Xuanbo Liu
Biographic Data
| ID | 9427969 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Xuanbo Liu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Xuanbo |
| FAMILY NAME | Liu |
| SIGNATURE | LIU X |
| AFFILIATIONS | Beijing Film Academy |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2061-139X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Play to earn
The prosperity of China’s digital gaming ecosystem would be impossible without the contributions of large numbers of informal gamer-workers through their play-to-earn labor practices. We define gamer-workers as individuals who occupy a vast gray area between casual play and formal employment. Though they come from diverse social backgrounds and are driven by varying motivations, gamer-workers closely tie their gaming practices to the pursuit of a…
Strategic Autonomy in Flux
The article delves into the transformative impact of TikTok's new business model, TikTok Shop, which has revolutionized cross-border e-commerce by introducing managed models for merchants. This shift has led to significant challenges for merchants, including reduced profitability and loss of autonomy, particularly under the hosting model. Employing online ethnography and examining platform policies, the study sheds light on power dynamics within …
Ungating China
In China, over 80% of the urban population resides in gated communities. In 2016, the Chinese government issued a directive aimed at restricting the creation of new gated communities and gradually opening existing ones. This directive faced strong public resistance, prompting the government to discreetly set it aside. To elucidate the persuasiveness of public discourse in this instance, we conducted an analysis of media articles published in Chin…
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Strategic Autonomy in Flux
The article delves into the transformative impact of TikTok's new business model, TikTok Shop, which has revolutionized cross-border e-commerce by introducing managed models for merchants. This shift has led to significant challenges for merchants, including reduced profitability and loss of autonomy, particularly under the hosting model. Employing online ethnography and examining platform policies, the study sheds light on power dynamics within …
Ungating China
In China, over 80% of the urban population resides in gated communities. In 2016, the Chinese government issued a directive aimed at restricting the creation of new gated communities and gradually opening existing ones. This directive faced strong public resistance, prompting the government to discreetly set it aside. To elucidate the persuasiveness of public discourse in this instance, we conducted an analysis of media articles published in Chin…
Play to earn
The prosperity of China’s digital gaming ecosystem would be impossible without the contributions of large numbers of informal gamer-workers through their play-to-earn labor practices. We define gamer-workers as individuals who occupy a vast gray area between casual play and formal employment. Though they come from diverse social backgrounds and are driven by varying motivations, gamer-workers closely tie their gaming practices to the pursuit of a…
Political science (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Autonomy (1 work) · Chemistry (1 work) · China (1 work) · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Digital Economy and Work Transformation (1 work)