Five Color Rice. Irony and Deception in Soulslike Games
Andriano A. M. (2026). "Five Color Rice. Irony and Deception in Soulslike Games." In Vella, D.; Gualeni, S.; Van de Mosselaer, N.; Ford, D. (eds.). Scholars Codex. Tune and Fairweather
CV
Education
- Ph.D in Media Studies, IULM University (ongoing)
- M.A. in Philosophy and Aesthetics, Milan University, 2025
- B.A. in Philosophy of Science, University of Trento, 2022
Work experience
- 2024: Research Fellow
- Ghent University
- Duties includes: Master’s Thesis Abroad Research Financed by Milan University
- Supervisor: Professor Marco Caracciolo
- 2022: Research Fellow
- Sorbonne Université Paris-1
- Duties included: Bachelor’s Thesis Abroad Research Financed by University of Trento
- Supervisor: Professor Max Kistler
Skills
- Critical Thinking and Logic
- Clarity and Direct Communication
- Creative Writing
Publications
Metroidvania Ecologies: Exploration and the Environmental Imagination in Hollow Knight and Rain World
Andriano A. M. & Caracciolo, M. (2025). "Metroidvania Ecologies: Exploration and the Environmental Imagination in Hollow Knight and Rain World." Eludamos: Journal for Computer Game Culture. 16(2).
Enjoying the Uncertainty. How Dark Souls Performs Incompleteness Through Narrative, Gameplay and Level Design
Andriano, A. M. (2025). "Enjoying the Uncertainty. How Dark Souls Performs Incompleteness Through Narrative, Gameplay and Level Design." Games and Culture. 20(7).
Talks
The Aesthetics of Failure in Videogames
Talk at American Society of Aesthetics 2026 Eastern Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA
The Aesthetics of Problem Solving in Videogames
Talk at Rule-Constituted Entities: From Games and Institutions to Artworks and Artifacts, Genoa University, Italy
Immersive Irony in Videogames
Talk at Games and Games Studies Beyond Postmodernism, Konstanz, Germany
Metroidvania Ecologies
Talk at DIGRA 2025, Malta University, La Valletta, Malta
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