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Stefano Gualeni
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Professor at the University of Malta's @indigitalgames.bsky.social
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WHAT WE OWE THE DEAD ⇒ https://www.setmargins.press/books/what-we-owe-the-dead/

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Stefano Gualeni is an Italian philosopher, professor, and game designer who has created interactive websites and video games such as Tony Tough and the Night of Roasted Moths, Gua-Le-Ni; or, The Horrendous Parade, and Something Something Soup Something. .. more

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Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com · Apr 2
'What We Owe the Dead' is the title of my new #scifi novel.

In the aftermath of a climate catastrophe, the book follows strange detective case and deals with themes such as the notion of personhood and the social use of #games.

> www.setmargins.press/books/what-w... <

(photos by Annette Behrens)

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Institute of Digital Games - University of Malta @indigitalgames.bsky.social · 2d
🎮 @amidos2006.bsky.social offered some techniques for procedural generation in 2D games at at ExpoVIT 2025 in Costa Rica.

Watch the talk to learn what they are, how to use them, and also some ideas on how to combine them for your games.

🔻Hint #Stochastic #WFC #AI

www.youtube.com/live/k9nVryZ...
Charla Virtual - Expovit 2025 - 14 Nov - Parte 1
YouTube video by EXPOVIT
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Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com · 3d
Stanislaw Lem's His Master's Voice!
(and if you are interested in something that mixes philosophy, scifi and detective stories, I wrote something this year: www.setmargins.press/books/what-w...)
What We Owe the Dead - Set Margins'
€20.00 In stock What We Owe the Dead quantity Add to cart Category: Books Description Additional information Description In a desperate attempt to lower the temperature of Earth’s atmosphere, humanity...
www.setmargins.press

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Jimmer Cork-Bottle @jimmerthatisall.bsky.social · 6d
Never be afraid to avoid new things.

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Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com · 7d
Saturday hike near Gnejna Bay #Malta
(pics by @danielvella.bsky.social)

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Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com · 7d
You might also be interested in this one: share.google/m9EttIl6MtVy... :)
Fictional Games
What roles do imaginary games have in story-telling? Why do fiction authors outline the rules of a game that the audience will never play? Combining perspective…
share.google

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Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com · 7d
Congrats, dear Tijana! 🎉

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Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com · 7d
Grazie hafna! Will check It out :)

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CPhMag.com @hotelamnesia.bsky.social · 8d
Also this by Rafman: "What I still don’t understand is this whole idea of ‘ethical AI’. To me, even framing it that way is already problematic. AI itself isn’t unethical – it’s a tool." That's naive at best (I'm trying to be very understanding here).

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Institute of Digital Games - University of Malta @indigitalgames.bsky.social · 9d
🏹The Hunger Games builds its narrative around a fictional game. What can the (fictional) games we play reveal about the values held by society?

🎙️ @gua-le-ni.com chats with @matthewleggatt.bsky.social & @dystopiajunkie.bsky.social on @utopiaanddystopia.bsky.social

🔗 www.um.edu.mt/newspoint/li...
Utopia, Play, and Fictional Games: A conversation with Prof. Stefano Gualeni
How do fictional games work as world-building tools and what can the games we play reveal?
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Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com · 10d
Let me know how it goes :) Curious!

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Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com · 11d
Not MiSing

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Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com · 12d
Check this out :)

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Mark Sample @samplereality.bsky.social · 12d
CFP for a special issue of Eludamos. What are antifascist games? Proposal deadline is December 19.
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Special Issue: WHAT ARE ANTIFASCIST GAMES? | Eludamos: Journal for Computer Game Culture
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Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com · 12d
Or the child has spent too much time in Silksong :)

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Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com · 12d
The cat in question:

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Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com · 12d
Did you see this cat? #Mising #Malta

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Rasheed Abueideh - Now crowdfunding Dreams on a Pillow 🍉 @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social · 17d
We’re looking for an experienced 3D game animator to bring our human characters to life!
Can you handle IK setups, cyclical animation loops and export/import between Blender and Unity? Are you familiar with root motion and setting up blend trees?
Send us your cv to
[email protected]

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Miguel Sicart @miguelsicart.bsky.social · 19d
Friends! On November 19th at 16:00, in Auditorium 3 at the ITU, we are hosting a talk by Florence Smith Nicholls. The talk is titled How to be a video game archaeologist. You can read about it here: digitalplay.itu.dk/event/floren...
How To Be A Video Game Archaeologist - A talk by Florence Smith Nicholls | Center for Digital Play
How To Be A Video Game Archaeologist - A talk by Florence Smith Nicholls
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Victor Navarro-Remesal @vthewanderer.bsky.social · 26d
For the past decade, I've been slowly cooking a small and humble book.

Part (alternative) history, part analysis, and part social critique, this is a look at what games also are and have always been.

ZEN AND SLOW GAMES
Out 20/1/2026 by MIT Press

mitpress.mit.edu/978026255356...

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Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com · 26d
Congrats!

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Nele Van de Mosselaer @nelevdm.bsky.social · 26d
When Elden Ring had been announced but not yet released, its subreddit started collectively pretending the game was already out.

I spent far too many hours reading strategies to defeat the (completely made-up) Glaive Master Hodir. For research.
This is the result: doi.org/10.1093/aest...
Fictional Game Spectatorship: On Pretend-Play and Collective Imagination in Gaming Communities
Abstract. Fictional games are games that do not actually exist, but that are presented within works of fiction. They are thus not appreciated through play,
doi.org

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Nicole Carpenter @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social · Oct 27
I asked Microsoft PR about this—specially the DHS using Halo IP to recruit for ICE—and the company declined to comment.

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Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com · Oct 27
Hey, congrats 🎉

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Alex Fisher @alex-fisher.bsky.social · Oct 27
I wrote a short summary of the below recently published paper for the New Work in Philosophy blog.

open.substack.com/pub/newworki...

Thanks @marcusarvan.bsky.social for hosting this!

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M Lupetti @mlupetti.upandpunch.red · Oct 27
When we talk about videogames and movies I think we often miss how videogames are represented as history/memory tools in Chris Marker's Level Five. I wrote about it for The Bunker Magazine through @gua-le-ni.com and Fassone's book "Fictional Games. A Philosophy of Worldbuilding and Imaginary Play".

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Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com · Oct 26
Sunday hike in Marsascala #Malta

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Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com · Oct 24
Ok, it might not be fresh new stuff, but at least it will be cheap, right?
a man in a suit is standing in a field of grass
ALT: a man in a suit is standing in a field of grass
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Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com · Oct 23
In case you missed it, I talked about my latest novel - a speculative sci-fi detective story - at the 'Utopian and Dystopian Fictions Podcast.' Check it out! :)
>> youtu.be/eFW_XltfW-k?... <<

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Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com · Oct 22
This, by the way, is also referred to as
- the dual position of the player and/or
- virtual subjectivity as a compound subjectivity (as discussed with @danielvella.bsky.social in our 2020 book).
Have fun!