Professor of Fun. Plays video games, watches media, reads across disciplines, writes books. #USCGames
Los Angeles, CA
Joined July 2008
- Tweets6.5K
- Following1.5K
- Followers1.6K
- Likes2.7K
Pinned Tweet
Game studies folks: NEW BOOK SERIES. Spread the word + reach out if you have projects or ideas related to games and culture that might be suitable for our new book series with Duke University Press. Email the editors to get the conversations started! @ProfessorTMR @jmalkows
TreaAndrea retweeted
We are thrilled to have Ho Che Anderson and TreaAndrea Russworm as our keynotes for the 2025 Comic Studies Society Conference at Michigan State University. Learn more about the conference here-->buff.ly/4ghOcE7 @ProfessorTMR @msucal @msuenglish @msulibraries
TreaAndrea retweeted
🥁Our new update includes our first analog games and #RapGodz critical gameplay video with @aarontram, a critical discussion with @LatoyaPeterson on @GlowUpGames and their game Insecure, and a Walking Dead critical discussion w/ @ProfessorTMR & @saffista
blackgamesarchive.org
TreaAndrea retweeted
Just Released on Open Access for FREE to read online:
MADE IN ASIA/AMERICA: WHY VIDEO GAMES WERE NEVER (REALLY) ABOUT US. A collection edited by myself and @fickleHQ!
Huge thanks to the editors @courtney_berger, @ProfessorTMR, and Jenn Malkowski!
read.dukeupress.edu/books/bo…
TreaAndrea retweeted
Yall I am fangirling a bit here! @ProfessorTMR is a rockstar in the world of digital culture, #gaming #videogames and #representation in #games - this is gonna be awesome! Join us at #PlayConf24 for #TheFutureOfPlay
📣KEYNOTE ANNOUNCEMENT!📣
Utopia & Public #Play – @ProfessorTMR 🥳
Details at bit.ly/playconf24
#TheFutureOfPlay #professionaldevelopment #PlayMatters #LearningThroughPlay #kids #parents #families #education #health #wellness #technology #gaming #gamingcommunity #USCGames
TreaAndrea retweeted
📢The #BlackGamesArchive update is here! We've got new gameplay vids, new games, a critical discussion of #ElPasoElsewhere with @WritNelson, a critical chat about Assassin's Creed Liberation with @saffista and @ProfessorTMR, and more! Tell EVERYONE!
blackgamesarchive.org
TreaAndrea retweeted
This week's podcast episode is awesome, and you should check it out—and then go look up the Black Games Archive! @ProfessorTMR @NYMG_saffista @aarontram youtu.be/Qz983obnULg
TreaAndrea retweeted
Hey y'all, Treachery in @Beatdown_City
Ultra Remix is OUT NOW!
1st time on #Xbox (thanks Xbox!)
DLC for #NintendoSwitch & Steam
Check out this 🔥@AIR_CREDITS remix!
Purchase Link in bio, and below!
TreaAndrea retweeted
Hey y'all - we're about 2 weeks out for the Ultra Remix 2.0 relaunch! If you could throw us a wishlist on Steam that would rule.
#WishlistWednesday
store.steampowered.com/app/2…
OK let’s do this again. Thanks for your patience!
Treachery in @Beatdown_City Ultra Remix is releasing Oct. 4!
1st time on #Xbox
DLC on #NintendoSwitch & PC
Check out this 🔥 @AIR_CREDITS remix
YT vid here -> youtu.be/LvvMXOmNJMI
TreaAndrea retweeted
Have y'all checked out the #BlackGamesArchive yet? It's the resource we need! Check it out, share it with friends, and follow along for all of the updates! This is the project that I always dreamed of doing!
So excited to be working on the next quarterly update! Especially excited for all of the new gameplay samples! #blackgamesarchive.
TreaAndrea retweeted
The latest Analog Game Studies issue is here!
Featuring Marco Arnaudo on gamebooks as a narrative form, Laura op de Beke on the design of climate-change larps, and Aria Chen on Taiwanese board games.
Check it out!
analoggamestudies.org
TreaAndrea retweeted
Forthcoming Spring 2024 from @DukePress:
MADE IN ASIA/AMERICA: WHY VIDEO GAMES WERE NEVER (REALLY) ABOUT US.
A collection edited by myself and @fickleHQ
In print and fully OPEN ACCESS on e-book!
Huge thanks to the editors @courtney_berger, @ProfessorTMR, and Jenn Malkowski
TreaAndrea retweeted
Can I tell y’all about a little project called the #BlackGamesArchive (@BlkGamesArchive) that is putting in work to make the gaming space more inclusive? If you haven’t seen it you’re missing out. IYKYK
blackgamesarchive.org
This Post is from an account that no longer exists. Learn more
TreaAndrea retweeted
Hey everyone, my job @WeAreGameheads is officially accepting applications for our Summer Mentoring Program!
If you're interested (which I don’t see why not) in joining the Gameheads community and help shape the next generation of Game Devs sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
TreaAndrea retweeted
Hey friendos! I'm super stoked that this project is finally live! I helped research the game portfolios of the first black game devs, a few lesser known black games, and more!
The Black Games Archive is a multimedia, public-facing database of games, digital resources, accessible scholarship, and designer interviews that are relevant to the intersections between Black culture, games, and play.
And it's LIVE! 🖤🎮🤎
blackgamesarchive.org
ALT Black Games Archive logo which is a circular frame with a power symbol inside and the letters BGA in black, red, and green in pixelated characters. Inside the outer frame are the words Black Games Archive
I'm very proud to announce the creation of the BLACK GAMES ARCHIVE! It's live now, folks! Use it as a tool and please, submit more games to be included.
applauding co-founder @saffista and our amazing advisory board... blackgamesarchive.org
The Black Games Archive is a multimedia, public-facing database of games, digital resources, accessible scholarship, and designer interviews that are relevant to the intersections between Black culture, games, and play.
And it's LIVE! 🖤🎮🤎
blackgamesarchive.org
ALT Black Games Archive logo which is a circular frame with a power symbol inside and the letters BGA in black, red, and green in pixelated characters. Inside the outer frame are the words Black Games Archive
TreaAndrea retweeted
Totally noticing and tagging folks in and out of the field that have intersectional takes that resonate. @ProfessorTMR @KishonnaGray @GamerTroublePhD @ToskaKoshka @adrishaw @accote @AmandazonPhD
*crawls back into the archival hole*
Okay, #rhetcomp and #tpc, @lndgrn and I are trying to launch the #tpcgames hashtag. Feel free to join in! Maybe we can even get the epic gamers like @NYMG_saffista to notice!
Celebration time: I've been promoted to full Professor and Endowed Chair in the games and interactive media program @USC. Let's goooooo!!!