How are Video Game Modders Viewed by Players?
Modders are often generalized as being either good or bad, but their diversity calls for more nuanced discussion.
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Trophy hunters participate not only in trophy-related talk but also in a wider range of discussions about games
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Educating Interactive Narrative Designers — Is it possible to teach Storytelling?
Students could benefit from interactive narrative design courses in video game education.
Being a strange stranger in animal mayhem games
Animal mayhem games provide an interesting ground to explore boundaries between the human and non-human world.
The Empathy Spectrum: Emotional Responses to Games and Narrative
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Little children, big anger – Understanding gamer rage in children
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Finding structure and connections through Animal Crossing: Horizons – how games can help us cope with crises
This is an overview of a study on how Nintendo's Animal Crossing: New Leaf has helped players cope with the …
Archaeological Approach to Catastrophe and Mass Migration in No Man’s Sky
An archaeologist used real-life methods to study an abandoned community of player settlements in No Man’s Sky.
More Queer Romances in Roleplay Games, Please
Not only is queer romance in RPG a good way to explore and and possibly self-discover, it can also be …
What if we created games to aid us conversate about global issues?
Do games and gamification pose a solution for the multidisciplinary conversation of sustainable development?
Invoking fear and anxiety – case Slender Man
With the right building blocks, even the simplest digital video games can cause strong feelings of anxiety and fear.
Winning and losing play an important role in social player behaviour over the level of violent content
The level of violent content in video games doesn’t lead to anti-social player behaviour on its own.
Katsaus Suomalaisen peliajan jurakauteen – epäonnistunut Amersoft 1984-1986
Katsaus Suomalaisen peliajan jurakauteen – epäonnistunut Amersoft 1984-1986. Tero Pasanen ja Jaakko Suominen tutkivat julkaisussaan suomalaista pelialan yritystä.
Pelaamisen elinkaari – katsaus tutkimukseen pelien merkityksestä elämän eri vaiheissa
Artikkelissa tutkitaan pelaamisen elinkaarta ja miten ihmisen elinkaaren aikana pelien merkitys muuttuu.
Dungeons and dragons as the first gaming platform
First there was Atari, then Nintendo and so on. WRONG - first there was D&D.
How to Design Games That Promote Social Closeness Between Players?
To explore how multiplayer game mechanics facilitate social closeness, Depping & Mandryk conducted an experiment based on the 2D board-style …
Digital gaming: a potential solution to loneliness among older adults
Lee’s article tackles the following question: what kind of social effects does participation in digital gaming have among elderly people? …
The hidden importance of narrative puzzles in adventure game storytelling
Narrative puzzles are crucial for storytelling in many games, but their importance is hardly ever talked about. Wei and Durango …
Ludic sublime in Dark Souls – the game experience during the time of productivity and efficiency
While productivity and efficiency define the late-stage metagame of Dark Souls, the sublime experience can still be found somewhere within …
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