GLOBAL GAMES: PRODUCTION, CIRCULATION AND POLICY IN THE NETWORKED ERA
Journal Title: Acta Ludologica - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Dr. Aphra Kerr is a senior lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Maynooth University in Ireland. Global games: production, circulation and policy in the networked era is a book based upon ten years of her discussion and research. As the author says, „this book aims to provide a theoretically robust and empirically informed but accessible analysis of the political, economic, social and cultural factors shaping production in the digital games industry and analyze how it is globalizing its production operations and localizing its content and services to reach the most lucrative markets“.
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Róbert Halenár
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