国际电脑游戏研究现状、热点与前沿分析

以Web of Science数据库中的两个子库SCI-E、SSCI为文献来源,采用引文分析和科学知识图谱可视化分析技术,对国际电脑游戏研究现状、热点与前沿等进行了定量梳理,继而概述分析其后隐藏的内在动因与发展演变脉络。研究发现,38年来国际电脑游戏关注问卷调查和案例研究,研究对象和范畴丰富,其中Computers&Education杂志的载文量最高,形成了以Griffiths MD、Marshall SJ等为代表的一批高影响力研究学者;在研究热点中,以对儿童和行为的研究最为突出,形成了虚拟环境、游戏玩法和基于学习的游戏设计等若干研究前沿。

The Research Status,Hot-spot Issues and Front Analysis of International Computer Game

The research literatures on research status,hot-spot issues and front issues of international computer game from subdata base（SCI-E,SSCI） of Web of Science during 1975-2012 are quantitatively analyzed and summarized with the means of citation analysis and scientific knowledge map—a kind of visualization analysis techniques.The internal agent and development process of international computer game is also included in the article.The results are as follows： 1） during the past 38 years,the researches of international computer game focus on questionnaire survey and case study;2） the research object and category are rich;3） the highest number of published papers is Computers Education,with the representatives of Griffiths MD,Marshall SJ,etc as profound research scholars;4） the researches about children and their behaviors are hot-spot issues;5） the front issues include virtual-environment, game-play and design of game-based learning.