Indie Inclusion?: Analyzing Diversity in the Independent Video Game Industry
dc.contributor.advisor | Chavez, Christopher | |
dc.contributor.author | Kiley, Aleah | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-10-27T18:54:49Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-10-27T18:54:49Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-10-27 | |
dc.description.abstract | Research into mainstream (AAA) video games reveals a popularized form of militarized masculine entertainment that is synonymous with violence toward other men and sexualized violence toward women. The means of successful AAA game production are limited to those who have access to sophisticated game engines, advanced programming skills, and substantial financial backing. Consequently, a robust independent “indie” game industry has emerged to promote a greater range of game creation excluded from the AAA model. Drawing on political economic, feminist, and cultural studies approaches, this study seeks to trace the emergent trends and dynamics in the indie industry and analyzes common practices, strategies, and discursive themes of the Independent Games Festival (IGF), their hosting event, GDC, and their parent company UBM. This thesis contributes to media industry studies, game studies, and critical theory and highlights how economic logics shape social relations and influences processes of cultural change. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/20539 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | University of Oregon | |
dc.rights | All Rights Reserved. | |
dc.subject | Diversity | en_US |
dc.subject | Independent media | en_US |
dc.subject | Media industries | en_US |
dc.subject | Political economy | en_US |
dc.subject | Video games | en_US |
dc.subject | Women in technology | en_US |
dc.title | Indie Inclusion?: Analyzing Diversity in the Independent Video Game Industry | |
dc.type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation | |
thesis.degree.discipline | School of Journalism and Communication | |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Oregon | |
thesis.degree.level | masters | |
thesis.degree.name | M.S. |
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