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Elisa Mekler

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sullen assoc prof @itu.dk Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Games, Theory; ERC StG Theorycraft (2022 - 2027); I like weird games and JRPGs (header image: Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor)

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Millenial Tarot Oracle (Trove of Ancestors Edition) by Ondřej Trhoň What if fate got stuck between high rent and precarious creative jobs?

It even has a free game version ,that’s missing the divination guide, which took me ages to write as in the end I needed two sets of endnotes. Typical.

ondrejtrhon.itch.io/millenial-ta...

07.03.2026 13:48 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Milennial Tarot Cards + Divination Guide (Digital + Print files) by Ondřej Trhoň Poetic, semi-ironic map of the contemporary condition.

I know the world is kinda ending again, but i put this out: ondrejtrhon.itch.io/milennial-ta...

I’m quite proud of this multi-year project! It’s as much a #tarot deck as a weird literary work (the guide "explaining" memestocks, hauntology, NGE etc.).

I may make raytheon expansion later.

07.03.2026 13:46 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Char and Martin are:
a)some of the best people you will ever meet, and
b) great game makers.
So there's at least two reasons for you to go get the demo of their game. If you need another one:
c) it's a very, very good deckbuilder.

06.03.2026 10:52 👍 11 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 0

Consider familiarizing yourself with the early warning system to quickly ascertain when and where the venga bus is coming

04.03.2026 07:19 👍 24 🔁 6 💬 4 📌 0

This interview comes from Gamer Handbook which I scanned last year! Be sure to check it out, I was quite chuffed to come across it

archive.org/details/Game...

02.03.2026 23:00 👍 54 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 1
27.02.2026 16:41 👍 8645 🔁 2962 💬 13 📌 11

Stoked to have you here!

02.03.2026 13:32 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
New bio update postdoc at ITU Copenhagen on theorycraft and archaeogaming

New bio update postdoc at ITU Copenhagen on theorycraft and archaeogaming

Bio update

02.03.2026 12:58 👍 82 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 0
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The last day of the ABIDE KickStarter! Don't miss out on this most unorthodox of videogames. Support here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/637...

27.02.2026 13:14 👍 14 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 6

RS for #dkgame

23.02.2026 12:53 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

I wish I came up with a cooler answer but at least everyone else did

23.02.2026 10:48 👍 60 🔁 7 💬 2 📌 1
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What is Confoederatio Ludens? In this premiere episode of the CH Ludens podcast, hosts Eugen Pfister and Arno Görgen present the project ‘Confederatio Ludens. Swiss History of Games, Play and Game Design 1968-2000’. They explain t...

CH Ludens the Podast is here! 🎙️👾 In this premiere episode, hosts @eugenpfister.bsky.social & @pachuki.bsky.social present our project.

12.02.2026 08:29 👍 7 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 3
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THE FIRST 3 YEARS PROJECT

Inspired by first3yearsproject.com

In my class on games as cultural industries, 60 students created a white paper on the first years as a games worker. Good practices, production processes, and labour issues.

Please share!

tinyurl.com/first3yearstcm

12.02.2026 09:55 👍 37 🔁 19 💬 1 📌 0

STOP MOTION HORROR GAME FROM THE JUDERO CREATORS!!!

09.02.2026 18:29 👍 124 🔁 34 💬 3 📌 0
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From "Luca", the first Japanese indie short film by Nina (who had previously directed music videos for Ado, Yaosobi, Olivia Rodrigo...).
Full 12-min film >> www.catsuka.com/news/2026-02...

09.02.2026 16:40 👍 666 🔁 147 💬 0 📌 2
How Well Can I Paint Ethel Cain in the Oldest Art Program (MacPaint)?
How Well Can I Paint Ethel Cain in the Oldest Art Program (MacPaint)? YouTube video by Cat Graffam

New video is live! "How Well Can I Paint Ethel Cain in the Oldest Art Program (MacPaint)?" youtu.be/895cnrsKWvs

05.02.2026 23:11 👍 184 🔁 45 💬 5 📌 2

for now it might be useful to know that I'll be hiring a postdoc to work on computational methods to detect online misogyny. If this is something you find interesting: let's have chat.

09.02.2026 10:31 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Second news of the day. As part of a stellar group led by @gboccia.bsky.social our FemVision project was funded by @horizoneu.bsky.social in the context of the "CL2-2025-01-DEMOCRACY-05 - Countering and preventing radicalisation, extremism, hate speech and polarisation" call. More will come but

09.02.2026 10:31 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Screenshot from the opening of Story of Thor, drawn by Ayano Koshiro and based on a sketch by Hitoshi Ariga.

Screenshot from the opening of Story of Thor, drawn by Ayano Koshiro and based on a sketch by Hitoshi Ariga.

In the early 90s, the increase in cartridge size allowed Ayano Koshiro to give full rein to her artistic talent. This chapter discusses Actraiser 2, Story of Thor, Götzendiener, Terranigma, Lunar Game Gear and Sister Sonic.
vgdensetsu.net/ayanokoshiro5/
Dispo en VF :
vgdensetsu.net/ayanokoshiro...

08.02.2026 11:00 👍 109 🔁 44 💬 2 📌 3
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i have been looking to antifascist art from the post-WWII era for perspective. recently i learned about a great queer Czech artist, Toyen, who did antiwar work and also delved into bodies and roles. as in our era, you can't question the machinery of the world around you without questioning gender.

08.02.2026 18:18 👍 130 🔁 21 💬 0 📌 1

Stop waiting on the Vengabus that is coming, and start focusing on the Vengabus that is already here.

07.02.2026 17:34 👍 101 🔁 22 💬 5 📌 1
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ANKH VR on SideQuest Oculus Quest Games & Apps including AppLab Games ( Oculus App Lab ) ANKH VR is a VR port of Ultima IV Quest of the Avatar where you travel to the distant world of Britannia in a quest to become the Avatar. This game was first released in 1985 for the Apple II personal...

there's a vr port of the ms-dos version of ultima 4 and it goes hard as fuck sidequestvr.com/app/8127/ank...

08.02.2026 14:41 👍 115 🔁 43 💬 4 📌 0

In case you missed it: my full, free, open course on accessibility and visualization is out!

08.02.2026 12:36 👍 51 🔁 20 💬 1 📌 0
The Wild Wild West: The Game situation is... well...
The Wild Wild West: The Game situation is... well... YouTube video by Alien Bob

NEW VIDEO: In 1974 Barbra Streisand started dating her hairdresser. 25 years later Will Smith fights a giant mechanical spider. There's also a videogame. Here's the full story:

youtu.be/tQS1GXzy7Dc

06.02.2026 19:34 👍 88 🔁 49 💬 2 📌 10
low res first person view of a piano

low res first person view of a piano

conversation with people with one saying "Game Over Babe!"

another panel saying "After too many letdowns," and a man saying "You are fired!" and a guy saying "where's my taco shop!?" and a final panel with text saying "Fed up with U corp-like power, Clark enlisted in R.A.B.I.T.: Rebels Against Big Tech"

conversation with people with one saying "Game Over Babe!" another panel saying "After too many letdowns," and a man saying "You are fired!" and a guy saying "where's my taco shop!?" and a final panel with text saying "Fed up with U corp-like power, Clark enlisted in R.A.B.I.T.: Rebels Against Big Tech"

low res black and white image of a pinball table

low res black and white image of a pinball table

isometric view of a guy fighting a green monster in a dungeon

isometric view of a guy fighting a green monster in a dungeon

My latest indie game roundup featuring experimental tabletop and video games, and just other games that I thought were cool

virtualmoose.org/2026/02/06/i...

06.02.2026 22:15 👍 60 🔁 20 💬 2 📌 1

Ooooh got my first DiGRA full paper accepted — spearheaded by @dooleymurphy.bsky.social. See you in Maynooth!

06.02.2026 18:51 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A screencap of the cover issue of our zine for this month, with its pink-palette PC-98 artwork of a 90s desktop PC on a busy looking desk with draws and pencils and a mouse and mousemat, converted to Mega Drive's resolution/palette.

A screencap of the cover issue of our zine for this month, with its pink-palette PC-98 artwork of a 90s desktop PC on a busy looking desk with draws and pencils and a mouse and mousemat, converted to Mega Drive's resolution/palette.

A new issue of our digi-zine, Between the Scanlines, is now out!

This issue: features on Jerry Lawson, 2000AD games on microcomputer, and the early days of id!

betweenthescanlines.itch.io/issue-thirty...

As much as we can spare from sales will be donated to the Black History Foundation.

06.02.2026 16:34 👍 252 🔁 106 💬 4 📌 2
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Trust Me, I Nailed It: FREE turn-based strategy game where you edit video clips to make a screwed up warrior into a monster-slaying legend. Edit, stitch, and fake your way to epic battle videos. Make every fight look like a glorious win store.steampowered.com/app/4311000/...

06.02.2026 11:42 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
An exquisitely round Moogle by a fireplace which has been airbrushed with the outline of a red heart.

An exquisitely round Moogle by a fireplace which has been airbrushed with the outline of a red heart.

This week in The Bathysphere I have a piece on "Moogles as a Designable Surface," in which I consider the Moogle Paint feature in Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles as an example of a cosy ritual and mechanic:

buttondown.com/Bathysphere/...

05.02.2026 13:19 👍 34 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 0

I'm actually gonna bump this again since YouTube seems to be pushing it a little more so yeah hey Ico video is out now good and ready and tasty and

06.02.2026 03:01 👍 20 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 0