Essays about: "Online games"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 220 essays containing the words Online games.

  1. 1. Conjunction of the spheres. The struggle for hegemony in the English language online reception of Netflix adaption: The Witcher.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Author : Sarah R. Kern; [2024-02-06]
    Keywords : Production reception; Hegemony; Discourse; Transmedia; Witcher; Fantasy; Polish Fantasy; Media literacy; Convergence culture; Fan-studies; Participation culture; Technical communication; Digital Role-Playing Games; Civic imagination; Netnography; ;

    Abstract : This essay uses the concepts of convergence culture, transmedia and hegemony, to understand the struggles within the English language reception to Netflix Tv production “The Witcher.” In order to help the reader, the essay presents the background to the larger Witcher franchise, as well as standard debates and issues within the fantasy genre, the role-playing-game genre and convergence culture. READ MORE

  3. 2. The State of Live Facial Puppetry in Online Entertainment

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Medie- och Informationsteknik; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

    Author : Lisa Gren; Denny Lindberg; [2024]
    Keywords : Facial Puppetry; Face Tracking; Real-time Rendering; Motion Capture; Computer Vision; 3D Modeling; Virtual Avatars; Augmented Reality; Machine Learning; Game Development;

    Abstract : Avatars are used more and more in online communication, in both games and socialmedia. At the same time technology for facial puppetry, where expressions of the user aretransferred to the avatar, has developed rapidly. READ MORE

  4. 3. Perceptual Sensitivity to Video Degradations in a Simulated Cloud-Gaming Environment: An Empirical Study through Subjective Tests

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Boli Gao; [2023]
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    Abstract : Cloud gaming, often referred to as gaming on demand or game streaming, is a contemporary form of online gaming. It operates by running video games on powerful, remote servers and streaming them in realtime directly to a user’s device. READ MORE

  5. 4. Exploring procedural generation of planets : Developing a tool to create spherical worlds

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS)

    Author : Filip Tripkovic; [2023]
    Keywords : Procedural Content Generation; PCG; Planet; World; Sphere; Terrain; Noise; Unity; Editor; Designer; Tool; Game Development;

    Abstract : If you want procedurally generated content in your games, you often have to rely on your own ability to develop the desired tools. This can be limiting for newer game developers, leading to certain types of gameplay not being considered when designing games. READ MORE

  6. 5. If You Like It, Then You Should Equip a Ring on It : A qualitative study regarding marriages within Final Fantasy XIV

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Edvin Eriksson; Joel Uisk; [2023]
    Keywords : Marriage; Online games; Relationship; Ritual; Role-Play;

    Abstract : This research study looks at the online game Final Fantasy XIV and the players who have participated in the Ceremony of Eternal Bonding, to gain further understanding behind motives for partaking in an online matrimonial service with another player. This study can be relevant for researchers looking into how players interact with events meant to generate intimacy between players. READ MORE