Let’s play together!
Being a kid is more fun with other children. I want to express my gratitude in this virtual space to all the people who have influenced this research line. Please, let’s do science together and recognize each other’s work.
Víctor -sensei (先生)
I’m able to pursue this line of research thanks to my thesis co-director and colleague, Víctor Navarro Remesal. He is my main reference in slow gaming and cozy games within Game Studies. Many of the works I have published on these topics were co-authored with him. If you want to know more about Víctor, here are some works I have read and referenced in my own publications.
Zen and Slow Games.
On Zen Modes and Slow Games
Víctor Navarro-Remesal
ISBN: 9780262553568
Pub date: January 20, 2026
Publisher: The MIT Press
The Flavor of Late Shōwa:: Coziness, Food, and Nostalgia in Gagex Games
Víctor Navarro-Remesal and Beatriz Pérez Zapata
DOI:
10.2307/jj.29214622.20
Pub date: May, 2025
Meditaciones. Modos Zen, contemplación y lentitud en el videojuego
Víctor Navarro-Remesal
ISBN: 9788412208061
Pub date: October, 2020
Publisher: Shangrila
Vincenzo -senpai (先輩)
I’m grateful to my friend Vincenzo Idone Cassone for his support during my international stay. I first met him through his work on Japan and children’s play, and then, during my months in Kyoto, he helped me a lot to progress with my research. Here are some papers I referenced in my own investigations.
Media Imaginaries of Game Centers in Japanese Digital Games and Popular Media
Vincenzo Idone Cassone
DOI:
10.34382/0002001111
Pub date: June, 2024
From Play to Playces: the representation of contexts of play in Japanese games and popular media
Vincenzo Idone Cassone
2023: Conference Proceedings of DiGRA 2023 Conference: Limits and Margins of Games Settings
Pub date: June, 2023
The Japanese Influences on Cultural Gamification
Vincenzo Idone Cassone
DOI:
10.34382/00013362
Pub date: March, 2020
Playing the Calm 