Ilinca (projected 2027)

Devlog

• Level Design: Environment Sketches & Reference Images
  September 11, 2026 by Raluca Fratiloiu, Ph.D

  Do I have what I need to make an interesting level and create an environment inspired by Rosia Montana? It turns out that if look at the basic blocks I have planned for my level and at my resource ima... Continue reading

  
• My documentation trip to Rosia Montana
  September 01, 2026 by Raluca Fratiloiu, Ph.D

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  In August, I went on a one week family vacation/documentation trip to Rosia Montana. I will keep this post short as will likely detail this documentation process in a paper, but here is a summary of w... Continue reading

  
• Angela Hansen: An Artistic Critique of Extractivism
  August 24, 2026 by Raluca Fratiloiu, Ph.D#visualculture, #gameenvironment, #art

  What a privilege to see recurring themes in the artistic critique of extractivism, as I return from my documentation trip to Rosia Montana, Romania, where I saw its effects on nature and communities,... Continue reading

  
• Games_Against_Fascism
  May 22, 2026 by Raluca Fratiloiu, Ph.D

  I attended this online event organized by Games Transformed with a couple of game studies scholars whose work I have been following, and here are some questions I retained from it, that are relevant t... Continue reading

  
• A bit on ludo-politics
  April 29, 2026 by Raluca Fratiloiu, Ph.D

  In designing Thunderbird Strike , the Anishinaabe, Metis, settle-Irish media theorist and artist Elizabeth LaPensee, reflects on the concept of ludo-politics. Games as ludic, interactive media can sho... Continue reading

  
• The nature behind the environmental design
  April 29, 2026 by Raluca Fratiloiu, Ph.D

  The Rosia Montana site is breathtaking. It's hard at this point to imagine that any environment design decisions may capture its essence. 1. Roșia Montană Copyright: © Daniel Vrabioiu Permanent URL... Continue reading

  
• Finding Inspiration
  April 27, 2026 by Raluca Fratiloiu, Ph.D##environmentdesign

  Shotdeck , which as I said in my other dev log for Saving Beauty is amazing for finding images from many great movies. It is such a good resource to study composition and get inspiration for aesthetic... Continue reading