Micha L. Rieser

Event: Wieso spielt man eigentlich? David StarkMehr zur Person

❓Where: Lesesaal (P0), Zentralbibliothek Zürich
❓When: April 22nd, 2025, 18.00
❓More info: games-in-context.ch/event-wieso-...

Key visual for event, showing different people exploring a game environment.

🗓️ Upcoming Event 🗓️
Why do we even play video games? In the next Games in Context event, David Stark explains player motivations, why they can be different from person to person, and why this is relevant to game developers and everyone interested in psychology.

More info in first comment ⬇️

Grimoire Groves #review #indiegame by @stardustgames.bsky.social
Grimoire Groves is a roguelite in which you try to plant fighting plants to get their resources, which you can use for various upgrades. Completion takes around 25 hours, it has no missable achievements.

It is releasing today!

Gay Identity — Construction or Reality? The Identity of the Homosexual in the Tension Between Foucault and Lived Experience

I've been reflecting on gay identity and its historical and social construction. Here’s my latest blog post exploring the tension between theory and lived experience.

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Now, the former Schwubliothek of the HAZ is being processed in the ZB. This collection consists of books that we did not already have duplicates of. There are some fascinating items among them, including brochures and guides that not only document the past but may also be of academic interest.

a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a sign that says the work is mysterious Alt: a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a sign that says the work is mysterious

When someone asks me what I do in tech art.

At Kaufleuten Zurich, Édouard Louis spoke about his new book Monique s’évade—and, as always, about violence. Structural, uncanny violence against classes, women, LGBTQ people, and minorities. Shaped by growing up as a gay man in a homophobic, misogynistic working-class family in poverty.

YouTube video by Flatlife Evolution of Nintendo [1889-2022]

A beautifully made movie about Nintendo's history.

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New Research Ranks The 10 Smartest Countries In The World An unofficial ranking of the world's cleverest countries based on criteria including number of Nobel Prize nominations and average IQ, among others.

The criteria are certainly open for debate. But hey, Switzerland 🇨🇭 is the most intelligent country—nice! I’m not sure how much stock one should put in that, though. The supposedly third most intelligent country just elected Trump for the second time.

www.forbes.com/sites/duncan...

👀 Psst..we’ve got some exciting news!

With the help of witch magic, Grimoire Groves is releasing early on March 4th!🧙

Also, a new demo releases February 17th, so you can soon grow your garden, cast some spells and make new friends!🔮

Trailer is too long for Bsky, so have a random bug video 💖

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Skylanders

I'm currently setting up Games in Context and Pride Month 2025 at the Zurich Central Library. So far, everything is going according to plan.