Essays about: "Alberto Amigo Arias"

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  1. 1. Fun with Death and Failure : An exploration of player experiences in a decentralized open world RPG

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Author : Jonathan Larsson; Alberto Amigo Arias; [2014]
    Keywords : Computer games; roleplaying games; difficulty; decentralization; power fantasy; game design; Datorspel; rollspel; svårighetsgrad; decentralisation; maktfantasi; speldesign;

    Abstract : Many modern single-player role-playing games offer the player a power fantasy where the experience is designed to make the players feel powerful right from the start, with enemies and challenges that scale to the player characters level and abilities. This study explores what happens with play when power fantasy is replaced with decentralization and especially how this decentralization affects the player’s experience of failure and death. READ MORE