Game Research @Dutch DiGRA 2024 Symposium
On November 21, game scholars from all over The Netherlands and well beyond gathered at Erasmus University for the Dutch DiGRA 2024 Symposium. Many researchers from Utrecht presented their projects.
Perceptions on an Identity of UU Game Research – Part 3
Through discussing themes of Dutchness, Applied versus Theoretical, and Digital versus Analogue, we get an image of whether or not there is such a thing as a Dutch game research identity, as well as an insight into how the field might continue to grow, change, and adapt in the future. These themes together each form components of understanding the ways in which game research is engaged with academically in the Netherlands. In the interviews these thematic commonalities emerged, and highlighting both the similarities and differences offers an insight into the ways in which the research identity has been self-constructed at the UU. (Article 3 of 3)
Research Projects
>> All Research ProjectsShape2Gether - Erasmus+
Shape2Gether: Experiencing the Malta summer school
Hello again! We are five student from Utrecht University who for the past few months have been participating in the Erasmus+ Project Shape2Gether, an initiative to teach students how to communicate complex information relating to climate change using new media technologies. This piece is a retrospective of the second ‘summer school’ on the islands of Malta.
- Education, Events:
Shape2Gether: Experiencing the Trondheim Summer School
Toxic Behaviors in Multiplayer Games
Game Research @Dutch DiGRA 2024 Symposium
On November 21, game scholars from all over The Netherlands and well beyond gathered at Erasmus University for the Dutch DiGRA 2024 Symposium. Many researchers from Utrecht presented their projects.
- Events, Insights:
Game Research @CHI PLAY 2024!
- Events, News, Publications:
Game Research at CHI 2024
Playing the Hidden Curriculum
Game Research @ DiGRA 2024
The yearly international confernce of the Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) was held in Guadalajara, Mexico from 1-5 July, and members from the Utrecht Center for Game Research were present to present their current work.
- Education, Insights, News:
Playing the Hidden Curriculum
Comenius - Fostering an Open Mind
Fostering an Open Mind – First Test of WP2
On June 7th 2024, the Fostering an open mind and open attitude in higher education using games and art-based educational activities (Open Mind) project ran an initial play test of the first two components of Work Packet 2 (WP2), a toolbox to aid students in building games that deal with often complex and polarizing topics in an approachable manner.
Themes
>> All ThemesPlayer Research and Psychology
In the news: About the pleasures of blood and violence in games.
Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant has published a longread article investigating the pleasures of blood and violence in games. In it, two Utrecht researchers reflect on the way violence has become part of the gameplay experience, and how it may also affect them.
- Events, Insights:
Game Research @CHI PLAY 2024!
- Insights:
Game Research @FDG 2024!
Criticism and Analysis
CFP: Dutch DiGRA 2024 Symposium
Our colleagues at Erasmus University are hosting a Symposium for the Dutch chapter of the Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA). The full CFP should prove interesting for all game researchers at UU.
Games and Sustainability
Shape2Gether: Experiencing the Malta summer school
Hello again! We are five student from Utrecht University who for the past few months have been participating in the Erasmus+ Project Shape2Gether, an initiative to teach students how to communicate complex information relating to climate change using new media technologies. This piece is a retrospective of the second ‘summer school’ on the islands of Malta.
Games Beyond Entertainment
Game Research @Dutch DiGRA 2024 Symposium
On November 21, game scholars from all over The Netherlands and well beyond gathered at Erasmus University for the Dutch DiGRA 2024 Symposium. Many researchers from Utrecht presented their projects.
- Events, Insights:
Game Research @CHI PLAY 2024!
- Events, News:
Meet the Makers: Roos Groothuizen
Disciplines
>> All DisciplinesMedia and Culture Studies
In the news: About the pleasures of blood and violence in games.
Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant has published a longread article investigating the pleasures of blood and violence in games. In it, two Utrecht researchers reflect on the way violence has become part of the gameplay experience, and how it may also affect them.
Psychology
Game Research @CHI PLAY 2024!
The Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (CHI PLAY) was recently held in Tampere, Finland. Our researchers were strongly involved in the organization (serving as papers chair, student volunteer chair, and workshop organizers) and presented a variety of contributions.
- Insights:
Game Research @FDG 2024!
- Events, News, Publications:
Game Research at CHI 2024
Geosciences
Shape2Gether: Experiencing the Malta summer school
Hello again! We are five student from Utrecht University who for the past few months have been participating in the Erasmus+ Project Shape2Gether, an initiative to teach students how to communicate complex information relating to climate change using new media technologies. This piece is a retrospective of the second ‘summer school’ on the islands of Malta.
- Education, Events:
Shape2Gether: Experiencing the Trondheim Summer School
- Insights, Longread:
“Change makers don’t understand games; game makers don’t understand change”
Human-computer Interaction
Game Research @Dutch DiGRA 2024 Symposium
On November 21, game scholars from all over The Netherlands and well beyond gathered at Erasmus University for the Dutch DiGRA 2024 Symposium. Many researchers from Utrecht presented their projects.
- Education, Insights:
Summer School Game Design and Development 2024
- Insights:
Game Research @FDG 2024!