More people play online games each week than any other single online activity.
Games… they’re more important than facebook, myspace, & youtube combined.
So why aren’t we studying games more? Why not take these things more seriously?
We have departments out there studying New Media, and I personally saw so many presentations at CHI about various social networks, but not a lot about games. Where are the game studies departments? Where is the scholarship. Yes, I know there are a few journals, and things are starting, but when will mainstream academia and online industry realize what a powerful force games really are?
Wake up world!
