The QGCon Collective

NEW IN THE SHOP: Cootie Catchers from Weird Works A classic folded-paper kids' toy reimagined into a Risograph printed mystical oracle for grownups. Four icons outside, eight inside, and SIXTEEN prompts - great for self-reflection or building characters in the system of your choice

QGCon Book Club kicks off this week on Discord! We would love to see you there

SCOTLAND (TDOR) 7:30pm Thu 20th Nov Online

See you at @playtopia.bsky.social this year! 🥳 #indiegames

@analoggamestudies.bsky.social & #GameinLab present Generation Analog 2026, July 16-17, GREEN will be this year’s conference theme... Abstracts due by March 1, 2026: analoggamestudies.org/generation-a... #analoggamestudies #generationanalog2026

oh heck yeah!🏳️‍🌈❤️‍🔥

Always look forward to CGSA every year. Great games scholarship and good vibes gamestudies.ca/conference-c...

UNMISSABLE.

Come work with me!

 We've opened the search for a full time, tenure-track Assistant Professor in Game Arts at Pratt Institute. 

A good match would be an artist, game developer, or educator with an active creative practice in indie games, game studies and theory, playful coding, or art games.

our little coworking game made it into the NYT! 😭💖 had to give it a read WHILE working with everyone in game of course! thank you so much for including us ✨

November's issue features some new programs (karaoke, teen nights) and old favorites (support groups, D&D, fiber arts craft & chat, trivia), plus special events like the Friendsgiving Potluck on November 23. Learn more about us at www.humankindinitiative.org

Reminds me of the @princerosalium.bsky.social talk I listened to at @qgcon.bsky.social, about working with what you got and finding joy again.

🎮 @amidos2006.bsky.social was interviewed by @trueavatars.bsky.social at the @qgcon.bsky.social where he was presenting his game: Queen Boat. 🎧 Read more and listen to Ahmed’s interview 👉 game.edu.mt/blog/queen-b... #GameStudies #SeriousGames #LGBTQ #IndieGames

Another wonderful #ttrpg charity bundle for a great cause! Over $900 worth of tabletop #rpg products for a $10 min. donation to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund. Full games plus lots of modules and supplements for #MothershipRPG, #Cairn, #5e, #TrophyDark, and more. itch.io/b/3299/pales...

The long-awaited REM extension to Montreal’s North Shore is scheduled to begin on Nov. 17, adding 14 new stations to the network.

GAME JAM OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT We have our 2025 theme... ✨️ i made this for you ✨️

See y'all tomorrow!

Sickhouse is one of these absolute gems of a creative space. Their Overkill Festival is one of these hidden cultural highlights that really deserves to be less hidden. Daring, inventive, welcoming and radical, bridging all sorts of media through games, art and music. Go support them!! ✨🧡

Udon Delivery🛵🍜 The local spirits gotta eat!

Canada invests $52-million to improve access to healthcare in English for Quebec anglos

If you're not watching our Daggerheart Charity stream for Medical Aid for Palestinians, WYA? Join Rachel @ameliasom.com @jennadaggers.bsky.social @ajwintersvo.bsky.social of @winterstalesco.bsky.social @brandonrkim.bsky.social + me www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkqP...

"It looks like a delightful, charming, and genuinely innovative take on the idle genre, prioritizing your relaxation over a constant grind[...] It promises a small, quiet, and satisfying kind of magic." A lovely piece from @indieinsights.bsky.social. #nextfest #indiegames #cozygames #gamedev

Gina a animé « Matters of Representation : The Urgency of Queer-Driven Games Research » aux côtés d'Alex Custodio, tandis que Justin a abordé le thème « Soyez qui vous êtes ! : Queer Metagaming and Discourse on TikTok »

Throwback to GAMERella at @qgcon.bsky.social ! Co-founder and co-director Gina Hara and one of our mentees, @justinrobs.bsky.social, both did a presentation as part of the annual Queerness and Games Conference.

what an incredible opportunity -- some courses start today! outdoorlearning.com/events/categ...

Our crowdfunding campaign for Strangers on the 'Net is now live! 🌈💖 gamefound.com/en/projects/...

🫶✨ thanks for putting on a fun queer event! can’t wait for the next one!!! 🥰

@games.mothspire.com creates games for transformation. I love "The Old Ways Must Go," which asks us to reexamine our rituals, refresh those that still matter, and to let go of those that do harm. And "The Optimist's Guide to Tarot" just speaks for itself! Meet the Samphire half of this team... 1/▶️

Thank you so much for attending and for covering QGCon! 🏳️‍🌈

Happy International Lesbian Day!

Best Bagels in Montreal ♥️

I'm once again sharing my starter pack of Canadian Game Studies Folks! Follow and let me know if you, or someone you know, might be a good fit. 🕹️✨

1 week until Pierce Brosnan and I find love in Weston-super-Mare! ✨ Come see the love affair that audiences have called "the most unhinged thing I have ever seen" 💕 Type into your phones to decide what Pierce Brosnan says during our date! Will he win my heart? 💖 BOOK NOW alistair.games/tickets

Grace Kaletski-Maisel explores how Universal Design for Learning (UDL) can make tabletop games more inclusive. Read the full piece at Board Game Academics. boardgameacademics.com/everyone-at-... #VictoryPoints #BoardGameAcademics #AccessibilityInGames #UniversalDesign #InclusivePlay

As a trans guy in Ohio, The Trans Empowerment Project is a massive source of hope for me. Join this jam, then the bundle, and raise money for trans rights! itch.io/jam/queertob...

Throwback to last weekend's @qgcon.bsky.social, where I got to moderate a discussion with a wonderful group of organisers.

"i don't post my work because if i let people see my work and it gets popular, that means i'll have to change my work to fit its-" no you don't. you literally don't. you can let people see your work and then just never change it to please them ever.

On our other side we had @unquietgames.bsky.social and their game Banned Together. A puzzle exploration game taking place in a college library with a very unique focus mechanic I can see future games trying to mimic! bsky.app/profile/unqu...

Thanks so much for the shout-out, @kymira.ca! We couldn't have asked for a better neighbor than @wtchcrft.com at @qgcon.bsky.social last weekend. We should totally collaborate on a "queer indie games inspired by Blue Prince" bundle, haha! 🩵

To all Canadians: The House of Commons currently has an open petition to respond to payment processors' corporate censorship of adult games on steam and itch. 14k signatures! if you haven't already, add your voice: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Just wanted to give a shout-out to @qgcon.bsky.social for putting an engaging, inclusive, and fun event last weekend! Such a great combination of arts, academia, and industry.

October's Patreon update is here! I talk a bit about my experiences with @qgcon.bsky.social and the Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival: www.patreon.com/posts/octobe... #gamedev #indiedev

Had a big weekend at @qgcon.bsky.social ! Spent all our time in the arcade showing our game and playing the games of cool indie devs! So nice to have a masked event.

Neechi Clan: a free-to-join online community that utilizes apps like Discord to bring together Indigenous gamers, streamers, and content creators.

Two Falls: a game about and madenbybIndigenous peoples. Indigenous artists working directly on the project include the music composer (Eadsé), art director, writer, some actors and 3D artists (Awastoki). Play it on Steam, Epic Games, PlayStation and Xbox. @twofalls.bsky.social

Achimostawinan Games: an Indigenous owned and operated video game company dedicated to developing Indigenous games for an Indigenous audience (and the world) while also helping Indigenous artists and communities develop interactive and digital content. @achimogames.bsky.social

In honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we would like to highlight some Indigenous groups creating in the video game space to check out and support, including...

back at work after a week vacay to help run @qgcon.bsky.social and i brought some croissants along to prove i was in Montreal

look at how cute we are