List of ludologists
This is a list of notable people in the field of game studies to help avert confusion from the list of game theorists.
- Roger Caillois - sociologist who focused on things such as games and playing.
- Tracy Fullerton - Writer on game design.
- Amy Jo Kim and Jane McGonigal - Game designers who support the gamification of learning.
- Sherry Turkle - sociologist and psychologist who explored the concept of identity in relation to massively multiplayer online roleplaying in games such as MUDs.
- T. L. Taylor - sociologist who researches online gaming cultures.
- Brenda Laurel - advocate for video game development and co-founder of Purple Moon. She is a theorist who specializes in studying the development of games for girls.
- Henry Jenkins - media scholar.
- Janet Murray - researcher who connects the subject of artificial intelligence with various forms of media.
- Espen Aarseth
- Jesper Juul
- Ian Bogost
- Oliver Grau
- Yanis Varoufakis - Valve Corporation's in-house economist.
- Gonzalo Frasca- Uruguayan game designer and researcher.
References
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