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Computer Game Related Sites

Academic Research
The library has several databases that have academic articles about video game - try lots of keywords (plurals, with a space, without a space) - check out these databases and be sure to check the peer reviewed/academic articles box

  • Infotrac Onefile - for example if you type video game into basic search- you get more than 592 academic research articles
  • ABI Inform - for example if you use keyword video game - you get more than 300 academic research articles
  • Academic Search Premier - for example if you use keyword video game - more than 800 academic research articles (including articles from the Communications of the ACM)
  • Communication & Mass Media Complete - for example if you use keyword video game - almost 150 academic research articles
  • Facts.com (aka Facts on File) has almost 50 documents related to video games and a page about videogame violence (under issues in the news, the issues & controversies sidebar list)

  • Google Scholar Search for video game
  • Google Scholar Search for videogame
  • Google Scholar Search for computer game

  • GameStudies - online academic journal about video game research
  • Academic Relations section of the IGDA web site
  • DIGRA - Digital Games Research Association
  • Bibliography - on computer games, simulations, business uses, etc.
  • References about computer games and simulations and their role in learning
  • Girl Tech - bibliography about girls and technology including video games - good if you're interested in gender issues
  • References about Game-based Learning
  • How Children Experience Video Games - a pdf to download
  • Emotional effects of shooting activities: 'real' versus 'virtual' actions and targets - a pdf to download
  • From Causal to HardCore: Statistical Mechanism for Studying Gamer Dedication from Ernest Adams, a big name in the game design field
  • The Effects of Reducing Television, Videotape, and Videogames

    Game Journalism

  • International Game Journalism Association
  • Game Journalism
  • Video Game Media Watch
  • 10 Unmissable Examples of New Games Journalism from March 2005
  • Summing up Video Game Journalism - from Game Girl Advance blog from February 2005
  • article by Jan Schaeffer about gaming the news.
  • Spotlight News from the Pew Center and their Doing Civic Journalism section

    MMORPG

  • GameSpy
  • Online Gaming Network
  • Multiplayer Online Games Directory
  • MMOG Charts not updated since 6/06
  • The Daedalus Project Nick Yee's research project with great data and lots of articles

    Mobile Gaming

  • Mobile Entertainment Forum
  • THQ Wireless
  • Madtap - portal for downloading mobile games
  • EA Mobile - portal for downloading mobile games
  • Kiloo - mobile game developer - has games to download, signed a deal to develop LEGO games for mobile phones

    Industry Trade Organizations & publications

  • ESRB - the Electronic Software Ratings Board
  • PEGI - the Pan European Game Information rating system
  • IGDA - the International Game Developers Association
  • ESA - the Entertainment Software Association
  • ELSPA - the Entertainment & Leisure Software Producers Association (UK)
  • TIGA - the Independent Games Developers Association (UK)
  • The Game Initiative - help grow the game industry by publicizing events, industry news, increasing public awareness, etc.

    Government & Think Tank Reports about videogames

  • Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children - a report from the Federal Trade Commission 2001
  • Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children - an earlier FTC report - from 2000
  • Content and ratings in Teen-Rated Video Games press release of findings from a Harvard Study, set up as FAQ
  • Video Games and Children from KidsSource
  • Ethnic Cleansing video game earmarked for the white revolution - from Working for Change, 2002
  • ADL Report: Growing Proliferation of Racist Video Games Target Youth on The Internet from Anti-Defamation League, 2/02

    Other Genres

  • The Dance Dance Revolution - from Gaming Age
  • Matrix Games - developer of strategy games

    Alternative Reality Games

  • PacManhattan - play PacMan on the streets of Manhattan

    Serious Games

  • Education Arcade
  • Serious GamesImproving Public Policy and Training Through Game-Based Learning and Simulation Articles About Advergaming
  • Advergaming Catches On
  • Games Pop Up in Ads
  • My Serious Games presentation on Advergames

    Advergames

  • Advergaming Equals Attention
  • Advergame Article Archive
  • Advergaming: A New Genre in Internet Advertising

    Videogame Aesthetics

  • Video Game Music Archive
  • The future of video games as an art
  • Slashdot posting about Machinima
  • GalaxyFarAway - an MMO inspired Machinima
  • Ludology.org

    Video Game History

  • MobyGames - a database of info about historic video games (no relationship to the musician Moby)
  • History of Video Games from GameSpot
  • Classic Video Game History from The Dot Eaters
  • Did Videogames begin at Brookhaven - about dept of education research in the 1950s
  • VideoGame Timeline
  • Colossal Caves - a site about the old Adventure games
  • NintendoLand - dedicated to classic Nintendo games and systems
  • Pong - a java version of the old Pong game
  • Space Invaders Shrine has a Java version of the old arcade classic

    News & Reviews

  • Inside Mac Games
  • Mac Gamer
  • PC Gamer magazine
  • Computer Games magazine
  • Electronic Gaming Monthly
  • GameSpot News
  • IGN - movies, games, entertainment in general
  • The Magic Box - international video game news
  • GameDaily - trade newsletter for the interactive entertainment industry
  • Under Ground Online - news, previews GameBriefs
  • Videogames from about.com - has reviews, articles, news
  • GameStats
  • GameSpy
  • GameCritics - game reviews
  • Adventure Gamers

    Developer Info

  • Idev Games
  • iDevGames - for the Mac game developer community
  • gameLab - bsed in NYC, headed by Zimmerman and Lee, Katie Salen works here
  • Large Animal - based in NYC, has sign up page for gametesters
  • Matrix Games - also in NYC area
  • FlipCode - game development news & resources
  • WildTangent - develops internet games

    Women in Games

  • WomenGamers.com
  • PMS Clan
  • Wikipedia entry on PMS Clan
  • FragDolls
  • Wikipedia entry on Frag Dolls
  • The Video Game Girl Ring - claims to be the original (since 1996) webring for girl gamers
  • GirlTech

    Games to play on the Web

  • Hapland - like Samarost
  • Hapland 2 - sequel
  • Nanaca Crash - toss people, pop music
  • Kilroy: Chernobyl - on addicting games Goat in the Grey Fedora
  • Opniyama - strange seemingly-never-ending platformer, site is in French
  • Flying Spaghetti Monster: The Game - even has its own wiki
  • Strange Adventures in Infinite Space
  • StarRunner
  • CrimsonRoom - online graphical adventure game, Flash, from Japan
  • The Mystery of Time and Space Adventure

    Game Portals

  • Blockdot
  • Gamehouse
  • MacGames on C|Net
  • MacGameFiles
  • Game download section on apple.com
  • New Grounds - lots of flash games and some not-safe-for-work bits
  • Fetch Fido online games from Britain
  • Large Animal
  • Pinhead Games - makes graphic adventure games
  • TeaGames
  • Batkhela.com
  • GamesJungle.com
  • Game Rivals
  • Supremacy
  • The Games List - hundreds of free Flash and Shockwave games to play
  • GameHouse - they also have a Supergames site
  • Top 20 Flash Games from Little Fluffy Industries
  • New Flash Games from Little Fluffy Industries
  • Games for Kids - from the CBC in Canada
  • Addicting Games - has the helicopter game and miniature golf!!!
  • ActionFlash - don't have to register
  • ETGames
  • Gamesville - have to register but its free, don't pay any money to play games
  • Games on Yahoo!, have to have Yahoo! account to play some of the games
  • Pogo - have to register, seems to be free
  • MiniClip
  • WorldWinner - online games (may involve gambling or money - do not pay for games!!!)
  • GameSpotter: The WebGame Tracker
  • Pop Cap Games - fun, free, addictive
  • Adult Swim
  • Comedy Central
  • Toonami - from the Cartoon Network programming block
  • HomeStarRunner games
  • Idelworm games
  • WildTangent - has games - this company develops internet games
  • BigIdeaFun - has the penquin games
  • FlashGame Studio
  • FreeArcade
  • Blizzard Entertainment's Warcraft- demos, cheatbooks, etc.

    Interactive Fiction

  • Zork Archive - Mac and PC downloads of the old Zork games
  • Interactive Fiction Archive - you can download the old Adventure game here
  • Scott Adams Grand Adventure - he's the writer of several important text based games
  • Interactive fiction - we're going to play mini-zork in the games area, check out the message boards too tho
  • some interactive fiction links
  • some more interactive fiction links - specifically Infocom stuff

    Persuasive games - are they games? are they advertisement? Do they teach? Are they something you'd com back to play more than once? Educational/Social Impact

    Are these games?


    This page last updated 15 November 2007 by Kim Gregson

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