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External positions
Guest lecture (Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht)
12 May 2023
Unpaid staff (Universiteit Antwerpen)
1 Jan 2023 → 31 Oct 2025
Keywords
- fiction
- imagination
- virtual reality
- videogames
- metafiction
- digital technology
- comedy
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Scholar's Codex
Ford, D. (Editor), Gualeni, S. (Editor), Van de Mosselaer, N. (Editor), Vella, D. (Editor) & Delort, N. (Illustrator), 2026, Tune and Fairweather. 304 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book editing › Popular
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Fake games: On dark and deceptive representations of non-actual games
Van de Mosselaer, N., 19 Dec 2025, In: Eludamos. 16, 2, p. 75–93 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Fictional Game Spectatorship: On Pretend-Play and Collective Imagination in Gaming Communities
Van de Mosselaer, N., 31 Oct 2025, In: The British Journal of Aesthetics. 65, 4, p. 651–662 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Doors: An Experiment in Playable Philosophy
Van de Mosselaer, N., 11 Sept 2024Research output: Online publication or Non-textual form › Web publication/site › Popular
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Game studies through ‘Conceptual Games’: The case of Doors
Gualeni, S. & Van de Mosselaer, N., 2023, Proceedings of DiGRA 2023. 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
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Activities
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Breaking the Limits of Aesthetics and Videogames
Van de Mosselaer, N. (Speaker)
25 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Scientific
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Playing with (Re)Creative Imagination
Van de Mosselaer, N. (Speaker)
30 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Conspiracy Thinking and Virtual World Interpretation
Van de Mosselaer, N. (Speaker) & Murphy Hollies, K. (Speaker)
18 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Scientific
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Sensorimotor Contagion - Virtual Media Literacy Bleeding Into Real-Life Perception
Van de Mosselaer, N. (Speaker) & Clavel Vazquez, J. (Speaker)
13 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Scientific
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CHÆF: Cultural Heritage and the AEsthetics of Food
Van de Mosselaer, N. (Organiser) & Clavel Vazquez, A. (Organiser)
21 Aug 2025 → 22 Aug 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference › Scientific
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Virtuality and the Blurred Boundaries between Reality and Fiction
Van de Mosselaer, N. (Principal Investigator)
1/11/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research project
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The Paradox of Interactive Fiction: A New Approach to Imaginative Participation in Light of Interactive Fiction Experiences.
Van de Mosselaer, N. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/16 → 30/09/20
Project: Research project
Press/Media
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Interview on Gameplay, Fictionality, & Video Game Glitches for Brandon Polite's series "Philosophers Discussing Art"
17/02/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment