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Top 10 Game Studies Books You Need to Know (2024 edition)

So you want to learn more about the science of games? Here are the places to start. In this episode, Dr. Kowert (and special guest Dr. Kelli Dunlap) share their 10 essential books and articles every game scholar (or enthusiast!) should read. Whether you're just starting out or building your library, these picks are must-haves for understanding video games and their impact. 🔍 Topics: video game studies, essential reading list, game scholarship, academic books, game research #GameStudies #EssentialReadings #AcademicRamblings #VideoGameResearch #GameScholar RACHEL'S BOOK LIST 1. An Introduction to Game Studies (Frans Mayra) 2. Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World (Jane McGonigal) 3. What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy (James Paul Gee) 4. Getting Gamers (Jamie Madigan) 5. Lost in a Good Game: Why We Play Video Games and What They Can Do for Us (Pete Etchells) 6. The Psychology of Video Games (Celia Hodent) 7. The Video Game Debate 1/The Video Game Debate 2 (Rachel Kowert & Thorsten Quandt) 8. The Toxic Meritocracy of Video Games: Why Gaming Culture Is the Worst (Chris Paul) 9. Gaming Sexism (Amanda Cote) 10. Blood, Sweat, & Pixels (Jason Schreier) KELLI'S BOOK LIST 1. Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals (Katie Salen Tekinbas & Eric Zimmerman) 2. Game Design Workshop: A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games (Tracy Fullerton) 3. The Art of Failure: An Essay on the Pain of Playing Video Games (Jesper Juul) 4. Games, Design, and Play: A detailed approach to iterative game design (Colleen Macklin & John Sharp) 5. the Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses (Jesse Schell) 6. Architectural Approach to Level Design (Christopher W. Totten) 7. Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul (Stuart Brown & Christopher Vaughn) 8. Making Deep Games: Designing Games with Meaning and Purpose (Doris C. Rusch) 9. How Games Move Us: Emotion by Design (Katherine Isbister) 10. The Rules We Break: Lessons in Play, Thinking, and Design (Eric Zimmerman) ---------- Dr. Kowert holds a PhD in psychology and is an author and mom of three. For more information about her work, including a full list of publications, visit https://www.rkowert.com/. Her first children’s book, Pragmatic Princess: 26 Superb Stories of Self-Sufficiency was successfully kickstarted and published in 2019. Learn more about that project here: https://buildyourowncastle.com/. For a full list of available books, see: https://www.rkowert.com/books MERCH available at: https://www.redbubble.com/people/rkow... SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Twitter:   / drkowert   LinkedIn:   / rachelkowert   SIGN UP FOR DR. KOWERT'S (MOSTLY) MONTLY NEWSLETTER HERE: https://rachelkowert.substack.com/