Entanglements of creative agency and digital technology: A sociomaterial study of computer game development

Panourgias, Nikiforos S.; Nandhakumar, Joe; Scarbrough, Harry

doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2013.03.010

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“…Technology skills must be renewed on a regular basis to keep up with these changes (Parmentier & Picq, 2016). There is a dynamic exchange between creativity and technology (Panourgias et al, 2014). Creativity could reference artistic work as well as approaches and processes (Landoni et al, 2020).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Regardless, the environment must foster creativity since it is not possible to directly manage (Landoni et al, 2020; Parmentier & Picq, 2016). Creativity can be influential to innovation, however, Panourgias et al (2014) discusses the mere surprise that comes with the output from the creative process. This makes alignment with organizational goals difficult and requires more of an emergent plan that can iteratively adapt (Panourgias et al, 2014).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Gaming Leadership Development with Multi‐rater Assessment

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Knox²

2021

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Game development companies are founded based on a passion and love for gaming. Founders have spent a lifetime playing games, which has motivated education in a given development area like design or programming. The disruptive technology experienced in the gaming industry requires constant updating of these game development skills, which consumes the focus of founders, leaving skill gaps in running the business. Remaining sustainable in gaming leadership requires assessment of skills to identify a targeted plan for continuing development. Leadership development is a highly researched area in academia as well as a multi‐billion‐dollar industry annually. One of the most effective assessments used for leadership development is multi‐rater assessments. Research and successful case studies indicate that when multi‐rater‐based leadership development is implemented properly with aligned competencies, it leads to individual behavioral change and collectively organizational change. Multi‐rater assessments in the gaming industry appear to be a new concept due to the emerging nature of this industry. Our research first focuses on identification of leadership competencies in the gaming industry. We shift focus to multi‐rater evaluation and exemplify key feedback that fosters permanent behavioral changes in gaming leaders, as well as process steps to support organizational change.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Gaming Leadership Development with Multi‐rater Assessment

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Knox²

2021

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“…Schmalz (2015) briefly mentions it in his dissertation on the history of video game innovation in the 2000s. Panourgias, Nandhakumar, and Scarbrough (2014) write about game design through engines like Unity (without mentioning it specifically); they contend that development requires an interplay between creative intentions and practical restrictions coded into a program. Whitson (2018) goes one step further and argues for the vital role Unity plays in game studios.…”

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United We Stand: Platforms, Tools and Innovation With the Unity Game Engine

Foxman

2019

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The skirmish between game engines Unity and Unreal presents a new front in the platformization of cultural production. This article argues that such programs are “platform tools.” They enable amateurs and professionals to not only build content for platforms but also “lock-in” industry ideologies in the ideation, production, implementation, and distribution of digital creative work, resulting in a homogeneity of developers, practices, and products. The Unity engine’s history, features, and place in the game production pipeline makes it a paradigmatic “platform tool.” Findings from 90 interviews with VR enthusiasts show that Unity set the boundaries or “rules” for developers’ everyday activities and, despite enthusiasm about the medium’s potential, compelled them to create content which conformed to popular gaming genres and standards.

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“…products and related auxiliary services) and demand (e.g. user profiles, market needs) trends; and, iii) a unique combination of creativity, digital technologies and game development practices (see also Panourgias, Nandhakumar & Scarbrough 2014;Sapsed and Tschang, 2014). Evans, Hagiu & Schmalensee (2005) argue that this evolution started in the late 70's with the shift from Atari's Home Pong (1975) -where a single game was hardwired into the console's circuit -to Fairchild's Channel F game console that opened up the market to games stored in interchangeable cartridges.…”

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From value chains to technological platforms: The effects of crowdfunding in the digital game industry

Nucciarelli

Feng

Fernandes

et al. 2017

Journal of Business Research

101

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Entanglements of creative agency and digital technology: A sociomaterial study of computer game development

Cited by 37 publications

References 47 publications

Gaming Leadership Development with Multi‐rater Assessment

Gaming Leadership Development with Multi‐rater Assessment

United We Stand: Platforms, Tools and Innovation With the Unity Game Engine

From value chains to technological platforms: The effects of crowdfunding in the digital game industry

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