Essays about: "the game"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 2850 essays containing the words the game.

  1. 21. The Missing Student: Construction of an Alternate Reality Game – A pitch to attract applicants to the Game Design & Technology Master’s programme

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik

    Author : William Andersson; Karim El-Nahass; Oscar Forsyth; Katri Lantto; Ludvig Lemner; Sara Stråhle; [2023-03-03]
    Keywords : ARG; Alternate Reality Game; Marketing; Advertisement; Master’s program; Game Design; Modularity;

    Abstract : The master’s program Game Design & Technology at the University of Gothenburg wants to try new ways of marketing the program to potential students and has created this Bachelor’s for that purpose. By advertising using a game, one reaches people that are already interested in the area and by having an interactive advertisement such as an Alternate Reality Game (ARG) one can have the target group interact with each other further solidifying their interest. READ MORE

  2. 22. How Award-winning Games Captivate their Audiences – A Thematic Analysis of Hades Reviews across Multiple Platforms

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik

    Author : Martin Ahl; Ida Dahl; Anna NIlsson; Hedy Pettersson; Linnea Wahlgren; Carl-Magnus Wall; [2023-03-03]
    Keywords : Game Experience; Player Experience; Video Games; Game Development; Game Design; Hades;

    Abstract : Stories are as old as humans themselves and have always been a key part of what makes humans human. One of the newest forms of storytelling can be found within games. This thesis conducted a thematic analysis on reviews of the successful game Hades, investigating why it captivated its audience. READ MORE

  3. 23. A Language for Board Games – Development of an Embedded Domain-Specific Language for Describing Board Games

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik

    Author : Edvin Alestig; Joel Ericson; Erik Eriksson; Lukas Schiavone; Filip Torphage; Joakim Tubring; [2023-03-03]
    Keywords : DSL; domain-specific languages; Haskell; functional programming; board games; game theory; domänspecifika språk; funktionell programmering; brädspel; spelteori;

    Abstract : In recent years board games have increasingly found themselves in the digital medium. One way to enable easier creation of digital board games is to create a domainspecific language (DSL) for that purpose. This thesis details the process of developing an embedded DSL for describing board games with Haskell as its host language. READ MORE

  4. 24. LET’S LEVEL UP OUR COMMUNICATION A Study of Communication Challenges in Game Development Teams

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Fina Blomberg; Louise Lind; [2023-02-01]
    Keywords : internal communication; multidisciplinary teams; game development; management;

    Abstract : Video games are growing fast in popularity, and while gaming has been primarily an entertainment medium, educators have also realized its benefits as a learning tool. However, little research is done on the complexity of communication in game development projects, though studies of challenges in game development often men-tion communication problems causing delays, stress, and inefficiency. READ MORE

  5. 25. VIDEO GAME-BASED LANGUAGE LEARNING AND LITERACY A systematic review of the current state of research on video game-based learning and language learning

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Oscar Holst; [2023-02-01]
    Keywords : game-based learning; language learning; literacy;

    Abstract : Over the last decades, the video game medium has become increasingly popular-ized and technologically advanced. Consequently, the learning sciences have started to investigate the pedagogical potential of this medium. Literacy researchers have argued that unique features of the video game medium offer possibilities for effective language learning. READ MORE