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Writer | Historian | Post-doc, UNICAMP | ARISE, Middle Ages in Modern Games 🎮 Stair na hÉireann 🍀 Environmental History 🐈‍⬛ Cat dad | Gaeilge Meu romance: http://bit.ly/4kioHUZ Blog: https://finisgeekis.com.br/ Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3F9RVGD

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Vinicius Marino Carvalho @vinicius-marino.bsky.social · Feb 13

Thread introdutório.

Olá! Meu nome é Vinicius. Sou um escritor, historiador e pesquisador de games.

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(Non-Lusophone readers, cf. introduction thread below)

Vinicius Marino Carvalho @vinicius-marino.bsky.social · Nov 8

* Introduction thread*

Hi, everyone!

I’m a historian and academic game designer working on the following fields:

• Late Medieval Irish history
• Environmental history
• History of mortality crises
• Ecological approaches to history
• Historical theory in games

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Vinicius Marino Carvalho @vinicius-marino.bsky.social · 1d

*Mheán. (Tá brón orm, a chairde.)

Vinicius Marino Carvalho @vinicius-marino.bsky.social · 1d

Just started Fire Emblem: Thracia 776. Doing justice to the series' infatuation with Irish mythology, we've got an Aoibheall right from the start.

Aoibheall famously appears in Brian Mac Giolla Meidhre's Cúirt an Mhéan Oíche ("The Midnight Court"), a great 18thc poem, also available in translation

Screenshot from the Super Famicon game Fire Emblem: Thracia 776. It shows a cutscene, in which a blonde female warrior called "Eyvel" is superimposed on a sepia map. The subtitle reads: "with its own militia, the Fiana Freeblades, let by the swordswoman Eyvel"

Vinicius Marino Carvalho @vinicius-marino.bsky.social · 1d

Timely words of wisdom from the epilogue of Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War.

I can no longer say "Three Houses" is the only entry in the franchise I've played.

Onward to Thracia 776!

A screenshot from the Super Famicon game Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. Two characters, blue-haired protagonist Seliph and green-haired bard/advisor Lewyn are talking. A palace, modeled on a Medieval European cathedral, serves as a background.
Seliph says: "Thank you, Lewyn, but our victory means precious little while our world still lies in ruins. Where do we begin from here?". Lewyn answers: "share the work among you"

Vinicius Marino Carvalho @vinicius-marino.bsky.social · 1d

Nosso congresso é dedicado à arqueologia digital em todas as suas formas.

Se você atua no campo, ainda que não trabalhe diretamente com #archaeogaming ou Idade Média, fique à vontade para submeter um resumo! Adoraríamos conhecer melhor seu trabalho!

The Middle Ages in Modern Games @midagesmodgames.bsky.social · 1d

Temos o prazer de anunciar nossa sessão temática no I Congresso Brasileiro de Arqueologia Digital, organizado pelo @archarise.bsky.social

Se você trabalha com jogos medievalistas ou #archaoegaming sob qualquer ótima, esperamos sua inscrição!
#historygames #medievalsky

O Middle Ages in Modern Games, a Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG) e o Laboratório de Pesquisa Arqueologia Interativa e Simulações Eletrônicas (ARISE) tem o prazer de convidar a todos para uma sessão temática no I Congresso Brasileiro de Arqueologia Digital.

O archaeogaming e o estudo de jogos medievais se beneficiaram de um crescimento expressivo na última década. De um lado, praticantes de arqueologia e história medieval têm incorporado metodologias para integrar jogos como formas de análise e divulgação de suas pesquisas. Por outro, especialistas em game studies têm reconhecido a importância da arqueologia para o estudo da dimensão material dos jogos e da vivência de pessoas em espaços virtuais.

Convidamos estudantes, pesquisadores e profissionais da Arqueologia medieval e afins a integrarem uma sessão temática direcionada às novas fronteiras de pesquisa nesta área. O evento ocorrerá nos dias 8 a 12 de dezembro de 2025, em formato online via YouTube, no período norturno (18h às 21h, horário de Brasília)
Tópicos incluem (mas não estão restritos a):
Archaeogaming e Idade Média
Representações de arqueólogos em jogos medievalistas
Arqueologia de espaços virtuais
Modelagem 3D e criação de assets para jogos
Cultura material da Idade Média em jogos digitais
A Idade Média em jogos analógicos
Medievalismo e roleplay
Uso de jogos para o ensino de história ou educação patrimonial
Simulações analíticas
Realidade virtual/aumentada e o passado medieval
Materialidade de jogos medievalistas
Usos políticos e ideológicos da cultura material em jogos medievalistas
Olhares decoloniais/anti-eurocêntrico sobre a arqueologia digital e jogos medievais
Para mais informações ou eventuais dúvidas, favor escrever ao Dr. Vinicius Marino Carvalho no email midagesmodgames@gmail.com
Favor enviar título e resumo da apresentação por meio do link: https://sinsc.furg.br/fichainscricao/7823
Esperamos ansiosamente sua participação!

Vinicius Marino Carvalho @vinicius-marino.bsky.social · 1d

This conference is dedicated to digital #archaeology of all kinds. So even if you don't work with medievalist games - or even #archaeogaming per se - consider submitting an abstract! We'd love to hear about your work!

The Middle Ages in Modern Games @midagesmodgames.bsky.social · 1d

We're pleased to announce we're putting together a thematic strand at the 1st Brazilian Conference on Digital Archaeology, organized by @archarise.bsky.social.

If you work with medievalist #historygames and/or #archaeogaming in any capacity, we'd love to hear from you!
#medievalsky

The Middle Ages in Modern Games conference, the Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG), and the research society ARISE (Interactive Archaeology and Electronic Simulations) are pleased to announce a thematic strand at the I Brazilian Conference on Digital Archaeology.

Archaeogaming and medievalist game studies have enjoyed noteworthy popularity since the past decade. On the one hand, practitioners of medieval history and archaeology have started to devise methodologies to integrate games as research outputs and vehicles for outreach. On the other hand, game studies experts have acknowledged the importance of archaeology to deal with the material dimension of games and the human experiences within virtual spaces.

We invite students, researchers and professionals working with medieval archaeology and related fields to submit proposals for oral communications exploring these themes. The event will be held online and broadcasted via YouTube between 8-12 December, from 6 to 9pm (UTC -3).
Topics include (but are not restricted to)
Archaeogaming and the Middle Ages
Depictions of archaeologists in medievalist games
The archaeology of virtual environments
3D modeling and asset creation for games.
Medieval material culture in modern games
The Middle Ages in analog games
Medievalism and roleplay
Games as tools for history teaching and heritage education
Virtual/augmented reality and the medieval past
The materiality of medievalist games
Political and ideological uses of material culture in medievalist games
Decolonial/Anti-eurocentric approaches to digital archaeology and medievalist games
For more information or questions, please contact Dr. Vinicius Marino Carvalho at
midagesmodgames@gmail.com
Submissions are open until the 5th of November via the following link: https://sinsc.furg.br/fichainscricao/7823
We hope to see you there!

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Vinicius Marino Carvalho @vinicius-marino.bsky.social · 5d

Yesterday, disease took my best friend Puisín Glas away.

To those who work with me, I apologize if I'm a bit slow to respond. There was scarcely a moment in my routine which I didn't share with him. I feel like I don't even know how to work anymore.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh d'anam, a chara.

A one-eared grey cat resting on my lap, on top of a green blanket decorated with shamrocks.

Close-up of a grey, one-eared cat looking at the camera. His eyes are blue.

A grey, one-eared cat sleeping next to my arm.

A grey, one-eared cat on a leash, resting by the shade during a walk on the beach.

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Alexander Vandewalle @alexvandewalle.bsky.social · 7d

May 2026 👀

My monograph "Characters and Characterization in Mythological Video Games" will be out next year in @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social's IMAGINES series!

Many thanks to @ubisoft.com for the #ImmortalsFenyxRising art ⚡

More information (soon!) on www.bloomsbury.com/uk/character...

The cover of "Characters and Characterization in Mythological Video Games" by Alexander Vandewalle, to be published in the IMAGINES series by Bloomsbury Academic in May 2026. The cover depicts the cover art of Immortals Fenyx Rising, showing the game's protagonist Fenyx in battle with a towering Cyclops.

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Vinicius Marino Carvalho @vinicius-marino.bsky.social · 7d

Congratulations, Alex!! Very eager to have a go at it.

Vinicius Marino Carvalho @vinicius-marino.bsky.social · 9d

E para quem não pôde estar lá, meu livro pode ser adquirido aqui:

A trama do mundo - Caravana Grupo Editorial

caravanagrupoeditorial.com.br

Vinicius Marino Carvalho @vinicius-marino.bsky.social · 9d

Cansado demais para postar semana passada, mas é oficial:

Meu romance, "A Trama do Mundo", teve enfim seu evento de lançamento!

Muito obrigado a todos que comparecerem e à Alessandra Effori, pela excelente rodada de Q&A!

Vinicius falando no microfone durante um bate-papo na livraria Bibla ao lado de Alessandra Effori.

Vinicius na livraria Bibla, autografando um exemplar do romance A Trama do Mundo em uma escrivaninha. Uma taça de vinho branco está ao lado do livro.

Vinicius sorrindo, segurando um exemplar do romance A Trama do Mundo

Vitrine da livraria Bibla no dia do lançamento. Todos os espaços da vitrine estão ocupados por exemplares do romance A Trama do Mundo

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Jeremiah McCall (he/him) @gamingthepast.bsky.social · 10d

Friends, l'm getting closer to manuscript _Designing Historical Games for Classrooms: A Practical Guide for Educators_
Doing last big add-content read-through edit on paper.
Anyone want to help inspire w/ a comment or (even better) question abt book & what it's all about? (reskeets?)
#gamingthepast

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ARISE (Arqueologia Interativa e Simulações Eletrônicas) @archarise.bsky.social · 16d

Temos o prazer de informar que o I CONGRESSO BRASILEIRO DE ARQUEOLOGIA DIGITAL está com inscrições abertas!

Trabalhos sobre arqueologia e métodos digitais de pesquisadores em todos os estágios de suas carreiras são bem-vindos.

Inscrições aqui: sinsc.furg.br/detalheseven...

Submissões de comunicações: I Congresso Brasileiro de Arqueologia Digital. 8-12 de dezembro (YouTube). Até 5 de Novemro de 2025. Comunicação oral relacionando arqueologia com um ou mais temas do congresso: modelagem 3D, Digitalização, SIG, IA, Ensino e Educação Patrimonial, Archaeogaming, Realidade Virtual/Aumentada, Jogos Analógicos, Dibulgação online, Legislação e acervos digitais

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ARISE (Arqueologia Interativa e Simulações Eletrônicas) @archarise.bsky.social · 16d

We're happy to announce that submissions for the I BRAZILIAN CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL ARCHAEOLOGY are now open!

We welcome papers from scholars based anywhere in the world, at every level of their careers.

Details on the link below: sinsc.furg.br/detalheseven...

Submission of presentations: I Congresso Brasileiro de Arqueologia Digital. December 8-12 (YouTube). Submission deadline: November 5, 2025. Presentation relatng archaeology to one or more themes of the congress: 3D modeling, Digitization, GIS, AI, teaching and heritage education, archaeogaming, virtual/augmented reality, analog games, online dissemination, legislation and digital collections.

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Vinicius Marino Carvalho @vinicius-marino.bsky.social · 17d

FE: Genealogy of the Holy War also features the worst fantasy map of Ireland in the history of cartography.

I don't know what cracks me up the most: the way the fan translation mangled the katakana for the Irish provinces or the fact that Meath isn't remotely in the middle.

A screenshot from the videogame Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. It shows a map of the region known as "Manster District", with names inspired by actual Irish provinces: Alster (Ulster), Leonster (Leinster), Connaught, and Meath.

Vinicius Marino Carvalho @vinicius-marino.bsky.social · 17d

For the neophytes in Irish history: Díthorba is a character from a tale some historians believe is exemplary of how kingship 'rotated' between generational claimants in Early Ireland:

Áed Rúad, Díthorba, and Cimbáeth - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Vinicius Marino Carvalho @vinicius-marino.bsky.social · 17d

Now playing: "Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War"

I've seen my share of Cú Chulainns & Morrígans, but this is the first Díthorba I've come across in a game!

@alexvandewalle.bsky.social and @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social: please, do a 2nd MythGames conference so I have an excuse to write abt it!

Screenshot of the video game Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. It shows a dialogue between antagonists Daccar and Díthorba. Daccar says "Dithorba! Is the army ready to deploy yet?" To which she answers "Yes, sir. Bishop Cuvuli's wind mage unit has infiltrated the forests near Sailane. They await your command, sir".

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Vinicius Marino Carvalho @vinicius-marino.bsky.social · 17d

Very happy to co-edit/contribute to a festschrift in your honor(and yes, you very much deserve one!)

That said, being a sufferer from impostor syndrome myself, I think these feelings never truly go away, no matter how much we succeed in life 😅

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Vinicius Marino Carvalho @vinicius-marino.bsky.social · 20d

My experience as a college student was that the ablative got weirder and weirder the more uses of it we learned. So I guess I get the yandere (minus the homicidal part).

I'm curious to know why you think it's a tsundere though?

And which in your opinion would be the kuudere?

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Rafael Moco @rafaelmoco.art · 21d

Sabe qual a diferença entre usar AI pra promover a luta da esquerda e usar AI pra combater os avanços da extrema direita?

Nenhuma. Em ambos os casos você ta contribuindo pra precarização do mercado de trabalho, roubo de arte e ajudando empresa arrombada a gerar capital

Não seja pangaré

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Vinicius Marino Carvalho @vinicius-marino.bsky.social · 21d

Easy D.

It includes the tip of Calabria (where my family's from & where the flavors I most associate with "home" come from), Levant and most of Japan (my second favourite cuisines after Italian)

Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 22d

For the rest of your life, you can only eat food from one of these regions. Which do you choose?

For more maps: brilliantmaps.beehiiv.com/s...

Vinicius Marino Carvalho @vinicius-marino.bsky.social · 21d

Any chance you can share a private copy? 🙏

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Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · 26d

Ingold's rules of narrative:

- the universe must have a moral arc
- plants always grow towards the light
- mean people aren't interesting but nasty ones are
- good people aren't interesting but kind ones are
- every liar must be living a lie
- every maze must have a minotaur

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Vinicius Marino Carvalho @vinicius-marino.bsky.social · 29d

James Newman might be good for classroom use.

@lainenooney.bsky.social has a lot of important research on this topic. Their journal @romchip.bsky.social is also a great source.

If you're willing to read across languages, @riquesampaio.com.br has an interesting book from a Global South perspective

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Vinicius Marino Carvalho @vinicius-marino.bsky.social · 29d

Congrats, Florence!

Vinicius Marino Carvalho @vinicius-marino.bsky.social · Sep 7

I appreciate the vote of confidence, but I think Eugen knows more abt this than me, given the popularity of the topic in German academia and my shameful lack of proficiency in the language 🤦‍♂️

FWIW, the last I read on the topic was A. Schwartz' "History in Videogames and the Craze for the Authentic"