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DIGRA
2003
Springer
14 years 1 months ago
2003
Springer
This paper will focus on the inter-relationships between media, technology and culture as demonstrated by the online multiplayer FPS scene, and will make explicit the degree to wh...
DIGRA
2003
Springer
14 years 1 months ago
2003
Springer
Interpretation of characters is a fundamental feature of human behavior. Even with limited information available, people will assign personality – even to inanimate objects. Cha...
DIGRA
2003
Springer
14 years 1 months ago
2003
Springer
This essay adopts a formal model of play as semiosis [18] to explore the often dysfunctional role of backstories within computer game design and play. Within this model, backstori...
DIGRA
2003
Springer
14 years 1 months ago
2003
Springer
Instead of confining the player to a single role, the active participator model positions the player in a more flexible position towards the fictional gameworld: involved and imme...
DIGRA
2003
Springer
14 years 1 months ago
2003
Springer
We advocate a research approach to determining the conditions of engagement in game simulation that is a multi-disciplinary cultural and scientific inquiry at the juncture of psyc...