camila freitas
@xcafreitasx.bsky.social
•Assistant Professor
•PhD
•Media and Game Studies researcher
•PhD
•Media and Game Studies researcher
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By Alai Ganuza
September 5, 2026 at 9:13 AM
By Alai Ganuza
anyone got any shows with Warrior Nun vibes? drop your recs pls ;)
September 5, 2026 at 5:27 PM
anyone got any shows with Warrior Nun vibes? drop your recs pls ;)
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What if you wanted to be the very best at some point
June 3, 2026 at 9:52 PM
What if you wanted to be the very best at some point
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Today marks 20 YEARS since Animator vs. Animation by Alan Becker was posted to @newgrounds.com.
June 3, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Today marks 20 YEARS since Animator vs. Animation by Alan Becker was posted to @newgrounds.com.
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Saiu o dossiê Game Studies e indústrias culturais editado por mim, @xcafreitasx.bsky.social e @samyrpaz.bsky.social ! Tem tradução inédita e ótimos trabalhos, muito diversos em temas e abordagens. Tá disponível em: periodicos.feevale.br/seer/index.p...
April 30, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Saiu o dossiê Game Studies e indústrias culturais editado por mim, @xcafreitasx.bsky.social e @samyrpaz.bsky.social ! Tem tradução inédita e ótimos trabalhos, muito diversos em temas e abordagens. Tá disponível em: periodicos.feevale.br/seer/index.p...
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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:
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…
coe-gamecult.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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:
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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
Happy that it resonated with so many people across the globe, it fits nicely in a year where Despelote united Latin America XD
The Gentrification of Video Game History
We’re not all suburban kids who got a Nintendo 64 for Christmas
felipepepe.medium.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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
Happy that it resonated with so many people across the globe, it fits nicely in a year where Despelote united Latin America XD
in nikity city this week for #AoIR2025 :) can't wait to reconnect with friends and learn from amazing research on digital culture. see yah!
October 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
in nikity city this week for #AoIR2025 :) can't wait to reconnect with friends and learn from amazing research on digital culture. see yah!
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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
#ludomusicology #gamestudies #gameaudio #vgm
online.ucpress.edu/jsmg
Journal of Sound and Music in Games | University of California Press
online.ucpress.edu
September 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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
#ludomusicology #gamestudies #gameaudio #vgm
online.ucpress.edu/jsmg
proud of my lil bro starting uni today! Love seeing him chase his dreams; and he sent me first-day pics! ♥️🥹
August 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
proud of my lil bro starting uni today! Love seeing him chase his dreams; and he sent me first-day pics! ♥️🥹
👾 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
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#GameStudies #CreativeIndustries #CFP
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
Call for papers: Game Studies and the Creative Industries
| Brazilian Creative Industries Journal
periodicos.feevale.br
August 7, 2025 at 8:56 PM
👾 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
I'm joining @samyrpaz.bsky.social & @b3ablanco.bsky.social as GE(s)
🗣️ EN | PT | ES
🗓️ Deadline: Nov 1, 2025 • Pub: Mar 2, 2026
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#GameStudies #CreativeIndustries #CFP
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 🤗
June 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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 🤗
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...
medium.com/@bratsu.scho...
The Controller Made Me Do It
A less boring guide to what my PhD research actually means
medium.com
June 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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...
medium.com/@bratsu.scho...
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
May 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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
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 😉
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 😉
May 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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 😉
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 😉
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These are IGN's top picks for the best gaming cookbooks in 2025.
10 Video Game Cookbooks That Bring Your Favorite In-Game Recipes to Life
bit.ly
May 1, 2025 at 5:30 AM
These are IGN's top picks for the best gaming cookbooks in 2025.
🇧🇷 🇯🇵 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
👾 Discover the full story on Medium & follow Bratsu for more!
medium.com/@bratsu.scho...
W/ @mariamaro.bsky.social
#Bratsu #Tokusatsu #SuperSentai #IndieGames #BrazilGameIndustry#BrazilJapan
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…
medium.com
April 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🇧🇷 🇯🇵 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
👾 Discover the full story on Medium & follow Bratsu for more!
medium.com/@bratsu.scho...
W/ @mariamaro.bsky.social
#Bratsu #Tokusatsu #SuperSentai #IndieGames #BrazilGameIndustry#BrazilJapan
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QUARTA-FEIRA, MEIO-DIA, SEMANA PRATICAMENTE ENCERRADA.
March 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
QUARTA-FEIRA, MEIO-DIA, SEMANA PRATICAMENTE ENCERRADA.
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
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
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…
medium.com
March 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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
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
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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
Conflicted Homecoming: How the Japanese Brazilians Returned to Japan
YouTube video by Unseen Japan
youtu.be
March 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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
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...
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...
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…
medium.com
March 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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...
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...
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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 :)
Vamos ver como nos saímos :)
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…
medium.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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 :)
Vamos ver como nos saímos :)