“I never asked for this”: Reinforcing social-emotional skills through video game interactions
Social interaction between player and non-player characters can be a useful for developing social-emotional skills.
Who gets to decide? – Representation and inclusion in Overwatch community
When two Overwatch characters were revealed to be LGBTQ, discussions flared in the community. Tanja Välisalo and Maria Ruotsalainen ask: …
Underrepresented group – A content analysis of child characters in video games
How do video games portray children? Reay analyses a collection of 506 popular titles from the year 2009 to 2019 …
Backseat Gaming: An Alternate Way into The Gaming Community
In their research article, Neta Yodovich and Jinju Kim explore how women can access the male-dominant Gaming Community through Backseat …
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?
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.
Dungeons and dragons as the first gaming platform
First there was Atari, then Nintendo and so on. WRONG - first there was D&D.
Watching Full Motion Video While Playing – FMV Games and Their Design Patterns
What Game design patterns are behind the FMV games that were popular during the nineties and are again gaining popularity? …
Four waves of historical awareness – history of Finnish gaming
Jaakko Suominen categorizes four different waves of historical awareness in digital gaming that emphasize certain characteristics in writing and presenting …
Toxic behaviour in Dead by Daylight as perceived by the players.
Researchers used Dead by Daylight’s subreddit to analyze different factors and perceptions surrounding toxic behavior.
White Nationalist Interpretations within The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
A study that researches the interpretations of white nationalism within the game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
The meanings of gameplay and interactivity for video games researcher
Jonathan Frome’s article considers the importance of separating the terms “interactivity” and “gameplay” when discussing emotional reactions to video games. …
Constructing player identity in Counter-Strike.
Stöhl and Rusk use ethnographic methods to see what tools are being used for identity construction when playing, and what …
Accessibility and Gaming: Why Providing Accessibility Options Is Important
With video games becoming more mainstream, developers are starting to add more accessibility options for disabled players to enjoy the …
Performing and Pretending for The Audience of One: Role-Playing in Single-Player Games
What are the affordances and restrictions the digital single-player role-playing games impose on the gamer? The study explores the different …
Twitch streaming and its affordances
Streaming Video Games on Twitch has Affordances for accruing wealth and fame.
Beyond Gender Stereotypes: Narrative Video Games as a Tool for Fostering Gender Equality
Video games have started to take steps towards more inclusive representations of gender identities. A study by Dalila Forni discusses …
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