https://door.donau-uni.ac.at/o:5808 From Fragmentation to Formation: Academic Anthologies as Catalysts for Digital Game Studies. Reflections on the Fallout Collection Old World Blues Görgen, Arno Arno Görgen 0000-0001-9319-4497 University of the Arts Bremen Inderst, Rudolf Thomas Rudolf Thomas Inderst 0000-0002-6636-1752 Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences University of Krems Press text eng Academic anthologies serve an invaluable function in the unification of disparate research domains, particularly in the domain of digital game studies. This abstracteditors as a principal illustration of the manner in which these collections facilitate academic cohesion, uniting a multiplicity of methodologies and perspectives. By addressing digital games as complex cultural, technological, and social phenomena, anthologies enhance the quality of scholarly discourse and facilitate the development of a shared academic framework. This contribution also examines four specific research fields and demonstrates why Fallout is an ideal topic for a game studies anthology. The Fallout series, with its intricate world-building, sociopolitical themes, and narrative depth, provides an ideal context for examining a range of issues, including post-apocalyptic storytelling, political allegory, player agency, and cultural memory. In this way, the anthology not only makes a contribution to the study of Fallout but also serves to exemplify how anthologies support and communicate the growth of digital game studies, offering foundational research and documenting the field's evolution. Fallout Anthologies Digital Game Studies Research Dissemination Research Practice http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ https://door.donau-uni.ac.at/api/object/o:5808/download 10.48341/j35b-pa87 https://door.donau-uni.ac.at/o:5827 application/pdf 409.73 kB 2025-11-14