Abstract Games User Research (GUR) focuses on measuring, analysing and understanding
player experiences to optimise game designs. Hence, GUR experts aim to understand how …

Introduction: why still study fans?/Cornel Sandvoss, Jonathan Gray, and C. Lee Harrington--
Fan texts and objects--The death of the reader?: literary theory and the study of texts in …

The purpose of this study was to examine whether playing online games against other users
leads to different experiences in comparison with playing against computer-controlled …

A main reason to play computer games is the pleasure of being immersed in a mediated
world. Spatial presence and flow are considered key concepts to explain such immersive …

There is little question of the social, cultural and economic importance of video games in the
world today, with gaming now rivalling the movie and music sectors as a major leisure …

The global sale of computer and console games now exceeds $10 billion dollars annually,
inducing further integration of the entertainment, computer and military industries (Poole …

This article reconceptualizes the psychological concept of “flow” as it pertains to media
entertainment. Our goal is to advance flow theory in ways that highlight the necessity of …

The increasing popularity of computer gaming and its associated technologies are evidence
of the increasing convergence of new technology and leisure practice. The size and …

In this article, we argue that the pervading hegemonic narrative on gamers' eating culture
emphasizing hedonistic and fast foods is a one-sided storyline that highlights a potentially …

This article considers the social importance of sports-themed video games, and more
specifically, discusses their use and role in the construction of gaming and wider social …