As the moderator for the #NCA22 Game Studies Top Papers session as I am reminded of the wisdom of one of my mentors Raymond Puchot, who stated that moderators must: “be able to cheer the work of the scholars, provide a clear summary of the individual papers & the connective...
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2020 Game Studies Preconference, "The Crossroads of Information, Interaction, Meaningfulness, and Fun." I am Shane Tilton, the vice-chair elect for the Game Studies Interest Division. I am coming to you live from Ada, OH, and the campus of Ohio Northern University,...
An issue that I have with discussing an area of the tenure review like professional service is that I don’t perform those actions for the purpose of recognition. I, like others those that perform the most service for a discipline, an association, an interest division, or even a conference, do...
Communication at Play was a beautiful theme for the National Communication Association 2018 annual conference (NCA2018). I thought the event as a whole was an excellent opportunity for scholars from various locations, academic backgrounds, and research practices to come together and celebrate what defines our discipline. This post is a...
ARTICLE I – Organization Section 1. The name of this division shall be the Game Studies interest division of the National Communication Association. Section 2. The organization may at its pleasure by a vote of the membership body change its name. ARTICLE II – PurposeThe following are the purposes for...
