معرفی
Dr. Emma Reay is a Senior Lecturer in Emerging Media at the University of Southampton. Her research explores intersections between Games Studies, Games Design, and Childhood Studies, focusing on social, ethical, and political dimensions of games.
- Research interests: Children, Childhood, Heroism, Death and Dying, Mental Health
- Key contributions: Therapeutic applications of video games, critical analysis of childhood narratives in interactive media
Research Highlights: Emma investigates radical play in virtual worlds, cooperative games, and joy as resistance. Her work addresses gamification under capitalism, death representation in games, and metaphysics of toys.
Recent Publications: 2024 book The Child in Videogames (Palgrave MacMillan) and articles in Games Studies, Games and Culture, and Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds.
External Roles: Clinical trustee for Safe in Our World (gaming and mental wellness charity), board member of Researcher's Exploring Inclusive Youth Literature (REIYL), advisor for Taralumen Games.
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