Call for Papers for a special journal issue of the Journal of Communication and Society, nº27, ISSN: 1645-2089, to be published during the 1st semester of 2015, on the theme of,
Videogame Communication. Expression, Engagement and Experience
Editors: Nelson Zagalo, Miguel Sicart and Emmanoel Ferreira
We’re pleased to announce an upcoming issue of the Journal of Communication and Society dedicated to the studies of communication on the media of videogames.
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For the past fifteen years videogames have thoroughly been researched from a myriad of academic angles – psychology, education, anthropology, computer science, economy, arts, etc. – In this special issue it is our intention to proceed with the study of the medium, now focused on the questions of communication. As much as older media, such as literature, printing press, photography and film, in recent years videogames have been used as a means of communication and expression in several areas, including: Advertising (advergames); Journalism (newsgames); Political Communication (serious games and political games), among others.… read more. “Call: “Videogame Communication. Expression, Engagement and Experience” – Special issue of Comm and Society”
