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Asad, Mariam. "Making it difficult: modernist poetry as applied to game design analysis." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/39617.

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The process of reading a modernist poem is just as much a process of deconstructing it: the language is designed to make meaning through inefficient means, like the aforementioned fragmentation and assemblage. The reader must decode the text. This is what I want to extract as a point of entry to my videogame analysis. The process of reading is not unlike the process of playing. Instead of linguistic structures, a player must navigate a game‟s internal rule system. The pleasure for both the reader and player comes from decoding the poem and game, respectively. I am not making claims that relati
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Koffi, Cole Mahoukau. "Video game development with 3D Studio Max and the XNA framework." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2007. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3228.

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The purpose of this project on game design and development is to experiment with actual technology tools used in computer games and get experience in three deminsional game development using 3D Studio Max and Microsoft XNA.
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Warden, James. "Senses, Perception, and Video Gaming: Design of a College for Video Game Design and Production." Cincinnati, Ohio : University of Cincinnati, 2005. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?acc%5Fnum=ucin1116113863.

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Bomström, H. (Henri). "Improving video game designer workflow in procedural content generation-based game design:a design science approach." Master's thesis, University of Oulu, 2018. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201812063237.

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The time and money spent on video games are rapidly increasing, as the annual U.S game industry consumer spending has reached 23.5 billion dollars. The cost of producing video game content has grown in accordance with the consumer demand. Artificial intelligence (AI) has been suggested as a way to scale production costs with the demand. In addition to lowering content production costs, AI enables the creation of new forms of gameplay that are not possible with the current toolbox of the industry. The utilization of AI in game design is currently difficult, as it requires both theoretical knowl
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Bahari, Hanif. "Observation : A prosocial video game on the way of social integration." Thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Avdelningen för design, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-31139.

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The vision of this project is to prevent prejudice which comes from wrong stereotypes. The goal is to design a pro-social video game by which people are informed through observation, hence stereotypes will be eliminated. Questionnaire was made and published on social media. The test game with same character was made and published in iTunes and after receiving feedbacks, technical problems were fixed.
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Eksi, Murat, and Markus Pihl. "Video Game Network Analysis : A Study on Tooling Design." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-276768.

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Crackshell is an indie game studio situated in Stockholm. They released particular iterations of a game called Hammerwatch, which is developed with their in-house game engine and they are still working to extend both the Hammerwatch and the game engine. Hammerwatch is a rogue-like multiplayer game played by up to four players in a single session by using peer to-peer network topology. These days, Hammerwatch has gotten significantly popular and the planned features have led the team to question of whether their network utilization is performant and in what ways they can improve this utilizatio
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Gartland, Connor. "Making Mori: Emotional Depth and the Art of Video Games." Ohio University Honors Tutorial College / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1400681933.

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Kestner, Randolph. "The Impact and Creation of Level Music for Video Games." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/326.

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This thesis explores the creation of music for a video game level utilizing industry tools for music compositions as well as level design. Music as an element of game design and its resulting impact is also examined.
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Braaf, Adele. "A grounded theory for active video game design to promote gamer engagement and immersion." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2724.

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Thesis (MTech (Information Technology)--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017.<br>Active Video Games (AVGs) are a form of video games that rely on gamer motion as the main source of interaction between the AVG and the player. These AVGs serve a number of purposes, such as medical rehabilitation, education, social development, and motor skill development, among others. Prolonged play of AVGs is not sustainable as gamers lose interest in playing AVGs after the initial period of acquiring them. Therefore, the following research question was posed: “What design factors contribute to an eng
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Whitlock, Katherine Lynne. "Theatre and the video game beauty and the beast /." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1086119742.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2004.<br>Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains ix, 264 p.; also includes grafics (some col.). Includes abstract and vita. Advisor: Lesley K. Ferris, Dept. of Theatre. Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-264).
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Bomström, H. (Henri). "The application of procedural content generation in video game design." Bachelor's thesis, University of Oulu, 2016. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201609172812.

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Video games have started to become a daily part of our lives. In 2015 the Entertainment Software Association reported that 155 million Americans play video games and 42 percent of those play video games regularly, spending at least three hours per week playing. In 2015 the American video game industry generated $22.41 billion in revenue. (Entertainment Software Association [ESA], 2015.) As the demand of content in video games continues to rise, the amount of resources used by game studios is increasing to meet the demand. The scaling of manual content creation in video games is becoming a prob
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El, Mansouri Mériem. "Le jeu vidéo didactique ou serious game : processus de conception, ingénierie didactique et game design." Thesis, Université Côte d'Azur (ComUE), 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019AZUR2028.

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Cette recherche s’inscrit dans une réflexion interdisciplinaire sur le game design de jeux vidéo didactiques souvent appelés serious games ou jeux sérieux. Nous sommes partis du constat que les jeux vidéo pour apprendre actuellement sur le marché présentaient de nombreuses faiblesses aussi bien ludiques que didactiques. L’analyse de ces jeux et de leurs conceptions a mis en lumière que même si la volonté des concepteurs était d’associer ludique (jeu) et didactique (sérieux) dans un même objet, la dichotomie entre les clichés véhiculés par le jeu et le travail (sérieux) persistait dans les espr
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Phillips, Cody J. "Video game reward types and the player experience." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2018. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/119100/1/Cody_Phillips_Thesis.pdf.

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The thesis developed a system for categorising video game rewards, and explored the impact of those reward types on the player experience. We found that a diverse assortment of reward types is associated with increased player enjoyment, and that an individual's trait reward responsiveness also plays an important role in facilitating enjoyment. Participants with higher levels of trait reward responsiveness may be more likely to enjoy video games than people with comparatively low levels of trait reward responsiveness.
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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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Lucena, Jesiel Lyncoln. "In a Haystack: A Video Game About Discrimination and Privilege in American Culture." Digital WPI, 2016. https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/etd-theses/387.

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This Post Mortem discusses the choices made during the design and development process of In a Haystack, a narrative based adventure video game that discusses Privilege and Discrimination in American Society. As a solo project, I created a polished interactive experience that I intend to turn into a published episodic video game series. This document goes over the methodology choices, technical and artistic difficulties, and challenges faced by in pursuit of this goal.
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Duchene, Fabien. "L'architecture dans la machine. Le jeu vidéo, d'une représentation architecturale à une représentation architecturée." Thesis, université Paris-Saclay, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020UPASD002.

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Le jeu vidéo simule la complexité informationnelle du réel. Il est soumis dans cette tache aux limites de calcul de la machine numérique. Inconsciemment, et au gré de l'évolution de la machine, le jeu vidéo réécrit une histoire de la représentation de l'architecture en cherchant son optimum : la figure du projet architectural la plus efficace pour afficher l'information qui fabrique sa jouabilité. Les figures générées par les deux disciplines nous permettent de démontrer que le jeu vidéo restitue une forme d’habitabilité dans le projet de l’architecte. Il se définit avant tout comme une représ
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Goujet, Raphaël. "Hero.coli : a video game empowering stealth learning of synthetic biology : a continuous analytics-driven game design approach." Thesis, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018USPCB175.

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Les jeux vidéo ont prouvé leur valeur en tant que loisir et qu'outil pédagogique, que ce soit dans l'éducation ou dans le monde professionnel. Cependant, les jeux éducatifs doivent intégrer des stratégies pédagogiques et être finement ajustés pour être efficaces, et adoptés. La biologie de synthèse est une discipline émergente d'ingénierie centrée sur la conception de systèmes vivants pour accomplir des fonctions contrôlées. Elle partage des concepts avec les jeux vidéo de crafting et d'ingénierie. Nous avons conçu le premier jeu vidéo de biologie de synthèse, baptisé Hero.Coli, pour la vulgar
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Hallros, Per, and Niklas Pålsson. "SIMULATING A SYSTEM : Using video games as tools to promote self-directed learning." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för speldesign, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-447884.

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As a response to finding innovative ways of using games as tools for learning we explore the design process of creating a game system meant to promote self-directed learning. This thesis explores what design pillars a game system needs to follow when making a game that is meant to promote self-directed learning through reflection on cause and effect relations. We use a theoretical framework based on procedural rhetoric and self-directed learning in video games to inform our design process when creating an eco-adapted game system that provides experimentation opportunities. We adapt an ecosyste
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Haglund, Vira. "Behind the Mechanics : the Conveyance of Political Messages Through Video Games." Thesis, Högskolan på Gotland, Institutionen för speldesign, teknik och lärande, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hgo:diva-1721.

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This study is a response to the growing demand for more critical examinations of the video game as a communicative as well as interactive medium of mass culture. It reflects the game in regard to its potentials and abilities conveying a message to its audience and sets it into a broader discourse of mass communication. The analysis focuses on opinion forming games and their agendas whilst scrutinizing the methods through which certain messages are delivered to the player. The study is primarily based on qualitative research and analyzes the mechanisms of manipulation through examples with an e
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Zagal, José Pablo. "Supporting learning about games." Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/24814.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008.<br>Committee Chair: Bruckman, Amy; Committee Member: Guzdial, Mark; Committee Member: Juul, Jesper; Committee Member: Kolodner, Janet; Committee Member: Mateas, Michael.
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Zagal, José Pablo. "Supporting learning about games." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/24814.

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It seems like teaching about games should be easy. After all, students enjoy engaging with course content and have extensive experience with videogames. However, games education can be surprisingly complex. I explore the question of what it means to understand games by looking at the challenges and problems faced by students taking games-related classes. My findings include realizing that extensive prior videogame experience often interferes with students abilities to reason critically and analytically about games, and that students have difficulties articulating their experiences and observa
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Kuoppa, Andreas. "Design Decisions for Indie Development of Educational Video Games : A Case Study." Thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-74576.

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Educational video games – especially for the PC market – do not seem to perform as well commercially as games from other genres. We argue that there is room for independent – ’indie’ – developers to break into the marketplace, by identifying certain niches and innovating on the genre. This would generate commercial value for such actors and knowledge value for the players. Design decisions of high importance made during development of an educational video game demo at the small Swedish company Toleap Consulting AB were analysed in the pursuit of contributing to effective indie development of su
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Mittra, Anirudh. "Libero." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/76688.

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Libero is a 2D video game that aims to explore the concepts of dealing with personal issues such as insomnia and anxiety. It is a 2D stealth puzzle game that takes influence from older dungeon-crawlers and rogue-likes from the 1990s as well as inspiration from modern games designed for mobile platforms such as iOS and Android phones. The game experiments with new 2D normal mapping technologies for a unique take on pixel art.<br>Master of Fine Arts
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BELÉM, Maria Eduarda Nery da Fonseca. "Uma Análise da Cenografia em Games Realistas." Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 2012. https://repositorio.ufpe.br/handle/123456789/11577.

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Castagnino, Ugolotti Vania. "Persuasive Meaningful Play : Exploring the video game Behind Every Great One." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för informationsteknologi, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-17728.

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This thesis shines a light on tools that can be used in order to create persuasive and meaningful video games. This research was designed as an exploration of the game Behind Every Great One, with the purpose to determine if and how the game could attain a persuasive and meaningful representation of a benevolent sexist situation. To achieve this, the research took on three different approaches: an interview with the developer, a textual analysis of the game, and a qualitative survey analysing players' reactions to, and perceptions of, the game. The findings suggest that displaying characters'
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Rasmussen, Gaute. "Creative expression as the objective in video games." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2014. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/75647/2/Gaute_Rasmussen_Thesis.pdf.

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This study explores the idea of video games where the players are not just allowed to express themselves creatively, but are challenged to do so and are judged based on the quality of their creative expression. The outcome of the research is a series of six games which comment on this idea. The study also raises further questions regarding how current video games are constructed and designed in comparison with non-computer games, and invites a further evolution of the craft of video game design in a direction that focuses more on interpreting and reacting to what the player is doing.
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Westerlund, Anton. "Using Video Communication in Online Multiplayer Games : The effects of adding a video chat overlay on the game experience in online multiplayer video games - a quasi-experimental design." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DM), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-105928.

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The focus of this thesis is to investigate whether adding video communication inonline multiplayer video games will affect the game experience. The work uses usercentered design and a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods. Literaturereview, pre-study questionnaire and semi-structured interviews are used to create aprototype of a video chat overlay that can be used in games. The prototype is thenused in a quasi-experiment to test if adding a video chat will result in better gameexperience. Participants in the experiment play the same online multiplayer videogame without and with v
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Carter, Justin T. "A conceptual framework of game feel: An evolutionary approach." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2022. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/227919/1/Justin_Carter_Thesis.pdf.

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This thesis provides insight into the evolution of game feel design principles through an exploration of how game feel has existed and evolved in pivotal character action games. It includes a textual analysis of four influential character action games from discrete, historical generations and explores how design strategies associated with game feel have evolved. The analysis provides insight into the design characteristics that contribute to game feel. The thesis helps to demystify game feel for developers and to guide practice towards a clearer understanding of game feel as a central tenet of
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Mader, Stéphanie. "Le "game design" de jeux thérapeutiques : Modèles et méthodes pour la conception du gameplay." Thesis, Paris, CNAM, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015CNAM1011/document.

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Cette thèse propose des modèles, méthodes et outils destinés aux game designers de jeux thérapeutiques. Le problème de conception le plus fondamental des jeux thérapeutiques est le gameplay, c'est-à-dire des objectifs de jeu et des actions que le joueur doit effectuer pour atteindre ces objectifs. Dans un jeu thérapeutique, le gameplay doit à la fois produire l'effet thérapeutique et motiver le patient à suivre son protocole. Les problèmes sous-jacents de celui-ci sont l'évaluation médicale et ludique du jeu, et l'échange de connaissances entre game designers et experts santé. Nous proposons u
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McMillan, Luke. "All of Your Base are Belong to Us? Shmups as a Source for Better Game Design." Thesis, Griffith University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366727.

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This study sought to examine the development of video games between 1987 and 2005 to ascertain, on an emotive level, whether video games have changed in that time. It is the contention of this study to demonstrate that video games have remained largely unchanged, bar graphical and other 'aesthetic' updates. Based on this, it is apparent that the emotive traits defining effective video games of the past are still valid in the contemporary market. Another aspect of the study is to demonstrate that nostalgia is one of the most significant reasons why gamers are drawn to certain types of game purc
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Oakley, Samuel. "White by Default: An Examination of Race Portrayed by Character Creation Systems in Video Games." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1563874480029597.

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Atanasov, Simeon. "Juiciness: Exploring and designing around experience of feedback in video games." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-22264.

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This project aims to explore the effects of feedback over experience invideo games. It acts as a part of a discussion around the concept of “Juiciness”, byattempting to define it both in theory and practice. The text describes a positionon “Juiciness” in relation to experience design and “Experiential qualities”, anddiscusses the role of aesthetics in the context of feedback. The practical aspect ofthe project is aimed towards finding where “Juiciness” can enrich a designprocess and this is done through the design, development and analysis of a videogame prototype. The project also takes a cri
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Krishnan, Sherly Rishi, Mengwei Guo, and Guanting Liu. "Worldspace Heatmaps." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för speldesign, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-448212.

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Many games are set in 3D worlds and have shifting camera viewpoints. In this study, we attempt to create and evaluate a Proof-of-Concept Worldspace Heatmap System that accounts for the shifting camera views in 3D game worlds, in an attempt to improve user testing processes. We test the system by conducting a stimulated recall user study, in which we examine the areas in a game that drew the attention of the participants, with the help of heatmaps placed in the game world. Our results include observations of several behavior patterns and participant evaluations of the Worldspace Heatmap System.
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Krča, Michal. "Making better serious games for children with ADHD : Guidelines for designing motivational video game training." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för informationsteknologi, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-12448.

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This study examines how serious games may be designed and developed to contain engaging working memory (WM) training exercises. Video games have a high potential as WM exercise environment for children with ADHD, but it is still difficult to create a long-term training solution due to their problem to retain attention. This thesis aims for better understanding of ADHD children’s motivation to be trained by describing the creation of a game prototype that was designed with the help from WM experts, workshops with designers working on previous prototypes of the same game, guidance from medical d
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Evans, Bruce. "The Message in the Mechanics: Designing Game Mechanics that Reflect a Character’s Mental State." The Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1555615050474514.

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Ferrari, Simon. "The judgment of procedural rhetoric." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/33915.

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This thesis establishes a theoretical framework for understanding virtual spaces and roleplaying in relation to Ian Bogost's theory of "procedural rhetoric," the art of persuading through rule systems alone. Bogost characterizes the persuasive power of games as setting up an Aristotelian enthymeme--an incomplete argument--that one completes through play; however, I argue that the dominant rhetoric intended by a team of game designers is subject to manipulation through player choice. Discrete structures within the play experience cause the meaning-making possibilities of a game object to pullul
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Hannah, Jason. "Design pattern usage in designing web services for a video game inventory application /." View PDF document on the Internet, 2005. http://library.athabascau.ca/drr/download.php?filename=scis/JasonHannah.PDF.

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Yourshaw, Matthew Stephen. "Orbital." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/74396.

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Orbital is a virtual reality gaming experience designed to explore the use of traditional narrative structure to enhance immersion in virtual reality. The story structure of Orbital was developed based on the developmental steps of 'The Hero's Journey,' a narrative pattern identified by Joseph Campbell. Using this standard narrative pattern, Orbital is capable of immersing the player quickly and completely for the entirety of play time.<br>Master of Fine Arts
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Bonetti, Federico. "Designing Video Games to Crowdsource Linguistic Annotations." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Trento, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/11572/342492.

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This PhD thesis explores gamification strategies concerning video games for crowdsourcing, in particular for linguistic annotation. First, a categorization of the current approaches is proposed. In doing so, a new framework is provided to analyse and understand different game design strategies and their impact on linguistic annotation tasks. Two artefacts are developed to test and validate the framework: Spacewords, a 2D space shooter game, and High School Superhero, a 3D role-playing game. In particular, research questions and hypotheses concerning so-called orthogonal mechanics are tested, w
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Ash, James. "Intensive worlds of the image : practices and processes of video game design and use." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.508064.

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Niklasson, Alfred. "Game design of multiple genre, testing player experience on shifting combat." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Interaktiva och kognitiva system, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-159834.

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As more and more people get in to video games. We look at what makes for a good experience. Psychological factors which enriches gameplay like flow and immersion. And Game design factors which provides conditions for flow and immersion. We gather knowledge and use these factors to implement a video game prototype with two versions for testing a scenario. In this scenario the player is set out in the world to fight terrorists in a top-down shooter. Version 1 keeps top-down shooter throughout the entire level while version 2 changes the combat system to a Japanese Role-Playing Game style on the
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Mader, Stéphanie. "Le "game design" de jeux thérapeutiques : Modèles et méthodes pour la conception du gameplay." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Paris, CNAM, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015CNAM1011.

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Cette thèse propose des modèles, méthodes et outils destinés aux game designers de jeux thérapeutiques. Le problème de conception le plus fondamental des jeux thérapeutiques est le gameplay, c'est-à-dire des objectifs de jeu et des actions que le joueur doit effectuer pour atteindre ces objectifs. Dans un jeu thérapeutique, le gameplay doit à la fois produire l'effet thérapeutique et motiver le patient à suivre son protocole. Les problèmes sous-jacents de celui-ci sont l'évaluation médicale et ludique du jeu, et l'échange de connaissances entre game designers et experts santé. Nous proposons u
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Wallin, Emil. "Evaluation of Physically Inspired Models in Video Game Melee Weapon SFX." Thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Medier, ljudteknik och teater, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-78968.

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This study explored the possible impact to a game’s responsiveness and to players’ preferences by using a physically inspired model (real-time pitch and amplitude modulation) as a means of efficiently achieving responsive variation for melee weapon sound effects in a game using the in-engine audio features. A play test was created were 24 participants (12 with audio engineering backgrounds, 12 without), all with prior gaming experience, played through a game level where they would audition a non-variational implementation of a sword’s sound effects and a variational implementation with the sam
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Perry, Allison. "Women and Video Games: Pigeonholing the Past." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2012. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/135.

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Academic work dealing with the overlap between video games and female representation is limited in both volume and proper research. Most texts agree on three supposed flaws with video games: they alienate female participants, there are no games for female players, and female players cannot relate to female characters. This thesis sheds light on these points, not only citing specific counter-examples, but also showing how many of these issues reflect on a larger societal problems.
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Alonso, Kevin, and Erik Jigvall. "Thinking Outside the Lootbox : Balancing on the Scale of Gacha." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för speldesign, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-355652.

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Lootboxes currently cause a frequent debate in the games industry where the discussion is often focused on the connection to gambling. In this thesis an addition to this debate is made by taking a closer look at Gacha design – a way to design games around monetization – through theory and player opinions. Conclusions point to that if Gacha is viewed as a spectrum of strength the discussion can benefit from an increased understanding of all monetization systems within games regardless of their abstract definitions. The data was collected through focus groups and analyzed based on current resear
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Kappers, Wendi. "EDUCATIONAL VIDEO GAME EFFECTS UPON MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT AND MOTIVATION SCORES: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY EXAMINING DIFFERENCES B." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2009. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/2932.

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An experimental research study using a mixed-method analysis to was conducted to examine educational video game effects on mathematics achievement and motivation between sexes. This study examined sex difference in a 7th grade mathematics (Mathematics 2/Mathematics 2 Advanced) classroom (n=60) learning algebra. Attributes and barriers relating to educational video game play, preference, and setting characteristics were explored. To examine achievement and motivation outcomes, a repeated-measure (SPSS v14) test was used. The analysis included ethnographic results from both student and teacher i
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Brook, Luke James. "A sound idea: An investigation into accessible video game design for the deaf and hard of hearing." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2017. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1984.

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A widely accepted, and incorrect, assumption towards hearing accessibility in video games is that deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) users are those who encounter the least barriers and are generally well catered for. Rapid advancement in video game technology has seen video game sound evolve from simple blips generated by internal circuitry to fully realised digital audio used to convey critical information. To accommodate the DHH, this information needs to be conveyed in an alternative manner. However, evidence suggests existing accessible design solutions for the DHH lack specificity and are in
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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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Årnell, Tobias, and Nikola Stojanovic. "Horror game design – what instills fear in the player? : A study on the effects of horror game design theories and level design patterns on player behaviour in a horror environment." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Medieteknik, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-40778.

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This research paper aimed to study how to make a scary horror game and what in turn makes these games scary. This study utilizes an original game called The House specifically designed and created by us. This is done in order to study the effects of implementing level design and navigation patterns and horror game design theories in an original horror game on player behaviour and reaction in relation to these theories. The study was done with the use of 10 participants, who each took part in a 15 minute play session, and were later interviewed using the data gathering method stimulated recall.
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Xiaoxi, Zhao. "Framework for an Eye Gaze Driven Video Game: an Application to Therapy of Stroke Patients with Hemispatial Neglect." The Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1440394724.

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