Confoederatio Ludens is a Sinergia project, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation SNF, that looks at Swiss games culture in general a vibrant game design and development scene in the pre-Internet age. For decades, digital games were programmed in Switzerland in niches, but also with commercial success. They bear witness to many sub-scenes and a society changing through digitization. This is the podcast on the project.
In this premiere episode of the CH Ludens podcast, hosts Eugen Pfister and Arno Görgen present the project ‘Confederatio Ludens. Swiss History of Games, Play and Game Design 1968-2000’. They explain the interdisciplinary collaboration, the project's goals and the significance of digital gaming culture for the digitisation of (Swiss) society. They also discuss the transition from analogue to digital media and the transnational aspects of game development in the Alpine country. The hosts provide insight into initial research findings and future developments in the project.