Games user research is a-booming -- or maybe a-goomba-ing -- with a boundless parade of papers popping up from every nook and pipe. We may need a super power -- or super method -- from another world. I outline three motivations for jump-starting research synthesis in games user research. I argue that: research synthesis will validate this field of study and enrich primary research (meta-scholarship); we must level up both primary and secondary research (education); and we should reflect this epistemological stance in community structures and adopt established tools and protocols (standardization). I offer power-ups to get the toads rolling.

翻译：游戏用户研究正蓬勃发展——或者说像蘑菇怪一样迅猛涌现，从每个角落和管道中不断冒出论文。我们可能需要来自另一个世界的超能力——或超方法。我概述了在游戏用户研究中启动研究综合的三个动机。我认为：研究综合将验证这一研究领域并丰富原始研究（元学术）；我们必须提升原始研究与二次研究的水平（教育）；我们应在社区结构中体现这种认识论立场，并采用成熟的工具与协议（标准化）。我提供了让蘑菇怪们动起来的增益道具。