Matt Knutson
@mattknutson.bsky.social
Assistant professor at UND, director of academic program in esports. Research areas: game studies, gender and sexuality in digital spaces, media temporality, esports.
Pronouns: he/him
Pronouns: he/him
AI and the Tommy Boy-ification of Higher Ed.
May 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
AI and the Tommy Boy-ification of Higher Ed.
Something I worked on today as part of a project I'll say more about in the future :)
April 2, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Something I worked on today as part of a project I'll say more about in the future :)
Sometimes the memes just write themselves.
March 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Sometimes the memes just write themselves.
The LoL whitelist is strong! Always knew that listening to the show had perks beyond measure. I rode this busted pool to 6-2 today - out at 47th due to horrendous tiebreakers. Hope to bump into you at the con tomorrow!
February 22, 2025 at 5:44 AM
The LoL whitelist is strong! Always knew that listening to the show had perks beyond measure. I rode this busted pool to 6-2 today - out at 47th due to horrendous tiebreakers. Hope to bump into you at the con tomorrow!
Feeling rested and recharged from our family's trip to Playa Del Carmen this winter break. First time for all of us in Mexico and the first international trip for the kids. Heading back today! Looking forward to seeing folks back home and returning to routine with new energy.
January 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Feeling rested and recharged from our family's trip to Playa Del Carmen this winter break. First time for all of us in Mexico and the first international trip for the kids. Heading back today! Looking forward to seeing folks back home and returning to routine with new energy.
My favorite overlooked Christmas classic: Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas. Saw it so many times as a kid on bootleg VHS, and it never stops pulling at my heartstrings.
December 23, 2024 at 5:54 PM
My favorite overlooked Christmas classic: Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas. Saw it so many times as a kid on bootleg VHS, and it never stops pulling at my heartstrings.
Today I learned that Microsoft Excel can't open a file whose directory path is more than 259 characters. Because Blackboard creates folders and files with ridiculously long names, a student assignment I was grading exceeded this strange limit. Never thought I'd have to rename a file just to open it.
December 18, 2024 at 1:27 AM
Today I learned that Microsoft Excel can't open a file whose directory path is more than 259 characters. Because Blackboard creates folders and files with ridiculously long names, a student assignment I was grading exceeded this strange limit. Never thought I'd have to rename a file just to open it.
Day two of struggling through a book I recently picked up on a topic I want to learn more about. Might be putting this one down...
December 3, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Day two of struggling through a book I recently picked up on a topic I want to learn more about. Might be putting this one down...
Hah! That would be rad. I know just the set I would talk about...
November 19, 2024 at 1:32 AM
Hah! That would be rad. I know just the set I would talk about...
Here's a taste of the book I'm working on about temporality in esports. I'm calling them "parallax frames" for the book - sometimes these are called rollback frames or just visual artifacts.
November 18, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Here's a taste of the book I'm working on about temporality in esports. I'm calling them "parallax frames" for the book - sometimes these are called rollback frames or just visual artifacts.
A History of Competitive Gaming by Lu Zhouxiang, 2022. 📖 🤓 🎮
November 15, 2024 at 7:34 PM
A History of Competitive Gaming by Lu Zhouxiang, 2022. 📖 🤓 🎮
We live in a sticker-based democracy
November 5, 2024 at 2:50 PM
We live in a sticker-based democracy
Some headlines seem specifically crafted to be posted to the "Not the Onion" subreddit.
www.npr.org/2024/09/03/n...
www.npr.org/2024/09/03/n...
September 3, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Some headlines seem specifically crafted to be posted to the "Not the Onion" subreddit.
www.npr.org/2024/09/03/n...
www.npr.org/2024/09/03/n...
To grant-writing! The cause of, and solution to, all of academia's problems.
April 12, 2024 at 11:22 PM
To grant-writing! The cause of, and solution to, all of academia's problems.
Um yes, could I please get the raspberry heroin iced tea? Thanks!
March 31, 2024 at 2:27 AM
Um yes, could I please get the raspberry heroin iced tea? Thanks!
This weekend's reflection.
March 23, 2024 at 5:45 PM
This weekend's reflection.
This week I resume my usual conference work of incessant social media posting, this time as a bleatstorm for #SCMS24
And I'm psyched and/or stoked to present on some new research at the intersection of game studies and disability studies about a series of competitive arcade events in the 1980s! I10
And I'm psyched and/or stoked to present on some new research at the intersection of game studies and disability studies about a series of competitive arcade events in the 1980s! I10
March 13, 2024 at 2:59 AM
This week I resume my usual conference work of incessant social media posting, this time as a bleatstorm for #SCMS24
And I'm psyched and/or stoked to present on some new research at the intersection of game studies and disability studies about a series of competitive arcade events in the 1980s! I10
And I'm psyched and/or stoked to present on some new research at the intersection of game studies and disability studies about a series of competitive arcade events in the 1980s! I10
The view out my front door today. Snow day for UND - stay safe and avoid travel!
February 27, 2024 at 3:11 PM
The view out my front door today. Snow day for UND - stay safe and avoid travel!