The language of gaming The Language of Gaming examines the complex language of videogames and gaming from a discourse analytical perspective. Astrid Ensslin studies the discourses inscribed in videogames by their producers as well as gamer and media meta discourses and focal areas include gamer slang illocution multimodality and narrative structures Provided by publisher The Language of Gaming examines the complex language of videogames and gaming from a discourse analytical perspective. Astrid Ensslin studies the discourses inscribed in videogames by their producers as well as gamer and media meta discourses and focal areas include gamer slang illocution multimodality and narrative structures