In my game research, the richest source of clues wasn't a fox's power or a girl commanding kappas. It was a weak, talking weasel's fart, designed to scare enemies away. I traced the effect, not the prestige. Utility wins. #ReverseEngineering #GameResearch

🎮 🚀 Meet Our Expert at GV Research Days 2026!
Dr. Piotr Siuda, Associate Professor at Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland, and Head of the Department of Game Studies and Digital Culture.
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🎮 🚀 Meet Our Expert at GV Research Days 2026!
Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarzenegger, Professor of Communication and Media Studies at the University of Bremen.
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🎮 🎮 New article in gamevironments: “Genre as Gamevironment: Epistemic Genres Beyond Play” by Dr. Alexander Hurezeanu, Mark Nunes, Pamela Maria Schmidt & S. Heeg, part of the Special Issue “Beyond Play”. (July 20, 2026).
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🎮 🚀 Meet Our Expert at GV Research Days 2026! Kerstin Radde-Antweiler, Professor at the University of Bremen, Deputy Spokesperson for ZeMKI, University of Bremen, and Editor-in-Chief of gamevironments.
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This week I am in #quantumgames heaven!

The brilliant minds Evert van Nieuwenburg, James Wootton, Laura Piispanen and Ricardo Olenewa organized "Advancing Quantum Technology with Quantum Games" at Lorentz Center in Leiden 👇🧵

#gamedev #gameresearch #quantumtech #quantumresearch

🎮 Meet Our Expert at GV Research Days 2026! Lissa Holloway-Attaway, Associate Professor at the University of Skövde and Editor-in-Chief of gamevironments.
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🎮 Meet Our Expert at GV Research Days 2026!
Gregory Grieve, Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.(UNC Greensboro).
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Hi, I’m Laurie 👋

I’m a game studies researcher with a PhD in Media Studies, exploring why games make us feel the way they do.

I’ve just launched Laurie Plays — deep dives into games, affect theory, and experiences that stay with us.

laurieplays.com

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🎮 Meet Our Expert at GV Research Days 2026!
Meet Owen Gottlieb, Associate Professor of Interactive Games and Media at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
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