| Description |
195 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
[Pt.] I. Political Economy of the Online Game Industry -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Sociocultural Interpretations of Digital Korea -- 3. Political Economy of the Korean Online Game Industry -- [Pt.] II. Game, Culture, and Digital Economy -- 4. eSports and Television Business in the Digital Economy -- 5. Professional Online Game Players as New Media Workers -- 6 Online Game Fans: New Audience Commodities in the New Media Era? -- [Pt.] III. Globalization and Game Empire -- 7. Adventure of Local Online Games toward Globalization -- 8 From the Cottage Industry to Transnational Media Giants |
| Summary |
Dal Yong Jin examines the rapid growth of the Korean online game industry from the perspective of political economy, discussing it in social, cultural & economic contexts |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Internet games -- Economic aspects -- Korea (South)
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Internet games -- Social aspects -- Korea (South)
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Video games industry -- Korea (South) -- History.
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| LC no. |
2010008161 |
| ISBN |
0262014769 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9780262014762 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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