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Research Interests
Meaning, interpretation and digital games; phenomenology and digital games; Chinese computer game discourse; Chinese esports; citation patterns in game scholarship
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Personal profile
I conduct research on computer games and computer game culture, focusing on three main areas: games and meaning; game cultures; and game studies as an academic field. In the first area I’ve published work on games as texts and the phenomenology of digital gameplay, and I have a particular interest in the relationship between embodiment and meaning. My work in game culture focuses on Chinese esports, and I am currently part of a project on the structure and meanings of esports at Chinese universities. Lastly, I investigate game studies itself as a scholarly project. In this area, I’ve published work on bibliometrics, game citation patterns and the regional turn in game studies.
I am a founder member of the Chinese Digital Games Research Association (CDiGRA) and currently serve as its president.
Teaching
- Media and Society
- Translating Cultures
- Digital Games as Communication
- Digital Media Production (Nottingham Advantage Award)
External positions
President, Chinese DiGRA
1 Sep 2019 → …
Person Types
- Staff
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Benign trials, vexing violations: Reading humour in puzzle games
Moss-Wellington, W. & Martin, P., 2022, Video Games and Comedy. Majkowski, T. Z., Švelch, J. & Giappone, K. B. R. (eds.). Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, p. 113-130 (Palgrave Studies in Comedy).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Book Chapter › peer-review
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Gaming on campus: The promotion of esports in Chinese universities
Martin, P. & Song, W., 2021, Global Esports: Transformation of cultural perceptions of competitive gaming. Jin, D. Y. (ed.). London: Bloomsbury, p. 281-296Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Book Chapter › peer-review
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Realism in play: the uses of realism in computer game discourse
Martin, P., 2021, Landscapes of realism: rethinking literary realism in comparative perspectives: Volume I: mapping realism. Dirk, G., Weninger, R. & Rosa, M. (eds.). Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, Vol. I. p. 715-733 19 p. ( A comparative history of literatures in European languages; vol. 32).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Book Chapter › peer-review
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Honour of Kings as Chinese popular heritage: Contesting authorized history in a mobile game
Liboriussen, B. & Martin, P., 1 Nov 2020, In: China Information. 34, 3, p. 319-341 23 p.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
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