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Editorial & Table of Contents

Masayuki Uemura

Play Tools and Technology

Game studies:

Michał Kłosiński

Games and Utopia

Luiz Adolfo Andrade, Marcello Medeiros

Towards a (Ludic) Resonant and Sensory Enviroment: Space, Music and Locative Gaming

David Melhart, Haryo Pambuko Jiwandono

The Infectious Aesthetic of Zombies: An Exploration of Zombie Narratives and Unit Operations of Zombies in Videogames

Silvia Slezáková

Pathological Gambling and Co-dependence

Interview:

Zdenko Mago

The “Father” of the Nintendo Entertainment System in Slovakia for the First Time. Interview with Masayuki UEMURA

Reviews:

Juraj Malíček

Shadow of the Colossus

Róbert Halenár

Global Games : Production, Circulation and Policy in the Networked Era

Anna Hurajová

Becoming a Video Game Artist: From Portfolio Design to Landing the Job

News:

• Butterfly Effect, the new education program
• Central and Eastern European Game Studies Conference Digital Games Life & Afterlife
• UniCon

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Editorial & Table of Contents

Zdenko Mago

Slovakia on the Game Studies’ Map

Game studies:

Jana Radošinská

Portraying Historical Landmarks and Events in the Digital Game Series Assassin’s Creed

Zdenko Mago

The Concept of Timelessness Applied to Advergames

Tomáš Farkaš

Binaural and Ambisonic Sound as the Future Standard of Digital Games

Ivan Rokošný

Digital Games as a Cultural Phenomenon: A Brief History and Current State

Interview:

Nikola Kaňuková

The Issue of Slovak Digital-Games’ Museology. Interview with Maroš Brojo

Reviews:

Magdaléna Balážiková

Playing with feelings: video games and affect

Marián Hosťovecký

The Gamer’s Brain: How Neuroscience and UX Can Impact Video Game Design

Michal Kabát

The CRPG Book: A Guide to Computer Role-Playing Games

News:

• Gotland Game Conference and HEVGA European Symposium
• Slovakia is Finally Jammin’

Add-ons:

Łukasz P. Wojciechowski

The Game is Out There