Essays about: "political game theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 essays containing the words political game theory.

1. 1. MOBAs, the beginning : From mod to genre

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Author : Anton Zachrisson; Alexander Holmberg Karancsi; [2023]
   Keywords : MOBA; Political Economy theory; Modding; Historical timeline; Monetization plans; Power structures;

   Abstract : This thesis covers the history of the MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) genre by creating a chronological historical timeline of some of the most catalytic titles. It also delves deeper into the dynamic between modders and companies and how that dynamic changed as the genre evolved. READ MORE

3. 2. The Most Boring Game in the World : A study of World of Warcraft as a means for social interactivity within an enclosed group

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

   Author : Ludvig Stone; [2023]
   Keywords : Gaming; Ethnography; Political Discourse Theory; Logics Approach; Social Gaming; World of Warcraft; Com-munities; MMO; Multiplayer Gaming; Digital Humanities;

   Abstract : Gaming as an activity possesses many different facets (Sköld 2018: 134). One important yet relatively underexplored is the social facet, how the act of gaming is impacted by social rules and codes. Previous research on the topic is relatively limited and mainly performed retroactively on older game communities. READ MORE

4. 3. The battle of national identity in foreign policy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Danial Sohail; [2023]
   Keywords : Brexit; National Identity; Individual Decision-Makers; Domestic Politics; Postcolonialism; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This paper endeavours to study whether Brexit could be Britain’s way to find its national role in the international arena by analysing three levels of theory analysis from foreign policy analysis operating discourse analysis in its different forms. Initially, individual decision-makers are scrutinised by operating psychological discourse analysis on three Prime Minister’s speeches to learn the primary actor’s construction of the world. READ MORE

5. 4. Prefigurative politics as applied to the climate crisis : A game theoretical assessment

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Nathan Carlshamre; [2023]
   Keywords : Prefigurative politics; game theory; prefiguration; climate activism; activism; environmental activism; tragedy of the commons; anarchism; left-libertarianism; political theory; Montgomery bus boycott; constructive program; ecotage; non-violence; violence; cartel theory; salience;

   Abstract : In this paper, I make use of the game-theoretical concepts of cartel theory and coordination theory via salience and Schelling points in order to assess the viability of prefigurative politics when used by group actors to address the particular case of the climate crisis. I show that prefigurative politics as a strategy faces significant systematic disadvantages when used by social movements attempting to address climate change as compared to when it is used by social movements focused on other causes. READ MORE

6. 5. Minimator: A Serious Game on Zero-Day Markets

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

   Author : Ehud Cseresnyes; Hans Sharma; [2022]
   Keywords : serious games; zero-days; zero-day markets; exploits; vulnerabilities; game theory; design science; cyber warfare; cyber conflict; national security; software security;

   Abstract : Zero-days are vulnerabilities that the software vendor does not know about and thus cannot provide a patch for. Their value has caused markets to develop, divided by the purchase intention. This thesis focuses on the white and grey markets, that is those buying to patch and those buying to exploit. READ MORE