http://intihuatani.usc.edu/cloud/flowing/ offers a cute little game - at the edge of science. Jenova Chen developed this game based on the Flow theory of M. Csikszentmihalyi as part of his Master thesis.

http://www.presse.electronic-arts.de/publish/page204277693349029.php3 is an interesting website for everyone interested in current studies on digital games and market facts.

This website is highly recommended for people interested in the topic from an economic perspective or anyone curious about ongoing game research.

http://www.jesperjuul.net is the homepage of Jesper Juul, who wrote a book with the title “Half-real,” which is about digital games and which was published by MIT press. On his website, there are links to all his publications, many of which are available online. Furthermore, he runs a blog on http://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/, where he publishes news and thoughts on game studies and where you can find a quite extensive list of links to even more games studies websites.

on www.deutscher-entwicklerpreis.de you can find everything about the “German development price” - the site is German only, however.

The annual price is given to German developers for outstanding digital games with respect to new game ideas, technical innovation, outstanding interface design and quality of gameplay (as opposed to market success).

For all German speaking practitioners in the field of digital games, the site is quite interesting as you can see and rate current submission or even submit a game your own (if it has been published within the last 12 months).

• Full reference
  Venkatesh, V.; Morris, M. G.; Davis, G. B. ; Davis, F. D. (2003): User acceptance of information technology: Toward a unified view, MIS Quarterly, Vol 27, No. 3, pp. 425-478.

• Recommendation
  Recommended for scientific researchers with focus on technology acceptance in general, especially interesting with regard to age as a moderator.

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