Personal Pages

Aarseth, Espen - University of Bergen. Editor in chief of Gamestudies.org and the originator of cybertext theory. The first chapter of his book, Cybertext, is available, as are a few other early articles.

Adams, Ernest W. - Game designer and theorist. Archive of columns published in Gamasutra, other articles, list of print publications, pages describing game philosophy.

Barr, Brandon. - Texturl is the weblog of Brandon Barr, an advertising copywriter interested in the intersections between electronic media, advertising and poetry.

Bartle, Richard - (Ln(x))3. The everyday weblog of MUD Scholar Richard Bartle.

Boullón Sabín, Alfonso - PhD Student, University of Seville. Research on the evolution of video games from a formal/audiovisual point of view. Portfolio and CV.

Burke, Timothy - Personal weblog of Terra Nova contributor. Includes links and other resources.

Costikyan, Greg - Game designer, consultant and author. Weblog, publications and other resources.

Dekoven, Bernie - Articles, links, and weblog chronicling personal search for games and toys, ideas and innovations, people and events that enhance our capacity for having fun.

Dibbell, Julian - Personal site contains articles and writing samples including research on MMORPG economies and "A Rape in Cyberspace."

Dormans, Joris - Website of Dutch independent game scholar Joris Dormans. His articles on games and related subjects can be found here.

Eladhari, Mirjam - Gotland University in Sweden and University of Teesside in England. Personal weblog and notes for Ph.D. work on MMORPGs.

Flanagan, Mary - Hunter College, NY. Digital media artist, research among other things on games.

Frasca, Gonzalo - Independent. Weblog, articles, games. Research on political games, simulations, ludology.

Funk, Jeanne B - University of Toledo. Research on the impact of violence in computer and video games on children. List of publications.

Hook, Brian - News, reviews, articles and a forum related to game design and development.

Hourigan, Ben - University of Melbourne. PhD candidate studying the political content of role-playing videogames.

Hunicke, Robin - Northwestern University. Personal weblog, CV, and links to research and projects on player experience in computer games.

Järvinen, Aki - Game Researcher and Designer. Personal weblog, design diary, and research in progress.

Juul, Jesper - IT University of Copenhagen. Articles, reviews, thesis, games.

Kennerly , David - Professional and academic articles, presentation, and interviews game design philosophy, MMORPG design, and game education.

Kirksæther, Jørgen - Brief presentation of his doctoral thesis on videogame history and a few links.

Klastrup, Lisbeth - Researching the construction of story in virtual worlds. Background in hypertext theory. Weblog and publications.

Klevjer, Rune - Phd scholar at the University of Bergen, Norway. Abstract of his doctoral project: Play and Mediation in Computer Games, links to papers.

Konzack, Lars - Aalborg University. Research on computer games and ludology. Weblog and articles.

Mactavish, Andrew - Focuses on the performative and participatory elements of computer game play. Also researches hypertext theory and interactive, streaming video.

Manninen, Tony - Researching networked multi-user virtual worlds, and especially the high-intensity interaction between humans originating from the world of 3D games.

Montfort, Nick - Theorist and author/developer specialising in interactive fiction, often in the crossover between game and literature. Games, fiction, publications and links.

Mortensen, Torill - Volda University College. Weblog. Research on MUDs.

Myers, David - Recent work attempts to unify existing theories of play within a semiotic framework.

Nowviskie, Bethany - University of Virginia. Dissertation deals with games and generative art in the context of conflicting design philosophies: hermeneutic and algorithmic. CV, descriptions of dissertation and projects, list of publications.

Parker, J. R. - Offers links to game technology and articles on research and courses.

Pearce, Celia - Interactive media designer who has also written on games. Papers and descriptions of projects are available.

Poremba, Cindy - Weblog, articles and projects centered around multiplayer games, women and technology, emergence in communities and games and serial and reconfigurable narrative.

Rau, Anja - Germany. Weblog, articles, conference calls. Research on computer games and hypertext.

Smith, Jonas Heide - PhD student at the IT University of Copenhagen. Personal weblog and CV.

Taylor, Laurie - Professional and academic articles, presentations, and links to other resources.

Tosca, Susana - IT University of Copenhagen. Articles, activities, teaching.

Walker, Jill - Weblog. Links to publications and other resources.

Yee, Nicholas - Research is both quantative and qualitative, and is particularly centred on players of EverQuest and other Massive Multi-Player Online Games.

Zimmerman, Eric - Game designer, artist, and academic at NYU exploring the theory and practice of game design. Essays, links, teaching.