Will Wright

15 papers receiving 791 citations

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A Theory of Fun for Game Design20042026201120182004200400600

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Will Wright
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  • Sociology and Political Science 460
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology 394
  • Artificial Intelligence 197
  • Computer Science Applications 89
  • Literature and Literary Theory 85
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Fields of papers citing papers by Will Wright

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Will Wright

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All Works

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The Civil Service Reform Plan 2012: One Year On
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KRAZY! : the delirious world of anime + comics + video games + art
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The Social Logic of Health
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About Will Wright

Will Wright is a scholar working on Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, History and Geography, Planning and Development, having authored 18 papers that have together received 983 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include American Environmental and Regional History (3 papers), Digital Games and Media (2 papers) and American Literature and Culture (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Developmental and Educational Psychology (394 citations), Computer Science Applications (89 citations) and Human-Computer Interaction (79 citations). Will Wright has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Russia. Frequent co-authors include Elihu Katz, Tamar Liebes, Richard Slotkin, Jennifer L. Croissant, B. T. King, M.A.G. von Keyserlingk, Augustine Brannigan, Daniel M. Weary, Heidi Tworek and Peter A. Thomas. Their work appears in journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Social Forces and British Journal of Sociology.

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