We published a paper in the Review of Communication titled “Engineering culture: logics of optimization in music, games, and apps”. It features in a special issue on optimization. Check it out!
Here’s the full reference + PDF: Morris, J. W., Prey, R., & Nieborg, D. B. (2021). Engineering Culture: Logics of Optimization in Games, Apps and Music. Review of Communication, 21(2), 161–175.