Benefits and Harms of Games

In Benefits and Harms of Games, researchers from Utrecht University (led by dr. Julian Frommel) collaborate with colleagues from all around the world to investigate the benefits (e.g., social, emotional, cognitive) and harms (e.g., toxic behaviours, deceptive design, problematic gameplay) of games.

Green Media Studies

Green Media Studies seeks to contribute to the understanding of the interconnectedness of media representations, media use, media impact, and media technologies in regards to addressing the climate crisis and imagining sustainable futures. For more info, see the project site here.

Ludomusicology

Ludomusicology an inter-university research organization dedicated to the study of game music. For more info, see here.

Multimedia

Multimedia is one of the research themes of the division Interaction within the department Information and Computing Sciences. The Multimedia research group conducts (among other things) research related to games and play.

Play & (Mental) Health

Play & (Mental) Health investigates how play activities support (mental) health and wellbeing. Particularly, we perform research at the intersection of human-computer interaction, psychology, and artificial intelligence, focusing on five research topics: (1) Play & Self-Disclosure, (2) Play & Social Anxiety, (3) Play & Experiencing Failure, (4) Play & Eye Gaze, (5) Play & Stress Resilience. The research is carried out in the Play Lab - hosting among others two modern pinball machines - and is chaired by Dr. Sander Bakkes.

Utrecht Game Lab

With the Utrecht Game Lab, we understand game-making as a form of rhetoric, of participating in public discourse through the ‘language of games’, and co-designing existing games and game franchises as a form of ‘response’ to the ideas and ideologies put forth in commercial games, official expansions or grassroots modifications ('mods'). To continue to the website, click 'here'. To sign up for the mailing list and receive email updates, click 'here'. To access the UGL Etherpad with more information about the next meeting, click 'here'.