Konstantinos Dimopoulos
@gnomeslair
Game urbanist, game designer. Occasional city geographer, author, researcher, and educator. Teaching at D6 Learning. Linktree: http://linktr.ee/kdimopoulos
Reminder: The late pledges for Ex Novo are open, and you can still get our playable tabletop city-generator here 🔽 kickstarter.com/projects/shark…
It's the Gold Box bundle! humblebundle.com/games/dungeons… (and do not forget the mandatory -and free- companion: gbc.zorbus.net)
The new cohort for my Designing Cities for Video Games course will be starting March 2026. As always, seats are limited, and (very) early bird offers a thing. Find out more ⬇️ d6learning.com/course/gamecit…
In memory of Ozzy, Brütal Legend is currently free on itchio ➡️ doublefine.itch.io/brutal-legend
So... Stranger Things: Welcome to the Hellfire Club is the new D&D starter set / boardgame thing... polygon.com/news/615315/dn…
Carton City (1951) 📦 eamesoffice.com/the-work/carto…
Writing the 'history of video game cities' chapter for my forthcoming book is proving (slightly) more taxing than expected.
We humans should revisit metabolism. Having said that, here's the famous Nagakin Capsule Tower: architecture-tokyo.com/2016/09/14/197…
Rewatched Chaim Gingold's 'Building SimCity: How to Put the World in a Machine' @D6learning talk/lecture, and it's still brilliant. 🎥 Here it is: youtube.com/live/FwcBBLFof… 📘 And here's Chaim's eye-opening book: direct.mit.edu/books/monograp…
The new Ex Novo will also come with a new layout and a brand new cover, and, admittedly, @sharkbombs has done an amazing job. Here's our latest KS update on the subject: kickstarter.com/projects/shark…
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Remembering sci-fi city builder 'Utopia: The Creation Of A Nation' 🌇 timeextension.com/features/the-m…
The forthcoming Pac-Man 2600 console is not entirely undesirable. atari.com/products/pac-m…
Discover the principles of game design for education and find out how to create playful & engaging learning experiences with our 'Introduction to Educational Game Design' course. 🎓 Classes start November 14 - get all the info & enroll here: d6learning.com/course/introdu…
Perilous Shores is a fantastic new generator by watabou -> watabou.itch.io/perilous-shores
ZX Spectrum Next issue 3 is now live on Kickstarter! kickstarter.com/projects/spect…
I am thoroughly and consistently being crushed by my daughter.
My book on the design of cities for video games is progressing nicely. Think I'll have a couple chapters ready by the end of the summer.