Social Aspects of Video Games

Resources in this category:

The Daedalus Project
http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/

A study of the psychology of MMORPG players. Contains surveys that players can participate in, citations for academic articles and summaries of research findings.

Game Addicts Video Game Forums
http://www.egameaddiction.com/forums/

A place to discuss games and gaming. Categories for forums include general topics, classic/miscellaneous gaming and game discussions organized by company and gaming system.

Game Design FAQs from Sloperama
http://www.sloperama.com/advice.html

Lessons and advice on how to thrive in the gaming business. Contains a game design bulletin board with questions and answers.

Games For Change
http://www.gamesforchange.org/

"Provides support, visibility and shared resources to individuals and organizations using digital games for social change." Contains links to games that explore issues such as "human rights, economics, poverty, public policy, public health, global conflict, news and politics."

Gaming Conventions & Trade Show Schedule
http://www.sjgames.com/con/

Chronological listing of upcoming conventions and trade shows of interest to the gaming industry. Each entry includes dates, location, contact information, and links to the convention or show's Web site where available.

Implications of Online Gaming
http://www.units.muohio.edu/psybersite/cyberspace/onlinegame...

Explores positive and negative aspects of gaming, focusing particularly on online games.

Joystick 101
http://joystick101.org/blog/

"A blog dedicated to studying games and gaming culture with a particular emphasis on learning." Focuses on social and educational aspects of video games.

MMORPG Forum
http://www.mmorpgforum.com/

Forums devoted to massively multi-player online role-playing games. Includes forums for general discussion as well as forums focused on specific games.

Serious Games Initiative
http://www.seriousgames.org/

Ideas and information on the use of gaming in management, leadership and education.

Talk Gaming Video Games Forum
http://www.talk-gaming.com/

Provides a "place to discuss computer and video games." Categories include general discussion, computer and console gaming, games by genre, clan gaming and game development.

Terra Nova
http://terranova.blogs.com/

A blog written by "scholars and practitioners from a variety of disciplines" that focuses on virtual worlds. Includes a list of virtual worlds.

The Video Game Revolution
http://www.pbs.org/kcts/videogamerevolution/index.html

Companion site to the PBS documentary on video games and their history. Here, you can learn about video game history via an interactive timeline, learn about video game ratings, play classic games online and test your game knowledge with quizzes, find out about how games are made, and check out lists of the best and worst games of all time.

Video Games - Helium
http://www.helium.com/channels/185-Video-Games

Information on video games systems, debates, trends, and culture.

When Two Tribes Go to War: A History of Video Game Controversy The Major Offenders Retail Rogues Peaceful Protests Dishonorable Mentions The Docket Juvenile Hall Know Your ESRB Related Links When Two Tribes Go to War: A History of Video Game Controversy
http://www.gamespot.com/features/6090892/

Provides a history of video game controversy by examining controversial games and challenges to those games.