Essays about: "game research"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 1068 essays containing the words game research.

1. 11. Geralt's Third Sword : Representation of sex in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Author : Lynn Lynn Angerer; Mette Christiansen; [2023]
   Keywords : Gazes; Reward; Sex; The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt; Video Game; Women;

   Abstract : This paper examines the representation of sex in the game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in terms of quest design, narrative, and sex scenes. Examining this topic is relevant to identifying misogynistic tropes in games and finding out where the portrayal of sex might be lacking or even harmful, for designers as well as consumers. READ MORE

3. 12. 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]
   Keywords : ;

   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

4. 13. Analysis of Mutable Game Environments Built on a Tetrahedral Mesh : Tetras, a Potential Alternative to Voxels

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

   Author : Noah Tell; [2023]
   Keywords : Voxels; Tetrahedron; Tetrahedral Mesh; Tetrahedralization; Tessellation; Mutable Environment; Editable Terrain; Deformable Environment; Boolean Operations; Real-Time; Computer Games; Computational Geometry; Voxlar; Tetrahedror; Tetrahedralisering; Tessellering; Formbar Terräng; Booliska Operationer; Realtid; Datorspel; Beräkningsgeometri;

   Abstract : Historically 3D game environments have almost always been immutable. Mutable environments are a technical challenge that will affect performance. For games of the future to continue approaching realism, mutable environments are an essential step. READ MORE

5. 14. 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

6. 15. Impact of gamification on employee motivation in situations of change in medium-size organisations in the United Kingdom.

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

   Author : Apostolos Savvas; [2023]
   Keywords : Gamification; Change Management; Employee Engagement; Motivation; Game Design Patterns;

   Abstract : This thesis tries to provide a comparative study and complimentary data analysis into the effectiveness of game design patterns such as LEGO Serious Play, Leaderboards and Collective voting in terms of the impact that gamification has in change management framework. The study is looking at how gamification impacts employees from a motivational and engagement, in change management tasks, perspective. READ MORE