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Digital Games at the Forefront of Change: On the Meaningfulness of Games and Game Studies

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Academic Editors: Felix Reer (University of Muenster), Teresa de la Hera (Erasmus University Rotterdam), and Salvador Gómez-García (Complutense University of Madrid)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.i460

Table of Contents

Sympathy for the Devil: Serial Mediation Models for Toxicity, Community, and Retention
Mingxuan Liu, Jack Lipei Tang and Dmitri Williams
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 24 July 2024
FABLE: A New Horizon in Digital Learning and Serious Game Design
Salvador Reyes-de-Cózar and Alba Merino-Cajaraville
Review | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 2 September 2024
Parasocial Interactions in Otome Games: Emotional Engagement and Parasocial Intimacy Among Chinese Female Players
Hao Gao, Ruoqing Guo and Qingqing You
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 19 September 2024
Amplifying Player Experience to Facilitate Prosocial Outcomes in a Narrative-Based Serious Game
Lewen Wei, Mike Schmierbach, Bingjie Liu, Jin Kang, Cheng Chen, Frank E. Dardis, Ryan Tan and Olivia Cohen
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 30 September 2024
Contemporary Political Discourse in Digital Games: A Systematic Approach
Jenniffer Soto de la Cruz, Sara Cortés Gómez and Pilar Lacasa
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 3 October 2024
“I bet she’s ‘not like other girls’”: Discursive Construction of the Ideal Gaming Woman on r/GirlGamers
Maria Ruotsalainen and Mikko Meriläinen
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 3 October 2024
Dive Into the Past: Chinese Intangible Cultural Heritage Represented in Chinese Mobile Games
Yixiang Que, Teresa de La Hera and Jeroen Jansz
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 8 October 2024
Experiencing the Call of Duty: Exploring Emotions in Commercial War Games
Joseph Pattison
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 8 October 2024
Empowered by the Experience: Playing as Female Characters in Video Games
Teresa Lynch, Annie Dooley and David M. Markowitz
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 13 November 2024
Introduction of the Digital Gaming Relationship
Miikka Sokka, Kwok Ng, Sami Kokko and Pasi Koski
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 13 November 2024
Beyond Play: Researching the Transformative Power of Digital Gaming in Deeply Mediatized Societies
Christian Schwarzenegger, Erik Koenen, Kerstin Radde-Antweiler and Karsten D. Wolf
Article | Open Access | Ahead of Print | Last Modified: 16 December 2024