The Ludologica book series has originally appeared in Italian, focusing on the most important digital games as works of art, and their lead designers as game artists. Relaunched under title Videoludica — Game Culture, the series explores possibilities of art criticism in the area of game cultures. See:
http://www.ludologica.com/english.html
http://www.videoludica.com/
Archive for March, 2008
Ludologica
Posted in Books with tags book series, Books, game studies on March 9, 2008 by fransDiGRA Library
Posted in Online resources with tags DiGRA, game studies, resources on March 9, 2008 by fransThe open access digital library provided by DiGRA (Digital Games Research Association) collects together peer-reviewed papers presented in DiGRA conferences. See:
http://www.digra.org/dl
Game Research
Posted in Online resources with tags game studies, resources on March 9, 2008 by fransGame Research is the title of site that contains book reviews, research articles and information pages on various game studies related topics. See:
http://www.game-research.com/
Digiplay Bibliography
Posted in Online resources with tags Books, digiplay, game studies, resources on March 9, 2008 by fransThe Digiplay Initiative maintains an extensive games research bibliography, currently reaching over two thousand references. The Digiplay site includes also links to papers, reports and books authored by the Digiplay research collective. Link to the bibliography:
http://digiplay.info/digibiblio
ISAGA
Posted in Organisations with tags education, game studies, ISAGA, organisation on March 9, 2008 by fransInternational Simulation and Gaming Association — ISAGA — is focused on the use of simulation and gaming, particularly from educational perspectives. ISAGA has organised an annual conference since 1970, making it the longest existing forum for academic discussion related to gaming. See:
http://www.isaga.info/
IGDA
Posted in Organisations with tags game development, IGDA, organisation on March 9, 2008 by fransInternational Game Developers Association — IGDA — is a non-profit organisation serving the game developer community. IGDA has local chapters that provide valuable contacts for those students who are aiming to direct their studies towards career in game industry. IGDA has several working groups who sometimes produce White Papers or other reports that are of interest also to game studies academics. See:
http://www.igda.org/
DiGRA
Posted in Organisations with tags DiGRA, game studies, organisation on March 9, 2008 by fransDigital Games Research Association – DiGRA is an international organisation bringing together academic researchers, teachers, students and other professionals focusing on digital games. DiGRA organises international conferences of game studies, has a mailing list, local chapter organisations around the world, and provides peer reviewed conference articles through an open access digital library. See:
http://www.digra.org/
Game Journal
Posted in Journals with tags game development, game studies, Journals on March 9, 2008 by fransAnother new journal, currently (March 2008) still working on its first issue, Game Journal is a refereed, open access journal that aims to serve as a portal for game and game theory research and development. See:
http://www.gamejournal.org/
Loading… Journal
Posted in Journals with tags Canadian, game studies, Journals on March 9, 2008 by fransLoading… is a Canadian game studies journal, with currently one issue (Vol. 1, No. 1, 2007) out. It is an open access journal, promoting Canadian game studies, but I suppose they might consider also non-Canadian submissions. See:
http://journals.sfu.ca/loading/index.php/loading/
An Introduction to Game Studies 
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