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Senior Lecturer in Design at The Open University. EdSIG Convenor for the Design Research Society. Co-Author of Studio Properties (pub Bloomsbury, Autumn 2025). Also: recovering architect; nihilist (pragmatic); and defender of the Nation of Hilltown.
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RIP Viktor Antonov. I wish I told you how much admiration I had for you but we get caught in our lives until a surprise like this hits us. You were instrumental to the success of Arkane Studios and an inspiration to many of us, also a friend with whom I have many fond memories

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The section section of the conference proceedings relate to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. These papers were written in a supportive environment, where they received encouraging and constructive peer reviews giving authors a valuable positive experience.

submitted 13 days ago • 2 comments

Playing Synergy @synergy-thegame.bsky.social atm and really enjoying the visual, conceptual, and narrative vibe it’s giving off. One of those tricky early access decisions - wait fr the full experience? Or keep enjoying…?

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

🌿 Synergy Districts Update (0.4) is now OUT on Steam and GOG! This major update brings revamped districts, satisfaction, and research systems to take your game experience further! ➡️ Check the patch notes: tinyurl.com/Synergy-0-4-... Plus, grab the game at 30% OFF right now! 💸 #indiegame

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

Have you checked out the new Districts Update yet? 🌿 We'd love to hear your thoughts, so feel free to leave a review or join the conversation on our Discord server. And if you’re new, Synergy is 30% OFF right now. Don’t miss out! 👉 i.mtrbio.com/synergy_theg...

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Am loving the diversity of Scotland tries so far :) #6nations

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Six Nations Table Prediction: 1) IT IS 2) FAR TOO 3) EARLY TO 4) CALL THE 5) SIX NATIONS TABLE 6) WALES

submitted 29 days ago • 4 comments

We have a rare opportunity for two fully-funded (fees and stipend) PhDs in @imaginationlanc.bsky.social! A wide range of EPSRC related themes including 'Digital Worlds and Worldbuilding'. Do get in touch if you have an idea for a proposal imagination.lancaster.ac.uk/update/funde...

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

Deadline extended to 14 February, so there's still time to submit!

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So after a near future discussion with undisclosed recipients at the weekend, what would be the most *interesting* tech level to collapse to? Am thinking a sort of steampunk / Borderlands / ceefax mashup…

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

some pertinent Kurt Vonnegut (_Bluebeard_)

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

Moving my lab's profile! Keep an eye on this account for future updates on our research. 🎉

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Starting a new post-hellscape social media presence for the UXP2 research lab! #hci #design #darkpatterns

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Hey that’s my game! I’m a designer!

submitted 42 days ago • 8 comments

in the decades-long search for new ways to make windows even shittier, human creativity has sadly been exhausted. we must now turn to the robot we built that exclusively makes things shittier

submitted 43 days ago • 2 comments

1/ 🧵In 1973, the Department of Environment published 'Children at Play' based on a survey of 16 housing areas: 'it is now widely accepted that children have a deep and urgent need to play'. Important observations and recommendations ensued. The report also contained interesting illustrations ...

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Still a few tickets left for the next Futures of Design Education discussion - Alessandra Campoli discussing co-created, arts-based STEAM education in Nepal ! Signup here- www.eventbrite.com/e/futures-of...

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Radon xkcd.com/3037

submitted 44 days ago • 145 comments

Good to see a big name CEO in games call it out for what it is.

submitted 46 days ago • 3 comments

Another group editor resignation to protest Elsevier changes. Bit of a (non-surprising) pattern emerging…

submitted 60 days ago • 1 comment

Will the show be called "Junction Kids"? The opening can be something like: Step into the OEC. There’s lots to do. There’s lots to read. But look, don’t touch. And don’t scream much. Let’s join the Junction Kids. Let’s join the Junction Kids. #pacificdrive @ironwood.bsky.social

submitted 63 days ago • 1 comment

An accessibility feature I’d like to see in games is the option to completely disable the parry system. I don’t want the tutorial to even tell me parrying is possible in the game

submitted 63 days ago • 167 comments

Definitely a great card!

submitted 64 days ago • 1 comment

Ursula's "Seasonal Quatrains" appear in Finding My Elegy (published in 2012 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt).

submitted 68 days ago • 0 comments

Here’s the first two pages of me & Pye’s Festive Future Shock…

submitted 71 days ago • 1 comment

Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators. More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live): 1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇 1/10

submitted 71 days ago • 181 comments

I am a excited because on the 8th of January @kaysambell.bsky.social &I will be doing the 1st ever #LTHEchat on BlueSky talking about feedback.If you’ve never been on 1 before in the other place,we post a blog in advance & from 8-9 pm uk time we post 6questions for a worldwide community to answer

submitted 77 days ago • 5 comments

In this video you can also technically appreciate *my* mad diagetic menuing skills 😎

submitted 78 days ago • 5 comments

Doom was released 31 years ago. "Embark on a harrowing mission to rid a Martian Moon Base of hordes of demonic creatures."

submitted 78 days ago • 13 comments

What a wonderful way to celebrate 14 years of eSTEeM: Centre for scholarship and innovation in STEM at The Open University - a team lunch and an afternoon spent promoting and discussing our latest call for scholarship projects.

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