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Cameron Irby

Adjunct Faculty

University of North Texas

Department of Media Arts

Email: Cameron.Irby@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of Texas at Dallas, 2024
    Major: Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication

Professional Positions

    Academic - Post-Secondary

  • Adjunct Faculty, The University of Texas at Dallas. The University of Texas at Dallas. (2024 - Present).
  • Adjunct Faculty, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2024 - Present).
  • Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant, UT Dallas. UT Dallas. (2018 - 2024).
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Louisiana–Monroe. University of Louisiana–Monroe. (2016 - 2018).

Professional Memberships

  • Popular Culture Association. (2025 - Present).
  • Association of Internet Researchers. (2024 - Present).
  • Electronic Literature Organization. (2023 - Present).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • MRTS 3620 - Digital Media and Society, 5 courses.
  • MRTS 3630 - Game Studies: Players, Culture and Industry, 3 courses.

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Conference Proceeding

  • Irby, C. (2025). Roll$20: Economies of Labor in Online Role-Playing Games.

    • Journal Article

  • Irby, C. (2026). (Role)Playing with Power? Establishing the Boundaries of Power Fantasy in Lockdown.

Presentations Given

    Panel Presentation

  • Irby, C. (Panelist), Electronic Literature Organization 2026 – (Un)Supervised, “Dead Or A Live Service? Dead by Daylight as a Dark Mirror of the Gaming Industry.”, United States of America. (2026 - 2026).
  • Irby, C. (Panelist), Popular Culture Association 2026, “Perfectly Balanced: Illusions of Fairness in ‘Unfair Flips’ and ‘Q-Up.’”, United States of America. (2026 - 2026).
  • Irby, C. (Panelist), Computers and Writing 2024, “Roll$20: Economies of Labor in Online Role-Playing Games.”, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Irby, C. (Panelist), 2023 International Conference on Narrative, “Role-Playing World-Making: Tabletop Role Playing Games as Utopian Practice.”, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Irby, C. (Panelist), Console-ing Passions 2022 – Reinvention, “Disenchanting the Magic Circle.”, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Irby, C. (Panelist), Fan Studies Network-North America 2022 – Inside Voices, “We’re All Animals: Tiger King, Animal Crossing, and Finding Escape in Lockdown.”, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).