[Commlist] New Book: Introduction aux Théories des jeux vidéo

*New Book : « Introduction aux Théories des jeux vidéo » (Presses 
Universitaires de Liège, coll. Jeu/Play/Spiel)*

Edited by Sébastien GENVO (Université de Lorraine) and Thibault 
PHILIPPETTE (Université catholique de Louvain)

This book fills a gap in the French-language literature: the existence 
of a reference guide for anyone wishing to learn about the various 
aspects of video game research. Designed to provide the reader with keys 
to understanding the main aspects of the field, the many chapters are 
summaries that also aim to open up perspectives for further reflection. 
All the contributions have been written by recognised specialists in the 
subjects covered, with a view to ensuring accessibility. This book is 
therefore aimed at anyone who wants to gain a better understanding of 
the issues at stake in an industry that is now at the heart of the 
digital age and contemporary leisure activities, and which is also 
opening up to a wide range of sectors (journalism, health, training, 
sport, etc.): students, professionals (journalists, designers, etc.), 
teachers, parents, institutions and also players themselves. All in all, 
this book is an ideal companion for anyone wishing to explore the vast 
expanses of video game theory.

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Note: This book was published in French. The headings in the table of 
contents below have been translated into English for a better 
understanding of the contents of this book.

*Table of Contents:*

  * Sébastien Genvo and Thibault Philippette - Introduction
_Chapter I: Thinking about video games as a research object_

  * Sébastien Genvo - Studies, game studies and ludology
  * Espen Aarseth - The development of (computer) game studies
  * Thibault Philippette - Video game research in Belgium
  * Sébastien Genvo - The emergence of videogame research in France
  * Bernard Perron - Game research in Quebec
  * Selim Krichane - The study of video games in Switzerland
  * Maude Bonenfant - Gamification, the extension of games

_Chapter II: The filiations_

  * Laurent Di Filippo - Video games and role-playing games
  * Bruno Dupont - Video games, literature and hybrid forms
  * Selim Krichane - Video games and cinema
  * Damien Djaouti - Video games and computing
  * Vinciane Zabban - The video game industry: towards a platform logic?

_Chapter III: Analysing content_

  * Sébastien Genvo - Thinking about video games as a form of expression
  * Dominic Arsenault - Video game genres
  * Guillaume Grandjean - Gameplay and level design
  * Marc Marti - Narration and narrativity in video games
  * Fanny Rebillard - Sound and play: multi-voice analyses

_Chapter IV : Analysing practices_

  * Olivier Servais - Online sociability: communities and guilds
  * Guillaume Grandjean - The forms of space in video games
  * Fanny Barnabé - Diverting, transforming, appropriating: the creative
    practices of video game players
  * Julie Delbouille - The player and the playable entity: identity in game
  * Boris Krywicki - The videogame press

_Chapter V : Local developments in the French-speaking world_

  * Alexis Blanchet - Local developments in France
  * Francis Lavigne and Jonathan Lessard - Video games in Quebec in two
    phases: production and reception
  * Björn-Olav Dozo - Milestones in the history of video games in Belgium
  * Yannick Rochat and David Javet - Historical overview of video game
    development in Switzerland

_Chapter VI : International developments_

  * Isabelle Arvers and Sithe Ncube – Africa
  * Dany Guay-Belanger, Adam Lefloic Lebel and Carl Therrien - North 
America
  * Victor Cayres, Lynn Alves and João Araujo -  South America: the case
    of Brazil
  * Martin Picard - Asia

_Chapter VII : Beyond Video games_

  * Thibault Philippette and Charlotte Préat - Video games and learning
  * Gaël Gilson - Video game literacy and video game education
  * Pierre-Yves Hurel - Creating video games: a cultural and educational
    practice
  * Esteban Giner - Between structuring practices and circulating
    discourses: studying videogame mediaspheres
  * Julien Bazile - Historical video games: the past as a playground
  * Nicolas Besombes - Esport or the sportivisation of video games

About the co-editors:

Sébastien Genvo is a professor at the University of Lorraine. A pioneer 
of videogame research in France, he is also a freelance game designer 
and focuses on the artistic and cultural issues surrounding the field.

Thibault Philippette is a lecturer at the Catholic University of Louvain 
(UCLouvain). He is the first researcher in French-speaking Belgium to 
have completed a doctoral thesis on entertainment video games. He now 
works mainly on the issues involved in media education about video games.


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