Search results for "game design"
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Effect of the Game Design, the Goal Type and the Number of Players on Intensity of Play in Small-Sided Soccer Games in Youth Elite Players
2015
Abstract The aim of this study was to compare the effects of game design modification, the type of the goal and the number of players on the intensity of play in small-sided soccer games (SSGs) in youth elite players. Twenty young soccer players (age 13.7 ± 0.5 years, body mass 57.4 ± 7.8 kg, body height 1.67 ± 7.8 m, maximal heart rate 201.1 ± 8.2 beats/min) performed three types of SSGs (possession play (PP) vs. regular goals (RG) vs. small goals (SG)) in both four-a-side and six-a-side formats. The heart rate responses were recorded and analysed as an indicator of the intensity of play. The four-a-side format obtained higher intensity of play than six-a-side for PP (p<0.05), but not f…
Psychological triggers in video games
2016
Peliteollisuudesta on hyvää vauhtia tulossa liikevaihdoltaan suurin viihdeteollisuuden haara ikinä. Erilaisten pelimuotojen lisääntyminen ja suurenevat voitot vaativatkin selvitystä siitä, mikä tekee peleistä pelattavia? Tämä tutkielma pyrkii määrittämään ja selvittämään digitaalisten pelien ominaisuuksia jotka miellyttävät potentiaalisia sekä nykyisiä asiakkaita psykologiselta kannalta. Erilaisia tekijöitä analysoidaan yrittäessä määrittää ominaisuuksia jotka erottavat virtuaaliset pelit toisistaan ja vaikuttavat haluttavilta, mainittakoon muun muassa flow, immersio, tunteet ja hahmon identifikaatio. Tutkielmassa tuodaan esille erilaisia tapoja joilla saadaan flown ja immersion tunteet her…
Pelisuunnitteludokumentointi Jyväskylä Game Lab -peliprojekteissa
2017
Pelisuunnitteludokumentti (Game Design Document, GDD) on dokumentti pelisuunnittelusta, ja sen tarkoitus on organisoida pelin kehittämisprosessia monialaisen tiimin yhteistyönä. Sen pitäisi koota taiteellisen tuotteen visio ja kuvailla pelin ominaisuudet niin kattavasti että sitä voidaan käyttää luomaan ohjelmistotuote. Ongelmat GDD:ssä saattavat aiheuttaa projektitiimissä yhteisymmärryksen puutetta sekä uudelleentehtävää työtä ja yrityksessä investointien menetystä. Siten GDD:llä on olennainen rooli peliprojektin onnistumisessa. Jyväskylä Game Lab (JGL) oli projekti jonka tavoitteena on kehittää uusia koulutuksellisia metodeja pelikoulutukseen Jyväskylässä. Tämä tutkielma tutkii pelisuunni…
In order to enable meaningful playing : how to support player's learning through digital game narrative design
2017
The main research problem of this constructive study is, how player’s learning during game playing can be supported through game narrative design. When the solutions are searched within narrative theories, modern game theories, and learning game design research, the problem turns conceptually challenging. Basically, the challenge stems from the ambiguous concept of narrative and the diversity of narrative theories. The academic conversation on learning game design has drawn approaches from various narrative theories and traditions of screenwriting and creative writing. Hence, the conversation results fragmental. Firstly, I consider what kind of narrative definition and conception should be …
Serious game design : supporting collaborative learning and investigating learners' experiences
2014
Unfair play? Video games as exploitative monetized services: An examination of game patents from a consumer protection perspective
2019
Video games as a consumer product have changed significantly with the advent of in-game purchasing systems (e.g., microtransactions, ‘loot boxes’). This review examines consumer protections related to in-game purchasing by anticipating some of the potential design strategies that might contribute to higher risk consumer behavior. Attention was directed towards the analysis of patents for potential in-game purchasing systems, with 13 identified on Google Patents. The design features were analysed in relation to the consumer rights and guarantees described in the terms of use agreements of the patent assignees. The analysis revealed that some in-game purchasing systems could be characterized …
Players' progression through GraphoGame, an early literacy game: Influence of game design and context of play
2019
Researchers of serious games frequently investigate outcomes of play but overlook the underlying game-design components that drive those outcomes. In this paper, I aim to show how game design and context of play influence progression through GraphoGame, an early-literacy game. This is done by means of two intersecting studies. The first study shows how the game can be represented by a model that explicitly hypothesizes how the interaction between the player and the game drives progression. The second study explores user data generated by first graders (N = 137) who played the game over a period of 25 weeks as part of early literacy instruction. The juxtaposition of these two studies reveals…
MUV: A Game to Encourage Sustainable Mobility Habits
2019
This working paper investigates the question of changing people mobility towards more sustainable habits involving them in an engaging gameplay. The work is performed within MUV H2020 research and innovation action. The game design, definition and features have been co-created through the involvement of different citizens and stakeholders in six European neighbourhoods. The paper discusses the game design as resulting from co-creation and co-design experiences with each neighbourhood communities involved in initial phases. The paper argues that the local co-design activities have influenced the game definition, together with the community engagement approach. The MUV gameplay approach resul…