Johnston, Keith M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1989-8549 and Phillips, Tom
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1732-4514
(2016)
"A step into the abyss" Transmedia in the UK Games and Television Industries.
International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations, 8 (2).
ISSN 1942-3888
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Abstract
This article uses a media industries studies perspective to investigate the current state of transmedia production in the UK. Analysing the discursive statements of a range of industry participants from both UK television and games industries, the article reveals a series of contradictions and misunderstandings that may be limiting the effectiveness of multi-platform projects. By comparing overlapping discursive patterns around attitudes to risk, measures of success, authorship between the two industries, and repeated concerns over the balance of creative and commercial imperatives, the article argues that existing hierarchies of power between media industries threaten to derail future convergence.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | transmedia,uk television,video games,mobile gaming,risk,media industries,commissioning |
Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Art, Media and American Studies University of East Anglia > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Film, Television and Media Faculty of Arts and Humanities |
Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
Date Deposited: | 22 Mar 2016 09:06 |
Last Modified: | 19 Apr 2023 00:28 |
URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/57619 |
DOI: | 10.4018/IJGCMS.2016040104 |
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