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Purpose: The subject of this paper are the producers of electronic games listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Currently, the electronic games industry is developing very dynamically. It is characterized by large increases and volatility. The reason for this is the growing interest in games as well as the development of technology. Approach/Methodology/Design: The subject of the paper are the annual reports of these entities for 2016-2018. In connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Polish legislator has extended the possibility of submitting approved reports for 2019 by 3 months. The audit was performed in the period 07-08 2020 and does not include financial statements for the financial year ending 2019. Due to the lack of generally available financial sector indicators for enterprises in the electronic games industry, the aim of the paper is to determine such indicators and to determine the market position and its changes in the surveyed enterprises in 2016-2018. The following research methods were used in the paper, analysis of the literature on the subject and financial statements, and methods of descriptive statistics. Findings: The sector analysis shows that in the Polish electronic games market in 2016-2018, the group of leaders included companies such as PlayWay, CD Projekt and 11-bit studios. On the other hand, companies that were mainly in the outsider group were, One More Level, The Farm 51 Group, 7Levels and Huckleberry Games. Therefore, there is no reason to reject the hypothesis that companies offering a wider range of products tend to dominate the electronic games sector. In the electronic entertainment industry, the standard is competition and product promotion even during production because promotional activities are essential for sales success. Practical Implications: Determining the indicators for this industry will allow a company to be compared in space, based on the actual size of other companies or average values in each sector as a reference base. Originality/Value: The results of the analysis and theoretical considerations contained in this article complement existing research in the field of sectoral analysis. ; peer-reviewed

When pundits—and some researchers—proclaim electronic games either altogether good or altogether bad for society, they often miss theoretical subtleties that if considered would allow us to see both the boon and the burden of the emerging technology and point to important future possibilities. Most important, these critics often fail to recognize that variability exists at different levels of analysis and in the interactions: between players, between games, between contexts, and so forth. The simultaneous existence of both positive and negative consequences of electronic games can be elaborated and reconciled in part through a multilevel perspective on electronic game effects whereby important variables exist at the levels of the individual, game content, and societal time or space. This article illustrates this idea by reviewing some recent findings in this arena and pointing to common threads that relate to the likely multilevel structure of human interaction with electronic games.

Text in English and French. ; "The Fish & Game Protection Club, province of Quebec." ; Electronic reproduction. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 44

Original issued in series: Bulletin / Saskatchewan. Dept. of Agriculture ; no. 49. ; At head of title: Government of the Province of Saskatchewan. Department of Agriculture. ; "Published by direction of the Hon. W.R. Motherwell, Minister of Agriculture." ; Electronic reproduction. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 44

"Game Studies is a rapidly growing area of contemporary scholarship, yet volumes in the area have tended to focus on more general issues. With Playing with the Past, game studies is taken to the next level by offering a specific and detailed analysis of one area of digital game play -- the representation of history. The collection focuses on the ways in which gamers engage with, play with, recreate, subvert, reverse and direct the historical past, and what effect this has on the ways in which we go about constructing the present or imagining a future. What can World War Two strategy games teach us about the reality of this complex and multifaceted period? Do the possibilities of playing with the past change the way we understand history? If we embody a colonialist's perspective to conquer 'primitive' tribes in Colonization, does this privilege a distinct way of viewing history as benevolent intervention over imperialist expansion? The fusion of these two fields allows the editors to pose new questions about the ways in which gamers interact with their game worlds. Drawing these threads together, the collection concludes by asking whether digital games - which represent history or historical change - alter the way we, today, understand history itself"--

Original issued in series: Bulletin / British Columbia. Bureau of Provincial Information ; no. 25. ; Also available in German. See CIHM microfiche no. 82195. ; "Printed by Authority of the Legislative Assembly." ; Electronic reproduction. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 44