1. An Introduction to Game Studies
Michael Heron
2. Critical Perspectives in Game Studies
Michael Heron
3. Secret Hitler: Political Symbolism and Metagaming in Social Deduction
Constantina Edesa‑Filios
4. Systemic Perspectives in Game Studies
Michael Heron
5. Box Classification and Puzzle Logic in the Video Game Wilmot’s Warehouse: Its Relation to Language and Semantics Categorization and Language in Wilmot’s Warehouse Gameplay
Nayat Astaiza‑Soriano and Eleni Gianntizi
6. Experiential Perspectives in Game Studies
Michael Heron
7. The Melancholy of Hollow Knight: A Study of the Dichotomy between Charm and Tragedy in the Artistic Elements of Hollow Knight
Klara Aune
8. Other Perspectives in Game Studies
Michael Heron
9. Animal Crossing: Turning a Space into a Place: A Reflection on the Psychogeography of Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Pauline Belford
10. Domain Knowledge in Tabletop Roleplaying Games
Michael Heron
11. The Tension of Blades in the Dark
Anna Brannen and Edvin Skog
12. Domain Knowledge in Video Games
Michael Heron
13. How Chants of Sennaar Creates Intriguing Gameplay around Learning Culturally Infused Languages
Luise Donat and Julius Lilie
14. Domain Knowledge in Board Games
Michael Heron and Pauline Belford
15. Conclusion
Michael Heron
Biography
Dr Michael Heron is Associate Professor in Games at the School of Computer Science and Engineering in Gothenburg, Sweden, and programme administrator for the Game Design and Technology programme. Michael is also the author of Tabletop Game Accessibility: Meeple Centred Design (CRC Press, 2024) and A Case Study in Computer Ethics in Context: The Scandal in Academia (CRC Press, 2024).
