Abstract
After being forged over the last decades, the discipline of Game
Studies has completed its theoretical and methodological foundations and has
developed an institutional interest on the part of academics from all over the
world. This thematic issue of the journal index.comunicación presents a
compilation of studies related to the discipline of Game Studies, carried out in
Spain and focused on the exploration of the future of a hetero-heterogeneous
and transversal discipline. Specifically, the focus is on features of the narrative
characteristics of games, their persuasive potential and their social influence.
The main objective of this special issue is to consolidate a point of reflection on
the present and future research on Game Studies.
Studies has completed its theoretical and methodological foundations and has
developed an institutional interest on the part of academics from all over the
world. This thematic issue of the journal index.comunicación presents a
compilation of studies related to the discipline of Game Studies, carried out in
Spain and focused on the exploration of the future of a hetero-heterogeneous
and transversal discipline. Specifically, the focus is on features of the narrative
characteristics of games, their persuasive potential and their social influence.
The main objective of this special issue is to consolidate a point of reflection on
the present and future research on Game Studies.
| Original language | Spanish |
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| Pages (from-to) | 13-20 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Index Comunicacion |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Jul 2021 |