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Digital games as a research subject in media studies

Author(s): Miłosz Babecki
Subject(s): Media studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Wydziału Dziennikarstwa, Informacji i Bibliologii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: digital games;serious games;communication potential;games instrumentalization;communication as an interaction;discipline of media science

Summary/Abstract: The study presents digital games (including serious games) as a medium of communication, considered as one of the subjects in media studies. Under certain conditions, games are suitable for the effective transfer of theoretical and practical knowledge which, in turn, might affect the users. The theoretical paper looks at digital games from the perspective of their evolution. It illustrates the ways in which digital games have become a subject for communication and media researchers.

  • Issue Year: 72/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 45-55
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish