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Media and Communication, Vol 9, No 1. Special Issue: Games and Communication—Quo Vadis? (2021)

Siitonen, M., Reer, F., & Hera, T. D. L. (Eds.). (2021). Media and Communication, Vol 9, No 1. Special Issue: Games and Communication—Quo Vadis? (9). Cogitatio Press. Media and Communication. https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/issue/view/198

JYU authors or editors

Siitonen, Marko

Publication details

All authors or editors: Siitonen, Marko; Reer, Felix; Hera, Teresa de la

Journal or series: Media and Communication

eISSN: 2183-2439

Publication year: 2021

Volume: 9

Issue number: 1

Publisher: Cogitatio Press

Publication country: Portugal

Publication language: English

Persistent website address: https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/issue/view/198

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Abstract

This thematic issue presents a number of emerging scholarships into the study of digital gaming. The articles are based on a 2019 symposium on game studies hosted by the Digital Games Research section of ECREA. As the phenomena related to digital gaming keep on evolving and emerging, so must research keep up with the times and constantly challenge itself. Whether speaking about validating previously developed research methods, imagining totally new ones, or even challenging the whole philosophy of science on which research is being done, there is a constant need for reappraisal and introspection within games research. As a cultural medium that has become deeply embedded into the social fabric of the 2020s, digital gaming continues to excite and challenge academia. This thematic issue provides a collection of approaches to look into the future that addresses some of the challenges associated with game research.

Keywords: game research; digital games; serious games; research subjects; research methods; methodology

Free keywords: digital games; game studies; methodology; serious games

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