The video game industry in Portugal

Pedro A. Santos; Patrícia Romeiro; Flávio Nunes; Paul Hollins; Ruben Riestra

The video game industry in Portugal

Pedro A. Santos, Patrícia Romeiro, Flávio Nunes, Paul Hollins, Ruben Riestra

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Abstract

Despite the impressive growth of the video game industry in Europe and a growing interest emerging in that industrial sector (e.g. from the European Commission), there is still a knowledge deficiency in respect of its characteristics and regional impact. By mapping the most relevant active agents participating in this economic activity in Portugal, this paper explores the characteristics the industry communities, types of games developed, tools used, marketing and sales channels and economic impact. This research is based on data collected in Portugal through a survey of 70 economic agents, under the auspices of the First Atlas of video games Industry in Portugal research project. The paper concludes with an elaboration of the opportunities and challenges associated with the industry and the potential role of public and institutional policies in supporting its development and sustainability.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of Videojogos 2016, Covilhã, Portugal
Editors	Frutuoso Silva, Pedro Santos
Pages	1-10
Publication status	Published - Nov 2016
Event	Videojogos 2016 - Covilhã, Portugal Duration: 24 Nov 2016 → 25 Nov 2016

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Conference	Videojogos 2016
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Covilhã
Period	24/11/16 → 25/11/16

Keywords

Video Game Industry
Creative Industries
Public Policies
Portugal
RAGE

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Rage: Realising an Applied Gaming Eco-system
Westera, W. (PI), Georgiadis, K. (CoI), Saveski, G. (CoI), van Lankveld, G. (CoI), Bahreini, K. (CoI), van der Vegt, W. (CoI), Berkhout, J. (CoI), Nyamsuren, E. (CoI), Kluijfhout, E. (CoI) & Nadolski, R. (CoI)
European Union
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Project: Research

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