DIGRA
2005
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2005
Springer
This paper addresses players’ uses of supplemental items during gameplay, how they define what is and is not “cheating” in reference to these items, and then, what actions t...
DIGRA
2005
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2005
Springer
DIGRA
2005
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2005
Springer
In a reinforcing cycle, few females create games and fewer girls than boys play games. In this paper, we increase our understanding of what girls like about games and gaming by de...
DIGRA
2005
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2005
Springer
The concept of social dilemmas can be used to understand social situations all around us. I am looking at identity formation to help understand why people make the decisions they ...
DIGRA
2005
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2005
Springer
Like many massively-multiplayer role-playing games, Final Fantasy XI is a persistent world with a heroic fantasy setting. This paper discusses fictive player identities, and descr...
DIGRA
2005
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2005
Springer
DIGRA
2005
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2005
Springer
The stories vs. games debate has been prominent during the early years of game studies, and few other perspectives have been introduced to the discussion. In the paper, Game Resea...
DIGRA
2005
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2005
Springer
DIGRA
2005
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2005
Springer
In this paper, issues of girls and their gaming preferences are explored through observations of computer games sessions at an all-girl state school. What emerged is that preferen...
DIGRA
2005
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2005
Springer
At the center of the video game experience is the interface. Before a player grabs the first powerup or meets the first obstacle, the would-be-adventurer must accept the limitatio...