Jesper Juul
@jesperjuul.bsky.social
Video game theorist, author of Half-real, A Casual Revolution, The Art of Failure, and Handmade Pixels.
New book "Too Much Fun: The Five Lives of the Commodore 64" out Dec 10th 2024! https://jesperjuul.net/c64
https://jesperjuul.net
New book "Too Much Fun: The Five Lives of the Commodore 64" out Dec 10th 2024! https://jesperjuul.net/c64
https://jesperjuul.net
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Jesper Juul
@jesperjuul.bsky.social
· Dec 10
My book "Too Much Fun: The Fives Lives of the Commodore 64 Computer" about games and computers, is out today!
"The surprising history of the Commodore 64, the best-selling home computer of the 1980s—the machine that taught the world that computing should be fun."
jesperjuul.net/c64/
"The surprising history of the Commodore 64, the best-selling home computer of the 1980s—the machine that taught the world that computing should be fun."
jesperjuul.net/c64/
Interviewed about my Commodore 64 book by the Carlsberg Foundation, who supported my stay at MIT and the book's publication. Thanks!
October 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Interviewed about my Commodore 64 book by the Carlsberg Foundation, who supported my stay at MIT and the book's publication. Thanks!
FDG'26 call for papers!
We will be hosting the ACM conference Foundations of Digital Games 2026 conference here at the Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen August 10-13 2026.
The call for papers is out now: fdg2026.org/call-for-pap...
We hope to see you (and your paper) at FDG’26!
We will be hosting the ACM conference Foundations of Digital Games 2026 conference here at the Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen August 10-13 2026.
The call for papers is out now: fdg2026.org/call-for-pap...
We hope to see you (and your paper) at FDG’26!
Call for Papers: Foundations of Digital Games 2026 (FDG 2026) – Foundation of Digital Games 2026
fdg2026.org
October 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
FDG'26 call for papers!
We will be hosting the ACM conference Foundations of Digital Games 2026 conference here at the Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen August 10-13 2026.
The call for papers is out now: fdg2026.org/call-for-pap...
We hope to see you (and your paper) at FDG’26!
We will be hosting the ACM conference Foundations of Digital Games 2026 conference here at the Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen August 10-13 2026.
The call for papers is out now: fdg2026.org/call-for-pap...
We hope to see you (and your paper) at FDG’26!
AI Rule #1: Cynical writers use AI.
Also: Who will pay for consulting, when AI can generate something just as default and vacuous for free? Or will consulting firms claim to offer something more personal, human, and special?
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/d...
Also: Who will pay for consulting, when AI can generate something just as default and vacuous for free? Or will consulting firms claim to offer something more personal, human, and special?
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/d...
Deloitte will refund Australian government for AI hallucination-filled report
Consulting firm quietly admitted to GPT-4o use after fake citations were found in August.
arstechnica.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
AI Rule #1: Cynical writers use AI.
Also: Who will pay for consulting, when AI can generate something just as default and vacuous for free? Or will consulting firms claim to offer something more personal, human, and special?
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/d...
Also: Who will pay for consulting, when AI can generate something just as default and vacuous for free? Or will consulting firms claim to offer something more personal, human, and special?
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/d...
Stafan Höltgen has kindly reviewed Too Much Fun (in German).
"What is astonishing is both the breadth and depth with which the author presents the platform."
www.hsozkult.de/searching/id...
"What is astonishing is both the breadth and depth with which the author presents the platform."
www.hsozkult.de/searching/id...
September 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Stafan Höltgen has kindly reviewed Too Much Fun (in German).
"What is astonishing is both the breadth and depth with which the author presents the platform."
www.hsozkult.de/searching/id...
"What is astonishing is both the breadth and depth with which the author presents the platform."
www.hsozkult.de/searching/id...
Reposted by Jesper Juul
Lots of retro goodness in the mail today 😀 @jesperjuul.bsky.social @amigaaddict.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Lots of retro goodness in the mail today 😀 @jesperjuul.bsky.social @amigaaddict.bsky.social
AI naïvity: When we presented a detailed study about the Danish game industry last month, a young audience member asked us why we hadn't just asked ChatGPT? He apparently thought that AIs knew "everything", and didn't see any reason why you would gather new data. That is a problem.
June 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
AI naïvity: When we presented a detailed study about the Danish game industry last month, a young audience member asked us why we hadn't just asked ChatGPT? He apparently thought that AIs knew "everything", and didn't see any reason why you would gather new data. That is a problem.
Bullet point of the day: "Self-hosted llamas".
June 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Bullet point of the day: "Self-hosted llamas".
What are the European alternatives to Google Docs and Microsoft 365 for students, writers, and project workers?
I couldn't find any good answers, so I have reviewed the four top packages and provided my recommendations. I hope you find it useful!
www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2...
I couldn't find any good answers, so I have reviewed the four top packages and provided my recommendations. I hope you find it useful!
www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2...
May 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
What are the European alternatives to Google Docs and Microsoft 365 for students, writers, and project workers?
I couldn't find any good answers, so I have reviewed the four top packages and provided my recommendations. I hope you find it useful!
www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2...
I couldn't find any good answers, so I have reviewed the four top packages and provided my recommendations. I hope you find it useful!
www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2...
Seems backup software is about toying with immortality.
May 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Seems backup software is about toying with immortality.
Thanks to @robertglashuettner.bsky.social for a great conversation!
Special! In einer besonderen Ausgabe des @fm4.orf.at Game Podcast spreche ich mit dem dänischen Spieletheoretiker @jesperjuul.bsky.social: sound.orf.at/collection/2...
#159: Spezial: Interview mit Gamesforscher Jesper Juul
In diesem FM4 Game Podcast Spezial spricht Robert Glashüttner ausführlich mit dem dänischen Gamesforscher Jesper Juul. Dieser hat um die Jahrtausendwende das sich damals formierende, interdisziplinäre...
sound.orf.at
April 25, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Thanks to @robertglashuettner.bsky.social for a great conversation!
We are welcoming proposals for (fully funded) PhD projects at the Royal Danish Academy, deadline May 15th. Read more here:
candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
Pre-qualification proposals for the 2025 call “PhD education outside the universities” (DFF – The Danish Independent Research Fund)
The Royal Danish Academy hereby invites pre-qualification proposals for the 2025 call “PhD education outside the universities” (DFF – The Danish Independent Res
candidate.hr-manager.net
April 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
We are welcoming proposals for (fully funded) PhD projects at the Royal Danish Academy, deadline May 15th. Read more here:
candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
The American Journal of Play has kindly published a full interview with me about video games and my work.
It is an honor but also disorienting to have reached the advanced stage of looking back on my career. Didn't I just start (checks watch)?
www.museumofplay.org/app/uploads/...
It is an honor but also disorienting to have reached the advanced stage of looking back on my career. Didn't I just start (checks watch)?
www.museumofplay.org/app/uploads/...
www.museumofplay.org
April 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The American Journal of Play has kindly published a full interview with me about video games and my work.
It is an honor but also disorienting to have reached the advanced stage of looking back on my career. Didn't I just start (checks watch)?
www.museumofplay.org/app/uploads/...
It is an honor but also disorienting to have reached the advanced stage of looking back on my career. Didn't I just start (checks watch)?
www.museumofplay.org/app/uploads/...
OK, so what is the best (European-based) alternative to Google Drive and Docs/Sheets/Slides?
April 9, 2025 at 9:20 AM
OK, so what is the best (European-based) alternative to Google Drive and Docs/Sheets/Slides?
We are happy to welcome Matthew Farber and Tracy Fullerton's wonderful new book "The Well-Read Game" in the Playful Thinking series!
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255223...
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255223...
April 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
We are happy to welcome Matthew Farber and Tracy Fullerton's wonderful new book "The Well-Read Game" in the Playful Thinking series!
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255223...
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255223...
Reposted by Jesper Juul
Just back from #experimentalgamecultures symposium in Vienna, "Ludic Method" with old friend @jesperjuul.bsky.social #gameart #games #speculativegamedesign
April 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Just back from #experimentalgamecultures symposium in Vienna, "Ludic Method" with old friend @jesperjuul.bsky.social #gameart #games #speculativegamedesign
Speaking at Subotron in Vienna this Thursday!
SUBOTRON arcademy
Thu. 27.03.25 7pm at MuseumsQuartier
Too Much Fun: The European History of the #commodore64
@jesperjuul.bsky.social on the #C64 ’s history from computer for #BASIC programming, to #game computer, to #demoscene computer, to a comforting #retrodevice
subotron.com/event/c64/
Thu. 27.03.25 7pm at MuseumsQuartier
Too Much Fun: The European History of the #commodore64
@jesperjuul.bsky.social on the #C64 ’s history from computer for #BASIC programming, to #game computer, to #demoscene computer, to a comforting #retrodevice
subotron.com/event/c64/
March 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Speaking at Subotron in Vienna this Thursday!
Speaking about my C64 book in Aarhus this Friday March 21st!
cc.au.dk/aktuelt/arra...
cc.au.dk/aktuelt/arra...
Friday lecture - Jesper Juul talk on the C-64 computer
Welcome to this Friday lecture by Dr Jesper Juul on the classic C-64 computer, drawing on his new book Too Much Fun: The Five Lives of the Commodore 64 Computer.
cc.au.dk
March 19, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Speaking about my C64 book in Aarhus this Friday March 21st!
cc.au.dk/aktuelt/arra...
cc.au.dk/aktuelt/arra...
[Launch event in Danish.]
Kom til bogrelease, diskussion, og fejring af Commodore 64'erens danske historie!
11. marts 2025, kl 17:00-19:30. Kongelige Akademi, København K
Detaljer her: jesperjuul.net/c64/dk/ #c64 #c64games
Kom til bogrelease, diskussion, og fejring af Commodore 64'erens danske historie!
11. marts 2025, kl 17:00-19:30. Kongelige Akademi, København K
Detaljer her: jesperjuul.net/c64/dk/ #c64 #c64games
March 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
[Launch event in Danish.]
Kom til bogrelease, diskussion, og fejring af Commodore 64'erens danske historie!
11. marts 2025, kl 17:00-19:30. Kongelige Akademi, København K
Detaljer her: jesperjuul.net/c64/dk/ #c64 #c64games
Kom til bogrelease, diskussion, og fejring af Commodore 64'erens danske historie!
11. marts 2025, kl 17:00-19:30. Kongelige Akademi, København K
Detaljer her: jesperjuul.net/c64/dk/ #c64 #c64games
Come study with us! March 1st application deadline for our two-year master program in Visual Game & Media Design in Copenhagen!
royaldanishacademy.com/en/programme...
royaldanishacademy.com/en/programme...
Visual Game and Media Design | Det Kongelige Akademi
royaldanishacademy.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Come study with us! March 1st application deadline for our two-year master program in Visual Game & Media Design in Copenhagen!
royaldanishacademy.com/en/programme...
royaldanishacademy.com/en/programme...
I will be speaking about my Commodore 64 book at MIT this Tuesday, hosted by @docmofo.bsky.social. calendar.mit.edu/event/too-mu... #c64
Too Much Fun: The Five Lives of the Commodore 64 Computer
calendar.mit.edu
February 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I will be speaking about my Commodore 64 book at MIT this Tuesday, hosted by @docmofo.bsky.social. calendar.mit.edu/event/too-mu... #c64
If you want to ask me questions, I am doing an AMA on Reddit right now. www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...
From the IAmA community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the IAmA community
www.reddit.com
February 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
If you want to ask me questions, I am doing an AMA on Reddit right now. www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...
I am giving a book talk at the @nyugamecenter.bsky.social in New York this Thursday!
gamecenter.nyu.edu/event/too-mu...
gamecenter.nyu.edu/event/too-mu...
Too Much Fun - Book Talk with Jesper Juul - NYU | Game Center
See our busy schedule of free, public lectures, workshops, exhibitions, tournaments, playtests, and many more game design and development events.
gamecenter.nyu.edu
February 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I am giving a book talk at the @nyugamecenter.bsky.social in New York this Thursday!
gamecenter.nyu.edu/event/too-mu...
gamecenter.nyu.edu/event/too-mu...
Reposted by Jesper Juul
In "Too Much Fun," video game theorist @jesperjuul.bsky.social tells the surprising history of the Commodore 64—the best-selling home computer of all time. Join him for an AMA at r/IAmA on Tuesday, Feb. 18th, at 10 am ET!
February 17, 2025 at 12:28 AM
In "Too Much Fun," video game theorist @jesperjuul.bsky.social tells the surprising history of the Commodore 64—the best-selling home computer of all time. Join him for an AMA at r/IAmA on Tuesday, Feb. 18th, at 10 am ET!
Talking now on www.twitch.tv/romchipjournal
February 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Talking now on www.twitch.tv/romchipjournal
This Friday Feb 7 at 2PM EST, I will speak about my C64 book "Too Much Fun" on the @romchip.bsky.social Twitch channel. See you there.
tickettailor.com/events/romch... #c64
tickettailor.com/events/romch... #c64
Select tickets – ROMchip Presents: Jesper Juul on Too Much Fun: The Five Lives of the Commodore 64 Computer – Twitch
**Tickets serve as calendar reminders for the event; they are not required to attend. Head to https://www.twitch.tv/romchipjour...
tickettailor.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This Friday Feb 7 at 2PM EST, I will speak about my C64 book "Too Much Fun" on the @romchip.bsky.social Twitch channel. See you there.
tickettailor.com/events/romch... #c64
tickettailor.com/events/romch... #c64