In-Game-Ads Study – Preliminary Introduction During the summer of 2021, the In-Game Ads study was conducted to analyze the content and age-appropriateness of third-party advertisements that appear in children’s mobile games on iOS and AndroidContinue reading
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Media Ratings Project
Research Assistants, Alan Bui (Bachelor of Information student) and Des’Ree Brown (MI 2021) worked with Dr. Sara Grimes to design and conduct a comprehensive content analysis of how games and films were rated in Canada,Continue reading
Problematic Pleasures in Digital Games and Play
Problematic Pleasures in Digital Games and Play was a recent symposium organized by Felan Parker, Sara Grimes, and Scott Richmond. The symposium brought together four prominent international game scholars—Christopher B. Patterson, Aaron Trammell, Kishonna L. Gray and Bo Ruberg—to discuss the diverseContinue reading
Knowledge Media Design Institute’s New Logo
KMDI announced it’s new logo in 2021. The new logo emphasizes themes of interdisciplinary collaboration, discovery, growth, and innovation. Drawing inspiration from the Semaphore flag, pixels, children’s building blocks, and interface design, this new logoContinue reading