Maciej Jemioł

He is a philosophy lecturer and researcher located in Kraków, Poland, specializing in the field of philosophy of video games. Born in 1996, he began studying philosophy at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, the oldest and one of the most prestigious universities in Poland, in 2015. In 2018, he obtained his bachelor’s degree, and in 2020, he obtained his master’s degree in this field, both magna cum laude. His bachelor’s thesis focused on narration through interaction in video games, while his master’s thesis focused on ideas in recent English-language cinematography. In 2020, he moved to the Ignatianum University (also in Kraków) to work on a PhD thesis focused on the philosophical dispute within the space of video games, which is due to be defended in early 2025. Since October 2024, he has been working as an assistant lecturer at the Ignatianum University. His academic research focuses on the philosophy of culture (especially popular culture), narratological and phenomenological aspects of video games, and the dynamics between big-, mid-, and low-budget video games (mainstream vs indie). He has participated in numerous international scientific conferences on the philosophy of video games and has published a number of papers on the subject in peer-reviewed journals.