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Medler, Ben. "Play with data - an exploration of play analytics and its effect on player expereinces." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/44888.

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In a time of 'Big Data,' 'Personal Informatics' and 'Infographics' the definitions of data visualization and data analytics are splintering rapidly. When one compares how Fortune 500 companies are using analytics to optimize their supply chains and lone individuals are visualizing their Twitter messages, we can see how multipurpose these areas are becoming. Visualization and analytics are frequently exhibited as tools for increasing efficiency and informing future decisions. At the same time, they are used to produce artworks that alter our perspectives of how data is represented and analyzed.

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Jin, Chengyue. "Game narrative conveyed through visual elements in digital games." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för informationsteknologi, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-20104.

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This thesis compares the different concepts of game narrative and traditional narrative, and aims to explore and analyze the relationship between visual elements and game narrative in video games. Game narrative is an emerging narrative based on digital media. It can not only include stories from traditional narratives, but also convey narratives through the virtual environment and mechanisms of games. This thesis discusses the concepts of traditional narrative and game narrative from the basic concepts of narrative, and lists different visual narrative elements and video games of different na

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Barwick, Joanna. "Where have all the games gone? : an exploratory study of digital game preservation." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2012. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/10222.

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It is 50 years since the development of the first computer game and digital games now have an unprecedented influence on our culture. An increasingly popular leisure activity, digital games are also permeating other aspects of society. They continue to influence computer technology through graphics, animation and social networking; an influence which is also being felt in other media, in particular film and television. They are a new art form and they are seen to be influential on children s learning and development. However, despite their pervasiveness and apparent importance within our socie

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Cameron, David John. "Giving games a day job developing a digital game-based resource for journalism training /." Access electronically, 2004. http://www.library.uow.edu.au/adt-NWU/public/adt-NWU20041220.144608/index.html.

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Dohme, Vanessa. "Joguês: a linguagem dos video games aos jogos casuais." Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, 2013. http://tede.mackenzie.br/jspui/handle/tede/1882.

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Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-15T19:42:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Vanessa Dohme.pdf: 2538756 bytes, checksum: d51aa4031e5c4d60a18027a1d172d357 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-08-13<br>The present work investigates the user s understanding when in contact with a digital game. Making use of semiotic s tools, the work proposes a language of games the Gamish, that carries three possible levels of communication between the gamer and the game: Perception Level; Contact Level; and Interaction Level. Each of these represents a degree of the gamer s involvement with the game. Understandi

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Beale, Matthew Carson. "Playing the Writing Game: Gaming the Writing Play." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32006.

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My studies consider the application of digital game theory to the instruction of writing in the first year composition classroom. I frame my argument through dialectic of representation and simulation and the cultural shift now in progress from the latter to the former. I first address the history of multimodal composition in the writing classroom, specifically noting the movement from analysis to design. In the third chapter, I examine several primary tenants of video game theory in relation to traditional academic writing, such as the concept of authorship and the importance of a rule sys

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Younis, Bilal Khaleel. "CREATING DIGITAL GAMES AS INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS: FACTORS THAT AFFECT PALESTINIAN TEACHERS' SUCCESS IN MODIFYING VIDEO GAMES FOR INSTRUCTION." OpenSIUC, 2012. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/594.

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CREATING DIGITAL GAMES AS INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS: FACTORS THAT AFFECT PALESTINIAN TEACHERS' SUCCESS IN MODIFYING VIDEO GAMES FOR INSTRUCTION The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that might predict Palestinian teachers' success in modding games for instruction. An instructional game design model named Game Modding for Non-Professionals (GMNP) was created specifically for the training of Palestinian teachers during this study. This study addressed the question: To what extent do the variables gender, age, teaching experience, experience in playing video games, and

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Jensen, Michelle. "New Media and Interactivity." University of Sydney, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1522.

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Master of Visual Arts<br>Digital/video games1 have entertained for 40 years and are a medium with the ability to reach a vast audience. In an article published in the Sydney Morning Herald, Charles Purcell reports that; “Globally, Halo 2 has sold more than 7 million copies. Both in the US and Australia it broke the film box-office record for the most earnings in the first 24 hours of release. The worldwide Halo 2 community on X-box Live has about 400,000 players… at the World Cyber Games in Seoul. Last year, gold medallist Matthew Leto won $US20,000 ($AUS27,0000) after his second consecutive H

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Purushotma, Ravi. "Communicative 2.0 : video games and digital culture in the foreign language classroom." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39145.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Comparative Media Studies, 2006.<br>I explore two core concepts in today's youth entertainment culture that will increasingly become central in future attempts to design affordable foreign language learning materials that hope to bridge the chasm between education and foreign popular culture. In the process, I outline a series of example applications that apply these concepts to developing rich foreign language materials -- starting with more experimental/long-term approaches such as using video game modding techniques to make lang

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Răzman, Diana Cristina. "Press ‘F’ to pay respects : Grief and memorialization in video games." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för informationsteknologi, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-20098.

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This paper aims to present, discuss, and analyze the potential role of digital games within practices of memory, bereavement, and inheritance. The paper examines how users inhabit game environments, how their in-game memories and identities extend into the real world, and what kind of digital legacy players may be leaving behind. A study based on theoretical frameworks relating to memorialization and grief processing is conducted to look at how games can become part of mourning and memorialization practices.

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Haji, Mohammad Ali Sabbagh Shabnam. "Digital Interactive Games for Assessment: A Study of the Effectiveness of a Digital Game as a Measure of Students' Understanding of Boolean Logic." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2014. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/6284.

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Digital games have been used mostly for entertainment but recently researchers have started to use digital games in other areas such as education and training. Researchers have shown that digital games can provide a compelling, creative, and collaborative environment for learning. However, the popularity of computers and the Internet brings this question to mind: Are the assessment methods falling behind and remaining traditional? Will the traditional methods of learning and knowledge assessment be sufficient for this new generation who are starving for new technology? This study investigates

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Persson, Jens Alexander. "Puzzles combined with horror in digital games." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-20948.

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Stockburger, Axel. "The rendered arena : modalities of space in video and computer games." Thesis, University of the Arts London, 2006. http://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/6507/.

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During the last 30 years computer and videogames have grown into a large entertainment industry of economic as well as cultural and social importance. As a distinctive field of academic inquiry begins to evolve in the form of Game Studies, the majority of approaches can be identified as emerging either from a background of literary theory which motivates a concentration on narrative structures or from a dedicated focus on the rules of video and computer games. However, one of the most evident properties of those games is their shared participation in a variety of spatial illusions. Although mo

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Gough, Richard D. "Player attitudes to avatar development in digital games : an exploratory study of single-player role-playing games and other genres." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2013. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/13540.

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Digital games incorporate systems that allow players to customise and develop their controllable in-game representative (avatar) over the course of a game. Avatar customisation systems represent a point at which the goals and values of players interface with the intentions of the game developer forming a dynamic and complex relationship between system and user. With the proliferation of customisable avatars through digital games and the ongoing monetisation of customisation options through digital content delivery platforms it is important to understand the relationship between player and avat

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Hagström, Anders. "Poetically Man Dwells in Game Space : A Phenomenological Investigation of Video Games as Art." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för speldesign, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-326132.

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The studies of digital games is a young scientific field notable for its interdisciplinary nature that seeks to unite several epistemological positions in order to properly encompass the wide array of questions raised by the subject matter. During the last two decades strides have been made towards the introduction of a unified game theory, with several of the more recently suggested methods coalescing towards a similar end. This paper posits a phenomenological game theory which circumvents the usual aesthetic arguments for a focus on game as space, and analyses what it means to be in that spa

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Zhu, Jun Chao. "The evolution of official media reports on video games :a case study of the People's Daily." Thesis, University of Macau, 2018. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b3953768.

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Van, Sophie. "Encouraging moral reflection in digital games : Feedback systems and their effects." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för informationsteknologi, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-12542.

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The aim of this study is to investigate whether some feedback systems are better at encouraging moral reflection than other in digital games. A small game was developed, which was then made into three versions, each with different feedback systems. A total of 35 people participated in the study. The results indicate that color coding the game’s options decrease the moral reflection, while some feedback in form more ambiguous text is still positively perceived.

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Grabner, Sarah M. "Art Games: Performativity and Interactivity." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1523973549005374.

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Sichter, Patrick John Harrington. "Embodied Narratives in Video Games: The Stories We Write as We Play." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/366.

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ABSTRACT This article explores the nature of narrative in video games, and how it can be applied to the contemporary classroom to help teach literature and composition. Specifically, it is concerned with the idea of embodiment in video games. First proposed by theorist James Gee, embodiment is a word describing the phenomenon wherein a player inhabits the character that s/he plays. This article takes the idea of embodiment a step further, by introducing the idea of the embodied narrative, the idea that players do not only embody their characters, but those characters’ stories as well, and are

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Grimshaw, Mark Nicholas. "The Acoustic Ecology of the First-Person Shooter." The University of Waikato, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10289/2653.

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This thesis contributes to the field of Game Studies by presenting the hypothesis that the player(s) and soundscape(s) in the first-person shooter (FPS) game, and the relationships between them, may be construed as an acoustic ecology. It explores the idea that the single-player FPS game acoustic ecology has the basic components of player and soundscape and that the relationships between these two lead to the creation and perception of a variety of spaces within the game world constituting a significant contributing factor to player immersion in that world. Additionally, in a multiplayer FPS

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Diakopoulos, Nicholas A. "Collaborative annotation, analysis, and presentation interfaces for digital video." Diss., Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/29680.

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Thesis (Ph.D)--Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010.<br>Committee Chair: Essa, Irfan; Committee Member: Abowd, Gregory; Committee Member: Bolter, Jay; Committee Member: Lampe, Cliff; Committee Member: Stasko, John. Part of the SMARTech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection.

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Boyer, Steven Andrew. "L337 Soccer Moms: Conceptions of "Hardcore" and "Casual" in the Digital Games Medium." Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia State University, 2009. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/communication_theses/53/.

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Thesis (M.A.)--Georgia State University, 2009.<br>Title from title page (Digital Archive@GSU, viewed July 20, 2010) Ted Friedman, committee chair; Alisa Perren, Greg Smith, committee members. Includes bibliographical references (p. 156-169).

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Green, Joshua Lumpkin. "Digital Blackface: The Repackaging of the Black Masculine Image." Oxford, Ohio : Miami University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=miami1154371043.

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Reynolds, Katherine J. "Narrative, Body and gaze; Representations of Action Heroines in Console Video Games and Gamer Subjectivity." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1363616108.

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Lucas, Rowan. "Out of the Margins: Evolving Narrative Representation of Women in Video Games." VCU Scholars Compass, 2019. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5882.

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This thesis examines narrative representation of female characters in video games and how game narratives and representations contribute to socio-cultural discourse. First, this thesis explores and defines the cultural background for female representation in video games. It then defines video games as a type of text and describes the features that are unique to games, such as the use of avatars, and what impacts these features have on game narratives. The thesis attempts to establish evidence of an evolutionary arc of comprehensive female representation in video games by first exploring histor

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Schmitz, Kelsey Catherine. "Shut Up and Play, or Get Out: A Pedagogy of Gendered Digital Identities in Video Gaming." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/38053.

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This research project is an answer to the question, “What is the trouble with Gender and Gaming?” Distinguishing between sex and gender, the research examines how players learn to participate in gaming culture through a gendered lens and explores the voices of participant gamers who are learning and dealing with gendered violence and sexism in video games. Specifically, I examined the complicated nature of power, gendered representations/performances and language in gaming. To accomplish this, I used a poststructural feminist theory that I call ‘theory of disruption,’ which utilizes Butler’s (

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Belmonte, Ávila Juan Francisco. "Corporeidad, identidad y cultura digital : género y sexualidad en videojuegos= Corporeality, identity and digital culture: gender and sexuality in video games." Doctoral thesis, Universidad de Murcia, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/301286.

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Esta tesis doctoral aborda la reproducción de los discursos sobre la identidad sexual y de género en los videojuegos utilizando metodologías del campo de los Estudios Culturales (Stuart Hall, Henry Jenkins), de los estudios de género y crítica queer (Donna Haraway, Judith Butler, Sandy Stone), y del ámbito de los Game Studies (Espen Aarseth, Ian Bogost, Wendy Chun, Jesper Juul y Gonzalo Frasca). El estudio analiza tanto los elementos representacionales que intervienen en la configuración de los videojuegos como otros propios del medio específico estudiado, tales como el código de programación

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Gomes, Ivan Mussa Tavares. "Exploração de ambientes em jogos eletrônicos." Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 2014. http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=8262.

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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior<br>Esta pesquisa parte da observação de uma prática ocorrida em jogos eletrônicos, identificada como exploração de ambientes. Seu objeto são as ações, processos e os contextos que abrigam esta prática posta em movimento pelos jogadores, em associação com os demais agentes que fazem o jogo funcionar. Objetiva-se uma conceituação do comportamento exploratório nos videogames, bem como dos ambientes nos quais ele se concretiza, e do qual é inseparável. Para tanto, fez-se uma divisão em três partes, a procura de redefinir esta prática a pa

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Stanko, John. "Playing to Learn." VCU Scholars Compass, 2005. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1512.

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This creative project explores some major issues about visual communication in digital games. The project will continue to address new questions and invite questions from my visual and communication design colleagues. My hope is that, through this document, designers will see digital games like photography was seen around the turn of the century, and movies in the 1950's and 60's. In other words, as a rich new medium that offers creative people a virtually unexplored environment in which to work and create.

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Chan, Pauline B. "Narrative participation within game environments: role-playing in massively multiplayer online games." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/37126.

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Massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) present fantastic, persistent worlds and narratives for a community of players to experience through pre-defined rules, roles, and environments. To be able to offer the opportunity for every player to try the same experiences, many game developers have opted to create elaborate virtual theme parks: scripted experiences within static worlds that cannot be affected or changed through player actions. Within these games, some players have turned to role-playing to establish meaningful connections to these worlds by expanding upon and subverting the game

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Piller, Yulia. "Factors influencing parental attitudes toward digital game-based learning." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2016. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc849636/.

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The purpose of this non-positivistic mixed-methods study is to examine parental attitudes towards the use of computer and video games in their child’s classroom and to investigate how the sociocultural contexts in which parents live affect those attitudes. The research was conducted using a mixed-methods triangulation design, including both quantitative and qualitative techniques. First, the study tried to identify which groups of parents were better positioned to accept and support digital game-based learning and which groups were less likely to have a positive attitude toward integrating d

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Eklund, Lina. "The Sociality of Gaming : A mixed methods approach to understanding digital gaming as a social leisure activity." Doctoral thesis, Stockholms universitet, Sociologiska institutionen, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-83163.

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This dissertation is an exploration of the practice of social digital gaming, using a mixed methods approach with complementary data and analytical methods. The main themes are the prevalence and meaning of gamers’ experiences of social gaming and the underlying structures limiting or assisting social gaming, both material and social. Applying an everyday perspective, focus is on gamers’ day-to-day practices and experiences. Studies I and II enquire into relational aspects of social gaming based on interviews and survey data. Study III investigates the relationship between game design and game

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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.<br>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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Higuchi, Marcelo Makoto. "Digital games platforms: a literature review, an empirical assessment of quality and exclusivity in video-game market and a study on project management." Universidade de São Paulo, 2018. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/3/3136/tde-23052018-114837/.

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Digital games are part of the creative industries, which is based on value creation through ideas and creativity. This market has gained relevance due to technology development that attracted both new firms and users. The present dissertation aims to explore three themes: (1) video game market as a two-sided market; (2) the effects of characteristics and behavior of game titles on consoles sales; and (3) project management to develop digital games. Those themes were explored through three articles: the first is a literature review and a bibliometric study of the economic concepts on two-sided

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Monteiro, Louise de França. "Combates mortais: análise metodológica de pesquisas experimentais sobre jogos digitais e violência." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2017. https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/19739.

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Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2017-02-22T11:44:33Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Louise de França Monteiro.pdf: 1705029 bytes, checksum: c7d7114790587123018aa01bf1ebb66b (MD5)<br>Made available in DSpace on 2017-02-22T11:44:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Louise de França Monteiro.pdf: 1705029 bytes, checksum: c7d7114790587123018aa01bf1ebb66b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-17<br>Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq<br>One of the most popular forms of entertainment these days is video games, made in different formats and with di

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Baker, Christopher J. "Video Games: Their Effect on Society and How We Must Modernize Our Pedagogy for Students of the Digital Age." VCU Scholars Compass, 2014. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3627.

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This thesis aims to explore how video games have become an extremely beneficial tool in regards to education, art, medicine, psychology, economics, and beyond. Chapter 1 focuses on how ubiquitous video games have become in America, and what makes video games such a uniquely enjoyable experience to warrant such popularity. Chapter 2 explores how video games have become instrumental in various fields. Chapter 3 discusses the role that video games now play in the world of education; specifically how we, as educators, must adapt a modern pedagogy best suited to students who have grown up with vide

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Răzman, Diana Cristina. "Replaying history : Accuracy and authenticity in historical video game narratives." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för informationsteknologi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-18962.

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In this research paper, I develop a conceptual framework through which I identify two ways in which historical practices, events, and spaces are represented and engaged with in video games. The concepts I propose are historical accuracy to reflect well-established narratives and a high fidelity to factual data, and historical authenticity to reflect lesser known narratives and a more complex and sometimes abstract interpretation of history. The research concentrates on the modalities in which history is represented in mainstream video games, what similarities or dissimilarities can be drawn fr

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Yeadon, Michelle. "The Nether Worlds of Jennifer Haley — A Case Study of Virtuality Theatre." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/23726.

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Studies exploring the first wave of digital performance foregrounded technology by cataloging experimentation and novel interactions between liveness, projections and code. As exercises in medium, these high tech spectacles demonstrate the aesthetic potential of digital media while introducing key media concepts. Jennifer Haley is a writer with one foot in theatre and one in code. She is uniquely positioned in two interdependent spheres, which makes her particularly suited to engineer a theatrical bridge into the virtual, because at the heart of the contemporary technological revolution is

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Gustafsson, Anders. "Digital Narrativitet: En analys av Zeldas utveckling som berättande medietext." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Thematic Studies, 2002. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-1299.

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<p>For many people, a good game is synonymous with good graphics. One thing that is often forgotten, is that the graphics only makes up one part of the games. An aspect of the games that is far to often forgotten, is the game’s content and ability to tell stories. Through analyses of the games of the Zelda series, the development of content and storytelling aspects of computer- and video games, since the later half of the 1980:s and up till today, are examined.</p><br><p>Bra spel är för många synonymt med bra grafik. Något som allt för ofta glöms bort är att grafiken bara är en del av det hela

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Ströberg, Simon. "ADHD Through the Lens of Game Design : How Digital RPGs Neutralize the Symptoms of Inattention Amongst Swedish Adults with ADHD." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för speldesign, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-394208.

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ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is a commonly diagnosed mental disorder with an estimated global prevalence of 5.29% that exhibit inattentive, hyperactive and impulsive behaviors, many of which can negatively impact an individual’s social, academic, occupational and everyday-life. Studies based on the Delay Aversion Hypothesis have shown that video-games effectively contribute to the neutralization of some of the inattentive symptoms of ADHD, and that games could act as a possible treatment option for individuals with ADHD. Attempts to use video games as a treatment option has

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Souza, Vinícius Nunes Rocha e. "Análise da imagem visual em videogames." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/149358.

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Há milhares de anos, as imagens visuais impactam significantemente o cotidiano do ser humano, caracterizando-se como um ótimo meio de comunicação e expressão. Com os avanços tecnológicos, evidenciam-se transformações significativas da linguagem visual, que se moldam aos novos contextos no qual se encontra. Os videogames, artefatos digitais amplamente difundidos na sociedade que permitem a imersão do usuário em ambientes lúdicos dotados de interatividade, são alvo de projetos estéticos cada vez mais sofisticados. Uma vez que utilizam linguagem predominantemente visual, tem-se como premissa que

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Mehmedovic, Aziz, and Anes Sabanovic. "Virtuell verklighet som ett verktyg för tankfulla reflektioner inom digitala spel." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för teknik och estetik, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-18289.

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Med detta kandidatarbete så prövar samt undersöker vi möjligheterna till en “praxisgemenskap” inom Games for Change genom digitala spel med tekniken virtuell verklighet (VR). Genom prövningen i sig så testar sig denna undersökningen fram med en stark analysmetod från spelbranschen. Detta för att kunna definiera hur man kan skapa ett spel som får spelaren att tänka kring ett fåtal utvalda diskussionsämnen som baseras på i den digitala gestaltningen om vad som är GROW’em. Vår frågeställning är: “Hur kan man med hjälp av digitala spel inom VR förmedla diskussion samt tankar kring hortikultur?”, o

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Davies, Bryan. "Evaluating the User-Experience of Existing Strategies to Limit Video Game Session Length." Thesis, University of Cape Town, 2018. http://pubs.cs.uct.ac.za/archive/00001248/.

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Digital video games are an immensely popular form of entertainment. The meaningful positive experiences that games facilitate are fundamental to the activity; players are known to invest a lot of time playing games in search of those experiences. Digital games research is polarized. Some studies find games to be a healthy hobby with positive effects; games promote well-being through regular experience of positive psychological experiences such as flow and positive emotions. Others have identified rare problematic use in those players who devote excessive amounts of time to gaming, associating

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Perkins, Kyle Eric. "Lifesigns: Successful Storytelling in Open-World Games." Ohio University Honors Tutorial College / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1290205847.

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Mayer, Katherine. "Fulfillment & Amazon Invazion: Explorations of the Company Amazon Through Play." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2019. https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1332.

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This project is composed of two video games that look at multiple facets of the company Amazon through a critical lens. Fulfillment explores the working conditions of Amazon Fulfillment Centers through play. Amazon Invazion provides a critical look at the company from a consumer perspective, showcasing some of the many acquisitions made by Amazon from 1994-2018. Both games prompt the player to consider their own participation in the company’s growth.

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Sandqvist, Ulf. "Digitala drömmar och industriell utveckling : en studie av den svenska dator- och tv-spelsindustrin 1980-2010." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för ekonomisk historia, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-33912.

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The aim of this thesis is to explore and analyse the development of the Swedish video and computer game industry. The main focus is on the Swedish game development industry. The research was conducted with two different methods. First with a macro approach where all Swedish game developers were identified and general data from the annual reports was collected. The second part is a case study with three Swedish game developing companies focusing on the production and development of the firms. The game industry has expanded and some of the successful games have generated spectacular revenues. In

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Brown, Megan R. "A Binary Within the Binary: Machinima as Digital Agency and Growing Commercial Incorporation." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1345038934.

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Hamm, Breanna H. "Today's Learners: Applying Gaming Elements to Enhance Student Engagement in a University Visual Communication Course." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1308576036.

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Marais, Marius. "Expanding MIHL subscriber platform services." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/49728.

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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2002.<br>Some digitised pages may appear illegible due to the condition of the original hard copy.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: It is difficult to dispute the remarkable success that some of the console manufacturers like Sony experienced with the distribution of the Psone and now the Playstation 2 consoles. Nonetheless, the tie ratio (the relationship between the number of games bought per year and the installed base of consoles) is limited on average to only 2.2 games per Psone sold. It is an achievement, though limited considering the 5-year timeframe. T

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Burgess, Elizabeth. "Understanding interactive fictions as a continuum : reciprocity in experimental writing, hypertext fiction, and video games." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2015. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/understanding-interactive-fictions-as-a-continuum-reciprocity-in-experimental-writing-hypertext-fiction-and-video-games(5202be2d-db6d-4791-aa53-004072ffa4a7).html.

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This thesis examines key examples of materially experimental writing (B.S. Johnson’s The Unfortunates, Marc Saporta’s Composition No. 1, and Julio Cortázar’s Hopscotch), hypertext fiction (Geoff Ryman’s 253, in both the online and print versions), and video games (Catherine, L.A. Noire, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and Phantasmagoria), and asks what new critical understanding of these ‘interactive’ texts, and their broader significance, can be developed by considering the examples as part of a textual continuum. Chapter one focuses on materially experimental writing as part of the textual c

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