Replay

Aims & Scope

Replay. The Polish Journal of Game Studies is a journal devoted to interdisciplinary studies on games and game audiences. We publish original research results from various perspectives, including cultural, sociological and philosophical, with particular emphasis on the history of digital games.

The journal covers topics such as the development and transformations of the video game medium, phenomena and practices accompanying participation in the game, processes taking place during the interaction between the game and the player, methodology of research on digital games, and case studies showing the specificity of mechanical and stylistic solutions. The journal also explores the importance of games to today's culture, including the issue of narration of games, reflection on the functioning of virtual space, the importance of the user interface, the transmediality of genres, the reception of the aesthetics of games and their artistic dimension.

The aim of the journal is to create a common, universal language for researchers of digital games that could be used by everyone, regardless of the discipline they represent. The journal aims to develop and popularize knowledge about games, both in theoretical (interdisciplinary and specialized) and practical (innovative solutions) context, as well as to be a specific forum for expressing opinions on games and presenting and disseminating the results of empirical research in this field.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, Computer Science and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• An Experiential Comparative Tool for Board Games

  Citation: 3

  Authors: David

• Zasady przeciw immersji. Zaangażowanie w narracjÄ™ i zaangażowanie w system formalny gry

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Marcin

• Who Is the Note-Worthy Fan? Featuring Players in the Official Facebook Communication of Mainstream Video Games

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Jan, Tereza

• Natural User Interface for Education in Virtual Environments

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Stefan

• Cozy Games and Resistance Through Care

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Agata, Marta

• The Duality of Cozy Games: Cozy Agency, Neoliberalism, and Affect

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Bettina

• Comfortably Numb: An Ideological Analysis of Coziness in Videogames

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Andrea

• Game Engine Conventions and Games that Challenge them: Subverting Conventions as Metacommentary

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Mikhail

• Video Game Navigation: A Classification System for Navigational Acts

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Michael S.

• Narracja linearna w grach wideo w kontekstach immersji

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Joanna