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The Evolution And Social Impact Of Video Game Economics
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Author : Casey B. Hart
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2017-07-13
The Evolution And Social Impact Of Video Game Economics written by Casey B. Hart and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-13 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Today, consumers of video games spend over $22.4 billion each year; using more complex and multi-layered strategies, game developers attempt to extend the profitability of their products from a simple one-time sale, to continuous engagement with the consumer. The Evolution and Social Impact of Video Game Economics examines paradigmatic changes in the economic structure of the video game industry from a media effects and game design perspective. This book explores how game developers have changed how they engage players in order to facilitate continuous financial transactions. Contributors look from the advent of microtransactions and downloadable content (DLCs) to the impact of planned obsolescence, impulse buying, and emotional control. This collection takes a broad view of the game dynamics and market forces that drive the video game industry, and features international contributors from Asia, Europe, and Australia.
The Videogame Economy
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Author : Alejandro Gonzalez Betancourt
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2024-01-25
The Videogame Economy written by Alejandro Gonzalez Betancourt and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-25 with Business & Economics categories.
A book that dives into the dynamic economy of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The game stands at the intersection of gaming, economics, and digital collectibles. Unravel the financial intricacies and ethical considerations surrounding the market, examining the influence of the content creators who shape its narrative. From the ingenious introduction of skins to the game's evolution and the emergence of a billion-dollar marketplace, this book serves as your comprehensive guide to navigating the uncharted territory of investments in this digital marketplace.
Free To Play Game Economics
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Author : Miguel Campillos
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2022-09-13
Free To Play Game Economics written by Miguel Campillos and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-13 with categories.
Inside this handbook, you will find a practical guide for designing and implementing an economy and business model for free-to-play games. Furthermore, you will maximize your chances of success while avoiding the typical problems associated with these types of games. Miguel Campillos is a video game consultant and developer for PC, console, mobile, and virtual reality. He is based in Hamburg, Germany and has also taught classes on the video games industry at the Estonian University of Entrepreneurship and Applied Sciences. In this book, he shares the knowledge he has acquired throughout his 13-year career as a game designer and product manager for several free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing games and casual games, which have earned millions of euros. What is the game economy Currencies: how do they behave and how to manage them Elements of the game economy The player's bugdet The special offers and how they affect your game economy Events, meta-game, crafting system, and other systems that help to your game economy The value of NFTs in videogames The videogames company and the product strategies
Games In The Platform Economy
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Author : Anne Mette Thorhauge
language : en
Publisher: Policy Press
Release Date : 2023-09-29
Games In The Platform Economy written by Anne Mette Thorhauge and has been published by Policy Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-29 with Social Science categories.
This book examines the evolution of digital platform economies through the lens of online gaming. Offering valuable empirical work on Valve’s ‘Steam’ platform, Thorhauge examines the architecture of this global online videogame marketplace and the way it enables new markets and economic transactions. Drawing on infrastructure, software, platform and game studies, the book interrogates the implications of these transactions, both in terms of their legality, but also in how they create new forms of immaterial labour. Shedding new light on a previously under-explored branch of the study of digital platforms, this book brings a unique economic sociology perspective into the growing literature on videogame studies.
The Economics Of Online Gaming
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Author : Andrew Wagner
language : en
Publisher: Business Expert Press
Release Date : 2020-02-14
The Economics Of Online Gaming written by Andrew Wagner and has been published by Business Expert Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-14 with Business & Economics categories.
The Economics of Online Gaming covers basic economic concepts, unique economic issues, and general economic themes. This book is made from the connections that the author saw when he compared his experience inside a video game with what he learned through a formal study of economic theory. Set in the Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) of Eternal Lands, it follows the true story of Mr. Mind, a gamer who builds a business inside the game world that he calls RICH. This business grows from a small start-up to an unregulated natural monopoly that abuses its market power by intentionally losing money to drive competitors out of business. RICH becomes so influential that it breaks the market process with a unique case of regulatory capture. Through this story, the book demonstrates how economic thinking is absorbed by experimenting inside an online video game. The Economics of Online Gaming covers basic economic concepts, unique economic issues, and general economic themes. Each of these topics begins with the context of a story and continues with an explanation of the economic theory behind it, finishing with a relevant real-world connection. It supports economic theory in an emotional way that cannot be shared through math or charts or graphs. Appendix B provides a comprehensive outline of ideas for teaching and discussion in each chapter.
The Economics Of A Video Game
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Author : Kathryn Hulick
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-12-01
The Economics Of A Video Game written by Kathryn Hulick and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Provides facts and statistics about the economics of video games, covering such topics as brand loyalty, game design, and building hype.
Indie Video Game Development Work
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Author : Alexander Styhre
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-06-13
Indie Video Game Development Work written by Alexander Styhre and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-13 with Business & Economics categories.
This book presents a study of so-called indie video game developers that are widely regarded as the creative and innovative fringe of the video game industry. The video game industry is an exemplary entrepreneurial high growth industry that combines digital media, cinematographic representations and interactive gaming technologies, and uses global digital distribution channels to reach local gaming communities. The study examines a number of issues, concerns, challenges, and opportunities that indie developers are handling as part of their development work. The love of gaming and video games more specifically is the shared and unifying force of both so-called Triple-A developers and the indie developer community. Still, issues such as how to raise financial capital or otherwise fund the development work, or how to optimize the return on investment when video games are released on digital platforms are issues that indie developers need to cope with. The study is theoretically framed as a case of an innovation-led sector of the economy, yet being anchored in the Swedish welfare state model, wherein e.g., free tertiary education and social insurances and health case at low cost are provided and supportive of enterprising. This book will be valuable reading for academics working in the fields of knowledge management, innovation, and the creative economy.
Games Of Empire
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Author : Nick Dyer-Witheford
language : en
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Release Date : 2013-11-30
Games Of Empire written by Nick Dyer-Witheford and has been published by U of Minnesota Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-30 with Social Science categories.
In the first decade of the twenty-first century, video games are an integral part of global media culture, rivaling Hollywood in revenue and influence. No longer confined to a subculture of adolescent males, video games today are played by adults around the world. At the same time, video games have become major sites of corporate exploitation and military recruitment. In Games of Empire, Nick Dyer-Witheford and Greig de Peuter offer a radical political critique of such video games and virtual environments as Second Life, World of Warcraft, and Grand Theft Auto, analyzing them as the exemplary media of Empire, the twenty-first-century hypercapitalist complex theorized by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri. The authors trace the ascent of virtual gaming, assess its impact on creators and players alike, and delineate the relationships between games and reality, body and avatar, screen and street. Games of Empire forcefully connects video games to real-world concerns about globalization, militarism, and exploitation, from the horrors of African mines and Indian e-waste sites that underlie the entire industry, the role of labor in commercial game development, and the synergy between military simulation software and the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan exemplified by Full Spectrum Warrior to the substantial virtual economies surrounding World of Warcraft, the urban neoliberalism made playable in Grand Theft Auto, and the emergence of an alternative game culture through activist games and open-source game development. Rejecting both moral panic and glib enthusiasm, Games of Empire demonstrates how virtual games crystallize the cultural, political, and economic forces of global capital, while also providing a means of resisting them.
The Invisible Hand In Virtual Worlds
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Author : Matthew McCaffrey
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2022-02-03
The Invisible Hand In Virtual Worlds written by Matthew McCaffrey and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-03 with Business & Economics categories.
Studies the economic order that governs virtual worlds and ways individuals work together to govern social relations in the digital space.
The Economics Of Online Gaming A Player S Introduction To Economic Thinking
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Author : Andrew Wagner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-06
The Economics Of Online Gaming A Player S Introduction To Economic Thinking written by Andrew Wagner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06 with Business & Economics categories.
The Economics of Online Gaming covers basic economic concepts, unique economic issues, and general economic themes. This book is made from the connections that the author saw when he compared his experience inside a video game with what he learned through a formal study of economic theory. Set in the Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) of Eternal Lands, it follows the true story of Mr. Mind, a gamer who builds a business inside the game world that he calls RICH. This business grows from a small start-up to an unregulated natural monopoly that abuses its market power by intentionally losing money to drive competitors out of business. RICH becomes so influential that it breaks the market process with a unique case of regulatory capture. Through this story, the book demonstrates how economic thinking is absorbed by experimenting inside an online video game. The Economics of Online Gaming covers basic economic concepts, unique economic issues, and general economic themes. Each of these topics begins with the context of a story and continues with an explanation of the economic theory behind it, finishing with a relevant real-world connection. It supports economic theory in an emotional way that cannot be shared through math or charts or graphs. Appendix B provides a comprehensive outline of ideas for teaching and discussion in each chapter.