Bridging the Gap: The Neo Geo, the Media Imaginary, and the Domestication of Arcade Games
Domesticating the arcade experience: the story of Neo Geo
Topical game research articles picked up and referenced by PlayLab! writers.
The perfect ethical competition
Transforming violence into meaningful struggle in multiplayer games #ethics #ganking #trash-talk #multiplayer
Teaching German Literature Through Larp
Edu-larps may be just the thing for making German Studies more hands-on.
Through a Shot Glass, Darkly: The Study of Games in the Light of Drinking Games
Drinking games have been long overlooked in the field of game studies, despite what their study has to offer.
Tommy Refenes, independent developer, seen here working on Super Meat Boy. Screencap from Indie Game: The Movie (2012)
Is Every Indie Game Independent? Towards the Concept of Independent Game
Exploring the “indie” aesthetic, and what it means to be an independent developer.
Game developing through Artificial Intelligence
Scheherazade-IF is becoming the ultimate Narrative Generating System that’s here to revolutionize story-based games
Self-Reflexivity and Humor in Adventure Games
The role of self- conscious humor in adventure game design
BioGraphr: Playing with bacteria
Can biotechnology produce games? The BioGraphr project attemps to prove exactly that #BioticGames
RPG Mythos: Narrative Gaming as Modern Mythmaking
The odd commonality between Kalevala and Cyberpunk 2020: Narrative Gaming as modern mythmaking #RPG #liveaction #narrative
Games, Art and Kant – What’s the connection?
How are games related to things such as art, philosophy, maxims and Kant’s Categorical Imperative?
Elektronisten laitteiden lisääminen roolipeleihin vaatii suunnittelusuosituksia
Liikkeisiin perustuva #roolipelaaminen ja laskemista helpottavat #laitteet vaativat #suunnittelusuosituksia.
Resident Evil’s rhetoric of corruption
How Resident Evil conveys horror through the rhetoric of corruption.#survivalhorror #residentevil
Inviting Grief into Games: The Game Design Process as Personal Dialogue
Game Design can be a process of dialogue, take into account underrepresented groups and deal with taboos. #TaboosInGames #UnderrepresentedGamers #GameDesignAsDialogue
Pelaamisen ideologiset narratiivit Tropico 4:ssä ja Crusader Kings II:ssa
Banaanivaltion johtaminen ja feodaaliajan juonitteluun osallistuminen asettavat pelaajan pohtimaan ideologisia valintojaan.
Mistä japanilaisten pelien ja konsolien suosio Kiinassa johtuu?
Korkeat verot, pelien demonisointi ja lait johtivat japanilaisten #pelien sekä #konsolien piratismiin ja laittomaan lokalisointiin Kiinassa. Kiinassa suhtautuminen pelaamiseen, peleihin ja erilaisiin pelilaitteisiin on ollut viime aikoihin asti hyvin negatiivista.…
Badges in Counter Strike: Global Offensive.
Design recommendations for digital badges
Combining rules that govern the receiving of a digital #badge with psychological factors, #game designers are able to make better badges. Rudy McDaniel ja Joseph Fanfarelli from University of Central…
The Enchantment of Frustrating Casual Games
Why #FlappyBird and other #casualgames have become so popular even though they are frustrating to play? #frustration #engagement Melvin Roest and Sander Bakkes have made an explorative study about simultaneously…
How Grannies are portrayed in Casual Games
Did you know that #grannies are popular in #casualgames alongside zombies and ninjas? Sara Mosberg Iversen has analyzed the representation of old women (grannies) featured as player-characters in four casual…
Developing of Project Management Skills by Playing with LEGOs
The research shows how C² and #LEGOSeriousPlay method help to learn more about #projectmanagement Silke Geithner and Daniela Menzel have studied how business simulation game called C² (Camshaft-China) can help…