Dr Daisy Abbott

Humanities Researchers - don't miss this. Expert training in meaningful, equitable & ethical Public Engagement. A selection of fantastic sessions curated by the Center for PE practise in Arts @ Humanities led by @sas-news.bsky.social I'll be leading on Evaluation. engagementpractice.org/training/

Tickets for next year's Nordic Larp conference in Denmark (March 4-7) are on sale! @x13n.com and I will be there talking about all things Strandfall, with hands-on demo units of our fully-functional "storm detector" computers!

Really enjoying following the development of this ARG project at the National Library of Scotland and the interesting discussions feeding into the project about collections, mysteries and (re)discovered things medium.com/@RussellDorn...

Escape rooms give health care students a safe place to get things wrong phys.org/news/2026-10... #EscapeRooms #GameBasedLearning #FreedomtoFail

We swear the water bottle and the bragging rights will be worth it. And the money you raise will support refugees rebuilding their lives in Scotland. • Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 May • FREE sign up available for 5k, 10k, half-marathon and marathon spaces Like or DM us if you want to know more!

The theme for Day 8 of All About That Place #AATP26, the packed programme for which has already started, is Innovation. Watch the talks (and catch up with those from previous days) on the Society of Genealogists website. #OnePlaceWednesday

New vacancy: Academic Lead (Undergraduate Digital Design Programmes) - deadline Nov. 10th - Focus on games, immersive systems and sound - more details here: glasali.webitrent.com/glasali_webr...

We’ve opened the call for our Senior Research Fellowships giving a scholar in the humanities and social sciences a year to complete a significant piece of research www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

Individual tickets are now out for TRANSMISSION, @chloemashiter.bsky.social's online cosmic-horror Zoom larp! I've already got a group together – at £30, it's a steal for a 2+ hour experience by an expert designer. I have no doubt it'll be great!

Research Gate's net-scrubbers found that nice 38 page preview T&F had of Designing Historical Games so I've connected it there if you are interested. www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Our workshop on games and emotion at the @adascot.bsky.social festival. @d-livingstone.bsky.social and I are clearly having just as much fun as the kids! Nice to be able to offer a different kind of game design knowledge, helping kids analyse how games create *experiences*. @sit-gsa.bsky.social

Black history month programme this year is absolutely phenomenal, make sure and have a look! www.blackhistorymonthscotland.org/whats-on

For postgraduate researchers working on place, memory, heritage, anthropology & difficult histories Methodologies for Place and Memory Loss 📍 University of Stirling 📅 11 November ⏰ Apply now tockify.com/sgsah/detail... @uoe-sps.bsky.social @uofgges.bsky.social @standrewssgsd.bsky.social

Between the Ears: A Circular History of the Loop in binaural ambisonic mix! Produced, edited and sound design by GSA visiting tutor Angus McIntyre, Ambisonic mix by MDes Sound for the Moving Image lead Ronan Breslin & mixed in our ambisonic sound lab in Glasgow. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

#RacialJustice Lecture: 'Playing' Race: Constructions of Race, Gender and Anti-Black Racisms within Sports Videogames. By Dr Paul Campbell Weds 21 Oct James McCune Smith Learning Hub, Room 438 Doors Open: 6.30pm Lecture Start Time: 7pm www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/racial-jus... #GBL #antiRacism

At the Playable Heritage conference in Edinburgh today, on plans to collect video game culture in the UK… 🧵

Introducing Traverse Digital Writers, a brand-new development programme for artists interested in writing for digitally immersive and/or digitally site-specific performance. More info below ⬇️

I'm here at Fusion Fest, part of Glasgow Tech Week, demonstrating how #AugmentedReality can uncover hidden histories and support #decolonisation efforts in research. 🔎 My colleagues are also demoing their #VR and #AR work. 💻 @gcid.bsky.social @sit-gsa.bsky.social @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social

Call for Contributions: No More Boring Lectures! Do you have a 5 min activity that brings energy/interaction to a lecture? Collaboration to build a deck of activities for educators. playfullearningassoc.co.uk/no-more-bori... Deadline Fri 2nd Oct. #gbl @playfullearning.bsky.social #HigherEd

Beloved local bookshop Category Is had their window smashed at the weekend; we are running a fundraiser with all ££ going to help them get shutters. One off mashup of two popular tours, Queer Glasgow and Radical Print Cultures. Tickets £20-£25-£30 if you fancy it! www.eventbrite.com/e/queer-glas...

😄🎤 Our comedy night is back! Join us for a night of comedy in solidarity with refugees. 📅 Sunday 11 October 📍 Glee Club Glasgow Featuring Marc Jennings, Kim Blythe, Amanda Dwyer, James Gardner, Sam Lake & Ifrah Qureshi with host Mark Nelson! Tickets are on sale now! 🎟️ https://ow.ly/JrTk50ZIca4

The 1930s former Stow College building on New City Road in Glasgow. Opened in 1934, this was the first purpose-built Further Education college in the city and aimed to provide evening classes for shipyard workers. Cont./ #glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #stowcollege

Why is it that my tumble dryer can talk to my phone (a 'smart' feature I have never used) but there is apparently NO WAY to store alt text *with* the image it refers to!? 😡 It's 2026! Genuinely, if anyone has solved this problem without needing specialist software please lmk. #accessibility

On the off chance any neurodivergent students follow me (or their lecturers do which is more likely?), this seems like a brilliant thing to get involved with! A Little Book of Neurodiverse Hope - app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/mmu/little...

I just noticed that my coffee table book, Nordic Larp, which came out in 2010, won the Diana Jones award, and has been available as a free download for over a decade, has been downloaded more than 30 thousand times. trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024...

This was one of the core concerns of our #womensgrassrootsactivism project. Working with women's groups we co-produced a toolkit with advice & guidance on archive policies. & we have a webinar on archiving for voluntary women's groups. All available via link below. learn.lsbu.ac.uk/womens-grass...

I'll be taking part in Fusion Fest 2026! Come play with some #AugmentedReality :-) Thurs 10th Sept, the Briggait, Glasgow, 1pm-6pm More info: www.glasgowcityinnovationdistrict.com/fusionfest/ Book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fusion-fes... #GlasgowTech #FusionFest #TechWeek

New publication! A narrative review on digital games and empathy describing the themes and mechanics that commercially available games use to promote empathy for those suffering hardship, illness or marginalisation. Useful for developers that present lived experience in their serious games.

Finished land art project by Elaine Clocherty This image was created from a 3D model made by Shan Daly. It has themes that merge Scottish folklore (specifically Cailleach, the Scottish creator goddess: an ancient, giant old woman with a single eye!) and Australian indigenous art. #glasgow2026

This is definitely worth reading both for improving your knowledge and cos it's very funny.

Grateful if you could spread the word on this one

📆 Southside History Run ~ returns Sat 15th Aug 🏃 Pair running with local heritage exploration! Join our qualified jog leader for a gentle 5.5km around 4 areas surrounding Queen's Park #Glasgow with stories of people, past events & more shared at stops en route 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/southside-...

This video summarises a new understanding of how Scottish people interpret colonial history (specifically in #Glasgow) and what this means for #heritage, culture, #equalities, and #anti-racism policy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v-q... Download the Policy Briefing: radar.gsa.ac.uk/10825/

Amazing example of #augmentedreality research from one of my students! Xinyu Jiang's "Echoes of Shanghai" AR poster on Chinese intangible cultural heritage. Simple, no UI barriers, beautifully executed. Lovely showcase of her art&design skills. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvm9... @sit-gsa.bsky.social

Amazing progress on the land art project in Bellahouston Park this morning! There's still time for you to join in, Thurs & Fri this week: events.humanitix.com/awakening-se... #Glasgow2026 @glasgow2026.bsky.social @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social @sit-gsa.bsky.social