Julián Gutiérrez Carrera
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Julián Gutiérrez Carrera
@gutierrezcarrera.bsky.social
Doctoral student researching representations of suicide in videogames.
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The Spring Seminar 2026 CfP is out now! This time, the theme is “Events and Communities”. Please have a look at the full CfP on the Spring Seminar website: springseminar.org/2026-call-fo...

⏰Abstract submission deadline is 14 January 2026.

📍The seminar is organised on 5-6 May 2026 in Tampere.
2026 | Call for Papers
Events are at the heart of game and play cultures. They are organized for many reasons and purposes, bringing people together to play, socialize, compete, learn and teach, network, sell, perform, c…
springseminar.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:28 AM
My first paper, "Fictional Videogames as Framing Devices: Suicide Communication in MMOs," is out now on Eludamos.

In the paper, I argue that the use of fictional MMOs as framing devices serves as a reflexive narrative tool that suggests MMOs as spaces with their own internal rules of communication.
Fictional videogames as framing devices: Suicide communication in MMOs | Eludamos: Journal for Computer Game Culture
eludamos.org
June 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM