This workshop investigates the mechanisms for behaviour change and influence, focusing on the definition of requirements for pervasive gameplay and interaction mechanics, procedures, actions, mechanisms, systems, story, etc., with the purpose of informing, educating, reflecting and raising awareness. By...
This article investigates the potential of utilizing game mechanics in designing 3-D serious games for Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) and attempt to produce new information about designing collaborative serious games.Aim. This article has two aims: first, to clarify how theoretical ...
From this stems the importance of gameplay as a crucial game design cornerstone, and game mechanics as tools that the player has to interact with in order to carry out gameplay activities. In this paper we analyze the relevance of gameplay and game mechanics from a player-centered perspective,...
The design of the tasks and the choice of game mechanics able to solve them has been done so far without consolidated guidelines and with few considerations with respect to traditional game design princpiples. Without proper best practices to follow, the design of a GWAP may incur in increased...
Games have existed since time immemorial and have proved to significantly change people's mentality and attitudes towards countless scenarios. Although games are 'time wasters', we should acknowledge the one thing that games offer, constant testing, and learning a simple game engages the brain and ...
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“the sharpshooter” and so on. Of course, it also helps giving each guy a custom name, which you can do in the game, and outfitting him with custom armor that befits his role. Each game you will start with a new band of Battle Brothers which have randomized stats for maximium ...
Sonyis the biggest video game company in the world. The Japanese electronics giant still makes a big portion of its gaming revenue with the PlayStation 5 which came out in 2020 and became the world’s most popular next-gen video game console. However, Sony also produces many original video...
Omens of Destruction is a meaty DLC that adds one of my all time favorite Total War: Warhammer 3 mechanics—and no, it isn't goblins riding other goblins Marvel Rivals is blissful chaos, which makes me worry that—like Overwatch—it'll have all the fun drained out of it once the balan...
In this blog post, we will explore how game developers are incorporating unique in-game ad features into the game design or, in some cases, have made ads an integral part of the game to enhance the user experience and drive revenue.