Ondřej Trhoň🐍
@ondrejtrhon.bsky.social
Meme is a thing body moves through / videogames, culture writer, game-art theory PhD wip / send me your avatars www.ondrejtrhon.cz / comms @charlesgames
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Ondřej Trhoň🐍
@ondrejtrhon.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Cherry-colored Dream by Ondrej Trhon
Dissolve your humanity in the damp soil
ondrejtrhon.itch.io
Is this the right moment (the hype phase) to be shameless about self-promo? I hope so, since there’s a stuff I/we made that would meant a world to me if you checked out.
Like this posthumanist interactive fiction about... POTATOES and HISTORY ondrejtrhon.itch.io/cherry-color...
Like this posthumanist interactive fiction about... POTATOES and HISTORY ondrejtrhon.itch.io/cherry-color...
We did an interview with Miéville about Bas-Lag, Drum and Bass, politics of the fantastic and how a frog picture politicized him more than Le Guin. Hopefully soon in CZ/EN.
November 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
We did an interview with Miéville about Bas-Lag, Drum and Bass, politics of the fantastic and how a frog picture politicized him more than Le Guin. Hopefully soon in CZ/EN.
There’s something psychoanalytic father-figure syndrome going on with the way people relate to corporate IPs, raging about how the corporation “destroyed” your favorite lore.
The lore is there. Make your own. Take it and remake it. Nobody is stopping you.
The lore is there. Make your own. Take it and remake it. Nobody is stopping you.
November 21, 2025 at 9:54 AM
There’s something psychoanalytic father-figure syndrome going on with the way people relate to corporate IPs, raging about how the corporation “destroyed” your favorite lore.
The lore is there. Make your own. Take it and remake it. Nobody is stopping you.
The lore is there. Make your own. Take it and remake it. Nobody is stopping you.
Important demo time. Our game shifting perspective on war (games), centering kids and their resilience, imagination and stories is now playable. Give it a go, let us know if we did it right. store.steampowered.com/app/3743570/...
November 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Important demo time. Our game shifting perspective on war (games), centering kids and their resilience, imagination and stories is now playable. Give it a go, let us know if we did it right. store.steampowered.com/app/3743570/...
varnishing my guy
November 18, 2025 at 9:08 AM
varnishing my guy
(czech writing about affect theory and game studies alert)
Konečně jsem se dostal ve svý sérii o herních knihách k afektu. Pocity, počitky, vztah k práci i ideji kybernetické kontroly. Emoce jako to hlavní, čeho si na svodech virtuálních světů všímat. Víc zde:
art.ceskatelevize.cz/inside/zasad...
Konečně jsem se dostal ve svý sérii o herních knihách k afektu. Pocity, počitky, vztah k práci i ideji kybernetické kontroly. Emoce jako to hlavní, čeho si na svodech virtuálních světů všímat. Víc zde:
art.ceskatelevize.cz/inside/zasad...
Zásadní knihy herní teorie: Playing with Feeling. Procítit videohry a nově uvidět svět
V čem spočívá herní afektivní teorie Kandanky Aubrey Anable: Přečtěte si esej hreního teoretika Ondřeje Trhoně.
art.ceskatelevize.cz
November 12, 2025 at 8:45 AM
(czech writing about affect theory and game studies alert)
Konečně jsem se dostal ve svý sérii o herních knihách k afektu. Pocity, počitky, vztah k práci i ideji kybernetické kontroly. Emoce jako to hlavní, čeho si na svodech virtuálních světů všímat. Víc zde:
art.ceskatelevize.cz/inside/zasad...
Konečně jsem se dostal ve svý sérii o herních knihách k afektu. Pocity, počitky, vztah k práci i ideji kybernetické kontroly. Emoce jako to hlavní, čeho si na svodech virtuálních světů všímat. Víc zde:
art.ceskatelevize.cz/inside/zasad...
Kinda proud, I think it’s somewhat fun: I made a millennial tarot. 74 cards, housing crisis & existential vegan anxiety. Sarcasm meets poetic pop-theory, includes three (!) associative booklets/guides.
It should be printed before Christmas.
More at ondrejtrhon.cz/tarot/
It should be printed before Christmas.
More at ondrejtrhon.cz/tarot/
November 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Kinda proud, I think it’s somewhat fun: I made a millennial tarot. 74 cards, housing crisis & existential vegan anxiety. Sarcasm meets poetic pop-theory, includes three (!) associative booklets/guides.
It should be printed before Christmas.
More at ondrejtrhon.cz/tarot/
It should be printed before Christmas.
More at ondrejtrhon.cz/tarot/
I worked on this!
Big News 🎉 Our hidden object Velvet 89 is 1 year old and just got an anniversary update: New city & major new content! So welcome to our in-game Brno & hunt for 18 new items that unlock exclusive archival materials.
Live now, mobile & desktop:
www.charlesgames.net/velvet-89-en
#indiegame #indiedev
Live now, mobile & desktop:
www.charlesgames.net/velvet-89-en
#indiegame #indiedev
November 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I worked on this!
I woke up to a world, into which @adarook666.bsky.social remade my teenage obsession Children of Bodom, blessed timeline open.spotify.com/track/34k7Aj...
NEEDLED 24/7
open.spotify.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:35 AM
I woke up to a world, into which @adarook666.bsky.social remade my teenage obsession Children of Bodom, blessed timeline open.spotify.com/track/34k7Aj...
Great reminder
www.avclub.com/return-of-th...
www.avclub.com/return-of-th...
Why do Return Of The King adaptations flinch away from its most crucial chapter?
Why do Return Of The King adaptations flinch away from its most crucial chapter?
www.avclub.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Great reminder
www.avclub.com/return-of-th...
www.avclub.com/return-of-th...
Four books into Siege of Terra and I wish that Abnett at least co-wrote the beginning of Solar War. Saturnine (#4) is so much better than the previous three books in stylistics, tempo, thrill and imagination.
Also, curiously, fascists are still winning in this one.
Also, curiously, fascists are still winning in this one.
October 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Four books into Siege of Terra and I wish that Abnett at least co-wrote the beginning of Solar War. Saturnine (#4) is so much better than the previous three books in stylistics, tempo, thrill and imagination.
Also, curiously, fascists are still winning in this one.
Also, curiously, fascists are still winning in this one.
Uh, something happened. Defence in December.
Also, Game Studies Study Buddies to Dissertation pipeline is real, thanks @ckunzelman.bsky.social & @ztul.bsky.social
Also, Game Studies Study Buddies to Dissertation pipeline is real, thanks @ckunzelman.bsky.social & @ztul.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Uh, something happened. Defence in December.
Also, Game Studies Study Buddies to Dissertation pipeline is real, thanks @ckunzelman.bsky.social & @ztul.bsky.social
Also, Game Studies Study Buddies to Dissertation pipeline is real, thanks @ckunzelman.bsky.social & @ztul.bsky.social
The best image in my dissertation about avatars, I think.
October 7, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The best image in my dissertation about avatars, I think.
Reposted by Ondřej Trhoň🐍
Your shadow-self is out there, somewhere, lurking. It wears your face but it is NOT you; do not become confused. You will need to identify where it hides and hunt it down. Use a sharp knife and carry salt with you at all times. The heart can be eaten, but at a price.
Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?
October 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Your shadow-self is out there, somewhere, lurking. It wears your face but it is NOT you; do not become confused. You will need to identify where it hides and hunt it down. Use a sharp knife and carry salt with you at all times. The heart can be eaten, but at a price.
"I want to thank the metal band Deafheaven for making this dissertation possible."
October 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
"I want to thank the metal band Deafheaven for making this dissertation possible."
My partner upon seeing my new double-storied imperial ruins:
"So... it’s like a doll house!"
She’s not wrong.
"So... it’s like a doll house!"
She’s not wrong.
October 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
My partner upon seeing my new double-storied imperial ruins:
"So... it’s like a doll house!"
She’s not wrong.
"So... it’s like a doll house!"
She’s not wrong.
Interesting read from @jdragsky.bsky.social , although mostly physical, I do appreciate the call to lean into the irresolvable tensions and simulating the social reality of the characters / alternation between tension, alienation and bleed 🩸
September 30, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Interesting read from @jdragsky.bsky.social , although mostly physical, I do appreciate the call to lean into the irresolvable tensions and simulating the social reality of the characters / alternation between tension, alienation and bleed 🩸
Big-up for Konami’s optimisation of Silent Hill f. My pc is below the specs graphically, but on 1080p it runs really smooth (FSR), with some settings even on high.
Alan Wake 2 could never.
Alan Wake 2 could never.
September 30, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Big-up for Konami’s optimisation of Silent Hill f. My pc is below the specs graphically, but on 1080p it runs really smooth (FSR), with some settings even on high.
Alan Wake 2 could never.
Alan Wake 2 could never.
Writing my dissertation conclusion.
September 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Writing my dissertation conclusion.
Reposted by Ondřej Trhoň🐍
September 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
just in time to still play this TWO WEEKS INTO HANDING IN MY DISSERTATION about avatars, herewego
September 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
just in time to still play this TWO WEEKS INTO HANDING IN MY DISSERTATION about avatars, herewego
Reposted by Ondřej Trhoň🐍
Writing this one made me realize I don’t think a lot of typical features of Wholesome or Cozy games are made for individuals like me. I don’t really associate fishing, buying & managing property and being a vendor cozy, for instance.
"[T]his preoccupation with individual agency over interdependent, communal agency is pervasive in a popular genre of games that often claims to center the latter: Wholesome or Cozy games."
@phoenixsimms.bsky.social muses on communal care in videogames:
@phoenixsimms.bsky.social muses on communal care in videogames:
Co-opting Co-op - Unwinnable
The narratives of care that feel the most impactful are happening in game genres that aren’t explicitly labelling themselves as being “wholesome."
unwinnable.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Writing this one made me realize I don’t think a lot of typical features of Wholesome or Cozy games are made for individuals like me. I don’t really associate fishing, buying & managing property and being a vendor cozy, for instance.
I wanna become a dictator because we as a society are in a dire need of 100% tax on anything cyberpunk.
(Cyberpunk Swingers Party novel cover from one of the contemporary bestselling Czech sci-fi writers, a guy)
(Cyberpunk Swingers Party novel cover from one of the contemporary bestselling Czech sci-fi writers, a guy)
September 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I wanna become a dictator because we as a society are in a dire need of 100% tax on anything cyberpunk.
(Cyberpunk Swingers Party novel cover from one of the contemporary bestselling Czech sci-fi writers, a guy)
(Cyberpunk Swingers Party novel cover from one of the contemporary bestselling Czech sci-fi writers, a guy)
My first proper kitbash (combining four different kits) and my first #Warhammer fantasy mini. Nurgle (the god of decay and resilience) afflicted hunter with his plaguehound. The factory original on the right. Kinda happy as kitbashing is a part of hobby I did not do before my 15-year long pause.
September 12, 2025 at 11:54 AM
My first proper kitbash (combining four different kits) and my first #Warhammer fantasy mini. Nurgle (the god of decay and resilience) afflicted hunter with his plaguehound. The factory original on the right. Kinda happy as kitbashing is a part of hobby I did not do before my 15-year long pause.