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1. 1. Waaagh! Go to digital battle : Good characteristics for digital Warhammer games

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

   Author : Helen Svensson; [2023]
   Keywords : Characteristics; Warhammer; digital games;

   Abstract : Fans of Warhammer games are really dedicated, loud, and loyal. But what is it about all these digital games that are made by all kinds of different developers, that make them rate so highly again and again? The characteristics of these games most likely have something in common and by interviewing said fans about how they feel about the games might be a key to making successful games. READ MORE

3. 2. Player behavior in cooperative action games : How communication, cooperation and prosocial behavior affects players behavior

   University essay from Södertörns högskola

   Author : Erik Sandholt; Mathias Östergren; [2023]
   Keywords : Behavior; Communication; Cooperative; Difficulty; Prosocial; Qualitative Research; Teamwork; Video gam; Beteende; Kvalitativ Efterforskning; Kommunikation; Kooperativa; Lagarbete; Prosocial; Svårighet; Video spel;

   Abstract : This thesis examines what game designs cause players to exhibit communication, cooperation and prosocial behavior towards each other in cooperative action games. This study used qualitative research methods to analyze a cooperative action game called Warhammer: Vermintide 2 as a case study. The gathering of data is done through Stimulated recall. READ MORE

4. 3. The Virtues of a Hero : Virtue Ethics and the Divine in Star Wars and Warhammer 40,000

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : David Seger; [2023]
   Keywords : Star War; Warhammer 40; 000; virtue ethics; the divine; Aristotelian virtue ethics; Nietzschean virtue ethics; minimal theism; classical theism; panentheism; pantheism;

   Abstract : This thesis examines how ethics and various conceptualizations of the divine are explored and expressed in contemporary fiction, and in this particular case, in Star Wars and Warhammer 40,000. It is meant to highlight the philosophical underpinnings within these works, and to discuss how readers and consumers of such fiction and media may be affected in their views regarding religiosity and ethics. READ MORE

5. 4. Dreams of Democracy within Extreme Dystopias : A Study of the Imperium of Man

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

   Author : Patrick Sundkvist; [2021]
   Keywords : Warhammer: 40000; dystopia; literature; authoritarianism; science-fiction; violence; police; leadership; hierarchy; government; law; punishment; Warhammer: 40000; dystopi; litteratur; auktoritär; science-fiction; våld; polis; ledarskap; hierarki; regering; lag; straff;

   Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to analyse several of the extreme dystopian elements found in the Warhammer: 40000 megatext and reveal how these elements display critique towards authoritarian policies and philosophy. I opted for a close reading of several texts and analysed several characters’ relationship to the galactic empire known as the Imperium of Man and found themes of suppression of thought, self-existential crises and wishes for freedom. READ MORE

6. 5. Pricing for the players or the hobbyists? : A look into Games Workshop pricing

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Author : Sebastian Engstrand; [2018]
   Keywords : Warhammer; Games Workshop; Pricing; Warhammer 40 000; Miniature Game;

   Abstract : This paper looks into the pricing of Warhammer 40 000 miniature, manufactured by the company Games Workshop. On some internet forums there has been a discussion on whether the prices rise without giving anything in return, and whether the company cares about the players or the hobbyists. READ MORE