Some good keywords to use when searching through the scholarly databases. (Be aware that different databases may have different terms depending on their discipline.)
Because game studies is interdisciplinary, there are many different types of databases listed here, from Academic Search Complete, which is itself an interdisciplinary database, to ones from computer science, communication studies, mass media, psychology, business, literature and more.
Provides access to full-text business journals and scholarly, peer-reviewed journals.
Provides access to IEEE and partner publications, including journals, conference proceedings, magazines, standards, books, and courses.
Provides a subject, author, and title index for books and articles published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. MLA indexers review books, journals, and Web sites for material that relates to all forms of human communication. Coverage includes literature from all over the world--Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America. Folklore is represented by folk literature, music, art, rituals, and belief systems. Linguistics and language materials range from history and theory of linguistics, comparative linguistics, semantics, stylistics, and syntax to translation. Other topics include literary theory and criticism, dramatic arts (film, radio, television, theater), and history of printing and publishing. EBSCOhost.