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Mikael Jakobsson

@hopfka.bsky.social

Game Studies, Game Design, Interaction Design @ MIT Game Lab mjson.net My latest book "Playing Oppression" is now available to download for free from MIT Press.

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Mikael Jakobsson @hopfka.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The MIT Game Lab is hosting Boston GameLoop 2026 tomorrow. Get your tickets here:

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Boston GameLoop 2026

GameLoop is a user-generated conference on game development, open to professional game devs, hobbyists, students, and more!

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Mikael Jakobsson @hopfka.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I always tell my students that I demand to learn from them as well as the other way around, and they never disappoint. TIL that San Diego has a vibrant competetive Rummy scene within the Indian diaspora.

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Mikael Jakobsson @hopfka.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

We're doing this event on Friday. I'll be running a litttle panel segment with Sherria, Greg, and Rilla. Can't wait!

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5th MIT Global Humanities Forum on “Public Literacies: Civic Systems, Media & Emotional Intelligence” on Dec 12 (online) – MIT Comparative Global Humanities

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Mikael Jakobsson @hopfka.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Ready to go at www.bostonfig.com/festival-2025/ Come play with us!

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Mikael Jakobsson @hopfka.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Were in the Boston Festival of Indie Games tabletop showcase this Sunday. Come and play Promesa, our colorful family game about the Puerto Rico debt crisis.

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BostonFIG | 2025 Festival

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Mikael Jakobsson @hopfka.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Two events in San Juan tomorrow. Come play games with me Boricua!

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Mikael Jakobsson @hopfka.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Great article about the illusion of apolitical games.

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MIT Game Lab @mitgamelab.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Today at 10am EST, our @hopfka.bsky.social talks with Striking Flint and Heading Forward designer @johndubois.bsky.social about his work in #boardgames. More details (including Zoom link) here calendar.mit.edu/event/playin... (sponsored by MIT Morningside Academy for Design)

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IAP 2025: Playing Workers – Worker Representation and Resistance in Board Games

Worker placement games are beloved by modern board gamers. The act of placing cubes or discs in factories or farms to increase production and profit is certainly enticing, but what do the workers want...

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Mikael Jakobsson @hopfka.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

We're doing an event at Morningstar Academy for Design at MIT this week. Presentations will be streamed: gamelab.mit.edu/iap-2025-pla...

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IAP 2025: Playing Workers – The Mechanics and Politics of Worker Representation in Board Games – MIT Game Lab

This event is a collaboration between Morningside Academy for Design and MIT Game Lab.

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boshi's place @boshis.place · 12/11/2024

in tandem w/ our gallery show GAMES AGAINST THE EMPIRE, boshi's place is hosting a panel featuring game developers, artists, & academics to discuss the role of game & artmaking in resisting imperialism and driving social change. join us on nov 19 @ 7pm, in person or online! twitch.tv/boshisplace

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boshi's place @boshis.place · 12/11/2024

Panelists: Paolo Pedercini @molleindustria.bsky.social Mikael Jakobsson @hopfka.bsky.social Kas @thestaticman.bsky.social Gabbah Baya (Yasmine Batniji) @GabbahBaya Luke w/ Art For The People @artforthepeople.soflo

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