The purpose of this publication is to provide you with a starting point to locate resources pertaining to Gaming.
- Console Booking
- Reference Texts
- Subject Headings
- Journals
- Journal databases
- Game titles
- Internet guides and resources
- Web search tools
Use of Consoles
Kelvin Grove library has gaming consoles available for student use in the Gaming Lab, located on level 1 of the Library. You can choose from an Xbox console, a Playstation II console or a Nintendo Wii. You can get the equipment for these from the Kelvin Grove loans desk. You do not need to make a booking. For any questions regarding console use, please contact staff on the loans or Help Desk at Kelvin Grove Library.
Reference Texts
Reference sources are a good starting point for any assignment topic, as they can help to clarify concepts and keywords, as well as provide an overview of a topic. They include dictionaries, encyclopaedias, directories, handbooks, manuals, etc. Reference books are not available for loan, but can instead be used in the library.
| Title | Dewey number | Location |
|---|---|---|
| CG 101 : a computer graphics industry reference / Terrence Masson (1999). | 006.6 503 | KG Reference |
| Cyberculture : the key concepts / David Bell (2004). | 303.4834 115 | KG |
| Dictionary of ICT / S.M.H. Collin (2004). | 004.03 70 /4 | KG |
| Dictionary of multimedia and internet applications : a guide for developers and users / Francis Botto (1999). | 004.67803 1 | KG Reference |
Subject Headings
To find resources on a topic, the best starting point is to perform a keyword search on the library catalogue. Once you have found an item that looks relevant, you can then use the subject headings assigned to that record to find other items. Below some subject headings that you may find useful:
Journals
(Also referred to as magazines, serials or periodicals.)
The library subscribes to some print and electronic journals that cover the area of Gaming. Journals comprise articles about current developments and research in a subject area. Browsing relevant journals is a good way of keeping up to date in your area. You can access our electronic journals either through the catalogue if you know the name of the journal you're after, or through searching the databases - see below.
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| Advanced imaging |
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| Computer aided design |
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| Computer Gaming World |
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| Computer graphics |
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| Computer graphics forum |
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| Computers & graphics |
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| Game developer |
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| Game now |
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| Information and software technology |
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| Official U.S. playstation magazine |
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| Software and systems modeling |
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| Software development |
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| Xbox nation |
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Journal databases
Locating journal articles is different from locating books. The Library Catalogue will tell you if QUT Library holds a particular journal but it will not provide information about individual journal articles. However, the journal databases will help you to locate references to journal articles, and sometimes the abstract and full-text of the articles.
The journal databases vary in the amount of information which they provide. If you find a reference to a journal article, but not the full text, then you will need to perform "Journal Title" search on the library catalogue. The library catalogue will provide the print and/or electronic holding details if the journal is available to QUT staff and students.
QUT staff and students can access the databases from within QUT libraries or remotely from your School, home or office via the Internet. Most databases require your QUT username and password. Access to the databases is available from the Databases page. The symbol 
is used to show databases with a significant amount of full-text journal coverage.
| Database title | Coverage | Description |
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| ACM Digital Library | 1991- |
Published by the Association for Computing Machinery, this service provides the fulltext of 21 ACM core journals and co-sponsored journal titles and proceedings. Tables of contents are provided for some additional ACM journals, magazines and proceedings. |
| Proquest Computing via ProQuest |
1971- |
Indexes over 200 titles, with over 230 in fulltext, covering computer industry news, products, reviews, hardware and software information, technology management and electronic commerce. |
| ScienceDirect | 1995- |
A multidisciplinary database offering over 1,900 ejournal titles in fulltext, available to all QUT students and staff. |
For more recommended databases, see the Databases Subject Guide
Games titles
To find games, use keywords for the gaming platform you require (for example, "xbox") combined with the word "game*". Using the asterix (*) symbol allows you to find either "game" or "games" as it asks the catalogue to look for alternative endings to the letters preceding it.
You can also perform searches limited to particular format types (for example, CD-rom or electronic resource) in the library catalogues advanced search screen.
Xbox
| Title | Dewey number | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Burnout 3: Takedown (2003). | 794.8 BUR 1 /3 | Kelvin Grove |
| Burnout revenge (2005). | 794.8 BUR 1 /4 | Kelvin Grove |
| Conker: Live and reloaded (2005). | 794.8 CON 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| Dead or alive 3 (2001). | 794.8 DEA 1 /3 | Kelvin Grove |
| Doom 3 (2004). | 794.8 DOO 1 /3 | Kelvin Grove |
| Doom 3: Resurrection of evil (2005). | 794.8 DOO 1 /3A | Kelvin Grove |
| Fable (2004). | 794.8 FAB 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| Grand theft auto III: the trilogy (2002). | 794.8 GRA 1 /3A | Kelvin Grove |
| Grand theft auto: San Andreas (2004). | 794.8 GRA 1 /4 | Kelvin Grove |
| Halo (2004). | 794.8 HAL 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| Halo 2 (2004). | 794.8 HAL 1 /2 | Kelvin Grove |
| Halo 2 : multiplayer map pacl(2004). | 794.8 HAL 1 /2A | Kelvin Grove |
| Halo 2 : limited ed. (2004). | 794.8 HAL 1 /2B | Kelvin Grove |
| Harry Potter and the goblet of fire (2000). | 794.8 HAR 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| Knights of the old republic (2003). | 794.8 STA 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| Lemony Snicket's a series of unfortunate events (2004). | 794.8 SER 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| Mafia (2004). | 794.8 MAF 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| MTX: mototrax (2004). | 794.8 MTX 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| Need for speed. Underground 2 (2004). | 794.9 NEE 20 | Kelvin Grove |
| Tom Clancy's Ghost recon: Island thunder (2002). | 794.8 GHO 1 /3 | Kelvin Grove |
| Soul Calibar Two (2003). | 794.8 53 | Kelvin Grove |
| Stubbs the Zombie (2004). | 794.8 STU 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| TimeSplitters 2 (2002). | 794.8 TIM 1 /2 | Kelvin Grove |
| TimeSplitters - Future Perfect (2002). | 794.8 TIM 1 /3 | Kelvin Grove |
| Tom Clancy's Splinter cell: Chaos theory (2002). | 794.8 SPL 1 /2 | Kelvin Grove |
| Tony Hawk's American wasteland (2005). | 794.8 AME 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| Top spin (2003). | 794.8 TOP 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| Worms 4: Mayhem (2005). | 794.8 WOR 1 /4 | Kelvin Grove |
Xbox 360
| Title | Dewey number | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Amped 3 (2005). | 794.8 AMP 1 /3 | Kelvin Grove |
| Dead or alive 4 (2005). | 794.8 DEA 1 /4 | Kelvin Grove |
| Fight night round 3 (2006). | 794.8 FIG 1 /3 | Kelvin Grove |
| Tom Clancy's Ghost recon: Island thunder (2002). | 794.8 GHO 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| Tom Clancy's ghost recon: Advanced warfighter. (2006) | 794.8 GHO 2 | Kelvin Grove |
| Kameo: elements of power (2005). | 794.8 KAM 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| Project Gotham racing 3 (2005). | 794.8 PRO 1 | Kelvin Grove |
Playstation 2
| Title | Dewey number | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Enter the matrix (2003). | 794.8 ENT 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| Final fantasy X (2004). | 794.8 FIN 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| Final fantasy X-2 (2004). | 794.8 FIN 1 /2 | Kelvin Grove |
| God of war (2004). | 794.8 GOD 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| Gran Turismo 3 a-spec (2001). | 794.8 GRA 2 /3 | Kelvin Grove |
| Grand theft auto, Liberty City stories | 794.8 GRA 1 /6 | Kelvin Grove |
| Jak 3 (2004). | 794.8 JAK 1 /3 | Kelvin Grove |
| Killzone (2004). | 794.8 KIL 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| Max Payne 2: the fall of Max Payne : a film noir love story (2003). | 794.8 MAX 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| Playboy: The mansion (2005). | 794.8 PLA 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| The polar express (2004). | 794.8 POL 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| Psychonauts (2005). | 794.8 PSY 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| Resident evil 4 (2005). | 794.8 RES 1 /4 | Kelvin Grove |
| The suffering: the ties that bind (2005). | 794.8 SUF 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| Tomb raider: the angel of darkness (2003). | 794.8 TOM 1 /A | Kelvin Grove |
| Worms 4: Mayhem (2005). | 794.8 WOR 1 /4A | Kelvin Grove |
| Title | Dewey number | Location |
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| Grand Theft Auto, Vice City (2002). | 794.8 GRA 1 /5 | Kelvin Grove |
Nintendo (various consoles)
| Title | Dewey number | Console | Location |
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| Killer7 (2005). | 794.8 KIL 2 | Gamecube | Kelvin Grove |
| Retro Atari (2005). | 794.8 ATA 1 | Nintendo DS | Kelvin Grove |
| The Godfather (2007). | 794.8 GOD 2 | Nintendo Wii | Kelvin Grove |
| Legend of Zelda twilight princess (2006). | 794.8 LEG 1 | Nintendo Wii | Kelvin Grove |
| SSX blur (2007). | 794.8 SSX 1 | Nintendo Wii | Kelvin Grove |
| Wario Ware: Smooth moves (2007). | 794.8 WAR 2 | Nintendo Wii | Kelvin Grove |
| Wii sports (2007). | 794.8 51 | Nintendo Wii | Kelvin Grove |
PC, IBM or Mac
Note: please check the system requirements of individual games in the item's catalogue record.
| Title | Dewey number | Location |
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| Age of empires (2003). | 794.8 AGE 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| American McGee's Alice (200?). | 794.8 ALI 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| Bejeweled 2 deluxe (2004). | 794.8 BEJ 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| Black & white (2005). | 794.8 BLA 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| Bratz (2005). | 794.8 BRA 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| Day of the tentacle: Manic mansion cartoon adventure (1993). | 794.8 DAY 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| Diablo (1996). | 794.8 DIA 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| Grim Fandango (1998). | 794.8 GRI 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| Homeworld 2 (2003). | 794.8 HOM 1 /2 | Kelvin Grove |
| Inspector parker (2005). | 794.82 18 | Kelvin Grove |
| Microsoft Flight Simulator (2004). | 794.82 19 | Kelvin Grove |
| The movies (2005). | 794.8 MOV 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| Myst: the surrealistic adventure that will become your world (1994). | 794.8 MYS 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| MYST: masterpiece edition (1999) . | 794.8 MYS 1 /R | Kelvin Grove |
| Myst V: End of ages (2005). | 794.8 MYS 1 /5 | Kelvin Grove |
| Planetscape: torment (1999). | 794.8 PLAN 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| RollerCoaster tycoon 3: platinum! (2006). | 794.8 ROL 1 /3 | Kelvin Grove |
| SimCity 4 (2003). | 794.8 SIM 1 /4 | Kelvin Grove |
| The Sims 2: nightlife expansion pack (2005). | 794.8 SIMS 1 | Kelvin Grove |
| Wild West Wendy (2005). | 794.8 WIL 1 | Kelvin Grove |
Internet guides and resources
| Web site | Type of Web site | Description |
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Consumers web site | Includes news, interviews, features, blogs, reviews and forum on a wide range of topics related to gaming culture. |
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Consumers web site |
The All Game Guide is an online database that allows you to search via game, character, company, person or platform. It can also be browsed via the gaming genre. |
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Professional or Research Association |
An association for academics and professionals who research digital games and associated phenomena. The site encourages high-quality research on games, and promotes collaboration and dissemination of work by its members. Features research papers, news and discussion. |
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Professional or Research Association |
The web site of the International Games Developers Association offers advice and support to all those involved in the games development industry. Includes a forum, research papers and reports. |
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Professional or Research Association |
Includes information on gaming history, genres, form and aesthetics, statistics, education, articles, columns and forum. |
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Electronic Journal |
An online journal, focusing on the aesthetic, cultural and communicative aspects of computer games. |
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Consumers web site |
Gaming site featuring news, game reviews, videos, interviews, tech advice, a forum and a games database searchable by platform and genre. |
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News site | Ludology.org is an online resource for videogame researchers. It has been published by Gonzalo Frasca, a staff member of the IT University in Copenhagen, since May, 2001. |
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News site | Includes information for a range of gaming genres, tech tips, gaming theory, free downloads and a collection of links. |
| Social Impact Games: Entertaining games with non-entertainment goals http://www.socialimpactgames.com/ |
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Site devoted to games designed to have a positive social impact. Also includes information on game design theory, bibliography and links to online articles, papers and reports. |
Web search tools
| Web search tool | Description |
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Google |
Google is an excellent search engine. To ensure you retrieve material of a scholarly nature use the advanced search facility. In the Domain field, limit your search to .edu or .edu.au or .ac.uk. You can also limit to pdf by choosing the pdf option in File Format field. |
| Vivisimo http://www.vivisimo.com |
Vivisimo is a document clustering search engine. The search technology automatically categorises textual information into meaningful, hierarchically sorted category folders. You can then view results based on type of resources found. |
BUBL http://bubl.ac.uk/ |
Catalogue of selected internet resources from international sources. |