Educator | Designer | Researcher | Author | Inspirer | Innovator | Director of Games | NEW from Oxford UP: #WetheGamers http://gamesforcivics.com 🎮 💖 She/Theyhttps://bsky.app/profile/katschrier.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/katschrier.bsky.social/post/3m5ccob3irs2vCome join me in NYC at #TheAISummit New York. invt.io/1bxbz92nrle. I'll be talking about: *AI *Ethical creative production *Innovation in media, games, and more 20% off code: SPKR20-Kat #games #media #AI #ethics https://invt.io/1bxbz92nrle10 Nov 2025 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:faokgfly7swtlanv7npfbbga/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ccob3irs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/katschrier.bsky.social/post/3m4iq7c2z3s2zCLOSING SOON! Review begins on November 3rd. ♥️ We are hiring a #games / #UX faculty member at #MaristUniversity's game program, a top 50 Princeton Review undergrad-only program. Teach #gameprogramming #leveldesign #businessofgames #UX and/or #VR & more. https://careers.marist.edu/cw/en-us/job/493928/assistant-professor-or-professional-lecturer-in-games-emerging-media31 Oct 2025 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:faokgfly7swtlanv7npfbbga/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4iq7c2z3s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/katschrier.bsky.social/post/3m4hcbj5o2s2iDon't forget to vote! Election day is coming up on November 4th! (And there may be early voting near you, too). #vote31 Oct 2025 01:12 +0000at://did:plc:faokgfly7swtlanv7npfbbga/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4hcbj5o2s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/katschrier.bsky.social/post/3m46puvhb6c2tWant to teach? Make/research games? Apply to teach at Marist #Top50 #GamesProgram. It's for: 🎮 People who make games. 🎲 Game researchers who also love to teach. 🕹️ Those who love both. Review of applications begins on November 1st. https://careers.marist.edu/cw/en-us/job/493928/assistant-professor-or-professional-lecturer-in-games-emerging-media #facultyjobs27 Oct 2025 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:faokgfly7swtlanv7npfbbga/app.bsky.feed.post/3m46puvhb6c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/katschrier.bsky.social/post/3lrqpstz6ds2vI can't wait for my favorite conference next week, @gamesforchange #G4C #G4C2025!! 🌍 💗 I'll be speaking at a panel alongside some very inspiring people, Lien Tran, Theresa Loong, and Gordon Bellamy about inspiring the next generation of game creators! 🌟 🎲16 Jun 2025 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:faokgfly7swtlanv7npfbbga/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrqpstz6ds2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/katschrier.bsky.social/post/3lrqlguf6m225I'm back from my amazing #Fulbright in beautiful #Tunisia. Here are some photos of my wonderful experience, which included teaching faculty at #ISAMM Institut Supérieur des Arts Multimédia de la Manouba and doing workshops at the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia. 🇹🇳🇺🇸🇹🇳🇺🇸16 Jun 2025 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:faokgfly7swtlanv7npfbbga/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrqlguf6m225https://bsky.app/profile/katschrier.bsky.social/post/3lrexls2vz227This is such devastating news. It is *especially* heartbreaking 💔 as I just returned from a Fulbright program, and I saw firsthand how enriching and important it is for innovation, cross-cultural community, and diplomacy. 🌍 https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/fulbright-board-resigns-citing-interference-by-trump-administration-2025-06-11/12 Jun 2025 03:18 +0000at://did:plc:faokgfly7swtlanv7npfbbga/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrexls2vz227https://bsky.app/profile/katschrier.bsky.social/post/3ljjtiaelvk2aTrust me, you gotta watch #Paradise - it's so good. Love the writing, story, acting, sets, music, mystery, concept, everything! Sterling, Julianne, James! Ep 7 is one of the best episodes of TV ever. Go. Watch. Now.04 Mar 2025 06:27 +0000at://did:plc:faokgfly7swtlanv7npfbbga/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljjtiaelvk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/katschrier.bsky.social/post/3ljbcnflw6s2gEmbarrassed by our country. Also, reading between the lines, and judging from the Oval Office reality show, it's clear that we are headed for WW3. (Likely, a war manufactured by the admin to get the US back on economic track.)28 Feb 2025 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:faokgfly7swtlanv7npfbbga/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljbcnflw6s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/katschrier.bsky.social/post/3lj233pep3s2pSo, nothing special. I'm writing a scholarly publication on a few educational games. I do this often enough. In the byline, however, I need to write my institutional affiliation and the country in which I primarily work. First time I felt deep shame when identifying this country as being the U.S.26 Feb 2025 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:faokgfly7swtlanv7npfbbga/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj233pep3s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/katschrier.bsky.social/post/3lhzwdbapns2oMy just-turned-five-year-old can't read, write, or do math. But, he asked me today to explain the differences in symptoms among RSV, norovirus, the flu, and coronaviruses. (Tell me how bad this winter has been without telling me...)13 Feb 2025 05:10 +0000at://did:plc:faokgfly7swtlanv7npfbbga/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhzwdbapns2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/katschrier.bsky.social/post/3lgebpeq4ps2lI've been invisibilized!! (yes it's a word lol) Parents.com covered my research on #online #games (yay). But, they didn't mention me in the article. I'm the sole author of the research. Meanwhile, only men were interviewed to talk about my research. https://www.parents.com/teens-harassed-online-games-877462422 Jan 2025 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:faokgfly7swtlanv7npfbbga/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgebpeq4ps2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/katschrier.bsky.social/post/3lgdui7f7pk2hSo much BAD NEWS. Sadly, here's MORE 😢. Read my new report on #hate #harassment in competitive online games, like #Fortnite #Overwatch2 #Valorant #Counterstrike2. Full report and recommendations at: https://www.adl.org/resources/report/playing-hate-how-online-gamers-diverse-identity-usernames-are-treated22 Jan 2025 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:faokgfly7swtlanv7npfbbga/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgdui7f7pk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/katschrier.bsky.social/post/3ld2634w5ss2nHere's NBC News blaming (of all things) AMONG US on a murder. Meanwhile, #lol, we wrote about AMONG US in 50 Games to Use for Inclusion, Equity, and Justice. Free to download at: lnkd.in/gfseDf-d [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Dec 2024 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:faokgfly7swtlanv7npfbbga/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld2634w5ss2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/katschrier.bsky.social/post/3lcy7p3ze7c2nSo, I am living my 13 yo dream watching this with my almost-13 yo daughter. WHO LOVES IT. Anyone know what it is (and can catch the other references)?10 Dec 2024 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:faokgfly7swtlanv7npfbbga/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcy7p3ze7c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/katschrier.bsky.social/post/3lcy7ke5jkk2n#SpecialEd in this country is already broken. Without the #DOE --which we need-- it will get even worse. In my district, a mom who is a SPEC ED ATTORNEY can't even figure out how to get the supports her child needs. Had to move out of district. What are others w/out degrees meant to do? #sped #ed10 Dec 2024 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:faokgfly7swtlanv7npfbbga/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcy7ke5jkk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/katschrier.bsky.social/post/3lbrrdp3ywk2aDespite my constant encouragement, my daughter won't play video games anymore (she did for about 6 years straight and she was awesome at it). 🎮 She is now 12 and her favorite thing to do is read. 🤷‍♀️ I know. I am the only parent who would be super bummed about this.25 Nov 2024 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:faokgfly7swtlanv7npfbbga/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbrrdp3ywk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/katschrier.bsky.social/post/3lbe2wzov722qAt this point, I am expecting Hulk Hogan, Kid Rock, Kanye West, and Biff from Back to the Future to be the four next nominations ("Oh, he's fictional? Doesn't matter!) #idiocracy20 Nov 2024 04:03 +0000at://did:plc:faokgfly7swtlanv7npfbbga/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbe2wzov722qhttps://bsky.app/profile/katschrier.bsky.social/post/3laxhr73tzy2lWelcome, here's some FREE STUFF: 50 Games to Teach #Inclusion, #Equity, & #Justice. Let's educate each other for a more inclusive future. https://press.etc.cmu.edu/books/learning-education-games/415 Nov 2024 03:47 +0000at://did:plc:faokgfly7swtlanv7npfbbga/app.bsky.feed.post/3laxhr73tzy2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/katschrier.bsky.social/post/3klu6c3ufzp26BIG NEWS! Our FREE book, 50 Games for Inclusion is OUT! >Join our (online) celebration on March 7th at noon ET: https://events.humanitix.com/celebrate-and-brainstorm >Download at: https://press.etc.cmu.edu/books/learning-education-games/4 #50Games #inclusivegames #games4ed #inclusivedesign #inclusiveeducation20 Feb 2024 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:faokgfly7swtlanv7npfbbga/app.bsky.feed.post/3klu6c3ufzp26https://bsky.app/profile/katschrier.bsky.social/post/3kaz22ojrw72lWhat's up world? I'm here! Talk to me about: #games #education #learning #healthgames #empathygames #ethicsgames #games4ed #games4change #design #research Who are your favorite people to follow?05 Oct 2023 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:faokgfly7swtlanv7npfbbga/app.bsky.feed.post/3kaz22ojrw72l