How do otherwise sensible people fall down the conspiracy theory rabbit hole? On the @apaphilosophy.bsky.social blog, @nelevdm.bsky.social and I outline the appeal of inquiry in puzzles and videogames, and how conspiracy theories like QAnon gamify and exploit it. blog.apaonline.org/2026/06/16/q...

Join us in #Rome on June the 3rd for a 'Bonfireside chat' with the authors of the Scholar's Codex! The event starts at 4PM at the Polish Academy of Sciences in Rome (Vicolo Doria), feat. @domford.bsky.social @danielvella.bsky.social, @nelevdm.bsky.social & more! CC: @tuneandfairweather.bsky.social

Play HAMM-3R! 🚀 FREE + SHORT (5-10 mins.) >> hammer.gua-le-ni.com << An experimental game about tools and technologies made with @amidos2006.bsky.social, @demigiant.com and other friends at the @indigitalgames.bsky.social! 🔨

HAMM-3R

HAMM-3R is a SHORT and FREE experimental videogame about how our equipment influences the ways we understand the world and act within it.

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I can't get over how beautiful this looks 🤩

Tune & Fairweather@tuneandfairweather.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Scholar's Codex features a laser die-cut circular hole on the front cover, allowing a keyhole glimpse into the scholar's study. Pre-order now via our store and download a free sampler. Delivery estimate Q2 2026. #eldenring #darksouls #bloodborne 💙📚 www.tuneandfairweather.com/products/sch...

We’re excited to announce Scholar’s Codex – a new anthology where academia explores the games of FromSoftware. Beautifully produced as a premium hardcover and illustrated by acclaimed artist @nicodelort.bsky.social. #eldenring #darksouls #bloodborne 💙📚 www.tuneandfairweather.com/products/sch...

Between the fog and the flame, a truth lies buried in ash.

When the month comes to a close, a new page will be turned.

4 years ago, ads starring ✨Kathy Bates✨ tricked me into downloading Merge Mansion. I realized immediately the ads had deceived me, but kept playing anyway. Find out whether this was worth it in "Fake Games", out now in #Eludamos: eludamos.org/index.php/el...

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,

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DiGRA 2026 (Ireland) CfP is now live Full paper and abstracts deadline: 1 December 2025 Workshop proposals deadline: 15 February 2026 www.digraconference2026.com #games #gamestudies

DiGRA 2026 Conference | Maynooth University

Join the DiGRA 2026 conference at Maynooth University, 14–18 June 2026. Theme “Intersectional Pleasures.” A global hybrid event for game research, culture, design, and industry.

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Excited to share that my new novel, 'What We Owe the Dead,' is now available to readers across the Americas. It is a strange detective story set against the backdrop of ecological collapse. You can now find 'What we Owe the Dead' through all major booksellers! CC @freeklomme.bsky.social

📯 CFP Alert 📯 Special Issue on Game Advertising With a stellar guest editor board, this issue invites submissions on any aspect of video game advertising. Submission deadline October 31, 2025 Details here: dl.acm.org/journal/game... Do share 🙃

GAMES: RESEARCH AND PRACTICE | ACM Digital Library

Games: Research and Practice offers a lighthouse for games research – a central reference point that defines the state of the art on games and playable media across academic research and industry prac...

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Re-watched the trailer I made for @gua-le-ni.com 's experimental game Doors. And really enjoyed the David Attenborough-eque narration I added. Also play the game, so I can tell Stefano, how well the trailer worked. 😅 youtu.be/t4K63Ad2JmI?...

Doors (the game) - Trailer

YouTube video by Stefano Gualeni

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🎤 KEYNOTE ANNOUNCEMENT 🎤 📢 Thrilled to announce Stefano Gualeni is joining iGGi CON 2025! Philosopher, game designer & Prof. at the Institute of Digital Games, Univ. of Malta. 🍃 10+11 Sept, York 🌱 Register: iggi2025.org #iGGi25 #GameStudies #games #conference

Next week I will be talking about my new novel in Belgium! 📢 Join me and Elly McCausland in a conversation about science fiction and climate imaginaries in Ghent on May the 27th, at the bookstore Paard van Troje. The event starts at 19.:30!

👩‍🍳 𝐂𝐅𝐏: 𝐂𝐇Æ𝐅 - 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 & 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 Want to talk about your favourite dish or latest culinary faux pas? 🍕🍍 Or reflect on how food is represented in art? 🍰 Submit an idea by 6 June and join us in Tilburg in August! 👉More info: nelevandemosselaer.wordpress.com/chaef-cultur...

I invited my favourite author, Jonathan Coe, to a conference about his work and he said yes. Find out whether this was a good idea by joining us this Thursday! More info: nelevandemosselaer.wordpress.com/truth-in-fic...

Genuinely excited to talk all things conspiracy theories at a webinar open to all, on Monday 17th at 14:00GMT 🌍 I'll be joined by @psychunseen.bsky.social , psychiatrist, U-Wen Low, biblical scholar, and @nelevdm.bsky.social to compare CTs and videogames! 🎮 ✨ www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/...

Philosophy and Conspiracy Theories

Philosophy and Conspiracy Theories Part of a new series of UoB #PhilosophyMatters webinars on the importance of Philosophy supported by The Royal Institute of Philosophy

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The #DiGRA2025 registrations are NOW OFFICALLY OPEN! 📢 🚨 digraconference2025.org/conference-r... 🚨

DiGRA 2025 - Malta

The Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) conference is an international academic conference dedicated to the study of digital games and related phenomena. DiGRA is a global organization that pro...

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Yeah, well... WHAT WE OWE THE DEAD - my new sci-fi novel - will be out in March with Set Margins'. >> www.setmargins.press/books/what-w... << The book is beautifully illustrated by @demigiant.bsky.social, and if you're into #philosophy and #games, you might enjoy this one :)

Next Tuesday >> January the 28th at 14:00 << I will talk about the conceptual use of games and video games at the University of Ghent (Belgium). Come join us if you're interested! #gamestudies CC @digrabelgium.bsky.social @alexvandewalle.bsky.social

Ever wondered what philosophers have to say about fame and celebrity? Now is your chance to find out! Featuring amazing contributions from @isernmas.bsky.social, @charactergap.bsky.social, and others not yet on here. Available at a 30% discount until December 8th. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/philosoph...

Philosophy of Fame and Celebrity

In an era of cancel culture, digital identities and thriving conversation surrounding parasocial relationships, we question today the nature of the celebrity, t…

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Join us tomorrow to discuss fiction in fiction! Hope to see you there 👀

Nele Van de Mosselaer@nelevdm.bsky.social · 2y ago

Let's talk about (fiction that talks about) fiction! 🤔 Join us on the 2nd of December in Tilburg, or online! 👉 More information: nelevandemosselaer.wordpress.com/metafiction-...

On Artribune: videogames meet conceptual art, and @gua-le-ni.com's "Il videogioco del mondo. Istruzioni per l'uso" (Timeo) meets @marijamdid.com's "Everything to Play For: How Videogames Are Changing the World" (Verso).

Let's talk about (fiction that talks about) fiction! 🤔 Join us on the 2nd of December in Tilburg, or online! 👉 More information: nelevandemosselaer.wordpress.com/metafiction-...