Developer Discourse: Exploring Technical Communication Practices Within Video Game Development

Keywords

Collaboration; digital games; digital technologies; documentation; engineering communication; help systems; knowledge management; management practices; organizational communication; workplace studies

Abstract

This study examines the discourse style of managers, developers, engineers, and artists working for an independent game development studio. Fourteen employees were interviewed, and then the results were coded and analyzed using an exploratory, single-case case study methodology. The authors argue that the texts, tactics, and technologies used by these professionals reveal insights into the practical, outcome-oriented dimensions of technical communication within the games industry as well as deeper cultural characteristics of this community.

Publication Date

7-2-2016

Publication Title

Technical Communication Quarterly

Volume

25

Issue

3

Number of Pages

155-166

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/10572252.2016.1180430

Socpus ID

84975275096 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84975275096

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