Criticism and Analysis

Research and education within this theme concerns itself with understanding games as cultural productions by studying the way meaning is produced within and around them. Key perspectives are derived from often Humanities-based fields als media studies, cultural studies, gender studies, political economy studies, fan studies, production studies, and research through design.

Cover of the book playful identities: ludification of digital media cultures

Playful Identities – The Ludification of Digital Media Cultures

The edited volume Playful Identities Digital deals with media technologies that increasingly shape how people relate to the world, to other people and to themselves. This prompts questions about present-day mediations of identity.

Editorial Team
26-01-2015 // Books // Criticism and Analysis, Games Beyond Entertainment