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Read more about the article The Ethics of Choice: Morality and In-Game Limitations

The Ethics of Choice: Morality and In-Game Limitations

  • Post author:Brandi B.
  • Post published:October 16, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Tony Rosqvist’s Scale of Morality is a method for exploration of Morality and Ethics in Video Games. It can be used to determine if a player’s ethics align with deontology, consequentialism, or a blending which gives Rule Consequentialism.

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Read more about the article The Library of the Unmourned

The Library of the Unmourned

  • Post author:Jukka Särkijärvi
  • Post published:June 8, 2018
  • Post category:Features

RPG tie-in novels are an underappreciated genre.

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Read more about the article Games for health is a challenging area for designers

Games for health is a challenging area for designers

  • Post author:Elisa Wiik
  • Post published:June 7, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Success in the field of games for health is a complex issue.

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Read more about the article The Ending of SOMA – And Why It’s Excellent

The Ending of SOMA – And Why It’s Excellent

  • Post author:Pietari Kaartinen
  • Post published:June 5, 2018
  • Post category:Features
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SOMA ends both predictably and unpredictably, underlining its theme of what it means to be human.

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Read more about the article Mad Max and the Open World
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Mad Max and the Open World

  • Post author:Markku Vesa
  • Post published:June 4, 2018
  • Post category:Features

The open world sets crucial limitations on Mad Max

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Read more about the article Performing Masculine Identities in Call of Duty: Black Ops

Performing Masculine Identities in Call of Duty: Black Ops

  • Post author:Markku Vesa
  • Post published:June 1, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Wargames offer a platform for teenage boys to perform masculinity

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Read more about the article When a Role-Playing Game Looks at Itself

When a Role-Playing Game Looks at Itself

  • Post author:Jukka Särkijärvi
  • Post published:May 30, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

In the best tradition of brecht, a RPG can comment itself. In his paper ”The Self-Reflexive Tabletop Role-Playing Game”, Evan Torner studies three different tabletop role-playing games and the ways…

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Read more about the article I spy with my little eye…. | Hidden Folks Review.

I spy with my little eye…. | Hidden Folks Review.

  • Post author:Nyx Hor
  • Post published:May 29, 2018
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Seriously.....WHERE ON THE FLYING EARTH IS THAT CHICKEN?!

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Read more about the article Moral game design of “This War of Mine”

Moral game design of “This War of Mine”

  • Post author:Elisa Wiik
  • Post published:May 28, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Moral gameplay design benefits from extensive background research, external playtesting and iterative design.

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Read more about the article Delta Green: A New Way to Be Uncomfortable with H.P. Lovecraft

Delta Green: A New Way to Be Uncomfortable with H.P. Lovecraft

  • Post author:Jukka Särkijärvi
  • Post published:May 25, 2018
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Is there a need for cosmic horror when Trump is the President?

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Read more about the article To Cheat or Not To Cheat, That is The Question (Or Is It?)

To Cheat or Not To Cheat, That is The Question (Or Is It?)

  • Post author:Nyx Hor
  • Post published:May 24, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Is there a relationship between playing video games and cheating in studies?

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Read more about the article Group Sex – Game or Play?

Group Sex – Game or Play?

  • Post author:Jukka Särkijärvi
  • Post published:May 23, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Despite the explicit rules and limits, group sex is closer to play than a game.

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Read more about the article Unstable Unicorns review

Unstable Unicorns review

  • Post author:Pietari Kaartinen
  • Post published:May 11, 2018
  • Post category:Game Reviews
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A “stable” favorite among casual card games for me, Unstable Unicorns knows what it’s doing and does it well.

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Read more about the article The Corporeal Communities around Twitch Streams

The Corporeal Communities around Twitch Streams

  • Post author:Markku Vesa
  • Post published:May 10, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Interactivity between streamer and the audience separates Twitch.tv from other streaming websites

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Read more about the article More Than Just a Game: Virtual Reality and Player Experience

More Than Just a Game: Virtual Reality and Player Experience

  • Post author:Pietari Kaartinen
  • Post published:May 7, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

What happens when virtual reality can trick you into believing that it is not just a simulation?

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Read more about the article Of Solistice & Patience | OneShot Review

Of Solistice & Patience | OneShot Review

  • Post author:Nyx Hor
  • Post published:May 3, 2018
  • Post category:Game Reviews

How does the Solstice patch change OneShot?

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Read more about the article Critical Ops, the Off-Brand Counter-Strike

Critical Ops, the Off-Brand Counter-Strike

  • Post author:Jukka Särkijärvi
  • Post published:May 2, 2018
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Playing a shooter on a smartphone feels like all thumbs.

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Read more about the article Review: This War of Mine

Review: This War of Mine

  • Post author:Jukka Särkijärvi
  • Post published:April 30, 2018
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Cold, hunger, depression and fatigue are the only resources you don’t lack in This War of Mine

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Read more about the article The X-Files: Deep State review

The X-Files: Deep State review

  • Post author:Elisa Wiik
  • Post published:April 25, 2018
  • Post category:Game Reviews

The X-Files: Deep State is a fun and easy F2P hidden object game for mobile and tablets.

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Read more about the article Assassin’s Creed: Origins Review

Assassin’s Creed: Origins Review

  • Post author:Antti Takku
  • Post published:April 23, 2018
  • Post category:Game Reviews

This time around, it’s time to assassinate in Ancient Egypt After the disappointing sales of 2015’s Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate Ubisoft decided to spend more time developing the next Assassin’s Creed…

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