#gameculture — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #gameculture, aggregated by home.social.
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This lengthy “anniversary interview” focusing on my career in game studies and elsewhere is now available also in English. #gamestudies #gameculture #sciencefiction #fantasy #humanities
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The Bafta games awards showed me again that honouring art over commerce is a win for all https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/apr/22/pushing-buttons-bafta-games-awards #Games #Culture #AwardsAndPrizes #GameCulture
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Press >start< to participate Offener Brief "Fair Play Democracy" Wir sind Menschen aus der Games-Kultur – Schaffende, Forschende & Begeisterte. Wir begreifen Spiele als demokratiefördernde Kulturtechnik und stehen auf für ein faires Spiel für alle. fairplaydemocracy.de #openletter #gameculture
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Press >start< to participate Offener Brief "Fair Play Democracy" Wir sind Menschen aus der Games-Kultur – Schaffende, Forschende & Begeisterte. Wir begreifen Spiele als demokratiefördernde Kulturtechnik und stehen auf für ein faires Spiel für alle. fairplaydemocracy.de #openletter #gameculture
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Press >start< to participate Offener Brief "Fair Play Democracy" Wir sind Menschen aus der Games-Kultur – Schaffende, Forschende & Begeisterte. Wir begreifen Spiele als demokratiefördernde Kulturtechnik und stehen auf für ein faires Spiel für alle. fairplaydemocracy.de #openletter #gameculture
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Press >start< to participate Offener Brief "Fair Play Democracy" Wir sind Menschen aus der Games-Kultur – Schaffende, Forschende & Begeisterte. Wir begreifen Spiele als demokratiefördernde Kulturtechnik und stehen auf für ein faires Spiel für alle. fairplaydemocracy.de #openletter #gameculture
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Why I’m embracing the latest uncool thing in gaming https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/apr/15/pushing-buttons-uncslop-unc-millennials-game-culture #Games #Culture #GameCulture #ShootingGames
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📚💔 So, the digital overlords at Google Play decided that virtual poetry and existential dread aren't on the app menu anymore. Meanwhile, Serenity Forge is busy crafting a "JavaScript-required" web labyrinth that nobody asked for. 🤷♂️🎮
https://bsky.app/profile/serenityforge.com/post/3mj3r4nbiws2t #digitaloverlords #virtualpoetry #existentialdread #webdevelopment #gameculture #HackerNews #ngated -
📚💔 So, the digital overlords at Google Play decided that virtual poetry and existential dread aren't on the app menu anymore. Meanwhile, Serenity Forge is busy crafting a "JavaScript-required" web labyrinth that nobody asked for. 🤷♂️🎮
https://bsky.app/profile/serenityforge.com/post/3mj3r4nbiws2t #digitaloverlords #virtualpoetry #existentialdread #webdevelopment #gameculture #HackerNews #ngated -
📚💔 So, the digital overlords at Google Play decided that virtual poetry and existential dread aren't on the app menu anymore. Meanwhile, Serenity Forge is busy crafting a "JavaScript-required" web labyrinth that nobody asked for. 🤷♂️🎮
https://bsky.app/profile/serenityforge.com/post/3mj3r4nbiws2t #digitaloverlords #virtualpoetry #existentialdread #webdevelopment #gameculture #HackerNews #ngated -
📚💔 So, the digital overlords at Google Play decided that virtual poetry and existential dread aren't on the app menu anymore. Meanwhile, Serenity Forge is busy crafting a "JavaScript-required" web labyrinth that nobody asked for. 🤷♂️🎮
https://bsky.app/profile/serenityforge.com/post/3mj3r4nbiws2t #digitaloverlords #virtualpoetry #existentialdread #webdevelopment #gameculture #HackerNews #ngated -
📚💔 So, the digital overlords at Google Play decided that virtual poetry and existential dread aren't on the app menu anymore. Meanwhile, Serenity Forge is busy crafting a "JavaScript-required" web labyrinth that nobody asked for. 🤷♂️🎮
https://bsky.app/profile/serenityforge.com/post/3mj3r4nbiws2t #digitaloverlords #virtualpoetry #existentialdread #webdevelopment #gameculture #HackerNews #ngated -
We've gone mad for puzzles. This makes sense – it’s reassuring to have answers in these perplexing times | Joseph de Weck https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/06/puzzles-reassuring-answers-perplexing-times #PuzzleGames #GamesCompetitions #GameCulture #Europe #WorldNews
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We've gone mad for puzzles. This makes sense – it’s reassuring to have answers in these perplexing times | Joseph de Weck https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/06/puzzles-reassuring-answers-perplexing-times #PuzzleGames #GamesCompetitions #GameCulture #Europe #WorldNews
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We've gone mad for puzzles. This makes sense – it’s reassuring to have answers in these perplexing times | Joseph de Weck https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/06/puzzles-reassuring-answers-perplexing-times #PuzzleGames #GamesCompetitions #GameCulture #Europe #WorldNews
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We've gone mad for puzzles. This makes sense – it’s reassuring to have answers in these perplexing times | Joseph de Weck https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/06/puzzles-reassuring-answers-perplexing-times #PuzzleGames #GamesCompetitions #GameCulture #Europe #WorldNews
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We've gone mad for puzzles. This makes sense – it’s reassuring to have answers in these perplexing times | Joseph de Weck https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/06/puzzles-reassuring-answers-perplexing-times #PuzzleGames #GamesCompetitions #GameCulture #Europe #WorldNews
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My quest to preserve VHS-era gaming culture, one eBay bid at a time https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/mar/25/my-quest-to-preserve-vhs-era-video-culture-one-ebay-bid-at-a-time #Games #Culture #RetroGames #SuperMario #GameCulture
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The program for Tampere Spring Seminar of Game Studies 2026 "Events and Communities" is out. #gamestudies #gameculture #gamingcommunities #gamingevents
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The students in the games journalism course in our Game Studies Master's Degree Program have again published interesting new articles in the PlayLab Magazine. (Control: Resonant, Celeste, "impostor game", Hollow Knight: Silksong, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun , Sonic Super Teams boardgame, and many others are discussed.) #gamestudies #gameculture #gamesjournalism
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The students in the games journalism course in our Game Studies Master's Degree Program have again published interesting new articles in the PlayLab Magazine. (Control: Resonant, Celeste, "impostor game", Hollow Knight: Silksong, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun , Sonic Super Teams boardgame, and many others are discussed.) #gamestudies #gameculture #gamesjournalism
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The students in the games journalism course in our Game Studies Master's Degree Program have again published interesting new articles in the PlayLab Magazine. (Control: Resonant, Celeste, "impostor game", Hollow Knight: Silksong, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun , Sonic Super Teams boardgame, and many others are discussed.) #gamestudies #gameculture #gamesjournalism
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The students in the games journalism course in our Game Studies Master's Degree Program have again published interesting new articles in the PlayLab Magazine. (Control: Resonant, Celeste, "impostor game", Hollow Knight: Silksong, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun , Sonic Super Teams boardgame, and many others are discussed.) #gamestudies #gameculture #gamesjournalism
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The students in the games journalism course in our Game Studies Master's Degree Program have again published interesting new articles in the PlayLab Magazine. (Control: Resonant, Celeste, "impostor game", Hollow Knight: Silksong, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun , Sonic Super Teams boardgame, and many others are discussed.) #gamestudies #gameculture #gamesjournalism
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‘I fell into it’: ex-criminal hackers urge Manchester pupils to use web skills for good https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/08/i-fell-into-it-ex-criminal-hackers-urge-manchester-pupils-to-use-web-skills-for-good #Hacking #Cybercrime #CooperativeGroup #UkNews #Technology #Internet #Programming #GameCulture #YoungPeople #Manchester
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Why I’m launching a feminist video games website in 2026 https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/jan/26/why-im-launching-a-feminist-video-games-website-in-2026-mothership #Games #DigitalMedia #GameCulture #Culture #Women #Feminism #Gender #LifeAndStyle #Media
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Sega co-founder David Rosen dies aged 95 https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/jan/05/sega-co-founder-david-rosen-dies #Games #Sega #Culture #GameCulture #UsNews #Japan #WorldNews
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‘A force of nature who took no prisoners’: a tribute to Ninja Gaiden creator Tomonobu Itagaki https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/oct/22/a-force-of-nature-who-took-no-prisoners-a-tribute-to-ninja-gaiden-creator-tomonobu-itagaki #Gameculture #Technology #Culture #Games #Japan
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Three (3) new postdoctoral game studies positions are now open for applications. These are related to the exit phase (2026-27) of the CoE-GameCult, and positions will situated in the Tampere University Game Research Lab, COMS/ITC, Tampere University. #gamestudies #gameculture
For more, see:
https://tuni.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index.php?jid=2807&o=A_RJ -
Cosy video games are on an unstoppable rise. Will they unleash a darker side? https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/jul/10/cosy-video-games-non-violent-cooking-farming-cozy #Adventuregames #Strategygames #Artanddesign #Gameculture #Puzzlegames #Culture #Design #Games #Steam
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Stop killing games and the industry response
https://blog.kronis.dev/blog/stop-killing-games
#HackerNews #StopKillingGames #GamingIndustry #GameDevelopment #GameCulture #IndustryResponse
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The Outer Worlds 2, the most expensive Xbox game yet https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/jun/25/the-outer-worlds-2-the-most-expensive-xbox-game-yet #Roleplayinggames #PlayStation5 #Actiongames #Gameculture #Microsoft #Culture #Games #Xbox #PC
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Why old games never die, but new ones do
https://pleromanonx86.wordpress.com/2025/05/06/why-old-games-never-die-but-new-ones-do/
#HackerNews #oldgames #newgames #gaminghistory #nostalgia #gameculture
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Does video game monetisation harm children – and what is Australia doing about it? https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/may/10/does-video-game-monetisation-harm-children-and-what-is-australia-doing-about-it #Gameculture #Technology #Children #Business #Games
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We have a new research article out, with Aska Mayer (the main author) and Roope Raisamo, titled "Playing with augmented bodies: Dystopian and protopian experiences of human augmentation in digital games", in Convergence, see the open access link: #gamestudies #gameculture
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Note this call for the Eludamos special issue on "Party Studies in Game Studies" (inspired by the 2023 Spring Seminar of Game Studies). #gamestudies #gameculture
https://eludamos.org/index.php/eludamos/announcement/view/131
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Full thesis, available for free and as open access, Ville Kankainen, "Hybrid Play Experience and Design in Tabletop Gaming", with the public examination today. #gamestudies #gameculture
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The doctoral dissertation of M.Sc. Ville Kankainen, titled "Hybrid Play Experience and Design in Tabletop Gaming", will be publicly examined at the Tampere University on Friday 21 February 2025 at 12:00. The full thesis is also available online, as open access. #gamestudies #gameculture
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Free download of Elina Koskinen's PhD dissertation on memorable Pokémon Go player experiences (public defence tomorrow). #gamestudies #gameculture
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New in the CoE-GameCult blog, by Rami Mähkä: "Change on the Fly – Shifting Player Identification in NHL Video Gaming". #gamestudies #gameculture
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The book rooted in the 2021 Spring Seminar of Game Studies, "Monstrosity" is now out - expertly edited by Sarah Stang, Mikko Meriläinen, Joleen Blom, and Lobna Sameer Hassan. - "Monstrosity in Games and Play" (Amsterdam University Press). #gameculture #gamestudies
https://www.aup.nl/en/book/9789048556632/monstrosity-in-games-and-play#toc
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PlayStation at 30: the console that made video games cool https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/dec/03/playstation-at-30-the-console-that-made-video-games-cool #Adventuregames #Gamesconsoles #PlayStation #Gameculture #Actiongames #Technology #Culture #Games #Sony
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PlayStation at 30: the console that made video games cool https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/dec/03/playstation-at-30-the-console-that-made-video-games-cool #Adventuregames #Gamesconsoles #PlayStation #Gameculture #Actiongames #Technology #Culture #Games #Sony
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Latest Interfaces article! (Sept '24) UPenn History & Sociology of Sci ABD Sam Franz's insightful article on the UMich Computer Center in the 80s & debate on students playing computer games--useful to their education or a drain on computing resources? #computergameshistory #videogameshistory #softwarehistory #gameculture
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Bit of something to cheer me up (and/or amuse others) - the City of Tampere has published a "Congress Ambassador" video of myself, in their web pages. #gamestudies #gameculture #pelikulttuuri #pelitutkimus #Tampere #Finland
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Bit of something to cheer me up (and/or amuse others) - the City of Tampere has published a "Congress Ambassador" video of myself, in their web pages. #gamestudies #gameculture #pelikulttuuri #pelitutkimus #Tampere #Finland
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Bit of something to cheer me up (and/or amuse others) - the City of Tampere has published a "Congress Ambassador" video of myself, in their web pages. #gamestudies #gameculture #pelikulttuuri #pelitutkimus #Tampere #Finland
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Bit of something to cheer me up (and/or amuse others) - the City of Tampere has published a "Congress Ambassador" video of myself, in their web pages. #gamestudies #gameculture #pelikulttuuri #pelitutkimus #Tampere #Finland
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My book "Introduction to Game Studies - Games in Culture" has been translated into Japanese by Nobushige Kobayashi, and the publisher has already created the web page for it - looking forward to seeing it in print! #pelitutkimus #gamestudies #gameculture