Game Studies

Blobs in Games Blobs in Games- Chronicle of game developer Amit Patel. Clickable Culture Clickable Culture- Blog from Tony Walsh covering the culture and study of games. Game Eaters Game Eaters- Collaborative weblog covering video games from an academic angle. Game Girl Advance Game Girl Advance- Ezine/ weblog about the politics and culture of gaming. Writer Response Theory Writer Response Theory- A blogging collective dedicated to the discussion and exploration of digital character art, authored by Jeremy Douglass, Mark Marino, and Christy Dena. Ding! Gratz! Ding! Gratz!- News, links, and commentary on the game industry. From an informed perspective. intelligent artifice intelligent artifice- A weblog on interactive entertainment: design, production, industry and related topics, authored by Jurie Horneman. Curmudgeon Gamer Curmudgeon Gamer- Curmudgeoning all games equally. Collaborative weblog authored by Michael Vance, Bob Wieman, Ruffin Bailey, Matt Matthews, and John Harris. Coin Operated Coin Operated- Weblog focusing on the theme of "Deconstructing Networks", video game studies, and network culture in general. Authored by Jonah Brucker-Cohen. Popular Culture Gaming Popular Culture Gaming- Weblog centering on an ethnographic approach to studying videogames and videogame players. Authored by Bryan-Mitchell Young. Terra Nova Terra Nova- Collobarative weblog featuring several important scholars in the field. General focus is MMORPGs and social aspects of online gaming communities. Ludology.org - Videogame Theory Ludology.org - Videogame Theory- Weblog and resource for academic videogame research. Includes articles, links, conferences, news Kücklich, Julian Kücklich, Julian- Graphic facilitation, graphic recording, visualizations, and sketchnotes. Taylor, Laurie Taylor, Laurie- Professional and academic articles, presentations, and links to other resources. Bartle, Richard Bartle, Richard- (Ln(x))3. The everyday weblog of MUD Scholar Richard Bartle. Eladhari, Mirjam Eladhari, Mirjam- Gotland University in Sweden and University of Teesside in England. Personal weblog and notes for Ph.D. work on MMORPGs. Smith, Jonas Heide Smith, Jonas Heide- PhD student at the IT University of Copenhagen. Personal weblog and CV. Burke, Timothy Burke, Timothy- Personal weblog of Terra Nova contributor. Includes links and other resources. Dekoven, Bernie Dekoven, Bernie- Articles, links, and weblog chronicling personal search for games and toys, ideas and innovations, people and events that enhance our capacity for having fun. Funk, Jeanne B Funk, Jeanne B- University of Toledo. Research on the impact of violence in computer and video games on children. List of publications. Dibbell, Julian Dibbell, Julian- Personal site contains articles and writing samples including research on MMORPG economies and "A Rape in Cyberspace." Dormans, Joris Dormans, Joris- Website of Dutch independent game scholar Joris Dormans. His articles on games and related subjects can be found here. Kennerly , David Kennerly , David- Professional and academic articles, presentation, and interviews game design philosophy, MMORPG design, and game education. Poremba, Cindy Poremba, Cindy- Weblog, articles and projects centered around multiplayer games, women and technology, emergence in communities and games and serial and reconfigurable narrative. Klastrup, Lisbeth Klastrup, Lisbeth- Researching the construction of story in virtual worlds. Background in hypertext theory. Weblog and publications. Adams, Ernest W. Adams, Ernest W.- Game designer and theorist. Archive of columns published in Gamasutra, other articles, list of print publications, pages describing game philosophy. Nowviskie, Bethany Nowviskie, Bethany- University of Virginia. Dissertation deals with games and generative art in the context of conflicting design philosophies: hermeneutic and algorithmic. CV, de… Pearce, Celia Pearce, Celia- Interactive media designer who has also written on games. Papers and descriptions of projects are available. Montfort, Nick Montfort, Nick- Theorist and author/developer specialising in interactive fiction, often in the crossover between game and literature. Games, fiction, publications and links. Mactavish, Andrew Mactavish, Andrew- Focuses on the performative and participatory elements of computer game play. Also researches hypertext theory and interactive, streaming video. Yee, Nicholas Yee, Nicholas- Research is both quantative and qualitative, and is particularly centred on players of EverQuest and other Massive Multi-Player Online Games. Zimmerman, Eric Zimmerman, Eric- Game designer, artist, and academic at NYU exploring the theory and practice of game design. Essays, links, teaching. Klevjer, Rune Klevjer, Rune- Phd scholar at the University of Bergen, Norway. Abstract of his doctoral project: Play and Mediation in Computer Games, links to papers. Tosca, Susana Tosca, Susana- IT University of Copenhagen. Articles, activities, teaching. Rau, Anja Rau, Anja- Germany. Weblog, articles, conference calls. Research on computer games and hypertext. Konzack, Lars Konzack, Lars- Aalborg University. Research on computer games and ludology. Weblog and articles. Mortensen, Torill Mortensen, Torill- Volda University College. Weblog. Research on MUDs. Flanagan, Mary Flanagan, Mary- Digital media artist, author, educator, and designer. Juul, Jesper Juul, Jesper- IT University of Copenhagen. Articles, reviews, thesis, games. Kirksæther, Jørgen Kirksæther, Jørgen- Brief presentation of his doctoral thesis on videogame history and a few links. Frasca, Gonzalo Frasca, Gonzalo- Independent. Weblog, articles, games. Research on political games, simulations, ludology. Walker, Jill Walker, Jill- Weblog. Links to publications and other resources. Game Studies Game Studies- Peer-reviewed, scholarly journal on computer games. Articles focus on aesthetic, cultural and communicative aspects of computer games. Public school teacher using games in the classroom Public school teacher using games in the classroom- Website of Bill MacKenty, technology teacher at a traditional public school using video games in the classroom. Provides strate… Trans-Reality Game Lab Trans-Reality Game Lab- Applied research lab specifically looking at game form. Part of the Interactive Institute (Sweden). Center for Computer Games Research Center for Computer Games Research- IT University of Copenhagen. Researching game aesthetics, game design, game spaces, game worlds, gaming cultures, and learning in games. History of Computer Game Design History of Computer Game Design- A course at Stanford that provides a historical and critical approach to the evolution of computer and video game design. Syllabus and course note… Simulations and Gaming, Indiana University Simulations and Gaming, Indiana University- Taught by Kurt Squire. Syllabus, schedule, assignments. International Game Developers' Association: Calendar International Game Developers' Association: Calendar- A list of conferences and events of interest to game researchers and developers. Linked, annotated and chronologically ordere… Cosign Conference Cosign Conference- Computational Semiotics for Games and New Media: explores how semiotics can be used in creating and analysing games and new media.