Associate Professor of Media and Game Studies · University of Oregon
Welcome
I’m Maxwell Foxman, Associate Professor of Media and Game Studies at the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication (SOJC). I study games, play, and immersive media, including how gaming culture and production practices shape emerging technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, and AI.
At the SOJC, I direct the Immersive Media Communication master’s program and the Game Studies Minor, and I co-direct the Esports and Games Research (EGR) Lab.

What I lead
DirectorImmersive Media CommunicationThe SOJC’s online master’s program in immersive and emerging media.Learn more →
DirectorGame Studies MinorUO’s interdisciplinary minor in games, play, and culture.Learn more →
Co-directorEsports and Games Research LabResearch on esports, games, and play at the University of Oregon.Visit the lab →
OrganizerMeaningful XRA conference series on meaningful extended reality experiences.Visit the conference →
Recent work
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Article · Digital Journalism · 2026Conceptualizing Fidelity: Reimagining Contemporary Visual Journalism’s Occupational IdeologiesRead →
Proceedings · DiGRA · 2026Playing with the Past: The Pleasures of Nostalgic Design with PlaydateRead →
Book · MIT Press · 2023Mainstreaming and Game JournalismWith David B. Nieborg. Free to read via MIT Press open access.Read →