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@xcafreitasx

Postdoc fellow at UFPB | PhD in Comms from UFRGS | Brazilian journalist | Imaginary, Media and Game Studies researcher | Currently focusing on gambling experiences

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Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies – Jaakko Suominen: Stories of the Origin of the Finnish Game Industry The search for a definitive “first” Finnish digital game or the singular origin of the Finnish game industry has shaped historical narratives, even though such beginnings are often complex, contest…

The search for a definitive “first” Finnish digital game or the singular origin of the Finnish game industry has shaped historical narratives, even though such beginnings are often complex, contested, and continuously pushed earlier by new discoveries. More in the blog post by Jaakko Suominen:

16.12.2025 14:44 👍 6 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1
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The Gentrification of Video Game History We’re not all suburban kids who got a Nintendo 64 for Christmas

Ok, since apparently I got nominated for @nyvgcc.bsky.social's award for game journalism based on this piece, I'll share it again: felipepepe.medium.com/the-gentrifi...

Happy that it resonated with so many people across the globe, it fits nicely in a year where Despelote united Latin America XD

16.12.2025 00:59 👍 319 🔁 119 💬 12 📌 7

Hi everyone! :) looking for books and articles on short #dramas /short plays in the #Asian context. Any suggested sources, databases, or publishers I should check out? Thanks in advance 🫰🫶

31.10.2025 16:07 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

in nikity city this week for #AoIR2025 :) can't wait to reconnect with friends and learn from amazing research on digital culture. see yah!

15.10.2025 18:08 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Journal of Sound and Music in Games | University of California Press

Out now: the latest special issue of JSMG (Volume 6, Issue 3) with a focus on "Fostering a Latin American Approach to Ludomusicological Research". Congratulations to all guest editors and authors! 🥳
#ludomusicology #gamestudies #gameaudio #vgm
online.ucpress.edu/jsmg

18.09.2025 19:05 👍 5 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1

proud of my lil bro starting uni today! Love seeing him chase his dreams; and he sent me first-day pics! ♥️🥹

14.08.2025 14:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Call for papers: Game Studies and the Creative Industries | Brazilian Creative Industries Journal

👾 CFP: Game Studies & Creative Industries dossier - Brazilian Creative Industries Journal

I'm joining @samyrpaz.bsky.social & @b3ablanco.bsky.social as GE(s)

🗣️ EN | PT | ES
🗓️ Deadline: Nov 1, 2025 • Pub: Mar 2, 2026

📎 periodicos.feevale.br/seer/index.p...

#GameStudies #CreativeIndustries #CFP

07.08.2025 20:56 👍 8 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

Thrilled to be part of #DiGRA2025 (even if online), presenting in two sessions: the Analytical Frameworks and the ECRPP Showcase. Grateful to be among such inspiring researchers. Best wishes to all attendees, online and in-person, for an insightful and inspiring conference 🤗

30.06.2025 11:07 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Controller Made Me Do It A less boring guide to what my PhD research actually means

Curious about how controllers shape our experience of play? In this post based on her PhD, @mariamaro.bsky.social shares insights by combining game studies w/ rhythmanalysis. A must-read for anyone into games, tempo, and design 👾

medium.com/@bratsu.scho...

06.06.2025 15:59 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Never underestimate the power of passion in teaching. For the 1st time, I truly understood concepts like inflation, GDP, and trade balance; not bc they became any simpler, but bc the teacher genuinely cared. That’s the real magic of great education: someone who loves what they teach and it shows

28.05.2025 15:36 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Excited to share that our paper was accepted to #AoIR2025
Alongside Dr. Samyr Paz and Gabriela Rolim, we’re exploring “Modding Skyrim with Generative AI: Imaginaries and Player-NPC Interactions”

Working on similar ideas? Let's talk 😉

23.05.2025 20:35 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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10 Video Game Cookbooks That Bring Your Favorite In-Game Recipes to Life

These are IGN's top picks for the best gaming cookbooks in 2025.

01.05.2025 05:30 👍 17 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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Chroma Squad: How Brazil Reinvented Tokusatsu RPGs If you’re Brazilian like us and grew up in the 1980s and 1990s, chances are your childhood was colored by spectacular battles, shiny…

🇧🇷 🇯🇵 What do Tokusatsu, Power Rangers, and a Brazilian indie RPG have in common?

👾 Discover the full story on Medium & follow Bratsu for more!

medium.com/@bratsu.scho...

W/ @mariamaro.bsky.social

#Bratsu #Tokusatsu #SuperSentai #IndieGames #BrazilGameIndustry#BrazilJapan

04.04.2025 14:19 👍 18 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1

QUARTA-FEIRA, MEIO-DIA, SEMANA PRATICAMENTE ENCERRADA.

26.03.2025 15:42 👍 169 🔁 53 💬 1 📌 2

What a day! ✨️☺️

26.03.2025 15:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Piracy, Bootlegs & a Fight for Control: Nintendo’s Turbulent Brazilian Journey In our previous post, we explored how Sega and TecToy conquered Brazil with savvy localization and some serious anthropophagic flair. Today, let’s flip the coin to Nintendo’s side of the story — a…

Nintendo had a piracy problem in Brazil—but not the kind you’re thinking

How did they finally break in? And what does that say about games, culture & markets?

👉 Read on: medium.com/@bratsu.scho...

w/ @mariamaro.bsky.social

#GameStudies #Bratsu #gaminghistory #nintendo #piracy #brazilgaming

21.03.2025 14:35 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
Conflicted Homecoming: How the Japanese Brazilians Returned to Japan
Conflicted Homecoming: How the Japanese Brazilians Returned to Japan YouTube video by Unseen Japan

From the early 20th c., Brazil became home to the largest Japanese diaspora on Earth. Generations later, hundreds of thousands returned to Japan. Discover the story of the cousins Japan welcomed home and insisted they needed - until they suddenly didn't - in our video. youtu.be/Bxs-dvsuGLY

14.03.2025 16:06 👍 82 🔁 23 💬 1 📌 1
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Sega vs Nintendo: How TecToy Won Brazil’s Console War Imagine a parallel universe where Sega’s Master System doesn’t just defeat Nintendo’s NES — it practically wipes Mario off the map. Sounds…

New Bratsu post just dropped!

We’re telling this story in english so the world can get a taste of what it means to be BR 😉

Check this out: medium.com/@bratsu.scho...

14.03.2025 15:06 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Welcome to Bratsu: The Anthropophagic Journey of Brazilian Games Welcome to Bratsu, a blog born from a research paper originally prepared for theDiGRA 2020 Conference in Finland — an event that, just…

Depois de muito tempo, @xcafreitasx.bsky.social me incentivou a colocar textos de pesquisa parados para rodar (e criar novos com ela) sobre Japão, Brasil, mercado e games: Welcome to Bratsu: The Anthropophagic Journey of Brazilian Games medium.com/@bratsu.scho...

Vamos ver como nos saímos :)

07.03.2025 16:24 👍 24 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0

Pandora’s Box >>>>> Anora

05.03.2025 04:35 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

just me, reading a book while my wife and friend play death stranding - the perfect balance of togetherness 🩷

04.03.2025 20:42 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Today:
The Talos Principle w/ @mariamaro.bsky.social

24.02.2025 02:34 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

protagonista uma fofurinha, trilha sonora boa, porém vende mistério e entrega dating sim style 🫠

23.02.2025 02:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Lost Records: Bloom & Rage🩷 w/ @mariamaro.bsky.social

22.02.2025 21:52 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

🥰❤️

22.02.2025 07:37 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Help a dead man solve his own murder in The Posthumous Investigation The demo is out now

Help a dead man solve his own murder in The Posthumous Investigation

19.02.2025 16:10 👍 34 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 3

família siqueira aprova ✅️

19.02.2025 16:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

all I need is a chocolate babka

15.02.2025 18:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Siiim! Eu e @mariamaro.bsky.social publicamos um texto sobre. Na comunicação e nos game studies há pesquisadores com trabalhos bem legais sobre TPP :)

14.02.2025 03:06 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Still taking it in: both my paper and ECRPP proposal have been accepted at #DIGRA2025. I'm truly grateful for these opportunities. Looking forward to engaging with and learning from such an inspiring community 🤗

11.02.2025 21:33 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0