instead
The United Nations opts for an open source alternative to Google Forms.
itsfoss.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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kjaerulv.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
'it is extremely difficult to completely stop users from recreating any kind of content that’s in the training data, and OpenAI can’t remove the copyrighted content from Sora 2’s training data because it couldn’t exist without it" #youwouldntsteal […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
leahdriel.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
Sneak peek; will be up on YouTube this week.

#worldbuilding #sensemaking #gamedesign #umigari
A title card that reads: UMIGARI Demo Gameplay; with comments on worldbuilding for sensemaking in liminal horror from an information scientist and designer. Part One: Finding Yourself Nowhere. How Umigari uses subtle sensory feedback in the environment to guide the player through the unknown The title screen from Chilla's Art game "UMIGARI". It shows a small fishing boat floating on an empty sea that dissolves into grey fog. A screenshot of the first person view the player has. You are holding a harpoon, and gazing out at an endless sea with a sun setting on the horizon.
November 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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leahdriel.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
#visualization:

The Cartography of generative AI

An incredibly detailed map of the generative AI ecosystem by Estampa

#informationdesign #systems

https://cartography-of-generative-ai.net/
A pink infographic of an incredibly detailed map of the generative AI ecosystem by Estampa
October 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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oatp.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
Open Access in Asia https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qASC4BHuSAuWQa_MfUv2WQ
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Open Access in Asia. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
The Open Access (OA) movement in Asia is growing rapidly, shaped by diverse regional priorities, policies, and publishing practices. This 1 hour webinar explores how different Asian countries are advancing Open Access through national initiatives, institutional support, and community-driven models. DOAJ Ambassadors from Asia will share insights on status of open access development in their region initiatives and challenges, Diamond Open Access models, and the role of DOAJ-indexed journals in promoting research visibility. The session highlights both challenges and success stories, offering a comprehensive view of Asia’s evolving OA ecosystem. Join us to understand how collaboration and innovation are driving a more equitable and sustainable Open Access future in Asia.
us02web.zoom.us
October 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
leahdriel.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
#visualization:

The Cartography of generative AI

An incredibly detailed map of the generative AI ecosystem by Estampa

#informationdesign #systems

https://cartography-of-generative-ai.net/
A pink infographic of an incredibly detailed map of the generative AI ecosystem by Estampa
October 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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mariabustillos.com
Flaming Hydra IS the name of a great band
(of writers and artists)

Check out some free work at flaminghydra.com/free

follow us at @flaminghydra.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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leahdriel.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
Hey, things are rough for me; if you'd like to support my work, I'd appreciate it. Shares are also greatly appreciated.

https://ko-fi.com/ideocene
October 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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karenattiah.bsky.social
There are still spots left for the fall session: www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...
Fall Registration for Race, Media & International Affairs with Karen Attiah — Resistance Study Series
A virtual, seven week beginner and intermediate course on the history of race, mass media, and the modern world order.
www.resistancesummerschool.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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kissane.mas.to.ap.brid.gy
One last thing! Starter packs are a *really* good way to help whole communities (of practice or interest) move from one network to another without losing their whole history of connection and conviviality, and I think that's been quite successful at Bsky—it helped a lot of communities make the […]
Original post on mas.to
mas.to
October 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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kissane.mas.to.ap.brid.gy
The thing I had most hoped would happen on the feature-design side is that fediverse systems and ATProto systems would learn from each other and I think this is a good example of that actually taking place.
October 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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kissane.mas.to.ap.brid.gy
I think Mastodon's proposal for starter packs is a significant positive evolution of the way Bluesky rolled them out. I wound up on a bunch of packs there and it was…not a great thing for my specific brain and purpose.

I do hope the people in Masto's comments saying […]

[Original post on mas.to]
Firstly, it's important to us that users have control over whether they appear in Packs on Mastodon. Early design explorations with our concept of Packs led us to the following possibilities: • Packs will become an extension of discovery. Users who wish to opt out entirely from Packs will be able to do so by disabling the existing setting, labelled "Feature profile and posts in discovery algorithms". This will signal that an account cannot be added to a Pack. • Users will be notified when they are included in a Pack. Unlike on Bluesky, where users wishing to remove themselves from a Starter Pack must either report the Starter Pack, or block the user, users on Mastodon will have a more neutral mechanism to remove themselves from a Pack they do not wish to be part of. (note: we implemented something similar with the Quote Posts feature, where an original post can be removed from a quote post; this same idea would flow through to Packs).
October 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
leahdriel.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
Teaser 2 for my interactive fiction game! The official game title is:

Alight on Tyrnasìth

The title track is called "Inward, Outward, Forward, Backward"

#gamedesign #indiegame #sensemaking

https://youtu.be/SMfr02nUL4o?si=Ll2c1MDeEAhH59rf
October 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
leahdriel.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
THANK YOU, Fediverse, seriously. 🙏
October 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
leahdriel.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
The playable demo for my game project Hawthorn will be available in the coming weeks. The game's official title will be released then! The story of the game is based on the work from my Ph.D. thesis on sensemaking and information ecologies. #gamedesign #indiegame #informationbehaviour #sensemaking
A screenshot of the opening scene from the Hawthorn demo of a silhouetted outdoor scene with a yellow and lavender pink sky. Another screenshot of the first chapter of Hawthorn, now in a misted forest with blue-green lanterns. The character sprite for Tatter, the first psychopomp the Player meets in the game. A strange helix-shaped creature emerging from a green portal light in the forest of Halflight.
October 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
leahdriel.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
Hey, things are rough for me; if you'd like to support my work, I'd appreciate it. Shares are also greatly appreciated.

https://ko-fi.com/ideocene
October 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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hannah.posts.rat.pictures.ap.brid.gy
It is now safe to put on your Mittentosh
My “dead mac” mitten The reverse side with arrows and command icons I’m wearing the dumb thing
September 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
leahdriel.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
As ever, silence is complicity.
September 18, 2025 at 11:07 AM
leahdriel.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
I am begging you to stop sharing generative AI images of that fascist turnip on here.
September 17, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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historianess.mastodon.sdf.org.ap.brid.gy
Reminder: check to see if OpenAI, Meta, and others used your published work illegally to train their LLMs.

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/search-libgen-data-set/682094/

If you find your published and copyrighted material in the database, make sure to file a claim here […]
Original post on mastodon.sdf.org
mastodon.sdf.org
September 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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stefan.stefanbohacek.online.ap.brid.gy
"The level of creativity and versatility on display on your average Geocities site is hard to understate. Most were a cross between amateur experiments and love letters to this or that piece of pop culture. They were plastered with recipes, vacation photos, esoteric images, and tidbits of slash […]
Original post on stefanbohacek.online
stefanbohacek.online
June 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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darius.friend.camp.ap.brid.gy
If you spend enough time in the "social media for public good" space, you'll realize there is a subset of people who essentially want to build what I call "Valhalla but for debate club members".

Their vision of a perfect social media experience is endless debate about big important ideas where […]
Original post on friend.camp
friend.camp
May 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
leahdriel.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
You can hire me for information design work! My editing services will go live later this month. More information here:

https://ko-fi.com/ideocene
March 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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leahdriel.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
Happy New Year! On the December break, I wrote a piece of speculative fiction (folk horror) and you can read the entirety of it for free on my blog.

The Path of the Moon: An outlaw hunter of women travels a moonlight path to its brutal end.

[CW: brief mentions for suicide, intimate partner […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
January 2, 2025 at 2:31 AM