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Media Studies

This guide is an introduction to conducting research related to media studies.

Getting Started: Video Games & Gaming Research

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Suggested Search Terms:

  • video games
  • gaming
  • names of games
  • names of artists (developers, voice over artists, writers, , etc.)
  • names of companies & studios (Nintendo, Sony, Ubisoft, Epic Games, Activision Blizzard, CD Projekt, etc.)
  • genres (puzzles, role-playing games, arcade, simulation, sports, etc.)
  • words that describe an issue/theme (e.g. gender, women, power, race, racism, stereotypes, culture, diversity, etc).
  • platforms (mobile, PC, console, etc.)
  • history
  • criticism
  • interpretation
  • production and direction
  • video game industry

Call Numbers:

  • Books beginning with the call number GV have to do with Video Games.

Online Resources

Selection of Books on Video Games & Gaming

Atari Age: The Emergence of Video Games in America
One Up: Creativity, Competition, and the Global Business of Video Games
The Routledge Companion to Video Game Studies
Getting Gamers: The Psychology of Video Games and their Impact on the People Who Play Them
Playing to Win: Sports, Video Games, and the Culture of Play
Understanding Esports: An Introduction to the Global Phenomenon