Month: July 2025

Reading was a way of transporting myself to different worlds as a child. From the outside, you would think that – I was walking from one room to another with a book in my hand. When in fact I was travelling from my house to another land, experiencing another season, and another life.  I could…

After playing the game Eliza, I came across a study from this year. They found strikingly interesting results (particularly the first one), quoting from their abstract: ‘In a large sample (N = 830), we showed that a) participants could rarely tell the difference between responses written by ChatGPT and responses written by a therapist, b)…

Ever thought about what therapy with an AI might actually feel like? In 2025, it’s not that wild an idea, but when the game Eliza dropped back in 2019, it probably was pretty futuristic. Here’s the twist: instead of chatting to a computer screen, you sit across from a real person, a proxy, who reads…

Visual novels are unique genre of games that invite you to step inside a story and shape its direction through the choices you make. Each decision leads you down different narrative paths, allowing you to explore various outcomes. The level of agency you have can vary from game to game, offering everything from subtle influence…

The Widow’s Boutique is a historical visual novel set in Christiana (modern-day Oslo) during the 1820s. The narrative is meticulously researched and thoughtfully crafted, which is no surprise given that the writer, producer, and CEO holds a PhD in history. This expertise is evident in the authenticity of the storytelling. I spent nearly 11 hours…