The American University Game Center serves as a hub for experiential education, persuasive play research, and innovative production in games and play
Washington, DC
Joined August 2014
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After an 83-year history, #AUSOC's Benjamin Stokes/@bgstokes brought major changes to the @PeabodyAwards, as "Interactive Media" - including Interactive Journalism, Games,Play & Documentary - was awarded for the first time. Learn more in our latest story. ow.ly/rfP250PeksC
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hanging out at the @UN with @G4C in NYC. Thinking on games and media relative to UN sustainability dev goals. @AU_SOC @auGameCenter @AUcollege @AUResearch #g4c2023 #g4c23
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Spent the week helping friends design curriculum for Interactive Digital Narrative in Malta as part of an @COST_INDCOR grant, with help and support from @theHEVGA. Wonderful to work with an amazing group. @AU_SOC @AUResearch @AUcollege @auGameCenter @hkoenitz @HogskolanSkovde
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new paper out with @Dashiellsteven on GTA discourse and male gender capital and gaming capital: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
grateful for all he does at @auGameCenter @AUResearch @AU_SOC @AUcollege
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If you play #diablo hardcore we want to talk to you! @auGameCenter is doing online interviews w/ hardcore gamers to better understand their motivations. There is an incentive for participating, & interviews are only about 60 min long. Pls signal boost! #gamestudies
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Honored that my paper at @mens_studies #amsa23 conference won the best paper award for students & ECRs. Total #dagorhir epic glory #gamestudies #larp #masculinity
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I’ll be presenting “Of Platforms & Incngruities of Virtual Party Worlds (There is much more to the party than the house)” at @CoEGameCult Spring Seminar with @Dashiellsteven in Tampere in May! @auGameCenter @AU_SOC @AUcollege @HITLabNZ @UCArts @UCNZ_DSC Party on!
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hey all, i’ll be at @Official_GDC next week in my capacity as prez at @theHEVGA and also repping @auGameCenter and @HITLabNZ and @UCNZ_DSC. reach out to meet up! HEVGA members join us tuesday night for announcement of new #hevgaFellows @AU_SOC @AUcollege @UCNZ @UCNZArts @theESA
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super proud to have helped establish and kick off @UCNZ_DSC, a 130M new campus for film/games/digital media at @UCNZ. Humbled to worth with other founders and so excited to see what’s next in edu, research, entrp, and com partnership. @HITLabNZ @AU_SOC @AUcollege #auGameCenter
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Here’s the slides for our talk at #hicss56 @HICSSnews from me, @miaC, @bowmanspartan, and @Velixious at andyworld.io/writing/present… and also the paper at hdl.handle.net/10125/102919 @auGameCenter @AU_SOC @UCNZ_DSC @HITLabNZ
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Out here representing @auGameCenter and @AUcollege being interviewed about Dungeons and Dragons and race!
The rules of Dungeons & Dragons were written by a racial essentialist. As the tabletop gaming community becomes more diverse, players and creators are trying to rewrite them. to.pbs.org/3vyiMUs
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NEW SEARCH: open-rank researcher in Comm Policy, Tech and Democracy @AmericanU. Join us in DC -- an exceptional place for impact. Bring your center, or join folks like @InternetGov and @CMSImpact. Bridge schools @AU_SOC @AUWCL @AU_SIS @AU_SPA @Kogodbiz. apply.interfolio.com/118579
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A reminder that we are always looking for great MA and MFA candidates in games at the @augamecenter! Reach out to me if you need more information. #makeGreatGames #gamesedu
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WOOT! Teaching my first graduate-level course - EVAR - and it is a course on the social nature of (wait for it) GAMERS. Yup! Here comes a #trpg #gamer #gamestudies class at @Americanunivers @auGameCenter !!
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Had a great time presenting on research with @D_Carmen on 'rethinking impact' + games for personal transformation. #AIGI @ECREA_eu @ECREAgames @auGameCenter @AU_SOC @AUCollege @HITLabNZ @UCNZ_DSC @UCNZ @theHEVGA
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Great to see our game engine for libraries and museums — Hive Mechanic — covered in an important new journal article by @copystar. #LocallyPlayed #BeyondOurWalls
New article “argues for the position that libraries should develop, host, and encourage the community-creation of location-based games.” @bgstokes @USPlayCoalition journalofplayinadulthood.org… @TheLibGamer @PPS_Placemaking
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Hey, it's @meaningfulplay time! Looking forward to keynoting tomorrow with @D_Carmen, and seeing friends and colleagues. #meaningfulPlay @auGameCenter @AUCollege @AU_SOC @HITLabNZ @UCNZ_DSC
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Come see me and @D_Carmen deliver a keynote at @meaningfulplay next month on “Magic, Myth & Meaning in Game Design” - it’s gonna be wild! #mplay #meaningfulPlay #aigi @au_soc @auGameCenter @AUcollege @AUResearch @UCNZ_DSC @UCNZArts @UCNZ @UCEngineering @HITLabNZ @theHEVGA
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Here’s my colleague @Dashiellsteven from @auGameCenter on #NPR talking about his research on TTRPGs. Brilliant! @AU_SOC @AUcollege @AUResearch npr.org/sections/codeswitch/…