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Afram, Rabi. "Puzzle Design in Adventure Games." Thesis, Högskolan på Gotland, Institutionen för speldesign, teknik och lärande, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hgo:diva-1916.
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This thesis investigates the level of difficulty of puzzles in the adventure games and the implications thereof. The thesis contains an in-depth background, and a brief history about the genre. It brings up the main problem of the genre and looks into both the cause and effect that follows. To support this process, an analysis has been made of design documents and a survey was issued on the subject of adventure game puzzles.
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Fernandez, Vara Clara. "The tribulations of adventure games integrating story into simulation through performance/." Diss., Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/31756.
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Thesis (Ph.D)--Literature, Communication, and Culture, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010.Committee Chair: Murray, Janet H.; Committee Member: Bolter, Jay; Committee Member: Montfort, Nick; Committee Member: Nitsche, Michael; Committee Member: Pearce, Celia. Part of the SMARTech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection.
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Jansson, Robin. "Silence in Adventure Games and Space." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för planering och mediedesign, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-5033.
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As video games have evolved, the focus on impressive graphics and surround-sound has become increasingly prominent. Stepping away from their roots, video games have toned down the interaction and put the cinematic parts of the experience on the forefront. However, some games stand outside the norm, taking down the sound-level to a minimum, even going as far as removing text entirely. In my essay, I explore the functions of silence, specifically in two works: the computer game Machinarium, and 2001: A Space Odyssey, the film, along with the novel. By analyzing these works, I highlight how silence can have widely different effects on how the users experience the work. Employing different techniques, the authors manipulate the experience, using visuals as well as audio to increase the sense of immersion and connectedness to the characters on screen. In my essay, the close ties between video games and film is central, and it discusses how the former has been influenced by the latter. Comparing the use of silence to techniques found in literature, I discover surprisingly many similarities to the narrative techniques used there. My research shows that video games employing silence can, even while being influenced by more cinematic media, still retain its core essentials and provide an experience that encourages exploration and imagination of the individual user.
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Moser, Robert B. Computer Science & Engineering Faculty of Engineering UNSW. "A methodology for the design of educational computer adventure games." Awarded by:University of New South Wales. Computer Science and Engineering, 2000. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/18613.
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This work undertakes a systematic study of various elements from differing fields which apply to the construction of computer-aided instructional systems. Drawing upon these works, the potential for instruction in computer adventure games is recognised, and previous work in the area analysed with respect to the theoretical findings. Based both on this theory and the germane advice of practicing game designers, a methodology for the design of educational computer adventure games is laid out in detail. The method described is then used to construct a sample game with basic programming skills as the pedagogical content, and this sample game is tested and the results examined. An informed approach to the design of computer-assisted instruction must begin with an understanding of how people acquire and store new information or skills. Cognitive psychology provides a number of conflicting models of the human information processing system, but these differing theories have a common basis which can be exploited in an attempt to make material more accessible. Instructional design describes a methodology for the analysis of pedagogical goals and demonstrates methods of learning support which can and should be incorporated into the new setting. In this field also is a judgement of different media, including computers, and their ability to provide the necessary elements of learning. By understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the medium the limits of what is possible within it can be catered to, and its failings augmented with supplemental materials. Both educational psychology and instructional design indicate benefits to learning from a correctly motivated learner, and the theory of engagement is therefore also scrutinised for elements helpful to the educational designer. The convergence of the knowledge gleaned from these various fields leads to one possible match to the desired criteria for computer-mediated instruction; the computerised fantasy adventure game. This being the case, other work in the field is examined for relevance, and it is found that a detailed methodology for the construction of such games does not exist. Existing material is combined with the aforementioned theoretical work and a survey of what is known about practical game design to create such a framework. It is proposed that through its use the systematic inclusion of educational content in an engaging environment will be facilitated. The hypothesis is examined, and an action research approach found to be called for. As such, the proposed methodology is used to create a sample game, and the process of its design used to inform the proposed methodology. The final form is described in detail, and the process of its application to the sample game elucidated. A prototype of the game is used with a number of test subjects to evaluate the game?s level of success at both engagement and the imparting of content material.
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Ekeroth, Christoffer. "A End-User Programming System For Creating Adventure Games." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-166549.
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In today’s always online, always connected world we consume more digital media than ever before. As part of this development, social media has blurred the line between producer and consumer, giving anyone with an Internet connection the opportunity to reach out to millions of users. While platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr allow any- one to be the editor of their own news channel, some forms of expression are still out of reach for the everyday user. One such medium is com- puter games, which have always required—and still do—a high level of programming skill to create. As such, games is a channel that has traditionally been out of reach for the casual content creator. The goal of this thesis is to address this issue by making the cre- ation of text-based adventure game accessible to non-programmers, as part of an initiative from Paradox Interactive. More specifically, Para- dox Interactive had the goal of empowering their writing staff to create adventure games without requiring the assistance of programmers. Through interviews and workshops with writers and other stake- holders at Paradox Interactive a set of requirements were elicited, which were complemented by analyzing the works of Joe Dever, author of the influential Lone Wolf series of gamebooks. From these requirements a series of low-fidelity prototypes were developed, which were tested and iterated upon in collaboration with users of the system. After several iterations on the prototype a final design specification was developed, which was turned into a high-fidelity software prototype. Building upon the high-fidelity prototype, a working adventure game creation software was developed.I dagens ständigt uppkopplade värld konsumerar vi digitala medier som aldrig tidigare. Som en del av den här utvecklingen har sociala me- dier löst upp gränsen mellan producent och konsument, vilket gjort det möjligt för vem som helst med en Internetuppkoppling att nå ut till miljontals andra användare. Medan plattformar som Twitter, Facebook och Tumblr har gjort det möjligt för vem som helst att bli redaktör för sin egen nyhetskanal finns det vissa uttrycksformer som fortfarande håller vanliga användare utestängda. Ett exempel är datorspel, vilka ställer stora krav på förkun- skaper inom programmering för att man ska kunna skapa dem. På grund av detta har skapandet av datorspel traditionellt sätt varit utom räckhåll för vardagsanvändaren. Målet med detta exjobb är att, på initiativ av företaget Paradox Interactive, råda bot på detta genom att göra skapandet av textbaserade äventyrspel tillgängligt för icke-programmerare. Mer specifikt har man på Paradox Interactive velat skapa ett verktyg som skulle låta deras författare skapa äventyrsspel utan att behöva hjälp från programmerare. En kravspecifikation för verktyget togs fram genom intervjuer och workshops med författare och andra inblandade på Paradox Interactive, vilken kompletterades med en analys av Joe Devers Ensamma Vargen-böcker. Från kravspecifikationen togs sedan ett antal prototyper fram, vilka testades och utvecklades i samarbete med systemets användare. Efter ett flertal iterationer av prototoypen togs en slutgilitg speci- fikation fram, vilken låg till grund för en digital prototyp. Utifrån den digitala prototypen utvecklades sedan en slutgiltig version av mjukvaran.
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SOARES, MICHELE DOS SANTOS. "DESIGN OF 2D EDUCATIONAL GAMES OF ADVENTURE USING LUA." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2012. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=21809@1.
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PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIROCOORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DO PESSOAL DE ENSINO SUPERIOR
O computador pode ser considerado um grande aliado no desenvolvimento cognitivo dos alunos, principalmente na medida que possibilita o desenvolvimento de um trabalho que se adapta a distintos ritmos de aprendizagem. No processo de ensinar matemática, por exemplo, um software educacional pode contribuir para a criação de um cenário que ofereça possibilidades para o aluno associar os conceitos matemáticos com as suas experiências cotidianas, sem perder aspectos lúdicos e motivação. Entretanto, um problema enfrentado por educadores na utilização de softwares educativos é a pouca flexibilidades dos sistemas disponíveis. Na maiorias dos jogos educativos disponíveis no mercado, pode-se apenas vivenciar conteúdos estáticos e estruturas rígidas. Um jogo educativo com conteúdos estáticos age em um conteúdo específico e, uma vez que o usuário aprende aqueles conteúdo, o jogo deixa de fornecer desafios ao jogado, perdendo toda a diversão. Numa tentativa de aliviar as consequências desses problema, essa dissertação apresenta um framework para o desenvolvimento de jogos educativos 2D no estilo aventura que facilita a definição de objetos e comportamentos por parte de educadores, a partir da integração de uma camada de scripts em linguagem Lua com um motor de jogos 2D.
The computer can be considered an ally the cognitive development of students, especially by enabling the development of a work that adapts itself to different learning rhytms. In the process of teching mathematics, for instance, educational software can contribute to create a scenario that offers opportunities for the students to associate mathematical concepts with his/her quotidian experiences, without losing losing funny aspects and motivation. Homewer, a problem faced by educators in the use of educational software is the limited flexibility of the avaliable sytems. In most of the educational games in the market, one can only experience static contents and rigid structures. An educational games with static contents acts within a specific context and once the use learns those contents the games fails to provide challenges to the player and loses all the fun. As an attempt to alliviate the consequences of those problems, this work presents a framework for the design of educational 2D games in the adventure style that facilities the definition of objects and behaviors by educators and artists, from the integration of a Lua script layer with a 2D game engine.
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Molley, Sean. "Ta Da! - The Text Adventure Design Assistant a Visual Tool for the Development of Adventure Games." TopSCHOLAR®, 1997. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/347.
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In this paper, I survey past and present tools available to text adventure game authors, and then describe a new product: the Text Adventure Design Assistant (TA DA!), a visual programming system for creating text adventure games. My system consists of two parts: an abstract framework which defines an archetypical game, and a user interface which allows for the construction of games in a visual manner by manipulating the elements of the abstract game to produce a concrete design. The two most popular contemporary programming languages for creating text adventure games, TADS and Inform, are compared and contrasted, and my abstract framework is adapted to both of these languages. The traditional pencil-and-paper design process used by adventure game authors is studied and its application to the development of TA DA! is described. Finally, the implications of TA DA! and similar advances in visual programming are discussed and I predict future trends in the design of both adventure games and other application domains based on this work.
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Buckles, Mary Ann. "Interactive fiction : the computer storygame adventure /." Diss., Connect to 24 p. preview or request complete full text in PDF format. Access restricted to UC campuses, 1985. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p8517895.
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Walter, Klaus. "Grenzen spielerischen Erzählens Spiel- und Erzählstrukturen in graphischen adventure games /." [S.l. : s.n.], 2001. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=96412811X.
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Buschbaum, Felix. "Virtual heroes in interactive worlds analytical narrative in detective adventure games." Marburg Tectum-Verl, 2008. http://d-nb.info/989296415/04.
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Heinemark, Erik, and Johan Persson. "Development of an Adventure Game : An Evaluation of Tools, Development, and Story Writing." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för programvaruteknik och datavetenskap, 2003. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-1553.
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This master thesis discusses three different parts of adventure game development. The first part is about the usage of existing development environments; which one we selected and how we selected it. The second part discusses the development of the game using the selected development environment from the first part. The third and last part discusses the benefits from using skilled story writers when developing an adventure game. In this work the story writers were students from the English Department at Blekinge Institute of Technology.
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Lee, Benjamin Nelson. "Lude behavior designing contexts for playing out the kingdom of God /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p062-0272.
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Novak, Jeremy D. "Analysis of training protocols for challenge course instructors." Connect to Internet resource, 1999. http://murphylibrary.uwlax.edu/digital/thesis/1999/novak.pdf.
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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin -- La Crosse, 1999.Digitized and made available by the University of Wisconsin--La Crosse, Murphy Library. Includes bibliographical references. Online version of print edition.
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Eriksson, Oliver, and Philip Lindau. "Evaluating an adaptive music system in an adventure game environment." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-22821.
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Adaptiv musik ändras beroende av parametrar som ändras av händelser i spelet. Den här studien undersöker om ett adaptivt musik system är en förbättring i spelet A Story About My Uncle jämfört med statisk musik, om det är värt tidsinvesteringen som implementationen kräver. Data samlas in genom att ta in testare som spelar en introduktionsnivå i spelet två gånger, en gång med statisk musik och en gång med adaptiv musik. Spelarna svarar på en enkät efter varje genomspelning av nivåerna. Resultaten visar ingen signifikant skillnad mellan den statiska och adaptiva versionen när man undersöker spelarnas generella spelupplevelse, och upplevelse av musiken i nivåerna.
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Rogers, Elise, and n/a. "Observed interaction between students using computers." University of Canberra. Education, 1995. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20061107.154847.
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This study was conducted to see what cognitive and social skills and strategies were
employed by pairs of students as they used a computer adventure game. The games
used in the study were "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" (Broderbund)
and "Dinosaur Discovery" (Jacaranda) One male and one female pair of year five
students were assigned to each game.
Grounded Theory was selected as the methodology as it enabled categorization of
the skills and strategies to emerge from the data without locking the researcher into
previously identified categories.
It was found in this study, and supported in other research, that what occurs between
the students during a session with the computer depends on the nature of the task,
the students involved, the type and amount of training provided and the classroom
conditions under which the activity is conducted.
The implications from the study are: that under most circumstances it is desireable
for students to work in pairs with a computer to enable interaction to occur, students
may require some training in the cognitive skills necessary for the software being
used, training students to work cooperatively before placing them in groups is
important; and integrating the computer into the classroom environment may
encourage the use of other desired skills and strategies.
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Kam, Keung-kei Kenneth. "An adventure-based counseling program on the physical self-efficacy, general self-efficacy, self-esteem, body image and physical activity level of adolescents /." View the Table of Contents & Abstract, 2005. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B31941631.
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Kam, Keung-kei Kenneth, and 甘強基. "An adventure-based counseling program on the physical self-efficacy, general self-efficacy, self-esteem, body image and physical activitylevel of adolescents." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2005. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B45013871.
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Красуля, Алла Вікторівна, Алла Викторовна Красуля, Alla Viktorivna Krasulia, and В. Кравченко. "Специфіка перекладу квазіреалій у локалізації відеоігор." Thesis, Сумський державний університет, 2021. https://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/84368.
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Ринок відеоігор стрімко розвивається, тому все більше виникає потреба в їх локалізації для нових ринків. Мова відеоігор охоплює риси багатьох стилів мовлення, залишаючись водночас доволі унікальною та самобутньою. Не зважаючи на все це, наразі існує мало ґрунтовних досліджень відеоігор з точки
зору мовознавства та перекладознавства.
Актуальність теми зумовлена тим, що перекладацькі аспекти локалізації відеоігор усе ще недостатньо висвітлені в наукових студіях вітчизняних та закордонних вчених.
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Magnuson, Markus Amalthea. "The Dig : De grafiska äventyrsspelen som flyktigt medium." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Filmvetenskapliga institutionen, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-179044.
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Vacek, Lukáš. "Adventure hra s inteligentními spolupracujícími postavami." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta informačních technologií, 2016. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-255404.
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The goal of this master's thesis is to design and implement framework that can be used for development of agent systems. Framework is implemented in Java and encapsulates JADE library. Framework is used for implementation of adventure game. There are several characters (agents) with specific roles who cooperate and try to achieve their goals.
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Mortazavi, Ravari Seyed Siavash. "Before Eternity: An Adventure Game Inspired by Sufi Mysticism." Digital WPI, 2015. https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/etd-theses/832.
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Before Eternity is a short 3D adventure game that addresses the purpose of our earthly lives, inspired by the Sufi poet Rumi. To support its mystical theme, the design employs impressionistic elements and symbolic activities which deliberately defy many conventions of traditional adventure games. This report explains the design and implementation of the game, as well as its technical and production aspects.
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Tatoušek, Petr. "Na příkladu jednoduché hry demonstrujte principy vývoje aplikací pro platformu Android." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-204061.
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This thesis aims to demonstate Andoid game development principles using an sample ap-plicatiion. The practical part of this work is a standalone implementation of a Java-based text adventure game wirh SQLite for game-data storage. A game framework has been de-veloped which enables you to enter various game-related data and thus play different ga-mes based on the specifics of the input.
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Tatoušek, Petr. "Na příkladu jednoduché hry demonstrujte principy vývoje aplikací pro platformu Android." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2016. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-261763.
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Demonstration of the Android application development principles explained on a simple game is a thesis describing in it's theoretical part Android OS. It also briefly describes it's history and especially it's architecture emphasizing on my thesis' part relevant to the practi-cal part of my dissertation. It also focuses on the general applications' architecture princi-ples for this operating system. In the practical part of the thesis I tend to describe the application development principles for Android OS. This is achieved on an sample application. This sample application is an implementation of a text-based adventure game in the Java language. It uses SQLite data-base for storing the game data. There is a game framework which enables entering diffe-rent game data to the database and thus playing different games with divergent game plays.
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Zalka, Csenge Virág. "Adventures in the Classroom Creating Role-Playing Games Based on Traditional Stories for the High School Curriculum." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1469.
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The goal of this thesis is to develop a template for turning traditional stories into role-playing games for the high school curriculum. By developing 3 sample games based on Greek mythology, Arthurian legends, and a widespread folktale type, I explored the process of creating games that fit the limits of secondary classrooms and can be used to address specific educational standards. The sample games were tested with groups of high school and college students, and the results of the testing sessions evaluated in a narrative case study format. Feedback from the testing sessions was incorporated in the template, the final product of the thesis project. By exploring tabletop role-playing as a form of emergent interactive storytelling, a connection has been created between traditional storytelling and popular culture with the hope of reaching out to new audiences and introducing a stronger interactive element into storytelling in secondary education.
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Konečný, Michal. "Interaktivní prostředí pro vývoj adventure her." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta informačních technologií, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-235463.
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The aim of this thesis is to develop PC-based integrated development environment that would allow to interpret the resulting adventure game on the Android platform. This thesis describes the theory of adventure games and their history. It deals with the design and implementation of a library, that is used in other applications developed in this thesis, a development environment and platform interpreter for Android. It also describes the sample game created in the development environment. At end it contains testing of development environment and sample game on interpreter for the Android platform.
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Hedenskog, Jens. "Exploring Game Design Pitfalls through patterns : Experiences when making our first game." Thesis, Högskolan på Gotland, Institutionen för speldesign, teknik och lärande, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hgo:diva-1618.
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The purpose of this report is to analyze what went wrong with the adventure game project called Fairytale, I started together with 4 of my fellow university students at Gotland University, spring 2007. My ambition with this report is to enlighten problems in game design that arose during the game development process in order to prevent others from making the same mistakes. The problems are analyzed according to game design patterns defined by Björk, S. and Holopainen, J. (2005). Patterns in Game Design. Boston, Massachusetts. Jenifer Niles. The game was exhibited to the public at Gotland Game Awards 2007, Leipzig Game Developers Conference 2007, Tekniska Museet 2007, Almedalsveckan 2008 and Gotland Game Awards 2008. The results of the report show that redesigning already finished game features means a lot of troubles in relation to its dependency on other game elements. The key abilities of the main character were vaguely defined since the beginning of the project which caused problems with earlier designed levels whenever a new item was introduced. The terrain of the prior levels didn’t match the abilities of the new items, which forced changes to be made. The biggest mistake with this project was that finished game elements never were considered final. My role in the project was the solo game programmer and co-designer. I shared the designing tasks together with Annika Fogelgren who also was the producer of our team. Albertina Sparrhult, Emma Johansson and Marie Viberg were our core graphic artists. Together, we created the Fairytale game.
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Armenov, Roman. "Strategická analýza společnosti Adventure World, s.r.o." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2016. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-264361.
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This thesis focuses on strategic analysis of the company Adventure World s. r. o. operating escape games in Prague. The goal of the thesis is to suggest strategic recommendations for further company development. The theoretical part deals with defining basic terminology and describing process of strategy formulation. In the practical part analytical tools described earlier are applied to analysis. In order to analyze external environment, the PEST framework is used. To illustrate the industry environment, 5 competitive forces analysis, map of strategic groups is used. In examining the internal firms conditions, the strategic resources and capabilities are identified through the value chain framework. Analyses findings are summarized in SWOT matrix, then strategy alternatives are generated. In conclusion, the author suggests the wording of the organization mission and updated vision, strategic goals, then author specifies actions, that are meant to fulfill those goals.
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Duarte, Philip Michel. "Gera??o procedural de cen?rios orientada a objetivos." Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 2012. http://repositorio.ufrn.br:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/18044.
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The game industry has been experiencing a consistent increase in production costs of games lately. Part of this increase refers to the current trend of having bigger, more interactive and replayable environments. This trend translates to an increase in both team size and development time, which makes game development a even more risky investment and may reduce innovation in the area. As a possible solution to this problem, the scientific community is focusing on the generation of procedural content and, more specifically, on procedurally generated levels. Given the great diversity and complexity of games, most works choose to deal with a specific genre, platform games being one of the most studied. This work aims at proposing a procedural level generation method for platform/adventure games, a fairly more complex genre than most classic platformers which so far has not been the subject of study from other works. The level generation process was divided in two steps, planning and viusal generation, respectively responsible for generating a compact representation of the level and determining its view. The planning stage was divided in game design and level design, and uses a goaloriented process to output a set of rooms. The visual generation step receives a set of rooms and fills its interior with the appropriate parts of previously authored geometry
Recentemente a ind?stria de jogos vem experimentando um aumento consistente nos custos de produ??o de jogos. Parte deste aumento ? referente ? tend?ncia atual de se ter ambientes cada vez maiores, mais interativos e rejog?veis. Esta tend?ncia se reflete num aumento das equipes e do tempo de desenvolvimento, o que torna o desenvolvimento de jogos um investimento de risco e pode reduzir a inova??o na ?rea. Como uma poss?vel solu??o para este problema, a comunidade cient?fica vem apostando na gera??o procedural de conte?do e, mais especificamente, na gera??o procedural de cen?rios. Dada a grande diversidade e complexidade dos jogos, a maioria dos trabalhos opta por trabalhar em g?neros espec?ficos, sendo os jogos de plataforma um dos g?neros mais estudados. Este trabalho prop?e um m?todo de gera??o de cen?rios para jogos de plataforma/ aventura, um g?nero mais complexo que jogos de plataforma cl?ssicos e que at? o momento n?o foi alvo de estudo de outros trabalhos. Dividimos a gera??o de cen?rios em etapas de planejamento e gera??o visual, respons?veis respectivamente por gerar proceduralmente uma representa??o compacta de cen?rio e determinar sua visualiza??o. A etapa de planejamento se divide em game design e level design, e se utiliza de um processo orientado a objetivos para produzir como sa?da um conjunto de salas. A etapa de gera??o visual recebe um conjunto de salas e preenche seus interiores com partes adequadas de geometria previamente constru?das
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Doyle, Rebecca. "Adam and Eve's eternal quest for Eden in the adventure game /." Title page, contents and introduction only, 2001. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09AR/09ard7547.pdf.
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Ilanko, Tehnuka. "Geochemistry of gas emissions from Erebus volcano, Antarctica : an adventure in time, space, and volcanic degassing." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2015. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.709228.
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Palamara, Francesca. "Videogames as Reconstructionist Sites of Understanding the Affordable Housing Crisis." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2018. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1101.
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Division 8 is a prototype single player adventure game that challenges players to solve a story in a sci-fi fantasy world. Based on an Afrofuturist framework, Division 8 is designed to educate, engage and inform players on the affordable housing crisis. The concept of Division 8 is to parallel the section 8 housing vouchers system. In the United States, housing choice vouchers (popularly known as “Section 8”), subsidizes families’ rental payments so they can lease housing that they would otherwise not be able to afford.[1] Unlike games like the Redistricting game and the Westchester game that attempt to capture the housing crisis and housing history of the United States, Division 8 utilizes an interactive narrative to integrate players traveling through the reality of the public housing system. The objective of the game is to explore the convoluted paths and unravel the incentives of characters in the affordable housing crisis. Players will click through different character interactions and dialogue boxes to investigate, analyze and garner information. In making moves, players must consider not only the stories that will assist in solving the puzzle of surviving the housing system, but also the inherent knowledge and subtle clues that are embedded within the game’s framework. The end-state is reached once the player discovers the incentives of characters and ultimately, what decisions lead to the unsuccessful policies of the public housing system.
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Petersson, Emil, and Felix Helgesson. "Visual Attention in Level Design for a 3D Adventure Platform Game- Analyzing Visual Cues in a 3D Environment." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-20738.
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Studying the field of visual attention in the context of games can help level designers to make the players feel more immersed and increase the general enjoyment of a game. With the help of visual cues, the designers are able to lead the players through the levels without breaking the aesthetics of the game, thus preventing to break the immersion. This study is presenting a method for analyzing visual cues in a 3D adventure platform game. Gathering data with the help of today's eye-tracking technology. The results can ultimately be used as a guideline for future work in the field.
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Di, Filippo Laurent. "Du mythe au jeu : approche anthropo-communicationnelle du Nord : des récits médiévaux scandinaves au MMORPG Age of Conan : Hyborian Adventures." Thesis, Université de Lorraine, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016LORR0213/document.
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Un rhinocéros Berserker, des hordes de Vanir déferlant sur la Cimmérie, le fils d’Ymir emprisonné... les références aux récits médiévaux scandinaves couramment désignés par les termes « mythes nordiques » sont nombreuses dans le jeu de rôle en ligne massivement multi-joueurs Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. Mais, comment des éléments issus de sources presque millénaires sont-ils devenus des composantes d’une production vidéoludique contemporaine ? À partir de ce cas d’étude, l’auteur de ce travail s’intéresse, de façon plus générale, aux phénomènes culturels et à leurs dynamiques à travers leurs processus de transmission, de manifestation et d’appropriation. Pour ce faire, il s’appuie sur une démarche qualitative et empirique à la croisée des Sciences de l’information et de la communication et des Études scandinaves afin de développer une approche anthropo-communicationnelle, fortement imprégnée par les travaux en Anthropologie. Celle-ci se fonde sur une méthodologie à la fois linguistique, socio-historique, d’observation participante sur le temps long et un suivi de veille sur le temps très long. Elle permet de constater que, des manuscrits médiévaux aux jeux vidéo en ligne, en passant par la littérature de fantasy américaine des années 1930, le sens donné aux références aux ressources culturelles du passé est sans cesse transformé et construit en fonction de la situation dans laquelle elles sont manifestées. Ces dynamiques culturelles s’inscrivent alors au cœur de la problématique du changement et de la permanence et mettent en lumière les constructions d’un imaginaire du commun tout en remettant au centre de la réflexion le travail des acteursA berserker rhinoceros, hordes of Vanir swarming upon Cimmeria, Ymir’s son imprisoned … references to the medieval scandinavian stories often designated as « Norse myths » are numerous in the massively multi-player online rôle playing game Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. But, how could elements coming from sources which are almost a thousand years old become parts of a contemporary videogame ? From this case study, the author of this work takes a more general interest in cultural phenomenons and their dynamics through their transmission, manifestation and appropriation processes. In order to do this, he leans on a qualitative and empirical research which articulates communication studies with scandinavian studies in order to build an anthropo-communicational approach, which is strongly influenced by Anthropology. This approach is based on a multi-layered methodology which includes linguistics, socio-historical method, long term participant observation and very long term information monitoring. It allows to observe that, from the medieval manuscripts to online video games, through american fantasy literature from the 1930’s, the significations which people give to past cultural ressources are always transformed and built according to the situation in which they are expressed. Such cultural dynamics fall within the heart of research questions about change and permanence and highlight the ways by which an imaginary of the common is built at the same time as it puts the work of the social actors at the center of the reflection
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Carrasco, Guzmán Álvaro Ernesto [Verfasser], and Matthias [Akademischer Betreuer] Backenstrass. "Design and pilot study of an adventure video game as a tool in psychotherapeutic processes of adolescent women with symptoms of depression / Alvaro Ernesto Carrasco Guzmán ; Betreuer: Matthias Backenstrass." Heidelberg : Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg, 2015. http://d-nb.info/1180613880/34.
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Lupold, Eva Marie. "Literary Laboratories: A Cautious Celebration of the Child-Cyborg from Romanticism to Modernism." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1339976082.
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Moser, Robert B. "A methodology for the design of educational computer adventure games /." 2000. http://www.library.unsw.edu.au/~thesis/adt-NUN/public/adt-NUN20021003.141152/index.html.
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Pinho, Francisco José Rodrigues de. "Framework for Developing Interactive 360-Degree Video Adventure Games." Master's thesis, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/122807.
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Raková, Michaela. "Historie a kontext produkce počítačových her žánru adventure v České republice." Master's thesis, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-322012.
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The thesis deals with the historical development of computer adventure games in the Czech Republic. It focuses on the period that started in 1994 with the production of the first commercial PC game Tajemství Oslího ostrova (The Secret of Donkey Island), and ended in 1998. It also touches an earlier period and factors that influenced the production of the adventure genre in the nineties. Researched titles belong to the genre of 2D point-and-click adventure. The paper brings the analysis of the games according to the theories of game studies, context of their production, information about their producers and analysis of the feedback in the press that focused on computer games. The thesis tries to identify the common features of the first commercial PC games thanks to which the games became very popular in the nineties and also describes the obstacles that the first producers had to overcome in the post socialistic country. At nearly twenty titles the paper tries to reveal the new elements that showed in the historical development of the adventure games and also to describe the differences among monitored titles. The sources of information for the thesis were both the literature, which dealt with computer games, and the interviews with the developers, game designers and distributors who focused on the...
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Κούτρας, Θεόδωρος. "Ανάπτυξη και αξιολόγηση ενός διαδραστικού ηλεκτρονικού παιχνιδιού με αφηγηματικό περιεχόμενο." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10889/7828.
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Στόχος της εργασίας ήταν η ανάπτυξη και αξιολόγηση ενός διαδραστικού
ηλεκτρονικού παιχνιδιού με αφηγηματικό περιεχόμενο. Για την μελέτη αυτή, αναπτύχθηκε ένα ηλεκτρονικό παιχνίδι περιπέτειας Point And Click
τρίτου προσώπου σε γραφικό περιβάλλον (Third Person Point And Click Graphic Adventure
Game), το οποίο υποστηρίζει την χρήση του από έναν παίκτη. Το παιχνίδι αυτό ανήκει σε ένα
κλασσικό είδος παιχνιδιών που γνώρισαν μεγάλη άνθιση σε μία περίοδο από τα τέλη της δεκαετίας
του 1980, μέχρι και τις αρχές της δεκαετίας του 2000, στα οποία ο παίκτης καλείται να λύσει
γρίφους διαφόρων ειδών με στόχο την εξέλιξη της ιστορίας του παιχνιδιού. Το παιχνίδι που
αναπτύχθηκε χρησιμοποιεί σαν βασικά στοιχεία την εξερεύνηση, την συλλογή στοιχείων και
αντικειμένων από το περιβάλλον και τη συνομιλία με χαρακτήρες του παιχνιδιού με στόχο την
επίλυση των γρίφων και τη συνέχιση της ιστορίας του παιχνιδιού.
Η ανάπτυξη της εφαρμογής συνετελέσθη σειριακά ξεκινώντας με την συγγραφή της
ιστορίας και ύστερα του σεναρίου του παιχνιδιού, πάνω στα οποία δημιουργήθηκαν οι γρίφοι.
Ακολούθως άρχισε ο σχεδιασμός του παιχνιδιού ακολουθώντας ένα επαναληπτικό μοντέλο το
οποίο περιελάμβανε τον προγραμματισμό, τη δημιουργία του καλλιτεχνικού κομματιού και τον
επανασχεδιασμό διαφόρων σταδίων ανάπτυξης βασιζόμενοι μεταξύ άλλων και σε τεχνικές και
μεθόδους αξιολόγησης. Η υλοποίηση πραγματοποιήθηκε για προσωπικού υπολογιστές με λειτουργικό σύστημα
Windows της Microsoft, OS X της Apple και Linux.The goal of the thesis was the development and evaluation of an interactive video game with narrative content.
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Lin, Ching Min, and 林靜敏. "The Design and Development of Adventure Games for “English for Educational Technology” Course." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/17590585107048582334.
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In recent years, games for the youth have a considerable impact, many experts thought games affect learners’ behavior and thinking. To enhance students’ motivation, learning performance, concentration and cognition, educators have begun to examine the effects of games in educational domain. This research aimed to design and develop game-based learning materials for “English for Educational Technology” course for students majoring in educational technology at a private university. Based on literature review, this research generalized the design rules of game-based learning materials, and then developed the games in accordance. Finally, formative evaluation of the games, including expert review and user testing, were conducted to evaluate the games’ interface design, instructional design, and game design. The games were revised according to the results from formative evaluation. The results showed that: A) In the interface design part, the colors and the font should collocate appropriately. The directions and the icons should be concise and conform to learners’ experiences. B) In the instructional design part, make sure that learners have prior knowledge and language skills. Provide different difficulty levels to each student. Positive feedback should also be provided. C) In the game design part, the rules of the game should be clearly announced. Use narratives to reinforce the competitiveness and entertainment elements of the games. Suggestions for future studies are as follows: A) When developing game-based learning materials, use simple interface design, incorporate appropriate game design for different subject matters, consider learners’ language abilities, and strengthen the narratives of the games. B) Future studies can collect different background information from learners, reinforce the framework of the game, and further investigate the principles of designing game-based learning materials.
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Walter, Klaus [Verfasser]. "Grenzen spielerischen Erzählens : Spiel- und Erzählstrukturen in graphischen adventure games / vorgelegt von Klaus Walter." 2001. http://d-nb.info/96412811X/34.
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Kabrnová, Markéta. "Posouzení zájmu o dobrodružné aktivity u žáků 2. stupně ZŠ." Master's thesis, 2017. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-367829.
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Title: Evaluation of pupils' interest in adventure activities during school physical education lessons Objectives: The aim of the master thesis is to evaluate the interest in adventurous activities of pupils aged 11 to 15 at the Elementary school Bronzová in Prague, based on a set up adventurous program. Methods: The research sample consisted of 145 pupils, aged 11 to 15, 78 girls and 67 boys. Data were gathered by a questionnaire, which included closed, semi-closed and open questions addressed to pupils. Further data were collected by teachers' observation. Gathered data were recorded in writing, graphically processed and evaluated. Results: Results showed that pupils were actively involved in the adventurous programme and were interested in adventurous activities within the physical education lessons. They have experienced the greatest adventure on the obstacles and during trust activities. Pupils do not seek adventurous activities during their free time. Keywords: adventure, experience, adventure education, initiative games, adventure programme
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Gertzbein, Eric Jarost. "The Architecture of Space and Transformation in Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/3781.
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This thesis examines the architecture and space simulated in massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) and argues that the hand which guides the design of virtual architecture and space in these games originates from the same primogenitor of traditional mythology. The simulation of the game-world and the performance of in-game elements which include, avatars, player characters, non-player characters (NPCs), and artifacts, is regulated by the semantics of an in-game narrative that maintains a core structure of hierarchical spaces and traditional and modified architectural paradigms. Hierarchical spaces and architectural interventions are used to curate a mythologically derived model of personal transformation known as the ‘Hero Cycle’ that is based on hermeneutic principles whereby the identity of the collective is required to understand the identity of the individual. As a result, this cycle of personal transformation relies on the integration of the individual with the collective and is a revitalizing process within society. While it is believed that contemporary (computer) role-playing games (RPGs) are built on the shoulders of early pen and paper (PNP) role-playing games, both the early PNP and later RPGs are in fact founded on principles of ritual movement through space, developed by traditional mythology to enact Hero Cycles and by ritualized religious worship, to symbolically enact mythology. Role-playing games can bring forth the benefits of the experience of mythological progenitors of cultural narratives and religious theology. In-game, a narrative is presented to players as the face of the collective identity of the game-world and incorporates many traditional (and modified) iconographic and architectonic typologies that support the semantics of game-play and the theology that ties the game-mechanics to the narrative.
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Χατζημηνάς, Νικόλαος. "Σχεδιασμός, ανάπτυξη και αξιολόγηση ενός εκπαιδευτικού παιχνιδιού περιπέτειας για φορητές συσκευές." Thesis, 2009. http://nemertes.lis.upatras.gr/jspui/handle/10889/2597.
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Στόχος της εργασίας είναι ο σχεδιασμός, η ανάπτυξη κι η αξιολόγηση ενός πρωτότυπου εκπαιδευτικού παιχνιδιού περιπέτειας για κινητές συσκευές.Objective of this project is the designing, the development and the evaluation of an educational adventure game for mobile devices.
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CHANG, YU-HUA, and 張宥樺. "A Study to Investigate the Different Types of Games (Sports vs. Adventure) in Terms of Game Intention and Game Flow Experience: Based on Focus Group Interview." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/9ze3wj.
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資訊管理系研究所
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With the gaming industry booming, the Hand-held Location-aware Augmented Reality games (e.g., PokomeGO) and E-Sports games (e.g., League Of Legends) has a large number of players, both in Taiwan and around the world. Digital game industry clearly has huge business opportunities in the world. However, previous studies have focused more on online games and little has been done to investigate and compare the two most popular different types of games (Adventure vs. Sports) in terms of game intention and game flow experience. In order to fill this research gap, the research is conducted to explore the game intention and flow experience of different game types using both focus group research method and questionnaire survey. This research organized four focus group discussions and issued two online questionnaires. Data for this study were collected from 478 players of League of Legends and 341 players of Pokemon GO, and used exploratory factor analysis to explore the Influencing factors of game intention and flow experience. The result of study indicated: (1) the common adoption factors of the two types of games are “Entertainment”, “Adventure”, “Achievement”, “Self-Presentation”, “Social Interaction” and “Teamwork”; (2) the adoption factors of adventure games also include "Development", "Memories", "Exercise", and "Learning"; (3) the adoption factor of competitive games is "Ability Improvement"; (4) the common flow factors of the two types of games are "Enjoyment" and "Cooperation"; (5) the flow factors of adventure games also include "Achievement", "Exercise", and "Telepresence"; (6) the flow factors of competitive games also include "Competition" and "Rewards". The results of study on the aspect of academia and the aspect of management practice both had good implications.
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Kracík, Radim. "Vliv herních mechanismů na uživatelskou zkušenost." Master's thesis, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-312260.
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The work deals with the relationship between game mechanics and user experience. Identifies the basic gameplay mechanics and elements that have the most important influence on the quality of user experience. Research is realized on the example of a specific game using the concept of game design patterns. Part of the work deals with the introduction of this concept. Furthermore, the work deals with the general theories of games, models of classification and history of computer games. Part of the work is a description of the author's practical experience in creating games as a school project.
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Pelikán, Karel. "Aktivity v přírodě ve středních školách v Mládé Boleslavi pohledem studentů." Master's thesis, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-310916.
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Title: Outdoor activities in selected secondary schools in Mladá Boleslav Aim: The aim was to create a comprehensive summary of sport courses organized by secondary schools as a part of compulsory education and to find out students' true opinion of these courses, using the feedback based on executed activities. Method: The datas were collected using interviews and checklists which contained opened,closed and scaled questions. These datas were interpreted considering graphs and led into conclusions. Results: Sport courses'structure is mostly concieved in way that educatiors don't care about preparation properly, they don't take advantage of natural environment but students showed appreciation to running of courses, though. Key words: physical education, outdoor sports, adventure education, experience, sport games, ecological education.
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Wu, Chang-Han, and 吳長翰. "A Study on "MHES Adventure" Digital Game." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/79028935031148973586.
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資訊管理學系
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For the past few years, with the development of information technology and wide-spreading ownership of personal computers, computer games have become a very popular kind of leisure. Through playing computer games, school kids can develop their own abilities, because playing game is probably the best way to fully understand themselves. Game-based learning methods can possibly be a very good way to help school kids. This study combines the “ School-based Curriculum ” and “ Digital Games ”, and “ MHES Adventure ” is developed as a multi-media teaching material. Through roles playing in digital games, school kids can have much more fun in learning, and they can enjoy multiple ways of learning. Subsequently, school kids can hopefully acquire thorough knowledge from the School-based Curriculum.
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LIN, HUI-GUAN, and 林慧冠. "AR/VR Adventure Game Study and Development." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/h33e82.
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數位媒體設計系碩士班
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This research intends to create an adventure game in virtual environment with HTC VIVE. The methodology adopts reviewing literature to explore and investigate the allegory and the virtual reality game-using visor, which generalize nine essential elements of flow theory and five techniques related to immersive design. The expertise interview implemented tests the first game creation and the tested results will be the reference to improve it. The tested categories include mission flow, perceptual feedback, interactivity experience, immersive experience and cybersickness. The interviewing test results suggest: (1) Maintaining the player in the main linear storyline, the graphic map, mission and auditory cues should be included. (2) In virtual environment, three dimensional sound design and cues guide the player’s location and directional perceptions. (3) The gameplay demonstration should be included as manual for playing. (4) The advantages of the immersive virtual environment surpass other platform in game design. (5) Limited to equipment progression, the weight of visor cannot avoid creating uncomfortableness. With no locomotion simulator, gameplay design should exclude horizontal body movement to avoid motion sickness.
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Tang, Jing-Yao, and 譚靖耀. "CONSTRUCTING THE 2D ADVENTURE GAME-BASED LEARNING SYSTEM." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/17705112625841937041.
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資訊工程學系碩士班
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Due to the advanced computer and network technologies, it could be helpful to conduct an advanced distance learning system for learners to process their learning activities in anytime and anywhere. However, according to many research issues which found that the learning motivation is the most important element to encourage people into their learning and assessment activities. In this paper, we proposed the 2D Adventure Game-Based Assessment System which not only could draw people into their learning activities, but could help instructors easily to design and manage the related learning and assessment content.