Patrick Fiorilli

critic and theorist; games and literature; lecturer in media arts and design at the university of chicago; he/him/his; now at

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I'm excited to share via @LAReviewofBooks my review of Plastiboo's VERMIS, a beautiful dream of a world where strategy guides get the attention they've always deserved. Come for an analysis of the form, stay for the comparisons to Lem and Bolaño! https://t.co/2zI54jjLl3

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290 million years of teasing silksong

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I'm over there, too

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top tier haul from an impromptu stop at the used bookstore today

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what a lineup

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wrapped the first iteration of my class on "American Gothic Video Games" yesterday ft. KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO (pictured), NIGHT IN THE WOODS, and NORCO alongside Butler, O'Connor, Jackson, Lovecraft, Poe, and more -- an immensely rewarding teaching experience

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Curious to explore what the future of artificial intelligence (AI) might look like? Let’s get speculative together🔮!
As part of a research study, we’re running a workshop to engage in futuristic AI scenarios, followed by a collaborative design activity. https://t.co/C6YuFOsrX0🧵

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@adamm0rgan @lithub @bookmarksreads I was super excited to write about VERMIS, an experiment in speculative fiction by way of a video game strategy guide: https://t.co/j1WXNqwJwq

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gotta love watching the game on thanksgiving day

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great mysticism haul from the used books section today

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@austin_walker @LAReviewofBooks Hey, thanks so much for saying so and for sharing the piece!

[Patrick Fiorilli @patrickfiorilli]

I'm excited to share via @LAReviewofBooks my review of Plastiboo's VERMIS, a beautiful dream of a world where strategy guides get the attention they've always deserved. Come for an analysis of the form, stay for the comparisons to Lem and Bolaño! https://t.co/2zI54jjLl3

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@doktorplirtz Thanks for reading! It's a wonderful book.

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@brianrav3n @LAReviewofBooks Thanks for reading!

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6 o clock time to watch twilight on my phone

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Orson Welles voice
Gaming

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@ckunzelman hang on is that Alex the Prototype from Prototype

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stop making sense is a neo-noir and Jordan Cronenweth's cinematography proves it

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posting on bluesky from here

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this is true actually