Stefano Gualeni

Stefano Gualeni
Born (1978-04-30) 30 April 1978
OccupationsPhilosopher, Video game designer, Professor at the University of Malta
Websitehttps://gua-le-ni.com

Stefano Gualeni (born 30 April 1978) is an Italian philosopher, professor, and game designer who has created video games such as Tony Tough and the Night of Roasted Moths, Gua-Le-Ni; or, The Horrendous Parade, and Something Something Soup Something.

Gualeni is currently a full professor at the Institute of Digital Games of the University of Malta, where he pursues academic research in the fields of game design, virtual worlds research, the philosophy of technology, science fiction, and existentialism.

He had been a visiting researcher in various international institutions, including the Laguna College of Art and Design of Laguna Beach, California (2015-2019), the Centre of the Digital Humanities of the University of Gothenburg, Sweden (2019), the Ritsumeikan Center for Game Studies (RCGS) at the Ritsumeikan University of Kyoto, Japan (2023), and the Faculty of Media and Communication of the Singidunum University of Belgrade, Serbia (2024).