Have games changed over the years, or have I? Maybe both.
There are more games than ever to play, yet I struggle to find the good ones to play. Here I …
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What we do in games – Ten imperative goals
In an effort to create a consistent environment for discussing #objectives, researchers narrowed games down to ten #imperative #goals that …
It’s More Than Skin-Deep: Creating Diversity in Digital and Non-Digital Games
Diversity in games requires more than player-customizable avatars. The extensive game analysis outlines five strategies for creating more inclusive characters …
Music Matters When It Comes to Flow
Generative music in games affect the flow experience of gameplay sessions which may be beneficial in game design.
‘KAHOOT!’ and Gamification as Part of Better Learning Experience
In the future ‘KAHOOT!’ and other tools can make the learning process of students easier.
Self-determination theory in game-based learning
The use of self-determination theory in fostering motivation via game-based learning
Snowballing and Comebacks in MOBA games: Visual Analytics for Developers
In this research highlight, we summarize how the authors of the study "A Visual Analytics Approach for Understanding Reasons behind …
Post-Play Activities as Part of Larp Design
Larp can be an emotionally and physically taxing hobby. In her article ”Post-Play Activities for Larp: Methods and Challenges”, Maury …
Games for health is a challenging area for designers
Success in the field of games for health is a complex issue.
Mad Max and the Open World
The open world sets crucial limitations on Mad Max
Moral game design of “This War of Mine”
Moral gameplay design benefits from extensive background research, external playtesting and iterative design.
The Popular Memory of Trench Warfare of WWI Is Often not Engaged in Video Games
Popular memory of WWI is something that video-games are scared to engage In his article “It’s Hard to Play in the …
Access to play denied – or is it?
In order to play a game your body needs to adapt to the game’s interface. What about those bodies that …
What Happens If We Make Gamification Customizable?
Pushing the envelope of gamification just a little bit more.
A Second Look at Flow Theory in Games.
tl;dr: Culture defines the Flow experience.
Following the footsteps of sex toys
To make gaming experience more pervasive, game controllers need to be redesigned to better include body to playing.
Pokémon Go Further
The global phenomenon Pokémon Go doesn’t use the full potential of pervasive gaming.
Narratives of Escape Rooms
Some escape rooms are experimenting with ways of bringing new genres into the scene In their article titled ’Escape Rooms and …
The Almighty Protagonist as Unreliable Narrator: Narrative Concepts for Understanding Digital Games
Ways of telling stories can be highlighted through comparing narrative tools in videogames and literature.
Papers, Please succeeds in replicating Weber’s Iron Cage of Bureaucracy in Video Game Form
The depiction of bureaucracy in Papers, Please reflects the ideas of Max Weber. Glory to Arstotzka!
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