florencesn.bsky.social
Video game archaeologist + game dev// Postdoc @itu.dk on theorycraft + archaeogaming // Prev: Story Tech @gutefabrik.bsky.social, Planning Archaeologist at Museum of London Archaeology they/them 💾 florencesmithnicholls.com
👤 Joined on 05 July 2023
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@florencesn.bsky.socialA couple of years ago, I ran a seminar where we played a weekly game of CURSE OF STRAHD, and then discussed scholarship about vampires, horror, the gothic, and other themes pertaining to the game. There are so many other games that warrant similar treatment. Anyone wanna hire me to do a podcast?
Show PostHad a tarot reading with a really cool transparent deck on a lightboard. Really cool to see the ways the card art interacts with each other and the way it can shift the meaning
Show PostI sometimes see pro-LLM people misunderstand this argument as "protestant work ethic," valorization of labor for its own sake. So it's important to note the process of art isn't "friction" like mowing the lawn or scrubbing the bathtub. It's the friction of solving an engaging puzzle.
Show PostHappy International Archaeology Day! Go burry some stuff in your garden, not rubbish either, something nice for future archaeologists.
Show PostRoguelike Celebration 2026 is now happening! Please pick up a pay-what-you're-able ticket at ti.to/roguelike-celebration/roguelike-celebration-2026 and join us in our custom event space for the first of two days of many fun and interesting talks!
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