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Academic Papers Game Spaces Speak Volumes: Indexical Storytelling Clara Fernández-Vara   |   DiGRA 2011: Think Design Play  |   abstract Rules, rhetoric, and genre: Procedural rhetoric in Persona 3 Todd Harper   |   Games and Culture, 6 (5)  |   abstract What Happens at the End of the World? An MMOG's Closure and Player Responses Consalvo, Mia and Begy, Jason   |   roceedings of the Sixth International Conference on the Philosophy of Computer Games: The Nature of Player Experience. Madrid, 2012.  |   abstract Rereading in Interactive Stories: Constraints on Agency and Procedural Variation Mitchell, A. and McGee, K.   |   In Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2011, volume 7069/2011, Interactive Storytelling, p. 37-42. The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com  |   abstract Supporting Rereadability Through Narrative Play Mitchell, A. and McGee, K.   |   In Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2011, volume 7069/2011, Interactive Storytelling, p. 67-78.   |   abstract

Books Serious Learning in Serious Games. Transformative learning in video games Konstantin Mitgutsch   |   In: Ma, Minhua; Oikonomou, Andrea; Jain, Lakhmi C. (Eds.) Serious Games and Edutainment Applications. Springer: New York. pp. 43-56  |   abstract Exploring the edges of gaming: An introduction Mitgutsch, Konstantin; Klimmt, Christoph; Rosenstingl, Herbert (2010)   |   In: Exploring the Edges of Gaming. Proceedings of the Vienna Games Conference 2008-2009: Future and Reality of Gaming. Braumüller Verlag: Vienna   |   abstract All Bang Bang, No Kiss Kiss? The Bond Figure in Video Games Abe Stein and Matthew Weise   |   James Bond in World and Popular Culture: The Films are Not Enough, Cambridge Scholars, 2010  |   abstract Tweeting GDC Bennerstedt, Ulrika, Consalvo, Mia, Sharp, John & Juul, Jesper   |   Real-Time Research: Improvisational Game Scholarship, (2010) edited by Dikkers, Sean, Zimmerman, Eric, Squire, Kurt & Steinkuehler, Constance, ETC Press  |   abstract A localization shop's tale: Bringing an independent Japanese RPG to North America Mia Consalvo   |   Routledge Handbook of Participatory Cultures, edited by Delwiche, Aaron & Henderson, Jennifer, Routledge  |   abstract

Industry Publications Prototyping Video Games with Animation Richard C. Davis   |   Games and Innovation Research Seminar, Tampere, Finland, May 5-6, 2011  |   abstract Postmortem: Akrasia Louis Teo   |   Game Developer Career Guide  |   abstract Postmortem: Singapore-MIT GAMBIT's CarneyVale: Showtime B. Chia and D. Wong   |   Gamasutra  |   abstract Press the 'Action' Button, Snake! The Art of Self-Reference in Video Games Matthew Weise   |   Game Career Guide  |   abstract Student Postmortem: Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab's AudiOdyssey D. Chai, E. Glinert   |   Game Career Guide, 4/08/08  |   abstract

Lectures Playing for or against change? Transformative Learning in Serious Video Games Konstantin Mitgutsch   |   http://ties2012.eu/en/index.html, Feb 2, 2012  |   abstract The arcade ideal as play environment: how arcade sticks, online haters, and laggy monitors shape fighting game play Todd Harper   |   Paper presented at the International Communication Association 2011 conference, Boston, MA, May 2011  |   abstract "Ooh that's cool!": aesthetics of player-created Little Big Planet content Todd Harper   |   Paper presented at the Digital Games Research Association 2011 conference, Utrecht, the Netherlands, September 2011.  |   abstract Gay-for-play: addressing the challenge of relevant gay game content Todd Harper   |   Paper presented at the Association of Internet Researchers conference, Seattle, Washington, October 2011.  |   abstract Knowing the Past: Game Education Needs Game History Clara Fernández-Vara, Jesper Juul, Noah Waldrip-Fruin   |   GDC Education Summit 2012  |   abstract

Theses Soft Body Animation in Real-Time Simulations Mark Sullivan III   |   Master of Engineering Thesis, MIT, 2011  |   abstract Interpreting Abstract Games: The Metaphorical Potential of Formal Game Elements Jason Scott Begy   |   2010 MIT Masters Thesis  |   abstract Stepping Your Game Up: Technical Innovation Among Young People of Color in Hip-Hop Kevin Edward Driscoll   |   2009 MIT Masters Thesis  |   abstract The Future of Game AI: Learning to Use Human Tactics Neil M. Dowgun   |   2009 MIT Masters Thesis  |   abstract Dwarf Fortress Gathers At The Statue And Attends A Party Joshua Diaz   |   2009 MIT Masters Thesis  |   abstract