Essays about: "player character"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 85 essays containing the words player character.

  1. 11. Training an Adversarial Non-Player Character with an AI Demonstrator : Applying Unity ML-Agents

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Yousra Ramdhana Jlali; [2022]
    Keywords : Artificial intelligence AI ; reinforcement learning RL ; imitation learning IL ; non-player character NPC ; deathmatch;

    Abstract : Background. Game developers are continuously searching for new ways of populating their vast game worlds with competent and engaging Non-Player Characters (NPCs), and researchers believe Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) might be the solution for emergent behavior. READ MORE

  3. 12. What Aspects of Gacha Games Keep the Players Engaged?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : George-Gabriel Rentia; Anastasia Karaseva; [2022]
    Keywords : Burnout; engagement; gacha; player response; pulls; virtual rewards.;

    Abstract : Numerous papers examine the relationship between gacha mechanics and gambling, however, few enquire about what attracts players to gacha games. This is the focus of this thesis, asking players, from their perspective, what are the elements of gacha games that keep them engaged. READ MORE

  4. 13. Player types and emotional attachments to NPCs : A methodological approach to identifying preferences regarding emotional attachments for an interactive narrative game target audience

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Veronica Johansson; [2022]
    Keywords : player types; emotional attachments; target audience; audience analysis; methodology;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to demonstrate a methodological approach to explore a potential connection between player types and preferences in emotional character attachments. To do so, the thesis investigates connections between player types and emotional attachments to NPCs by conducting two studies. READ MORE

  5. 14. Quantitative Analysis of Customizable Player Avatars in an MMORPGEnvironment

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Author : Mikhail Gardberg; Siri Kjerf; [2022]
    Keywords : Video Games; Representation; Hypersexuality; Fashion; Digitala spel; representation; hypersexualitet; mode;

    Abstract : Sexualization of video game characters has been noted to have real world consequences. While there are studies surrounding characters designed by video game developers, the same cannot be said for players' choice of attire. READ MORE

  6. 15. When You Wish Upon a Character Banner: An Exploratory Discourse Analysis of a Genshin Impact Player Community

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Sophia Al-Nawasreh; Alex Andersson; [2022]
    Keywords : gacha; Genshin Impact; community of practice; gaming communities; Discord communities; F2P; free to play; gacha; Genshin Impact; praxisgemenskap; spelgemenskaper; Discord-gemenskaper; F2P; free to play;

    Abstract : An exploratory discourse analysis was performed on a community of practice based on Discord, an instant messaging platform. The community of practice is a group of gamers (people who play video games), dedicated to the cross-platform free-to-play game Genshin Impact. READ MORE