Examining the Studies on “Digital Gaming”: A Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

The main purpose of this research is to examine the studies on "digital game" in the literature by bibliometric method. Depending on the technological developments experienced, the importance of the concept of digitalization, which we encounter in all areas of our lives, is increasing. As a reflection of this situation, the definition of the concept of game has changed to include digital technologies. When the literature is examined, it has been determined that there is an increase in digital game-based studies. In this study, researches related to digital games were examined in terms of content bibliometrically. As a result of the examination, the general trends in the relevant field, the authors who studied and the classification of the studies according to the years were shown with scientific and visual maps. Web of Science (WoS) was used to obtain the data. A total of 920 publications were reached by scanning the term "Digital game" and passing through a series of screening processes. Content analysis and bibliometric analysis were used in the analysis of the data. In the research, the distribution of the studies in WoS by years, the most productive authors on the relevant subject, the universities and countries that have the most publications on the relevant subject were reached. In addition, visual maps were created with the results of co-author, co-citation, common word and citation analysis. The results of the research were discussed in line with the information in the literature.