Adapted from my Masters’ thesis & w/
@stnicholas__
's help, I’m SO excited to present:
Melee is Broken
Super Smash Bros. Melee: An Interdisciplinary Esports Ethnography
IN FULL COLOUR
Just in time for the holidays
RTs appreciated 🥺💕😳
melee players have a strict adherence to the community's grassroots foundation
rivalries & preliminary tournaments were hosted in suburban basements
to pay homage to collective nostaglia, cuteness & beginnings of competitive SSBM, i made this maquette of the foremost gaming space
a new piece to be included in my upcoming thesis about ssbm
here is the frankenstein controller
it speaks to our hardware modding practises with our controllers. the early days of controller mods used to be unorthodox science-like experiments, & created some monster controllers.
I am so excited to announce that I have completed my Individualized Masters!!!!
I am working hard w/ my editor on adapting the work to publish as a book for the ssbm community and beyond!!!!
Proud to reveal the title of the work: Melee is Broken
Stay tuned 💫
it is my dream to discuss my book with
@bobbyscar
... if anyone can help get get us in contact or better yet cause a discord friendship.... I would be very happy....... ......
you could be pogging this hard if you read Melee is Broken
expand your mind, gameplay, and maybe even IDENTITY through perusing this unique interdisplinary analysis of the SSBM community
Melee is Broken turns 6 months old today 🥳
if you like SSBM, esports, hardware, lore, critical thinking, art and more, this book is a MUST 😍
pick up your copy at
sharing appreciated 💕
huge shout out to
@FreePalestineRN
for reaching out to get copies of Melee is Broken to put in tiny free libraries in the central Ohio area!!
spreading the good word to anonymous strangers 🤝☺
my GOML tattoo flash drop is here!!!
all non-repeatable & limited availability!!
use my booking form below to claim ⬇️
RTs and shares greatly appreciated 🫶
my and
@stnicholas__
's book, Melee is Broken turns 2 years old today!!!
can't thank you all enough for your ongoing support of this special project. long live melee!!!
to
@spoo0py
for giving an awesome book to the Melee community (&
@stnicholas__
too!). Fun fact it was thanks to spoopy that we made damn sure pronouns were included on our stream overlays wherever possible, and now I want to push toward making this the standard on Smash streams.
my first project with
@arduino
uses 2 capacitive sensors to describe how melee players through their use and touch breathe spirit and new life into outdated or "dead" hardware
wish I could have done this inside a CRT instead of a coffin but I would NEVER break one, even for art
Melee is Broken turns 1 year old today! 😳🥳
so proud and happy of all
@stnicholas__
and i put into this book
its the perfect holiday present to explain your deep ties and feelings for this special game to your loved ones and friends 💞
if no one cares about Melee hell then delete it????????
something shouldn't exist simply because it has been around for a while
its clearly run its course, and has evolved past smash 'memes', into a platform that creates toxic and offensive content
what the fuck you guys
this is honestly disgusting. the SSBM community needs more leaders to prevent, moderate content and honestly to teach some respect. the amounts of persistent sexism is unacceptable.
side note: many women have breasts. stop over sexualising them
I was sexually assaulted at 14 & again at 18
1 in every 6 women (USA) are victims of attempted or completed r*pe
primary prevention requires we make a connection between all forms of oppression & how they form a culture in which inequality thrives & assault is normalized
it's nice to see ppl in the spotlight like
@tafokints
and
@ArmadaUGS
often stand against rapant sexism in the melee community
I hope more prominent figures in the community will help and speak up to make the melee life safe and fun for everyone