The department of Game Design at Uppsala University, campus Gotland
Is the glass half-full or half-empty? What does you answer say about you? Explore your outlook on life by filling glasses with your friend Tea-Total in Hydrodynamics of Hope & Optimism (in short, H2O). But are you ready to hear those answers? Are you reeeeeeeeeally sure?
Hydrodynamics of Hope & Optimism was awarded Best Presentation at the Gotland Game Conference 2025!
3D warehouse horror game where real-life blinking shifts the environment and drives gameplay.
Vigil was awarded a Jury Spotlight at the Gotland Game Conference 2025.
Designing Fear: Voluntary Control of Involuntary Inputs in Horror Games
From 18 August
Reception fully open. Monday – Thursday 08:00 – 16:30, Friday 08:00 – 15:30. Welcome information for international students available. Staff from Student services and IT-support have drop-in hours.
18 August
Welcome email to all new students.
27-28 August
Recommended arrival days for international students. Shuttle service from Visby airport and Visby ferry terminal for certain arrivals (registration required).
29 August
Orientation Day in Maltfabriken, 09:00-12:30, designed for international students.
30 August
Gotland history lecture 15:15-16:15 with Mikael Norrby.
30-31 August
Guided walking tours around medieval Visby with the university guide Mikael Norrby.
1 September
Welcome Ceremony 14:00 in S:t Nicolai Ruin. Assemblage 13:30 at Rindi Castle.
5 September
A free ride on one of the tourist trains. Departures 12:00 and 12.30 outside the main entrance.
3-12 September
Lamningen – welcome activities arranged by Gotland Student Union Rindi.
27 and 28 September
Free bus trip in the countryside with Mikael Norrby as guide, at 11:00-15:00.
7 October
StudentExpo – mini fair around lunch with student services, the student union and others.
More information is published at cg.uu.se/welcome
This project is designed to simulate the experience of being diagnosed and treated for hysteria. Using a custom-made controller integrated with a TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) unit, the game delivers mild electric stimulation to players as a form of “treatment” for their imaginary illness. The game manipulates players into questioning their own perceptions of health and agency.
