... and of course we'll find some time to hang out! Sunday 15 June at 6pm, we'll have a reception a few of our pals across @icahdq.bsky.social in Centennial B. Let's grab a beverage and chat. =)
... and of course we'll find some time to hang out! Sunday 15 June at 6pm, we'll have a reception a few of our pals across @icahdq.bsky.social in Centennial B. Let's grab a beverage and chat. =)
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For those still crafting their ICA schedules: Iβll be presenting my research on roleplaying racism in Dungeons & Dragons!
Iβll be talking about if players notice racist elements, what they think of it, how they handle it, and what their experiences are
27.05.2025 21:14 β π 5 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Are you looking to get involved with our Division? We're always looking for folks to help us promote and guide game studies with @icahdq.bsky.social and beyond. Come by our business meeting at #ICA25, Sunday 15 June at 4:30pm, Centennial B. =)
Are you looking to get involved with our Division? We're always looking for folks to help us promote and guide game studies with @icahdq.bsky.social and beyond. Come by our business meeting at #ICA25, Sunday 15 June at 4:30pm, Centennial B. =)
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... of *of course* we're not done with our #ICA25 session previews! Another session on Friday 13 June will dive much more deeply into discussions of sexism and diversity in gaming spaces - who do we allow to play, and who do we push to margins? Let's chat, 3pm in Mt Columbia.
... of *of course* we're not done with our #ICA25 session previews! Another session on Friday 13 June will dive much more deeply into discussions of sexism and diversity in gaming spaces - who do we allow to play, and who do we push to margins? Let's chat, 3pm in Mt Columbia.
27.05.2025 12:44 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Humanizing gameplay, as one of our high-density #ICA25 panels. This one will be on Friday 13 June, 10:30am. These are great panels for getting many different "quick chats" and, we hope, sparking some collaboration and critique.
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More at #ICA25? Youbetcha. We'll have a high-density session on counter and counter-culture on Monday 16 June, 9am in Capitol 4. These are great sessions, because they feature several "quick pitches" from scholars, meant to drive further conversation at @icahdq.bsky.social and beyond. C'mon by!
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We're not too far away from #ICA25, folks? If you're there on Friday (13 June) at 1:30pm, we'll be hosting a panel focused on serious games and gamification - one of the most enduring convos in game studies. AND ... we didn't even use the "Leveling Up" pun. ;p
We're not too far away from #ICA25, folks? If you're there on Friday (13 June) at 1:30pm, we'll be hosting a panel focused on serious games and gamification - one of the most enduring convos in game studies. AND ... we didn't even use the "Leveling Up" pun. ;p
19.05.2025 11:47 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 1
Yet another of our #ICA25 shares? Our Game Studies research escalator, where we'll see research ideas on the rise. Come join us, Saturday 15 June at 10:30am in Centennial A.
Yet another of our #ICA25 shares? Our Game Studies research escalator, where we'll see research ideas on the rise. Come join us, Saturday 15 June at 10:30am in Centennial A.
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Another of our #ICA25 panels? A collection of scholars discussing how the notion of "time" is understood in game studies, both in and around video games and play. Sunday 15 June 1:30 pm in Mineral C of the conference venue. Can you find the time? =)
Another of our #ICA25 panels? A collection of scholars discussing how the notion of "time" is understood in game studies, both in and around video games and play. Sunday 15 June 1:30 pm in Mineral C of the conference venue. Can you find the time? =)
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Next up in our preview of #ICA25? We've got a Monday afternoon panel for those folks attending International Communication Association until the very end. This one? Focused on gaming communities for streaming and online gaming.
Monday, June 16 1:30 1:30 PM- 2:45 Mineral A (Regency 3)
Next up in our preview of #ICA25? We've got a Monday afternoon panel for those folks attending International Communication Association until the very end. This one? Focused on gaming communities for streaming and online gaming.
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More for #ICA25? Let's hear a bit more about using @vrchat.com as a research space on Sunday 15 June, 9am in Regency 3.
More for #ICA25? Let's hear a bit more about using @vrchat.com as a research space on Sunday 15 June, 9am in Regency 3.
08.05.2025 12:10 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
And ... of course we have posters! Make sure to check out your colleagues' work during one of the International Communication Association (ICA Official Page) poster sessions. We'll be there on Saturday 14 June, 1:30pm of the Centennial Foyer, Hyatt Regency Denver. #ICA25 #ICA_GS
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ICA Game Studies 2025 Preconference: Draining the Swamp: Toxic Masculinity as A Threat to The Media Industries and Beyond β ICA Game Studies
If you were thinking of registering for the pre-conference, do so soon! Registration CLOSES May 12. Registration is $75 this year. Our keynote panel includes Amanda C. Cote (MSU), Brooke Erin Duffy (Cornell U), and Adrienne Massanari (American U).
icagames.org/2025preconpr...
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ICA Game Studies High-Density session, "The Purpose of a Game is What it Does: Functions, Meanings, and Development Through (Serious) Games." Saturday 14 June, 10:30 am in Grays Peak A.
Making your #ICA25 plans? Take a peek at what we're up to. For this one, a high-density session of the "purpose of a game." Recall that high-density sessions feature several quick talks, with oodles of time for chatting with authors. Let's collaborate!
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ICA Games High-Density session, "Skinwalking: Role Embodiment and Character Meaning in Tabletop and Digital Games" on Friday 13 June, noon to 1:15pm in Grays Peak B of the Grand Convention Center 2.
Hello, folks! As we get into May, we're only a few weeks away from #ICA25 in Denver. So ... let's start rolling out our scheduled sessions!
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I'm co-editing a Special Issue for Critical Studies in Media Communication on "Games & Storage" π¦
Guided by Zoe Sofiaβs articulation of βcontainer technologiesβ and how systems of storage are never neutral! Let's unlid Game Studies!
Full CFP in π§΅πAbstracts due April 22! Full drafts by June!
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π£ Call for Papers: 10th Anniversary of Games & Gaming at HICSS!
For the TENTH straight year, the Games & Gaming minitrack at HICSS is seeking papers that examine the social aspects of digital gaming
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πJan 6β9, 2026 in Maui.
Submission site open April 15-June 15: hicss.hawaii.edu/authors/
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Congratulations to all of our Top Paper award winners. We look forward to learning more about your work in Denver at #ICA25!
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This study examines how player-avatar relationships (PARs) affect well-being. A recall-based experiment (N = 287) found that stronger inclusion of the avatar in the self boosts well-being, mediated by need satisfaction (relatedness, competence, and self-expansion).
31.03.2025 16:31 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Our final top paper for #ICA25 is "Tool or Companion β How relationships with video game avatars impact playersβ well-being" by Johannes S. Breu of UniversitΓ€t WΓΌrzburg and Daniel Possler of Hochschule fΓΌr Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover
31.03.2025 16:31 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Join the ICA Game Studies Division (GSD) Discord Server!
Check out the ICA Game Studies Division (GSD) community on Discord - hang out with 138 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
Not a member of the ICA Game Studies Discord? You're invited!
We're hosting ongoing chats sharing tips and tricks for navigating #ICA25. Whether you're a newbie or seasoned attendee, come be a part of the conversation.
Join using the URL below, which is good for seven days: discord.gg/khCbfyPB
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This study explored whether time perception during and after a VR game (Beat Saber) could serve as an objective indicator of flow, as an alternative to retrospective self-report measures that are traditionally used when measuring flow states.
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Time Flies When You're Having Flow: An Experiment on Time Perception and Challenge in a Vr Game
Behavioural measures of flow state have not yet been identified. Instead, flow state has traditionally been measured using retrospective self-reports that rely
The next #ICA25 Game Studies Top Paper we would like to celebrate is "Time Flies When Youβre Having Flow: An Experiment on Time Perception and Challenge in a VR Game" by Jeroen S. Lemmens, Fay E. Clark, and Alex Taylor.
Check it out on SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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π phd candidate @ stanford, nsf grf, comm + cs
π©πΎβπ» researching ar/mr/vr through hci and media psych
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Assistant Professor of Quantitative Social Science @Dartmouth //
I study how AI & algorithms reshape human networks //
Prev. @USCAnnenberg //
sullen assoc prof @itu.dk
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Games, Theory;
ERC StG Theorycraft (2022 - 2027);
I like weird games and JRPGs (header image: Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor)
Dogs. Coffee. Games. All views are my own. Engagement=/=endorsement. #seriousgames #esports #edtech #scicomm #womenintech She/her
I'm a PhD candidate doing game research at NTU Singapore.
These days, I play most ARPGs I can get my paws on.
Also a lifelong suffering Spurs fan (COYS) that can't get enough of astrophotography.
Aspiring Academic || Eternal Idiot
PhD @ University of Sydney
Bad puns and worse jokes
He/Him
All things #GameStudies @ HKB Bern
Podcasts:
βDesign. Macht. Gesellschaft.β (https://podcast337600.podigee.io)
"Kritische Controller" (https://kritische-controller.letscast.fm/)
Krach bei DER ATOMAT. (https://deratomat.bandcamp.com/)
Erasmus Rotterdam University - Lecturer
Communications Ph.D. - Media Psychology - Videogames & Sexism
She/her. Cyberpsychology at IADT. Researches online communication & dating
Hosts a cyberpsychology podcast - βIn Bitsβ with @drliam.bsky.social
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Professor at Northeastern University β’ award-winning indie game dev β’ PhD in game design, aging, motivation & learning β’ helps game devs to be mindful of older players
Author, founder of the LGBTQ game archive (@lgbtagamearchive.bsky.social), professor, and caretaker of plants who are mostly just doing their own thing.
Professor for Humans & Technology, Chemnitz University of Technology π©πͺ β’ Quant with Qual-envy β’ Work-in-Progress β’ Views are my own
Former Irene Casteel Endowed Chair at Ohio Northern University
Studies journalism, memes, and gaming
Parliamentarian-at-large
π Sociologist: nostalgia for the future and video games. Co-founder of @nostagain.bsky.social
π Public Scholar 2025-2026 Concordia University, Montreal
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π Letβs connect at https://richysrirachanikorn.wixsite.com/home
As a clinical psychologist (PhD) and researcher (Paris, France), I explore human-technology interactions, cyberpsychology and contemporary psychopathology. Author of "Le Moi-Cyborg" (The Cyborg-Self), I am a speaker on mental health in the digital age.
Culture & mind; possible selves, affect regulation, resilience; religion, ritual, RPGs; critical realism, causality, qual-quant
The Avatar Faculty: Ecstatic Transformations in Religion & Video Games https://www.ucpress.edu/books/the-avatar-faculty/paper
Postdoc @adme-uvienna.bsky.social @univie.ac.at researching digital well-being | digital hate | social machines
Posting professionally about academia, media psych, & comm science, less seriously about various things considered niche
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queer game maker, games are bodies
phd candidate in media studies
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Professor of AI, society, media and democracy + Political Communication, U Amsterdam || Director of Digital Democracy Centre, SDU || AlgoSoc || AIMD || Mix of work and private stuff ||
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