Cultural policy and East Asian rivalry : the Hong Kong gaming industry / Anthony Fung.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fung, Anthony Y. H., author.

Series:

Asian cultural studies: transnational and dialogic approaches.

Asian cultural studies: transnational and dialogic approaches

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Video games industry--China--Hong Kong.

Video games industry.

China--Cultural policy.

China.

East Asia--Cultural policy.

East Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (170 pages).

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield International, [2018]

Summary:

Hong Kong was once an established hub of creativity in Asia recognized internationally for its cinema, Bruce Lee and Kung Fu. Cantopop, its particular form of pop music, was popular throughout China and East Asia from the 1970s. So why is Hong Kong's creative industry today in a state of stagnation?Cultural Policy and East Asian Rivalry unravels the challenges faced by the creative industries in Hong Kong in relation to the wider East Asian context in countries including Singapore, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia and China. Based on a four-year study of the gaming industry in Hong Kong, this book explores the barriers that creative industries face in the region. Fung argues that a lack of cultural policy in Hong Kong has damaged the gaming industry and by extension all creative industries in the region by rendering them uncompetitive. Conversely, the growing strength of cultural policy in other countries across the region has created further barriers for the industry.

Contents:

Game industry and cultural policy

Hong Kong game industry

Game industry and markets in China

Cultural policies in China

East Asian cultural policies and market

Conclusion: Hong Kong's creative industries and East Asian rivalry

Epilogue: study of cultural policy as vocation

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-22193-7

1-78348-625-2