Prof Garry Crawford G.Crawford@salford.ac.uk
Professor
Games, Heritage, Arts, & Sport: the economic, social, and cultural value of the European videogame ecosystem (GAMEHEARTS)
People Involved
Dr Victoria Gosling V.Gosling@salford.ac.uk
Lecturer
Prof Seamus Simpson S.Simpson@salford.ac.uk
Chair in Media Policy
Dr Maria Stukoff m.stukoff@salford.ac.uk
Maker Space Director
Dr Gaynor Bagnall G.Bagnall@salford.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer
Do Video Games Matter? Examining Video Games’ Pathways to Legitimacy and Cultural Value Through Cultural Intermediaries (2025)
Journal Article
After years on the fringe of our cultural and social life, video games are becoming more recognized as legitimate and culturally valuable. This paper examines the process of their legitimation through the role of ‘cultural intermediaries’, who frame... Read More about Do Video Games Matter? Examining Video Games’ Pathways to Legitimacy and Cultural Value Through Cultural Intermediaries.
GAMEHEARTS Workshop Report (2024)
Report
The GAMEHEARTS project aims to bolster the European video game industry ecosystems (hereafter, EVGIE) within the larger framework of creative and cultural industries (hereafter, CCI) by promoting economic growth, job creation, and social cohesion thr... Read More about GAMEHEARTS Workshop Report.