Making sense of material practice and creative value in digital gaming for industrial growth

我感兴趣的是研究物理和数字形式的“制作”之间的共性和差异，以及传统手工艺劳动(例如纺织品)和熟练和/或创造性的计算机游戏(例如“我的世界”)之间的共性和差异。询问这两个领域之间出现的职业道德和物质实践有很大的潜力，我认为重要的是询问随之而来的不断变化的社会、文化和经济价值观。特别是，我寻求资金来解决两个主要的研究问题：1)玩电脑游戏如何在21世纪改变人们对技能、有回报的工作、创新和创造力的看法？2)这些变化将对传统手工艺劳动产生什么影响，进而对未来的文化产业产生什么影响？

I am interested in researching the commonalities and differences between physical and digital forms of'making', between traditional craft labour (e.g., textiles) and skilled and/or creative computer gameplay(e.g., Minecraft). There is much potential in interrogating work ethic and material practices that emergebetween the two areas, and I think it is important to ask questions of the changing social, cultural andeconomic values that follow from these. In particular, I seek funding to address two main researchquestions: 1) How is the play of computer games transforming perceptions of skill, rewarding work,innovation and creativity in the twenty-first century? 2) What impact will these changes have on traditionalcraft labour and, by extension, the cultural industries of the future?