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Ryan Thames

Lecturer in Communication and Game Studies

Film & Digital Media Building, 107,

Area(s) of Expertise: Game Studies, Media Studies, Public Speaking

Overview

Dr. Thames is primarily interested in studying video games, particularly how games can shape player experiences of ethics, time, or space. Other research interests include narratives shared across multiple media, how new media shapes modes of thought/lifestyles, and the way media trends of the past can tell us about the present.

Education

Ph.D., Communication, Georgia State University
M.A., Communication, Wake Forest University
B.A., English writing, Anthropology/Sociology, Rhodes College

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