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Media giants like ESPN may have thought that eSports was a fad but not anymore. Revenue from eSports video games are set to take over traditional sports leagues.
We should consider the messages that violence and aggression in sports of all kinds give children and young people – and devise strategies to lessen the impact.
Though the World Health Organization has declared “gaming disorder” an addiction, its – and others’ – concerns about technology use and alleged addiction don’t hold up to scholarly scrutiny.
PlayerUnknown’s Battleground - a multiplayer, fight-to-the-death video game - was the most downloaded game for the first quarter of 2018. It feels like an immersive experience of today’s nightmares.
The story of this video game speaks to what seems a powerful political moment, of an American nation literally at war with itself.
With A Quiet Place and Far Cry 5, sci-fi influenced media is once again turning a mirror on society’s anxieties.
Do video games increase violent behaviour? A music scholar who has focused on how musical elements contribute to immersion in video games explores the issue.
For years, there have been questions about research showing connections between playing violent video games and aggressive behavior.
Critical standards of evidence must be met to merit the WHO’s new diagnostic category for addicted gamers.
Tencent’s monetisation strategy so far has been counter-intuitive to the traditional way of doing business.
From Harry Potter: Wizards Unite to The Last of Us Part 2, the new year promises some exciting releases in the world of gaming.
E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial has some stiff competition when it comes to terrible computer game design.
Star Wars Battlefront II, which lets you play parts of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, ignited debate among gamers, industry and governments that may change how video games are played and make money.
New research shows your ability to play certain computer games is linked to your intelligence.
Many online communities have developed toxic social norms, including sexist tendencies, that they will need to address as more members join in.
AI just beat a top human professional in the game Dota 2, but the technology could help with much bigger strategic problems.
Watching how people play a game against a computer opponent can help identify how humans use – or don’t use – game theory principles to make decisions.
Exergames should be used to replace sedentary video games, not traditional physical education.
Digital games now know you so well they can predict your behaviour.
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Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Evolutionary Biologist, ARC Future Fellow, UNSW
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Professor in Human-Computer Interaction, ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney
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Director of the International Gaming Research Unit and Professor of Behavioural Addiction, Nottingham Trent University
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds
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Researcher, Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Film, Media, and Creative Technologies, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Media
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Professor in American Media and Culture, University of Kent
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Professor of Psychology, Stetson University
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Lecturer in International Business, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Associate Professor of Labour and Employment Relations, DAN Department of Management & Organizational Studies, Western University
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PhD Candidate in Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Waterloo
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Associate Professor of Communication Studies, West Virginia University