Digital games are an intrinsic part of contemporary global flows of cultural goods, services
and images in Western societies. Developed in parts of Asia, the US, Australia and Europe …

Many of the contributors are in a key position in universities and other institutions. They are
engaged in the field of Digital Game Studies and will be excellent multipliers (Tanya …

T his chapter aims to conceptualize and systematize the past decade's theoretical and
empirical work on digital games. 1 We focus on the social scientific perspective, with special …

We are about four or five years into the formation of a new discipline, that of digital game
studies. At this early stage, digital game studies is necessarily and self-consciously …

In this paper, we introduce the concept of a “Hegemony of Play,” to critique the way in which
a complex layering of technological, commercial and cultural power structures have …

The computer games industry has rapidly matured. Once a preoccupation only of young
technophiles, games are now one of the dominant forms of global popular culture. From …

This book introduces the critical concepts and debates that are shaping the emerging field of
game studies. Exploring games in the context of cultural studies and media studies, it …

Abstract Digital Australia 2020 (DA20) is the culmination of over 15 years of research on
how, why, and by whom video games are played in Australia. In this edition of the research …

An Introduction to Game Studies is the first introductory textbook for students of game
studies. It provides a conceptual overview of the cultural, social and economic significance …

Do digital games and play mean the same things for different people? This article presents
the results of a 3-year study in which we sought for new ways to approach digital games …