Access to play denied – or is it?
In order to play a game your body needs to adapt to the game’s interface. What about those bodies that …
A Second Look at Flow Theory in Games.
tl;dr: Culture defines the Flow experience.
Considering play: From method to analysis
The methods of gamestudy: formalism vs situationism and more
Following the footsteps of sex toys
To make gaming experience more pervasive, game controllers need to be redesigned to better include body to playing.
Pokémon Go Further
The global phenomenon Pokémon Go doesn’t use the full potential of pervasive gaming.
Videogame consumption: The apophatic dimension
Can spiritual concepts be applied to videogames – the case of the apophatic
Narratives of Escape Rooms
Some escape rooms are experimenting with ways of bringing new genres into the scene In their article titled ’Escape Rooms and …
Lads like Call of Duty: The statistical analysis of video game preferences
From fans of FIFA to those who enjoy The Sims, there is plenty to analyze about gaming preferences. In their article …
Canonizing Bioshock: Cultural Value and the Prestige Game
The cultural value of Bioshock : the poster child of prestige games Felan Parker explores in his article “Canonizing Bioshock: Cultural …
The Limitations of Gameplay in Games Examining the JFK Assassination Cause Players to Challenge the Official Historical Narrative
JFKreloaded and Call of Duty depict one of the JFK assassination in a way that creates uncertainty The assassination of John …
What is strafe jumping?
From bug to a feature: strafejumping and the legacy of Quake engine bugs. Strafe jumping is a technique that allows Quake …
The Pokémon Go Effect: An Urban Planner’s Best Friend
How much does this mobile phenomenon really affect our daily lives? Could Pokemon Go make playgrounds out of cities? Pokémon Go, …
Make a game, ???, profit – The art of selling indie titles
To make money it’s not enough that an indie developer has a good game, there’s also a need for marketing …
Näkökulmia pelaamisen aikaiseen kehollisuuteen – tarkastelussa pelitutkimuksen artikkeli
Jana Rambusch laajentaa esseessään pelin aikaisen kehollisuuden tarkastelun itsestään selvien ruumiinliikkeiden ulkopuolelle.
Do You Wanna Date My Avatar? Avatar Identification as a Contributing Factor in Game Addiction
Research suggests that avatar identification can be a stepping stone towards online game addiction.
Never mind the vampires, here’s glitch horror
Glitch horror utilizes the fallibility of technology as the source of its horrors.
Papers, Please succeeds in replicating Weber’s Iron Cage of Bureaucracy in Video Game Form
The depiction of bureaucracy in Papers, Please reflects the ideas of Max Weber. Glory to Arstotzka!
Going down the Gamification Rabbit Hole – Through the Ludic Glass
Take a peek at the popular phenomenon of gamification from a cultural perspective and map the relationship between games, society …
Video Games are not Seen as a reliable source of historical knowledge
Gamers do not see historical games as reliable sources of knowledge
Mimicking Gamers: Understanding Gamification Through Roger Caillois.
Through observing the long-term analogies between games and societies and the role performed by mimicry, Cassone's article provides an alternate …
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