Dr. Mike Sell
@profmikesell.bsky.social
English Prof, Indiana University of Pennsylvania • Writing 'Playful Literature: Stories, Games, Theories' • Founder, The Digital Storytelling Project • Co-author, 'Systemic Dramaturgy' (Southern Illinois UP) • Unionized Faculty (IUP-APSCUF) • he/him
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Dr. Mike Sell
@profmikesell.bsky.social
· Nov 13
In an era when gaming literacy is fundamental to understanding popular culture and technological power, 'Ready Reader One' examines the role of videogame literature in explaining not only how we play videogames, but the stories we tell with, about, and around them.
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Warhol is tickled in his grave.
Campbell’s fired the VP recorded saying its meat ‘came from a 3D printer’
Campbell’s fired the VP recorded saying its meat ‘came from a 3D printer’
Welcome to 2025.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Warhol is tickled in his grave.
So, Altman’s ‘Popeye’ is a low-key remake of ‘McCabe & Mrs. Miller,’ right?
November 26, 2025 at 9:25 PM
So, Altman’s ‘Popeye’ is a low-key remake of ‘McCabe & Mrs. Miller,’ right?
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The subtext in JD Vance asking for "patience" on the economy: When leaders stop talking about current conditions and jump straight to rosy forecasts, they’re signaling the present isn’t defensible. That’s your cue to scrutinize the numbers, not just the narrative.
November 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The subtext in JD Vance asking for "patience" on the economy: When leaders stop talking about current conditions and jump straight to rosy forecasts, they’re signaling the present isn’t defensible. That’s your cue to scrutinize the numbers, not just the narrative.
There are many analog games that exist in this space, but videogames would rule.
There should be more games inspired by avant-garde stage design.
November 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
There are many analog games that exist in this space, but videogames would rule.
Dr., that is the point.
i don't get the point of stuffing in a sandwich. bread inside bread
November 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Dr., that is the point.
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The festive season is here! What better time to take your adventurers into the scrumpdillyicious delights of the bestselling 'Curse of the Sugarplum Fairy'? A trifle of Wonka, Adventure Time, and Cronenberg, it comes with the Complete User's Guide to Sucromancy!
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November 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The festive season is here! What better time to take your adventurers into the scrumpdillyicious delights of the bestselling 'Curse of the Sugarplum Fairy'? A trifle of Wonka, Adventure Time, and Cronenberg, it comes with the Complete User's Guide to Sucromancy!
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An approach to credits like this demystifies the creative process and enables players to imagine how they might get involved in the industry.
November 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
An approach to credits like this demystifies the creative process and enables players to imagine how they might get involved in the industry.
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Unless one of them is ‘’Capital,” Bill can F off.
Billionaire Bill Gates says he hopes these five reads “spark your curiosity.”
Here’s What Bill Gates Recommends You Read This Holiday Season
Billionaire Bill Gates says he hopes these five reads “spark your curiosity.”
www.forbes.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Unless one of them is ‘’Capital,” Bill can F off.
Unless one of them is ‘’Capital,” Bill can F off.
Billionaire Bill Gates says he hopes these five reads “spark your curiosity.”
Here’s What Bill Gates Recommends You Read This Holiday Season
Billionaire Bill Gates says he hopes these five reads “spark your curiosity.”
www.forbes.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Unless one of them is ‘’Capital,” Bill can F off.
post a famous bathroom scene
November 26, 2025 at 1:18 AM
post a famous bathroom scene
An approach to credits like this demystifies the creative process and enables players to imagine how they might get involved in the industry.
November 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
An approach to credits like this demystifies the creative process and enables players to imagine how they might get involved in the industry.
I mean, good pecan pie hits.
I think Pecan Pie is one of those things that is divisive now because it’s just a blob of sugar with nuts on it but to someone 150 years ago who ate shoes it was probably like having 12 orgasms at once
November 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I mean, good pecan pie hits.
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This is one of the few good uses of corporate tax breaks around. Lots of solid work for talented union labor and lots of business for other local artists and businesses. Seems win-win to me every time.
The effort is expected to bring about 3,700 jobs to Pennsylvania as HBO estimates investing $194.1 million into the state economy, including hiring local crews and paying for hotel accommodations.
HBO crime drama ‘Task’ receives $49.8 million tax credit to film in Pa.
This is the largest tax credit the Shapiro administration has awarded to a show through the Film Production Tax Credit Program
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November 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This is one of the few good uses of corporate tax breaks around. Lots of solid work for talented union labor and lots of business for other local artists and businesses. Seems win-win to me every time.
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This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
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"I want Clooney to come in The Pitt as a patient, be an absolute nightmare for one episode, then run off into the night shouting about how he’s Batman."
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
"I want Clooney to come in The Pitt as a patient, be an absolute nightmare for one episode, then run off into the night shouting about how he’s Batman."
I mean, I don’t not want to see @jamellebouie.net rassling with Star Wars idiots.
me, apparently an adult disney guy: "this entry in star wars might have some enjoyable fan service fails on the most basic levels of story, character, and the actual construction of the film."
you, a cineaste: lasers go pew pew
you, a cineaste: lasers go pew pew
Adult Disney ass Star Wars take.
November 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I mean, I don’t not want to see @jamellebouie.net rassling with Star Wars idiots.
I mean I can’t argue with the feet bit
Duffy on his demand that air travelers not wear slippers or pajamas: "It honors our country ... don't take your shoes off and put your feet on the chair ahead of you"
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I mean I can’t argue with the feet bit
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Finally. My big 2800 word essay about One Battle After Another and its black women characters is live. www.vulture.com/article/blac...
Black Actresses Are Carrying One Battle After Another
Teyana Taylor, Chase Infiniti, and Regina Hall propel the film’s most conflicted ideas, for better and worse.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Finally. My big 2800 word essay about One Battle After Another and its black women characters is live. www.vulture.com/article/blac...
Was teaching middle-schoolers how to design Twine storygames, and one of the kids was *struggling* and on the verge of tears. Told him to put down his laptop, walked him to the whiteboard, and diagramed out the logic. He sat down, worked it out, and did a little sly fist pump. Ah, teaching!
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Was teaching middle-schoolers how to design Twine storygames, and one of the kids was *struggling* and on the verge of tears. Told him to put down his laptop, walked him to the whiteboard, and diagramed out the logic. He sat down, worked it out, and did a little sly fist pump. Ah, teaching!
Not often that I can describe my experience of a David Cronenberg movie as heartbreaking, but 'The Shrouds' is exactly that. The scenes between Vincent Cassel's Karsh and Diane Kruger as the phantasmic but profoundly embodied memory of his deceased wife Becca are so beautiful, sad, and sympathetic.
November 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Not often that I can describe my experience of a David Cronenberg movie as heartbreaking, but 'The Shrouds' is exactly that. The scenes between Vincent Cassel's Karsh and Diane Kruger as the phantasmic but profoundly embodied memory of his deceased wife Becca are so beautiful, sad, and sympathetic.
Jimmy Cliff literally changed my life.
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
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November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Jimmy Cliff literally changed my life.