Our Simulation & Gaming special issue (a “symposium”) in research methodology is now out:
A new issue of Simulation & Gaming is available online:
Symposium: Research Methodology in Gaming:
1 June 2012; Vol. 43, No. 3
The below Table of Contents is available online at: http://sag.sagepub.com/content/vol43/issue3/?etoc
Guest Editorial
Research Methodology in Gaming: An Overview
Frans Mäyrä, Jussi Holopainen, and Mikael Jakobsson
Simulation Gaming 2012;43 295-299
http://sag.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/43/3/295
Symposium Articles
Social Constructionism and Ludology: Implications for the Study of Games
Markus Montola
Simulation Gaming 2012;43 300-320
http://sag.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/43/3/300
Social Interaction in Games: Measuring Physiological Linkage and Social Presence
Inger Ekman, Guillaume Chanel, Simo Järvelä, J.Matias Kivikangas, Mikko Salminen, and Niklas Ravaja
Simulation Gaming 2012;43 321-338
http://sag.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/43/3/321
Studying the Elusive Experience in Pervasive Games
Jaakko Stenros, Annika Waern, and Markus Montola
Simulation Gaming 2012;43 339-355
http://sag.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/43/3/339
Natural Language Processing in Game Studies Research: An Overview
José P. Zagal, Noriko Tomuro, and Andriy Shepitsen
Simulation Gaming 2012;43 356-373
http://sag.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/43/3/356
Players as Coresearchers: Expert Player Perspective as an Aid to Understanding Games
Kristine Jørgensen
Simulation Gaming 2012;43 374-390
http://sag.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/43/3/374
Design for Research Results: Experimental Prototyping and Play Testing
Mirjam P. Eladhari and Elina M. I. Ollila
Simulation Gaming 2012;43 391-412
http://sag.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/43/3/391
Rethinking Playing Research: DJ HERO and Methodological Observations in the Mix
Tero Karppi and Olli Sotamaa
Simulation Gaming 2012;43 413-429
http://sag.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/43/3/413
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