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Mathias Lux

@mlux.bsky.social

Game dev meets mountaineer? Yep, that's me! ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ’ป As a professor of Game Studies & Engineering at University of Klagenfurt, I love combining my passions for video games and the great outdoor adventures. ๐ŸŒ„

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Hackathon Registration

Everybody get ready for the ACM Multimedia Hackathon in 2 days! Have you already found your team or even brainstormed for ideas?

If you have not registered yet, you can still join online at confpartners.eventsair.com/acm-mm-2025/... ๐Ÿ™

24.10.2025 10:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Health, AI & Gamification Hackathon (HIGH) A game jam from 2025-10-26 to 2025-10-29 hosted by Yen Rye & dermotte. This hackathon / game jam is part of the 33rd ACM International Conference on Multimedia (ACM MM 2025), in Dublin, Ireland. Confe...

The Hackathon starts in 6 days! ๐Ÿš€ Find our submission page for submission at itch.io/jam/acmmm25-... Registration is still open! ๐Ÿ’ป Check out our Discord for stream links & a sneak peak! ๐ŸŽฎ See you in Dublin or online! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐ŸŽ‰ #ACMMM2025 #Hackathon #GameDev #Dublin #itchio #Discord

20.10.2025 12:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So eine teure Uhr, und trotzdem nicht erkennen wann es genug ist. Man sieht wieder mal wie wichtig Bildung ist.

01.10.2025 09:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Interested in the intersection of AI, health, & game development? The #acmmm2025 Hackathon is tackling these challenges! ๐Ÿ’ก Before diving in, listen to Sabrina GrรถรŸing interview MichaelRiegler on the ethical implications of AI in games: youtu.be/ayEeEq5HEsI Learn more: acmmm2025.org/hackathon/

01.10.2025 09:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hackathon

๐Ÿ“ข Registration is LIVE 4 the ACM MM 2025 Hackathon!
TWO Ways to Join:
- Hybrid: One or more members in Dublin, rest of your team joining virtually!
- All Virtual: Register one person and name up to four additional remote team members.
More information: acmmm2025.org/hackathon/
#ACMMM2025 #Hackathon

30.09.2025 07:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Getting into Game Development #acmmm25
YouTube video by Mathias Lux Getting into Game Development #acmmm25

Today we have some more valuable tips on how to start your game projects for the ACM Multimedia hackathon (or game jams in general) ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ“บ You can find the full podcast episode of Tom and me www.youtube.com/watch?v=462b...
#acmmm2025 #hackathon
join the hackathon at acmmm2025.org/hackathon/

24.09.2025 08:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Mensch am Berg - Interdisziplinรคre Ringvorlesung im Wintersemester 2025/2026 an der AAU Klagenfurt

๐Ÿ”๏ธ Announcing "Mensch am Berg," our public lecture series at @uniklagenfurt.bsky.social on the human-mountain connection. We kick off with a hike on Oct 8th! The program (mostly in German) is now live. All are welcome!

Info: dermotte.github.io/menschamberg...

19.09.2025 12:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Curious about the #acmmm2025 hackathon but hesitant because you havn't worked with LLMs before? This brief introduction tells you everything you need to know! ๐Ÿ™ more information to kicksart your creative journey following soon! ๐ŸŒฑjoin & create: acmmm2025.org/hackathon/ ๐Ÿ•น๐ŸŽฎ

15.09.2025 12:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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For everyone who wants to participate in a hackathon/game jam but is unsure how: This is your guide! โœ๏ธ

The #acmmm2025 hackathon invites everyone to join and create some awesome games that focus on health, AI, and LLM's acmmm2025.org/hackathon/ ๐Ÿ•น ๐ŸŽฎ

Stay tuned for more on the hackathon โœจ

08.09.2025 06:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hackathon

Summer's almost over, ready for a new challenge? ๐Ÿค”
The ACM Multimedia Hackathon is on! Join us for 48 hours of innovation at the intersection of videogames ๐ŸŽฎ, AI ๐Ÿค–, and public health ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Oct 26-28 in Dublin ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช or online ๐Ÿ’ป
Find all info and register here: acmmm2025.org/hackathon/ #ACMMM2025

02.09.2025 07:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
ACM MM 2025 Health, AI & Gamification Hackathon (HIGH): What is a Hackathon?
YouTube video by Mathias Lux ACM MM 2025 Health, AI & Gamification Hackathon (HIGH): What is a Hackathon?

Anyone interested in joining our ACM MM 2025 Hackathon? Crafting Innovative Applications and Games to Address Global Health Challenges Using Multimodal AI @ Dublin Royal Convention Centre, Ireland - Oct 26-28 2025 - #acmmm2025 youtu.be/6yoXfIaS68Q

27.08.2025 10:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wrapped up my first steps on a RAG-based recipe recommendation prototype! Running smoothly locally, but I definitely need a disclaimer. It just recommended whiskey syrup for a kids' dessert... not the best way to keep the little ones happy! ๐Ÿ˜‚ #Recipe #RAG #LLM #GRadio

25.07.2025 09:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Experiment #47.

23.07.2025 11:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Simple Example for a Web Based AI App with Gradio Simple Example for a Web Based AI App with Gradio. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

Btw. find the source on GitHub: gist.github.com/dermotte/7a3...

22.07.2025 17:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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With just a few lines of code I created a sample project for students, that uses a image-text-to-text model to annotate an image. LM Studio in the backend, Gradio for the interface. I'm impressed how easy this was. ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ’ป and it works on my old mobile GPU too ๐Ÿ˜Ž #gradio #llm #machinelearning #lmstudio

22.07.2025 17:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿค– Leveraging LLM tech to refine my communication and keep my peers happy! Today, it suggested removing phrases like "bugging me" and "senseless exercise" for being unprofessional. I don't fully agree, but accepted the edits! ๐Ÿ˜„ Any stories about filtering your own rants? #Communication #LLMTech

17.07.2025 08:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Austrian Game Developers Association (PGDA) is visiting Klagenfurt University, Austria, this Friday, June 13th! ๐ŸŽฎ Learn about the Austrian game industry & network with top pros. ๐Ÿคฉ
11:45 AM - 6:00 PM in S.2.42. ๐Ÿš€
Don't miss out! ๐Ÿ’ก
#gamedev #austria #pgda #klagenfurtuniversity #gse

10.06.2025 18:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Klagenfurt GSE Jam SS25 A game jam from 2025-05-30 to 2025-06-01 hosted by skumbagskole & Bodoth. Welcome to this summer's GSE GameJam! The topic this time is: What's that smell? The optional Diversifiers are: Violence and P...

Check out the 13 entries of our last #klujam ๐ŸŽ‰ It was part GSE (Game Studies and Engineering) students, part psychology students working on two different blends: Making a game in 48h & making a game that fosters wisdom & wise decision! ๐Ÿง  Find the entries at itch.io/jam/klagenfu... #gse #gamejam ๐ŸŽฎโœจ

02.06.2025 13:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Academic PDFs are still a mess! ๐Ÿ˜ฉ Reviewing papers needs like 3 apps: slow Adobe, Edge/Chrome for annotations, Scholar PDF Reader for refsโ€ฆ Why canโ€™t one program do it all?!

Anyone else feel this pain? What are your PDF workflows/tips? Let's share best practices! #PDF #AcademicLife #Research #tools

30.05.2025 06:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's an early access release, that should be the lens one looks through for writing a review. For early access the game is incredibly polished IMHO and @firetotemgames.bsky.social did a great job! I'm glad the reviewer re-considered ๐Ÿ˜#indiegames #gamedev #reviews ๐ŸŽฎโœจ

20.05.2025 11:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We hope you enjoyed pressing the release button! Now we wish all players: Enjoy it! ๐Ÿคฉ

(Btw: We are very proud of the start-up product from graduates of our university.)

19.05.2025 13:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Yo, check that out!!! Our game is right next to @expedition33.bsky.social on the NEW RELEASE section of Steam. What is going on? ๐Ÿคฏ

19.05.2025 12:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Looking forward to the early access release of A Webbing Journey from @firetotemgames.bsky.social ๐ŸŽ‰4 more hours to go! โณ Havenโ€™t yet checked it out? Go get the demo on Steam! ๐ŸŽฎ store.steampowered.com/app/2073910/... #AWebbingJourney #IndieGame #Steam #EarlyAccess #Gaming #Demo #FireTotemGames #gse ๐Ÿ•ธ๏ธ

19.05.2025 05:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our game dev journey in less than 3 minutes
Enjoy

18.05.2025 11:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 264    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
Introduction to Computer Graphics - Textures
YouTube video by Mathias Lux Introduction to Computer Graphics - Textures

New video on "Introduction to Computer Graphics" for our GSE master students is out! ๐Ÿคฉ Dived deep into textures: what they are, how UV coordinates ๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ map them onto 3D models, and ... with examples in Blender ๐ŸŽจ & p5.js ๐Ÿ’ป. youtu.be/OegC1sAmHQo
#ComputerGraphics #Textures #Blender #p5js #GameDev #gse

15.05.2025 07:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

New podcast! ๐ŸŽง Mathias & Kseniia dive into board games like Wingspan & Fungi, gearing up for the Sustainability & Board Game Jam! ๐ŸŽฒ Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI8p... #gse #BoardGames #Podcast #GameJam

09.05.2025 11:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Webbing Journey is coming out on 19th May on Steam! ๐Ÿฅณ

After 4 years of development, we are finally reaching this milestone. Tbh it feels a bit unreal. ๐Ÿ˜…
But we can't wait to see you play the new levels and create amazing spider webs.

06.05.2025 13:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 134    ๐Ÿ” 40    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
Innovating Mobility Through Games
YouTube video by Mathias Lux Innovating Mobility Through Games

New podcast episode ๐ŸŽฎ I chat with Tanja from Point& about Move It! โ€“ a board game tackling mobility! ๐ŸŒ We discuss game design, student feedback & inclusive solutions for everyone. ๐Ÿ’ก youtu.be/r-SO-G-bdZs #gamedesign #mobility #sustainability #podcast #innovation #gse

05.05.2025 06:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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PGDA Talent Award 2025 - Apply now! - Pioneers Applications for the PGDA Talent Award 2025 are now open! Register your game project for a chance to go to gamescom 2025.

The @pgda.at Talent Award submission deadline is approaching: Thursday, May 1st at 11:59 PM! โฐ Thatโ€™s in 2 days already! Info at pgda.at/2025/04/13/p... ๐Ÿš€ Prepare your submission & enter the competition! ๐Ÿ† #PGDATalentAward #GameArt #Competition #SubmitNow #GSE

29.04.2025 08:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Collaborative Brainstorming in Game Development: Creative Techniques with Wilfried Elmenreich
YouTube video by Mathias Lux Collaborative Brainstorming in Game Development: Creative Techniques with Wilfried Elmenreich

New podcast ep ๐ŸŽง we dive into creative game design! ๐ŸŽฎ They explore the Crazy-8 method & how to spark innovationโ€”even around sustainability! โ™ป๏ธ Teamwork & brainstorming are key! ๐Ÿš€Listen now: youtu.be/_iNJph9QIyY #gamedesign #podcast #creativity #innovation #sustainability

24.04.2025 11:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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