Independent videogames: cultures, networks, techniques and politics

Independent Videogames investigates the social and cultural implications of contemporary forms of independent video game development. Through a series of case studies and theoretical investigations, it evaluates the significance of such a multi-faceted phenomenon within video game and digital cultur...

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Weitere Verfasser: Ruffino, Paolo (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Abingdon, Oxon Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2021
Schriftenreihe:Routledge advances in game studies
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Zusammenfassung:Independent Videogames investigates the social and cultural implications of contemporary forms of independent video game development. Through a series of case studies and theoretical investigations, it evaluates the significance of such a multi-faceted phenomenon within video game and digital cultures. A diverse team of scholars highlight the specificities of independence within the industry and the culture of digital gaming through case studies and theoretical questions. The chapters focus on labor, gender, distribution models and technologies of production to map the current state of research on independent game development. The authors also identify how the boundaries of independence are becoming opaque in the contemporary game industry - often at the cost of the claims of autonomy, freedom and emancipation that underlie the indie scene. The book ultimately imagines new and better narratives for a less exploitative and more inclusive videogame industry. Systematically mapping the current directions of a phenomenon that is becoming increasingly difficult to define and limit, this book will be a crucial resource for scholars and students of game studies, media history, media industries and independent gaming
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 23, 2020)
Beschreibung:1 Online Ressource (xv, 286 Seiten) illustrations
ISBN:9781000200997
100020099X
9781000201154
1000201155
9781000201079
1000201074
9780367336219
0367336219
DOI:10.4324/9780367336219

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