Essays about: "Games Design"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 612 essays containing the words Games Design.

1. 11. Prototyping Tool for Large Scale Interactive Experiences

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för designvetenskaper

   Author : Venkata Satya Anurag Gargeya Unnava; Yiyang Liu; [2023]
   Keywords : Virtual Reality; Augmented Reality; Interactive Content; Large Scale Interactive Content; Visualizer; Simulations; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : In the age where entertainment is the driving force behind the functioning of large industries, companies like SONY have figured out a way to market their entertainment content including movies, music, and games using large-scale interactive marketing and promotional content. Building and testing such content before it is released on large and complex devices is a continuously challenging task and there have been efforts both in academia and industry made to ameliorate this content production workflow. READ MORE

3. 12. Vocal processing of non-human characters portrayed by game masters (GMs) in tabletop role playing games (TTRPGs) : What physical attributes of a creature can be perceived in different processing?

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

   Author : Lina Dovner; [2023]
   Keywords : TTRPG; sound design; vocal processing; Dungeons Dragons; creature sound design; vocal modulation; orc; elf;

   Abstract : Voices reveal information about the speaker, such as their age, what they are feeling and how they look. Vocal modulation is sometimes used by role-players, mostly game masters, in a tabletop role-playing context, to portray non-playable characters. READ MORE

4. 13. Improving player experience using Flow in Tower Defense game Daidala : A case study on improving Flow according to Sweetser & Wyeth's GameFlow criteria

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Author : Mario Palleschi; Isak Larsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Flow; GameFlow; Quality Assurance; Qualitative Comparative Analysis; Research through Design;

   Abstract : Using a Research through Design approach, this research aims to utilize the criteria of Flow outlined by Csikszentmihályi in Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (2014) and later adapted to videogames by Sweetser & Wyeth in GameFlow: a model for evaluating player enjoyment in games (2005) to improve the Tower Defense game Daidala by increasing players’ time spent in a state of Flow. This serves to provide future game designers with an example of how this model and these concepts can be applied when designing and developing a game. READ MORE

5. 14. Comparing Gaze Cues: Avatars versus Humans in Allocating Visual Attention : Eye Tracking Case Study

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Julius Albiz; [2023]
   Keywords : Gaze Cue; eye tracking; mixed-method; case study; Gaze Cue; eye tracking; mixad metod; fallstudie;

   Abstract : When designing websites or applications, being able to allocate visual attention to specific parts of an interface is important. One powerful tool that can be used for this is Gaze Cues, which is a social cue that makes use of gaze direction to allocate visual attention in the same direction. READ MORE

6. 15. The key of challenging levels: An analysis of 2D puzzle video game levels

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Author : Shurui Zhang; [2023]
   Keywords : Video games; 2D Puzzle games; Challenge types; Puzzle game levels;

   Abstract : This study is focused on the challenges in puzzle video games. Based on several previous studies, the researcher created seven different types of challenges in puzzle games. READ MORE