Language Management in Semi-Peripheral Game Production
The journal Multilingua has recently published the article Language management in semi-peripheral game production: how foreign workers in Czech video game studios experience the use of English, Czech, and other Slavic languages written by Jan Houška.
Czech Appeal: Why and How National Game Productions Use Local Themes and Settings
The journal Games and Culture has recently published the article Czech Appeal: Why and How National Game Productions Use Local Themes and Settings written by Jaroslav Švelch and Jan Houška.
GAMEINDEX: 2 funded PhD positions
We are seeking two PhD students to work on dissertations aligned with the ERC grant “GAMEINDEX: Politics and aesthetics of indexical representation in digital games and VR.“ The project starts in October 2025.
Virtual Migrations and Meta-Innovations: Update Struggle in No Man’s Sky
The journal Games: Research & Practice has recently published the article Virtual Migrations and Meta-Innovations: Update Struggle in No Man’s Sky written by Daniel Nielsen.
Gamevironments Revisited from the Perspective of Game Production Studies
The journal gamevironments has recently published the article Gamevironments Revisited from the Perspective of Game Production Studies written by Vít Šisler and Jan Švelch.
Digital Labor Practices and the Gig Economy in Digital Game Cultures
On July 17, 2024, our research network hosted the workshop Digital Labor Practices and the Gig Economy in Digital Game Cultures at the University of Milan.
GAMEINDEX: Politics and Aesthetics of Indexical Representation in Digital Games and VR
Jaroslav Švelch has received the prestigious ERC grant with his project GAMEINDEX: Politics and Aesthetics of Indexical Representation in Digital Games and VR.
AoIR 2024: Boundaryless Careers in-between Video Game Fields and Industries
At the 2024 Association of Internet Researchers conference, Jan Houška presented a paper titled Boundaryless Careers in-between Video Game Fields and Industries: The Job Experiences of Expatriate and Remote Workers in Czech Video Game Industry.
Our Research at CEEGS 2024
At the 2024 Central and Eastern European Game Studies conference (CEEGS), our researchers altogether presented four papers in the main program.
The Inverted Cryptoeconomy: The Search for Endogenous Value in No Man’s Sky
The journal Games and Culture has recently published the article The Inverted Cryptoeconomy: The Search for Endogenous Value in No Man’s Sky written by Daniel Nielsen.