Format:
1 online resource (271 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780415896528
,
9780203106495
Series Statement:
Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology Series
Content:
This book describes and defines video games as their own special medium. They are not pinball from which they grew, nor movies which they sometimes resemble. They are a unique form of entertainment based on meaningful interactions between individuals and machine across a growing sector of the population. The Video Game Industry provides a reference foundation for individuals seriously interested in the industry at the academic level. This book will serve as a reference in curricula associated with video game development for years to come
Note:
Front Cover -- The Video Game Industry -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Peter Zackariasson and Timothy L. Wilson -- Part I: The Nature of the Industry -- 1. This Is Not a Software Industry: Casey O'Donnell -- 2. Video Games: A Subcultural Industry: Mikolaj Dymek -- 3. Marketing of Video Games: Peter Zackariasson and Timothy L. Wilson -- 4. An Exploration of the Mobile Gaming Ecosystem from Developers' Perspective: Claudio Feijoó -- Part II: Geographical Comparisons -- 5. The North American Game Industry: Casey O'Donnell -- 6. The UK and Irish Game Industries: Aphra Kerr -- 7. The Development of the Swedish Game Industry: A True Success Story?: Ulf Sandqvist -- Part III: Effects of the Industry -- 8. Console Hardware: The Development of Nintendo Wii: Mirko Ernkvist -- 9. "Warm and Stuffy": The Ecological Impact of Electronic Games: Richard Maxwell and Toby Miller -- 10. Gamification as the Post-Modern Phalanstère: Is the Gamification Playing with Us or Are We Playing with Gamification?: Flavio Escribano -- Part IV: The Future -- 11. The Evolving European Video Game Software Ecosystem: Giuditta De Prato, Sven Lindmark and Jean-Paul Simon -- 12. Through the Looking Glass Sharply: Timothy L. Wilson and Peter Zackariasson -- Notes on Contributors -- Index
Additional Edition:
Print version Zackariasson, Peter The Video Game Industry Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group,c2012 ISBN 9780415896528
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
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