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The recent announcement by the Federal Government that the mandatory blacklist will explicitly target computer and video games has caused much alarm. This page by Electronic Frontiers Australia aims to cover the issue quickly and will be updated as matters progress.

Text in English and French. ; "The Fish & Game Protection Club, province of Quebec." ; Electronic reproduction. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 44

Original issued in series: Bulletin / Saskatchewan. Dept. of Agriculture ; no. 49. ; At head of title: Government of the Province of Saskatchewan. Department of Agriculture. ; "Published by direction of the Hon. W.R. Motherwell, Minister of Agriculture." ; Electronic reproduction. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 44

"Game Studies is a rapidly growing area of contemporary scholarship, yet volumes in the area have tended to focus on more general issues. With Playing with the Past, game studies is taken to the next level by offering a specific and detailed analysis of one area of digital game play -- the representation of history. The collection focuses on the ways in which gamers engage with, play with, recreate, subvert, reverse and direct the historical past, and what effect this has on the ways in which we go about constructing the present or imagining a future. What can World War Two strategy games teach us about the reality of this complex and multifaceted period? Do the possibilities of playing with the past change the way we understand history? If we embody a colonialist's perspective to conquer 'primitive' tribes in Colonization, does this privilege a distinct way of viewing history as benevolent intervention over imperialist expansion? The fusion of these two fields allows the editors to pose new questions about the ways in which gamers interact with their game worlds. Drawing these threads together, the collection concludes by asking whether digital games - which represent history or historical change - alter the way we, today, understand history itself"--

Original issued in series: Bulletin / British Columbia. Bureau of Provincial Information ; no. 25. ; Also available in German. See CIHM microfiche no. 82195. ; "Printed by Authority of the Legislative Assembly." ; Electronic reproduction. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 44

Cover -- Inhaltsverzeichnis -- Einleitung -- I. SPIELE DES WISSENS -- Der Affe der Natur: Zur Utopie des Spiels -- Balancing: Über die Möglichkeitsbedingungen interdisziplinärer Zusammenarbeit und die Freiheit der Forschung -- Spielen als wissenschaftliches Format -- Im Spiel der Chancen. La condition du non-savoir -- All In: Die Psychologie von Spiel und Ökonomie bei Karl Groos und Gabriel Tarde -- Laborious Playgrounds: Citizen science games as new modes of work/play in the digital age -- II. DAS WISSEN DER SPIELE -- Skyshard Legends: Interaktionsplanung in einem Augmented Virtuality-Spiel -- Gaming & Prävention Mit Computergames gegen die Volkskrankheit Demenz -- A whole world of games -- Playful Media: Über Independent-Games, Virtual Reality und das Lebensgefühl A MAZE -- Über Gamification und Ungewissheit -- Digitale und haptische Spiele im Vergleich: Ihre Potenziale für die Forschung am Beispiel von Decide&Survive -- Schmerzen be-greifbar machen: Ein Werkstattbericht -- Singleton: Skizze der Entstehung eines Spiels zur persönlichen Entwicklung in zehn Versionen -- Autor_innenverzeichnis

Computer games are big business - tens of billions of dollars are spent annually by the worldwide video games market. The cost of producing video games has ballooned to beyond 20 million dollars in many cases, and team sizes are quickly growing past 100 team members. At the center of this storm is the producer - one person who transforms the money, the hours spent by the team, and the latest technology into a work of art that millions of people will call fun. This book will dig deeply into the role of the producer and expose secrets of game production that stand the test of time: how to build a great team, how to plan a major game development project, and how to pull the development team toward the vision of a great game.

"This book explores the opportunities and challenges people with disabilities experience in the context of digital games from the perspective of three related areas: representation, access and inclusion, and community. Drawing on key concerns in disability media studies, the book brings together scholars from disability studies and game studies, alongside game developers, educators, and disability rights activists, to reflect upon the increasing visibility of disabled characters in digital games. Chapters explore the contemporary gaming environment as it relates to disability on platforms such as Twitch, Minecraft, and Tingyou, while also addressing future possibilities and pitfalls for people with disabilities within gaming given the rise of virtual reality applications, and augmented games such as Pokémon Go. The book asks how game developers can attempt to represent diverse abilities, taking games such as BlindSide and Overwatch as examples. A significant collection for scholars and students interested in the critical analysis of digital games, this volume will be of interest across several disciplines including game studies, game design and development, internet, visual, cultural, communication and media studies, as well as disability studies"--