In this position paper, I introduce five grand challenges in the development of networked digital games. While this list is not intended to be exhaustive, I argue that these challenges are significant in that they are holding back the development of the next generation of innovative games.

Carlos M. Duarte* 1 Department of Global Change Research, (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-University of the Balearic Islands) Instituto Mediterráneo de Estudios Avanzados, Mallorca, Spain 2 The UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia 3 Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway *Correspondence:...

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