Play to submission : gaming capitalism in a tech firm / Tongyu Wu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wu, Tongyu, 1987- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Management games--Case studies.

Management games.

Employee motivation--Case studies.

Employee motivation.

Industrial management--Case studies.

Industrial management.

High technology industries--Employees--Case studies.

High technology industries.

Gamification--Case studies.

Gamification.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, [2024]

Summary:

This book explores the workplace culture within the engineering department of a major tech firm, focusing on how gamification is used to boost productivity and employee engagement. The author, Tongyu Wu, examines how games motivate workers, particularly those who have grown up with a gaming background, by fostering cooperation and buy-in. The book delves into the impact of these practices on employees, comparing different gamified systems and their effects on workplace dynamics. Through a detailed ethnographic study, the author provides insights into the broader implications of gamification in high-tech environments, challenging traditional narratives with a non-Western perspective. It is intended for readers interested in labor studies, organizational behavior, and gamification in technology firms. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. Welcoming Gamers to the Wonderland—A Workplace Permeated with Games

3. Simulation Games and the Establishment of Gamified Governmentality

4. Hegemony or Not: A Comparison between the Collection and the Ticket Game

5. The Donut Email Game and the Construction of Chaotic Fun

6. Out of the Game: Peasant Coders’ Suffering under Behemoth’s Gamification

7. Conclusion

Appendix A: Overview of a Field of Games

Appendix B: Basic Information on Interviewees

Appendix C: Demographic Questionnaire

Notes

References

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781439922996

1439922993

OCLC:

1436831631