Alexander Vandewalle
@alexvandewalle.bsky.social
Postdoc at Ghent University // Video games and mythology // DiGRA Belgium Co-Chair
printing this out and hanging it near my desk to look at next time I need to follow word counts
October 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
printing this out and hanging it near my desk to look at next time I need to follow word counts
May 2026 👀
My monograph "Characters and Characterization in Mythological Video Games" will be out next year in @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social's IMAGINES series!
Many thanks to @ubisoft.com for the #ImmortalsFenyxRising art ⚡
More information (soon!) on www.bloomsbury.com/uk/character...
My monograph "Characters and Characterization in Mythological Video Games" will be out next year in @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social's IMAGINES series!
Many thanks to @ubisoft.com for the #ImmortalsFenyxRising art ⚡
More information (soon!) on www.bloomsbury.com/uk/character...
October 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
May 2026 👀
My monograph "Characters and Characterization in Mythological Video Games" will be out next year in @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social's IMAGINES series!
Many thanks to @ubisoft.com for the #ImmortalsFenyxRising art ⚡
More information (soon!) on www.bloomsbury.com/uk/character...
My monograph "Characters and Characterization in Mythological Video Games" will be out next year in @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social's IMAGINES series!
Many thanks to @ubisoft.com for the #ImmortalsFenyxRising art ⚡
More information (soon!) on www.bloomsbury.com/uk/character...
(Co-)Taught my first class today! It's a game studies course, focusing on the interplay between video games, literary texts, and history. We had some introductions to video game narratives and game studies, and we finished by playing Return of the Obra Dinn!
September 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
(Co-)Taught my first class today! It's a game studies course, focusing on the interplay between video games, literary texts, and history. We had some introductions to video game narratives and game studies, and we finished by playing Return of the Obra Dinn!
The Mandalorian, Grogu, and a touch of Hannibal?
September 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The Mandalorian, Grogu, and a touch of Hannibal?
Had a blast at #gamescom2025 yesterday, and a lot of fun tracking down historical / ancient / mythological references!
Highlights: the Hades II update on Switch 2, a presentation on Anno 117, beating a mission in the Japanese Age of Mythology DLC, Onimusha, and, completely unrelated, LEGO Batman
Highlights: the Hades II update on Switch 2, a presentation on Anno 117, beating a mission in the Japanese Age of Mythology DLC, Onimusha, and, completely unrelated, LEGO Batman
August 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Had a blast at #gamescom2025 yesterday, and a lot of fun tracking down historical / ancient / mythological references!
Highlights: the Hades II update on Switch 2, a presentation on Anno 117, beating a mission in the Japanese Age of Mythology DLC, Onimusha, and, completely unrelated, LEGO Batman
Highlights: the Hades II update on Switch 2, a presentation on Anno 117, beating a mission in the Japanese Age of Mythology DLC, Onimusha, and, completely unrelated, LEGO Batman
if you love mythological games but you've always felt that the one thing they really needed was cars, then oh do I have good news for you
Just discovered the 2024 bullet heaven roguelike Champion Shift where you play as Arthur, Athena, Sun Wukong, Gilgamesh & more and transform into cars at will
Just discovered the 2024 bullet heaven roguelike Champion Shift where you play as Arthur, Athena, Sun Wukong, Gilgamesh & more and transform into cars at will
August 12, 2025 at 9:41 AM
if you love mythological games but you've always felt that the one thing they really needed was cars, then oh do I have good news for you
Just discovered the 2024 bullet heaven roguelike Champion Shift where you play as Arthur, Athena, Sun Wukong, Gilgamesh & more and transform into cars at will
Just discovered the 2024 bullet heaven roguelike Champion Shift where you play as Arthur, Athena, Sun Wukong, Gilgamesh & more and transform into cars at will
Video games are so unrealistic
August 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Video games are so unrealistic
I was never really a fan of Achilles: Legends Untold, and so far the new sequel, Achilles: Survivor, has done little to convince me either - but if you like being endlessly chased by monstrous creatures as a character from (apparently not only Greek) myth, then it might be one to check out!
July 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I was never really a fan of Achilles: Legends Untold, and so far the new sequel, Achilles: Survivor, has done little to convince me either - but if you like being endlessly chased by monstrous creatures as a character from (apparently not only Greek) myth, then it might be one to check out!
Thanks I hate it
July 1, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Thanks I hate it
I have no idea if Japan is always naturally this windy, but I can't deny that it looks gorgeous #AssassinsCreedShadows
June 22, 2025 at 7:29 AM
I have no idea if Japan is always naturally this windy, but I can't deny that it looks gorgeous #AssassinsCreedShadows
Getting ready for #DiGRA2025 in less than two weeks with a presentation on ancient history in asset stores (co-authored with Brent Van Mol), and another on coziness in historical video games. Really looking forward to this year's conference!
June 20, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Getting ready for #DiGRA2025 in less than two weeks with a presentation on ancient history in asset stores (co-authored with Brent Van Mol), and another on coziness in historical video games. Really looking forward to this year's conference!
The tagline will never not remind me of this
May 27, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The tagline will never not remind me of this
The online Mythological Game Studies Conference #MythGames2025 starts in about an hour! @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social
I'll be opening the conference with an introduction on the theme of the conference, mapping current approaches to the study of mythology and games
I'll be opening the conference with an introduction on the theme of the conference, mapping current approaches to the study of mythology and games
May 22, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The online Mythological Game Studies Conference #MythGames2025 starts in about an hour! @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social
I'll be opening the conference with an introduction on the theme of the conference, mapping current approaches to the study of mythology and games
I'll be opening the conference with an introduction on the theme of the conference, mapping current approaches to the study of mythology and games
Reminder for the online Mythological Game Studies Conference (#MythGames2025, organized w/ @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social), NEXT WEEK 22-24 May! In addition to 30+ papers, we'll also have a livestream by @valuefnd.bsky.social & a dev roundtable!
Schedule and registration at mythgamescon.wordpress.com
Schedule and registration at mythgamescon.wordpress.com
May 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Reminder for the online Mythological Game Studies Conference (#MythGames2025, organized w/ @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social), NEXT WEEK 22-24 May! In addition to 30+ papers, we'll also have a livestream by @valuefnd.bsky.social & a dev roundtable!
Schedule and registration at mythgamescon.wordpress.com
Schedule and registration at mythgamescon.wordpress.com
South of Midnight by @compulsiongames.bsky.social is a great game that's full of heart, but where it's truly extraordinary is its music. There's full-fledged songs (that I'll keep listening to when I'm not playing it) recounting the stories of the game and functioning as oral storytelling.
April 19, 2025 at 6:57 AM
South of Midnight by @compulsiongames.bsky.social is a great game that's full of heart, but where it's truly extraordinary is its music. There's full-fledged songs (that I'll keep listening to when I'm not playing it) recounting the stories of the game and functioning as oral storytelling.
You can now register for the Mythological Game Studies Conference (22-24 May, online)! We'll have around 30 presentations on mythology & games, a dev roundtable, and more. Head over to mythgamescon.wordpress.com for the conference schedule and abstracts!
@maciejpaprocki.bsky.social
#MythGames2025
@maciejpaprocki.bsky.social
#MythGames2025
April 10, 2025 at 9:50 AM
You can now register for the Mythological Game Studies Conference (22-24 May, online)! We'll have around 30 presentations on mythology & games, a dev roundtable, and more. Head over to mythgamescon.wordpress.com for the conference schedule and abstracts!
@maciejpaprocki.bsky.social
#MythGames2025
@maciejpaprocki.bsky.social
#MythGames2025
Also spotted @mythsbaby.bsky.social's book at a mythology bookstore booth!
April 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Also spotted @mythsbaby.bsky.social's book at a mythology bookstore booth!
Had a very fun experience giving a brief talk today at the FACTS Convention in Ghent (basically, the Flemish Comic Con) about mythology and video games! I mainly spoke about emerging trends regarding diversity and inclusivity in indie games.
April 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Had a very fun experience giving a brief talk today at the FACTS Convention in Ghent (basically, the Flemish Comic Con) about mythology and video games! I mainly spoke about emerging trends regarding diversity and inclusivity in indie games.
Very excited about this: in about 45 minutes (2:15pm EST / 8:15pm CEST) @dserranolozano.bsky.social and I will continue our @saveancientstudies.bsky.social livestream playthrough of Tchia, joined by Tchia composer John Robert Matz!
www.twitch.tv/saveancients...
www.twitch.tv/saveancients...
April 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Very excited about this: in about 45 minutes (2:15pm EST / 8:15pm CEST) @dserranolozano.bsky.social and I will continue our @saveancientstudies.bsky.social livestream playthrough of Tchia, joined by Tchia composer John Robert Matz!
www.twitch.tv/saveancients...
www.twitch.tv/saveancients...
Stoked about this - join us in about 15 minutes at twitch.tv/saveancientstudies for the finale of our playthrough of Persian myth game #30Birds, together with game developer Coline Sauvand from Ram Ram Games!
store.steampowered.com/app/1708770/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1708770/...
March 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Stoked about this - join us in about 15 minutes at twitch.tv/saveancientstudies for the finale of our playthrough of Persian myth game #30Birds, together with game developer Coline Sauvand from Ram Ram Games!
store.steampowered.com/app/1708770/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1708770/...
Really enjoyed co-presenting a Classics and Ancient History / Bristol Digital Game Lab research seminar with @richardcole.bsky.social in Bristol earlier this week! We discussed our active play experiment where we tested how/whether history impacts players' in-game character decisions.
March 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Really enjoyed co-presenting a Classics and Ancient History / Bristol Digital Game Lab research seminar with @richardcole.bsky.social in Bristol earlier this week! We discussed our active play experiment where we tested how/whether history impacts players' in-game character decisions.
Spending an absolutely lovely sunny day in Winchester, where I'm guided through the city by the AR Assassin's Creed Valhalla app from the 878 AD exhibition!
878ad.co.uk?gad_source=1...
878ad.co.uk?gad_source=1...
March 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Spending an absolutely lovely sunny day in Winchester, where I'm guided through the city by the AR Assassin's Creed Valhalla app from the 878 AD exhibition!
878ad.co.uk?gad_source=1...
878ad.co.uk?gad_source=1...
Logged into the Old/Bad Place for the first time in I don't know how long, and this is the first thing I see. Classical reception algorithm at work, or billionaire media platform's worrying preoccupation with Greek & Roman antiquity?
February 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Logged into the Old/Bad Place for the first time in I don't know how long, and this is the first thing I see. Classical reception algorithm at work, or billionaire media platform's worrying preoccupation with Greek & Roman antiquity?
We might need more space 😅
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January 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
We might need more space 😅
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