Essays about: "Modding"
Found 5 essays containing the word Modding.
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1. Behavioural comparison of test and field executions of video games
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : Software developers write tests to ensure that their application behaves as intended. However, the behaviour of an application in production may deviate from the behaviours that are tested. This difference between test and field executions is rarely assessed in practice. READ MORE
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2. MOBAs, the beginning : From mod to genre
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesignAbstract : This thesis covers the history of the MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) genre by creating a chronological historical timeline of some of the most catalytic titles. It also delves deeper into the dynamic between modders and companies and how that dynamic changed as the genre evolved. READ MORE
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3. Developing a Roguelike Deckbuilding Design Tool with Slay the Spire Modding API
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS)Abstract : Dream Quest(2014) introduced the Roguelike deckbuilder as a game genre. The genre later became popular with the help of Slay the Spire in 2017. As the genre is still fairly new, there are not a lot of tools for designing games of said genre. READ MORE
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4. The cooperative future of game development : A phenomenon of collaboration between producers and consumers in the video game industry
University essay from KTH/Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC)Abstract : Independent developers and large-scale development studios - commonly seen as the Davids and Goliaths of the video game industry - are moving closer together. Powerful software frameworks, traditionally reserved for professional developers and only available through expensive licenses, are becoming free to use for consumers. READ MORE
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5. Modders of Skyrim: Motivations and Modifications : A qualitative study of what motivations and modifications the modders of Elder Scrolls: Skyrim exhibit
University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknikAbstract : Denna kvalitativa studie syftar till att studera vilka motivationer vi kan finna hos de som modifierar det digitala spelet Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, samt vad det är de modifierar. Inom studiens ramar knyter vi även samman motivationer och modifikationer. Vi presenterar även relaterad forskning samt introducerar ämnet digital spelmodifiering. READ MORE