Essays about: "ludology"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 13 essays containing the word ludology.
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6. "The World of Real Emotion" A Study of Communication: Conveying Emotions Through Narrative in Final Fantasy
University essay from Lunds universitet/EngelskaAbstract : This essay investigates the communicative elements video games in the RPG genre utilise in order to convey emotion through narrative, and the difference between older and newer games. The essay focuses on the execution and interplay of verbal and non-verbal communication of the linguistic and semiotic examined in four video games chosen from the Final Fantasy series. READ MORE
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7. The quest for medievalism in ‘The Witcher 3’ : A study of the vita gravis: the apposition between the medieval and the fantastical.
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Historiska institutionenAbstract : .... READ MORE
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8. The Desert of the Real in Spec Ops: The Line. A Study of Simultaneous Hyperreal Experiences by Protagonist and Player : A Study of Simultaneous Hyperreal Experiences by Protagonist and Player
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : As an anomaly on the market of military shooters of the 21st century, Spec Ops: The Line entails a journey of undetermined realities and modern warfare consequences. In this study, the narrative is analyzed from the perspective of Jean Baudrillard’s idea that simulations have replaced our conception of reality. READ MORE
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9. A Matter of Perspective : A Qualitative study of Player-presence in First-person Video Games
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för informatikAbstract : In this study we aimed to investigate the process through which players of video games situate, and form an understanding of their presence within the virtual game environment. This study specifically investigates this process in games played through a first person perspective with the intention of minimising the amount of visual information provided the participants. READ MORE
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10. Ludological Communication of Social Reality
University essay from IT-universitetet i Göteborg/Tillämpad informationsteknologiAbstract : Ludological Communication of Social Reality is about researching video games from a communicational perspective. Its purpose lies not only in researching, how video games can communicate about global reality, as it takes a much bigger role in the field of game studies and communications. READ MORE