[Dutch-chapter] ECREA Working Group Digital Games Research

[Jan Van Looy]

Hi all,

This may be of interest. The 2011 Annual Report of the ECREA Working 
Group Digital Games Research has just been published at ECREA's website:
http://www.ecrea.eu/index.php/archive/download/filename/twg_digital_games_research_report_2011.pdf

Excerpt from the mission statement:
The "Digital Games Research" Working Group serves as a Europe-wide 
network for researchers and educators interested in the analysis of all 
kinds of digital games and gaming. Digital games, as the core topic of 
the group, encompasses a wide range of interactive  entertainment 
formats and is not limited to a singular end-device or a specific 
platform, format or genre. The group is interested in digital games as a 
medium, and in their use, form and content, approaching them from a 
social-scientific perspective with an emphasis on communicative aspects. 
In contrast to traditional forms of media entertainment, all digital 
games require some form of user activity. In this respect, digital games 
are distinct and require original theoretical and empirical approaches.
The group welcomes diverse approaches to the field, from 
theoretical/critical works and methodological discussions to 
quantitative and qualitative empirical studies. Given the innovative and 
cross-disciplinary nature of the group's core subject, research is 
encouraged beyond the limitations of traditional disciplinary 
boundaries, as well as quality research in the fields of communication 
and media studies, ethnology, sociology, psychology, political sciences, 
business studies, education studies, and related social sciences.
http://www.digital-games.eu/

If you would like to stay up to date, you can check the Facebook group.
http://www.facebook.com/groups/digitalgames/

If you would like to join the ECREA group
http://www.digital-games.eu/?page_id=67

Have a nice year end and beginning.

Best regards,

Jan

Jan Van Looy, PhD

Senior Researcher

IBBT-MICT-Ghent University

Research Group Media & ICT

Department Communication Studies

Korte Meer 7-9-11

B-9000 Gent - Belgium

T: +32 9 264 84 76

F: +32 9 264 69 92

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