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Game Studies covers the artistic, cultural, social, psychological and economic significance of games. This category includes links to academic studies, journals, news articles, conferences, associations, and related information on game culture and research.
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Game ResearchOffers news and research information on the development and social impact of computer games, and the Games Research mailing list.
Games, Gamers and Gaming CultureLinks to computer and video game research resources. Bibliography of game research, researchers, organisations, conferences, archives, news.
Game LiberationA game about game theory by Jesper Juul.
Digiplay InitiativeResearch project on computer games, gamers and the gaming industry. Site has an extensive bibliography of print and online game research. Some news, links, events, own publications.
Yee, Nicholas - The Norrathian Scrolls: A Study of EverQuestFindings of a major study of EverQuest players including data on and discussions of demographics, statistics, psychology, charts, addiction, gender differences, gender bending, relationships, romance and guilds.
DFC Intelligence: Game Industry ResearchProviding strategic market research and statistics on the video game, interactive entertainment and interactive broadcasting industries.
Richard A. Bartle: MUD Writings ArchiveA collection of fulltext research articles on MUDs by different researchers.
Satellite UplinkA collection of insights that put video games inside a broader cultural and aesthetic framework. E-book available for download.
Global TimotoOne man, on a motorcycle, around the world, in mission to explore and record diverse people and the games they play.
Interactive FictionAnnotated bibliography and several scholarly articles about interactive fiction, by Dennis G. Jerz.
Video Game Culture: Leisure and Play Preferences of BC TeensStudy examines the significance of children's video game play by surveying British Columiba teenagers' attitudes, interests, motives and behaviors toward gaming.
The Canadian Video Game and Computer IndustryOffers information and analysis about the video and computer game industry in Canada. Produced by a group of researchers in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies at the University of Western Ontario.
Artificial Life GameContains useful links to resources and studies of artificial life games.
Serious Games InitiativeFocuses on using games in exploring management and leadership challenges facing the public sector. Sponsors annual Serious Games Summit.
Learning Games InitiativeExamine computer games (arcade, console, PC, and handheld) in order to better understand their cultural and pedagogical import. Based in Tucson, AZ.
GamesLabNew Zealand based research group dedicated to raising the profile of games research and acting as a proponent in developing a critical awareness of video games.
Elliott Avedon Museum and Archive of GamesVirtual exhibits from the University of Waterloo, Ottawa, Canada. Dedicated to research and the collection, preservation, and exhibition of games and game-related objects.
Games For HealthSponsored by the Serious Games Initiative. Develops a community and best practices platform for the numerous games being built for health care applications.
Dungeon & DreamersWebsite for book of the same name. Includes sample chapter and individual pages for authors Brad King and John Borland.
Game GameLudology meets Understanding Comics. A card game about game studies by Aki Järvinen.
Habitat ChroniclesBlog and development historical information from Chip Morningstar and Randy Farmer, designers of Habitat, 1985.
Artificial Life GameArticles and inform information on artificial life games.
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