Games and Culture

Penguins, Hype, and MMOGs for Kids: A Critical Reexamination of the 2008 "Boom"

The 2008 surge in children’s virtual worlds was largely a product of industry-manufactured hype rather than organic market growth.

Videogame Visions of Climate Futures: ARMA 3 and Implications for Games and Persuasion

Video games frequently struggle to influence player perspectives on climate change because overt, mechanics-heavy simulations often trigger ideological resistance.

Does Digital Gaming Enable Healthy Ageing for Community-Dwelling People With Dementia?

Digital gaming serves as a viable and effective tool for promoting healthy aging and independence among community-dwelling individuals living with dementia.

Framing Gaming: The Effects of Media Frames on Perceptions of Game(r)s

Media framing plays a critical role in shaping public attitudes toward video games and the gaming community.

• News media narratives focusing on risks rather than opportunities drive negative public sentiment and increase support for gaming censorship and restrictive policies.
• Nongamers are significantly more susceptible to media framing than individuals with established personal gaming habits, who use their experience as a buffer against negative narratives.
• A robust third-person effect persists where individuals view others—specifically children and adolescents—as more vulnerable to gaming harms than themselves, regardless of media framing.

Art Video Games: Ritual Communication of Feelings in the Digital Era

Art video games function as a potent medium for ritual communication, effectively eliciting shared emotional and social representations among diverse player populations.

Forecasting the Experience of Future Entertainment Technology: Interactive Storytelling and Media Enjoyment

Interactive storytelling represents a transformative shift in digital entertainment, moving away from static, author-controlled narratives toward dynamic, collaborative environments where users function as protagonists.