The reason for the literature spree of the recent days is my planning of the two courses ↵on computergames and online-communities I will teach during the upcoming term. In the wake of that I updated, ‘enhanced’, and reformatted my ↵online … Continue reading →
↑BUDKA, PHILIPP AND ↑MANFRED KREMSER. 2004. “↑CyberAnthropology—Anthropology of CyberCulture” [.pdf | 715KB], in Contemporary issues in socio-cultural anthropology: Perspectives and research activities from Austria edited by S. Khittel, B. Plankensteiner and M. Six-Hohenbalken (eds.), pp. 213-226. Vienna: Loecker. abstract: This … Continue reading →
↑SMITH, JONAS HEIDE. 2002. ↑Computer game research 101: A brief introduction to the literature. ↑Game Research, December 2002. abstract: A few years ago there wasn’t much to talk about. Now, however, computer game research is booming resulting in common terminology, … Continue reading →
↑MORRIS, SUE. 2004. ↑Co-creative media: Online multiplayer computer game culture. ↑Scan: Journal of media arts culture ↑1(1). abstract: As a new and emerging research area, computer games demand the development of new theoretical frameworks for research and analysis. In addition … Continue reading →
AU, WAGNER JAMES. 2002. ↑Triumph of the mod: Player-created additions to computer games aren’t a hobby anymore—they’re the lifeblood of the industry. ↑Salon.com. 16 April 2002.
Continue reading →↑JANSZ, JEROEN AND LONNEKE MARTENS. 2005. ↑Gaming at a LAN event: the social context of playing video games. [.pdf | 235KB] ↑new media & society ↑7(↑3):333-355. abstract: An exploratory survey was undertaken about the appeal of playing video games at … Continue reading →
STAUN, HARALD. 2006. ↑Letzter Level. ↑Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, 19.02.2006, Nr. 7:30. via entry at 2R
Continue reading →↑SWALWELL, MELANIE. 2004. ↑The history and development of lan groups: An australasian case study. [.pdf | 160KB] ↑Proceedings of the ↑Other Players Conference, Center for Computer Games Research, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark. 6-8 December 2004. abstract: Few research projects … Continue reading →
gamemodding as post-industrial unwaged work ↑POSTIGO, HECTOR R. 2003. ↑From Pong to Planet Quake: Post-industrial transitions from leisure to work [.pdf | 88KB]. ↑Information, Communication & Society ↑6(4):593–607. abstract: In the closing weeks of 2002, video games were featured in … Continue reading →
↑Gamer br [46:50min | .avi | 147.3MB] by Pedro Bayeux and Flavio Soares is a Brazilian documentary about the game scene around here. It gives voice to gamers, producers, lanhouse owners, journalists, psychologists, anthropologists, politicians, government representatives and game … Continue reading →