Introduction to Game Studies and Various Academic Approaches
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Gender Studies:
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Pedagogy:
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Media Studies:
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Defining The Digital Game and Digital Game Culture
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Giddings, S., & Kennedy, H. (2006). Digital Games as New Media. In Understanding Digital Games (pp. 129-147). London: Sage.
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Digital Games from Communication and Cultural Study Perspectives
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Empirical Methods:
Chapter 8. Mäyrä, F. (2008). An Introduction to Game Studies. London: SAGE Publications.
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Quantative;
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Qualitative:
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Mixed Methods:
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Methods (pp. 271-289). ETC Press.