An investigation of independent video games—creative, personal, strange, and
experimental—and their claims to handcrafted authenticity in a purely digital medium. Video …

The auteur theory, when applied to collaborative pieces like digital games, has faced
criticism. This article aims to explore the feasibility of reviving the auteur theory by illustrating …

Cette thèse se propose d'étudier la pratique créative des designers de jeux sous l'angle de
la philosophie pragmatiste. Le design de jeux a pour ambition de se constituer comme une …

This chapter considers the possibilities of utilizing multiple approaches to discourse analysis
to produce innovative work on gamer identities that borrows from the theoretical frameworks …

Games are often celebrated for the fact that players are co-authors of their interactive
experiences, yet turning attention to the designer shifts the conversation to the formation of …

This article considers the cultural politics of frustrated potential for diverse representation in
games by examining developer comments on the 1995 digital game I Have No Mouth, and I …

This paper examines audiovisual style and play principles of successful mid-1990s games
for girls titles including Barbie Fashion Designer (Mattel Media, 1996), Chop Suey (Magnet …

As video games constitute a relatively new medium of expression without an agreed-upon
history, any attempt at a genealogy of the form is necessarily provisional in nature. A feminist …

This chapter considers the historiography of games user research as a profession and
research field. We begin by discussing three early academic studies of video games …

In 1998 the game company Her Interactive released Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill, the first
computer game in the Nancy Drew game series that went on to comprise over 30 titles …