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Stefano Gualeni
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Professor at the University of Malta's @indigitalgames.bsky.social
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WHAT WE OWE THE DEAD ⇒ https://www.setmargins.press/books/what-we-owe-the-dead/

Stefano Gualeni is an Italian philosopher, professor, and game designer who has created interactive websites and video games such as Tony Tough and the Night of Roasted Moths, Gua-Le-Ni; or, The Horrendous Parade, and Something Something Soup Something. .. more

Computer science 26%
Sociology 21%
Pinned
'What We Owe the Dead' is the title of my new #scifi novel.

In the aftermath of a climate catastrophe, the book follows strange detective case and deals with themes such as the notion of personhood and the social use of #games.

> www.setmargins.press/books/what-w... <

(photos by Annette Behrens)

The only 'end of the year recap' that I actually clicked. Fun stuff.

* sponsored article, great stuff for sure

The 'problem' being made even worse by articles like the one below calling online gambling 'gaming' without any further qualifications or caveats. 🤮

Hope you like it :)
Take care, dear Jose ^^

It is!
And you can always ask authors for their own personal copy or pre-print drafts :) We're happy to share and discuss.
Hope you enjoy it ^^

Let's go!

in case you ever produce an informal piece then (a blog post / a video / some scattered notes), feel free and welcome to share them!

Do I sense a response / extension paper coming? :)

Less syllables and much better overall, yes ^^

CHE WIN!

Congratssssssssssss

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We just dropped our latest regular issue of Eludamos! With an editorial, 12(!) articles, 4(!) book reviews and a commentary, it's a big boi, and I'm really pleased to see all this excellent work out in the wild.

Thank you Joleeeeen! ^^

OHHH

Alas, it is. I use it to refer to game design decisions meant to aggravate and antagonize players :)

Let me know what you think :) Sorry for the confusion!

🚨 My new article 'Antagonistic Game Design: the Author as a Player' is out on #Eludamos (Journal for Computer Game Culture)! 🚨

>> septentrio.uit.no/index.php/el... <<

WARNING: might contains traces of @cloobot.bsky.social @doougle.net @jzagal.bsky.social @foddy.net and @add-hawk.bsky.social XD

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Visualisation of my decision process while playing

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"Was ist Suppe?"
A little old game (of mine) causes confusion and delight, it seems [in German].

www.zeit.de/2025/54/some...

Cc @zeit.de @indigitalgames.bsky.social #soup #gamestudies
"Something Something Soup Something": Was ist Suppe?
Ein Onlinespiel stiftet Verwirrung. Ein Genuss
www.zeit.de

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And now, Writing Game Histories (2026) with cover art (courtesy of @murthynikhil.bsky.social’s Syphilisation)

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/writing-g...

Oh no :( missed by just a few days

✈️ KM 421 from Brussels to Malta ~ teaching tomorrow morning :)

Auf Wiedersehen, #Zurich!
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow

✈️ KM 490 from Malta to Zurich

The coming Friday (December the 5th at 9:30am) I will be in Switzerland to give a hopefully thought-provoking keynote for the Joint Conference on Serious Games.

>> sites.hslu.ch/jcsg2025/ <<

If you are in the area, come and say hi :)
#gamestudies #fictionalgames

Matthew's book is finally here, and I am excited to read it during the upcoming holidays! Congratulations and thanks to @matthewleggatt.bsky.social :) #fictionalgames #dystopia

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🎮 @amidos2006.bsky.social offered some techniques for procedural generation in 2D games at at ExpoVIT 2025 in Costa Rica.

Watch the talk to learn what they are, how to use them, and also some ideas on how to combine them for your games.

🔻Hint #Stochastic #WFC #AI

www.youtube.com/live/k9nVryZ...
Charla Virtual - Expovit 2025 - 14 Nov - Parte 1
YouTube video by EXPOVIT
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Stanislaw Lem's His Master's Voice!
(and if you are interested in something that mixes philosophy, scifi and detective stories, I wrote something this year: www.setmargins.press/books/what-w...)
What We Owe the Dead - Set Margins'
€20.00 In stock What We Owe the Dead quantity Add to cart Category: Books Description Additional information Description In a desperate attempt to lower the temperature of Earth’s atmosphere, humanity...
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