Smith, AN ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5253-8062
2015,
'The backer-developer connection : exploring crowdfunding’s influence on video game production'
, New Media and Society, 17 (2)
, pp. 198-214.
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Abstract
As video game development studios increasingly turn to digital crowdfunding platforms such as Kickstarter for financing, this article explores the ways in which these processes shape production. It examines in particular the interactions that typically occur between studios and players as part of crowdfunded development, analysing the ways in which these activities inform aspects of video game design. By charting the implications of this burgeoning economic model, the article contributes to scholarship concerning video game production, and intervenes within more specific discussions concerning the role of the player within development. The article’s case study, which draws from evidence of production concerning multiple Kickstarter projects, is organised into two sections. The first ascertains the degrees to which Kickstarter users can influence the details of a proposed project during a crowdfunding campaign; the second looks at how developers involve crowdfunding communities within production once funding is secured.
Item Type: | Article |
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Themes: | Media, Digital Technology and the Creative Economy |
Schools: | Schools > School of Arts & Media > Arts, Media and Communication Research Centre |
Journal or Publication Title: | New Media and Society |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
ISSN: | 1461-4448 |
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Funders: | Non funded research |
Depositing User: | AN Smith |
Date Deposited: | 03 Feb 2015 14:30 |
Last Modified: | 15 Feb 2022 19:01 |
URI: | https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/33590 |
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