GAME
Learning, Media and Entertainment Research Group

Date of inception 01 September 2008
Leaders: Daniel Aranda JuarezJordi Sánchez Navarro
Unit: Culture, creativity, social justice, critical thinking, humanities
Website: http://gameresearch.uoc.edu/
The GAME group is interested in studying the transformations of contemporary communication practices, approaching the analysis of cultural models that are specific to the knowledge society and their close connection with the communication media. The group's interests are channelled through various research lines: The role of entertainment and its consumption as a basic part of emergent models of collaborative and participative cultures that are characteristic of the knowledge society. The role of digital games in current society. The analysis of emergent digital and audiovisual literacy patterns and needs. The opening of spaces for inquiry and experimentation concerning learning environments and processes based on collaboration, creativity, entertainment and use of audiovisual technologies. Innovation in the online teaching of communication. The transformations in specific forms of communication – journalism, audiovisual, advertising – in today's society.
Researchers
Classifications
- Ministry Area: PERIODISME, COMUNICACIÓ ÀUDIO-VISUAL I PUBLICITAT
- UNESCO Area: EVOLUCIÓN CULTURAL, TECNOLOGÍA Y CAMBIO SOCIAL (VER 5306), OTRAS (ESPECIFICAR)
- Group Recognition: Grup de recerca consolidat per la Generalitat de Catalunya
- Application Area: Social sciences
Prevailing specialties (top 10)
Obtained from publications help
Obtained from publications
The thematic specialties shown were obtained through the application of artificial intelligence models, obtained as a result of the Hercules Project.
The thematic specialties shown were obtained through the application of artificial intelligence models, obtained as a result of the Hercules Project.
- Communication (Social Sciences) Filter
- Library and Information Sciences (Social Sciences) Filter
- Information Systems (Computer Science) Filter
- Education (Social Sciences) Filter
- Computers and Society (Computer Science) Filter
- Human-Computer Interaction (Computer Science) Filter
- Social Psychology (Psychology) Filter
- Geography, Planning and Development (Social Sciences) Filter
- Sociology and Political Science (Social Sciences) Filter
- Marketing (Business, Management and Accounting) Filter
Former members (14)
- Castells Oliván, Manuel 20082013
- Erol, Alkim 20182018
- Fernández de Castro Sanabria, Pedro Maria 20212021
- Jony, Akinul Islam 20242024
- Lara Navarra, Pablo 20222024
- Lara Navarra, Pablo 20172021
- Martorell Fernández, Sandra 20192020
- Mohammadi, Leila 20162021
- Pastor Pérez, Lluís 20142021
- Porta i Hernández, Xènia 20222024
- Sivera Bello, Sílvia 20172024
- Tomasena Glennie, José Miguel 20202021
- Tubella Casadevall, Imma 20142015
- Tubella Casadevall, Imma 20082013