Criticism

Are games worthy of academic attention? Can they be used effectively in the classroom, in the research laboratory, as an innovative design tool, as a...

The Game Beat examines the whos, hows, and whys of the journalists and critics covering the young but growing game industry. This collection of over...

Video Games and the Global South redefines games and game culture from south to north, analyzing the cultural impact of video games, the growth of...

What makes a game good? or bad? or better? Video games can be “well played” in two senses. On the one hand, well played is to games as well read is to...

Following on Well Played 1.0, this book is full of in-depth close readings of video games that parse out the various meanings to be found in the...

Following on Well Played 1.0 and 2.0, this book is full of in-depth close readings of video games that parse out the various meanings to be found in...