While popular discussions about queerness in video games often focus on big-name,
mainstream games that feature LGBTQ characters, like Mass Effect or Dragon Age, Bonnie …

In The Queer Games Avant-Garde, Bonnie Ruberg presents twenty interviews with twenty-
two queer video game developers whose radical, experimental, vibrant, and deeply queer …

Gamers have been troublemakers as long as games have existed. As our popular
understanding of “gamer” shifts beyond its historical construction as a white, straight …

Examining a wide range of Japanese videogames, including arcade fighting games, PC-
based strategy games and console JRPGs, this book assesses their cultural significance …

This article examines the problem of hate and toxic behavior in gaming. Videogames have
risen to become a dominant cultural form, seeing significant increases in players, playtime …

Game-based second language (L2) learning represents an ideal alternative to foreign
language classroom instruction. However, despite a diverse player demographic, the design …

As Pokémon Go reshaped our neighborhood geographies and the human flows of our cities,
mapping the virtual onto lived realities, so too has gaming and game theory played a role in …

Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) adolescents experience mental health challenges
at higher rates than cisgender peers due to a combination of minority stress and gender …

Facial recognition systems are increasingly common components of commercial smart
phones such as the iPhone X and the Samsung Galaxy S9. These technologies are also …

Digital game-based learning (DGBL) has the potential to promote equity in K–12 STEM
education. However, few teachers have expertise in DBGL, and few professional …