GAM(e)(a)BLE @stevenmalliet In "Contextualizing dark patterns with the ludeme theory: A new path for digital game literacy", we use the concept of #ludeme as discussed by @LiteraryLudeme and @pyhurel as a tool for grasping so-called #darkpatterns in a more intuitive, player-centered way

Tom Beckers en Niels Bibert bespreken problematisch gokgedrag in het Metaforum middaggesprek. Niet alleen psychische risicofactoren, maar ook de rol van media en stakeholders. Deze donderdag, 12u, online: youtu.be/r68_6r4acok

Excited to finally share that our methodological paper on the 'Digital Game Analysis Protocol (DiGAP)', together with Maarten Denoo Alexander Vandewalle Bruno Dupont & @stevenmalliet, has been published open access in the new issue of Game Studies! gamestudies.org/2202/articles/… (1/n)

Good morning #DiGRA2022! Thrilled to be here ❤️

Today, our researcher Eva Grosemans presents our paper "It all starts with a name: Mapping the terms used by researchers to describe #gambling-like elements in digital #games" at #digra2022 ! 🔽

1/5 You may have noticed a slight change in the name of this account. We are very happy to announce the creation of a DIGRA chapter that unifies video game researchers in Belgium at a national level: DiGRA Belgium.

.Maarten Denoo & Pieterjan Declerck presenting our interdisciplinary paper "Walking through a layered ecosystem: a consumer protection perspective on FIFA 22 FUT Packs" at #ECREA2022, also with Eva Lievens and @biekezaman

🚨Historical gaming continues to grow. So I am very pleased to announce the launch of my own history and game design business: Sunken Tower. Game developers or history fanatics interested in creating a historical game (digital or tabletop), reach out at sunkentower.be!

We are organizing a conference on "Practices of Digital In- and Exclusion in Everyday Life" at University of Groningen! Join us April 3-4 and consider sending us your abstract before Feb 15th. bit.ly/3XxinO5

Today plenary session in #EUParliament about consumer protection in online video games. Report in English available soon. Exciting times for videogame monetisation researchers. Link: europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document…. Some key takeaways in light of mine and many others’ research (1/5).

We're pleased to announce our first event, which takes place on March 23 in Liège! It is open to all game researchers and practitioners, and consists of presentations, lunch, and networking (= playing games!). Participation is free. Sign up by March 10: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

On Wednesday 8 March, 13:00 (Belgian time) Nick Ballou (is mostly on a Tw*tter hiatus) from Queen Mary University of London will present a MethLab talk about 6 practices social scientists can adopt to accelerate the impact of their research, and illustrate them with examples from #digitalgames research:

Whether you're a pro in the AI field or just interested in its impact on the future of work, come and join us for some casual, yet stimulating conversation during our virtual coffee chat on June 12th (16:00 CET) You can register via bit.ly/cymcoffee until June 10th.

Mark your calendars! Our second symposium will take place on 24 January 2024, at Campus C-mine of LUCA School of Arts (Genk). We'll focus on artistic research in gaming, including live VR sessions and LARP! Want to join us? Please register by Jan 15 via docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI….

All the videos from the first Ethical Games Conference in partnership with ACM Games are now live! Feel free to share. youtube.com/playlist?list=… Many thanks to all the speakers, authors, reviewers, board members, & volunteers! #videogames #ethics #EthicalGames #gamedev

📢 JOB ALERT 📢 Hiring a Research Assistant for a project on gambling & game advertising on social media. You'll be working with me and Leon Xiao on our Academic Forum for the Study of Gambling (AFSG) funded project! (link to ad below) 💻 Based at University of Lincoln, UK / remote. 🧍Lived experience applicants encouraged.