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E-sports like League of Legends have millions of viewers, prize pools equal to major televised events and a few US unis are even offering scholarships in e-sports. UNSW's Dr Tom Apperley explores this huge phenomenon in the latest episode of UNSWTV's pop culture series Know Thy Selfie.

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Major app developers make enormous sums from basic and derivative games, so why shouldn’t independent game makers like the creator of Flappy Bird do the same, asks Thomas Apperley. 

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Console games are no longer banned in China, opening up a huge market for manufacturers. But can they succeed in a culture where consumers are used to getting their software and games for free, asks Thomas Apperley. 

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If you want to see the future of architecture, take a good look at the world of computer games, says Russell Lowe, a lecturer in architectural computing in the Faculty of the Built Environment.