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gamevironments @gamevironments.bsky.social · 3d

The gamevironments Research Day is in it‘s peak of preparation - we look forward to about 20 participants and their projects. Look out for the program release 💻📆

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ZeMKI @zemki.bsky.social · 16d

Die ZeMKI-Mitglieder Prof. Dr. Karsten D. Wolf, Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarzenegger und Prof. Dr.
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Frans Mäyrä @fransmayra.bsky.social · Aug 1

Another new special issue, "Peripheral Religions" (edited by Carolin Puckhaber, Aska Mayer and Knut V. M. Wormstädt), in Gamevironments journal, at journals.suub.uni-bremen.de/index.php/ga...:

gamevironments

An academic journal dedicated to the study of games in their media environments.

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Carolin Puckhaber @caroleinx.bsky.social · Aug 7

📯PUBLICATION NEWS📯
@amayer.bsky.social, Knut Wormstädt and I are happy to announce that our @gamevironments.bsky.social special issue Peripheral Religions and Games is officially out now! Here's the link, but we want to talk about every article and report for a minute: tinyurl.com/2txajt3m

No. #22 (2025): Special Issue "Peripheral Religions" | gamevironments

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amayer.bsky.social @amayer.bsky.social · Aug 7

Happy to share that our Special Issue for @gamevironments.bsky.social is out now! Check below for the link and a brief run-through of the authors and topics!

Carolin Puckhaber @caroleinx.bsky.social · Aug 7

📯PUBLICATION NEWS📯
@amayer.bsky.social, Knut Wormstädt and I are happy to announce that our @gamevironments.bsky.social special issue Peripheral Religions and Games is officially out now! Here's the link, but we want to talk about every article and report for a minute: tinyurl.com/2txajt3m

No. #22 (2025): Special Issue "Peripheral Religions" | gamevironments

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Robert Houghton @robehoughton.bsky.social · Aug 7

There's another very kind review of The Middle Ages in Computer Games out on @gamevironments.bsky.social from @markusmindrebo.bsky.social. There's also a bunch of important articles on peripheral religions in games in this issue which are well worth a look. doi.org/10.48783/gam...

Review of Robert Houghton's The Middle Ages in Computer Games: Ludic Approaches to the Medieval and Medievalism (2024) | gamevironments

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gamevironments @gamevironments.bsky.social · Aug 20

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No. #22 (2025): Special Issue "Peripheral Religions" | gamevironments

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gamevironments @gamevironments.bsky.social · Aug 20

We recently published a special issue on Peripheral Religions and Games, guest edited by @caroleinx.bsky.social, @amayer.bsky.social and Knut Wormstädt! Four brand new articles exploring the topic, one report, two reviews and, of course, an introduction.

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gamevironments @gamevironments.bsky.social · Jun 19

It's less than 2 weeks to submit your abstract for and secure your spot in **Video Games and Our Futures** - we are looking forward!

CfP gamevironments 2025 Research Day "Video Games and Our Futures"

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Research Day | gamevironments

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gamevironments @gamevironments.bsky.social · May 21

Deadline end of May, don't forget to submit!

gamevironments @gamevironments.bsky.social · Apr 24

Submit now: CfP for our next Special Issue "BEYOND PLAY: THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF DIGITAL GAMING IN A DEEPLY MEDIATIZED SOCIETY" is out now! Abstract submission deadline: 31.05.2025 journals.suub.uni-bremen.de/index.php/ga... #gamevironments #gaming #academics #cfp

Calls for Papers | gamevironments

https://journals.suub.uni-bremen.de/index.php/gamevironments/openquests…📩📷

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gamevironments @gamevironments.bsky.social · May 13

Post-apocalyptic games provide one particularly popular 'gamevironment': board member @larsdewildt.bsky.social
(and current CAPAS fellow) recommends the Centre for Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Studiess Call for Fellowships, deadline 13 May.

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https://www.capas.uni-heidelberg.de/en/fellowships-at-capas/call-for-applications

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gamevironments @gamevironments.bsky.social · May 5

Hi everyone, our board member Gia Coturri Sorenson has recommended this discussion on AI in games www.npr.org/transcripts/... Check it out!👌👌 #games #gamevironment #AI

The video game industry at a crossroads : Consider This from NPR

The video game industry is huge. Last year alone it generated an estimated $187 billion dollars in revenue. But it's also facing a host of serious issues: massive layoffs, the advent of A.I., games th...

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gamevironments @gamevironments.bsky.social · Apr 24

Submit now: CfP for our next Special Issue "BEYOND PLAY: THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF DIGITAL GAMING IN A DEEPLY MEDIATIZED SOCIETY" is out now! Abstract submission deadline: 31.05.2025 journals.suub.uni-bremen.de/index.php/ga... #gamevironments #gaming #academics #cfp

Calls for Papers | gamevironments

https://journals.suub.uni-bremen.de/index.php/gamevironments/openquests…📩📷

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gamevironments @gamevironments.bsky.social · Apr 9

For the University of Arkansas, our board member Vít Šisler gave a lecture on March 12 called "Gaming Language and Playing Kafka: Intercultural Education in the Ludic Century" in the World Languages & Digital Humanities Studio. Check out the report here news.uark.edu/articles/769...

Vít Šisler of Charles University Discusses Multilingualism at U of A

Šisler, an award-winning game designer and co-founder of Charles Games, gave a lecture on

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gamevironments @gamevironments.bsky.social · Apr 2

Don't forget to submit for our Regular Issue 📲 submission deadline for peer-reviewed articles is the 15th June 2025 📤📝 journals.suub.uni-bremen.de/index.php/ga...

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gamevironments @gamevironments.bsky.social · Mar 17

Submit: CfP for our next Special Issue "BEYOND PLAY: THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF DIGITAL GAMING IN A DEEPLY MEDIATIZED SOCIETY" is out now! Abstract submission deadline: 31.05.2025
journals.suub.uni-bremen.de/index.php/game…📩✏️ #gamevironments #gaming #academics #cfp

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gamevironments @gamevironments.bsky.social · Feb 18

🚀 UNCG Game Studies Conference: Liminality in Gaming! 🎮
Mark your calendar, Apr 5 '25, as UNCG’s Esports Arena hosts an exploration of liminality in gaming-the spaces of transition, uncertainty and transformation that shape how we play, create & experience games.
Stay tuned!

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gamevironments @gamevironments.bsky.social · Jan 31

Board: Our partners at UNC Greensboro's Network for the Cultural Study of Videogaming as been hosting the Jon Henner Memorial Accessibility in Games Speaker Series to highlight disability and accessibility in gaming.
More information here: cas.uncg.edu/event/jon-he...

Jon Henner Memorial Accessibility in Games Speaker Series - College of Arts & Sciences

Join us for the opening event of our speaker series, held in memoriam of Jon Henner, to explore the connection between accessibility and video gaming with a tour of the Esports Arena, accessible gamin...

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gamevironments @gamevironments.bsky.social · Jan 9

Booklist add by our Board Member Gia Coturri Sorenson Marijam Did's "Everything to Play For" - Enjoy!

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gamevironments @gamevironments.bsky.social · Jan 2

Happy new Year everyone - new year, new inspiration! How about reading something about "Video Games Beyond Play. Decolonizing Gamevironments" by Christopher Helland out of our 10th anniversary issue? journals.suub.uni-bremen.de/index.php/ga...

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gamevironments @gamevironments.bsky.social · Dec 26

We are happy to announce that our 10th Anniversary Issue "Revisiting Gamevironments" is out now! 🥂🥂https://journals.suub.uni-bremen.de/index.php/gamevironments/issue/view/23

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gamevironments @gamevironments.bsky.social · Dec 19

Do you need something to read on the holidays? How about something out of our current issue? Check it out.📲

gamevironments @gamevironments.bsky.social · Dec 11

A new documentary, recommended by our board member Lars de Wildt: "The blood on our controllers," by a group of established industry professionals, discusses the game industry's role in global conflict, and its representation of Arab communities in games.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=g748...

The blood on our Controllers - The Complicity of the Game Industry in the Palestinian Genocide

YouTube video by Hippolyte 🪐

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gamevironments @gamevironments.bsky.social · Dec 4

A new book recommendation by our board member Gia Coturri Sorenson: "We the Gamers -
How Games Teach Ethics and Civics"
by Karen Schrier. Check it out! 📔 #gamevironments #gaming #studies

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gamevironments @gamevironments.bsky.social · Nov 26

Our Board member Nicole Zhange wants to draw you attention to the chinese game Black Myth Wukong - here is something to read for all of you www.atlantis-press.com/proceedings/... 📲

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