The Video Game Business
Published on 23. July 2014
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-84457-318-9 (ISBN)
Description
A dominant international cultural force, the video game industry is diverse and increasingly influential. In this illuminating study, Randy Nichols examines the origins, history, and current characteristics of the industry - including case studies of it's major players and analysis of it's culture, production processes and ties to other industries.
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Series
Edition
2014
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
63 b/w tables
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
Weight
532 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84457-318-9 (9781844573189)
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Randy Nichols
The Video Game Business
Book
07/2014
BFI Publishing
€33.16
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Person
Randy Nichols is Assistant Professor of English and Media Studies at Bentley University, USA.
Content
Acknowledgments.- Introduction: Video Games as a Global Phenomenon.- 1 An Industrial History of Video Games.- CASE STUDY: Atari.- CASE STUDY: Nintendo.- CASE STUDY: Sega.- 2 Market Structure, Audiences and Software Production.- CASE STUDY: Electronic Arts.- CASE STUDY: Activision-Blizzard.- 3 Video Game Hardware, Distribution and Retail.- CASE STUDY: Microsoft .- CASE STUDY: Sony.- 4 Video Games and Other Related Industries.- 5 Labour and Production in the Global Video Game Industry.- CASE STUDY: Electronic Arts, Rockstar and Labour.- CASE STUDY: Hollywood Unions, Video Games and Labour.- Conclusion: Making Sense of the Global Video Game Industry.- Bibliography.- Index.