Center for Computer Games Research, Research center at IT University in Copenhagen, Denmark
The Center for Computer Games Research is a research facility at IT University of Copenhagen dedicated to studying game design, digital culture, and technological innovations. The facility offers hands-on projects, specialized courses in production and theoretical frameworks, and practical game design training.
Founded in 1999 and transformed into an independent department in 2003, the center pioneered academic research dedicated to digital gaming studies. This early recognition of gaming research as its own field shaped how the discipline developed significantly.
The place serves as a meeting point between academic research and the gaming industry, where lectures and exhibitions bridge theoretical work with real-world practice. Visitors experience how game design is treated as a serious field that combines perspectives from many disciplines.
Visitors can observe specialized courses and ongoing research projects at the university. It helps to check ahead for current exhibitions and events to make the most of a visit.
The facility manages the academic journal Game Studies, which documents and shares gaming research worldwide. This publication makes Copenhagen a central place for international discussion of game design and digital media.
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