An investigation into computer game interfaces, both naturalistic and symbolic, and the
distinction between gameworlds and other kinds of fictional worlds. Computer games …

This article presents the results of an interview study on how people perceive and play
social network games on Facebook. During recent years, social games have become the …

This volume puts forth an original theoretical framework, the ludonarrative model, for
studying video games which foregrounds the empirical study of the player experience. The …

The Dynamic Game Character: Definition, Construction, and Challenges in a Character Ecology
Page 1 The Dynamic Game Character: Definition, Construction, and Challenges in a Character …

The Routledge International Handbook of Perpetrator Studies charts the growth and
development, foundations, key debates, and core concerns of Perpetrator Studies, an …

Closeted gamer girls: Sexual harassment in online video games This article presents
findings from a Norwegian research project on sexual harassment in online gaming. Based …

This article addresses the question of how games function as learning tools, from the
perspective of player-stated problems. It is based on interviews and essays, collected from …

When choosing an appropriate method for a study, the researcher is faced with two simple
questions: What is the study trying to find out? How does the study have the best chances of …

Aim. In this article, we develop a method, that we call the gameplay review method, for
measuring players' engagement with digital games through players' interactions with video …

Following the materialist approaches to contemporary digital memory-making, this article
explores how unequal access to memory production in videogames is determined along …