DIGITAL ECONOMY, PLATFORMS & GLOBAL SYSTEMS

Digital Platform

Multi-sided digital system enabling interactions among users, creators, advertisers, and data flows.

Global Games Industry

International ecosystem of game development, publishing, labor, intellectual property, and monetization.

Knowledge/Post-Industrial Economy

Economy based on information, creativity, and intellectual labor rather than manufacturing.

Disintermediation and Reintermediation

Removal of traditional intermediaries through digital platforms, followed by creation of new intermediaries.

Social Production

Peer-based, collaborative creation of information and culture outside traditional markets (e.g., Wikipedia).

Free-to-Play/Freemium

Business model where access is free but revenue comes from microtransactions or in-game purchases.

Gig Economy

Labor system characterized by short-term, flexible, and precarious work mediated by digital platforms.