André Almo
@andrealmo.bsky.social
PhD student at TU Dublin, funded by d-real. Science communication, games and education. He/Him. | Art account: @almoghost.bsky.social | (PT/EN/ES/日本語) | 🇧🇷🇮🇪
I was recently in Kerry for the Age-Friendly AI's first Citizens' Think-In event! It was incredibly enriching to discuss everyday AI topics with participants. Looking forward to the next events!
October 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I was recently in Kerry for the Age-Friendly AI's first Citizens' Think-In event! It was incredibly enriching to discuss everyday AI topics with participants. Looking forward to the next events!
Reposted by André Almo
I recently took a nighttime trip and had to wait for a connecting train for an hour. It wasn't too bad, though. It was dark and quiet; there was peace in that stillness. I wrote a cinquain, a poetic form created by Adelaide Crapsey, about it.
almoghost-exe.itch.io/train-to-tra...
almoghost-exe.itch.io/train-to-tra...
Train to Tralee by almoghost.exe
A cinquain about a train ride at night.
almoghost-exe.itch.io
October 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I recently took a nighttime trip and had to wait for a connecting train for an hour. It wasn't too bad, though. It was dark and quiet; there was peace in that stillness. I wrote a cinquain, a poetic form created by Adelaide Crapsey, about it.
almoghost-exe.itch.io/train-to-tra...
almoghost-exe.itch.io/train-to-tra...
Reposted by André Almo
I made a short game poem about taking a bus in Dublin. I went local with its title, '83 to Kimmage'! 🚍 ☘️
Check it out here: almoghost-exe.itch.io/83-to-kimmage
Check it out here: almoghost-exe.itch.io/83-to-kimmage
83 to Kimmage by almoghost.exe
A short bus poem.
almoghost-exe.itch.io
October 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I made a short game poem about taking a bus in Dublin. I went local with its title, '83 to Kimmage'! 🚍 ☘️
Check it out here: almoghost-exe.itch.io/83-to-kimmage
Check it out here: almoghost-exe.itch.io/83-to-kimmage
Happy to have joined Age-Friendly AI today in Cork for the 50 Plus Show!
It was so enlightening to talk to older adults about their thoughts and experiences with Artifical Intelligence.
It was so enlightening to talk to older adults about their thoughts and experiences with Artifical Intelligence.
September 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Happy to have joined Age-Friendly AI today in Cork for the 50 Plus Show!
It was so enlightening to talk to older adults about their thoughts and experiences with Artifical Intelligence.
It was so enlightening to talk to older adults about their thoughts and experiences with Artifical Intelligence.
As someone who loves gamification, productivity apps, and monster collecting, it was an honour to talk to Milton Ren, the creator of Focumon!
Focumon is a gamified tool where you collect, train and evolve creatures as you focus on your tasks. 👾
Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
Focumon is a gamified tool where you collect, train and evolve creatures as you focus on your tasks. 👾
Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
Focus, Collect, Repeat
Phantom Interviews #6
open.substack.com
September 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
As someone who loves gamification, productivity apps, and monster collecting, it was an honour to talk to Milton Ren, the creator of Focumon!
Focumon is a gamified tool where you collect, train and evolve creatures as you focus on your tasks. 👾
Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
Focumon is a gamified tool where you collect, train and evolve creatures as you focus on your tasks. 👾
Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
Reposted by André Almo
Okay, I created another tiny thing...
'Tangent Book Club' is a short experience that tells the story of a group of friends who get together to discuss books, but their conversations always end up falling into tangents. 📚
Play it here: almoghost-exe.itch.io/tangent-book...
'Tangent Book Club' is a short experience that tells the story of a group of friends who get together to discuss books, but their conversations always end up falling into tangents. 📚
Play it here: almoghost-exe.itch.io/tangent-book...
Tangent Book Club by almoghost.exe
A short narrative game about a book club that struggles to discuss books.
almoghost-exe.itch.io
September 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Okay, I created another tiny thing...
'Tangent Book Club' is a short experience that tells the story of a group of friends who get together to discuss books, but their conversations always end up falling into tangents. 📚
Play it here: almoghost-exe.itch.io/tangent-book...
'Tangent Book Club' is a short experience that tells the story of a group of friends who get together to discuss books, but their conversations always end up falling into tangents. 📚
Play it here: almoghost-exe.itch.io/tangent-book...
Reposted by André Almo
We recently launched 'Greenia', a tabletop RPG where magic is connected to nature. After getting some amazing feedback, we decided to create some extra content, including unique scenarios, spells and NPCs! 🎲 🌳
🌿 Download the game for free here: almoghost-exe.itch.io/greenia
🌿 Download the game for free here: almoghost-exe.itch.io/greenia
September 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
We recently launched 'Greenia', a tabletop RPG where magic is connected to nature. After getting some amazing feedback, we decided to create some extra content, including unique scenarios, spells and NPCs! 🎲 🌳
🌿 Download the game for free here: almoghost-exe.itch.io/greenia
🌿 Download the game for free here: almoghost-exe.itch.io/greenia
Super proud of this short weekend project!
🐾 KIBBLE is out now!
A short pixel art game about the first day with your adopted dog — and how small moments turn into lifelong memories.
Built solo with GameMaker, Aseprite, and Beepbox.
🎮 Play here: almoghost-exe.itch.io/kibble
#IndieGame #PixelArt #ShortGame #KibbleGame #GameDev
A short pixel art game about the first day with your adopted dog — and how small moments turn into lifelong memories.
Built solo with GameMaker, Aseprite, and Beepbox.
🎮 Play here: almoghost-exe.itch.io/kibble
#IndieGame #PixelArt #ShortGame #KibbleGame #GameDev
August 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Super proud of this short weekend project!
Reposted by André Almo
this conversation was so fun and inspiring (and you can tell i was having fun because of how much i had to say 😂). andré is an incredibly thoughtful and compassionate writer, and i'm so honored to the subject of one of his interviews; i really felt so understood. thanks for the great times!!!!!
Games can educate, challenge, and open conversations — even around topics we often avoid.
I spoke with @square2mom.bsky.social about her award-winning game (val)iant, sex ed, emotional pacing, and care through play.
📰 Read the interview: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
#GameDev #SexEd
I spoke with @square2mom.bsky.social about her award-winning game (val)iant, sex ed, emotional pacing, and care through play.
📰 Read the interview: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
#GameDev #SexEd
Empowerment Through Interaction
Phantom Interviews #5
open.substack.com
August 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
this conversation was so fun and inspiring (and you can tell i was having fun because of how much i had to say 😂). andré is an incredibly thoughtful and compassionate writer, and i'm so honored to the subject of one of his interviews; i really felt so understood. thanks for the great times!!!!!
Games can educate, challenge, and open conversations — even around topics we often avoid.
I spoke with @square2mom.bsky.social about her award-winning game (val)iant, sex ed, emotional pacing, and care through play.
📰 Read the interview: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
#GameDev #SexEd
I spoke with @square2mom.bsky.social about her award-winning game (val)iant, sex ed, emotional pacing, and care through play.
📰 Read the interview: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
#GameDev #SexEd
Empowerment Through Interaction
Phantom Interviews #5
open.substack.com
August 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Games can educate, challenge, and open conversations — even around topics we often avoid.
I spoke with @square2mom.bsky.social about her award-winning game (val)iant, sex ed, emotional pacing, and care through play.
📰 Read the interview: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
#GameDev #SexEd
I spoke with @square2mom.bsky.social about her award-winning game (val)iant, sex ed, emotional pacing, and care through play.
📰 Read the interview: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
#GameDev #SexEd
It was super fun to work on this game with some friends! While not 100% intended to be a serious game, it ended up having quite strong sustainability education elements! 🌲🌿
#sustainabilityeducation #sustainability #ttrpg #rpg #1pagerpg #seriousgame #gamebasedlearning
#sustainabilityeducation #sustainability #ttrpg #rpg #1pagerpg #seriousgame #gamebasedlearning
🌿 In Greenia, nature = magic.
✨ Created for the One-Page RPG Jam 2025, this short game lets players fight pollution, restore ecosystems and rebuild community while strengthening the land's magic.
A tiny RPG with a green heart. 💚
🔗 almoghost-exe.itch.io/greenia
#TTRPG
✨ Created for the One-Page RPG Jam 2025, this short game lets players fight pollution, restore ecosystems and rebuild community while strengthening the land's magic.
A tiny RPG with a green heart. 💚
🔗 almoghost-exe.itch.io/greenia
#TTRPG
August 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM
It was super fun to work on this game with some friends! While not 100% intended to be a serious game, it ended up having quite strong sustainability education elements! 🌲🌿
#sustainabilityeducation #sustainability #ttrpg #rpg #1pagerpg #seriousgame #gamebasedlearning
#sustainabilityeducation #sustainability #ttrpg #rpg #1pagerpg #seriousgame #gamebasedlearning
Reposted by André Almo
🐞Create nature corridors in cities
🌾Allow nature to take back nooks & crannies (sometimes called “weeds”)
🦋Mow your lawn infrequently & do not fertilise it, to encourage plant diversity & 🦋
🅿️ Convert paved front gardens back to nature
🌾Allow nature to take back nooks & crannies (sometimes called “weeds”)
🦋Mow your lawn infrequently & do not fertilise it, to encourage plant diversity & 🦋
🅿️ Convert paved front gardens back to nature
“… for every 10% increase in impervious surfaces – such as roads and building cover – there was a reduction of up to 7.5% in the variety of pollinating species…”
Cities need more green & blue spaces for nature (and people) to thrive.
Cities need more green & blue spaces for nature (and people) to thrive.
Gardeners urged to collaborate to help moths and hover flies thrive in cities
Researchers found moths and hover flies are more negatively affected by urbanisation than bees
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 8:59 AM
🐞Create nature corridors in cities
🌾Allow nature to take back nooks & crannies (sometimes called “weeds”)
🦋Mow your lawn infrequently & do not fertilise it, to encourage plant diversity & 🦋
🅿️ Convert paved front gardens back to nature
🌾Allow nature to take back nooks & crannies (sometimes called “weeds”)
🦋Mow your lawn infrequently & do not fertilise it, to encourage plant diversity & 🦋
🅿️ Convert paved front gardens back to nature
Reposted by André Almo
“… for every 10% increase in impervious surfaces – such as roads and building cover – there was a reduction of up to 7.5% in the variety of pollinating species…”
Cities need more green & blue spaces for nature (and people) to thrive.
Cities need more green & blue spaces for nature (and people) to thrive.
Gardeners urged to collaborate to help moths and hover flies thrive in cities
Researchers found moths and hover flies are more negatively affected by urbanisation than bees
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 6:01 AM
“… for every 10% increase in impervious surfaces – such as roads and building cover – there was a reduction of up to 7.5% in the variety of pollinating species…”
Cities need more green & blue spaces for nature (and people) to thrive.
Cities need more green & blue spaces for nature (and people) to thrive.
This was a fun little holiday project!
Please pay a virtual visit to the Swamp Bakery. 🥖✨🐸
This was supposed to be a simple web development exercise, but I just couldn't resist and ended up illustrating all characters and menu items...
www.codedex.io/us3sQYJhIPB2...
Please pay a virtual visit to the Swamp Bakery. 🥖✨🐸
This was supposed to be a simple web development exercise, but I just couldn't resist and ended up illustrating all characters and menu items...
www.codedex.io/us3sQYJhIPB2...
Builds
Swamp Bakery by almoghost
www.codedex.io
August 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM
This was a fun little holiday project!
Please pay a virtual visit to the Swamp Bakery. 🥖✨🐸
This was supposed to be a simple web development exercise, but I just couldn't resist and ended up illustrating all characters and menu items...
www.codedex.io/us3sQYJhIPB2...
Please pay a virtual visit to the Swamp Bakery. 🥖✨🐸
This was supposed to be a simple web development exercise, but I just couldn't resist and ended up illustrating all characters and menu items...
www.codedex.io/us3sQYJhIPB2...
Me and Maíra Amaral will be in Dublin Maker 2025 bringing the Living Beeings game to one more venue in Ireland! 🐝🇮🇪
Join us on the 30th and 31st of August in Leopardstown to play a board game about creating a bee-friendly garden. 🪴🌼
#DublinMaker
dublinmaker.ie/makers/livin...
Join us on the 30th and 31st of August in Leopardstown to play a board game about creating a bee-friendly garden. 🪴🌼
#DublinMaker
dublinmaker.ie/makers/livin...
Living Beeings: Pollination Adventure - Dublin Maker
Living Beeings: Pollination Adventure
dublinmaker.ie
July 16, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Me and Maíra Amaral will be in Dublin Maker 2025 bringing the Living Beeings game to one more venue in Ireland! 🐝🇮🇪
Join us on the 30th and 31st of August in Leopardstown to play a board game about creating a bee-friendly garden. 🪴🌼
#DublinMaker
dublinmaker.ie/makers/livin...
Join us on the 30th and 31st of August in Leopardstown to play a board game about creating a bee-friendly garden. 🪴🌼
#DublinMaker
dublinmaker.ie/makers/livin...
Just published an interview with comfiedev (Samuli Pietikäinen) on experimental game design, spoken word pacing, and building digital split EPs.
We talked about his recent game releases and what it means to make small, strange games.
Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
We talked about his recent game releases and what it means to make small, strange games.
Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
A-Side / B-Side: On Games as Split EPs and Slam Poems
Phantom Interviews #4
open.substack.com
July 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Just published an interview with comfiedev (Samuli Pietikäinen) on experimental game design, spoken word pacing, and building digital split EPs.
We talked about his recent game releases and what it means to make small, strange games.
Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
We talked about his recent game releases and what it means to make small, strange games.
Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
After being introduced to the concept of game poems, I've been neck deep in this small, niche space. I've recently had a conversation with Brendan Allen, writer and game developer, discussing his work and how constrained engines can bring out creativity.
open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
Verse, Code, and Constraint: Game Design as Poetic Practice
Phantom Interviews #3
open.substack.com
June 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
After being introduced to the concept of game poems, I've been neck deep in this small, niche space. I've recently had a conversation with Brendan Allen, writer and game developer, discussing his work and how constrained engines can bring out creativity.
open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
I've recently concluded my research placement at @uni-graz.at, as part of my PhD at @tudublin.bsky.social! 🇮🇪🇦🇹
I was hosted by @manuelninaus.bsky.social at the Digital Psychology Lab, which focuses on developing digital learning technologies, including video games, as well as evaluating them.
I was hosted by @manuelninaus.bsky.social at the Digital Psychology Lab, which focuses on developing digital learning technologies, including video games, as well as evaluating them.
June 25, 2025 at 9:19 AM
I've recently concluded my research placement at @uni-graz.at, as part of my PhD at @tudublin.bsky.social! 🇮🇪🇦🇹
I was hosted by @manuelninaus.bsky.social at the Digital Psychology Lab, which focuses on developing digital learning technologies, including video games, as well as evaluating them.
I was hosted by @manuelninaus.bsky.social at the Digital Psychology Lab, which focuses on developing digital learning technologies, including video games, as well as evaluating them.
Me and Maíra Amaral recently presented the 'Living Beeings: Pollination Adventure' game again, at the 2nd Geogames Symposium, hosted at the @molimuseum.bsky.social! 🐝🌸♟️
It was really enriching to show and talk about our game with fellow educators, researchers and game designers!
It was really enriching to show and talk about our game with fellow educators, researchers and game designers!
June 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Me and Maíra Amaral recently presented the 'Living Beeings: Pollination Adventure' game again, at the 2nd Geogames Symposium, hosted at the @molimuseum.bsky.social! 🐝🌸♟️
It was really enriching to show and talk about our game with fellow educators, researchers and game designers!
It was really enriching to show and talk about our game with fellow educators, researchers and game designers!
Reposted by André Almo
Was a pleasure to be interviewed! Thank you for the opportunity!
mobOS isn’t just a game — it’s a full-blown operating system that brings that early 2000s internet back: desktop pets, dodgy downloads, and a programming language you can use to build games inside the game.
Read my full interview with @palmonds.dev: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
Read my full interview with @palmonds.dev: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
A World Inside an Old PC: A Look at mobOS
Phantom Interviews #2
open.substack.com
June 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Was a pleasure to be interviewed! Thank you for the opportunity!
mobOS isn’t just a game — it’s a full-blown operating system that brings that early 2000s internet back: desktop pets, dodgy downloads, and a programming language you can use to build games inside the game.
Read my full interview with @palmonds.dev: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
Read my full interview with @palmonds.dev: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
A World Inside an Old PC: A Look at mobOS
Phantom Interviews #2
open.substack.com
June 2, 2025 at 8:47 PM
mobOS isn’t just a game — it’s a full-blown operating system that brings that early 2000s internet back: desktop pets, dodgy downloads, and a programming language you can use to build games inside the game.
Read my full interview with @palmonds.dev: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
Read my full interview with @palmonds.dev: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
I’ve played games all my life, studied them in my PhD, and always thought about how many possibilities there were in game design — and Jordan Magnuson’s concept of "game poems" makes that range even greater.
Full piece here 👉 open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
Full piece here 👉 open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
Playable Poetry: Exploring the Concept of "Game Poems"
Phantom Interviews #1
open.substack.com
May 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I’ve played games all my life, studied them in my PhD, and always thought about how many possibilities there were in game design — and Jordan Magnuson’s concept of "game poems" makes that range even greater.
Full piece here 👉 open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
Full piece here 👉 open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
Phasmophobia is a superb game, and a few years ago, I went digital ghost hunting with two friends. We were a good team – a coward, a daredevil, and a runner. But one of us didn't make it. 👻
open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
The Van, The Brave, and The Doomed
Tales from the Crypt #8
open.substack.com
May 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Phasmophobia is a superb game, and a few years ago, I went digital ghost hunting with two friends. We were a good team – a coward, a daredevil, and a runner. But one of us didn't make it. 👻
open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
Before the days of digital subscription services, the best way to get access to movies and games was paying a visit to your local video rental store. 🕹 🎮
I've wrote about my experiences during this short moment in history in this week's 'LudoSpectre': open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
I've wrote about my experiences during this short moment in history in this week's 'LudoSpectre': open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
Temporary Treasures: Game Rent Nostalgia
Tales from the Crypt #7
open.substack.com
April 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Before the days of digital subscription services, the best way to get access to movies and games was paying a visit to your local video rental store. 🕹 🎮
I've wrote about my experiences during this short moment in history in this week's 'LudoSpectre': open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
I've wrote about my experiences during this short moment in history in this week's 'LudoSpectre': open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
I grew up being obsessed with Tamagotchi, Digimon, and Mega Man (maybe this all led me to a PhD in Computer Science).
Looking back now more than ever, these stories offered more than nostalgia. Check my full piece about these fictional digital companions: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
Looking back now more than ever, these stories offered more than nostalgia. Check my full piece about these fictional digital companions: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
Living Code: Digital Beings and the Real World
Cultural Séances #4
open.substack.com
April 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I grew up being obsessed with Tamagotchi, Digimon, and Mega Man (maybe this all led me to a PhD in Computer Science).
Looking back now more than ever, these stories offered more than nostalgia. Check my full piece about these fictional digital companions: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...
Looking back now more than ever, these stories offered more than nostalgia. Check my full piece about these fictional digital companions: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...