That's what I would say too. I immediately thought "poker" which has totally different connotations, culturally and aesthetically, from the kinds of games I associate with you or with the field in general. I actually really like the photo overall, but could you make it Icehouse pieces or something? :-} Then the programming book would show up better as well.
Secondly, but perhaps on a similar note: "Homebrew Television" sounds a lot more like actual literal television about home brewing (another perfectly plausible geek hobby). "DIY Television" is at least less ambiguous.
However, I definitely think "Game Studies" is preferably to "Ludology", which is not yet a mainstream enough term to make sense to the average person (okay, maybe the average person *you're* handing out cards to, but still). If someone doesn't know what it is, it's just going to look, well, ludicrous.
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Secondly, but perhaps on a similar note: "Homebrew Television" sounds a lot more like actual literal television about home brewing (another perfectly plausible geek hobby). "DIY Television" is at least less ambiguous.
However, I definitely think "Game Studies" is preferably to "Ludology", which is not yet a mainstream enough term to make sense to the average person (okay, maybe the average person *you're* handing out cards to, but still). If someone doesn't know what it is, it's just going to look, well, ludicrous.