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Game Studies - the emerging field of academic study directed towards gaming. What makes a game "good"? Can a game be universally good? As with literature is there a standard to which games should be held? What relationship, if any, exists between immersion and catharsis? Can it be measured? What of challenge, investment, and influence?

These are some of many research questions poesd towards Game Theorists or "Ludologists."

Here at Studious we combine critical thought and academic discourse with a passion for gaming and fun. Despite the academic nature of our endaeavours, we never forget that gaming is an entertainment. We do this out of love for the medium.

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26 Jul, 2016 @ 9:45am

" Video games are a bright new medium of interactive art and expression designed for the entertainment of the consumer. The Oxford dictionary defines a video game as "a game played by electronically manipulating images produced by a computer program on a monitor or other display." While this is correct it gives no understanding or allusion to the massive following and prominence video games receive in today's entertainment world. The definition leaves us wondering about the artistic underpinnings, functions, and structures of video games. Why are they so popular? Why are some video games more popular than others? Is there an objective standard to which video games can be held to? The questions asked in this young academic field are vast and numerous. While we won't tackle all of them by any means this textbook aims to provide a foundation knowledge to kindle the curiosity of the reader and springboard them into the field of Game Studies."

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