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Storytelling in virtuellen Welten

David Lochner

Konstanz; München: UVK (2014), 297 pp.

"David Lochner gibt einen Überblick über die vielfältigen Möglichkeiten des Erzählens im virtuellen Raum. Ob Animationsfilm, digitales Spiel oder interaktiver Film – sie alle bieten Autoren und Produzenten neue Wege, Geschichten zu erzählen: Visionen, Träume und Welten zu entwickeln, die da ... more

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Digitales Erzählen: Die Dramaturgie der neuen Medien

Dennis Eick

Konstanz; München: UVK (2014), 252 pp.

"Dennis Eick zeigt, welche neuen Erzählformen durch das Internet und die technischen Möglichkeiten der Digitalisierung realisiert werden können. Er stellt zahlreiche Beispiele aus dem nationalen und internationalen Bereich vor und führt Interviews mit namhaften Fachleuten aus den einzelnen Genre ... more

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Gesellschaftliche Teilhabe und Meinungsbildung auf Twitch: Von einer reinen Gaming-Plattform zum Ort für politischen Austausch?

Viola Carolina Granow

Media Perspektiven, issue 15 (2025), 16 pp.

"42 Prozent der 14- bis 40-Jährigen in Deutschland nutzen Twitch mindestens selten. Die Twitch-User sind überwiegend männlich und zum größten Teil zwischen 21 und 30 Jahren alt. Gaming ist meist der erste Berührungspunkt mit Twitch. Auf der Plattform stehen Content-Creator und ihre Livestreams ... more

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Gaming in Africa

GeoPoll (2024), 30 slides

"GeoPoll’s latest report, “Gaming in Africa,” provides a detailed exploration of the burgeoning gaming scene across Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. Drawing from the perspectives of more than 2,500 gamers, this report shines a light on the habits, preferences, and challenges of the Afr ... ican gaming community. Highlights from the survey include the following: The Prevalence of Mobile Gaming: The survey reveals a significant tilt towards mobile gaming, with an astounding 92% of respondents playing games on their mobile phones. This preference is driven by increasing smartphone penetration and the Android platform’s dominance, with 92% of respondents having downloaded games from the Google Play Store. Engagement: Gaming serves as a primary source of entertainment, relaxation, and a remedy for boredom for the majority of gamers, with 73% playing for fun and 64% for stress relief. Expenditure: Financial investment in gaming is noteworthy, with 63% of gamers having made a purchase related to gaming. The amount spent varies, with 29% spending between $2 to $5 monthly, illustrating a willing but cost-conscious gamer base. Navigating the Barriers: The report also identifies barriers to gaming purchases, with 47% preferring free games and 44% citing a lack of funds. The cost-related challenges extend beyond purchases, as gamers list the cost of data bundles (42%) and expensive gaming hardware (31%) among their top challenges. A Call for Cultural Representation: Over half of the respondents value cultural relevance in games, and a substantial 44% feel there are not enough games with characters that look like them or environments similar to their life, signaling an untapped market for local content creation. In-Game Advertising Insights: Despite mixed feelings about ads in games, a surprising 63% have made a purchase after seeing an ad in a game. This suggests that while ads may be met with some resistance, they remain a potent tool for engagement and monetization within the gaming ecosystem. The Local Gaming Scene: A striking 56% of respondents are unaware of any games made in Africa, highlighting a significant gap in visibility and market penetration for local developers. However, there is a growing interest in supporting local talent, with varied sentiments across countries regarding the importance of local games." (Key findings summary) more

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Gaming and Extremism: The Radicalization of Digital Playgrounds

Linda Schlegel, Rachel Kowert (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2024), xvi, 218 pp.

"Charting the increase in the use of games for the dissemination of extremist propaganda, radicalization, recruitment, and mobilization, this book examines the 'gamification of extremism.' Editors Linda Schlegel and Rachel Kowert bring together a range of insights from world-leading experts in the f ... more

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Gaming: Digitale Spiele

Wien: Saferinternet.at (2024), 6 pp.

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Streaming, Chatting, Modding: Eine Kurzexploration extremistischer Aktivitäten auf Gaming- und gaming-nahen Plattformen

Constantin Winkler, Lars Wiegold, Linda Schlegel, Judith Jaskowski

Frankfurt am Main: Leibniz-Institut für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung (PRIF);Forschungsverbund RadiGaMe (2024), 60 pp.

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ADE for Games: Approaches to Anti-Racism, Decolonization, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Games Research and Creation

Daniel Harley, Gerald Voorhees (eds.)

Pittsburgh: Play Story Press (2024), viii, 241 pp.

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How Pharaohs Became Media Stars: Ancient Egypt and Popular Culture

Abraham Ignacio Fernández Pichel (ed.)

Oxford: Archaeopress Publishing (2024), vi, 250 pp.

"The appearance of new media and its enormous diffusion in the last decades of the 20th century and up to the present has greatly increased and diversified the reception of Egyptian themes and motifs and Egyptian influence in various cultural spheres. So-called popular or pop culture (cinema, genre ... more

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Werte ins Spiel bringen: An der Schnittstelle von digitalen Spielen und Wertebildung

Chadi Bahouth, Jessica Dietz, Amir Alexander Fahim et al.

Berlin: Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur (2024), 118 pp.

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Experientially simulated others: Finding social support for mental health in digital games

Jeff Nicklas

Information, Communication & Society (2024), 17 pp.

"People with mental illness struggle to find connection and community due to a combination of stigma, social isolation, and adverse social experiences. Digital games, as an immersive and interactive media, can convey aspects of mental health experiences in thoughtful ways. I considered how players c ... more

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Using social impact games to overcome intractable conflicts: The case of Fact Finders and PeaceMaker

Ronit Kampf, Lolie Nicolaidou

Information, Communication & Society (2024), 16 pp.

"Is there a spillover effect in multiperspectivity regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict among Israeli and Palestinian undergraduate students that results from playing a social impact game about a different conflictual context? We examined whether playing Fact Finders (Cyprus conflict) and Peac ... more

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Videogames in the Indian Subcontinent: Development, Culture(s) and Representations

Souvik Mukherjee

London: Bloomsbury (2023), ix, 247 pp.

"The book Videogames in the Indian Subcontinent. Development, Culture(s) and Representations is the first ever comprehensive presentation and discussion of material spanning over all nations of South Asia, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Discussed b ... more

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The Pop Theology of Videogames: Producing and Playing with Religion

Lars de Wildt

Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press (2023), 158 pp.

"Young people in the West are more likely to encounter religion in videogames than in places of worship like churches, mosques or temples. Lars de Wildt interviews developers and players of games such as Assassin’s Creed to find out how and why the Pop Theology of Videogames is so appealing to mod ... more

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Metaverse und Gaming: Potenziale für die Auswärtige Kultur- und Bildungspolitik

Manouchehr Shamsrizi

Stuttgart: Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) (2023), 88 pp.

"Diese Studie trägt dazu bei, ein Verständnis für das Thema ,Gaming‘ und seine Derivate zu vermitteln und mithilfe von interdisziplinären, theoriegeleiteten Übersichten, Modellen und Handlungsempfehlungen eine praxisorientierte, qualifizierte Extended Gaming Literacy für Akteur:innen der Aus ... more

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Fictional Practices of Spirituality I: Interactive Media

Leonardo Marcato, Felix Schniz (eds.)

Bielefeld: transcript (2023), 476 pp.

"Fictional Practices of Spirituality" provides critical insight into the implementation of belief, mysticism, religion, and spirituality into worlds of fiction, be it interactive or non-interactive. This first volume focuses on interactive, virtual worlds - may that be the digital realms of video ga ... more

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Narratives Crossing Boundaries: Storytelling in a Transmedial and Transdisciplinary Context

Joachim Friedmann (ed.)

Bielefeld: transcript (2023), 280 pp.

"As the dominant narrative forms in the age of media convergence, films and games call for a transmedial perspective in narratology. Games allow a participatory reception of the story, bringing the transgression of the ontological boundary between the narrated world and the world of the recipient in ... more

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Politiken des (digitalen) Spiels: Transdisziplinäre Perspektiven

Arno Görgen, Tobias Unterhuber (eds.)

Bielefeld: transcript (2023), 357 pp.

"Spiele sind durch Produktion, Distribution und Konsumption in politische Strukturen eingebunden. Sie spiegeln nicht nur ihre Umwelt wider, sondern werden auch maßgeblich durch diese geformt. Die Beiträger*innen fragen transdisziplinär nach der Analyse solcher "Politiken des Spiels": Innerhalb we ... more

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Teaching with Games: Formative Gaming in Religion, Philosophy and Ethics

Tim Hutchings

Gamevironments, issue 19 (2023), 205 pp.

"This special issue explores the power of games to shape worldviews, share perspectives, develop religious identities and provoke ethical reflection. Contributors bring together ideas from classrooms of philosophy and religious studies with case studies fromreligious communities and companies engage ... more

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Tackling Misinformation with Games: A Systematic Literature Review

Kristian Kiili, Juho Siuko, Manuel Ninaus

Interactive Learning Environments (2023), 16 pp.

"Misinformation and fake news are severe threats to society. The role of critical reading skills is crucial in the battle against misinformation. Despite the promising results of game-based interventions to mitigate the effects of misinformation, the corpus of research on games supporting critical r ... more