@collection{Siitonen2021,

title = {Games and Communication—Quo Vadis?},

editor = {Marko Siitonen and Felix Reer and Teresa de la Hera},

url = {https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/issue/view/198},

issn = {2183-2439},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-01-06},

booktitle = {Media and Communication},

volume = {9},

issue = {1},

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  merging, 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 = {Activity theory, Cybersickness, Digital games, Eudaimonic entertainment experiences, Experimental research, Games for change, Gaming literacy, Media psychology, Methodology, Online risk awareness, Parental mediation, Parenting, Persuasive games, Qualitative game analysis, Serious games, Virtual reality, Zone of experience},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {collection}

}