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Soundwalk concert at PlayBern on 1 November 2025: CyberGwen and Addrich Mauch invited listeners on a live improvisation soundwalk through Swiss Amiga games from the early 1990s at the Markuskirche in Bern. A recording of the complete session will follow.
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Soundwalk concert at PlayBern on 1 November 2025: CyberGwen and Addrich Mauch invited listeners on a live improvisation soundwalk through Swiss Amiga games from the early 1990s at the Markuskirche in Bern. A recording of the complete session will follow.
Our #SwissGameOfTheWeek is "Boingmaster" (Matthias Hillebrand, 1991), an arcade game in which intergalactic bouncing championships take place on the planet Tech-Tech. You get to use your DyspKogel to try and pick up as many Plexo credits as possible. Have you played it? ➡️ gb64.com/game.php?id...
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Our #SwissGameOfTheWeek is "Boingmaster" (Matthias Hillebrand, 1991), an arcade game in which intergalactic bouncing championships take place on the planet Tech-Tech. You get to use your DyspKogel to try and pick up as many Plexo credits as possible. Have you played it? ➡️ gb64.com/game.php?id...
#Repost #FromTheBlog #Archive 📖 A few weeks ago, we re-shared the first part of 'The "Computer" Exhibition of Lausanne' by Pierre-Yves Hurel. Part 2 is about 'Esprit Romand' and the 'Röstigraben', and can be found on our blog: ➡️ chludens.hypotheses....
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#Repost #FromTheBlog #Archive 📖 A few weeks ago, we re-shared the first part of 'The "Computer" Exhibition of Lausanne' by Pierre-Yves Hurel. Part 2 is about 'Esprit Romand' and the 'Röstigraben', and can be found on our blog: ➡️ chludens.hypotheses....
Our #SwissGameOfTheWeek is „Locomotion“ (Prestige Softwareentwicklung, 1992), a puzzle game in which players must navigate trains to their destination. The game becomes increasingly challenging with each level, as the game layouts become more complex. Have you played it? ➡️ www.myabandonware.co...
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Our #SwissGameOfTheWeek is „Locomotion“ (Prestige Softwareentwicklung, 1992), a puzzle game in which players must navigate trains to their destination. The game becomes increasingly challenging with each level, as the game layouts become more complex. Have you played it? ➡️ www.myabandonware.co...
#Repost #FromTheBlog #Archive 📖 From June 28–30, 2023, the German Literature Archive Marbach hosted a conference on 'Games & Literature', and we were honored that four of our colleagues represented our projects at CH-Ludens. Read more about it on our blog ➡️ chludens.hypotheses....
October 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#Repost #FromTheBlog #Archive 📖 From June 28–30, 2023, the German Literature Archive Marbach hosted a conference on 'Games & Literature', and we were honored that four of our colleagues represented our projects at CH-Ludens. Read more about it on our blog ➡️ chludens.hypotheses....
Our #SwissGameOfTheWeek is „Toyballs“ (ABC Department, 1992), a puzzle/brain game that challenges you to roll colourful orbs through shifting mazes, avoiding traps and clearing each level’s grid-puzzle to reach the goal. Have you played it? ➡️ www.lemon64.com/game...
October 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Our #SwissGameOfTheWeek is „Toyballs“ (ABC Department, 1992), a puzzle/brain game that challenges you to roll colourful orbs through shifting mazes, avoiding traps and clearing each level’s grid-puzzle to reach the goal. Have you played it? ➡️ www.lemon64.com/game...
#Repost #FromTheBlog 📖 „Chunky Game Booklets – Part 1: A Serious Manual“ — Beat Suter explores the charm of old game manuals: once essential, now forgotten treasures. Check out his blogpost ➡️ chludens.hypotheses....
October 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#Repost #FromTheBlog 📖 „Chunky Game Booklets – Part 1: A Serious Manual“ — Beat Suter explores the charm of old game manuals: once essential, now forgotten treasures. Check out his blogpost ➡️ chludens.hypotheses....
Our #SwissGameOfTheWeek is "Toto (Blupi) apprend le vocabulaire." Blupi is an iconic video game character from Smaky Computers. He is the protagonist of around ten games, which differ from each other in genre. Which Blupi games have you played? ➡️ fr.wikipedia.org/wik...
October 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Our #SwissGameOfTheWeek is "Toto (Blupi) apprend le vocabulaire." Blupi is an iconic video game character from Smaky Computers. He is the protagonist of around ten games, which differ from each other in genre. Which Blupi games have you played? ➡️ fr.wikipedia.org/wik...
#Repost #FromTheBlog 💻👾 Adrian Diemleitner discusses 'Working with Amiga Floppy Disks in Historical Video Game Research' in his blog post, and we're happy to share his process again. ➡️ chludens.hypotheses....
October 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
#Repost #FromTheBlog 💻👾 Adrian Diemleitner discusses 'Working with Amiga Floppy Disks in Historical Video Game Research' in his blog post, and we're happy to share his process again. ➡️ chludens.hypotheses....
#Repost #FromTheBlog In what specific cultural and technological environment did video games emerge in French-speaking Switzerland? Pierre-Yves Hurel asks this and other questions in his blog post, 'The "Computer" exhibition of Lausanne 1978–2004'. ➡️ chludens.hypotheses....
October 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#Repost #FromTheBlog In what specific cultural and technological environment did video games emerge in French-speaking Switzerland? Pierre-Yves Hurel asks this and other questions in his blog post, 'The "Computer" exhibition of Lausanne 1978–2004'. ➡️ chludens.hypotheses....
We sent six delegates to the conference: Sophie Bémelmans (UNIL), Pierre-Yves Hurel (UNIL), Mela Kocher (ZHdK), Eugen Pfister (HKB), Yannick Rochat (UNIL) and Larissa Wild (ZHdK). Here is an overview of their week ➡️ chludens.hypotheses....
September 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
We sent six delegates to the conference: Sophie Bémelmans (UNIL), Pierre-Yves Hurel (UNIL), Mela Kocher (ZHdK), Eugen Pfister (HKB), Yannick Rochat (UNIL) and Larissa Wild (ZHdK). Here is an overview of their week ➡️ chludens.hypotheses....
Our #SwissGameOfTheWeek is Kreml (1988, Spiele MaKroSoft/Urs Hostettler). It is both a board and a video game, focusing on the fate of the Soviet ruling class. All members of the Politburo undergo various health-related stress tests for ten rounds. Have you heard of it? ➡️ www.stcarchiv.de/hc1...
September 16, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Our #SwissGameOfTheWeek is Kreml (1988, Spiele MaKroSoft/Urs Hostettler). It is both a board and a video game, focusing on the fate of the Soviet ruling class. All members of the Politburo undergo various health-related stress tests for ten rounds. Have you heard of it? ➡️ www.stcarchiv.de/hc1...
Participation is free and open to all ➡️ dhbern.github.io/con...
September 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Participation is free and open to all ➡️ dhbern.github.io/con...
Wir waren an der Nacht der Forschung an der Uni Bern und haben unter anderem unsere Case Study Necronom chludens.hypotheses.... präsentiert. Neben vielen nostalgischen Erinnerungen wurde auch gespielt: Herzlichen Glückwunsch an Sophia zum 1. Preis! #swissgamedesign
September 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Wir waren an der Nacht der Forschung an der Uni Bern und haben unter anderem unsere Case Study Necronom chludens.hypotheses.... präsentiert. Neben vielen nostalgischen Erinnerungen wurde auch gespielt: Herzlichen Glückwunsch an Sophia zum 1. Preis! #swissgamedesign
Von 11.-12.9. findet die Konferenz Historicizing G.A.M.E.S. an der Uni Bern statt, in Kooperation mit der HKB und der UNIL. Zwei Tage lang begrüßen wir internationale Forscher*innen, um die Geschichte der Videospiele aus Sicht der Spieler*innen zu diskutieren.
dhbern.github.io/content/proj...
dhbern.github.io/content/proj...
September 5, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Von 11.-12.9. findet die Konferenz Historicizing G.A.M.E.S. an der Uni Bern statt, in Kooperation mit der HKB und der UNIL. Zwei Tage lang begrüßen wir internationale Forscher*innen, um die Geschichte der Videospiele aus Sicht der Spieler*innen zu diskutieren.
dhbern.github.io/content/proj...
dhbern.github.io/content/proj...
Our #SwissGameOfTheWeek is Akropolis: A shoot 'em up game from 1989 by Modern Arts. Unfortunately, there isn't much information available about the game. Have you heard of it? Let us know! 🎮 ➡️ gb64.com/game.php?id...
August 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Our #SwissGameOfTheWeek is Akropolis: A shoot 'em up game from 1989 by Modern Arts. Unfortunately, there isn't much information available about the game. Have you heard of it? Let us know! 🎮 ➡️ gb64.com/game.php?id...
Our #SwissGameOfTheWeek is 'Muzzle Velocity' (Digi4Fun Corp,1996): This hybrid action and wargame is set in World War II. It allows players to engage in tactical decision-making, such as unit placement and composition. Have you played it? 🎮 ➡️ www.mobygames.com/ga...
August 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Our #SwissGameOfTheWeek is 'Muzzle Velocity' (Digi4Fun Corp,1996): This hybrid action and wargame is set in World War II. It allows players to engage in tactical decision-making, such as unit placement and composition. Have you played it? 🎮 ➡️ www.mobygames.com/ga...
Our #SwissGameOfTheWeek is 'Skate of the Art' (Linel, 1989): It's a side-scrolling game in which the player's task in each level is to reach the finishing line without crashing into the obstacles in their path. Have you played it? 🎮 ➡️ www.mobygames.com/ga...
August 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Our #SwissGameOfTheWeek is 'Skate of the Art' (Linel, 1989): It's a side-scrolling game in which the player's task in each level is to reach the finishing line without crashing into the obstacles in their path. Have you played it? 🎮 ➡️ www.mobygames.com/ga...
Our #SwissGameOfTheWeek is 'Regent v2.0' (Martin Economic Simulations (MES)): A niche turn-based strategy game published exclusively for the Amiga in 1992! Have you heard of it? ➡️ www.lemonamiga.com/g...
August 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Our #SwissGameOfTheWeek is 'Regent v2.0' (Martin Economic Simulations (MES)): A niche turn-based strategy game published exclusively for the Amiga in 1992! Have you heard of it? ➡️ www.lemonamiga.com/g...
Our #SwissGameOfTheWeek is 'Dugger‘ (Linel, 1988): A prehistoric Dig Dug clone starring caveman Herbie Stone. Take out enemies, Crunchy and Frugal—extra points if you drop a rock on them! Have you played it? ➡️ www.mobygames.com/ga...
July 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Our #SwissGameOfTheWeek is 'Dugger‘ (Linel, 1988): A prehistoric Dig Dug clone starring caveman Herbie Stone. Take out enemies, Crunchy and Frugal—extra points if you drop a rock on them! Have you played it? ➡️ www.mobygames.com/ga...
Our Swiss Game of the Week is 'Gnome' (Linel, 1991) 🧙 In this charming platformer, you guide a gnome to jump, collect gold coins, interact with the scenery, and visit a shop between levels to buy items. Have you played it? 🎮 ➡️ www.lemonamiga.com/g... #SwissGameOfTheWeek
July 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Our Swiss Game of the Week is 'Gnome' (Linel, 1991) 🧙 In this charming platformer, you guide a gnome to jump, collect gold coins, interact with the scenery, and visit a shop between levels to buy items. Have you played it? 🎮 ➡️ www.lemonamiga.com/g... #SwissGameOfTheWeek
Our Swiss Game of the Week is 'GATE' (Bright Software, 1991). A warrior imprisoned by Darg, the Firemaster, must escape the castle, defeat him in a final duel, and restore peace to the terrorized land of Divesia. Have you played it? ➡️ www.mobygames.com/ga... #SwissGameOfTheWeek
July 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Our Swiss Game of the Week is 'GATE' (Bright Software, 1991). A warrior imprisoned by Darg, the Firemaster, must escape the castle, defeat him in a final duel, and restore peace to the terrorized land of Divesia. Have you played it? ➡️ www.mobygames.com/ga... #SwissGameOfTheWeek
Our Swiss Game of the Week is 'bonYx', a 1997 puzzle game by la1n/René Bauer. Have you played it? ➡️ www.la1n.ch/macoscla... #SwissGameOfTheWeek
July 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Our Swiss Game of the Week is 'bonYx', a 1997 puzzle game by la1n/René Bauer. Have you played it? ➡️ www.la1n.ch/macoscla... #SwissGameOfTheWeek
Our Game of the Week is "Aventura I" (Jean-Claude Schopfer, 1989). Its mode of operation, which involves moving on foot, by boat or by horseback in the open air, and in 2D and 3D in the dungeon, is inspired by games such as Ultima II, III, and IV. ➡️ http://www.dactar.ch.... #SwissGameOfTheWeek
June 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Our Game of the Week is "Aventura I" (Jean-Claude Schopfer, 1989). Its mode of operation, which involves moving on foot, by boat or by horseback in the open air, and in 2D and 3D in the dungeon, is inspired by games such as Ultima II, III, and IV. ➡️ http://www.dactar.ch.... #SwissGameOfTheWeek