The Paradox of Transgression in Games looks at transgressive games as an aesthetic
experience, tackling how players respond to game content that shocks, disturbs, and …

In game studies, meaningful play is commonly discussed and situated through definition
describing it as the integrated and discernible relationship between player actions and …

There is a close connection between video games and social life, and researchers are
interested in whether and how video games shape aggression and prosocial behaviors …

This study reviews existing literature on how video games are being used to convey
contemporary political discourse. Digital games, as meaningful cultural artifacts, have …

A lot of work has been done talking about what masculinity is and what it does within video
games, but less has been given to considering how and why this happens, and the …

Upon its premiere in 1992, Midway's Mortal Kombat spawned an enormously influential
series of fighting games, notorious for their violent “fatality” moves performed by …

From the ancient to contemporary cultures, monsters have embodied the fear of abnormality
and the unknown (Cohen 1996; Henriksen et al. 2017). A prominent strand of monster …

With the 'perfect marriage'between horror and video games has come a concomitant cultural
studies discourse surrounding these games. Previously, while Carol Clover insisted that …

Graphic Violence provides an innovative introduction to the relationship between violence
and visual media, discussing how media consumers and producers can think critically about …

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01/02. GameApproaches2. pdf Albrighton, T.(2014, January 27). Gaming's greatest moment …