Top: Games: Game_Studies: Personal_Pages:

» Aarseth, Espen - University of Bergen. Editor in chief of Gamestudies.org and the originator of cybertext theory. The first chapter of his book, Cybertext, is available, as are a few other early articles.




» Adams, Ernest W. - Game designer and theorist. Archive of columns published in Gamasutra, other articles, list of print publications, pages describing game philosophy.




» Barr, Brandon. - Texturl is the weblog of Brandon Barr, an advertising copywriter interested in the intersections between electronic media, advertising and poetry.




» Bartle, Richard - (Ln(x))3. The everyday weblog of MUD Scholar Richard Bartle.




» Boullón Sabín, Alfonso - PhD Student, University of Seville. Research on the evolution of video games from a formal/audiovisual point of view. Portfolio and CV.




» Burke, Timothy - Personal weblog of Terra Nova contributor. Includes links and other resources.




» Costikyan, Greg - Game designer, consultant and author. Weblog, publications and other resources.




» Dekoven, Bernie - Articles, links, and weblog chronicling personal search for games and toys, ideas and innovations, people and events that enhance our capacity for having fun.




» Dibbell, Julian - Personal site contains articles and writing samples including research on MMORPG economies and "A Rape in Cyberspace."




» Dormans, Joris - Website of Dutch independent game scholar Joris Dormans. His articles on games and related subjects can be found here.




» Eladhari, Mirjam - Gotland University in Sweden and University of Teesside in England. Personal weblog and notes for Ph.D. work on MMORPGs.




» Flanagan, Mary - Hunter College, NY. Digital media artist, research among other things on games.




» Frasca, Gonzalo - Independent. Weblog, articles, games. Research on political games, simulations, ludology.




» Funk, Jeanne B - University of Toledo. Research on the impact of violence in computer and video games on children. List of publications.




» Hook, Brian - News, reviews, articles and a forum related to game design and development.




» Hourigan, Ben - University of Melbourne. PhD candidate studying the political content of role-playing videogames.




» Hunicke, Robin - Northwestern University. Personal weblog, CV, and links to research and projects on player experience in computer games.




» Järvinen, Aki - Game Researcher and Designer. Personal weblog, design diary, and research in progress.




» Juul, Jesper - IT University of Copenhagen. Articles, reviews, thesis, games.




» Kennerly , David - Professional and academic articles, presentation, and interviews game design philosophy, MMORPG design, and game education.




» Kirksæther, Jørgen - Brief presentation of his doctoral thesis on videogame history and a few links.




» Klastrup, Lisbeth - Researching the construction of story in virtual worlds. Background in hypertext theory. Weblog and publications.




» Klevjer, Rune - Phd scholar at the University of Bergen, Norway. Abstract of his doctoral project: Play and Mediation in Computer Games, links to papers.




» Konzack, Lars - Aalborg University. Research on computer games and ludology. Weblog and articles.




» Kücklich, Julian - Researches computer game philology, electronic art, and fiction.




» Mactavish, Andrew - Focuses on the performative and participatory elements of computer game play. Also researches hypertext theory and interactive, streaming video.




» Manninen, Tony - Researching networked multi-user virtual worlds, and especially the high-intensity interaction between humans originating from the world of 3D games.




» Montfort, Nick - Theorist and author/developer specialising in interactive fiction, often in the crossover between game and literature. Games, fiction, publications and links.




» Mortensen, Torill - Volda University College. Weblog. Research on MUDs.




» Myers, David - Recent work attempts to unify existing theories of play within a semiotic framework.




» Nowviskie, Bethany - University of Virginia. Dissertation deals with games and generative art in the context of conflicting design philosophies: hermeneutic and algorithmic. CV, descriptions of dissertation and projects, list of publications.




» Parker, J. R. - Offers links to game technology and articles on research and courses.




» Pearce, Celia - Interactive media designer who has also written on games. Papers and descriptions of projects are available.




» Poremba, Cindy - Weblog, articles and projects centered around multiplayer games, women and technology, emergence in communities and games and serial and reconfigurable narrative.




» Rau, Anja - Germany. Weblog, articles, conference calls. Research on computer games and hypertext.




» Smith, Jonas Heide - PhD student at the IT University of Copenhagen. Personal weblog and CV.




» Taylor, Laurie - Professional and academic articles, presentations, and links to other resources.




» Tosca, Susana - IT University of Copenhagen. Articles, activities, teaching.




» Walker, Jill - Weblog. Links to publications and other resources.




» Yee, Nicholas - Research is both quantative and qualitative, and is particularly centred on players of EverQuest and other Massive Multi-Player Online Games.




» Zimmerman, Eric - Game designer, artist, and academic at NYU exploring the theory and practice of game design. Essays, links, teaching.

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