Meaningful Play Podcast

Meaningful Play Podcast

By Sian Tomkinson and Heather BlakeyVideo Games
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Meaningful Play Podcast episodes

  • Episode 2 – Co-operative Play
    Welcome to the second episode of Meaningful Play. In this episode, we discuss our enjoyment (and frustrations!) in playing video games cooperatively. How does local coop compare to online play, and is passing the controller around enough? How do you deal with disagreements when playing with others? How is the video game industry currently approaching... Continue Reading →
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  • Episode 1 – Completion


    Welcome to the very first episode of Meaningful Play. In this episode we briefly introduce ourselves before having a chat about our difficulties in finishing games. What constitutes finishing a game? And what factors impact whether we finish a game?

    Articles:

    Bailey, EN & Miyata, K 2017, ‘Analyzing video game completion achievements: Implications for game project scope’ in N Munekata, I Kunita, & J Hoshino (eds), Entertainment computing – ICEC 2017, vol. 10507, Springer, Cham. 

    Sifa, R, Bauckhage, C & Drachen, A 2014, ‘The playtime principle: Large-scale cross-games interest modeling’, Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE conference on computational intelligence and games, Dortmund. 

    Sotamaa, O 2009, ‘Achievement unlocked: Rethinking game capital’, Proceedings of the future and reality of gaming conference, Vienna. Available from: < https://www.slideshare.net/ollisotamaa/sotamaa-achievement-unlocked-270909-final>; [22 February 2019]. 

    Credits:
    Artwork created by Amber Collins 
    Music created with Per Nyblom’s Abundant Music

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  • Episode 1 – Completion
      Welcome to the very first episode of Meaningful Play. In this episode we briefly introduce ourselves before having a chat about our difficulties in finishing games. What constitutes finishing a game? And what factors impact whether we finish a game? Articles: Bailey, EN & Miyata, K 2017, ‘Analyzing video game completion achievements: Implications for... Continue Reading →
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Welcome to Meaningful Play, a podcast where we talk about video games, new or old, light or serious, controversial or inspiring, and everything in between with an academic flair. Meaningful Play is…