ReFiG

ReFiG is a network of feminists committed to promoting diversity & equity in games! Follow us for updates on feminist game studies!

[Grrrl Games @grrrlgames]

Want to support #WomenInGames? Still time to pledge on this #crowdfund for a women-led, majority-women team making a genderfree game. #indiedev #indiegame @refiggames @PixellesMtl @uk_ie @TIGAMovement @unity3d

[Aphra Kerr - active on Bluesky, linked in. @AphraK]

My chapter in this book is co-authored with @JoshuaDSavage and based on original research on gender and digital games conducted as part of the @refiggames project. Thank you to the editors & UCD Press for encouraging us to have this broader critical discussion.

[ReFiG @refiggames]

Check out the #CFP for the a new special issue of
@Convergence_NMT called "Feminisms at Work in Play"! Abstracts due May 31st 2020!
https://t.co/IUGTP1RiIQ

[ReFiG @refiggames]

Also, check out the #cfp for the #refig special issue of Loading: The Journal of the Canadian Game Studies Association ( @CGSAACEV ). Abstracts due Aug 1st 2020!

https://t.co/v1MmcwHk0g

[CGSA ACÉJ @CGSAACEV]

Critical discussion of Animal Crossing also welcome on #CGSAnimalCrossing, in the spirit of our lively conference Q&As -- there's no wrong way to play (or not play)!

Paging editors of the AC secial issue @finalfinalgirl and @rainforestsb).

[Dr Leah Henrickson @leahhenrickson]

Excited to see this article by @sarahthorne_ in @Convergence_NMT! 'Hey Siri, tell me a story: Digital storytelling and AI authorship' - well worth a read.

https://t.co/11bHY00KXQ

#electronicliterature #elit #digitalhumanities #authorship #litcrit #newmedia #digitalstorytelling

[Innovate UK Immersive Tech Network @IUK_Immersive]

In the face of challenges caused by the Covid-19 outbreak, we're wanting to support our community where we can. We've started by collating a range of advice, support & guidance for businesses & individuals, which we'll be adding to over the coming weeks. https://t.co/sE4ftZbIKV

[HumanTechnology @HTJournal]

We are proud to announce our fresh special issue Games and #Play at the Margins: Between Visibilities and Invisibilities.

Articles by @cheeflo (guest editor), @kellybergstrom, @Quinnae_Moon, Sarah Christina Ganzon & @sarah_stang.
https://t.co/afTD34LWUf

[CGSA ACÉJ @CGSAACEV]

Pass it on!!
CGSA/ACÉV's 2020 CALL FOR PAPERS! Submit your work and join us at Western University in London, Ontario this June! https://t.co/vr41txp63Q #cgsa2020

[CGSA ACÉJ @CGSAACEV]

Many CGSA friends and relations in this special issue!

[IRDL York U @YorkIRDL]

IRDL is proud of one of our great researchers for successfully defending her dissertation: Iranian Women’s Quest for Self-Liberation Through the Internet and Social Media. Congratulations on behalf of our team to Dr. Tannaz Zargarian .@TannazZee and her advisor Dr. Jen Jenson! 🎉

[Informed Perspectives @InformedOps]

Professor Alert: 6 ways to avoid gender bias in writing that reference letter for your student:

[Convergence Journal @Convergence_NMT]

See our latest special issue call for papers - Digital Placemaking - edited by @grhalegou and Erika Polson - Deadline 31.12.19 https://t.co/5iAfepSn7i

[IRDL York U @YorkIRDL]

Tanya Pobuda presents Girls Do(n’t) Play Games: Re-visiting H.G. Wells Little Wars 106 Years Later, a look at the world of board gaming, and how the games industry and society should look for ways to welcome girls to the table #Thegirl2019 #YMarbook

[CGSA ACÉJ @CGSAACEV]

The CGSA/ACÉV community continues to work hard to be an inclusive, welcoming space for women, people of colour, queer and trans folks, and other marginalized and precarious scholars. https://t.co/3gLlxap9qn

[CGSA ACÉJ @CGSAACEV]

To this end, accepted submissions from Black and/or Indigenous scholars, or that address colonialism and anti-Black racism, will be highlighted as plenary sessions, and Black and/or Indigenous grad students will be eligible for a small bursary.

[CGSA ACÉJ @CGSAACEV]

In response to the #Congressh2020 theme of "Bridging Divides: Confronting Colonialism and Anti-Black Racism," CGSA/ACÉV seeks to amplify and celebrate the critical work of Black and/or Indigenous game scholars.

[CGSA ACÉJ @CGSAACEV]

With apologies for the delay, CGSA/ACÉV's 2020 CALL FOR PAPERS IS NOW LIVE! Submit your work and join us at Western University in London, Ontario this June! https://t.co/vr41txGHsq #cgsa2020