News and Research articles on Game engines

Volume 9, Issue 4

Platformisation in game development

Aleena Chia, Simon Fraser University
Brendan Keogh, Queensland University of Technology
Dale Leorke, Tampere University
Benjamin Nicoll, Queensland University of Technology
PUBLISHED ON: 21 Oct 2020 DOI: 10.14763/2020.4.1515

This article draws on case studies of two software development platforms, Unity and Twine, to unpack how the game development process both adheres to and challenges understandings of ‘platformisation’.

KEYWORDS: Cultural production, Democratisation, Game engines, Game development, Platformisation, Platforms