The four faces of creative industries: visualising the game industry ecosystem in Helsinki and Tokyo
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DOI: 10.1080/13662716.2019.1676704
Abstract: ABSTRACT Research on creative industries has been gaining momentum during the last few decades with contributions coming from diverse fields. This said, there is a paucity of studies to specify how and why companies in… read more here.
Keywords: industry; industry ecosystem; game industry; creative industries ... See more keywords
User entrepreneurship in the video game industry: the role of communities
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DOI: 10.1108/jsbed-07-2019-0252
Abstract: This paper investigates the user entrepreneurship process in the video game industry, and how this process is influenced by the interactions between user entrepreneurs and communities.,The paper presents an exploratory multiple case study on 17… read more here.
Keywords: process; user entrepreneurship; video game; game industry ... See more keywords
‘Even if the algorithm is a terrible workmate, you just need to learn to live with it’: Perceptions of data analytics among game industry professionals
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DOI: 10.1177/13675494231168568
Abstract: The digital game industry has actively integrated data-driven methods into its core processes. This interview-based study shows how game industry professionals perceive the role of data as part of their everyday work. Analysing the data-related… read more here.
Keywords: algorithm terrible; industry professionals; even algorithm; game ... See more keywords
Games With a Continuum: Globalization, Regionalization, and the Nation-State in the Development of China’s Online Game Industry
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DOI: 10.1177/1555412017737636
Abstract: As a case study, this article examines the development of China’s online game industry and how China responds to the forces of globalization. Based on in-depth interviews, ethnographic research, and the analysis of archive documents… read more here.
Keywords: online game; china; china online; game industry ... See more keywords
Masculine Pleasures as Normalized Practices: Character Design in the Video Game Industry
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DOI: 10.1177/15554120211034760
Abstract: Scholars have extensively studied video game labor practices (e.g., Bulut, E. (2015). Glamor above, precarity below: Immaterial labor in the video game industry. Critical Studies in Media Communication, 32(3), 193-207. https://doi.org/10.1080/15295036.2015.1047880 , Bulut, E. (2020).… read more here.
Keywords: game; video game; game industry; character design ... See more keywords