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The ‘made in France’ video game‘s paradox
An expanding market, an industry full of talents but some companies weakened by the fiscal attractiveness of countries that made a development springboard of it: the video game industry has become the editorial and industrial laboratory of the cultural sector in the post-digital era. What it teaches us on the strengths and weaknesses of our country must invite us to be creative… and vigilant.
Call of Duty franchise tops $10 billion, Advanced Warfare sales not released
"Since Activision created the Call of Duty franchise in 2003, franchise revenues have exceeded $10 billion in sales worldwide, far exceeding box office receipts for such household movie franchises as Hunger Games, Transformers, Iron Man and Avengers, combined," said Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard. "Advanced Warfare is the biggest entertainment launch of 2014 in terms of revenue, surpassing all movie, music and book launches this year."
A study by the French National Center for Cinematography on the French people’s video games consumption practices (November 2014)
Almost 3 Frenchmen out of 4 (71,2%), from 6 to 65 years-old, declare having played to video games within the six last months, according to the the CNC/TNS Sofres study on the uses and behaviors of online and offline video games players in 2014. The study analyzes the players’ practices according to the types of games (offline or online) and the accesses (free or paying). It appears that almost one player out of two (48,9%) declare playing every day, that the average session is 2h15 long and that the average gamer is 31,5 years-old.
Another study: French people and the video game, 2014 study by the SELL (in French)
Video Games : the little made in France
How are the independent French video games studios going? When we speak about French games, we often mention Ubisoft, which became a global player. Behind this jewel is a whole fabric of small development studios that try to break into the flourishing video games market, trying to overcome the editing and financing obstacles.
The video game in France threaten by Canada and United-Kingdom’s attractiveness
Microsoft officially completes acquisition of Mojang
SURVEYS
Create, share and protect.
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How harmony can triumph over cacophony.
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The age of curation : From abundance to discovery
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The imperative of moving towards business-model hybridisation
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How does sharing data contribute to improving the way we experience our day-to-day lives in the city?
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After the Big data revolution comes a second centered upon Open data and sharing
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Update of the first report published in 2010.
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Cultural behavior and personal data
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Generation #hashtag : a new wave of content in the age of digital natives
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Culture, territories and Powers - The spirit of Atlas
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Creators, producers, distributors Who really has overall control ?
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Instantaneity, hyper-choice, innovation.
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L'Atelier BNP Paribas: Big Data: Big Culture?
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The question of ownership of personal data is at the heart of this year’s Forum d’Avignon.
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Financing and economic models
- Drawing of the week - The Artist 2, by Nicolas Vadot
- Drawing of the week - Culture, by Lars Refn
- Drawing of the week - I commit myself to art - I invest in art, by Kichka
- Have the cultural and creative sectors found the formula for development in the digital age? By Kurt Salmon
- Drawing of the week - Forum d'Avignon vs Davos, by Plantu
Territorial attractiveness and social cohesion
- Drawing of the week - There are 52 million artworks, by Willis from Tunis
- Drawing of the week - Europe Day: May the 9th - How to build Europe of culture?, by Khalil Abuarafeh
- Drawing of the week - Let's get involved! - Ok, as soon as I am done with Candy Crush, by Willis From Tunis
- Drawing of the week - A pionneer's world, by Nicolas Vadot
- Contribution: "The university: a new territory for creativity" by Pierre Miglioretti