| Series |
Studies in new media
Studies in new media. ^A1256257
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| Contents |
Introduction / Casey B. Hart -- "Show me the money!" : shifting fields of capital in the global game industry / Casey O'Donnell -- Nintendo's retro revolution : commodified nostalgia and the virtual console / Steve Cuff and Christopher Terry -- Business models, planned obsolescence, externalities : examining the virtual hand of the video game industry / Mark D. Cruea -- Prestige : a cyclical act for consumer control / Brent Kice -- Free-to-play? : considering the interaction of functional factors in video game design influencing the economic effectiveness of microtransactions / Casey B. Hart -- P(l)aying pretty : consuming fairy tales and device applications / Emma Whatman -- Playing with and against microtransactions : the discourses of microtransactions acceptance and rejection in mainstream video games / Jan Ovelch -- Smart players and happy consumers : effects of game characteristics and player emotional experiences on in-app ad responses / Hsuan-Yi Chou and Shaojung Sharon Wang -- Gold farming in China and in Western academia, journalism, and fiction / Bjarke Liboriussen -- About the editor and contributors. |
| Abstract |
This book examines how the video game industry's economic strategies have changed over the past decade (2006-2016) from a media effects and game design perspective. It also features discussions and analyses on the social impact of these changes and how consumers have reacted to evolving marketing and design strategies. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Evolution and social impact of video game economics Lanham : Lexington Books, [2017] 9781498543415 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017050912 |
| ISBN | 9781498543422 (electronic) |
| ISBN | 1498543421 (electronic) |
| ISBN | (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (cloth ; alk. paper) |
