It need not be said that the field of video game studies is now a healthy and flourishing one.
An explosion of new books, periodicals, online venues, and conferences over the past …

The simplest way to conceptualize the gaming activity is to see the game and the gamer as
two separate entities meeting at a junction point, which is commonly referred to as …

In this article, I examine the phenomenon of casual games and the underlying
transformation of digital play which the rise of this particular segment of the games industry …

This article combines the paradigm of social constructionism with the developing field of
ludology. As games are intersubjective meaning-making activities, their study requires …

In this paper, we introduce and discuss a theoretical framework that can be used for
designing and understanding game experiences in their situated contexts. The framework …

/This article examines the contested issue of player productivity, with a focus on the
multifaceted relations between players and the game industry. These relations are explored …

Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMOs) are spaces of socialization and
relationship formation and maintenance. This qualitative study seeks to understand how …

The perfect combination of sports and information technologies, implemented in video and
computer games, has made eSports unusually popular, rapidly developing and meeting the …

Traditional critiques of computer and video games argue that the 'magic circle'defines the
parameters of game‐play, marking off a temporary world wherein particular game rules …

Abstract Prax, P. 2016. Co-creative Game Design as Participatory Alternative Media.
Uppsala Studies in Media and Communication 11. 95 pp. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis …