John 望
@johnrsa.bsky.social
Freelance academic. Living in Oslo with frequent stays in Berlin and Bergen. I work as a writer, organizer and editor within the philosophy of games. Into electronic music.
Heading over to Void for a free party with Techno and DnB soon. I haven't been there for years. They are known for "we just need the bass" type of music.
September 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Heading over to Void for a free party with Techno and DnB soon. I haven't been there for years. They are known for "we just need the bass" type of music.
I was at an event at the very classic venue SO36 last night. Oriental gay disco. Also open to "Heten" and I think there were a lot of us there. Incredibly fun and I'm definitely coming back <3.
August 31, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I was at an event at the very classic venue SO36 last night. Oriental gay disco. Also open to "Heten" and I think there were a lot of us there. Incredibly fun and I'm definitely coming back <3.
Soon off to Wilde Möhre. Final festival of the summer. A bit chilly but not a great deal of rain at least. No photos allowed, unfortunately.
August 23, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Soon off to Wilde Möhre. Final festival of the summer. A bit chilly but not a great deal of rain at least. No photos allowed, unfortunately.
Gemini just got video generation. Here is my cybergoth lady with raptors. Pretty amazing.
August 23, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Gemini just got video generation. Here is my cybergoth lady with raptors. Pretty amazing.
Just about to start working on my presentation for the Perception in Games and Virtual Worlds workshop.
August 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Just about to start working on my presentation for the Perception in Games and Virtual Worlds workshop.
I'm going the festival 3000grad later today. It is a smallish festival not far from Berlin. It is (I think) one of the few that still allows photography, so I'll try to post some impressions.
August 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I'm going the festival 3000grad later today. It is a smallish festival not far from Berlin. It is (I think) one of the few that still allows photography, so I'll try to post some impressions.
Appears to me that William Strunk would have been fascinated by the short-blog format, with his emphasis of conciseness, direct message and removal of superfluous words.
August 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Appears to me that William Strunk would have been fascinated by the short-blog format, with his emphasis of conciseness, direct message and removal of superfluous words.
"Human beings feel pleasure when they are watched. I have recorded their smiles as I tell them who they are".
Finally tracked down this dialogue in Deus Ex with the prototype surveillance computer Morpheus. Profound comments on the psychology of surveillance and worship.
shorturl.at/H1zbp
Finally tracked down this dialogue in Deus Ex with the prototype surveillance computer Morpheus. Profound comments on the psychology of surveillance and worship.
shorturl.at/H1zbp
August 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
"Human beings feel pleasure when they are watched. I have recorded their smiles as I tell them who they are".
Finally tracked down this dialogue in Deus Ex with the prototype surveillance computer Morpheus. Profound comments on the psychology of surveillance and worship.
shorturl.at/H1zbp
Finally tracked down this dialogue in Deus Ex with the prototype surveillance computer Morpheus. Profound comments on the psychology of surveillance and worship.
shorturl.at/H1zbp
Along the way it came up with this on itself based on the slogan I provided. Looks like a poster from the 70s.
July 31, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Along the way it came up with this on itself based on the slogan I provided. Looks like a poster from the 70s.
Still playing with image-AI. I tried to get it to reimagine Raphael's painting in the style of smiling models in promotional material. It added some slogans by itself, which I replaced with this phrase based on Aristotle's ideas of God as the unmoved mover.
July 31, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Still playing with image-AI. I tried to get it to reimagine Raphael's painting in the style of smiling models in promotional material. It added some slogans by itself, which I replaced with this phrase based on Aristotle's ideas of God as the unmoved mover.
Along the way it came up with this based on the slogan on itself. Looks like popular philosophy poster from 70ies.
July 31, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Along the way it came up with this based on the slogan on itself. Looks like popular philosophy poster from 70ies.
The Romans fought the Germanic tribe the Goths especially in the fourth century CE. Here is my attempt at a visualization. The AI wanted to place Goth combatants on the Roman side, but I eventually manged to get it right.
July 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The Romans fought the Germanic tribe the Goths especially in the fourth century CE. Here is my attempt at a visualization. The AI wanted to place Goth combatants on the Roman side, but I eventually manged to get it right.
This is what I got for the prompt "cybergoth old lady walking raptors at Boxhagener Platz.
July 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This is what I got for the prompt "cybergoth old lady walking raptors at Boxhagener Platz.
Nice and warm evening at Tempelhof.
July 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Nice and warm evening at Tempelhof.
I have discovered that the litany of fear from Dune is almost worthless in actual fearful situations. A modified version, however, is very effective when being in a conversation with a talkative person.
July 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I have discovered that the litany of fear from Dune is almost worthless in actual fearful situations. A modified version, however, is very effective when being in a conversation with a talkative person.
Going to RSO in Berlin right now. The successor to Griessmüle, but it is a bit far away in Schöneweide. But high time to give them another visit and it is a beautiful night to bike. This clubnight startet back in the original club. #berlin #rso #griessmuehle
July 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Going to RSO in Berlin right now. The successor to Griessmüle, but it is a bit far away in Schöneweide. But high time to give them another visit and it is a beautiful night to bike. This clubnight startet back in the original club. #berlin #rso #griessmuehle
Soon off to a clubnight at Lokschuppen (formerly Suicide Circus). Not quite my music style, but let's see what happens. Didn't get in the last time. #lokschuppen #trance #berlin
July 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Soon off to a clubnight at Lokschuppen (formerly Suicide Circus). Not quite my music style, but let's see what happens. Didn't get in the last time. #lokschuppen #trance #berlin
Back from DIGRA 2025 on Malta. Wonderfully organized with 500+ attendees. Many thanks to Daniel, Stefano and all the others. My table at the conference dinner. #digra #computergames
July 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Back from DIGRA 2025 on Malta. Wonderfully organized with 500+ attendees. Many thanks to Daniel, Stefano and all the others. My table at the conference dinner. #digra #computergames
Leaving Bergen for now.
June 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Leaving Bergen for now.
