IE
2007
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2007
In this paper, a conceptual framework is developed for critiquing extreme violence in computer and videogames from an aesthetic perspective. In particular focus is the common play...
IE
2007
13 years 9 months ago
2007
In this paper we introduce a mathematical model of conflict that enhances Richardson’s model of Arms Race accounting for interactive scenarios, such as the ones provided by CRP...
IE
2007
13 years 9 months ago
2007
Extensive simulation of sensory perception for NPCs (Non Playing Characters) or bots in 3D games has been quite rare if not absent until recently. However, a few games have proven...
IE
2007
13 years 9 months ago
2007
This paper describes the rationale and subsequent development stages of a work in progress: a graffiti toolkit for rich spatial 3D environments and an actual world mnemonic collec...
IE
2007
13 years 9 months ago
2007
The concept of dramatic level is crucial for a model of dramatic flow. We present a framework to maintain optimal dramatic flow in an interactive 3D environment where both linea...
IE
2007
13 years 9 months ago
2007
Henry Jenkins’ recent publications on convergence have focused on the way that the active audience, equipped with the productive and distributive tools of digital technology mig...
IE
2007
13 years 9 months ago
2007
This paper presents innovative research into the use of videogame environments within architectural design studios. In this context, 3D videogame environments encourage new unders...
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2007
13 years 9 months ago
2007
An examination of Walter Benjamin’s notion of the aura as it appears in videogames, and the relation between the nondirectional sense of smell, non-directional visual fields, an...
IE
2007
13 years 9 months ago
2007
In order to investigate the design of virtual place for creative collaboration, I have modeled scenes from a real place of creative collaboration – Jørn Utzon's studios, w...
IE
2007
13 years 9 months ago
2007
In this paper, I describe a possible creative model for approaching realtime 3D Multi-user Virtual Environments (MUVEs) as formal, audio-visual composition environments. The model...