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07 02 2009
GameStudies
Essay: Architecture Levels
by Matteo Bittanti
Essay: Architecture Levels In this interesting essay, Matteo Lo Prete examines the relationship between videogames and architecture.

06 22 2009
GameStudies
Essays: Computer Games Between Text and Practice
by Matteo Bittanti
Essays: Computer Games Between Text and Practice Italy's premier semiotics journal E/C has just published a fantastic collection of essays under the title "Computer Games. Between Text and Practice", edited by Patrick Coppock and Dario Compagno. The anthology - available in print form - can be freely accessed online as well.
03 13 2009
GameStudies
Event: Virtual Worlds (Mountain View, CA, March 30)
by Matteo Bittanti
On March 30 2009, the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California will host a one day conference on the origins and history of Virtual Worlds: panelists include one of the creators of the first avatars, a leading practitioner of in-world life, a business visionary behind the studio system of Virtual Worlds, and a journalist/pundit of in-world and off-world news and views of the inhabitants and industry. Bruce Damer, a Virtual Worlds pioneer, visionary and historian will lead off with a condensed history of the medium and then pose key questions to the panel and the audience about where the medium is today and where it may be headed. Henry Lowood will present the Stanford Humanities Lab and will discuss the challeges of digital game preservation.
11 11 2008
GameStudies
Book: Les Cahiers du Jeu Vidéo
by Matteo Bittanti
Book: Les Cahiers du Jeu Vidéo Tony Fortin is the editor-in-chief of "Les Cahiers du Jeu Vidéo", a new series of thematic books on game culture currently on sale in France. The first volume focuses on the simulation of war. The criticism is multi-textual: aesthetic, ideological.
03 12 2008
GameStudies
Event: The Future of Interactive Technology for Peace Conference (April 2 & 3, 2008, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
by Matteo Bittanti
The theme of the conference is exploration of the impact that interactive technology has on peace, peacemaking, and diplomacy. The conference will bring together professionals from the entertainment industry, academia (faculty and students), and government and foundation personnel. This conference will provide an opportunity for participants to learn, share and discuss what the future holds for the use of interactive technology in peace and peacemaking. Key aims of the conference it to hear from researchers and professionals in the field on the opportunities for how interactive technology can impact education and training in the areas of diplomacy and peace and increase participants’ awareness of the role that technology has for peacemaking.
03 10 2008
GameStudies
Book: An Introduction to Game Studies
by Matteo Bittanti
Book: An Introduction to Game Studies An Introduction to Game Studies is the first introductory textbook for students of game studies. It provides a conceptual overview of the cultural, social and economic significance of computer and video games and traces the history of game culture and the emergence of game studies as a field of research. Edited by Frans Mäyrä:, the book will be published by Sage in May 2008.
02 06 2008
GameStudies
Event: How Do Virtual Worlds Disappear (Stanford University, Feb 14 2008)
by Matteo Bittanti
Event: How Do Virtual Worlds Disappear (Stanford University, Feb 14 2008) Stanford University and Project Absentia present: "How do Virtual Worlds Disappear?", a round-table and presentation, on Thursday Feb. 14, 4.15-6pm in the History Corner, room. 307.

 

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