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)
Elisa Mekler
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Marjane Satrapi 1969-2026
News Added: Kowloon's Gate - English Translation Released
Saddened to learn about Marjane Satrapi’s passing. Saw Persepolis in the cinema almost 20 years ago — and I’ve returned to the film and graphic novels many times since
the @womenledgames.com showcase link is already on YouTube and call me naive but I AM surprised that an org the size of @thegameawards.com doesn't do a better job of moderating their comment sections to remove sexist bullshit and focus on the actual games.
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yume 2kki (2007)
shop ruins (bottle rooms)
Today, Hilltop Translations released their English translation of Kowloon's Gate for the PlayStation 1.
Trailer video
Download link
Just published a short article on SEGA's education-focused subsidiaries over the years! Has anyone heard of 'SEGA Tech'? note.com/2tie/n/nd1c4...
PERSEPOLIS (book & film) are both epic masterpieces that find their way to young people. I've taught both a bunch and never had a class that didn't *get* PERSEPOLIS. That's a miracle of its own. Satrapi's voice and imagination are so alive. I wrote about that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2114...
SEGA's acquisition by CSK in April 1984 was strategically favourable for both parties. SEGA's former parent, Gulf + Western, was looking for ways to prune its less successful investments after the dea...
I need you all to wishlist this. I only want to make insane art games but I've realised I need to promote them more if I'm going to make a career out of it. And check out my older games, they still have something to say I reckon. For good or for bad, I don't think anyone makes games like mine.
To our dismay, the artist and author Marjane Satrapi has passed away.
As she wrote, ordinary Americans and Iranians have more in common with each other than we do with either of our governments, which have far too much in common with each other.
We honor her memory and oppose the war.
Phillip Maciak
Jack King-Spooner
💭 🎬 L'artiste franco-iranienne Marjane Satrapi, qui s'est fait mondialement connaître avec la bande dessinée et le film "Persepolis", est décédée à l'âge de 56 ans, a annoncé son entourage jeudi à l'AFP.
Marjane Satrapi, author of 'Persepolis,' dies at 56
newrepublic.com
Marjane Satrapi’s inimitable art encompassed revolution and war, education and ideology, repression and rebellion.
The French-Iranian 'died of sadness a little over a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life,' people close to her said.
