Casey O'Donnell [he/him]
@caseyod.bsky.social
(Anthropologist/Researcher of)Game Developer(s)
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National Park workers at 24 parks and offices are moving to form a union.
These National Park Service workers in Grand Canyon, Grand Teton, Rocky Mountain and nine other locations have filed petitions to hold a union election.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
These National Park Service workers in Grand Canyon, Grand Teton, Rocky Mountain and nine other locations have filed petitions to hold a union election.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Park Service Union Movement Spreads to Grand Canyon, Joshua Tree
Employees in dozens of park units are organizing to fight attempts by the Trump administration to downsize the agency.
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
National Park workers at 24 parks and offices are moving to form a union.
These National Park Service workers in Grand Canyon, Grand Teton, Rocky Mountain and nine other locations have filed petitions to hold a union election.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
These National Park Service workers in Grand Canyon, Grand Teton, Rocky Mountain and nine other locations have filed petitions to hold a union election.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
October 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
There is a cyclical element to this. Fall 2023 at DevCon Tampere many devs praised their publishers. At the time I asked about this; it contradicted much of my data and was largely ignored. By spring 2024 most despised publishers. It is a _bad_ relationship and game makers need alternative models.
I will say that nothing is more baffling to me than the industry standard that we teach developers about publishing by having them listen to talks and panels by publishers. It's like fiscal responsibility taught by a loan shark, privacy taught by Google, or human rights taught by Israel.
October 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
There is a cyclical element to this. Fall 2023 at DevCon Tampere many devs praised their publishers. At the time I asked about this; it contradicted much of my data and was largely ignored. By spring 2024 most despised publishers. It is a _bad_ relationship and game makers need alternative models.
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👀 We heard Nintendo is bringing the Virtual Boy back to gamers. While we can't get you the new add-on, the story behind this unique platform is completely free!
@jzagal.bsky.social & @benjedwards.com's "Seeing Red" is available #OpenAccess: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204506...
@jzagal.bsky.social & @benjedwards.com's "Seeing Red" is available #OpenAccess: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204506...
October 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
👀 We heard Nintendo is bringing the Virtual Boy back to gamers. While we can't get you the new add-on, the story behind this unique platform is completely free!
@jzagal.bsky.social & @benjedwards.com's "Seeing Red" is available #OpenAccess: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204506...
@jzagal.bsky.social & @benjedwards.com's "Seeing Red" is available #OpenAccess: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204506...
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Jason (and you) should read my piece the California Problem that talks in detail about my feelings on the past, present and future of videogames as an art form ellaguro.blogspot.com/2023/02/the-...
October 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Jason (and you) should read my piece the California Problem that talks in detail about my feelings on the past, present and future of videogames as an art form ellaguro.blogspot.com/2023/02/the-...
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You cannot be fucking serious
SCOOP: Apple Quietly Made ICE Agents a Protected Class
Internal emails show tech giant used anti-hate-speech rules meant for minorities to block an app documenting immigration enforcement.
migrantinsider.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
You cannot be fucking serious
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Hard for me fault anyone who doesn’t know good games exist when almost no major gaming website reviewed or covered this year’s Seamus McNally Grand Prize winner.
September 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Hard for me fault anyone who doesn’t know good games exist when almost no major gaming website reviewed or covered this year’s Seamus McNally Grand Prize winner.
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2026 internships available in my team at The LEGO Group!
Internships in
Story,
Ideation,
Concept Model Design (ie, building with bricks),
Prototyping (3D printing etc),
Hardware (soldering and weird sensors!)
Physical (springs and spinny things)
Digital (code for doing stuff with bricks)
Internships in
Story,
Ideation,
Concept Model Design (ie, building with bricks),
Prototyping (3D printing etc),
Hardware (soldering and weird sensors!)
Physical (springs and spinny things)
Digital (code for doing stuff with bricks)
!!!* INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY *!!!
Hey everyone… great news! please share with your network of budding young students.
We have now opened applications for our internships in Story, Ideation, Concept…...
!!!* INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY *!!!
Hey everyone… great news! please share with your network of budding young students.
We have now opened applications for our internships in Story, Ideation, Concept ...
www.linkedin.com
September 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
2026 internships available in my team at The LEGO Group!
Internships in
Story,
Ideation,
Concept Model Design (ie, building with bricks),
Prototyping (3D printing etc),
Hardware (soldering and weird sensors!)
Physical (springs and spinny things)
Digital (code for doing stuff with bricks)
Internships in
Story,
Ideation,
Concept Model Design (ie, building with bricks),
Prototyping (3D printing etc),
Hardware (soldering and weird sensors!)
Physical (springs and spinny things)
Digital (code for doing stuff with bricks)
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It’s official: EA is going private.
The leveraged buyout will be financed by a staggering $20 billion of debt, which likely means some *aggressive* cost cutting is ahead for EA in the coming months and years.
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
The leveraged buyout will be financed by a staggering $20 billion of debt, which likely means some *aggressive* cost cutting is ahead for EA in the coming months and years.
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
www.businesswire.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
It’s official: EA is going private.
The leveraged buyout will be financed by a staggering $20 billion of debt, which likely means some *aggressive* cost cutting is ahead for EA in the coming months and years.
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
The leveraged buyout will be financed by a staggering $20 billion of debt, which likely means some *aggressive* cost cutting is ahead for EA in the coming months and years.
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
In related news... Tenure system faculty at MSU are unionized now too. Huzzah. www.utsfmsu.org
MSU Union of Tenure System Faculty
www.utsfmsu.org
September 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
In related news... Tenure system faculty at MSU are unionized now too. Huzzah. www.utsfmsu.org
We are hiring a Professor of Practice (PoP) in Games & Interactive Media. We are looking for an experienced game maker with a compelling portfolio and experience in game programming. PoP at MSU are unionized and have opportunity for advacement.
bit.ly/MediaInfoJob...
bit.ly/MediaInfoJob...
Specialist - Teacher-Fixed Term - East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Working/Functional Title
Professor of Practice - Games & Interactive Media
Position Summary
The Department of Media and Information (M&I) at Michigan State University (MSU) seeks to hire an in...
bit.ly
September 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
We are hiring a Professor of Practice (PoP) in Games & Interactive Media. We are looking for an experienced game maker with a compelling portfolio and experience in game programming. PoP at MSU are unionized and have opportunity for advacement.
bit.ly/MediaInfoJob...
bit.ly/MediaInfoJob...
I've written previously about game companies leveraging the extra-legal force of police in the US, but this is a very interesting one unfolding in the UK. Wow.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
This is a wild story, culminating in the plausible accusation that Sega knowingly leveraged British police to try and unlawfully reclaim its own former property
Response from @sega-west.bsky.social leadership very much needed
www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09...
Response from @sega-west.bsky.social leadership very much needed
www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09...
Sega Accused Of Using Police To Recover Nintendo Dev Kits It Had "Negligently Disposed Of"
DSi, 2DS, 3DS, Wii and Wii U dev kits are all in the hands of the police
www.timeextension.com
September 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I've written previously about game companies leveraging the extra-legal force of police in the US, but this is a very interesting one unfolding in the UK. Wow.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
I've written a lot about Nintendo long leading w/ videogame patents. This, however, should have been obviously squashed, as "summoning monsters to help you battle," has long existend.
Wither Mario Factory? - journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
NES and 10NES - journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Wither Mario Factory? - journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
NES and 10NES - journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Nintendo patents character summoning and battling mechanic in the United States
Nintendo patents summoning mechanic in the U.S.
The news comes with Nintendo and The Pokemon Company suing Palworld maker Pockerpair over alleged patent infringement.
www.gamedeveloper.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I've written a lot about Nintendo long leading w/ videogame patents. This, however, should have been obviously squashed, as "summoning monsters to help you battle," has long existend.
Wither Mario Factory? - journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
NES and 10NES - journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Wither Mario Factory? - journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
NES and 10NES - journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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DiGRA 2026 will be hosted at Maynooth University in Maynooth, Ireland from 14 to 18 June 2026.
The 2026 conference theme is Intersectional Pleasures.
digra.org/digra-2026-h...
The 2026 conference theme is Intersectional Pleasures.
digra.org/digra-2026-h...
DiGRA 2026 Conference Announcement - DiGRA
The DiGRA Executive Board is pleased to announce that DiGRA 2026 will be hosted at Maynooth University in Maynooth, Ireland from 14 to 18 June 2026.
digra.org
September 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
DiGRA 2026 will be hosted at Maynooth University in Maynooth, Ireland from 14 to 18 June 2026.
The 2026 conference theme is Intersectional Pleasures.
digra.org/digra-2026-h...
The 2026 conference theme is Intersectional Pleasures.
digra.org/digra-2026-h...
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Sharing this again because the deadline is coming up on the 8th.
CFP Hybrid Symposium: The UK Tabletop Role-Playing Game Scene – Histories, Cultures, and Legacies - 16th September, @coegamecult.bsky.social Tampere University, Finland (and online)
Full details in attachments.
#ttrpg #boardgames #wargames #minatures #gamebooks #videogames #history #gamestudies
Full details in attachments.
#ttrpg #boardgames #wargames #minatures #gamebooks #videogames #history #gamestudies
August 1, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Sharing this again because the deadline is coming up on the 8th.
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🎙️NEW EPISODE ALERT🎙️
Steam and itch pulled thousands of NSFW games 🔞 PLUS, find out how payment processors became censors 🤬 and how the UK’s Online Safety Act isn’t helping 🙅 Tune in here:
Steam and itch pulled thousands of NSFW games 🔞 PLUS, find out how payment processors became censors 🤬 and how the UK’s Online Safety Act isn’t helping 🙅 Tune in here:
UNBOXING Podcast
The UNBOXING podcast is a weekly dose of insight into play and profit for the gaming curious. Joost crunches data. Laine rummages in archives. Together these two NYU professors unlock the secrets of…
youtube.com
August 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🎙️NEW EPISODE ALERT🎙️
Steam and itch pulled thousands of NSFW games 🔞 PLUS, find out how payment processors became censors 🤬 and how the UK’s Online Safety Act isn’t helping 🙅 Tune in here:
Steam and itch pulled thousands of NSFW games 🔞 PLUS, find out how payment processors became censors 🤬 and how the UK’s Online Safety Act isn’t helping 🙅 Tune in here:
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Longer video of the forcible removal, detainment, and arrest of Sen. Alex Padilla by the Trump regime during a DHS press conference. Footage provided by Sen. Padilla's team.
June 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Longer video of the forcible removal, detainment, and arrest of Sen. Alex Padilla by the Trump regime during a DHS press conference. Footage provided by Sen. Padilla's team.
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I wrote about my mom dying and my street getting leveled by a tornado in the same week (gift link).
First My Mother Died. Then My Home Got Hit by a Tornado.
My street got leveled by 150-mph winds. Why do I feel somehow at ease?
www.theatlantic.com
May 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I wrote about my mom dying and my street getting leveled by a tornado in the same week (gift link).
🙄 OMGoddess it just gets dumber and dumber. I can't. 🙄
1/ The US government has ordered the Swedish city of Stockholm to end its diversity, inclusivity and equality (DEI) programmes within 10 days. The city authorities say the demand is "bizarre" and they won't be complying. ⬇️
May 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
🙄 OMGoddess it just gets dumber and dumber. I can't. 🙄
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Taking a second out of my anger to remind other writers: get copies of your work now. Look at what happened to Kotaku stories re: searchability etc. after it got sold to morons.
May 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Taking a second out of my anger to remind other writers: get copies of your work now. Look at what happened to Kotaku stories re: searchability etc. after it got sold to morons.
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The National Humanities Alliance is collecting information on canceled NEH grants to share with congressional leaders. This is legit fact finding in support of competent lobbying. If you've had your grant canceled, do let them know.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Notify NHA about grant terminations!
We are collecting information about current grants that have been canceled since March 31st, 2025.
If you are looking to share a story about the impact of NEH funding on your work please use this for...
docs.google.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The National Humanities Alliance is collecting information on canceled NEH grants to share with congressional leaders. This is legit fact finding in support of competent lobbying. If you've had your grant canceled, do let them know.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The (my) future is (me) correcting AI content. 😭
March 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The (my) future is (me) correcting AI content. 😭
I do not know what the long-term implications are, but I was likely one of the last cohorts of US Fulbright Scholars thanks to the efforts of the current administration. All IIE (Institute of International Education) have been furloughed. 80 years of international collaboration cut.
March 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I do not know what the long-term implications are, but I was likely one of the last cohorts of US Fulbright Scholars thanks to the efforts of the current administration. All IIE (Institute of International Education) have been furloughed. 80 years of international collaboration cut.