Games & Gaming in the Digital and Social Media Track, HICSS 55

For the sixth year, the Games & Gaming minitrack offers a space in the Digital and Social Media track at HICSS to examine social interactions that are mediated via digital games. Games continue to be an important part of the human experience, and in light of the ongoing pandemic, mediated gaming over platforms such as Zoom or Twitch have become vital social outlets. The research presented in our mini-track demonstrates how games often mirror larger social issues, including toxicity, politics, and identity. Games and play deeply reflect who we are as both individuals and as a society, and the research here continues to explore many issues of interest to a wide scholarly audience.