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"Index." Social, Casual and Mobile Games: The changing gaming landscape. Ed. Tama Leaver and Michele Willson. New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2015. 291–297. Bloomsbury Collections. Web. 25 Sep. 2021. <>. Downloaded from Bloomsbury Collections, www.bloomsburycollections.com, 25 September 2021, 01:28 UTC. Copyright © Tama Leaver, Michele Willson and Contributors 2016. You may share this work for non-commercial purposes only, provided you give attribution to the copyright holder and the publisher, and provide a link to the Creative Commons licence. Index 868-Hack xi , 33 , 38–9 , 41–3 asynchronicity 6 , 78–9 , 81–2 , 86 Atari 42 , 45 , 196–7 Action Button xi , 33 , 40–1 augmented reality see ARG Activision Blizzard 201 , 226 , 235 , 238 Australian and New Zealand addictive/addiction 123 , 245 Communication Association ixx advertisement 64 , 128 , 201 , 206–7 , avatar xiv , 38–9 , 80 , 119 234 , 237 Affect 7 , 106–8 , 118 –29 , 142 Baby Kissing 95 affection games xii , 6 , 89–103 Bad Piggies 2 , 216–17 , 219 affective labour 118 , 126–7 badges 8 , 151 , 156 , 159 , 161 , 180–1 , AI: Artifi cial Intelligence 56 , 92 183 , 185–6 , 190–2 ‘air drop’ missions 172 Baldwin, Adam 279 Alexander, Leigh 127 , 130, 285–6 Bam Buddy 199 aliens vii , 4 , 31 , 33 , 35 , 37 , 39 , 41 , 43 , Barbie 37 , 48 , 123 45 Bee Cave Games 256 , 258 All Comm xi , 138 Bejeweled xi , 197 , 264 ambience 105–8 , 114 Betting Millionaire xi , 252 ambient intimacy 106 , 109 Big Fish Casino xi , 247 ambient play viii, ixx, 7 , 105–9 , 111–15 Big Huggin 97 , 102 Android 3 , 93 , 102–3 , 108 , 135 , 170 , Blizzard 34 , 201 , 226 , 235 213 , 233 , 246–7 , 254 , 261 , 270 BragBet 244 Angry Birds viii , xi , 2 , 9 , 21 , 32 , 35 , Brightkite 179 39–41 , 45 , 61 , 105 , 111 , 116 , 197 , Brough, Michael xi , 33 , 37–40 , 44–5 213–24 , 245 , 273–4 , 283–4 , 286 burgerandfries chat room 279 , 281 Star Wars 220–2 Bushnell 196 Stella 222 business model 2 , 62–3 , 68 , 72 , 118 , Transformers 222 120 , 129 , 183 , 185 , 187 , 204 , 212 , Angry Rebels 220 226–7 , 229 , 231 , 233 , 235 , 238 , anti-gambling campaigns 10 240 , 262–3 , 270 , 272 AP (action points) xiv , 117 , 121 , 123 , 126–8 , 137 , 144 , 151 CaesarsCasino.com 255 , 257 Apple 9 , 31–2 , 37–9 , 44 , 61 , 63 , 71 , Cake Mania 284 91 , 93–4 , 102–3 , 112 , 198–200 , Call of Duty 278 213 , 215 , 224 , 228 , 231–3 , 235–7 , Candy Crush ix , xi , xiv , 2 , 10, 80–1 , 87 , 240 , 248–9 , 252 , 266 , 270 , 273 117 , 123–5 , 127 , 130–1 , 226 , 245 , ARG (Augmented Reality Game) 7 , 257–8 , 261–74 135–6 , 147 cheating ix , 9–10 , 143 , 241 , 261–5 , Aristocrat 256 , 258 , 279 267–73 , 287 99781501310607_Ind_Final_txt_print.indd781501310607_Ind_Final_txt_print.indd 229191 111/3/20151/3/2015 110:39:470:39:47 AAMM 292 INDEX China xii , xv , 9 , 114 –15 , 139 , 141 , 198 , developers v , vii , xv , 4–5 , 9 , 17 , 27–8 , 205 , 208–9 , 214 , 217 , 223–4 37 , 53 , 58 , 61–73 , 91 , 93 , 101 , CIs, (creative industries) 214–15 112 , 122 , 167 , 199–201 , 208 , city planning 8 , 170 210–11 , 226–9 , 231–8, 240 , Clash of Clans 62 255–6 , 270 , 279 cloud-based 208–9 digital affection games 89–93 , 95 , 97 , CMC (computer mediated 99 , 101 , 103 communication) 109 digital games xiii–xv , xvii , 15–19 , 26 , co-presence 7 , 35–6 , 106 , 108–9 , 115 28 , 58 , 72 , 77–8 , 87 , 89–91 , 99 , Code Masters 201 102 , 165 , 167 , 239 , 262 , 272–4 , collective memory 158 278 , 282–5 , 288 competitive advantage 64 Digital Games Research compulsive consumption 245 Association xiii–xv , xvii , 272–3 console xii , 8 , 16–17 , 22 , 24 , 32–3 , digital media ix , 9 , 113 , 243–5 , 247–9 , 37 , 42–4 , 63–4 , 90 , 119 , 162 , 251 , 253–7 , 259 168 , 195–9 , 201–4 , 213 , 218 , Diner Dash 99 , 102 225–6 , 228–32 , 235 , 240 , 272 , distraction 34 , 36 , 106–7 , 110 , 115 , 284 126 , 223 consumer protection law 70 Dodgeball 179 convenience 64–5 , 92 , 119 , 167 , 205 , Double Fine Adventure 71 226 DoubleDown 200 , 244 Cool Pizza 44 DoubleDown Interactive 200 Corrypt 37 , 44 doxxing 280 Cosmopolitan 91 Dungeon Keeper 65 , 72 Cow Clicker 284 , 287 Dungeons and Dragons 282 critical refl ection 89 Duolingo 181 cross-platform xiii , 6 , 198 crowdfunding 62 , 68–9 , 73 EA 226 , 234 Crowley, Dennis 179 , 182–8 , 191 Eco, Umberto 168 , 172 , 177 cultural lens viii , 6 , 89 , 96 Edge xvii , 31 , 39 , 44 , 64 , 148 curation of cultural heritage 150 , 153 , Electronic Arts 200–1 , 235 155 , 158–9 , 161–2 electronic gaming machines (slots) xiii , customization xvi , 64 , 115 245 , 258 Cut the Rope 32 Eliss 44 emotion 107–8 , 115 –16 , 120 , 243 , Dabney 196 251 Daily Show 123 , 131 emotional bonds 123 , 127 dark design pattern 266 Endemol 256–7 Dark Souls 34 Enlightened, the 135 , 137 , 139 , 150 dating simulation 89–90 , 93 Entertainment Software Rating DayZ xiv Board 1 , 11 dead-time viii , 6 , 77 , 79, 83–8 European Commission 70 , 211 death threats 280 EVE online xiv , 263 , 272 , 274 Depression Quest 279 EverQuest 198 designer-agent 5 , 48 , 51–4 , 57 , 70 exercise, incentivizing 17 , 55 , 157 , 167, designer-gamer 5 , 48 , 51–2 , 56–7 , 70 177 , 250 Destiny 229 , 238 extra-game affection 94 Develop 67 eye-gaze xiv 99781501310607_Ind_Final_txt_print.indd781501310607_Ind_Final_txt_print.indd 229292 111/3/20151/3/2015 110:39:470:39:47 AAMM INDEX 293 F2P (free to play) see freemium gamer vii , xi , xvii , 1–5 , 10–11 , 15–27 , Facebook xi–xii , xiv , xvi , 1 , 3 , 17 , 51 , 29 , 34 , 43 , 48 , 51–3 , 56–7 , 69–70 , 78–9 , 81 , 85 , 87–8 , 112 , 124 , 83 , 111 , 117–19 , 128–9 , 136 , 163 , 128–9 , 131 , 179 , 181 , 186 , 199– 168–9 , 198 , 210 , 238 , 249–50 , 200 , 214–16 , 226 , 232 , 234 , 237 , 253 , 255–6 , 277–88 243 , 245–8 , 252 , 254 , 256 , 261 , gamer identity 10–11 , 277–82 , 287–8 264 , 268 , 280 GamerGate ix , 10–11 , 17 , 27 , 277–82 , Faction Comm 138 , 140–1 284–9 Fahey, Mike 268 , 273 GamesforGirlsClub.com 93 family bonding viii , 6, 77 , 87 GameView Studios 121 , 123 , 131 fantasy xiii , xvi , xviii , 6 , 34 , 90–1 , 96 , gamifi cation 179 , 181 , 183 , 185 , 187 , 98–101 , 206 189 , 191 fantasy games xiii , xvi , xviii gateway drug 248 Farm Heroes Saga 87 , 226 gender vii , xv , xvii , 4 , 6 , 11 , 15 , 17 , 19 , Farmville (Zygna) 3 , 11 , 21 , 189 , 245 , 22 , 25 , 27–9 , 93 , 98 , 101 , 139–40 , 254 , 261 , 283–4 , 286 144 , 147 , 226 , 232 , 248 , 277–8 , female game developer xv , 279 287–9 female player 1 , 17–18 , 22–3 , 25–7 , genre xi–xii, ixx, 2–3 , 6 , 17–26 , 33 , 39 , 93 , 139–40 , 222 , 282 , 284 81 , 89–90 , 93–5 , 101 , 106 , 117 , feminism 102 , 287 123 , 201 , 245 , 262 , 270 , 282 , 284 feminization 4 , 18 , 29 , 289 GDC 67 FIFA 21 , 77 , 234 girlgames.com 90 , 103 Final Fantasy VII 34 Gjoni, Eron 279 Fist of Awesome 69 , 72 Glitch Tank 37 Flappy Bird 9 , 43 , 72 , 227 , 236 gold farmers 198 Flash 51 , 93 , 102–3 Google Community 140 Flickr 118 , 131 Earth 160 Foursquare viii , 8 , 112–13 , 115 , 179–92 Play 63 , 92–4 , 112 , 199 , 213 freemium/F2P xiv , 4–5 , 7 , 61–70 , 117–21 , Plus 135 , 138 , 140–2 , 146 , 151–2 , 123–9 , 195 , 205 , 209 , 225 , 233–5 , 162–3 261 , 266 , 270 , 272 Gowalla 179 Fresh Deck Poker 244 GPS 113 , 135–6 , 166–7 , 176 Fruit Ninja 197 , 217 Grand Theft Auto V 229 Groupon 179 , 185 Galaxy, Samsung 31 Gamasutra 58–9 , 73 , 127 , 130 , 273 , 286 hackers vii , 4 , 31 , 33 , 35 , 37 , 39 , 41 , gambling ix , 9–10 , 87 , 241 , 243–59 , 43 , 45 262 , 274 Halfbrick 217 , 236 Gambling Is No Game (nogame.com. 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    GAME DEVELOPER INDEX 2012 SWEDISH GAMES INDUSTRY’S REPORTS 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2 WORDLIST 3 PREFACE 4 TURNOVER AND PROFIT 5 NUMBER OF COMPANIES 7 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 7 GENDER DISTRIBUTION 7 TURNOVER PER COMPANY 7 EMPLOYEES PER COMPANY 8 BIGGEST PLAYERS 8 DISTRIBUTION PLATFORMS 8 OUTSOURCING/CONSULTING 9 SPECIALISED SUBCONTRACTORS 9 DLC 10 GAME DEVELOPER MAP 11 LOCATION OF COMPANIES 12 YEAR OF REGISTRY 12 GAME SALES 13 AVERAGE REVIEW SCORES 14 REVENUES OF FREE-TO-PLAY 15 EXAMPLE 15 CPM 16 eCPM 16 NEW SERVICES, NEW PIRACY TARGETS 16 VALUE CHAIN 17 DIGITAL MIDDLEMEN 18 OUTLOOK 18 SWEDISH AAA IN TOP SHAPE 19 CONSOLES 20 PUBISHERS 20 GLOBAL 20 CONCLUSION 22 METHODOLOGY 22 Cover: Mad Max (in development), Avalanche Studios 1 | Game Developer Index 2012 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Game Developer Index maps, reports and analyzes the Swedish game devel- opers’ annual operations and international trends by consolidating their respective annual company accounts. Swedish game development is an export industry and operates in a highly globalized market. In just a few decades the Swedish gaming industry has grown from a hobby for enthusiasts into a global industry with cultural and economic importance. The Game Developer Index 2012 compiles Swedish company accounts for the most recently reported fiscal year. The report highlights: • Swedish game developers’ turnover grew by 60 percent to 414 million euro in 2012. A 215% increase from 2010 to 2012. • Most game developer companies (~60 percent) are profitable and the industry reported a combined profit for the fourth consecutive year. • Job creation and employment is up by 30 percent.