Video Game Cosmology

A series of essays exploring the cosmology of game worlds, created by Andreas Inderwildi @mashxtomuse

[Video Game Cosmology @GameCosmology]

Welcome fellow cosmonaut! 🚀 Are you ready to join me on an exploration of game worlds?

We’re going to dive into black holes, climb the branches of world trees, listen to the music of the heavenly spheres, and much more. ☄️🪐

#cosmology #gamecosmology

[Andreas Inderwildi @MashXToMuse]

Playing @Obsidian's #Pentiment as a medievalist has been an incredibly rewarding experience.

So I wrote 3500 words on illuminated manuscripts, the societal biases of historical memory and the many-layered world(s) of Pentiment 👇

https://t.co/0djWrWBhEJ

[Andreas Inderwildi @MashXToMuse]

The 4th piece in the #GameCosmology series is here! 🌝 3500 words on @Obsidian's Pentiment, medieval manuscripts, historical change and the world(s) of the early 16th century. 👇

https://t.co/0djWrWBhEJ

[geographyofrobots @roboticgeo]

Really excellent article

[Andreas Inderwildi @MashXToMuse]

The 3rd article in the #GameCosmology series is finally out!

This time, I explore the Gnostic influences in the indie adventure game NORCO by @roboticgeo and why Gnosticism is still relevant today:

https://t.co/TOJrjb57oX

[Andreas Inderwildi @MashXToMuse]

Wow, Twitter is still up and running... I've been awol for a little while, but I will be back soonish with a new cosmology piece on NORCO 👁️ and Cruelty Squad 🔫

[Andreas Inderwildi @MashXToMuse]

If you like this kind of thing and want to see more of this in the future, please consider supporting me on Patreon. If you can't spare anything, I'm grateful for every like and retweet 💜

https://t.co/lJkf3kWCQv

[Andreas Inderwildi @MashXToMuse]

The 2nd piece of my @GameCosmology series is finally out! 🌔

If you played The Excavation of Hob's Barrow and wondered who Abraxas was, here are 2000 words on Gnosticism and what it has got to do with a folk horror game.

@cloakanddaggerg

https://t.co/Kux88VWjsp

[Andreas Inderwildi @MashXToMuse]

Habe mich vors Mikrofon getraut und für @okcoolstory über nischigen freelance Journalismus, mental health, gnostische Indie-Games und mein neues Projekt @GameCosmology gesprochen. Danke @R3nDom für die Einladung und das schöne Gespräch! 🙏

[Video Game Cosmology @GameCosmology]

It's been a while since the last update, but the next essay is on its way!

In the meantime, here's a little sneak peek at the subject of the next couple of essays 👇

[Video Game Cosmology @GameCosmology]

"No matter how majestic the Erdtree, no matter how real the influence of the moon: cosmic order is never something that simply is, never a neutral or natural state of being. Rather, it’s something continually constructed and contested."

#ELDENRING

https://t.co/FAXRAndB6A

[Video Game Cosmology @GameCosmology]

@rainersigl @OliverKrajacic Ah danke Rainer! :)

[Andreas Inderwildi @MashXToMuse]

Took me a while, but here are 3500 words on Elden Ring's cosmology, possibly the longest piece I've ever written!

Featuring world trees, secret moons, cosmic doppelgängers and fake night skies. 🌔☄️

https://t.co/gq9Dep8tUc

[Video Game Cosmology @GameCosmology]

Erdtree, moon and stars… 🌳🌒🌟 Elden Ring is full of cosmological forces, and they are not getting along.

#ELDENRING

https://t.co/FAXRAndB6A

[Andreas Inderwildi @MashXToMuse]

Working on a 3000-words piece on Elden Ring's wonderful cosmos for my @GameCosmology project ☄️

[Video Game Cosmology @GameCosmology]

What in the world(s) is game cosmology? 🤔 An intro into my new series:

#cosmology #gamecosmology

https://t.co/VKMReKllJM

[Video Game Cosmology @GameCosmology]

As you know, space exploration doesn’t come cheap. If this sounds like a worthwhile endeavour to you, consider supporting me on my Patreon:

https://t.co/VmH7ldRytp

[Video Game Cosmology @GameCosmology]

Welcome fellow cosmonaut! 🚀 Are you ready to join me on an exploration of game worlds?

We’re going to dive into black holes, climb the branches of world trees, listen to the music of the heavenly spheres, and much more. ☄️🪐

#cosmology #gamecosmology