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| EiC | https://games.acm.org |
š THE GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE āļø is out NOW!
š https://www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope
100+ essays on writing & narrative design, with articles from the writers of Baldur's Gate 3, Control, Call of Duty, Prince of Persia, Tomb Raider, Sam and Max...
ALSO the Kaleidoscope Podcast with 2 full eps!
The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope is out! A hundred and more micro-essays about narrative game writing, by a huge list of writers and designers. Iām one of them.
Compiled and printed by Jon āInkle" Ingold.
https://blog.zarfhome.com/2026/03/the-game-narrative-kaleidoscope
I personally use AI only in the context of research *on* AI. I intentionally donāt use it to facilitate my research and I currently feel thatās the right choice for me. But I know many researchers choosing differently who are both excellent scientists and individuals with integrity who I respect as people. The discourse which, like clockwork, either tells such researchers that they donāt understand how these systems work and theyāre garbage and/or that the researchers themselves are morally deficient people isnāt changing minds. Itās hard for me to see it as helpful.
I personally use AI only in the context of research *on* AI. I intentionally donāt use it to facilitate my research and I currently feel thatās the right choice for me.
But I know many researchers choosing differently who are both excellent scientists and individuals with integrity who I respect as people.
The response which, like clockwork, either tells such researchers that they donāt understand how these systems work and theyāre garbage and/or that the researchers themselves are morally deficient people isnāt changing minds.
Itās hard for me to see it as helpful.
Fancy diving into the cultural impact of pen-and-paper RPGs? Then join James Bennison, @adders.blog, Esther MacCallum-Stewart and myself for a chat in Brighton's Wagner Hall on April 21. Details š
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-dice-that-changed-the-world-tickets-1982955757049
Nature published my letter on calculating the costs and benefits of deliverying research funding via competitive schemes https://rdcu.be/e4mIH
š PhD Studentship: 3.5years, fully funded:
Come build engaging multi-platform data collection tools for digital wellbeing interventions with me, @nballou, and Martina Di Simplico at Imperial College.
Application deadline Feb 26, full details here: https://bit.ly/phd-digital-wellbeing-multi-platform-data
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Engaging Multi-Platform Data Collection for Digital Wellbeing Interventions PhD Studentship at Imperial College London, Dyson School of Design Engineering Digital wellbeing apps like just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs) promise to ānudgeā people toward more healthy digital media use, base...
Sounds great!
The third edition of the "Computational Methods in the Humanities" workshop will take place on 9 and 10 September 2026 at the University of Lausanne (UNIL)
Special track: computation and video games
Due date for submission of abstracts: 20 February 2026!
#COMHUM #DigitalHumanities #ComputationalHumanities #GameStudies
š£ Hot off the press! We have published the Call for Papers for CHI PLAY 2026!
CHI PLAY 2026 will take place from November 2nd to 5th in York, United Kingdom.
The deadline for full paper submissions is February 18, 2026 (23:59 AoE). https://chiplay.acm.org/2026/full-papers/
The GAMES track of PACMHCI (CHI PLAY) welcomes research on player-computer interactions including understanding the player experience, contributions on novel designs or implementations of player-computer interactions, and contributions to related theory. The GAMES track also welcomes contributions on the effects of various technologies, software, or algorithms on player experiences that further our understanding of the [ā¦]
Joseph Humfrey
Andrew Plotkin
Ulrike Hahn
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Tom Stafford
Christof Schƶch
CHI PLAY