This set describes the results of a meta-analysis of how researchers choose commercial games for their studies.

1. How Do Researchers Choose Commercial Games for Study? Katrin Becker

5. Why this game?

9. What I found out How people used the game: the mod or embellishment of an existing game Mod more general discussion or study which uses a game as evidence, or to illustrate a point Example people using the game, or some other aspect where the game is the tool Apparatus a certain kind of game rather than people using the game Typical any game or all games (the study looks at the game rather than people using the game) General 4% 4% 33% 40% 19% 2003-2006 3% 3% 8% 75% 8% 2007-2008 Of those papers examined

17. Nothing has changed

20. Questions / Discussion