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 game studies
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/
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/
Games and Culture Journal
Posted in Journals with tags game studies, Journals on March 9, 2008 by fransSAGE established its Games and Culture journal in January 2006. While not an open access journal (like Game Studies), it is still possible to access at least a sample issue from the journal website. There are actually two sites, one maintained by the publisher, one by the editors. See:
http://gac.sagepub.com/
http://www.gamesandculture.com/
Game Studies Journal
Posted in Journals with tags game studies, Journals on March 9, 2008 by fransThe key journal of the field, established in July 2001, Game Studies has published several important articles and has collected some of the leading scholars in its editorial board. Currently seems not to be appearing at the same frequency as before, but lets hope there will be fresh life waiting in its future. URL:
http://www.gamestudies.org/
An Introduction to Game Studies 