Stefano Gualeni

Stefano Gualeni

@gua-le-ni.com

Professor at the University of Malta's @indigitalgames.bsky.social Migrant ☆ https://gua-le-ni.com/ Author of strange literary fictions ⇒ https://www.setmargins.press/books/what-we-owe-the-dead/

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Brendan Keogh
@brkeogh.bsky.social

"If I throw a ball at you I don't expect you to drop it and wait until it starts telling stories." Markku Eskelinen (2001)

Kotaku@kotaku.com

MrBeast Joins Shark Tank, Invests Quarter Million In AI-Powered 'Ball 2' https://kotaku.com/mrbeast-joins-shark-tank-invests-quarter-million-in-ai-powered-ball-2-2000747308

kotaku.comMrBeast Invests Quarter Mill On AI-Powered 'Ball 2' On Shark TankMr. Wonderful inversely appeared uninterested in the foam orb, not seeing how it could distinguish itself among other, more popular balls

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Carnegie Mellon University Press
@cmupress.bsky.social

Announcing the newest peer-reviewed series for Carnegie Mellon University Press: games! This week during @meaningfulplay.bsky.social, we're launching our first-ever CFG (call for games) for Promptuary, a playable anthology. www.cmu.edu/university-p... #boardgames #tabletopgaming #stayanalog

cmu.eduGamesCarnegie Mellon University Press has expanded publishing to include a new series of tabletop games, one of the first game series by a university press.
Stefano Gualeni
@gua-le-ni.com

'Playing with the Alien' is the title of a new article I published [IN ITALIAN] on L'INDISCRETO (a prominent Italian literary magazine). If you also love Iain M. Banks and the #fictionalgames in his Culture series, you might find this one worth a read :) >> www.indiscreto.org/giocare-con-... <<

indiscreto.orgGiocare con l’alteritàAttraverso tre giochi immaginari del ciclo della Cultura di Iain M. Banks, il saggio indaga come le pratiche ludiche possano condensare ideologie, gerarchie e rapporti con l’alterità. Dal gioco imperi...

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Jaakko Stenros
@jaakkostenros.bsky.social

Party! Our special issue on party studies is out from Eludamos! Post your fave party reactions!

Dom Ford@domford.bsky.social

Thrilled to see this latest special issue of Eludamos out now! Pop open some champagne and read about Party Studies in Game Studies, guest edited and introduced by Leland Masek and @jaakkostenros.bsky.social!

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Wear The Peace
@wearthepeace.bsky.social

Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not.

Stefano Gualeni
@gua-le-ni.com

It's this evening! 🐦

Stefano Gualeni@gua-le-ni.com

In a few days, I will be talking with the ineffable @maurovanetti.itch.io about my scifi novel 'What We Owe the Dead' (SetMargin's 2025). The event will be in #Milan (Italy) on the 8th of September. If you're in the area, join us for hot takes and cold drinks!

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Dom Ford
@domford.bsky.social

Prospective PhDs, come to Bergen!!

Center for Digital Narrative@cdn-bergen.bsky.social

#PhD fellowship at the Center for Digital Narrative in Bergen: three years studying how players and player communities turn games into stories. 🎮 Starts February 2027, deadline 15 October. Bring a project proposal! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

jobbnorge.noPhD Research Fellowship in Games and Interactive Digital Narratives, Center for Digital Narrative (307441) | University of BergenJob title: PhD Research Fellowship in Games and Interactive Digital Narratives, Center for Digital Narrative (307441), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Thursday, October 15, 2026
Stefano Gualeni
@gua-le-ni.com

In a few days, I will be talking with the ineffable @maurovanetti.itch.io about my scifi novel 'What We Owe the Dead' (SetMargin's 2025). The event will be in #Milan (Italy) on the 8th of September. If you're in the area, join us for hot takes and cold drinks!

Stefano Gualeni
@gua-le-ni.com

P.S. the event will be in ITALIAN and, taking place in a bookstore, you will be able to buy the book directly at the venue. Or on the publisher's website >> www.setmargins.press/books/what-w... << CC @freeklomme.bsky.social @indigitalgames.bsky.social

setmargins.pressWhat We Owe the Dead - Set Margins'€20.00 In stock What We Owe the Dead quantity Add to cart Category: Books Description Additional information Description In a desperate attempt to lower the temperature of Earth’s atmosphere, humanity...

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David Roberts
@volts.wtf

I hope everyone caught this Lancet study confirming that Elon Musk & DOGE are responsible for genocidal levels of suffering & death.

thelancet.comEvaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysisUSAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates show that, unless the a...