Espen Aarseth

Espen J. Aarseth
Born1965
Bergen
NationalityNorwegian
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Bergen, University of Copenhagen
Academic work
InstitutionsIT University of Copenhagen, University of Bergen
Doctoral studentsSebastian Möring, Jill Walker Rettberg

Espen J. Aarseth (born 1965) is a Norwegian academic specializing in the fields of video game studies and electronic literature.[1] Aarseth completed his doctorate at the University of Bergen. He co-founded the Department of Humanistic Informatics[2] at the University of Bergen, and worked there until 2003, at which time he was a full professor.

He is currently a full professor and Head of the Center for Computer Games Research at the IT University of Copenhagen,[3][4][5] and principal investigator of a €2 million ERC Advanced grant for the project Making Sense of Games.[6] Aarseth is also the Editor in Chief of Game Studies,[7] the oldest peer-reviewed journal in the field of game studies, and member of the advisory board of G|A|M|E,[8] a journal of comparative videogame analysis.

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  4. ^ W, Christian (2017-04-05). "Denmark gets first professor of computer gaming". The Copenhagen Post (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  5. ^ Greve, Morten (2017-04-04). "Ny professor i computerspil: Spil er ikke bare spil". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  6. ^ Maiberg, Emanuel (May 9, 2016). "We Talked to the Scholar Who Just Got $2.3 Million to Study Games". Vice. Archived from the original on 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  7. ^ "Game Studies Editorial Board". Game Studies.
  8. ^ "Editorial board". G|A|M|E.