Otherworldly Entertainment: A Cultural Study of Horror, Magic and the Occult in Videogames
Name of applicant
Efram Sera-Shriar
Title
Associate Professor
Institution
University of Copenhagen
Amount
DKK 79,956
Year
2024
Type of grant
Conferences
Summary
The project explores the social significance of horror, magic and occult-themed videogames from 1980 to the present. Our aim is threefold: to host an international conference at the University of Copenhagen; to develop a peer-reviewed special issue for an academic journal; and to establish a research network to build further major projects, grant applications, and publications in game studies.