game studies

study of games, the act of playing them, and the players and cultures surrounding them
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game studies

Summary

game studies ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (563 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • A notable work attributed to game studies is Man, Play and Games[2].
  • game studies is a type of cultural studies[3].
  • game studies is part of graphics, augmented reality and games[4].
  • game studies's said to be the same as is recorded as ludology[5].
  • game studies's significant event is recorded as Man, Play and Games[6].
  • game studies's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Game studies[7].
  • game studies's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Video Games: The Culture, Technology, and Art of Gaming[8].
  • game studies's different from is recorded as game theory[9].
  • game studies's is the study of is recorded as game[10].
  • game studies's is the study of is recorded as player[11].
  • game studies's practiced by is recorded as ludologist[12].
  • game studies's significant person is recorded as Roger Caillois[13].

Body

Definition and Type

game studies is a type of cultural studies[3].

Use and Application

game studies is part of graphics, augmented reality and games[4].

Why It Matters

game studies ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (563 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    Is the study of game, player
    Notable work Man, Play and Games
    Said to be the same as ludology
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 21187, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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