On June 22nd, I gave the opening keynote for the 2026 Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (aka CAPAL-ACBES).

Now Is The Time of Facing Monsters

This keynote will address the contemporary intersection of technology and academic libraries using the framework of Eric Zimmerman’s Manifesto of the Ludic Century. Zimmerman argues that games are the definitional cultural form of the 21st century and that the logic of games will increasingly shape culture.

This talk has just been made available on YouTube:

For those you would like to play along at home, this talk — including bonus content — is also available as a Twine “book”.

Thanks again to all of the organizers of the CAPAL Conference who were lovely hosts and made the two days of excellent talks and panels.