The Development of Greater China’s Games Industry : From Copying to Imitation to Innovation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akinori ‘Aki’ Nakamura ◽  
Hanna Wirman
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Digital Game ◽  
Game Development ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Software Market ◽  
The World ◽  
Analytical Perspective ◽  
Game Industry ◽  
Game Developers

The People’s Republic of China has become the largest digital game software market in the world. Yet, outside the Chinese game industry itself, very little is known about the local development scene. In this chapter, we approach Chinese regions’ game industry from both a historical and an analytical perspective, particularly by examining how game developers in the PRC, Taiwan, and Hong Kong came to learn game development through copying, imitation, and gradually moving to innovation. The chapter aims at explaining China’s game development history chronologically, starting from the end of the 1980s when Nintendo’s products entered China and pirated products overwhelmed the legally bound regular market until the emergence of indie studios in the 2010s.

scholarly journals By two: A two-dimensional mobile game model for novice developers

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 1336
Author(s):  
Abdallah Qusef ◽  
Abdallah Ayasreh ◽  
Adnan Shaout ◽  
Muhanna Muhanna
Keyword(s):  
Game Design ◽  
Game Development ◽  
Mobile Game ◽  
Game Features ◽  
Game Industry ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Game Developers ◽  
Beta Testing ◽  
Selection Of

The objective of this research was to discuss the processes and challenges encountered in the creation of mobile games for both Android and iOS platforms, which would help the novice game developers to enter the big world of mobile game industry. We highlighted each phase of the mobile game development. These involved suggestions on efficient brainstorming of ideas, proper selection of game engine, game design, number and type of pages, creation of levels, and distribution of complexity across the game level. In addition, other factors were considered such as the creation of User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) as well as definition of the screen object’s sizes and positions that would be suitable in all mobile devices. The importance of agile cycles of alpha and beta testing was also discussed, particularly its influence on the enhancement of game features. However, a successful game is recognized based on its earnings. Hence, a guide on how to properly market the game was also included. A model game called “By Two” was used in this study to illustrate and explain the steps in detail.

EXPLORATION VS. EXPLOITATION AND HOW VIDEO GAME DEVELOPERS ARE ABLE TO COMBINE THE TWO

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (06) ◽  
pp. 1650045
Author(s):  
BJÖRN REMNELAND WIKHAMN ◽  
ALEXANDER STYHRE ◽  
JAN LJUNGBERG ◽  
ANNA MARIA SZCZEPANSKA
Keyword(s):  
Video Games ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Creative Work ◽  
Game Development ◽  
Video Game Industry ◽  
Video Game Development ◽  
Game Industry ◽  
Game Developers ◽  
Suitable Case

This paper reports an in-depth qualitative study about innovation work in the Swedish video game industry. More specifically, it focuses on how video game developers are building ambidextrous capabilities to simultaneously addressing explorative and exploitative activities. The Swedish video game industry is a particularly suitable case to analyze ambidexterity, due to it’s extreme market success and continuous ability to adapt to shifts in technologies and demands. Based on the empirical data, three ambidextrous capabilities are pointed out as particularly valuable for video game developers; (1) the ability to separate between a creative work climate and the effectiveness in project organizing; (2) the balancing of inward and outward ideation influences, and (3) the diversity in operational means and knowledge paired with shared goals and motivations, derived from the love of video games and video game development.

scholarly journals Business Intelligence Challenges for Independent Game Publishing

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Yanhui Su ◽  
Per Backlund ◽  
Henrik Engström
Keyword(s):  
Business Intelligence ◽  
Game Design ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
Game Development ◽  
Industry Research ◽  
Game Industry ◽  
Analyse Data ◽  
Game Developers ◽  
Game Analytics

With the continuous development of the game industry, research in the game field is also deepening. Many interdisciplinary areas of knowledge and theory have been used to promote the development of the game industry. Business intelligence technologies have been applied to game development for game design and game optimization. However, few systematic research efforts have focused on the field of game publishing, particularly with regard to independent (indie) game publishing. In this paper, we analyse data collected from a set of interviews with small indie game developers. The results indicate that most of the indie game developers have already used business intelligence for game self-publishing, although three main challenges have been identified: first, how to conduct marketing promotion and improve the return on investment (ROI); second, how to collect game publishing data; and third, how to analyse the data in order to guide game self-publishing. Our interviews also reveal that the business model applied to a game significantly impacts the role of game analytics. The study expands and advances the research on how game analytics can be used for game publishing, particularly for indie game self-publishing.

scholarly journals The Path of UNITY or the Path of UNREAL? A Comparative Study on Suitability for Game Development

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hussain Ali Juma Al Lawati
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Comparative Research ◽  
Detailed Comparison ◽  
Game Development ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
The World ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
The Right ◽  
Game Developers ◽  
Development And Management

Game development has become one of the major sectors in the world of programming. However, it requires a serious and a huge understanding on the features and usability with respect to different features of a game. Here the research intends give a detailed comparison between Unity and Unreal Engine that assists beginner game developers to choose the right engine for their development. The research is supported by literature reviews on Unity development and management as well as Unreal Engine’s development kit evolution. Each of the engines require the application of certain programming. Pros and Cons for both engines are mentioned with aids from several articles and reviewers’ opinions. In addition, visuals are attached to show the exact differences between both engines. This comparative research shall act as a guide to the game developers to choose wisely based on the requirements in terms of performance, functionality, configurability, practicability and accessibility. The results of this comparison will open doors of knowledge for us about the world of game development engines and unclear the fog for all game development seekers.

scholarly journals Towards a “Filipino” Video Game: Teaching Filipino Culture and Identity for Video Game Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoffer Mitch C. Cerda
Keyword(s):  
Video Games ◽  
Video Game ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Game Development ◽  
Video Game Development ◽  
Game Industry ◽  
Filipino Culture ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Game Developers

This paper uses the author’s experiences of teaching the Filipino module of a multidisciplinary video game development class as a case study in teaching Filipino culture and identity as an element of video game development. A preliminary definition of “Filipino video game” as having Filipino narratives and subject matter, made by Filipino video game developers, and catering to a Filipino audience, is proposed. The realities and limitations of video game development and the video game market in the Philippines is also discussed to show how the dominance of Western video game industry, in terms of the dominance of outsource work for Filipino video game developers and the dominance of non-Filipino video games played by Filipino players, has hindered the development of original Filipino video games. Using four Filipino video games as primary texts discussed in class, students were exposed to Filipinomade video games, and shown how these games use Filipino history, culture, and politics as source material for their narrative and design. Issues of how video games can be used to selfexoticization, and the use of propaganda is discussed, and also how video games can be used to confront and reimagine Filipinoness. The paper ends with a discussion of a student-made game titled Alibatas, a game that aims to teach baybayin, a neglected native writing system in the Philippines as a demonstration of how students can make a Filipino video game. The paper then shows the importance of student-made games, and the role that the academe plays in the critical understanding of Filipino video games, and in defining Filipino culture and identity.

scholarly journals Penyuluhan Peluang Industri Kreatif di bidang Game Digital bagi Generasi Muda untuk Siswa SMA Negeri 3 Semarang

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Hanny Haryanto ◽  
Indra Gamayanto ◽  
Sendi Novianto ◽  
Ahmad Zainul Fanani
Keyword(s):  
Appreciative Inquiry ◽  
Creative Industry ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Digital Game ◽  
Game Development ◽  
Local Content ◽  
Leading Industry ◽  
Game Industry ◽  
Two Stages ◽  
General Method

AbstrakSalah satu contoh industri kreatif yang berkembang pesat di Indonesia adalah game digital. Jumlah transaksi yang dihasilkan dari industri ini juga sangat besar, namun 90% lebih pendapatannya masuk ke asing. Hal ini disebabkan belum banyak generasi muda yang tahu dan berminat untuk bergerak di industri tersebut. Dengan tersedianya fasilitas pengembangan dan distribusi serta konten lokal yang kaya di Indonesia, industri game digital ini berpeluang menjadi industri unggulan. Kegiatan ini dilaksanakan di SMA 3 sebagai salah satu sekolah favorit yang memiliki generasi muda yang potensial. Kegiatan penyuluhan ini bertujuan memberikan wawasan dan motivasi bagi generasi muda, yang adalah siswa SMA 3 Semarang, tentang peluang industri game digital di Indonesia sehingga diharapkan dapat berminat dan bergerak di bidang ini. Metode umum yang digunakan dalam penyuluhan adalah mengemukakan permasalahan nyata berkaitan dengan industri kreatif di Indonesia, memberikan langkah-langkah praktis untuk memulai dan memberikan contoh-contoh nyata tentang usaha yang telah dimulai dan dilakukan. Sedangkan metode penyampaian materi menggunakan appreciative inquiry dengan empat tahap, yaitu mancari hal yang positif, menemukan dan menentukan pilihan visi yang muncul dari hal-hal positif tersebut, melakukan usaha untuk merealisasikan visi yang telah ditentukan dan evaluasi hasil yang telah dicapai. Kegiatan ini akan bisa mencapai dua tahap awal, namun untuk dua tahap berikutnya akan diserahkan secara mandiri kepada peserta. Hasil dari pelatihan dan pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah siswa akan mampu memahami perkembangan game saat ini, hal-hal apa saja yang dapat dilakukan untuk mengembangkan industri game. Kata kunci: Industri kreatif, game, generasi muda, konten lokal, unggulan. AbstractOne example of a creative industry that is growing rapidly in Indonesia is digital games. The number of transactions generated from this industry is also very large, however, more than 90% of its income goes to foreigners. This is because not many young people know and are interested in moving into the industry. With the availability of development and distribution facilities as well as rich local content in Indonesia, this digital game industry has the opportunity to become a leading industry. This activity is carried out in SMA 3 as one of the favorite schools that has a potential young generation. This outreach activity aims to provide insight and motivation for the younger generation, who are SMA 3 Semarang students, about the opportunities for the digital game industry in Indonesia so that it is hoped that they will be interested and engaged in this field. The general method used in extension is to bring up real problems related to the creative industry in Indonesia, provide practical steps to start and provide real examples of businesses that have been started and carried out. While the method of delivering material uses appreciative inquiry with four stages, namely looking for positive things, finding and determining the choice of the vision that arises from these positive things, making efforts to realize the predetermined vision and evaluating the results that have been achieved. This activity will be able to reach the initial two stages, but for the next two stages will be independently submitted to the participants. The result of this training and community service is that students will be able to understand the current game development, what things can be done to develop the game industry. Keywords: Creative industry, Game, young generation, local content, flagship

Artificial Intelligence in Games Evolution

2011 ◽  
pp. 98-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murillo Guimarães Carneiro
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Game Development ◽  
Final Goal ◽  
Game Industry ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Game Developers

The growth of the game industry shows a great market to be conquered. However the gaming business now has consumers more demanding and hungry for quality games, not just graphics, but also related to more gameplay and challenge. This chapter provides an overview over a large area that is increasingly explored by game developers, the artificial intelligence (AI). The main goal is to highlight the main reasons that make the great investors fascinated to use AI techniques in games. Indeed, a new paradigm of game began to be defined and introducing it is also the mission of this chapter. As a final goal is intended that this material can be a source of learning and encouragement for beginners on game development and even for the curious and amateurs about the subject.

Masculine Pleasures as Normalized Practices: Character Design in the Video Game Industry

2021 ◽  
pp. 155541202110347
Author(s):  
Jessica E. Tompkins ◽  
Nicole Martins
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New Media ◽  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Game Development ◽  
Video Game Industry ◽  
Character Design ◽  
Game Engines ◽  
Game Industry ◽  
Game Developers

Scholars have extensively studied video game labor practices (e.g., Bulut, E. (2015). Glamor above, precarity below: Immaterial labor in the video game industry. Critical Studies in Media Communication, 32(3), 193-207. https://doi.org/10.1080/15295036.2015.1047880 , Bulut, E. (2020). White masculinity, creative desires, and production ideology in video game development. Games and Culture, 16, 1555412020939873; Banks, J. (2013). Co-creating videogames. New York, NY: Bloomsbury Publishing; Kerr, A. (2010). The culture of gamework. In M. Deuze (Ed), Managing Media Work (pp. 225-236). London: Sage; O’Donnell (2009). The everyday lives of video game developers: Experimentally understanding underlying systems/structures. Transformative Works and Cultures, 2. https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2009.0073 , O’Donnell (2014). Developer’s dilemma: The secret world of videogame creators. Cambridge, MA: MIT press; Johnson, R. S. (2013). Toward greater production diversity. Games and Culture, 8(136), 136-160. https://doi.org/10.1177/1555412013481848 , Johnson, R. (2014). Hiding in plain sight: Reproducing masculine culture at a video game studio. Communication, Culture & Critique, 7, 578-594. https://doi.org/10.1111/cccr.12023 ); yet, few have exclusively examined the process of character design (e.g., Srauy, S. (2017). Professional norms and race in the North American video game industry. Games and Culture, 14, 478-497. https://doi.org/10.1177/1555412017708936 ). Using a grounded theory analysis of 19 interviews with games designers and developers, this work complements existing research with insights on how gender and gendered interactions, technologies, audiences, market logics, and corporate culture integrate and influence character design practices. We found that technological affordances (e.g., game engines and related software; see Whitson, J. R. (2018). Voodoo software and boundary objects in game development: How developers collaborate and conflict with game engines and art tools. New Media & Society, 20, 2315-2332) converged with the masculine, heteronormative identities of game developers to shape normalized valued practices for character design, resulting in formulaic tropes that generally appealed to a masculine audience. Changes in status quo character design were attributed to diversity-conscious individuals, who operated within organizational practices privileging proven formulas over innovative designs.

White Masculinity, Creative Desires, and Production Ideology in Video Game Development

2020 ◽  
pp. 155541202093987 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ergin Bulut
Keyword(s):  
Video Game ◽  
Philosophy Of Technology ◽  
Game Studies ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Game Development ◽  
White Masculinity ◽  
Global Game ◽  
Video Game Development ◽  
Game Industry ◽  
Game Developers

Game workers have a problem. They code values and ideologies into games, but they are either not aware of it or deny it. Through a constructive and critical engagement with Games of Empire, I propose the concept of “ludic religiosity” to reveal how white masculinity informs game workers’ professional discourses, technological practices, ludic desires, and imaginations. Drawing on three-year-long ethnographic research and in conversation with cultural studies, philosophy of technology, and postcolonial game studies, I revisit desiring machine and ideology, two major concepts from Games of Empire. My goal is to demonstrate the racialized and gendered discourses and practices behind game developers’ desire to produce cognitive capitalism’s “escapist” commodities and rethink ideology within white masculine production cultures. Foregrounding how racialized and gendered practices and imaginations inform the desire behind the global game industry is crucial, especially in the aftermath of Gamergate and the rise of authoritarianism.

The New Spirit of Capitalism in the Game Industry

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  
pp. 789-801 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer R. Whitson
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Production ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Risk Averse ◽  
Game Development ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Development Data ◽  
Game Industry ◽  
Spirit Of Capitalism ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Game Developers

This article draws from ethnographic work in the game industry to challenge claims that digital platforms “democratize” cultural production by supporting small teams. I show how game developers exemplify the New Spirit of Capitalism in their search for creative autonomy outside of the risk-averse blockbuster console industry. Their risk of cultural production is ostensibly reduced by tools that leverage big data. By following one studio making free-to-play mobile games, I test the celebratory claims of democratization against the reality of implementing these now-essential analytics tools. The studio’s experiences demonstrate how mobile production for digital platforms intensifies game labor rather than facilitating its democratization in any straightforward way. It restricts creative autonomy, exacerbates the burden of risk on developers, and reinforces existing market and gender inequities. Rather than creatively liberating developers and expanding access to game development, data-driven design for digital platforms introduces new gatekeepers and literacies of exclusion.

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