Research output per year
Research output per year
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Author IDs
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5665-9424
Scopus Author ID: 6507710483
Impact
Biography
Espen Aarseth (Dr Art, MAE) is chair professor of game studies and dean of the School of Creative Media at the City University of Hong Kong, and a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters and of the Academia Europaea. Earlier he was professor and head of the Center for Computer Games Research at the IT University of Copenhagen, and before that he served as professor at the University of Bergen, where he co-founded the department of Digital Culture. He is the co-founder of five conference series and founding editor-in-chief of the journal Game Studies (2001 - ), and recently directed the European Research Council’s Advanced Grant project MSG – Making Sense of Games (2016-22). He is currently a special terms professor at the Digital Media Department, School of Art and Communication, Beijing Normal University, and has held visiting professorships at the universities of Oslo and Granada.
Research interests
- Study of Games
- Digital Culture
- History of Media, Transmedia and Character Studies
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Research output
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The Unbearable Vacuity of Game Mechanics
Horn, B., Holopainen, J., Aarseth, E., Grabarczyk, P. & Xiao, L., 9 Aug 2026, Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games. Canossa, A., Juul, J., Lopes, P. & Khosmood, F. (eds.). Association for Computing Machinery, 8 p. 21Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review
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A Bubble Inside an Anomaly: Looking Back at New Media (3000 BCE–2024 CE)
Aarseth, E., 14 May 2025, (Presented).Research output: Conference Papers › RGC 33 - Other conference paper › peer-review
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The Long Game: From Gamer Hermeneutics to Game Hermeneutics
Aarseth, E., 10 Oct 2024, (Presented).Research output: Conference Papers › RGC 33 - Other conference paper › peer-review
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ELITE (1984)
Aarseth, E., 2023, Fifty Key Video Games. Perron, B., Boudreau, K., Wolf, M. J. P. & Arsenault, D. (eds.). New York: Taylor & Francis, p. 88-93Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 12 - Chapter in an edited book (Author) › peer-review
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Game or Supernovel? Playing and Reading Massive Game Novels
Aarseth, E., Oct 2023, In: European Review. 31, Supplement S1, p. S66-S76Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
Open AccessFile88 Downloads (CityUHK Scholars)
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DON: Buckets of Fun: Studying Team Coordination and Haptic Control through a Robotic Gallery Game
LEUNG, P. Y. V. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator) & Aarseth, E. (Co-Investigator)
1/06/26 → …
Project: Research
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GRF: Foundations of Character Studies - Towards a Panmedial Theory of Characters
Aarseth, E. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/01/27 → …
Project: Research
Prizes
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Stanford's Top 2% most highly cited scientists 2025
AARSETH, E. (Recipient), Sept 2025
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
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Stanford's top 2% most highly cited scientists 2024
AARSETH, E. (Recipient), Sept 2024
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
Activities
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AI and Cultural Production Workshop #2
LEE, S. (Organiser) & Aarseth, E. (Co-organiser)
4 Jun 2026Activity: Organizing or Participating in a conference / an event › Workshop / Seminar / Course
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AI and Cultural Production Workshop
LEE, S. (Organiser) & Aarseth, E. (Co-organiser)
28 Mar 2026Activity: Organizing or Participating in a conference / an event › Workshop / Seminar / Course
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ArtX HK Forum
LIN, F. (Organiser), CHING, M. B. (Organiser), Aarseth, E. (Organiser), HE, T. (Organiser), KLEIN, T. (Organiser), LI, W. J. (Organiser), LIAO, J. (Organiser), LIU, G. (Organiser), LIU, X. (Organiser), TSE, C. K. (Organiser), YIP, A. (Organiser), BOEY, F. (Member of Advisory Committee), Siu-han, R. W. (Member of Advisory Committee), Wu, T. (Member of Advisory Committee) & Chao, Z. D. (Member of Advisory Committee)
18 Dec 2025Activity: Organizing or Participating in a conference / an event › Conference / Symposium
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Why Are We Still Talking About Games? – Some Reflections on the Role of Playware in the Age of Multimetamedia
Aarseth, E. (Speaker)
19 May 2025Activity: Talk/lecture or presentation › Talk/lecture
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Massive Singleplayer Games as Supernovels
Aarseth, E. (Speaker)
16 May 2025Activity: Talk/lecture or presentation › Talk/lecture