Una aproximación a los paradigmas de la Teoría del Videojuego

Abstract

This paper tries to definy the framework of the researchs known as Game Studies; these focus on revealing the keys of the game and its diverses cultural consequences, either socials, educationals or industrials. This article draws a regulation for the Game Theory, suggesting a taxonomy of the diverses studies about this subject. The application and functionality of this taxonomy can help to explain the multiple perspectives taken by the researchers in their studies about the game. Thus, the researches in the last twenty years are put together according to three theoretical paradigms categorized by the general structure of every theory.