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Lars de Wildt

@larsdewildt.bsky.social

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Assistant Professor in Media & Cultural Industries @ University of Groningen. he/him.

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Poly Fighter Game @polyfightergame.bsky.social · 19d

🔥 Our first alpha playtest is LIVE on Steam right now! 🔥

Until October 3rd you can sign up to try the game early and give us valuable feedback!

👉 Request access on Steam now! ❤️
store.steampowered.com/app/3977340/...

#Playtest #IndieGame #Roguelike #FightingGame #Steam

Poly Fighter on Steam

Poly Fighter is a single-player roguelike fighting game. Learn new moves from every opponent you defeat to build your fighter’s unique style. Battle through tense retro-arcade duels with beginner-frie...

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Beyond Solitaire @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social · May 19

Had a great time with @larsdewildt.bsky.social on the podcast this week! Religious elements are common even in ostensibly secular games, and Lars looks into the why and how for us. Also his book is available for free, link in the show notes! youtu.be/NNFEEQ1l6Dk

Beyond Solitaire Podcast 197: Lars de Wildt on the Pop Theology of Videogames

YouTube video by Beyond Solitaire

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Lars de Wildt @larsdewildt.bsky.social · May 19

I have a history of stumbling/mumbling through podcasts, which I got to do twice this week: on @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social¹ & Rejected Religion²

Liz kindly allowed me to relate my work to current events in Palestine & elsewhere.

¹ open.spotify.com/episode/4TgC...
² www.patreon.com/posts/reject...

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gamevironments @gamevironments.bsky.social · May 13

Post-apocalyptic games provide one particularly popular 'gamevironment': board member @larsdewildt.bsky.social
(and current CAPAS fellow) recommends the Centre for Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Studiess Call for Fellowships, deadline 13 May.

t.co/Y2DWCfTNAn

https://www.capas.uni-heidelberg.de/en/fellowships-at-capas/call-for-applications

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American Ethnological Society // American Ethnologist (journal) @amethno.bsky.social · May 12

📚📚📚 New Book Review! 📚📚📚

Lars de Wildt @larsdewildt.bsky.social reviews //The Avatar Faculty: Ecstatic transformations in religion and video games// by Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social 2023 @ucpress.bsky.social #AnthroSky

Find it here in AE 52.2 ⤵️
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Elisa Mekler @elisamekler.bsky.social · Mar 21

Is your PhD research on game design, game production, HCI, or design theory? I've got three 2-year postdoc positions in my ERC StG project to investigate what makes theory useful and usable in game design / interaction design.

Reposts much appreciated. Thx!

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Postdoc positions in HCI and Videogames Theory at IT University of Copenhagen

The IT University of Copenhagen invites highly motivated individuals to apply for a Postdoc position in HCI and Videogames Theory at IT University of Copenhagen

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Lars de Wildt @larsdewildt.bsky.social · Feb 4

Not research-related (and not a meme) but a friend is collecting aid for Afghan families in need during Ramadan.

Afghanistan has been scarred by decades of war and political instability, and >28 million people—over half the population—urgently need food and basic necessities:

gofund.me/9c2e5a4d

Donate to Support Afghan Families in Need This Ramadan, organized by fayaz Khairkhwa

Hello! I am Fayaz, an Afghan living in the Netherlands. Imagine breaking … fayaz Khairkhwa needs your support for Support Afghan Families in Need This Ramadan

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gamevironments @gamevironments.bsky.social · Dec 11

A new documentary, recommended by our board member Lars de Wildt: "The blood on our controllers," by a group of established industry professionals, discusses the game industry's role in global conflict, and its representation of Arab communities in games.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=g748...

The blood on our Controllers - The Complicity of the Game Industry in the Palestinian Genocide

YouTube video by Hippolyte 🪐

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