Study of video games: foreign approaches and methods

For citation: Lapin D., Malushenko V. Study of video games: foreign approaches and methods // Mediascope. 2024. 2. Available at: http://www.mediascope.ru/2866

© Daniil A. Lapin

PhD, Senior Lecturer at the Chair of Media Theory and Economics, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia), DLapin.Phd@yandex.ru

© Victoria A. Malushenko

BA student, Chair of Media Theory and Economics, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia), torimalush@yandex.ru

Abstract

The article considers the history of research of the game industry and the main methods and approaches used in this scientific field. The purpose of this research is to identify the main trends in game studies. To achieve this goal, the article analyzes the issues of the scientific journal ‘Game Studies’ published from 2010 to 2023, identifies the geography of researchers, scientific fields and objects of research. The general thesis is as follows: there is a tendency in game studies to publish theoretical articles, both individual and collective. The objectives and methods of research, the geography of the authors, their scientific status are also considered in the article. The research areas in which game studies have been conducted also illustrate the interdisciplinary nature of the game studies field. The article also highlights the main components of the video games and game industry taken by the authors of articles as a subject for research and analysis. Thus, the conclusion is made about the relevance of video game research as part of modern media.

Keywords: game industry, game studies, content analysis, game studies methods, games as part of media

Notes

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Putin: RF dolzhna imet' svoi komp'yuternye igry s uvazhitel'nym otnosheniem k ee istorii [Putin: Russia must have its own computer games respectful to its history]. TASS. Available at: https://tass.ru/obschestvo/19570401 (accessed: 26.05.2024) (In Russian)

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