Mary Flanagan
@criticalplay.bsky.social
160 followers 14 following 16 posts

artist/player/gamedesigner/futurista/factotum/nemophilist making things writer of books essays stories poems code founder of the publishing house @Resonym | founder of Tiltfactor @Dartmouth College

Mary Flanagan is an American artist, author, educator, and designer in the field of game studies. She is the founding director of the research laboratory and design studio Tiltfactor Lab at Dartmouth College. She is the author of scholarly books from MIT Press, including Playing Oppression: The Legacy of Conquest and Empire in Board Games, Values at Play in Digital Games, and Critical Play: Radical Game Design. She is the CEO of the board game company Resonym. Her artwork has exhibited at museums such as the Whitney Museum and The Guggenheim. .. more

Psychology 31%
Computer science 21%
Posts Media Videos Starter Packs
Pinned
Hello world, Mary Flanagan here! I'm an artist, designer and researcher. I read about about tech, non-tech, art, games and the world. One of my fave subjects is BIAS!

I'm in BBCs "Not by the Playbook" podcast about sports...and this episode, on "boards" --surfing, D&D, and board games! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

#gamedesign #boardgames #socialimpact @elizaskinner.bsky.social
So bored!
Podcast Episode · Not by the Playbook · 07/18/2025 · 1h 15m
podcasts.apple.com

Excited to be keynoting at the European Network of Science Centres and Museums annual conference next week!
ecsite.wildapricot.org/about-Ecsite...
Ecsite - #Ecsite2025
ecsite.wildapricot.org

More info: The opening is part of Le Printemps du Dessin in Paris www.printempsdudessin.com/l-air-arts/

Looking forward to my open studio in June at Atelier 11 Paris! Save the date, June 19th! www.lairarts.com/mary-flanaga...

Thanks for the nice review of our German-language #phantomink party game, #ghostwriter!
www.boardgamemonkeys.com/2025/01/ghos...
Ghost Writer
www.boardgamemonkeys.com

I was invited by Hyundai Artlab to write about projects that push the boundaries of games and the museum space !

Find it at:
tinyurl.com/MaryFlanagan

#projecthashtag #mmca #artgames #gameartwork #reimaginingmuseums
tinyurl.com

If you missed our event at the American Folk Art Museum on their current exhibition Playing with Design that features historic game boards, it's now on youtube~! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu3r...
The World at Play: Naomi Clark and Mary Flanagan on Historical Gameboards
YouTube video by American Folk Art Museum
www.youtube.com

I'm speaking on "Games for and through culture" on Monday! EPIC-WE is a large Horizon Europe-funded project to empower young people to participate in shaping the future. There will be a games showcase! Sessions are free& open to all, join here, CET time: mycreativenetworks.com/topics/45642...
My Creative Networks
mycreativenetworks.com

This is a good primer for folks who want to up their privacy game on devices! www.theguardian.com/technology/2...