Maria O’Brien
mariaobrien.bsky.social
Maria O’Brien
@mariaobrien.bsky.social
Lecturer, researcher, games, film and media. Dog owner, cocktail maker, cyclist
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@mariaobrien.bsky.social and I hosted a workshop at #DIGRAMalta2025 on the Law & Policy of Games. After our #keynote we used the rest of the time to gather knowledge from our participants and think about pathways to fill gaps and increase impact.
July 1, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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I'm super-chuffed and stoked and raring to go!

BSKY (Pronounced "Bwhiskey", as the drink, I assume) is my new home. That other place got too weird.

I'm taking my nonsense, and my adventures in Video Game Consultancy (often the same) here to this new fresh site. Yay!
November 14, 2024 at 3:18 PM
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REPOST TO JOIN 🫶🏻

I am reposting this again and may continue to do so for a little to find more people in the community! I started a starter pack for film lovers, letterboxd users, and filmtwt people looking for new friends and mutuals! 🎥 #filmsky #filmtwt #letterboxd #promosky

go.bsky.app/5r6NPDb
November 9, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Sunrise in Howth, Dublin on New Year’s Day 2024.
January 1, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Yesterday was full of interesting Dublin events, with Nexus, the IJAMCP journal launch event, dinner and then a great book launch at Irish Film Institute.
October 19, 2023 at 2:44 PM
What a privilege I had today to introduce TAIPEI STORY at QFT Belfast. There was (or is, it’s still on) a great audience for this masterpiece of Taiwanese cinema.
October 7, 2023 at 4:31 PM
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So you’re new to Bluesky

A thread on the basics 🧵
(How to deal with replies all over your timeline, why you aren’t seeing nsfw content, and how threads work)
September 10, 2023 at 5:20 PM
As part of teaching planning I am developing an exercise around student use of Chat-GPT. I have no idea how this is going to go in practice.
September 20, 2023 at 9:02 PM
I am updating my syllabi for the coming year and having some fun. Research methods, audiences, business of culture with a focus on film festivals. I hope I never lose the optimism and freshness of a new academic year
September 20, 2023 at 10:57 AM
This makes a big difference
September 20, 2023 at 6:32 AM
This morning I am reading stuff on Microsoft/Activision for my upcoming MeCCSA 23 presentation. There’s a lot going on between EU, CMA and FDA.
August 23, 2023 at 7:13 AM
I am new here to help me escape the Twitter sinking ship. Dublin, Ireland, lecturer in Queens University Belfast. Film, games and media industries and law broadly. I co-run a great East Asian film festival, love bikes and cocktails.
August 22, 2023 at 12:18 PM