Web Directory

» 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.
   http://www.hf.uib.no/hi/espen/

» Adams, Ernest W.
   Game designer and theorist. Archive of columns published in Gamasutra, other articles, list of print publications, pages describing game philosophy.
   http://www.designersnotebook.com/

» Barr, Brandon.
   Texturl is the weblog of Brandon Barr, an advertising copywriter interested in the intersections between electronic media, advertising and poetry.
   http://texturl.net/

» Bartle, Richard
   (Ln(x))3. The everyday weblog of MUD Scholar Richard Bartle.
   http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~rabartle/

» 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.
   http://www.alu.us.es/a/alfbousab/english-index.htm

» Burke, Timothy
   Personal weblog of Terra Nova contributor. Includes links and other resources.
   http://www.swarthmore.edu/SocSci/tburke1/

» Costikyan, Greg
   Game designer, consultant and author. Weblog, publications and other resources.
   http://www.costik.com/

» 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.
   http://www.deepfun.com/

» Dibbell, Julian
   Personal site contains articles and writing samples including research on MMORPG economies and "A Rape in Cyberspace."
   http://www.juliandibbell.com/

» Dormans, Joris
   Website of Dutch independent game scholar Joris Dormans. His articles on games and related subjects can be found here.
   http://www.jorisdormans.nl/home.php

» Eladhari, Mirjam
   Gotland University in Sweden and University of Teesside in England. Personal weblog and notes for Ph.D. work on MMORPGs.
   http://eladhari.blogspot.com/

» Flanagan, Mary
   Digital media artist, author, educator, and designer.
   http://www.maryflanagan.com/

» Frasca, Gonzalo
   Independent. Weblog, articles, games. Research on political games, simulations, ludology.
   http://www.ludology.org

» Funk, Jeanne B
   University of Toledo. Research on the impact of violence in computer and video games on children. List of publications.
   http://psychology.utoledo.edu/default.asp?id=99

» Hook, Brian
   News, reviews, articles and a forum related to game design and development.
   http://www.bookofhook.com/

» Hunicke, Robin
   Northwestern University. Personal weblog, CV, and links to research and projects on player experience in computer games.
   http://www.cs.northwestern.edu/~hunicke/

» Juul, Jesper
   IT University of Copenhagen. Articles, reviews, thesis, games.
   http://www.jesperjuul.dk

» Järvinen, Aki
   Game Researcher and Designer. Personal weblog, design diary, and research in progress.
   http://www.gameswithoutfrontiers.net/index.html

» Kennerly , David
   Professional and academic articles, presentation, and interviews game design philosophy, MMORPG design, and game education.
   http://finegamedesign.com/

» Kirksæther, Jørgen
   Brief presentation of his doctoral thesis on videogame history and a few links.
   http://home.nvg.org/~kirk/

» Klastrup, Lisbeth
   Researching the construction of story in virtual worlds. Background in hypertext theory. Weblog and publications.
   http://www.klastrup.dk

» Klevjer, Rune
   Phd scholar at the University of Bergen, Norway. Abstract of his doctoral project: Play and Mediation in Computer Games, links to papers.
   http://www.uib.no/people/smkrk/

» Konzack, Lars
   Aalborg University. Research on computer games and ludology. Weblog and articles.
   http://konzack.blogspot.com/

» Kücklich, Julian
   Researches computer game philology, electronic art, and fiction.
   http://www.playability.de/

» Mactavish, Andrew
   Focuses on the performative and participatory elements of computer game play. Also researches hypertext theory and interactive, streaming video.
   http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/~mactavis/

» Montfort, Nick
   Theorist and author/developer specialising in interactive fiction, often in the crossover between game and literature. Games, fiction, publications and links.
   http://nickm.com/

» Mortensen, Torill
   Volda University College. Weblog. Research on MUDs.
   http://torillsin.blogspot.com

» Myers, David
   Recent work attempts to unify existing theories of play within a semiotic framework.
   http://www.loyno.edu/~dmyers/

» 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.
   http://www.people.virginia.edu/~bpn2f

» Parker, J. R.
   Offers links to game technology and articles on research and courses.
   http://pages.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/~parker/new/welcome.html

» Pearce, Celia
   Interactive media designer who has also written on games. Papers and descriptions of projects are available.
   http://www.cpandfriends.com/

» Poremba, Cindy
   Weblog, articles and projects centered around multiplayer games, women and technology, emergence in communities and games and serial and reconfigurable narrative.
   http://shinyspinning.com

» Rau, Anja
   Germany. Weblog, articles, conference calls. Research on computer games and hypertext.
   http://www.wordwrap.de/

» Smith, Jonas Heide
   PhD student at the IT University of Copenhagen. Personal weblog and CV.
   http://www.jonassmith.dk/weblog/

» Taylor, Laurie
   Professional and academic articles, presentations, and links to other resources.
   http://www.laurientaylor.org/

» Tosca, Susana
   IT University of Copenhagen. Articles, activities, teaching.
   http://www.it-c.dk/people/tosca/

» Walker, Jill
   Weblog. Links to publications and other resources.
   http://jilltxt.net/

» Yee, Nicholas
   Research is both quantative and qualitative, and is particularly centred on players of EverQuest and other Massive Multi-Player Online Games.
   http://www.nickyee.com/

» Zimmerman, Eric
   Game designer, artist, and academic at NYU exploring the theory and practice of game design. Essays, links, teaching.
   http://www.ericzimmerman.com/