The games and play studies research group at the Department of Media and Culture Studies currently has four visiting scholars working on a variety of interesting themes and topics. Feel free to contact them if you’re interested in sharing work or collaboration!
Dutch newspaper The Volkskrant has published a longread article on the recent release of the new Resident Evil film, asking if the critically acclaimed horror comedy has lifted the curse on video game adaptations. In the article, UU’s René Glas was asked to reflect on the history and current state of video game adaptations.
From 31 August to 2 September 2026, the Horizon Europe project STRATEGIES (led by Prof. Joost Raessens, UU) conducted its 2nd annual summer school on games, the climate crisis and sustainable futures, this time organized by Prof. Sonia Fizek and Dr. Ruth Eggels of the Cologne Game Lab/TH Köln. For more information on the STRATEGIES
From 31 August to 2 September 2026, the Horizon Europe project STRATEGIES (led by Prof. Joost Raessens, UU) conducted its 2nd annual summer school on games, the climate crisis and sustainable futures, this time organized by Prof. Sonia Fizek and Dr. Ruth Eggels of the Cologne Game Lab/TH Köln. For more information on the STRATEGIES
Co-creation of games, participatory design, open dialogue, and social perspective-taking currently lie at the centre of game research at Utrecht University. All these practices are characteristic of Discursive Game Design (DGD), a method that highlights the processes underlying practice-based game research, rather than a final "fixed" product.
From now on, the Open Mind game, a creative educational game in the style of “whodunit”, is available in the Apple App and Google Play store. Students play the game on their own smartphones and receive mysterious messages from an unknown sender. By talking to various characters about their traits, values and beliefs, they have
Last November Aengus, Isabel and Mick visited two conferences to share some of the outcomes of the Erasmus+ hape2gether project with a broader audience.
The games and play studies research group at the Department of Media and Culture Studies currently has four visiting scholars working on a variety of interesting themes and topics. Feel free to contact them if you’re interested in sharing work or collaboration!
From 31 August to 2 September 2026, the Horizon Europe project STRATEGIES (led by Prof. Joost Raessens, UU) conducted its 2nd annual summer school on games, the climate crisis and sustainable futures, this time organized by Prof. Sonia Fizek and Dr. Ruth Eggels of the Cologne Game Lab/TH Köln. For more information on the STRATEGIES
Dutch newspaper The Volkskrant has published a longread article on the recent release of the new Resident Evil film, asking if the critically acclaimed horror comedy has lifted the curse on video game adaptations. In the article, UU’s René Glas was asked to reflect on the history and current state of video game adaptations.
The new curriculum, which replaces the previous minor “Game Studies’, is a transdisciplinary collaboration between the Department of Media & Cultures studies (MCW), the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development and the Department of Information and Computing Sciences and enables students to analyze games and play in contemporary culture and to creatively apply them to address societal challenges.
The games and play studies research group at the Department of Media and Culture Studies currently has four visiting scholars working on a variety of interesting themes and topics. Feel free to contact them if you’re interested in sharing work or collaboration!
From 31 August to 2 September 2026, the Horizon Europe project STRATEGIES (led by Prof. Joost Raessens, UU) conducted its 2nd annual summer school on games, the climate crisis and sustainable futures, this time organized by Prof. Sonia Fizek and Dr. Ruth Eggels of the Cologne Game Lab/TH Köln. For more information on the STRATEGIES
A new special issue of the Gamevironments journal on 'Beyond Play' was recently published and in it we find a contribution by UU PhD candidate Weijie Huang together with Payal Arora and Maya Yerkes.
The new curriculum, which replaces the previous minor “Game Studies’, is a transdisciplinary collaboration between the Department of Media & Cultures studies (MCW), the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development and the Department of Information and Computing Sciences and enables students to analyze games and play in contemporary culture and to creatively apply them to address societal challenges.