Experimenting with interactive non-fiction. #GameStudies
November 3, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Experimenting with interactive non-fiction. #GameStudies
Aus gegebenen Anlass arbeite ich mich gerade in die Forschung zur GTA-Franchise ein und nutze die Gelegenheit um GTA V nachzuholen. #Trogambouille #GameStudies #Spielwissenschaft
November 3, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Aus gegebenen Anlass arbeite ich mich gerade in die Forschung zur GTA-Franchise ein und nutze die Gelegenheit um GTA V nachzuholen. #Trogambouille #GameStudies #Spielwissenschaft
Leider hab ich die Ausstellung im Berliner Computerspielmuseum verpasst. Die Kataloge sind jedenfalls eine #GameStudies Freude! Darin auch ein Beitrag von mir zu Cold War Games nach Ende des Kalten Kriegs.
October 29, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Leider hab ich die Ausstellung im Berliner Computerspielmuseum verpasst. Die Kataloge sind jedenfalls eine #GameStudies Freude! Darin auch ein Beitrag von mir zu Cold War Games nach Ende des Kalten Kriegs.
Wir diskutieren häufig darüber, ob #GameStudies als akademisches Feld ausreichend anerkannt sind. Viel seltener fragen wir, was diese fehlende oder uneinheitliche Anerkennung für diejenigen bedeutet, die sich entscheiden, ihre wissenschaftliche Laufbahn in diesem Feld aufzubauen.
November 3, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Wir diskutieren häufig darüber, ob #GameStudies als akademisches Feld ausreichend anerkannt sind. Viel seltener fragen wir, was diese fehlende oder uneinheitliche Anerkennung für diejenigen bedeutet, die sich entscheiden, ihre wissenschaftliche Laufbahn in diesem Feld aufzubauen.
Was haben Let’s Plays, Lovecraft und Geschichtstheorie gemeinsam? Sie alle prägen unsere Spielkulturen.
17 Beiträge, 10 Jahre AKGWDS, jetzt frei lesbar in der @paidia.bsky.social-Sonderausgabe!
#Spielwissenschaft
#GameStudies
paidia.de/akgwds-jubil...
17 Beiträge, 10 Jahre AKGWDS, jetzt frei lesbar in der @paidia.bsky.social-Sonderausgabe!
#Spielwissenschaft
#GameStudies
paidia.de/akgwds-jubil...
October 29, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Was haben Let’s Plays, Lovecraft und Geschichtstheorie gemeinsam? Sie alle prägen unsere Spielkulturen.
17 Beiträge, 10 Jahre AKGWDS, jetzt frei lesbar in der @paidia.bsky.social-Sonderausgabe!
#Spielwissenschaft
#GameStudies
paidia.de/akgwds-jubil...
17 Beiträge, 10 Jahre AKGWDS, jetzt frei lesbar in der @paidia.bsky.social-Sonderausgabe!
#Spielwissenschaft
#GameStudies
paidia.de/akgwds-jubil...
Die zweite Ausgabe unseres Spielstand-Newsletters ist jetzt erschienen: mit CFPs, Neuerscheinungen, Jobausschreibungen u.v.m. im Bereich der #Spielwissenschaften #GameStudies
akgwds.de/2026/11/03/s...
akgwds.de/2026/11/03/s...
Spielstand November 2026 - Arbeitskreis Geisteswissenschaften und Digitale Spiele
Editorial Die zweite Ausgabe von Spielstand ist bewusst kompakt gehalten, da das Hauptaugenmerk auf den zahlreichen Ausschreibungen, Veröffentlichungen und Veranstaltungen liegt. Hinweise, Zusendungen...
akgwds.de
November 3, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Die zweite Ausgabe unseres Spielstand-Newsletters ist jetzt erschienen: mit CFPs, Neuerscheinungen, Jobausschreibungen u.v.m. im Bereich der #Spielwissenschaften #GameStudies
akgwds.de/2026/11/03/s...
akgwds.de/2026/11/03/s...
We just have finished our podcast recording session and had a blast talking about Jordan Minor's new book about Super Mario Galaxy! Stay tuned for our conversation!
//cc @bossfightbooks.com @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
#GameStudies #Podcast #SMG #Wii
//cc @bossfightbooks.com @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
#GameStudies #Podcast #SMG #Wii
October 28, 2026 at 9:38 PM
We just have finished our podcast recording session and had a blast talking about Jordan Minor's new book about Super Mario Galaxy! Stay tuned for our conversation!
//cc @bossfightbooks.com @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
#GameStudies #Podcast #SMG #Wii
//cc @bossfightbooks.com @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
#GameStudies #Podcast #SMG #Wii
University of Toronto (@utoronto.ca) is hiring:
Assistant Professor in Game Studies
#assistantprofessor #gamestudies #mediastudies
Assistant Professor in Game Studies
#assistantprofessor #gamestudies #mediastudies
November 2, 2026 at 10:43 AM
University of Toronto (@utoronto.ca) is hiring:
Assistant Professor in Game Studies
#assistantprofessor #gamestudies #mediastudies
Assistant Professor in Game Studies
#assistantprofessor #gamestudies #mediastudies
While I can't claim to have contributed to any of these, here are a few that traditionally get high traffic on the site.
And here's the #GTA section with a few hundred books to sift through if helpful 👇
www.thevideogamelibrary.org/blog/hashtag...
And here's the #GTA section with a few hundred books to sift through if helpful 👇
www.thevideogamelibrary.org/blog/hashtag...
November 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
While I can't claim to have contributed to any of these, here are a few that traditionally get high traffic on the site.
And here's the #GTA section with a few hundred books to sift through if helpful 👇
www.thevideogamelibrary.org/blog/hashtag...
And here's the #GTA section with a few hundred books to sift through if helpful 👇
www.thevideogamelibrary.org/blog/hashtag...
October 26, 2026 at 6:49 AM
My Mass Effect deep dive is pretty much done. The only problem? I've somehow ended up writing three different versions of it.
Now comes the difficult part: deciding which one actually makes it onto my website. 😅
#MassEffect #GameStudies #AffectTheory
Now comes the difficult part: deciding which one actually makes it onto my website. 😅
#MassEffect #GameStudies #AffectTheory
November 1, 2026 at 8:14 PM
My Mass Effect deep dive is pretty much done. The only problem? I've somehow ended up writing three different versions of it.
Now comes the difficult part: deciding which one actually makes it onto my website. 😅
#MassEffect #GameStudies #AffectTheory
Now comes the difficult part: deciding which one actually makes it onto my website. 😅
#MassEffect #GameStudies #AffectTheory
📖 Lesetipp: Søren Ahrensborg Kamper über den Todessterngraben in X-Wing (1993) und Rogue Squadron (1998). Wie wird aus einer Filmszene ein spielbarer Raum? Ein schöner Vergleich über Leveldesign, Spielmechaniken und die Eigenlogik digitaler Spielwelten.
//cc @titel.bsky.social
#gamestudies
//cc @titel.bsky.social
#gamestudies
Digitalspielkultur: X-Wing und Rogue Squadron
Der Todessterngraben sieht im Kino erstaunlich einfach aus. Zwei hohe Wände, ein schmaler Flugkorridor und am Ende eine Öffnung, die man treffen muss. Eigentlich sollte das auch ein Computerspiel…
titel-kulturmagazin.net
November 3, 2026 at 9:20 AM
📖 Lesetipp: Søren Ahrensborg Kamper über den Todessterngraben in X-Wing (1993) und Rogue Squadron (1998). Wie wird aus einer Filmszene ein spielbarer Raum? Ein schöner Vergleich über Leveldesign, Spielmechaniken und die Eigenlogik digitaler Spielwelten.
//cc @titel.bsky.social
#gamestudies
//cc @titel.bsky.social
#gamestudies
New chapter out in the living reference work 'Palgrave Encyclopedia of Cyberpsychology'.
It's about avatars in digital space from a self-presentation lens.
link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/...
#gamestudies
#psychscisky
#cyberpsychology
It's about avatars in digital space from a self-presentation lens.
link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/...
#gamestudies
#psychscisky
#cyberpsychology
Avatars, Self-Presentation and the Proteus Effect
link.springer.com
October 30, 2026 at 11:21 AM
New chapter out in the living reference work 'Palgrave Encyclopedia of Cyberpsychology'.
It's about avatars in digital space from a self-presentation lens.
link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/...
#gamestudies
#psychscisky
#cyberpsychology
It's about avatars in digital space from a self-presentation lens.
link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/...
#gamestudies
#psychscisky
#cyberpsychology
🎮 🚀 The article “Asymmetries and Limits in the Transformative Power of Video Games for Women” by Sarikakis et al. explores gaming’s potential to empower women while reinforcing gender inequalities.
📲 Read: journals.suub.uni-bremen.de/index.php/ga... #GameStudies #WomenInGaming #GenderEquality
📲 Read: journals.suub.uni-bremen.de/index.php/ga... #GameStudies #WomenInGaming #GenderEquality
Asymmetries and Limits in the Transformative Power of Video Games for Women
| gamevironments
journals.suub.uni-bremen.de
November 2, 2026 at 7:12 AM
🎮 🚀 The article “Asymmetries and Limits in the Transformative Power of Video Games for Women” by Sarikakis et al. explores gaming’s potential to empower women while reinforcing gender inequalities.
📲 Read: journals.suub.uni-bremen.de/index.php/ga... #GameStudies #WomenInGaming #GenderEquality
📲 Read: journals.suub.uni-bremen.de/index.php/ga... #GameStudies #WomenInGaming #GenderEquality
We've had some big news, and HGN is moving into a new phase in its life. As part of this, we're launching a new theme to think about the future. We're eager to read your thoughts on what comes next for historical games!
#historicalgames #gtp #gamestudies
www.historicalgames.net/futures/
#historicalgames #gtp #gamestudies
www.historicalgames.net/futures/
Futures | Historical Games Network
For the last five years, the HGN has set out to bring together people from across research, game making, and the cultural heritage sector to explore the relationship between history and games of all k...
www.historicalgames.net
November 3, 2026 at 4:29 PM
We've had some big news, and HGN is moving into a new phase in its life. As part of this, we're launching a new theme to think about the future. We're eager to read your thoughts on what comes next for historical games!
#historicalgames #gtp #gamestudies
www.historicalgames.net/futures/
#historicalgames #gtp #gamestudies
www.historicalgames.net/futures/
do any #gamescholars know if #gamestudies dot org is going to like... be back.... i can access the articles through wayback machine but i miss her
November 1, 2026 at 10:07 PM
do any #gamescholars know if #gamestudies dot org is going to like... be back.... i can access the articles through wayback machine but i miss her
Schreiben Sie den Namen eines konkreten Spiels auf einen Zettel, das Sie als repräsentativ für ‚Spiel‘ ansehen. #gamestudies #spielwissenschaft #spiel
Fiese Frage, oder? ; )
Fiese Frage, oder? ; )
October 29, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Schreiben Sie den Namen eines konkreten Spiels auf einen Zettel, das Sie als repräsentativ für ‚Spiel‘ ansehen. #gamestudies #spielwissenschaft #spiel
Fiese Frage, oder? ; )
Fiese Frage, oder? ; )
So sah es 2011 auf dem „Barcamp des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses der deutschen Games-Forschung“ aus. 👨🦳👩🦳
#gamestudies
#gamestudies
October 28, 2026 at 10:16 AM
So sah es 2011 auf dem „Barcamp des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses der deutschen Games-Forschung“ aus. 👨🦳👩🦳
#gamestudies
#gamestudies
Es gibt übrigens auch den Kurs "Press Start to Politics – Politik, Macht und Gesellschaft in digitalen Spielewelten" für den Bildungsurlaub! #GameStudies
www.bildungsurlauber.de/courses/pres...
www.bildungsurlauber.de/courses/pres...
October 30, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Es gibt übrigens auch den Kurs "Press Start to Politics – Politik, Macht und Gesellschaft in digitalen Spielewelten" für den Bildungsurlaub! #GameStudies
www.bildungsurlauber.de/courses/pres...
www.bildungsurlauber.de/courses/pres...
The Videogaming and Esports Studies Conference (VESC 2027) invites researchers, students, and game enthusiasts!
Extended deadline: November 16, 2026
📲Submit: uncgegongamestudiesconference.com
📩 Questions? uncggamestudiesconference@gmail.com
#CallForPapers #gamestudies
Check it out👇👇👇
Extended deadline: November 16, 2026
📲Submit: uncgegongamestudiesconference.com
📩 Questions? uncggamestudiesconference@gmail.com
#CallForPapers #gamestudies
Check it out👇👇👇
October 28, 2026 at 7:53 PM
The Videogaming and Esports Studies Conference (VESC 2027) invites researchers, students, and game enthusiasts!
Extended deadline: November 16, 2026
📲Submit: uncgegongamestudiesconference.com
📩 Questions? uncggamestudiesconference@gmail.com
#CallForPapers #gamestudies
Check it out👇👇👇
Extended deadline: November 16, 2026
📲Submit: uncgegongamestudiesconference.com
📩 Questions? uncggamestudiesconference@gmail.com
#CallForPapers #gamestudies
Check it out👇👇👇
My ”Introduction to Game Studies” textbook has now been published also in China, as part of the new ”Homoludens Archive” initiative — fascinating! Translator is Dr Felania Mengfei Liu, a game scholar from Beijing Normal University. #gamestudies #gameculture
October 26, 2026 at 10:29 AM
My ”Introduction to Game Studies” textbook has now been published also in China, as part of the new ”Homoludens Archive” initiative — fascinating! Translator is Dr Felania Mengfei Liu, a game scholar from Beijing Normal University. #gamestudies #gameculture
My latest paper explores the representation of the #postmodern identity crisis within CD Projekt Red’s video game #Cyberpunk2077.
👉Check it out, its freely available through the following link as an open source project:
ebook.ek.szte.hu/index.php/bt...
#GameStudies #Humanities
👉Check it out, its freely available through the following link as an open source project:
ebook.ek.szte.hu/index.php/bt...
#GameStudies #Humanities
Hazards of Virtualization: Abjectification and Immersion in Cyberpunk 2077
| SZTE BTK Angol-Amerikai Intézet
ebook.ek.szte.hu
October 31, 2026 at 6:49 PM
My latest paper explores the representation of the #postmodern identity crisis within CD Projekt Red’s video game #Cyberpunk2077.
👉Check it out, its freely available through the following link as an open source project:
ebook.ek.szte.hu/index.php/bt...
#GameStudies #Humanities
👉Check it out, its freely available through the following link as an open source project:
ebook.ek.szte.hu/index.php/bt...
#GameStudies #Humanities
A game’s affective success and a player’s enjoyment aren’t necessarily the same thing.
Mass Effect 2 creates such an oppressive, visceral atmosphere that, for me, it becomes too much. Andromeda may be less intense, but gives me the more rewarding experience.
#MassEffect #GameStudies #AffectTheory
Mass Effect 2 creates such an oppressive, visceral atmosphere that, for me, it becomes too much. Andromeda may be less intense, but gives me the more rewarding experience.
#MassEffect #GameStudies #AffectTheory
October 24, 2026 at 8:25 PM
A game’s affective success and a player’s enjoyment aren’t necessarily the same thing.
Mass Effect 2 creates such an oppressive, visceral atmosphere that, for me, it becomes too much. Andromeda may be less intense, but gives me the more rewarding experience.
#MassEffect #GameStudies #AffectTheory
Mass Effect 2 creates such an oppressive, visceral atmosphere that, for me, it becomes too much. Andromeda may be less intense, but gives me the more rewarding experience.
#MassEffect #GameStudies #AffectTheory
🎲 A Monopoly Story 🎲
A dramatic storyboard drawn by our wonderful student Selma Weniger ✨️
What do you think of this storyboard? Would watch it if it was part of a series? As always let’s chat in the comments! 💬
🏷️ Hashtags
#art #gamedesign #storyboard #illustration #gamestudies
A dramatic storyboard drawn by our wonderful student Selma Weniger ✨️
What do you think of this storyboard? Would watch it if it was part of a series? As always let’s chat in the comments! 💬
🏷️ Hashtags
#art #gamedesign #storyboard #illustration #gamestudies
October 23, 2026 at 3:34 PM
🎲 A Monopoly Story 🎲
A dramatic storyboard drawn by our wonderful student Selma Weniger ✨️
What do you think of this storyboard? Would watch it if it was part of a series? As always let’s chat in the comments! 💬
🏷️ Hashtags
#art #gamedesign #storyboard #illustration #gamestudies
A dramatic storyboard drawn by our wonderful student Selma Weniger ✨️
What do you think of this storyboard? Would watch it if it was part of a series? As always let’s chat in the comments! 💬
🏷️ Hashtags
#art #gamedesign #storyboard #illustration #gamestudies
Heute #gamestudies Fach-/Feld-/Disziplingeschichte 🫡
79 Anmeldungen, wir gehen rein.
Schon im WiSe gebe ich wieder ein GameStudies-Einführungsseminar, es wird famos.
October 19, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Heute #gamestudies Fach-/Feld-/Disziplingeschichte 🫡