Incredibly excited to announce this special issue of Media Industries Journal that I co-edited with Chris Young and @dayofthemutants.bsky.social on the topic of LOCAL DIGITAL GAME PRODUCTION. journals.publishing.umich.edu/mij/issue/31... - ThreadSky

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brkeogh.bsky.social • 83 days ago

Incredibly excited to announce this special issue of Media Industries Journal that I co-edited with Chris Young and @dayofthemutants.bsky.social on the topic of LOCAL DIGITAL GAME PRODUCTION.

https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/mij/issue/312/info/

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brkeogh.bsky.social•83 days ago

First, in our introduction we set the scene with how we understood 'the local', and how this has so far been accounted for in game production studies: https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/mij/article/id/1181/

brkeogh.bsky.social•83 days ago

Next, @scottdejong.bsky.social & @michaeliantorno.com provide a fascinating account of precarious freelance game developers selling their services on Fiverr in "Game Design for a Fiverr: Precarity, Regionality, and Platform-Mediation in the Gig Economy"

https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/mij/article/id/3870/

brkeogh.bsky.social•83 days ago

K.T. Wong then introduces us to indie game production cultures in Malaysia, a much understudied site of game production!

https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/mij/article/id/3882/

brkeogh.bsky.social•83 days ago

Anne Heslinga then takes us across to The Netherlands for a different perspective on platform-based precarity.

https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/mij/article/id/3890/

brkeogh.bsky.social•83 days ago

And finally, @hughdavies.bsky.social takes us into the world of indie game production in Southern China—a site of independent game production too often overshadowed by our focus on the massive Chinese tech companies.

https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/mij/article/id/3914/

brkeogh.bsky.social•83 days ago

Really thrilled with all of these articles. Please check them out!

marcuscarter.com•82 days ago

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saharkin.bsky.social•83 days ago

Oh this looks excellent!

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