Research shows many of us are lonely. Embracing analogue gameplay could go a long way in helping us become happier, socially connected people.
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Principales colaboradores
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Lecturer in Games Production, Abertay University
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PhD Candidate in Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Waterloo
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Assistant Professor of Health Behavior; School of Public Health, Texas A&M University
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Professor of Media and Communication and Co-Director, Digital Ethnography Research Centre, RMIT University
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Assistant Professor of Media Studies/Game Studies, University of Oregon
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Sustainable Urban Precincts Project, RMIT University
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Research Fellow, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Communication and Creative Arts, Deakin University
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Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
