Essays about: "Dear Esther"

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  1. 1. A Matter of Perspective : A Qualitative study of Player-presence in First-person Video Games

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för informatik

    Author : Mikael Hansson; Stefan Karlsson; [2016]
    Keywords : first-person; video games; identification; identity; self; self-perception; perception; immersion; narrative; user-study; charakter; fictional; role-playing; narratology; ludology; ludonarrative; ludonarrative dissonance; walking simulator; crafting survival; Dear Esther; Minecraft; player presence; role;

    Abstract : 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