- 182 pages
- English
- PDF
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The Evolution and Social Impact of Video Game Economics
About this book
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.
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Table of contents
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter One: “Show me the money!”
- Chapter Two: Nintendo’s Retro Revolution
- Chapter Three: Business Models, Planned Obsolescence, Externalities
- Chapter Four: Prestige
- Chapter Five: Free-to-Play?
- Chapter Six: P(l)aying Pretty
- Chapter Seven: Playing with and against Microtransactions
- Chapter Eight: Smart Players and Happy Consumers
- Chapter Nine: Gold Farming in China—and in Western Academia, Journalism, and Fiction
- Index
- About the Editor and Contributors
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