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Personal profile
Curriculum
I am the Head of Research at the Center for Computer Games Research,[ link: http://game.itu.dk ] where I have worked on the aesthetics of computer games since its founding in 2003. I am currently also director for the Games Program here at the IT University of Copenhagen. I am also Editor-in-Chief of Game Studies (http://gamestudies.org ), the oldest peer reviewed journal in the field of (surprise!) game Studies.
My current research concerns ideological, narrative, semiotic and ontological aspects of games and game communication, as well as topics such as game addiction, games and meaning, and also digital literature culture and aesthetics (what some people used to call "new media" 15-20 years ago).
Education/Academic qualification
Dr.Art., Humanistic Informatics, University of Bergen, June 1996.
Cand philol., Comparative Literature, University of Bergen, December 1991.
External positions
August 1992 - December 92: Research Assistant at the Arts Faculty’s Computing Section.
January 1993 - July 1996: Scholarship holder/research fellow (Norwegian Research Council) in Humanistic Informatics, University of Bergen.
August 1996 – April 2002: Associate Professor at Dept. of Humanistic informatics, University of Bergen.
June 2000 - May 2001: Visiting Scholar, Scholarly Technology Group, Brown University.
2000: Researcher for the large scale Norwegian research project “Power and Democracy”
May 2002 – June 2003: Full professor at Dept. of Humanistic informatics, University of Bergen.
Aug. 2002 –2012: Professor II (20%), Dept. of Media and Communication, University of Oslo.
July 2003 – present: Associate professor, The IT University of Copenhagen (from 2009, Lektor MSK,=’with special qualifications’) and Principal researcher (Head of research group 2003-2008; 2012 - present), Center for Computer Games research.
Keywords
- Game Aesthetics
- Game Cultue
- Digital Aesthetics
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A Narrative Theory of Games (Chinese translation)
Aarseth, E. J., 2022Research output: Other contribution › Net publication - Internet publication › Research
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Characters Without Signifiers
Aarseth, E. J. & Karhulahti, V-M., 25 May 2022, In: Narrative. 30, 2, p. 269 10 p.Research output: Journal Article or Conference Article in Journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Game Analysis Reloaded: Editorial for Game Studies special issue
Jørgensen, I. K. H. & Aarseth, E. J., 21 Apr 2022, Game Studies.Research output: Other contribution › Research
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Dataspill og metode: en samtale med Espen Aarseth og Torill Mortensen
Aarseth, E. J. & Mortensen, T. E., 2021, In: Norsk Medietidsskrift. 28, 4Research output: Journal Article or Conference Article in Journal › Journal article › Research
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Game Studies
Aarseth, E. J., 2021, Encyclopedia of Video Games: The Culture, Technology, and Art of Gaming. 2nd ed.Research output: Conference Article in Proceeding or Book/Report chapter › Encyclopedia chapter › Research
Activities
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An Ontological Approach to Games and Morality
Espen Aarseth (Speaker)
28 Oct 2011Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Are Games Fictions? — The Case Against
Espen Aarseth (Speaker)
14 Dec 2014Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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A World Without Ludology
Espen Aarseth (Speaker)
28 Apr 2014Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Can 'interactivity' be saved? A terminological triage
Espen Aarseth (Speaker)
18 Mar 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Beyond the Traditional/Digital Divide
Espen Aarseth (Speaker)
26 Nov 2014Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Press/Media
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Nyt studie: Computerspil er ikke så dårlige for os, som mange tror
30/07/2022
1 Media contribution
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Debat: 3.241 forskere til regeringen: Tag klart afstand fra angrebet på forskningsfriheden
09/06/2021
1 Media contribution
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3205 forskere i opråb til regeringen: Tag klart afstand fra angrebet på forskningsfriheden. Det kan føre til selvcensur
08/06/2021
1 Media contribution
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'Det var non stop-action': Spil fyldt med nazister og vanvittige våben ændrede spilbranchen for altid
08/10/2020
1 Media contribution
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