Bio

About Me

My Name is Maxwell Foxman. I’m an Associate Professor of Media and Game Studies at the University of Oregon where I study how games and play influence non-game environments, including politics, entertainment, education, social media and the news. This has included studying gamification of public affairs campaigns, the growth of XR in videoconferencing settings and scrutinizing how journalists approach issues of games and play in both their coverage and daily lives.

With David B. Nieborg, I am co-author of Mainstreaming and Game Journalism (2023), which is available as an open-access file via MIT Press.

When not doing research, like most academics, I teach! I have taught classes in Communications Theory, Media and Communications Research Methods, Media History and Game Studies. I direct the Esports and Games Research Lab with Amanda Cote. I am also director of the University of Oregon’s Game Studies Minor. Outside of academia, I have produced work for research institutes and consultancies such as Data and Society, the Tow Center for Digital Journalism and Superdata.