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Aarseth, Espen
http://www.hf.uib.no/hi/espen/
University of Bergen. Editor in chief of Gamestudies.org and the originator of cybertext theory. The first chapter of his book, Cybertext, is available, as are a few other early articles.
Adams, Ernest W.
http://www.designersnotebook.com/
Game designer and theorist. Archive of columns published in Gamasutra, other articles, list of print publications, pages describing game philosophy.
Barr, Brandon.
Texturl is the blog of Brandon Barr, an advertising copywriter interested in the intersections between electronic media, advertising and poetry.
Bartle, Richard
http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~rabartle/
(Ln(x))3. The everyday blog of MUD Scholar Richard Bartle.
Boullón Sabín, Alfonso
http://www.alu.us.es/a/alfbousab/english-index.htm
PhD Student, University of Seville. Research on the evolution of video games from a formal/audiovisual point of view. Portfolio and CV.
Burke, Timothy
http://www.swarthmore.edu/SocSci/tburke1/
Personal blog of Terra Nova contributor. Includes links and other resources.
Costikyan, Greg
Game designer, consultant and author. Site includes weblog, publications and other resources.
Dekoven, Bernie
Articles, links, and weblog chronicling personal search for games and toys, ideas and innovations, people and events that enhance our capacity for having fun.
Dibbell, Julian
Personal site contains articles and writing samples including research on MMORPG economies and 'A Rape in Cyberspace.'
Dormans, Joris
http://www.jorisdormans.nl/home.php
Website of Dutch independent game scholar Joris Dormans. His articles on games and related subjects can be found here.
Eladhari, Mirjam
Gotland University in Sweden and University of Teesside in England. Personal blog and notes for Ph.D. work on MMORPGs.
Flanagan, Mary
Hunter College, NY. Digital media artist, research among other things on games.
Frasca, Gonzalo
Independent. Weblog, articles, games. Research on political games, simulations, ludology.
Funk, Jeanne B
http://psychology.utoledo.edu/default.asp?id=99
University of Toledo. Research on the impact of violence in computer and video games on children. List of publications.
Hook, Brian
News, reviews, articles and a forum related to game design and development.
Hourigan, Ben
University of Melbourne. PhD candidate studying the political content of role-playing videogames.
Hunicke, Robin
http://www.cs.northwestern.edu/~hunicke/
Northwestern University. Personal blog, CV, and links to research and projects on player experience in computer games.
Juul, Jesper
IT University of Copenhagen. Articles, reviews, thesis, games.
Järvinen, Aki
http://www.gameswithoutfrontiers.net/index.html
Game Researcher & Designer. Personal blog, design diary, and research in progress.
Kennerly , David
Professional and academic articles, presentation, and interviews game design philosophy, MMORPG design, and game education.
Kirksćther, Jřrgen
Brief presentation of his doctoral thesis on videogame history and a few links.
Klastrup, Lisbeth
Researching the construction of story in virtual worlds. Background in hypertext theory. Weblog and publications.
Klevjer, Rune
http://www.uib.no/people/smkrk/
Phd scholar at the University of Bergen, Norway. Abstract of his doctoral project: Play and Mediation in Computer Games, links to papers.
Konzack, Lars
Aalborg University. Research on computer games and ludology. Weblog and articles.
Kücklich, Julian
http://particlestream.motime.com
Researches computer game philology, electronic art, and fiction.