Dr. Christine H. Tran
@thechristinet.bsky.social
✨CEO of peer-reviewed vibes (they/she)
✨Asst Prof @ Alberta University of the Arts
✨Researcher of work, play, livestreaming & creator economy
✨PhD U of Toronto iSchool; formerly LTA Prof @ UTM Game Studies
✨ https://thechristinet.wordpress.com
✨Asst Prof @ Alberta University of the Arts
✨Researcher of work, play, livestreaming & creator economy
✨PhD U of Toronto iSchool; formerly LTA Prof @ UTM Game Studies
✨ https://thechristinet.wordpress.com
(Just for Laughs Gags sound effects increase in volume and ominousness)
November 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
(Just for Laughs Gags sound effects increase in volume and ominousness)
Refreshing a journal front page every morning to see if a specific article is up yet:
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Refreshing a journal front page every morning to see if a specific article is up yet:
Post a famous bathroom scene.
November 26, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Post a famous bathroom scene.
me all week @ Federal Budget coverage if the welfare of working class Canadians weren't on the line:
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
me all week @ Federal Budget coverage if the welfare of working class Canadians weren't on the line:
As of today, I can finally be Vietnamese in Crusader Kings!? Thanks, Zorhan Mamdani! 🫡
November 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
As of today, I can finally be Vietnamese in Crusader Kings!? Thanks, Zorhan Mamdani! 🫡
Christine, the enigmatic object that makes nerds evil, is also a pretty OK #StephenKing movie & cheap #Halloween costume 🚘 ⚔️ 🎃
November 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Christine, the enigmatic object that makes nerds evil, is also a pretty OK #StephenKing movie & cheap #Halloween costume 🚘 ⚔️ 🎃
median Toronto motorist opinion:
October 17, 2025 at 12:43 AM
median Toronto motorist opinion:
guy from the “anti-groomer” party after his weak apology for publicly telling a child they should be assaulted on the rear:
October 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
guy from the “anti-groomer” party after his weak apology for publicly telling a child they should be assaulted on the rear:
if the Toronto Air Show has no haters, I am dead
August 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
if the Toronto Air Show has no haters, I am dead
I’m ALSO incredibly privileged to continue this work as a tenure-track Assistant Professor at AUArts!
Stay tuned (& get in touch) for further collaborations on platform-dependent work, creator cultures & “WTF Is That on My Internet!?!” Studies (name pending). (2/2)
Stay tuned (& get in touch) for further collaborations on platform-dependent work, creator cultures & “WTF Is That on My Internet!?!” Studies (name pending). (2/2)
August 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I’m ALSO incredibly privileged to continue this work as a tenure-track Assistant Professor at AUArts!
Stay tuned (& get in touch) for further collaborations on platform-dependent work, creator cultures & “WTF Is That on My Internet!?!” Studies (name pending). (2/2)
Stay tuned (& get in touch) for further collaborations on platform-dependent work, creator cultures & “WTF Is That on My Internet!?!” Studies (name pending). (2/2)
What's up, fellow docs? Today, I defended my PhD on Twitch livestreaming & the platform of playing-at-home!
Waves of thanks to all who got me over the finish line: my valiant committee, my pals & anyone who let me watch them play a game 🎮 (1/2)
Waves of thanks to all who got me over the finish line: my valiant committee, my pals & anyone who let me watch them play a game 🎮 (1/2)
August 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
What's up, fellow docs? Today, I defended my PhD on Twitch livestreaming & the platform of playing-at-home!
Waves of thanks to all who got me over the finish line: my valiant committee, my pals & anyone who let me watch them play a game 🎮 (1/2)
Waves of thanks to all who got me over the finish line: my valiant committee, my pals & anyone who let me watch them play a game 🎮 (1/2)
Stephen Root has a voice for the pain matrix.
August 16, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Stephen Root has a voice for the pain matrix.
Hank Hill A-plot: “the boy ain’t right again”
Bill Dauterive subplot:
Bill Dauterive subplot:
August 15, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Hank Hill A-plot: “the boy ain’t right again”
Bill Dauterive subplot:
Bill Dauterive subplot:
My sleep meditation soundtrack:
August 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
My sleep meditation soundtrack:
Actors in the Harry Potter audiobooks @ actors in the Harry Potter tv series when a screen-dominated mediascape targets the latter for more anger over their equal betrayal of trans people:
August 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Actors in the Harry Potter audiobooks @ actors in the Harry Potter tv series when a screen-dominated mediascape targets the latter for more anger over their equal betrayal of trans people:
how does she feel about Labubus?
August 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
how does she feel about Labubus?
so many personas... the Roger from American Dad of our times
August 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
so many personas... the Roger from American Dad of our times
every news story about the Canadian housing crisis where they interview the landlord is this:
July 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
every news story about the Canadian housing crisis where they interview the landlord is this:
that USD conversion rate + pre-decision membership prerequisite
July 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
that USD conversion rate + pre-decision membership prerequisite
Looking back, naming your firstborn *daughter* after yourself—a Southeast Asian man with a non-Anglo name—in 1980s America is baller and fascinating and we were always underestimating his game.
July 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Looking back, naming your firstborn *daughter* after yourself—a Southeast Asian man with a non-Anglo name—in 1980s America is baller and fascinating and we were always underestimating his game.
Why’d he say it like that?
July 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Why’d he say it like that?