Introduction to Issues Around Video Games

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BBFC Report (2010), Video Games: Research to Improve Understanding of What Players Enjoy About Video Games and to Explain their Preference for Particular Games.

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Game Studies Theory

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R.A. Bartle, Designing virtual worlds,  New Riders, Indianapolis, IL (2004)

Bogost, I. (2008). 'Unit Operations: An Approach to Videogame Criticism'

Consalvo, M. & Dutton, N. (2006). 'Game Analysis: Developing a Methodological Toolkit for the Qualitative Study of Games'. Game Studies 6, 1

Demirbaş, K.Y. (2008). 'The Game Auteur'.

J.P. Gee (2006), 'Why Game Studies Now?', Games and Culture.

Hunicke, R., LeBlanc, M. and Zubek, R. (2004). 'MDA: A Formal Approach to Game Design and Game Research'.

Johannes, F. (2003) 'Computer Games as a Part of Children's Culture'. Game Studies 3: 1.

D. King, P. Delfabbro, M. Griffiths (2009), 'The Psychological Study of Video Game Players: Methodological Challenges and Practical Advice' International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction.

L. Konzack et al. (2002), 'Computer Game Criticism: A Method for Computer Game Analysis'. Proceedings of Computer Games and Digital Cultures Conference. Tampere.

Lindley, C. (2003). 'Game Taxonomies: A High Level Framework for Game Analysis and Design'. Gamasutra

Malliet, S. (2007). 'Adapting the Principles of Ludology to the Method of Video Game Content Analysis'. Game Studies, 7, 1

Mäyrä, F. (2008). An Introduction to Game Studies. London: Sage.

B. Perron & M. J. P. Wolf (Eds.) (2009), The Video Game Theory Reader 2. New York: Routledge.

A. Raessens, J Goldstein (2011) Handbook of computer games studies. MIT Press.

R. Rouse (2005), Game design theory and practice,Wordware Publishing, Inc., Plano, Texas. 

Adrienne Shaw. (2010). 'What Is Video Game Culture? Cultural Studies and Game Studies', Games and Culture 5.

 Steinkuehler CA (2006), 'Why Game (Culture) Studies Now?', Games and Culture 1:1

J. Takatalo et. al. (2011), 'User Experience in Digital Games: Differences Between Laboratory and Home' Simulation and Gaming 42:5.

M.J.P Wolf, B. Perron. (2003). The Video Game Theory Reader. London: Routledge.

Wood, R. T. A., Griffiths, M. D., & Eatough, V. (2004b). 'On-line data collection from video game players: methodological issues.' Cyberpsychology & Behavior, 7, 511–518.

Zagal, J. P., & Bruckman, A. (2009). 'Novices, gamers, and scholars: Exploring the challenges of teaching about games'. Game Studies, 8(2).