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What is a National Video Game? A Central and Eastern European Perspective
The Game Studies journal has recently published an article titled “What is a National Video Game? A Central and Eastern European Perspective”, which was written by Stanisław Krawczyk, Larissa Wild, Agata Waszkiewicz, David Krummenacher and Tereza Fousek Krobová, a member of the Prague Game Production Studies research group, including the GAMEINDEX project.
DiGRA workshop: Politics of indexicality in digital game production
Here’s the program of the GAMENIDEX workshop at DiGRA 2026.
Call for Papers: Politics of indexicality in digital game production
DiGRA 2026 Workshop, June 17, 2pm-5pm
Maynooth University, Ireland
Submission deadline: May 4
‘Everyone Felt Like They Owned It’: Collaboration and Empathy in Video Game Acting
The International Journal of Film and Media Arts has recently published an article titled ‘Everyone Felt Like They Owned It’: Collaboration and Empathy in Video Game Acting.
GDS 2025: How to Grow and Develop Sustainable Game Industry Clusters
At the Game Developers Session conference, Jan Houška attended the panel discussion How To Grow And Develop Sustainable Game Industry Clusters.
Czechia in Play: “Rozpravy o médiích” Podcast Discussed the Phenomenon of Czech Realities in Digital Games with GAMEINDEX
Jaroslav Švelch moderated the December episode of the podcast Rozpravy o médiích (can be translated as “discussions on media”), which focused on the phenomenon of Czech realities in digital games.
GAMEINDEX team started work
The GAMEINDEX team started work at the beginning of October! We officially kicked off the project — and, of course, also began the tradition of shared team lunches.
GAMEINDEX: Two funded postdoc positions
We are seeking two post-doctoral researchers to conduct ethnographic studies of game production for the ERC grant GAMEINDEX: Politics and aesthetics of indexical representation in digital games and VR.
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.
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.