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Digiplay Initiative Digiplay Initiative: Research 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. (Game Studies) http://www.digiplay.org.uk/ Global Timoto Global Timoto: One man, on a motorcycle, around the world, in mission to explore and record diverse people and the games they play. (Game Studies) http://www.globaltimoto.com Gaming People Gaming People: A collection of articles written by game designers, media critics, and players about computer and video game culture and its implications on society. (Game Studies) http://stage.itp.tsoa.nyu.edu/~mcb233/ Video Games and Aggressive Thoughts, Feelings, and Behavior in the Laboratory and in Life Video Games and Aggressive Thoughts, Feelings, and Behavior in the Laboratory and in Life: Article by Craig A. Anderson, University of Iowa and Karen E. Dill, Lenoir-Rhyne College, showing increased aggression in video game players. (Game Studies) http://www.apa.org/journals/psp/psp784772.html Richard A. Bartle: Players Who Suit MUDs Richard A. Bartle: Players Who Suit MUDs: Discusses whether MUDs are games, pass times, sports or entertainments and suggests four kinds of player: achiever, explorer, socializer or killer. (Game Studies) http://www.mud.co.uk/richard/hcds.htm Games, Gamers and Gaming Culture Games, Gamers and Gaming Culture: Links to computer and video game research resources. Bibliography of game research, researchers, organisations, conferences, archives, news. (Game Studies) http://www.knowledge.hut.fi/projects/games/gamelinks.html Game Research Game Research: Offers news and research information on the development and social impact of computer games, and the Games Research mailing list. (Game Studies) http://www.game-research.com Yee, Nicholas - The Norrathian Scrolls: A Study of EverQuest Yee, Nicholas - The Norrathian Scrolls: A Study of EverQuest: Findings 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. (Game Studies) http://www.nickyee.com/eqt/home.html Game Liberation Game Liberation: A game about game theory by Jesper Juul. (Game Studies) http://www.jesperjuul.dk/gameliberation/ New International Association for Digital Games Researchers New International Association for Digital Games Researchers: Brief information on this initiative by Digiplay, and a call for participation. (Game Studies) http://www.digiplay.org.uk/dga.php DFC Intelligence: Game Industry Research DFC Intelligence: Game Industry Research: Providing strategic market research and statistics on the video game, interactive entertainment and interactive broadcasting industries. (Game Studies) http://www.dfcint.com/ Buzzcut Buzzcut: A collaborative weblog on the theory and criticism of electronic entertainment and video games, led by David Thomas. (Game Studies) http://www.buzzcut.com John Unsworth: Living Inside the (Operating) System: Community in Virtual Reality John Unsworth: Living Inside the (Operating) System: Community in Virtual Reality: Essay discussing communities in MOOs, using PMC-MOO as a case study and discussing scholarly and pedagogical trajectories of MOOs. 1996. (Game Studies) http://www.iath.virginia.edu/pmc/Virtual.Community.html Satellite Uplink Satellite Uplink: A collection of insights that put video games inside a broader cultural and aesthetic framework. E-book available for download. (Game Studies) http://www.efn.org/~dredmond/penguin.html Interactive Fiction Interactive Fiction: Annotated bibliography and several scholarly articles about interactive fiction, by Dennis G. Jerz. (Game Studies) http://jerz.setonhill.edu/if/index.html Video Games and Violence Video Games and Violence: Examines the relationship between video and computer games on the release or promotion of aggressive and violent tendencies. (Game Studies) http://www.socsci.mcmaster.ca/soc/courses/stpp4C03/ClassEssay/videogames.htm Computergamestudies Mailing List Computergamestudies Mailing List: Description of the mailing list, archives of previous posts and instructions on how to subscribe. (Game Studies) http://listserv.cddc.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/computergamestudies Video Game Culture: Leisure and Play Preferences of BC Teens Video Game Culture: Leisure and Play Preferences of BC Teens: Study examines the significance of children's video game play by surveying British Columiba teenagers' attitudes, interests, motives and behaviors toward gaming. (Game Studies) http://www.media-awareness.ca/eng/issues/violence/resource/reports/vgames.htm Richard A. Bartle: MUD Writings Archive Richard A. Bartle: MUD Writings Archive: A collection of fulltext research articles on MUDs by different researchers. (Game Studies) http://mud.co.uk/richard/oarchive.htm Pargman, Daniel: Code begets community Pargman, Daniel: Code begets community: Extracts of a PhD thesis on SvenskMUD and the management of a virtual gaming community. (Game Studies) http://svmud.lysator.liu.se/pargman/ Jesper Juul: A clash between game and narrative Jesper Juul: A clash between game and narrative: MA thesis by a Danish ludologist arguing that games are not narrative. Links to his other work. 1999. (Game Studies) http://www.jesperjuul.dk/thesis/ Fun is Fine: Toward a Philosophy of Game Design Fun is Fine: Toward a Philosophy of Game Design: Article reviewing David Kennerly's philosophy. (Game Studies) http://finegamedesign.com/fun_is_fine.html Game Culture Game Culture: Resource for academics, developers, gamers and others interested in the significance of computer games as a cultural phenomenon. Includes information on news, journal articles, conferences, mailing lists and related resources. (Game Studies) http://www.game-culture.com/ The 2002 Project on Massively Multiplayer Game Communities The 2002 Project on Massively Multiplayer Game Communities: Description of a graduate project by Dmitri Williams addressing questions of community, isolation and social capital. (Game Studies) http://www-personal.umich.edu/%7Edcwillia/EQ.htm Castronova, Edward: Virtual Worlds: A First-Hand Account of Market and Society on the Cyberian Frontier Castronova, Edward: Virtual Worlds: A First-Hand Account of Market and Society on the Cyberian Frontier: Report on the economy of Everquest, arguing that this virtual world has as real an economy as most nation states. (Game Studies) http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=294828 Ludology.org - Videogame Theory Ludology.org - Videogame Theory: Resource for academic videogame research - Includes articles, links, conferences, news (Game Studies) http://www.ludology.org Klevjer, Rune: In Defence of Cutscenes Klevjer, Rune: In Defence of Cutscenes: Article situating cutscenes in games in relation to popular culture and narrative, arguing against the radical ludologist position that they are extraneous. (Game Studies) http://www.uib.no/people/smkrk/docs/klevjerpaper.htm Making Sense of Software: Computer Games and Interactive Textuality Making Sense of Software: Computer Games and Interactive Textuality: Essay about video games including an analysis of SimCity written by Ted Friedman. (Game Studies) http://www.duke.edu/~tlove/simcity.htm The Zero-Game Studio The Zero-Game Studio: Applied research lab specifically looking at game form. Located in Visby, Gotland, Scotland. (Game Studies) http://zerogame.tii.se/ Jeffrey Goldstein: Does Playing Violent Video Games Cause Aggressive Behavior? Jeffrey Goldstein: Does Playing Violent Video Games Cause Aggressive Behavior?: Quick and very sharp critique of the validity of recent research on video games and violence. (Game Studies) http://culturalpolicy.uchicago.edu/conf2001/papers/goldstein.html Amory et. al. - Computer Games as a Learning Resource Amory et. al. - Computer Games as a Learning Resource: Paper by Alan Amory, Kevin Naicker, Jackie Vincent and Claudia Adams evaluating how biology students use computer games and how games can be used in teaching. (Game Studies) http://www.und.ac.za/und/biology/staff/amory/edmedia98.html Video Game Research Papers Video Game Research Papers: Academic research papers examining violence in video games, and related topics. (Game Studies) http://icdweb.cc.purdue.edu/~sherryj/videogames/papers.htm