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Mikael Jakobsson

@hopfka.bsky.social

Game Studies, Game Design, Interaction Design @ MIT Game Lab mjson.net My latest book "Playing Oppression" is now available to download for free from MIT Press.

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Mikael Jakobsson@hopfka.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I always tell my students that I demand to learn from them as well as the other way around, and they never disappoint. TIL that San Diego has a vibrant competetive Rummy scene within the Indian diaspora.

MIT Game Lab@mitgamelab.bsky.social · 2y ago

Today at 10am EST, our @hopfka.bsky.social talks with Striking Flint and Heading Forward designer @johndubois.bsky.social about his work in #boardgames. More details (including Zoom link) here calendar.mit.edu/event/playin... (sponsored by MIT Morningside Academy for Design)

IAP 2025: Playing Workers – Worker Representation and Resistance in Board Games

Worker placement games are beloved by modern board gamers. The act of placing cubes or discs in factories or farms to increase production and profit is certainly enticing, but what do the workers want...

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boshi's place@boshis.place · 2y ago

in tandem w/ our gallery show GAMES AGAINST THE EMPIRE, boshi's place is hosting a panel featuring game developers, artists, & academics to discuss the role of game & artmaking in resisting imperialism and driving social change. join us on nov 19 @ 7pm, in person or online! twitch.tv/boshisplace

A poster with bold red text on a black background. The title reads "Games Against the Empire" in large red letters with a white outline, with a graphic of Boshi embedded in the "P" in "Empire." Smaller text at the top says "Boshi's Place Presents." At the bottom, the event details are provided: "Panel: Tuesday, 11/19 @ 7 PM" and "Show: Thursday, 11/21 @ 7 PM" at "1002 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211." The logo for "Night City Games" is displayed on the left, and fine print at the bottom reads, "Game Design Days are supported by NYU Game Center and Empire State Development."