Media Coverage
Talks, interviews and press about my games and research, in English, Spanish, French and German.
Selected Talks in English
Selected Talks in Spanish
Selected Interviews
In English
In Spanish
Coverage
Coverage in Spanish
Interview with Nico Valdivia Hennig of Niebla Games: Chile and Board Games
In an exclusive interview with La Matatena, Nico shared insights into the growth of the tabletop gaming scene in Chile and how Niebla Games has contributed to it, discussing Careta and Hegemony: Shadows of Power, two tabletop games that reflect the studio’s design approach.
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Coverage in French
Niebla Games presents “Causa, Voices of the Dusk” as a deep card game with original mechanics
“Based in Valparaíso, Chile, Niebla Games came to Quebec to present Causa, Voices of the Dusk, a deep card game with original mechanics. Behind the project is a multidisciplinary team, with members from diverse backgrounds such as psychology, history, politics, and sociology.”
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Coverage in German
New Games from Latin America
“At Essen, I met with a representative from Niebla Games and was able to preview a prototype of Hegemony: Shadows of Power. Like Careta, Hegemony comes from the mind of Nico Valdivia Hennig.”
Selected Press Articles & Interviews
- 2024Interview Nico Valdivia Hennig (Hawk & Puma) @ A AMAZE La Playade. Podcast & YouTube. Paris, France.
- 2024Activismo Lúdico, entrevistando a Nico Valdivia Hennig de Niebla Games Early Access, Pressover News. Podcast, Instagram & Youtube. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- 2024Weaving Hawk and Puma Telar Maestro Podcast & YouTube. Berlin, Germany & Ecuador.
- 2024Hawk and Puma Review Pressover News. Article. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- 2024Videojuego creado en Valparaíso logra recaudar $4 millones para víctimas de los incendios forestales Radio BioBio. Article. Santiago, Chile.
- 2023Congreso Conjugar 2023 - Entrevista a Nico Valdivia, Director Creativo de Niebla Games Diluvio Lúdico. YouTube. Valdivia, Chile.
- 2021Ludum Late: Conociendo a Nico Valdivia Ludum Late. YouTube Interview. Santiago, Chile.
- 2020Entrevista a Nicolas Valdivia de Niebla Games Dale Azúcar a tu Emprendimiento. Radio Ritoque FM. Radio Interview & YouTube. Valparaíso, Chile.
- 2018Entrevista Nico Valdivia El Entreturno. Podcast & YouTube. Chile.
- 2017Entrevista con Niebla Games: Nico Valdivia, Chile y juegos de mesa La Matatena. Article. Mexico.
- 2017Juegos de mesa chilenos en Free to Play de ETC TV. Free to Play, ETC TV. TV Interview Santiago, Chile.
News Archive
Nico to Moderate Critical Game Production Panel at UCR
A panel at UC Riverside titled Critical Game Production, featuring Brendan Keogh, Alenda Chang, and Phillip Penix-Tadsen, on the intersection of game production, cultural studies, and critical methodologies in contemporary game design. Recorded and shared on YouTube with Spanish subtitles for Latin American audiences.
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Hawk & Puma, a 15-minute video game about the conquest of the Americas
Pressover News: a free 15-minute video game inspired by Guaman Poma, playable on itch.io in Spanish, English, and Quechua thanks to collaboration with the ÑawpaÑan community from Peru’s Sacred Valley. Article by Mer Grazzini.
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Telar Maestro Podcast featuring Nico Valdivia Hennig
In this episode, Nico shares insights on how he transformed a 500-year-old indigenous text into a video game, blending history, culture, and modern technology.
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Nico Valdivia participated in the Game Arts International Assembly (GAIA)
A gathering of artists, creators, and game designers from around the world to explore the intersection of art and game design, fostering collaboration, innovation, and dialogue in the global game arts community.
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Artist Workshop: Minimal Game Design for (New Game) Artists with Open Source Tools
A workshop introducing new game artists to the fundamentals of minimalist game design using accessible open-source tools like Bitsy, Twine, and Godot, at the Tube Factory Artspace in Indianapolis.
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Public Lecture: Speculative Play and Just Futurities
Nico Valdivia Hennig and Dr. Isabel Pérez-Ramos led conversations featuring their SPJF projects: “Andean Futures: Collaborative Play-Creation” and “Dismantling the Wasteocene through Solidarity.”
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Jury Member for the National Design Awards, Chile Diseño
Nico served as a jury member for the 9th edition of the Chile Diseño Awards, organized by the Association of Design Companies and Academies, leading the evaluation of the Video Game Design category.
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In Residence with Speculative Play and Just Futurities, Indianapolis
In residence from August 25th through September 22nd, 2024 at the Indianapolis Arts and Humanities Institute, working on Andean Futures: Collaborative Play-Creation, an initiative centered on empowering Andean youth from the Pisac community to envision and create digital futures rooted in their cultural heritage.
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Speaking at Cinemateca de Bogotá’s “Datos y Relatos”
A talk on the research-creation process behind Hawk and Puma, hosted by the Cinemateca de Bogotá and Idartes MediaLab, highlighting the game’s development using Bitsy, blending pixel art and Andean music, and the collaboration with the ÑawpaÑan community in Pisac.
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Video Game Created in Valparaíso Raises $4 Million for Wildfire Victims
Niebla Games raised over $4,200 USD (4 million Chilean pesos) with the micro-game Wildfire Chile 24, developed to provide financial assistance to organizations helping victims through a GoFundMe campaign.
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Beta Announcement for Causa: Voices of the Dusk
Niebla Games announced the beta release of Causa: Voices of the Dusk, a collectible card game where players build decks, make strategic decisions, and manage resources to influence the tides of battle.
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New Trailer and Closed Beta for Causa, Voices of the Dusk
Niebla Games released a new trailer and announced the closed beta phase for its strategy card game.
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Three Niebla Games Titles to be Presented at PAX East 2018
Hegemony: Shadows of Power, Careta, and the digital card game Causa: Voices of the Dusk, shown at PAX East 2018 in Boston.
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