Background. Taking Klabbers' call for a coherent game science as a starting point, we argue
for an alternative way to approach the multidisciplinarity of research into games. Aim …

Research on creative industries has been gaining momentum during the last few decades
with contributions coming from diverse fields. This said, there is a paucity of studies to …

Background Biodiversity crisis requires researchers to reflect on tools and strategies to
engage with different stakeholders. We propose that serious games can be designed to …

This dissertation is positioned on the multidiscipline of game studies. It presents the findings
of a ten-year study of game developers and the contexts of their creative practices. As a …

Pro-social themes like empathy and wellbeing are gaining popularity within games to
contrast the medium's stigmatised explorations of themes like violence, often to catalyse …

Playability is an ambiguous term that is often used but seldom defined. Used by researchers,
practitioners, journalists, and players alike, the term has remained unclear due to different …

Hybrid board games combine non-digital and digital elements to introduce a new kind of
game experiences. In this study, we present 17 design guidelines for hybrid board games …

This article examines the service design of freemium game pricing. Freemium games are a
type of game that is partially free to play, but its players are able to access various options by …

This article describes the expectations and experiences of young (16 to 19 year old) digital
game jam participants (N= 34) who attend Finnish general upper secondary schools. Game …

The Covid-19 pandemic has influenced people's views on work, and a significant portion of
the global game industry converted to remote work during the pandemic. To explore the …