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It can become a way for gamers who have previously shunned politics to engage.
Gamers face eye strain, repetitive-use conditions, back problems and even blood clots. Lessons from music, dance and car racing can help prevent and treat these injuries.
Authorities in Greek and Roman times tried hard to put limits on gambling. They weren’t particularly successful.
The market for retro entertainment has never been bigger. But certain companies may be in danger of overdoing it.
Ukraine’s government says its system of rewarding points to troops for successful strikes is ‘delivering results’.
The game’s tenth anniversary highlights how player communities and shifting ownership are shaping its next chapter.
A new study finds gaming supports mothers’ stress relief, skill development, and wellbeing, but parental duties and domestic labour still limit their play.
Online gaming acts as a powerful space of empowerment for people with disability.
Experts explain why some retro games feel magical again while others feel outdated.
The new safety features could help reduce online harm – but they ask a lot of parents.
Why gamers are comparing Nvidia’s DLSS-5 graphics tool to a Snapchat beauty filter.
Australia’s video game developers are struggling to find funding in a structure that prioritises profit over artistry.
Several artists have turned in‑game photography into a serious artistic practice, with radically different approaches.
Millions of players across the world have grown up alongside the 21-title series.
This was my entry point into a lifelong love of video games.
If you buy a video game today, you may have no way of knowing whether generative AI was used to make it.
Here are five short game poems, all playable in a web browser, that explore themes of love, intimacy, longing and separation.
When a hobby becomes something larger, with a focus on improving skills and developing deep knowledge, it can deliver surprising rewards.
I worked at RuneScape from 2008 until 2014, and the questions that were on my team’s minds at the time are still relevant now
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Professor in Human-Computer Interaction, ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, School of Film, Media, and Creative Technologies, University of Portsmouth
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PhD Candidate in Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Waterloo
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Associate Professor in Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds
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Associate Professor, Film, Screen and Creative Media, and Associate Dean Engagement, Bond University
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Researcher, Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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PhD candidate researching children's play in digital games, The University of Melbourne
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Postdoctoral research fellow, RMIT University
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PhD Candidate, Sydney Games and Play Lab, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Game Design, University of Portsmouth
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Chair in Science Communication & Future Media, University of Salford
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Assistant Professor of Media Studies/Game Studies, University of Oregon
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Director of the International Gaming Research Unit and Professor of Behavioural Addiction, Nottingham Trent University
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Research Fellow in Responsible Artificial Intelligence, University of Southampton