@SCMS_VideoGames

The Society of Cinema & Media Studies scholarly interest group for video games, analog games, & play.

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Joined February 2013
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SCMS Video Game Studies SIG retweeted
SCMS@SCMStudies17 Apr 2024
SCMS needs you! Our call for committee volunteers is now live. To find out more about committees and submit a nomination follow this link: conta.cc/4aWw2oz
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Andy Phelps@andymphelps11 Apr 2024
I co-organized an event on "Race & Representation in Games: Our Chance to Play" with @bgstokes and @Dashiellsteven at @AUGameCenter on April 27. Please come (either virtually or ideally in person). RSVP: bit.ly/OurChanceToPlay @AUCollege @AUResearch Thanks to @AUSOC for funding!
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SCMS Video Game Studies SIG retweeted
SCMS@SCMStudies13 Mar 2024
Attending SCMS 2024 in Boston? Here's essential info: - Hotel: Sheraton Boston Hotel, 39 Dalton St, Boston, MA 02199, USA - Connect with Sheraton via Marriott Bonvoy Mobile App for quick assistance. - Check latest weather forecast.
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Aaron Trammell@aarontram22 Feb 2024
🔥💯🔥💯🔥💯🔥💯🔥💯🔥💯 It's that time of the year again! We're looking forward to seeing the amazing submissions we get to Generation Analog again this year! Please reach out to me if you have any questions.
Analog Game Studies@AnalogGameJrnl22 Feb 2024
Generation Analog 2024 CFP with @GameInLab is now available. Our theme this year is HOME. Please send in your Abstracts by March 31st! analoggamestudies.org/genera…
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SCMS@SCMStudies3 Jan 2024
Two deadlines are coming up soon! The application forms for Travel Grants and Dependent Care Subsidies will both close on Friday, January 12. Don't miss it! Visit our website for more. #SCMS24
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SCMS Video Game Studies SIG retweeted
SCMS@SCMStudies14 Dec 2023
(1/2)News about #SCMS24! Acceptance notices are out, registration is now open! Book your hotel accommodations, sign up to volunteer as a panel chair, apply for travel grants & dependent care subsidies (if eligible),
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SCMS@SCMStudies2 Dec 2023
(1/3) Accept/decline notices have not been sent out yet. At this moment, we are working to make sure the Virtual Symposium is a success, but rest assured, are trying to get notices out over the next week or two. Your patience is appreciated.
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Gerald@GeraldVoorhees8 Nov 2023
Excited to share the schedule for the Race in Games and Game Studies Conference happening online Dec 7-8. Register free at eventbrite.ca/e/race-in-game…
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SCMS Video Game Studies SIG retweeted
Press Start Journal@PS_Journal5 Sep 2023
Call for Papers! Press Start seeks 5000-8000-word game studies papers from current grad students/recent grads, cited APA style. More details are on our About page. Submit by Nov 13, 2023, for a potential spot in the 2024 issue! #CallForPapers #GameStudies
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SCMS@SCMStudies28 Aug 2023
⏳ Don't miss out! #SCMS24 conference proposal deadline is THIS Thursday, 8/31, 5pm CT. Beat the rush, submit early, stay cool! ⏳ scms-conference.secure-platf…
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Gerald@GeraldVoorhees22 Aug 2023
I'm happy to announce an amzing lineup for the Fall 2023 (ADE) for Games Communities Speakers Series. We are, once again, looking forward to centering marginalized perspectives and ideas from Indigenous, Black, and otherwise racialized game scholars and practitioners.
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Aaron Trammell@aarontram19 Aug 2023
🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 Did you know that @mitpress just made a massive push to make it's catalog free and open access? That means if you've been meaning to read Repairing Play you can literally just punch the DOWNLOAD PDF button!!! direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mono…

Repairing Play: A Black Phenomenology

A provocative study that reconsiders our notion of play—and how its deceptively wholesome image has harmed and erased people of color.Contemporary theorist

direct.mit.edu
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SCMS@SCMStudies9 Aug 2023
Just 3 weeks left to submit your work for #SCMS24. The portal closes on Aug 31. ⏳ Follow this link to access the portal: scms-conference.secure-platf…
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📢 Reminder about our #CFP: “But Is It Media?” #JCMS is calling for papers for our inaugural special issue. 500 word abstracts are due Sep. 6, 2023! More info here: github.com/jcmsjournal/edito…
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Black In Gaming@BlackinGaming8 Aug 2023
📢 Exciting News! Due to overwhelming demand, we've expanded RSVP ticket availability for BiG LA - Blerd Brews VOL. 01 ☕ Don't miss your chance to sip, mingle, and connect with fellow Blerds on Aug 13th at Palm Grove Social. Grab your free ticket now & join the BiGcommunity! 🎉
Black In Gaming@BlackinGaming2 Aug 2023
☕ Sip Coffee, mingle, and connect with fellow gamers who understand your love for gaming on a whole new level. 🎮💕 Share your favorite gaming moments, trade tips and tricks, and geek out over all things gaming. hubs.li/Q01ZJCrF0 RSVP here! #blackingaming #bigcommunity
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Press Start Journal@PS_Journal2 Aug 2023
Hello everyone! 🎮 Press Start is excited to welcome our newest board members! We’ll introduce them in this thread, so please do give them all a warm welcome!
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SCMS Queer and Trans Caucus@SCMSQT2 Aug 2023
QTC Connect is seeking panel collaborators and respondents for SCMS '24! If you are interested in connecting on similar topics, please email [email protected] with “QTC Connect” as the subject and 1 or 2 sentences describing your potential panel topic(s) by Thurs. 17th August.
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Dr. Bo Ruberg@MyOwnVelouria26 Jul 2023
I'm very excited for @JCMSJournal's first special issue - "But Is It Media?" We're calling for articles that push the boundaries of what objects, systems, practices, and histories we study as media!
JCMS: Journal of Cinema and Media Studies@JCMSJournal25 Jul 2023
📢 #CFP: “But Is It Media?” #JCMS is calling for papers for its inaugural special issue. 500 word abstracts are due Sep. 6, 2023! More info here: github.com/jcmsjournal/edito…

CFP: But Is It Media?

Contribute to jcmsjournal/editorial development by creating an account on GitHub.

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SCMS@SCMStudies27 Jul 2023
Take care not to miss out! If you wish to submit a seminar proposal for #SCMS24, you must do so before July 31st! Click here to submit: scms-conference.secure-platf…
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Press Start Journal@PS_Journal24 May 2023
Hello everyone! ⚡️ Reminder that you have a week left to send over your applications to become part of our editing team at Press Start Journal! 🏃 + You're welcome to DM us if you have any qestions 🙂
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