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Disrupting video game distribution Cover

Disrupting video game distribution

Nordic Journal of Media Studies
Volume 1 (2019): Issue 1 (June 2019)
By: Stefan Werning  
Open Access
|Jun 2019

Figures & Tables

Illustration 1

Graphical overview of snapshots of the Steam launch page archived by Wayback MachineComment: The total number of snapshots is 370,490.
Graphical overview of snapshots of the Steam launch page archived by Wayback MachineComment: The total number of snapshots is 370,490.

Illustration 2

The Steam launch page (2010)Comment: Archived by Wayback Machinehttps://web.archive.org/web/20090501055157/http://store.steampowered.com/.
The Steam launch page (2010)Comment: Archived by Wayback Machinehttps://web.archive.org/web/20090501055157/http://store.steampowered.com/.

Illustration 3

Example of how data can be visualized
Example of how data can be visualized

Illustration 4

The website for the Salien game after the conclusion of the corresponding summer saleComment: cf. the Steamcommunity websitehttps://steamcommunity.com/saliengame/.
The website for the Salien game after the conclusion of the corresponding summer saleComment: cf. the Steamcommunity websitehttps://steamcommunity.com/saliengame/.

Illustration 5

A selection of memes about the Steam Summer Sales from KnowYourMeme
A selection of memes about the Steam Summer Sales from KnowYourMeme

Illustration 6

The public Steam profile page of user evo1x
The public Steam profile page of user evo1x

Illustration 7

Requirements to obtain the Pillar of Community badgeComment: Cf. The corresponding forum discussion on the website Boardgame geekhttps://boardgamegeek.com/thread/998510/pillar-community.
Requirements to obtain the Pillar of Community badgeComment: Cf. The corresponding forum discussion on the website Boardgame geekhttps://boardgamegeek.com/thread/998510/pillar-community.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/njms-2019-0007 | Journal eISSN: 2003-184X
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Language: English
Page range: 103 - 124
Published on: Jun 26, 2019
Published by: University of Gothenburg Nordicom
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
steam,
platformization,
software affordances,
metagames,
online social networks
Related subjects:
Social sciences,
Communication science,
Mass communication,
Public and political communication,
Visual communication

© 2019 Stefan Werning, published by University of Gothenburg Nordicom
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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