Load Game The independent digital game production in Greece


Published: Jun 27, 2023
Keywords:
digital games independent production indie games networks production studies
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Abstract

The digital game industry has been established globally today as a financial, technological and cultural giant. Beyond though the dominant digital game production regions (China, North America, Western Europe) and the blockbuster titles, indie game development and worldwide creators constitute an important pillar of the game industry. During the last ten years, a new dynamic transformation in digital content production has taken place in the South European region, a fortiori in Greece. Drawing from 35 semi-structured interviews conducted between 2019 and 2023, this article aims to explore the traits of the independent game production in Greece, in the contemporary period. More specifically, it focuses on the working cultures and production identities of the Greek creators, the local and international networks that support the local independent development, as well as the main stylistic, design trends of the Greek digital games.

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