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Games and Game Studies Are Meaningful—Are They?
Reer, Felix; de la Hera, Teresa; Gómez-García, SalvadorBuilding on the idea that digital games are more than trivial pastimes and can have deeper meanings, this article collection brings together emerging findings from the field of game studies. The foundation for this thematic issue was laid at the 2023 symposium of the Digital Games Research Section of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) held in Madrid. The articles in this colle...
A Survey Study on Public Attitudes Toward Gaming Disorder
Reer, Felix; Küpper, Lena Maria; Wintterlin, Florian; Quandt, ThorstenThe World Health Organization’s decision to include addictive game use (“gaming disorder”) in the International Classification of Diseases was the subject of controversial scientific debates (e.g., Aarseth et al., 2017; Rumpf et al., 2018; for an overview, see Reer & Quandt, 2021). However, knowledge is scarce on how addictive game use is perceived outside of academic circles (Schatto-Eckrodt et al., 2020). The...
Looking Ahead in Games Research: Entry Points into a Pragmatic Field of Inquiry
Siitonen, Marko; de la Hera, Teresa; Reer, FelixThis thematic issue presents a number of emerging scholarships into the study of digital gaming. The articles are based on a 2019 symposium on game studies hosted by the Digital Games Research section of ECREA. As the phenomena related to digital gaming keep on evolving and emerging, so must research keep up with the times and constantly challenge itself. Whether speaking about validating previously developed r...
The Slippery Path to Total Presence: How Omnidirectional Virtual Reality Treadm...
Wehden, Lars-Ole; Reer, Felix; Janzik, Robin; Tang, Wai Yen; Quandt, ThorstenResearchers, game designers, and consumers place great hopes into the potential benefits of virtual reality (VR) technology on the user experience in digital games. Indeed, initial empirical research has shown that VR technology can improve the gaming experience in a number of ways compared to traditional desktop gaming, for instance by amplifying immersion and flow. However, on the downside, a mismatch between...
COVID-19: Technology, Social Connections, Loneliness, and Leisure Activities: A...
Marston, Hannah R; Ivan, Loredana; Fernández-Ardèvol, Mireia; Rosales Climent, Andrea; Gómez-León, Madelin; Blanche-T, Daniel; Earle, SarahDrawn from the stress process model, the pandemic has imposed substantial stress to individual economic and mental well-being and has brought unprecedented disruptions to social life. In light of social distancing measures, and in particular physical distancing because of lockdown policies, the use of digital technologies has been regarded as the alternative to maintain economic and social activities. This pape...
A Computational Approach to Analyzing the Twitter Debate on Gaming Disorder
Schatto-Eckrodt, Tim; Janzik, Robin; Reer, Felix; Boberg, Svenja; Quandt, ThorstenThe recognition of excessive forms of media entertainment use (such as uncontrolled video gaming or the use of social networking sites) as a disorder is a topic widely discussed among scientists and therapists, but also among politicians, journalists, users, and the industry. In 2018, when the World Health Organization (WHO) decided to include the addictive use of digital games (gaming disorder) as a diagnosis ...