Digiplay Initiative

Weis, Robert, & Brittany C. Cerankosky (In Press).  Effects of Video-Game Ownership on Young Boys’ Academic and Behavioral Functioning: A Randomized, Controlled Study. Psychological Science. 1-8. Abstract

Bluemke, M., M. Friedrich, & J. Zumbach (2010).  The Influence of Violent and Nonviolent Computer Games on Implicit Measures of Aggressiveness. Aggressive Behavior. 36, 1-13. Abstract

Walz, Steffen P. (2010).  Toward a Ludic Architecture: The Space of Play and Games. 382. Abstract

Sicart, M. (2009).  The banality of simulated evil: designing ethical gameplay. Ethics and Information Technology. 11, 191-202. Abstract

Tobin, S., & S. Grondin (2009).  Video games and the perception of very long durations by adolescents. Computers in Human Behavior. 25, 554-559. Abstract

Wallenius, M., A. Rimpela, R. L. Punamaki, & T. Lintonen (2009).  Digital game playing motives among adolescents: Relations to parent-child communication, school performance, sleeping habits, and perceived health. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. 30, 463-474. Abstract

Barlett, C. P., C. L. Vowels, J. Shanteau, J. Crow, & T. Miller (2009).  The effect of violent and non-violent computer games on cognitive performance. Computers in Human Behavior. 25, 96-102. Abstract

Ivarsson, M., M. Anderson, T. Angstrom, & F. Lindblad (2009).  Playing a violent television game affects heart rate variability. Acta Paediatrica. 98, 166-172. Abstract

Graf, D. L., L. V. Pratt, C. N. Hester, & K. R. Short (2009).  Playing Active Video Games Increases Energy Expenditure in Children. Pediatrics. 124, 534-540. Abstract

Wack, E., & S. Tantleff-Dunn (2009).  Relationships between Electronic Game Play, Obesity, and Psychosocial Functioning in Young Men. Cyberpsychology & Behavior. 12, 241-244. Abstract

Crawford, Garry, & Victoria K. Gosling (2009).  More Than a Game: Sports-Themed Video Games and Player Narratives. Sociology of Sport Journal. 26, 50-66. Abstract

Sisler, Vit (2009).  Palestine in Pixels: The Holy Land, Arab-Israeli Conflict, and Reality Construction in Video Games. Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication. 2(2), 17. Abstract

Sisler, Vit (2009).  Video Games, Video Clips, and Islam: New Media and the Communication of Values. Muslim Societies in the Age of Mass Consumption. 231–258. Abstract

Lee, M. C. (2009).  Understanding the behavioural intention to play online games An extension of the theory of planned behaviour. Online Information Review. 33, 849-872. Abstract

Lemmens, J. S., P. M. Valkenburg, & J. Peter (2009).  Development and Validation of a Game Addiction Scale for Adolescents. Media Psychology. 12, 77-95. Abstract

Yun, C., D. Shastri, I. Pavlidis, & Z. G. Deng (2009).  O'Game, Can You Feel My Frustration?: Improving User's Gaming Experience via StressCam. CHI2009: Proceedings of the 27th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Vols 1-4. 2195-22042390. Abstract

Lenhart, A., J. Kahne, E. Middaugh, A. R. Macgill, C. Evans, & J. Vitak (2008).  Teens, Video Games, and Civics. PEW INTERNET & AMERICAN LIFE PROJECT. 76. Abstract

Sisler, Vit (2008).  Digital Arabs: Representation in Video Games. European Journal of Cultural Studies. 11(2), 203-220. Abstract

Becker, Katrin (2008).  The invention of good games: Understanding learning design in commercial video games. Graduate Division of Educational Research. 425. Abstract

Ravaja, N., M. Turpeinen, T. Saari, S. Puttonen, & L. Keltikangas-Järvinen (2008).  The Psychophysiology of James Bond: Phasic Emotional Responses to Violent Video Game Events. Emotion. 8, 114-120. Abstract