Two new volumes in the Approaches to Digital Game Studies http://www.bloomsbury.com/us/series/approaches-to-digital-game-studies/ book series have been published.
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Author Archives: Hanna Wirman
2016 DiGRA Board Elections
This year we are having regular elections for several DiGRA Board member positions. According to the Bylaws, individuals can only serve in a position for four years, after which elections must be held for replacements. However, individuals timing out of one position can serve in another position on the DiGRA Board.
Regular and student members are eligible to be elected to any office in the Association.
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Book: Video Games and the Mind
The anthology “Video Games and the Mind. Essays on Cognition, Affect and Emotion” (eds. Bernard Perron and Felix Schröter) has just been released.
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CfP: Well Played Journal Special Issue
Well Played Journal Special Issue Cfp: European Videogames of the 1980s
Edited by Clara Fernandez-Vara and Bennett Foddy.
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CfP: Call of Duty Essay Collection
It is no surprise that Call of Duty is one of the best selling game franchises of all time. The games have been celebrated for their historical accuracy, bonus zombie content, and competitive multiplayer gameplay. Call of Duty’s popularity has spawned toys, comic books, and even a special edition Jeep Wrangler. In January 2016 the Call of Duty World League was founded for players to compete on a global stage for millions in prize money. Events can be watched on sites like Twitch and MLG.TV.
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CfP: ReFiG
ReFiG has launched and is in its 2nd year. Dedicated to supporting work that promotes diversity, inclusion and equity in games across the sectors of *formal education*, *informal learning*, the *game* *industry* and *games/cultures*, they invite paper proposals for presentation at our conference to be held at Concordia University in Montreal from 27th-29th October, 2016.
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CfP: Avatars, Assembled: The Sociotechnical Anatomy of Digital Bodies
Call for book chapter proposals: Avatars, Assembled: The Sociotechnical Anatomy of Digital Bodies
Volume editor: Jaime Banks, West Virginia University
Chapter proposal deadline: July 31, 2016
Game: Game Studies
Game Studies, a game about… game studies, by Pippin Barr and Jonathan Lessard has been released. Grapple with the magic circle, immersion, and more! If you’d like to take a look at it, you can play it at these two locations:
http://www.pippinbarr.com/2016/07/06/game-studies/ (English description)
http://jonathanlessard.net/?p=127 (French description)
CfP: Game Studies Area: 2017 PCA/ACA National Conference.
The Game Studies area of the National Popular Culture Association and the American Culture Association Conference invites proposals for papers and panels on games and game studies for the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference to be held April 12th through April 15th, 2017 at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, San Diego CA.
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Book: Ludomusicology
Ludomusicology: Approaches to Video Game Music has just been published!
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