Essays about: "Video games"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 236 essays containing the words Video games.

1. 1. Agile development in the video game industry : Examining the effects of iteration and methods of limiting it

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Ioannis Stylianos Archontakis; [2019]
   Keywords : Agile; iteration; video game development; overworking; crunch; creativity; resources;

   Abstract : This research is examining one of the most dominant managerial methods used in development in the video game industry, Agile development. More particularly, the thesis examines a certain attribute of Agile development, that of iteration. READ MORE

3. 2. Challenges and Security Aspects of Blockchain Based Online Multiplayer Games​

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för informationsteknologi; Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för informationsteknologi

   Author : Sundas Munir; Mirza Sanam Iqbal Baig; [2019]
   Keywords : Multiplayer Online Video Games; Blockchain; Blockchain based online video games; security threats to online video games; security challenges in blockchain based online games; Cyber Security Issues in blockchain based online multiplayer video games;

   Abstract : Video gaming has always been a blooming industry. With the emergence of online multi- player video games , this industry’s worth have sky rocketed. Online multiplayer video games store data of player’s credentials, in-game progress, in-game virtual assets and payment details etc. READ MORE

4. 3. Extra-Mural Activities and Their Effect on Second Language Development : A Comparative Study of Upper Secondary Swedish L1 Gamers and Non-Gamers

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : Alexander Rau; [2019]
   Keywords : SLA; EFL; ESL; lexical diversity; oral proficiency; utterance length; VocD; vocabulary; extramural activities; video games; MMORPG; second language acquisition; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Today, English is the most studied second language, being used in academia, international relations, social forums and mainstream entertainment, resulting in English becoming a common topic of research in the study of second language acquisition. One particularly interesting form of entertainment is the hobby of online digital gaming as English has become the de facto language used in absence of a shared native language among players. READ MORE

5. 4. Learning by Gaming : Investigating the Influence of Playing Video Games on Vocabulary Level among Swedish ESL Learners

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Engelska

   Author : Joacim Hadin; [2019]
   Keywords : Video games; Online Communication Tools; ESL; Receptive; Vocabulary Level; Influence;

   Abstract : The video game industry is one of the fastest growing markets in the world today. The fact that playing video games has become such a popular recreational activity among youths and adolescents has created a need for research investigating the effects of video game playing. READ MORE

6. 5. TRANSLATION OF TIME: A translation analysis of Chrono Trigger

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Filip Antonijevic; [2018-08-08]
   Keywords : japanska; translation; localization; male female speech; Chrono Trigger; skopos; foreignization; domestication; video games;

   Abstract : The purpose or aim of this study is to analyze and discuss how the personality ofthe character Frog was changed during the translation and localization of thegame Chrono Trigger, with focus on how the use of male speech and sentencefinalparticles were translated. The theoretical framework for analyzing of how Frog’s dialogue was changedduring localization will be skopos theory, Venuti’s concept of foreignization anddomestication and video game localization. READ MORE