@kurai

Defying gravity. Curiouser and curiouser. Game designer, creative coder and lecturer. Currently leading the Games and Playful Design MA at Goldsmiths. He/they.

 London, England
Joined December 2006
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This is something I wrote to go a bit deeper on how I teach game design and how I run the MA in Independent Games at Goldsmiths. Retweets and likes are appreciated and very helpful, as well as comments from students. medium.com/virgo-rising/abou…

About teaching games

Some notes on the games MA I run at Goldsmiths and on my teaching philosophy.

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People calling Nintendo hypocritical for going after emulators and using them in their museum tend to be the same using emulators to steal switch games and play them on another device. Which has very little to do with preserving the history of games.
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I sincerely support emulators for preserving old games, BUT let's be honest. Most people are not interested in that, and the only reason why Nintendo has gone after emulation is because of Switch piracy.
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And TBF I do think that any emulator of an existing and still on sale, fully supported system (meaning: current generation) is threatening the real emulation scene and going against videogame preservation.
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Nintendo is trolling all the dumb youtubers obsessed with leaks, I love it <3
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We all need Zelda energy. Low on health and exhausted? Pop out a bed and take a nap, no matter where you are.
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Come on 6-7-8 of September to the Final Degree Show for the game design MA I run. It will be at Goldsmiths and you will be able to play amazing student made games! I promise there are some exceptional projects this year. Info: gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id=1511…

MA Games and Playful Design Final Degree Show

Maybe You Should Make A Game About It!

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Also please help me spread the voice. Having people playing games is very important for the students :) And it's fun!
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Not very happy with the trend of souls like combat in metroidvania games. I think it unnecessarily raises stress and takes away from the pleasure of exploration and finding hidden places. Both Metroid and Castlevania were great at keeping a bit of challenge without being brutal.
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Sneak peek! We’re working hard for finishing the showcase and I am super hyped! If you’re in London, come see us! gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id=1456…
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Some students are LITERALLY building a hut for tomorrow’s final degree show! It’s going to be fantastic! We’re on from Fri 08 at 6pm fir the whole weekend! Come and play games! gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id=1456…

Hidden Worlds: Goldsmiths Indie Games Showcase 2023

A showcase of the final works by MA Independent Games Design students. Come and see the showcase of student works!

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The hut building process:
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It me on 🟦
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Students on the MA in Independent Games which I run at Goldsmiths are doing an impressive job for their final degree show. We'll be on 8-9-10 September in London! Please come and see! It's going to be awesome :) Spread the voice. Info: gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id=1456…

Hidden Worlds: Goldsmiths Indie Games Showcase 2023

A showcase of the final works by MA Independent Games Design students. Come and see the showcase of student works!

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Also on Eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/hidden-wo…

Hidden Worlds: Goldsmiths Indie Games Showcase 2023

A showcase of the final works from the MA in Independent Games Design at Goldsmiths 2023. Come and see the showcase of student works!

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I have started using Obsidian, and it's SO GOOD. So much better than Notion in organizing knowledge (Notion is better at other things, though). I think it's a great game design tool as well.
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My next book is *The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation.* It's a recipe to disenshittify the web and bring back the old good internet. The book is from @VersoBoooks, but the #audiobook is from me - because Amazon refuses to sell it: kickstarter.com/projects/doc… 1/
My forthcoming book 'The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation' in various editions: Verso hardcover, audiobook displayed on a phone, and ebook displayed on an e-ink reader.

ALT My forthcoming book 'The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation' in various editions: Verso hardcover, audiobook displayed on a phone, and ebook displayed on an e-ink reader.

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One of my obsession in teaching and practicing game design is the study of spaces. So sad to see that Marc Augé, who is central to some of my lectures, has passed away.
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Lol, and in Italy people are still praising him as a genius.
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This saddens me. Rest in peace, Trevor. I remember you the very first times my uncle brought me to see a game.
U.C. Sampdoria@sampdoria24 Jul 2023
Rest in peace, Trevor #Francis. 💔
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I mean, at this point Elon Musk is the perfect demonstration that we shouldn't let people become super rich.
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