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COVID might have closed the theatres but the show went on in Grand Theft Auto.
In China, many people see video games as ‘spiritual opium’. However, laws restricting young people’s play have proven difficult to enforce in practice.
Australia is set to ban kids under 16 from social media. Depending on the definition, online games with social features could be in the firing line – which would be detrimental.
While it is fair to say that Warhammer 40k has so far been underrepresented in science fiction circles, it seems the tide is finally starting to turn.
Our research found high rates of tech-based abuse – so our team is designing a new AI tool to detect and document toxic comments.
The release of Sony’s new console comes at a difficult time for consumers.
Novels have provided source material for games for years. Here are four examples of games that wear their literary inspirations on their sleeves.
China could be considered the sleeping lion awakening in the global gaming industry. And there’s plenty of ‘soft power’ to be exerted through its ventures.
A large survey showed links between gaming and wellbeing and found a way to show cause and effect – that even owning a gaming console improved wellbeing.
Shakespeare’s work has been adapted into video games many times, most notably in Elsinore (2019), and has also been the subject of multiple game-making contests.
A history professor recounts how being indoors during the pandemic led him to rediscover his fondness for video games – and to bring it into the classroom as well.
Sharply restricting kids’ use of digital media is linked with problematic internet use — but it is still unclear why.
The gaming platform Roblox generated over US$2 billion last year. As the company aims to change how people interact online, we need to pay attention to the new digital futures being created.
What if we could experience the mind of another person in a video game?
Users of online forums frequently advise others to play Tetris if they’ve experienced something traumatic. The idea does come from psychological research – here’s what the evidence says.
When the US Supreme Court legalized sports betting, states were quick to get in on the action. But as lawmakers grow reliant on taxes from betting, what do they owe problem gamblers?
Cosy, personal games, as I discovered, can change the lives of the people who make them and those who play them.
In the game, power is found in a natural world that is not tampered with or controlled – just as in Jansson’s stories.
Recent waves of layoffs shine a light on the systemic issues in the game industry and the post-graduation promises universities are making to students.
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Professor in Human-Computer Interaction, ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Digital Cultures, Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow, University of Sydney
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PhD Candidate in Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Waterloo
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Associate Professor in Politics, University of Leeds
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PhD candidate researching children's play in digital games, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Computer Games and Associate Dean Engagement, Bond University
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Lecturer, Faculty of Creative & Cultural Industries, University of Portsmouth
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Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Chair in Science Communication & Future Media, University of Salford
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Assistant Professor of Media Studies/Game Studies, University of Oregon
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Director of the International Gaming Research Unit and Professor of Behavioural Addiction, Nottingham Trent University
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Research Fellow in Responsible Artificial Intelligence, University of Southampton
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Director of IGGI and DC Labs, Professor of Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Computer Science, University of Central Lancashire
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Barrett Hazeltine Professor of the Practice of Engineering, Brown University
