Distinctive critical success factors that drive innovation in Electronic game development

[Harry]

Hi,

I am a student and am currently involved in a research aiming to
identify the vital success criteria for innovation in electronic games
and how it differs from traditional s/w. I would be grateful if anyone
could aid me with their ideas or provide any helpful links.

Furthermore, can anyone tell me how i can find e-mail addresses of
developers or any other staff of gaming giants like Ubisoft, EA etc so
that i could directly contact them and get some further insight on my
topic.


Thanks in advance..

[Chasteen, Christopher L.]

Harry,

Where are you studying? What is your academic focus? You can email off-list with details.

I just finished my MA in English, though my thesis was a bit eccentric for an MA.

The thesis focuses on five formal elements I identified through rather exhaustive research of current existing literature written by academics who pioneered (are pioneering) video game studies as a field of study. Most of the literature came from Europe, however--in the last few years--more and more US academics have been publishing articles on video games.

Keep in mind, however, my approach is most focused on the humanities (as opposed the hard sciences), though I do draw from psychology, computer science, UI design, interactive design.

If you (or anyone else) is interested in reading/discussing my research and writing, contact me at the address below:


chas...@uwec.edu

I will probably not respond from that address, but contact me there...I am willing to share my thesis with anyone willing to engage in discussion.

Additionally, if there are people in Twin Cities, MN area interested in meeting periodically to discuss game research/studies...I would be interested setting up a face2face meetup.

C


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