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.
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.
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.
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.
