Saturday Community Question (SCQ)
What games are you all playing this weekend?
I'm diving back into Hollow Knight Silksong, for fun and for my research.
So curious how Silksong expand Hollow Knight's mythological imagery!
#Gaming #Silksong #HollowKnight #GamingAndReligion

Do you know Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin?
The gameplay loop of planting, growing, and harvesting rice isn't just a farming sim
It's a playable lesson in Shintō values and importance of rice in Japan: diligence, harmony with nature, work as a ritual #DigitalFieldNotes #Sakuna #Shinto #GameDesign #Gamedev

The second post of Gaming & Religion is live!
We start to talk about Religious Game Design.
In your inbox now and at this link:
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#GamingandReligion #Religion #Law #GameDev #IndieDev

Legal 'What If...?':
If INDIKA had been a Catholic nun, I wonder what his punishment would have been according to canon law.

What do you say, shall we delve deeper?
#INDIKA #Law #Gaming #CanonLaw #Religion

Sometimes you don't need Lo-Fi synth remix covers (and for the record, I LOVE them!).
Sometimes you just want the pure, uncut Original Soundtrack of an entire saga on repeat, to write like there's no tomorrow.
#gaming #OST #writing #research
www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...

Shin Megami Tensei serie force players choose between Law or Chaos, and offer intermediate paths, like Neutrality, where humanity rejects both extremes. This choice is a powerful statement about adhering to or creating one's own normative order
Which system would you choose to enforce? #gamedev

The first post of Gaming & Religion is live!
We're exploring how religious traditions shape virtual worlds, researching conflict solutions, and providing legal tools for positive collaborations between gaming and religion. #Gaming #Religion #GameDev gamingandreligion.substack.com/p/welcome-to...

Approaching 30 years of Chrono Trigger, one of my all-time favorites. Beyond its perfect mechanics, it's a profound story about free will vs. destiny and sacrificing the present to save the future. A masterclass in weaving deep, quasi-theological themes directly into gameplay.
#ChronoTrigger #JRPG

We often talk about protecting religious sensitivities from games. But what about the religious freedom of game developers?

Does a creator have the right to express their own faith, doubts, or critiques through their work? It's a crucial and often overlooked aspect
#Religion #Law #GameDev #IndieDev

Legal 'What If...?'

In Elden Ring, the Golden Order is a system of divine law that has shattered. Your quest to become Elden Lord is an act of constitutional founding. Are you restoring the old regime or establishing a different source of sovereignty?
#eldenring #Law #Gaming #FromSoftware #Religoon

It's official!
I'm launching Gaming & Religion, my new Substack newsletter, building bridges between video games and religion from a unique European legal perspective.

The first manifesto post arrives on Sep 1st.
Subscribe for free: gamingandreligion.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
#gaming #GameDev

Currently (re)playing through Hades

It's a masterclass in using the structure of a pantheon not just for lore, but to shape the entire gameplay loop

The relationships with the gods ARE the progression system. Great exemple of “Religious Game Design”.
#DigitalFieldNotes #Hades #Gamedev

Legal tips for Game Devs

Using a real-world religious symbol isn't always 'fair use'. The context of its implementation is legally crucial.

#gamedev #law #religion #gaming

Hello Bluesky! 👋

I'm Simone Baldetti, an Italian researcher in Law & Religion, exploring the intersection of video games, law, and religion
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I'm launching my new newsletter, "Gaming & Religion" soon, with deep dives for developers, educators and players.
Hope to connect!🙂

#gaming #gamedev