A conversation with an expert on military videogames

Nick Robinson is an Associate Professor in Politics and International Studies/Videogames research at the University of Leeds, UK. He has published widely in journals such as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, Perspectives on Politics, Political Studies, JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, the Political Quarterly and Critical Studies on Security. He is author of a couple of books and is presently working on a book for the Popular Culture and World Politics book series (Routledge) entitled Videogames, Popular Culture and World Politics. He is also presently working as part of an international research team on a four-year Framework Grant from the Swedish Research Council as part of its programme, 'The Digitized Society: Past, Present, and Future'. Their project, 'Militarization 2.0: Militarization's Social Media Footprint Through a Gendered Lens', involves project partners from Sweden, the UK and Germany.