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Blog and resource for academic videogame research. Includes articles, links, conferences, news
http://www.ludology.org
A collaborative weblog on the theory and criticism of electronic entertainment and video games, led by David Thomas.
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buzzcut.com Video Game Theory and Criticism There are no upcoming events Older Stories Wednesday 27-Apr Difficult Questions about Videogames is FREE 0)Tuesday 19-Apr What is Architecture 2)Thursday 07-Apr Press (6)Wednesday 30-Mar PSP: Out of Focus (10)Tuesday 22-Mar Alas, GDC At Last (1)Thursday 17-Mar Mirror, Mirror (10)Monday...Collaborative weblog discussing video games and related media. Provides commentary, and resources for video game scholarship.
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Academic Gamers Essays of video game theory and criticism. Reviews Essays analyzing specific games and their importance to the field. Not necessarily advice on which games to buy. Bibliography Annotated bibliography of books and other resources that deal with gaming directly or...Collaborative weblog featuring several leading scholars in Game Studies and New Media.
http://www.grandtextauto.org
Collobarative weblog featuring several important scholars in the field. General focus is MMORPGs and social aspects of online gaming communities.
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Water Cooler Games video games with an agenda European casual games conference. It will be held in Amsterdam, on February 8th and 9th. I am tempted to stop by even though I have been burned on previous casual game meetings (cult followers waiting for the Messiah: the next...Blog centering on an ethnographic approach to studying videogames and videogame players. Authored by Bryan-Mitchell Young.
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Bryan-Mitchell Young's Popular Culture Gaming Welcome to popularculturegaming.com. I am a phd student at Indiana University and my research centers on an ethnographic approach to studying videogames and videogame players. I can be reached at jccalhoun at either hotmail or gmail (and just for the...Blog focusing on the theme of "Deconstructing Networks", video game studies, and network culture in general. Authored by Jonah Brucker-Cohen.
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___coin-operated.com___ coin-operated.com;http www.mee.tcd.ie/~bruckerj;...Curmudgeoning all games equally. Collaborative blog authored by Michael Vance, Bob Wieman, Ruffin Bailey, Matt Matthews, and John Harris.
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Curmudgeon Gamer Curmudgeoning all games equally. 23 October 2005 EA Slacking on Madden 06? About 10 months ago Electronic Arts announced its exclusive NFL contract, making its Madden NFL series the only professional football videogame for the next five years. Recent history...Blog discussing videogames, art, new media, and culture, auhored by William Huber.
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zang.org A topical cluster of family resemblences. Additional keywords: ludology, Japan, philosophy, nomadology, hybridity, colonialism/post-colonialism, modernity/anti-modernity, the net as boundary object(s Friday, September 30, 2005 For my grandfather. Que no quiero ver nada más, si no veo a ella. posted by...Blog and a directory of "avant games". Seeks to identify and catalog games, and related resources, that challenge and subvert mainstream gaming conventions.
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Avant Gaming Reading academic gamers avant game buzzcut games are art game girl advance grand text auto habitat chronicles ludology.org ludonauts memory card reality panic selectparks terra nova the ludologist water cooler games Other DRB Projects agitgame Geochasing iMatter.US Misc Powered By...Catch-all aggregator site for dozens of game-related blogs.
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GameBlogs The Best of the Games Community Blogs aggregates the best games, games research theory and game industry issues. Please contact us if you have any ideas or to report any bugs or issues. Support GameBlogs: Register now! If you were registered, you could keep a list...Collaborative weblog focusing on games from an academic perspective. Authored by Christian McCrea, William Huber, Walter Kim, and Thom Moyles.
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Ludonauts The rant which has little with which I would really disagree repeats our frustrations with the banality of games, with the sense of failed promise, and with the structural problems in the game industry that may be responsible. But instead...A blog on interactive entertainment: design, production, industry and related topics, authored by Jurie Horneman.
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Ding! Gratz! Blogger about objectionable content. What does this mean? BlogThis! Ding! Gratz! If you read only one gaming news site, you should probably read somebody else. But if you read 200, hey, why not us? Contributors Snowspinner Soulflame Previous Posts 1.79...A blogging collective dedicated to the discussion and exploration of digital character art, authored by Jeremy Douglass, Mark Marino, and Christy Dena.
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WRT: Writer Response Theory The recent post on ifbyphone discussed the technique of making interactive text available as interactive audio. How does this media-shifting affect the experience? There is a long-standing connection between the IF community and blind/visually impared gaming or audiogaming. While not...Ezine/ blog about the politics and culture of gaming.
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game girl advance Amatic home of some excellent web comics. I remember being addicted to Bite Me way back when it began. Go check them out! Guaranteed browsing fun all day long. Advertise? Contact! Thank You for Donating! If you'd like to help...A weblog about politics, technology, and culture. By Clive Thompson.
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collision detection: a blog of clive thompson This blog collects weird research I'm running into, and musings thereon. Currently, I'm a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine, and I also write for Wired, Discover, New York magazine, and Wired News, among others. Email or AOL...Collaborative weblog covering video games from an academic angle.
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Game Eaters Blogger about objectionable content. What does this mean? BlogThis! Game Eaters Monday, October 24, 2005 But I don't WANT to kill the colossus! Penny Arcade has some ramblings about the moral confusion many are reporting about Shadow of the Colossus....Collaborative weblog focusing on artificial intelligence in game technology.
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Game/AI And apologies for the slow reaction to the ridiculous spam problem. As you'll see we have a new look, thanks to our recent upgrade to MovableType 3.2, featuring integrated spam control. Keyword-based spam control. Which does unfortunately mean that any...Research, news and resources. Collaborative weblog, links, articles and research.
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socialstudygames.com You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation Plato Main Menu Login Form Username Password Remember me Forgotten your password? No account yet? Create one Eurekster Search Social Study Games...