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  • A rendering of a teen person playing a video game, appearing nervous by what is shown on screen.

    Unpacking the Dynamics of Harm in Game Cheating Communities

    Study sheds light on the risks faced by users that surpass the conventional boundaries of gaming environments.

    Selina ChoJonathan LusthausIvan Flechais

    Published On: August 12, 2024Categories: Research, Research Article
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    From Avoidance to Action

    The features that make games fantastic spaces for social connection also harbor toxicity, including hate, harassment, and the propagation of extremist ideologies.

    Elizabeth KilmerZeynep AslanRachel Kowert

    Published On: August 12, 2024Categories: Research, Research Article
  • Museum-Inspired Video Games as a Symbolic Transitional Justice Policy

    Video games can become agents for promoting education, reconciliation, and healing.

    Stefania StamouKostas ApostolakisStavroula NtoaGeorge MargetisConstantine Stephanidis

    Published On: August 12, 2024Categories: Research, Research Article
  • Two hands pointing index fingers at a Jenga wood block balancing game. Illustration.

    Playful by Design

    Research compares insights from play in non-digital and digital contexts and integrates them within a holistic account of how play possibilities emerge from the intersection of people, products and places.

    Angela ColvertKruakae PothongSonia Livingstone

    Published On: August 12, 2024Categories: Research, Research Article
  • Fantasy Futuristic mystery loot box case opening up to reveal its surprise contents. 3D illustration.

    Shopping Around for Loot Box Presence Warning Labels

    Unsatisfactory compliance on Epic, Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft platforms.

    Leon Xiao

    Published On: March 14, 2024Categories: Research, Research Article
  • A person holds credit card in left hand and phone with gaming app in right hand.

    ​​The Many Faces of Mobile Gaming Monetization

    Understanding the diversity and extremity of player spending in mobile games.

    David ZendleCatherine FlickSebastian DeterdingJoe CuttingElena Gordon-PetrovskayaAnders Drachen

    Published On: March 31, 2023Categories: Practice, Research, Research Article
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    A Manifesto for More Productive Psychological Games Research

    Researchers hold deeply divided opinions about the potential effects of games on player’s lives.

    Nick Ballou

    Published On: March 6, 2023Categories: Research, Research Article
  • Two people working at a desktop computer to design a video game in a software design environment.

    Teaching Environmentally Conscious Game Design

    Growing recognition of the environmental impact of video games has brought about numerous initiatives in the game industry.

    Mikhail Fiadotau

    Published On: April 2, 2023Categories: Horizon, Research, Research Article
  • Child laying on bed plays video games with expression of awe.

    Emotion Design for Video Games

    A methodological framework providing a step-by-step process for developing an emotion-adaptive game.

    Maximillian CroissantGuy SchofieldCade McCall

    Published On: October 25, 2023Categories: Research, Research Article
  • Overhead photo of a person playing a puzzle-type video game.

    Casual Games, Cognition, and Play across the Lifespan

    Research finds little support for the cognitive benefits of playing casual games, with exception of the elderly or those with dementia.

    Kurt SquireGarrison WellsMaria Anderson-CotoConstance Steinkuehler

    Published On: March 7, 2024Categories: Research, Research Article, Review
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