LibGuides: Communications: CMNS 290

Introduction to Video Game Studies

This guide links to resources for CMNS 290, Introduction to Video Game Studies.

For additional resources, see the library guide for CMNS 370, Games in Everyday Life.

Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams; Ted Woolsey (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9781940535012
Publication Date: 2014-04-01
A deep dive into the classic SNES game many consider the high point in the entire RPG genre.
Metal Gear Solid by Ashly Burch; Anthony Burch
ISBN: 9781940535098
Publication Date: 2015-08-17
Game industry bro-sis duo look back on the favourite game of their childhood with the expertise and humour of adulthood.
Super Mario Bros. 2 by Jon Irwin; Howard Phillips (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9781940535050
Publication Date: 2014-10-06
How Nintendo Mario-ified an existing Japanese NES game to creat Super Mario Bros. 2.
Super Mario Bros. 3 by Alyse Knorr
ISBN: 9781940535135
Publication Date: 2016-07-08
A historical, critical, and personal look at the defining video game of the NES era.
World of Warcraft by Daniel Lisi
ISBN: 9781940535128
Publication Date: 2016-06-20
A personal look at the pros and cons of temporarily giving your life over to the world's biggest game.

Avant Game
"A Blog About Why Games Make Us Happy and How They Can Change the World"
The Canadian Game Studies Association
Center for Computer Research, Copenhagen
DIGRA
Homepage for the Digital Games Research Association
Game Developer
News and editorials on the world of game development.
Game Studies: The International Journal of Computer Game Research
GDC (Game Developers Conference)
Official website of the Game Developers Conference.
The Guardian Games Blog
Ian Bogost
Selected writings by author, video game designer, and professor Dr. Ian Bogost
Loading: The Journal of the Canadian Game Studies Association
The Ludologist
Blog of Jesper Juul. About game research.
Ludology
Archive of Gonzalo Frasca
Ludov
A research project on interactive cinema
Mia Consalvo
Website for Mia Consalvo, Canada Research Chair for Digital Game Studies & Design
Pop Junctions
"Reflections on Entertainment, Pop Culture, Activism, Media Literacy, Fandom and More"