[Dutch-chapter] Winter Workshop: Challenging Methods for Games Research

[Jan Van Looy]

WINTER WORKSHOP

CHALLENGING METHODS FOR GAMES RESEARCH

*Friday 11 and Saturday 12 December 2015*

A two-day workshop by ECREA digital games research

Belgium, Ghent, Het Pand

The ECREA Section Digital Games Research (www.digital-games.eu 
<http://www.digital-games.eu>) is organizing an exclusive two-day 
workshop on the methodological challenges facing current empirical 
digital games research. Its goal is to identify focal areas, gather best 
practices and develop a strategy for further action. It provides a 
platform for researchers with different backgrounds and perspectives to 
exchange ideas and learn from each other’s experiences. The end result 
will be a joint publication based on the outcomes of the workshop.

*Call for presentations:*

We invite the submission of proposals for 7-minute presentations 
discussing interesting challenges or creative solutions to empirical 
games research questions. Methods under consideration include but are 
not limited to survey research, experimental research, observational 
studies, content analysis, interview-based research, etc., and they can 
be related to any step in the research process: developing theory, study 
design, data collection, analysis or reporting.

If you are interested, please submit an abstract of maximum 500 words 
that includes: a) topic under discussion; b) rationale for the selected 
question or phenomenon and c) anticipated discussion directions *before 
16 November *to winterworkshop[at]digital-games[dot]eu.

*Intended audience:*

International games researchers, in communication science, media 
psychology, HCI, educational science & beyond.

Speakers will include (among others): Thorsten Quandt, Jan van Looy, 
Daniel Pietschmann, Anissa All, Tony van Rooij, Jory Deleuze, a.o.

For more information visit: http://www.digital-games.eu/?p=624 or 
www.facebook.com/groups/digitalgames/ 
<http://www.facebook.com/groups/digitalgames/>

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