Professor of Computer Science @ Uni of Southampton, UK. Hypertext, Games, Mixed Reality.https://bsky.app/profile/hoosfoos.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/hoosfoos.bsky.social/post/3mayffzpkkc2tPost Xmas terraforming Mars, with new extensions Venus Next and Colonies - let’s Science the **** out of this!27 Dec 2025 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:5th2em2j4o7fvhffgmwptjhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mayffzpkkc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/hoosfoos.bsky.social/post/3m6mlrxc3us2hAttending the Future of Text at the Royal Society. Listening to a talk by the Father of the Internet, while the Father of the Web looks over his shoulder. Neither of whom are physically here. https://thefutureoftext.org/future-of-text-25/27 Nov 2025 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:5th2em2j4o7fvhffgmwptjhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6mlrxc3us2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/hoosfoos.bsky.social/post/3m5cc27s2b22aAbsolutely loving The Blue Prince (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1569580/Blue_Prince/). The pacing is fantastic, every play a satisfying revelation. I thoroughly recommend buying a small notebook to accompany your journey - designing the structure and indexing system of my notes is almost as fun as the game :-)10 Nov 2025 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:5th2em2j4o7fvhffgmwptjhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5cc27s2b22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/hoosfoos.bsky.social/post/3lz2ly6goak2ePresented my paper The Shadow of the Machine (speculations about AI and the future of hypertext) at the NHT workshop at the hypertext conference. You can find the paper and video presentation on my blog: https://davidmillard.org/2025/09/17/the-shadow-of-the-machine/ #ht25 #nht2517 Sep 2025 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:5th2em2j4o7fvhffgmwptjhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz2ly6goak2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/hoosfoos.bsky.social/post/3lv6svuwfnk2gOur Avebury launch last week: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce83d65rxnwo as part of @logaculture.bsky.social30 Jul 2025 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:5th2em2j4o7fvhffgmwptjhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv6svuwfnk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/hoosfoos.bsky.social/post/3ludrq6x2qc2wSettlers of Catan, with all the trimmings, still stands up with the best of them.19 Jul 2025 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:5th2em2j4o7fvhffgmwptjhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ludrq6x2qc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/hoosfoos.bsky.social/post/3luba3s4mds2qPlaying this card each turn, and making *beep de beep beep* noise each time, has kept me entertained this whole game.18 Jul 2025 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:5th2em2j4o7fvhffgmwptjhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3luba3s4mds2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hoosfoos.bsky.social/post/3ltppvcawbs2uWarm Summer evening means Ark Nova in the garden. Wine helps my zoo game.11 Jul 2025 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:5th2em2j4o7fvhffgmwptjhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltppvcawbs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/hoosfoos.bsky.social/post/3lr4g52mp6c26A quick game of Akropolis - this game my city is temple tastic. And notice the barracks (in red) at the edges, safely away from the civilian population. As it should be.08 Jun 2025 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:5th2em2j4o7fvhffgmwptjhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr4g52mp6c26https://bsky.app/profile/hoosfoos.bsky.social/post/3lqkrcwxj5c22Oops, I appear to have gone to #ukge and bought a lot of random board games by mistake :-/01 Jun 2025 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:5th2em2j4o7fvhffgmwptjhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqkrcwxj5c22https://bsky.app/profile/hoosfoos.bsky.social/post/3lqbdfyjp5k2mAll your Ad revenue are belong to us :-( [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 May 2025 23:14 +0000at://did:plc:5th2em2j4o7fvhffgmwptjhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqbdfyjp5k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/hoosfoos.bsky.social/post/3lq42wdenzk2cAnd in other news, asking banks if you could access their vaults would ‘kill’ the bank robbery business. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 May 2025 20:59 +0000at://did:plc:5th2em2j4o7fvhffgmwptjhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq42wdenzk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/hoosfoos.bsky.social/post/3lprr3k5hc222Something is rotten in the state of Denmark! https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/22/trump-harvard-international-students?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other22 May 2025 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:5th2em2j4o7fvhffgmwptjhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lprr3k5hc222https://bsky.app/profile/hoosfoos.bsky.social/post/3lpplu2sxuc2nWell that sucks :-( also, why not check out @gamemakerstoolkit.com which is awesome! [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 May 2025 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:5th2em2j4o7fvhffgmwptjhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpplu2sxuc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/hoosfoos.bsky.social/post/3lnuvz4x7r22aThis is extraordinary, and well worth the watch. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/apr/27/the-settlers-review-this-vital-film-forces-louis-theroux-to-do-something-hes-never-done-before?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other28 Apr 2025 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:5th2em2j4o7fvhffgmwptjhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnuvz4x7r22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/hoosfoos.bsky.social/post/3lmpoke533s22With markets in turmoil it’s time to invest in commodities! Today we delve into Clank! in search of treasure. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/218103/clank-sunken-treasures13 Apr 2025 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:5th2em2j4o7fvhffgmwptjhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmpoke533s22https://bsky.app/profile/hoosfoos.bsky.social/post/3lmd4t6woas22Busy Terraforming Mars for anyone who might fancy moving there in the next few years.08 Apr 2025 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:5th2em2j4o7fvhffgmwptjhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmd4t6woas22https://bsky.app/profile/hoosfoos.bsky.social/post/3lmah47j33s2jRace for the Galaxy in the Pub Garden in the April sunshine. Lost again.07 Apr 2025 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:5th2em2j4o7fvhffgmwptjhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmah47j33s2j