Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies

@article{Aurava2023,

title = {Future-oriented Skills and Knowledge in Game Jams: A Systematic Literature Review},

author = {Riikka Aurava and Kati Sormunen},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeo.2023.100129

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666557323000071},

doi = {10.1016/j.caeo.2023.100129},

issn = {2666-5573},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-02-05},

urldate = {2023-02-05},

journal = {Computers and Education Open},

volume = {4},

abstract = {Game jams, events for co-creating digital or non-digital games, are connected to learning in several ways: learning is a common motivation for participation and various learning results have been reported as their outcome. The existing literature on game jam learning consists mostly of descriptive individual case studies, with very incohesive and varied research aims, methods, and settings. Thus far, there have been no attempts to further analyze and classify the reported results of the previous studies. This article looks at existing research on game jams and learning, comparing the reported learning results to the future-oriented skills and knowledge. The data set, created utilizing the PRISMA checklist, consists of 25 original articles published between 2010 and 2022. The results show that participation in a game jam event will likely increase interdisciplinary, epistemic, and procedural knowledge. Furthermore, it can increase disciplinary knowledge depending on the theme and other framings of the event. Participation in a game jam event will likely further cognitive and metacognitive skills as well as social and emotional skills, provided the jam event is organized to create a safe and inclusive space for learning. Participation in a game jam will also likely further diverse practical and physical skills, but the adoption of these skills varies depending on individuals’ tasks inside their team. ICT-related skills are furthered in jam events concentrating on digital games and can be supported when making non-digital games. Thus, game jams offer a well-suited method for learning future-oriented skills and knowledge.},

keywords = {21st-century abilities, Cooperative / collaborative learning, Game jam, Games, Interdisciplinary projects},

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tppubtype = {article}

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2022

Pötzsch, Holger; Hansen, Therese Holt; Hammar, Emil Lundedal

Teaching and Learning about Audio-visual Media: A Critical Media Literacy Perspective on the Use of Games in the Contemporary Upper-secondary Classroom Book Section

In: Lentz, Christina; Wolter, Heike (Ed.): Lentz ECM, Wolter. Deutsch-norwegische Schulmedien im Vergleich, vol. 5, Peter Lang Publishing Group, 2022, ISBN: 9783631886823.

Abstract | Links | Tags: Critical media literacy, Games, Learning, Schools, Teaching

Karhulahti, Veli-Matti

Digipelaaminen ja työelämä other

2022.

Links | Tags: Concentration, Digital games, Electronic sports, Games, Performance, Playing, Problem gambling, Work efficiency, Working life

Kankainen, Ville; Käihkö, Ilmari

On Wargames and War: Modelling Carl von Clausewitz’s Theory of War Book Section

In: Sjöblom, Björn; Linderoth, Jonas; Frank, Anders (Ed.): Representing Conflicts in Games: Antagonism, Rivalry, and Competition, Routledge, 2022, ISBN: 9781032278278.

Abstract | Links | Tags: Clausewitz, Game studies, Games, War studies, Wargames

Hammar, Emil Lundedal

International Solidarity Between Game Workers in the Global North and Global South: Reflections on The Challenges Posed by Labor Aristocracy Journal Article

In: gamenvironments, vol. 17, 2022, ISSN: 2364-382X.

Abstract | Links | Tags: Game developer, Game development, Games, Games industry, Gamevironments, Imperialism, Labor, Labor aristocracy, Labor conditions, Political economy, Production studies, Unionization, Unions, Workers

@article{Hammar2022,

title = {International Solidarity Between Game Workers in the Global North and Global South: Reflections on The Challenges Posed by Labor Aristocracy},

author = {Emil Lundedal Hammar},

url = {https://doi.org/10.48783/gameviron.v17i17.195

https://journals.suub.uni-bremen.de/index.php/gamevironments/article/view/195},

doi = {10.48783/gameviron.v17i17.195},

issn = {2364-382X},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-12-22},

urldate = {2022-12-22},

issuetitle = {Social justice},

journal = {gamenvironments},

volume = {17},

abstract = {This article advances the research on unionization and collective organizing in the games industry by highlighting potential future challenges of international solidarity as identified by the Marxist concept of labor aristocracy. While much of organizing and unionization in the games industry are in their nascent stages by focusing primarily on the national question and the nature of work in the games industry, the nature of global supply chains, and free flow of capital emphasizes the importance of global perspectives on how game workers can organize. Primarily, this article is concerned with the material effects of 21st century imperialism on collective organization, where the Marxist concept of labor aristocracy identifies the privileged strata of game workers in imperialist countries who benefit from exploitative international relations between core and periphery economies through higher wages, positions of power, and affordable access to commodities. As a result, these groups of game workers should, according to the implications of labor aristocracy, hold a material investment into maintaining the exploitation of game workers in the periphery. This means that the current social movements to organize and unionize in the games industry potentially encounters the challenge of international solidarity with workers whose exploitation those in the imperialist countries benefit from. This article identifies such challenges through interviews and an online survey with game workers, organizers, union representatives, and leaders of international organizations. The findings reveal the international character of game work and the challenges of national legislation; the importance and challenge of building solidarity between game workers in the core and periphery; and finally, the potential strategies for unions and organizers to cultivate international solidarity. Thus, the article clears a forward path for both production research in game studies and labor organizing in the Western games industry through a global perspective on international material relations and historical materialism.},

keywords = {Game developer, Game development, Games, Games industry, Gamevironments, Imperialism, Labor, Labor aristocracy, Labor conditions, Political economy, Production studies, Unionization, Unions, Workers},

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This article advances the research on unionization and collective organizing in the games industry by highlighting potential future challenges of international solidarity as identified by the Marxist concept of labor aristocracy. While much of organizing and unionization in the games industry are in their nascent stages by focusing primarily on the national question and the nature of work in the games industry, the nature of global supply chains, and free flow of capital emphasizes the importance of global perspectives on how game workers can organize. Primarily, this article is concerned with the material effects of 21st century imperialism on collective organization, where the Marxist concept of labor aristocracy identifies the privileged strata of game workers in imperialist countries who benefit from exploitative international relations between core and periphery economies through higher wages, positions of power, and affordable access to commodities. As a result, these groups of game workers should, according to the implications of labor aristocracy, hold a material investment into maintaining the exploitation of game workers in the periphery. This means that the current social movements to organize and unionize in the games industry potentially encounters the challenge of international solidarity with workers whose exploitation those in the imperialist countries benefit from. This article identifies such challenges through interviews and an online survey with game workers, organizers, union representatives, and leaders of international organizations. The findings reveal the international character of game work and the challenges of national legislation; the importance and challenge of building solidarity between game workers in the core and periphery; and finally, the potential strategies for unions and organizers to cultivate international solidarity. Thus, the article clears a forward path for both production research in game studies and labor organizing in the Western games industry through a global perspective on international material relations and historical materialism.

Karhulahti, Veli-Matti; Vahlo, Jukka; Martončikc, Marcel; Munukka, Matti; Koskimaa, Raine; von Bonsdorff, Mikaela

Ontological Diversity in Gaming Disorder Measurement: A Nationally Representative Registered Report Journal Article

In: Addiction Research & Theory, 2022, ISSN: 1606-6359.

Abstract | Links | Tags: Behavioral addiction, Games, Open science, Philosophy, Prevalence, Technology use

@article{Karhulahti2022c,

title = {Ontological Diversity in Gaming Disorder Measurement: A Nationally Representative Registered Report},

author = {Veli-Matti Karhulahti and Jukka Vahlo and Marcel Martončikc and Matti Munukka and Raine Koskimaa and Mikaela von Bonsdorff},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2022.2115033},

doi = {10.1080/16066359.2022.2115033},

issn = {1606-6359},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-09-05},

urldate = {2022-09-05},

journal = {Addiction Research & Theory},

abstract = {Gaming-related health problems have been researched since the 1980s with numerous different ontol-ogies as reference systems, from self-assessed‘game addiction’to‘pathological gambling’(in theDiagnostic  and  Statistical  Manual  of  Mental  Disorders[DSM]-IV),‘internet gaming disorder’(in the thirdsection of the DSM-5) and most recently‘gaming disorder’(in theInternational Classification of Diseases[ICD]-11). Our goal was to investigate how screening instruments that derive from different ontologiesdiffer in identifying associated problem groups. By using four central screening instruments, each rep-resenting a different ontological basis, we hypothesized differences and similarities inprevalence,over-lap, andhealth. A nationally representative (N¼8217) sample of Finnish participants was collected. Thescreening instruments produced significantly different prevalence rates (from 0.4% to 6.9%) and thebinomial probabilities of group overlap ranged from poor (0.419) to good (0.919). Expectedly, the prob-lem groups had lower mental health than the general population, yet exploratory analyses impliedequivalent or significantlyhigherphysical health. We also found strong exploratory evidence for mis-chievous responding to complicate the measurement of gaming problems. Considering that severalmajor differences were confirmed between the four gaming problem constructs, we recommendresearchers to clearly define theirconstruct  of  interest, i.e. whether they are studying the ICD-11 basedofficial mental disorder, the DSM-5 proposed‘internet gaming disorder’, or other gaming problems—especially in future meta-analyses.},

keywords = {Behavioral addiction, Games, Open science, Philosophy, Prevalence, Technology use},

pubstate = {published},

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}

Mäyrä, Frans

Game Studies other

2022.

Abstract | Links | Tags: Culture, Discipline, Education, Games, Humanities, Interdisciplinarity, Research

Karhulahti, Veli-Matti

Digital Games other

2022.

Abstract | Links | Tags: Computer games, Concepts, Definitions, Digital games, Games, Video games

Friman, Usva; Arjoranta, Jonne; Kinnunen, Jani; Heljakka, Katriina; Stenros, Jaakko

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