Research Resources

• http://edugamesresearch.com/blog/2010/03/20/the-top-journals-for-video-game-research/

• DiGRA' digital library of game studies conference papers

• The Game Studies Network - A project of the University of Wyoming Game Studies Lab

• Gameology.org: commentary and resources for the game studies community

• Game Research: The art, business, and science of video games

• Jesper Juul's blog: The Ludologist

• Frans Mäyrä's blog

• Gonzalo Frasca's Ludology blog

• Confessions of an Aca-Fan: The Official Weblog of Henry Jenkins

  • Digiplay Games Research Bibliography Bibliography containing over 2800 references to papers, books, theses and conference papers on computer, video and digital games research.

• Notes on referencing games in scholarly publications

Professional associations

• Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA)

• Canadian Games Studies Association

• Spilforskning - The Danish network of game researchers

• JoinGame Nasjonalt ressursnettverk for dataspill (Norwegian)

  • IEEE Game Engineering SIG and IEEE PSM Task Force

• IGDA Game Education SIG

• Polskie Towarzystwo Badania Gier (Games Research Association of Poland)

Academic journal publications

• Game Studies: The International Journal of Computer Game Research

• Games and Culture: A Journal of Interactive Media

• Eludamos: Journal for Computer Game Culture

• Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds

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• ACM Computers in Entertainment

• SAGE Simulation and Gaming

• Elsevier Entertainment Computing

• Hindawi International Journal of Computer Games Technology

• International Journal of Roleplaying

• Journal of Virtual Worlds Research

• Journal of Virtual Reality and Broadcasting

• Homo Ludens

Conferences

• International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology ACE 2009

• 8th International Conference on Entertainment Computing (ICEC 2009)

• Future Play

• SIGGRAPH Games Focus

• SIGGRAPH Sandbox 2008

• DiGRA 2009: Breaking new ground

• Fourth Philosophy of Computer Games Conference

• Culture-Generative Function of Games (Kulturotwórcza funkcja gier)

• DIstributed SImulation and Online gaming (DISIO 2010)

  • • International Games Innovation Conference

    • IEEE Conference on Computational Intelligence and Games

    • A series of international meetings focused on the applications of computational intelligence to games.

• Australian Game Developers Conference (AGDC)

A show held specifically for Aussie game developers.

• Games Convention

Takes place in Germany, showing off a lot of European developer stuff as well as stuff from abroad.

• Game Developers Conference (GDC)

Game programmers, artists, audio engineers, producers, and others gather annually to exchange ideas, network, and shape the future of games.

• Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3)

A computer and video game slanted conference based out of California (Los Angeles) showing off the latest and greatest in video game design and electronics.

• Nintendo Spaceworld

Held in Japan with developers showing off the latest and greatest from this part of the world and beyond.

• QuakeCon

Annual multiplayer gaming event.

• Tokyo Game Show

Tokyo Game Show, one of the longest-running annual events in gaming, will take place in September at the Nippon Convention Center.