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Institute of Digital Games - University of Malta retweeted
Cellular automata are powerful but painful to author. Rules are a lookup table; neural CAs are more expressive but a black box.
What if each CA rule was just code that you can read?
Introducing Programmable Cellular Automata (PCA)
📰 Stefano Gualeni spoke to @eldialp, a leading news outlet in Buenos Aires, Argentina about the new Spanish translation of his book 'El videojuego del mundo' published by @ahidalgoeditora, exploring the intersection of video games and philosophy. 🎮📚
eldia.com/temas/i-stefano-gu…
Congrats! Institute of Digital Games students,
@Team_DIEnosaur, have won the Best International Game at Expovit 2025 in Costa Rica.
The team sacrificed Roxanne as the member to pick up the award & get a photo with the award. 😅
👉 Read more: um.edu.mt/newspoint/students…
3 of our students recently took to the stage to present their research at #DiGRA2026, the largest academic game studies conference in the world, hosted by
@MaynoothUni this year.
Read more: um.edu.mt/newspoint/students…
Institute of Digital Games - University of Malta retweeted
And we are off! We just kicked off our 8th event #GameAISchool2026 at Leiden @LIACS !
Looking forward for a week of AI &Games talks, networking, and more!
Huge inspiration for 🇲🇹 #GameDesign!
Rebirth by Mighty Boards—co-founded by IDG’s David Chircop, Prof. Gordon Calleja & @UMmalta 's Mark Casha—is shortlisted for the Kennerspiel des Jahres! 🏆
timesofmalta.com/article/mal…
Stress-testing architectural designs for their emotional impact before a single brick is laid.
PhD research by E. Xylakis focused on using machine learning to predict emotional impact of architectural experience from spatial variables.
Read more: um.edu.mt/newspoint/discuss/…
Our student Paul Psaila is nominated for the @FreeHourApp Malta Youth Awards (Sci & Tech)! 🎓
Paul teaches our DegreePlus unit on #Unity & shares science on his YouTube Channel: Fruity Pol.
#Gamedev represented with Ryan from Midow Studios as well.
youthawards.freehour.eu/vote…
🎢 @FutureCopLGF goes through a rollercoaster of emotions playing HAMM-3R in his Best of @Newgrounds April 2026 video!
youtube.com/watch?v=SoKhqP2n…
@Amidos2006 #indiegame #gamedev #philosophy #Chekhov
Two free PULSE-ART events this Wednesday, 6 May, and you can join both! 🚀
🎮 15:30 CET | Game Jams & Art
📚 17:00 CET | Cultural Ed
No prior experience needed, and there's a break in between! Check the image for info & register here: um.edu.mt/digitalgames/stude…
#artseducation
💡Student spotlight💡 Turning distraction into Purrductivity!
😻 IDG student developed a productivity game featuring cats. Watch his development journey—from concept to launching on Steam!
youtu.be/FiXHegmzXC4?si=nd68…
#indiegame #gamedesign #productivityhacks #steamwishlist
HAMM-3R - experimental philosophical game by Prof. Gualeni and Dr Khalifa featured by @itchio !
Try it out on @itchio!
#indiegame #philosophy
HAMM-3R: To someone holding a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
amidos2006.itch.io/hamm-3r by @amidos2006
The joy of playing Hamm-3r for the first time!
Immerse yourself in a free, short, thought-provoking philosophical game by Stefano Gualeni and @Amidos2006 and let us know how it ended for you (or not - be mysterious)!
hammer.gua-le-ni.com/
#indiegame #philosophy #godot
Institute of Digital Games - University of Malta retweeted
I think this interview about our recent position paper (with @yannakakis @gdrtodd_ and @Smearle_RH) came out really well. Also, this picture (courtesy of @lchaimowicz ) is exactly what my days look like in the NYU Game Innovation Lab.
𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝘀𝘁 to secure Early Admission for our multidisciplinary MSc in Digital Games in Malta!
🔗um.edu.mt/digitalgames/prosp…
#GameDev #GameAI #GameStudies #IndieDev
Institute of Digital Games - University of Malta retweeted
🎉 Early Bird extended due to popular demand!
You now have until 15 March to secure the discounted rate for the
International Summer School on AI and Games
📍 Leiden | 📅 15–19 June 2026
👉 school.gameaibook.org/
To be or not to be... in GTA:Online
Digital games, literature, and drama collide in a film screening of Grand Theft Hamlet followed by a Q&A panel @bea_pzapata @VtheWanderer
📍 Valletta Campus
📅 23/03 | 17:30
🔗 More: shorturl.at/S0MAM
#EnglishLit #gamestudies
A simple question leads MSc student Paul down a #gamestudies rabbit hole.
#gamedev #gamedesign
youtu.be/MFgTpQUbHZA?si=nS8i…
