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  1. Games in the platform economy
    steam's tangled markets
  2. Games in the platform economy
    steam's tangled markets
    Published: 2023
    Publisher:  Bristol University Press, Bristol, UK

    "This book examines the evolution of digital platform economies through the lens of online gaming with a unique economic sociology perspective. Paying particular attention to Valve s Steam platform, the book examines the architecture of this online... more

    ZBW - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft, Standort Kiel
    B 432929
    Unlimited inter-library loan, copies and loan
    Universitätsbibliothek Mannheim
    500 AP 15963 T489
    No inter-library loan

     

    "This book examines the evolution of digital platform economies through the lens of online gaming with a unique economic sociology perspective. Paying particular attention to Valve s Steam platform, the book examines the architecture of this online videogame marketplace and the way it enables new markets and economic transactions."

     

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    Content information
    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9781529223040
    RVK Categories: AP 15963
    Subjects: Digitale Plattform; Computerspiel; Netzwerkökonomik; Video games industry; Video games; BUS070110; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / E-Commerce / General (see also COMPUTERS / Electronic Commerce); BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Computer Industry; COMPUTERS / Social Aspects / General; Communication studies; Computer & Videospielindustrie; Digital lifestyle; Digital- und Informationstechnologien: soziale und ethische Aspekte; E-Commerce: geschäftliche Aspekte; E-commerce: business aspects; Ethical & social aspects of IT; Information technology industries; Kommunikationswissenschaft; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication; Media studies; Medienwissenschaften: Internet, digitale Medien und Gesellschaft; Popular culture; Populäre Kultur; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
    Scope: vii, 148 Seiten, Illustrationen, 24 cm
    Notes:

    1. Introduction: Steam s tangled markets2. Platform configurations in gaming3. Economic sociology and the analysis of platforms as markets4. Valve corporation and the Steam platform5. Steam s business model6. Shaping market interactions on the Steam platform7. Economic actors on the steam platform8. Player trading beyond Steam9. User monetisation and value creation in tangled markets