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VideoGame Related Links
My Serious Games presentation on Advergames
Academic Research
The library has several databases that have academic articles about video game - try lots of keywords (plurals, with a space, with out a space) - check out these databases and be sure to check the peer reviewed/academic articles box
- Infotrac Onefile - for example if you use keyword video game - you get more than 80 articles
- ABI Inform - for example if you use keyword video game - you get more than 70 articles
- Academic Search Premier - for example if you use keyword video game - more than 100 articles
- Communication & Mass Media Complete - for example if you use keyword video game - more than 20 articles
Google Scholar Search for video game
Google Scholar Search for videogame
Google Scholar Search for computer game
GameStudies - online academic journal about video game research
Ivory Tower - a column on the Academic Relations section of the IGDA web site
Video Game Violence from the Issues & Controversies section of Facts on File - thru IC Library
Bibliography - on computer games, simulations, business uses, etc.
Studies about Fantasy Role-Playing Games - bibliography of academic studies about one type of game, many in German, bib broken down into lots of topics
Bibliography about video games - lots of good stuff here
References about computer games and simulations and their role in learning
Bibliography About How Children Experience Video Games
Bibliography from a paper about the emotional effects of shooting activities in video games
Girl Tech - bibliography about girls and technology including video games - good if you're interested in gender issues
References about Game-based Learning
From Causal to HardCore: Statistical Mechanism for Studying Gamer Dedication from Ernest Adams, a big name in the game design field
COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET: LISTENING TO GIRLS' VOICES - a 1996 masters thesis, has stuff about video games and a bibliography
The Effects of Reducing Television, Videotape, and Videogames
Digital Arts and Culture 5 - downloadable papers from a conference in Australia - many about computer games
Entertainment and military collaboration can reap benefits for both from National Academy of Science
The future of video games as an art
Exploring new learning technologies - from the Harvard Graduate School of Education
Game Journalism
International Game Journalism Association
Game Journalism
Video Game Ombudsman
10 Unmissable Examples of New Games Journalism
Summing up Video Game Journalism - from Game Girl Advance
Gaming the News
J-Lab - The Institute for Interactive Journalism, has examples of journalism related games
article by Jan Schaeffer about gaming the news. She's head of the J-Lab.
Gaming the News from the CyberJournalist
Spotlight News from the Pew Center and their Doing Civic Journalism section
MMORPG
MMOG Charts
The Daedalus Project
Motivations for playing MMORPGs from the Daedalus Project
Project Massive - a MMORPG Research Project
the HUB - Exploring the Psychology of MMORPGs
The Norrathian Scrolls: A Study of EveryQuest - has quantitative data
Mobile Gaming
THQ Wireless
Top 10 Mobile Games from Mobile Games
Madtap - portal for downloading mobile games
JamDat - portal for downloading mobile games
Kiloo - mobile game developer - has games to download, signed a deal to develop LEGO games for mobile phones
Information from the Government and Non-Profits About Video Games
ESRB - Electronic Software Ratings Board
Content and ratings in Teen-Rated Video Games from a Harvard Study, set up as FAQ
Girls & Gaming - from the Children Now organization
Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children - a report from the Federal Trade Commission 2001
Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children - an earlier FTC report - from 2000
Video Games and Children from KidsSource
Ethnic Cleansing video game earmarked for the white revolution - from Working for Change, 2002
ADL Report: Growing Proliferation of Racist Video Games Target Youth on The Internet from Anti-Defamation League, 2/02
Girls and Video Games from MediaScope
PacManhattan - play PacMan on the streets of Manhattan
Serious GamesImproving Public Policy and Training Through Game-Based Learning and Simulation
VideoGame Timeline
Colossal Caves - a site about the old Adventure games
NintendoLand - dedicated to classic Nintendo games and systems
The Dance Dance Revolution - from Gaming Age
Video Game History
What pre-1985 Video Game character am I?
Video Game Museum
Video Game Music Archive
Killer List of Video Games
History of Video Games from GameSpot
Classic Video Game History from The Dot Eaters
History of Home Video Games
Classic Video Game Nexus
Did Videogames begin at Brookhaven - about dept of education research in the 1950s
Magazine Websites
Inside Mac Games
PC Gamer magazine
Computer Games magazine
Gamers.com - has links to Electronic Gaming Magazine, news, reviews, interviews
Massive Online Gaming
Electronic Gaming Monthly
Industry News Article, Sources, & Professional Organizations
International Game Developer Association - trade organization
Entertainment Software Association
GameSpot News
IGN - movies, games, entertainment in general
The Magic Box - international video game news
DiGA - Digital Game Archive
GameDaily - trade newsletter for the interactive entertainment industry
Under Ground Online - news, previews
The Game Initiative - help grow the game industry by publicizing events, industry news, increasing public awareness, etc.
IDSA - Interactive Digital Software Association - news, game industry facts
East Coast Game Expo - anyone going to be in Philly for Valentine's day? Here's a conference to go to.
GigNews: Get in the Game - news, interviews, feature articles, calendar of events for game industry professionals
ieMag - business resources for entertainment industry
JoyStick 101 - news, reviews, feature articles
Mobile Entertainment Forum
WomenGamers.com
PMS Clan
Wikipedia entry on PMS Clan
FragDolls
Wikipedia entry on Frag Dolls
GameSpy
GameBriefs
The Freeman Group - works on emotioneering - putting emotion into computer games
Videogames from about.com - has reviews, articles, news
Inside MacGames
Mac Gamer
Idev Games
Game Review
GameStats
GameSpot - gaming news from CNet
JoyStick 101 - news, reviews, feature articles
GameSpy
WomenGamers.com
GameBriefs
Multiplayer Online Gazmes Directory
GameCritics - game reviews
Online Gaming Network
IGN - movies, games, entertainment in general
Adventure Gamers
Videogames from about.com - has reviews, articles, news
Online Games
Gamehouse
MacGames
MacGameFiles
Game download section on apple.com
Hapland - like Samarost
Hapland 2 - sequel
Nanaca Crash - toss people, pop music
New Grounds - lots of flash games and some not-safe-for-work bits
Kilroy: Chernobyl - on addicting games
Fetch Fido online games from Britain
Pong - a java version of the old Pong game
Space Invaders Shrine has a Java version of the old arcade classic
Interactive fiction - we're going to play mini-zork in the games area, check out the message boards too tho
some interactive fiction links
some more interactive fiction links - specifically Infocom stuff
Pinhead Games - makes graphic adventure games - including Goat in the Grey Fedora
PashGame
Opniyama - strange seemingly-never-ending platformer, site is in French
Flying Spaghetti Monster: The Game - even has its own wiki
TeaGames has Funky 4WD Trucks and BMX Ghost
Batkhela.com has StarRunner featured on attack of the show on g4 in september
GamesJungle.com
Game Rivals
Strange Adventures in Infinite Space
Steer Madness
Supremacy
RocketBowl
The Games List - hundreds of free Flash and Shockwave games to play
GameHouse - they also have a Supergames site
MobyGames - a database of info about historic video games (no relationship to the musician Moby)
Top 20 Flash Games from Little Fluffy Industries
New Flash Games from Little Fluffy Industries
The Mystery of Time and Space Adventure
Games for Kids - from the CBC in Canada
Addicting Games - has the helicopter game and miniature golf!!!
ActionFlash - don't have to register
ETGames
Gamesville - have to register but its free, don't pay any money to play games
Games on Yahoo!, have to have Yahoo! account to play some of the games
Pogo - have to register, seems to be free
MiniClip
WorldWinner - online games (may involve gambling or money - do not pay for games!!!)
GameSpotter: The WebGame Tracker
Pop Cap Games - fun, free, addictive
CrimsonRoom - online graphical adventure game, Flash, from Japan
Adult Swim
Comedy Central
Toonami - from the Cartoon Network programming block
HomeStarRunner games
Idelworm games
WildTangent - has games - this company develops internet games
BigIdeaFun - has the penquin games
FlashGame Studio
FreeArcade
Blizzard Entertainment's Warcraft- demos, cheatbooks, etc.
Blizzard Entertainment's Starcraft - demos, cheats, screen shots, etc.
Zork Archive - Mac and PC downloads of the old Zork games
Interactive Fiction Archive - you can download the old Adventure game here
Scott Adams Grand Adventure - he's the writer of several important text based games
Slashdot posting about Machinima
GalaxyFarAway - an MMO inspired Machinima
Persuasive games - are they games? are they advertisement? Do they teach? Are they something you'd com back to play more than once?
Educational/Social Impact
Social Worlds - have to pay to play, but you can read the about files, take the virtual tours, read the news stories
- Habbo Hotel
- There.com - social world designed to sell products, do consumer testing, and get you to pay for the opportunity
- Second Life - Your world. Your imagination.
- Singles - Flirt up you life
Advergames
Political Games
Are these games?
Game Company Websites - developers, renters, sales
gameLab - bsed in NYC, headed by Zimmerman and Lee, Katie Salen works here
Large Animal - based in NYC
Matrix Games - also in NYC area
MacPlay
GameFly - place to rent videogames
iDevGames - for the Mac game developer community
FlipCode - game development news & resources
EB Games
Amazon.com's videogame section
Game Insider - from Blockbuster
Assorted Other Sites Not Classified Yet
How Video Game Systems Work from the HowStuffWorks people
The Video Game Girl Ring - claims to be the original (since 1996) webring for girl gamers
GirlTech
Accidental Video Game Porn Archive
Conference Calendar - 2005
June 16-20, 2005 - DiGRA (Digital Games Research Association), in Vancouver, Canada
Games, Learning, Society -
in Madison, WI in JuneOctober 26-27, 2005
State of Play II - at the NYU Law School
July 19-20, 2005 - Casual Games Conference, Seattle, WA
October 26-27 - Women Gamers Conference, Austin, TX
October 27-28, 2005 - Austin Game Conference
October 31st - November 1st, 2005, Serious Games Summit, Washington, DC.
Future Play
Conference Calendar - 2006
March, 2006, Game Developer Conference,
March, 2006, Independent Games Conference, San Francisco, CA
May, 2006, E3, Los Angeles, CA
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Last Updated 12 September 2005
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