Game Content Research Articles

Preventing the spread of destructive ideology among minors on the Internet through game content

Preventing the spread of destructive ideology among minors on the Internet through game content

GAMIVAL: Video Quality Prediction on Mobile Cloud Gaming Content

The mobile cloud gaming industry has been rapidly growing over the last decade. When streaming gaming videos are transmitted to customers' client devices from cloud servers, algorithms that can monitor distorted video quality without having any reference video available are desirable tools. However, creating No-Reference Video Quality Assessment (NR VQA) models that can accurately predict the quality of streaming gaming videos rendered by computer graphics engines is a challenging problem, since gaming content generally differs statistically from naturalistic videos, often lacks detail, and contains many smooth regions. Until recently, the problem has been further complicated by the lack of adequate subjective quality databases of mobile gaming content. We have created a new gaming-specific NR VQA model called the Gaming Video Quality Evaluator (GAMIVAL), which combines and leverages the advantages of spatial and temporal gaming distorted scene statistics models, a neural noise model, and deep semantic features. Using a support vector regression (SVR) as a regressor, GAMIVAL achieves superior performance on the new LIVE-Meta Mobile Cloud Gaming (LIVE-Meta MCG) video quality database.

THE DIGITAL GAMING REVOLUTION: AN ANALYSIS OF CURRENT TRENDS, ISSUES, AND FUTURE PROSPECTS

Digital gaming has become a major form of entertainment and a significant part of popular culture. The gaming industry has grown exponentially in recent years, with the global market for video games projected to reach $159 billion by 2022. The rise of digital gaming can be attributed to several factors, including advancements in technology, the increasing accessibility of high-speed internet, and the proliferation of smartphones and other mobile devices.Digital gaming can be divided into several categories, including console gaming, PC gaming, and mobile gaming. Console gaming, which is played on dedicated gaming devices such as the Xbox and PlayStation, has been around for decades and continues to be popular. PC gaming, which is played on personal computers, has also been around for a long time but has seen a resurgence in recent years due to the popularity of online multiplayer games and the increasing power of personal computers. Mobile gaming, which is played on smartphones and tablets, has seen the greatest growth in recent years due to the increasing popularity of mobile devices and the accessibility of mobile gaming apps.One of the major advantages of digital gaming is the ability to connect with other players from around the world in real-time. Online multiplayer games allow players to compete against each other in virtual worlds, and social gaming platforms such as Facebook allow players to connect with friends and play games together. Additionally, many digital games offer in-game purchase options, which allow players to purchase virtual items such as weapons, armor, and other items to enhance their gaming experience.However, digital gaming also has its drawbacks. Many players become so engrossed in the game that they neglect other responsibilities, such as school or work. Additionally, some studies have linked excessive gaming to addiction and other mental health issues. Furthermore, some parents have expressed concerns about the content of certain digital games, particularly those that are violent or sexually explicit.The authors conclude that, digital gaming is a rapidly growing industry that has become a major form of entertainment for people of all ages. While digital gaming offers many benefits, such as the ability to connect with other players and enhanced gaming experiences, it also has its drawbacks, including the potential for addiction and other mental health issues. As digital gaming continues to evolve and grow, it is important for players, parents, and policymakers to be aware of both the benefits and the risks associated with this form of entertainment.

Инструментарий этического анализа компьютерных игр: ответ на вызовы нового просвещения

The authors of the idea of a “new Enlightenment”, Ernst von Weizsäcker and Anders Wijkman, in their 2018 report to the Club of Rome analyse the causes of the explosive development of science and technology in the Modern period and come to the conclusion that their triumph and existential threats stem in many ways from the ideals of Enlightenment, so that the future of humankind depends crucially on an ideological rethinking of man’s status in the world. They stress the need to enhance the responsibility of the individual so that each individual becomes conscious of sharing the destiny of the whole of mankind and the world. I argue that in the framework of Enlightenment 2.0 the Kantian concept of social development, which is closely linked with the moral ideal — the kingdom of ends — may form the basis of the concept of society in which individual freedom and social development are interconnected and the mutually determining elements of the human being in whom freedom can be exercised only if it contributes to social good. The Kantian interpretation of social development as the human being forming the sphere of free being can be the basis of a critical assessment of the content of video games in terms of their media impact on the shaping of the ideology of modern society. I show that the boundaries of the exercise of freedom in a video game, supported by artificial intelligence, influence the way an individual perceives society and his/her place in it. I come to the conclusion that video games, which express a certain idea about society, can contribute to or impede the formation of a new ideological foundation of society whose aim, according to Enlightenment 2.0, should be overcoming the antagonism between the individual and the collective.

JOGO DE TABULEIRO SOBRE ESTILO DE VIDA SAUDÁVEL PARA PESSOAS COM DOENÇA ARTERIAL CORONARIANA

ABSTRACT Objective: to develop and analyze content and face validity evidence of a board game to promote healthy lifestyle habits for patients with coronary artery disease. Method: this is a psychometric study of development and validity of a board game for health education. Data collection was carried out between October 2021 and January 2022. Initially, the game rules were described and, sequentially, themes related to cardiovascular prevention were identified, used as a basis for card development. The game was submitted to assessment by 14 experts in terms of clarity, theoretical relevance, practical relevance, image visibility and relationship between image and text, through a Likert scale score. The content validity coefficient was calculated for each round, with a coefficient greater than 0.57 being considered valid. New assessment rounds were performed until the appropriate coefficient was reached. Results: the board game was built containing images of anthropomorphized hearts alluding to healthy lifestyle habits and 45 spaces. A total of 69 cards were developed containing the themes of healthy eating, physical activity and the importance of smoking and alcohol cessation. In the first round of assessment, three cards did not reach the minimum content validity coefficient. They were reformulated and sent to a second round of assessment, and was considered validated in this new round. Conclusion: the game, its rules and its content showed adequate content validity evidence after the second round. Further studies to analyze its effect on lifestyle modification should be carried out.

Experiential game learning design framework: mechanical content of serious game

Indonesian society is plural, and many cultures spread throughout Indonesia. If not preserved, the culture will be lost and eroded over time. In the era of globalization, the exchange of information very quickly, but the traditional culture began to fade, one of them is gamelan. The main factors that cause this are the lack of gamelan makers or craftsmen, the high price of gamelan, and foreign cultures entering Indonesia. This causes many people who do not know about gamelan and have no interest in knowing it. Therefore, a system was created to increase public interest in learning gamelan. This study describes the development method and learning framework for serious game content to obtain one option to preserve traditional culture, especially gamelan, and increase public interest in learning gamelan.

Women in the World of Digital Games: The Case of Slovakia

This research paper aims to provide a picture of women’s participation in various positions in the field of digital games in Slovakia, such as creators of game content, women involved in eSports, the gaming industry, casual gamers as well as women working in the field of digital game education. Based on theoretical knowledge and qualitative in-depth interviews with seven women working in various positions in the gaming industry, the women’s positive and negative work experiences, and the problems and obstacles linked to their gender were identified. The research is specifically focused on the situation of women in the gaming industry in Slovakia. The results show that female gamers and streamers face negative behaviour from their fellow players and viewers which may result in an array of negative consequences. Findings also indicate that the low representation of women in some areas of the gaming industry is a consequence of prevailing gender roles in society. Furthermore, women’s participation in eSports and competitive gaming is limited due to toxic meritocracy, prevailing masculinity and sexism.

WAVE FUNCTION COLLAPSE. APPLICATION OF COLLAPSE METHOD IN GAME SPACE GENERATION

The article explores a method for creating game content using procedural generation based on the wave function collapse. It has been determined that using this method with the basic approach yields relatively acceptable results. In some cases, anomalies are encountered, or spaces with a low level of diversity are generated. At the initial stages of generation, zones where generation is impossible using the basic method have been identified. One way to address this issue is through repeated generation, which requires additional resources. A modification of the method has been proposed using repeated passes. In some cases, this method has proven to be quite effective. To improve the method's efficiency, the space has been divided into zones to verify the correctness of the generated area. The most effective application of the basic method has been determined – traversing the space with another algorithm and post-processing after generation. One such algorithm allows for the preparation of samples to be substituted into closed zones that appear. Preparing generation materials significantly speeds up the operation of the wave function collapse. Preliminary traversal of space to identify probable problem areas occurs separately from the main generation. The algorithm has been modified for the automatic recognition of compatible samples, significantly reducing the time for generation preparation and the number of problem areas created. Enclosed spaces that restrict access to parts of the map have been identified. Depending on the size of the restricted area, several solutions have been proposed. For small areas, replacement with decorative content, for large areas – regeneration with samples designed to create internal content, or replacement of certain blocks with passable ones. Based on the research results, it is concluded that the generation of game space using the wave function collapse method is more efficient when auxiliary algorithms and constraints are applied at the initial and final stages of generation. Also, the idea of dividing generation into visible and invisible parts is proposed: the visible part is created during scene preparation, and the invisible part is generated during level traversal.

Video Game Fictions: A Dual-Work View

Video games fictions are interactive: some of the content is set by the game designer and some is set by the player. However, philosophers disagree over how this interaction is reflected within the fictional content of video games. First, I will show that games and playthroughs are two distinct works of fiction with their associated fictional content. Second, I argue that players engage with both fictional works when playing a video game. They imagine the fictional truths associated with the game and those associated with their playthrough. Thus, I defend what I will call a Dual-Work View of our engagement with video game fictions. To do so, I show that games have accessible fictional content, that games are distinctively incomplete fictions, and that players engage with this distinctive incompleteness. My goal is to offer a clear account of the fictional content of video games.

게임 콘텐츠 속 역사 기반 스토리텔링에 관한 연구

문화공동체 구성원들이 동시대에 공유한 특정한 역사 문학적 형질을 계승시켜주는 유전인자를 역사 문 학 유전자로 규정할 수 있다. 문화 원형이란 그들만의 예술적, 정신적 전통문화 가운데 특징을 잘 담고 있 다. 인간의 심성 갚은 곳에 있는 원초적이고 보편적인 무의식을 반영하여 만들어낸 것이 신화이다. 게임 산 업과 다른 문화콘텐츠와의 가장 큰 차이이자 특징은 다름 아닌 상호작용성에 있다. 우리나라의 게임은 구 비문학을 기반으로 신화적 공간을 재구성하는 경우가 많다. 우리나라에서 게임은 수많은 캐릭터가 동시에 이야기를 만들어가는 공간이 중시된다. 게임에서 우선시 되는 것은 상호작용성, 상호텍스트성, 실시간성, 몰입성이라는 매체의 기술적 측면이다. 신화들은 도덕적으로 진리를 설명하는 알레고리로 해석되기도 하고 과학, 철학, 역사로서 풍류적으로 해석된다. 따라서 신화로 기록된 역사는 철학적이고 도덕적인 함축성을 지닌 이야기로 해석된다. 본 연구에서는 소설, 영화, 만화, 컴퓨터 게임 등등 서사라는 내적 형식을 이 용한 다양한 문화 매체들 안에서 역사가 대중의 흥미와 오락의 유력한 서사의 재료로 주목받고 있는 현실 문제를 집중 조명해 보았다. 소설, 영화, 만화, 컴퓨터 게임 분야에서 더 이상 역사는 과거에 일 어났던 일의 진실을 추적하는 분야가 아니다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 역사적 시공간을 배경으로 하여 과거에 대한 일반적 통념을 뛰어넘어 상상력과 유희의 장으로 역사 서사의 공간과 개념이 변형되고 있는 과정을 탐구하여, 역사 기반 스토리텔링이 오락 문화콘텐츠를 활성화하는 것을 고찰하였다.

김지선의 미디어 퍼포먼스 <슬픔의 집>에 나타난 메타연극성

The House of Sorrow is a digital game-based performance piece that stages a video game as the platform to stage themes of memory, thoughts, and their transformations through streaming. This piece is takes the form of a metagame that deals with game within a game, as it employs the artist-created game contents as its central narrative element and welcomes the audience to a virtual theater on a Minecraft map. Yet, from a different point of view, The House of Sorrow simulates stage and theater through the double structure of the game that stages both the diegetic narrative space and the non-diegetic empirical environment. In this context, the argument of this study is that the aesthetic dimension of this piece is noticeable through the apparatus and grammar of theater. This paper thus posits The House of Sorrow as a performing art and investigates the dramatic function of the game-narrative and the staging characteristics of the game-streaming in order to examine the heterogeneous space that unfolds between the performance and digital media. The game “The House of Sorrow” as dramatic text has a self-reflexive and self-referential nature, but the meta-usage of this game operates through its relationship with another world via game-streaming. The game-streaming that mediates the virtuality of the game and the reality of the performance generates the theatrical structure of the performer’s role-playing and the spectators’ game-watching, so creating an interplayable environment for game-playing. Thus, The House of Sorrow appropriates the most trend in popular media culture and registers it within the context of theater, overlapping game and theater ― and what emerges amidst the double would be theater, or play in the most original sense.

The relationship between youtube game content and politeness in children's language

This study is prompted by the politeness of the everyday language used by children who watch YouTube gaming content. The goal of this study is to see if there is a link between YouTube game content and language politeness in children aged 5-6 years. This study employs quantitative correlational research with 52 children aged 5-6 years old from TK Muslimat NU 74 Ketegan and TK Muslimat NU 36 Menyanggong. Product-moment correlation data analysis is used in this study, along with prerequisite tests, normality tests, and linearity testing. The findings of this study reveal that there is a relationship between YouTube game content and language politeness in children aged 5-6 years, with a Pearson correlation r value of 0.763, indicating that the relationship between X and Y variables is high. Another finding is that the two variables have a positive aspect. Children have a larger vocabulary, and they know and understand certain English terms. This is demonstrated by children's increased activity in expressing their feelings and opinions at school.

ГЕНЕЗА CG МИСТЕЦТВА ТА ВІЗУАЛЬНОЇ СТИЛІСТИКИ ГРИ

The purpose of this work is to explore the prerequisites for the emergence of CG Art, in particular, to determine the role of the artist and designer in the process of creating the visual component of the virtual gaming space. Describe the technological methods of creating visual content. Methodology. An integrated approach to the study of CG art samples was used, which made it possible to establish the features of the technology for their creation. In the course of the study, the historical and comparative method of scientific analysis of sources was used to identify the main trends in figurative expression in the design of the visual style of game content. Results. The causes, conditions and consequences of the formation of CG art are investigated. The role of the game designer and CG artist in the development of the visual style of the game is characterized. The features of the idea generation process are considered. The essence and characteristic features of concept art, the stages of its creation are reflected. The compositional techniques and means that are used to implement various design solutions are analyzed. Scientific novelty. The article singles out, structures and analyzes the main stages of creating game entities from the point of view of the principles of selection as artistically expressive means and various technological limitations due to the digital environment of the project. The data obtained on the basis of studying numerous domestic and foreign authoritative sources, and scientific periodicals devoted to the problems of digital technologies and game design, allow us to systematize the artistically expressive means used to design game entities. These tools can increase the level of empathy of the player, as well as the overall appeal and artistic and aesthetic qualities of the project. Practical significance. The materials of the work can be used to optimize the process of selecting suitable artistic and expressive means at the stage of developing the visual component of the project. In turn, this will help reduce labor and time costs with a minimum number of stylistic contradictions and imperfections that can significantly worsen the overall consumer and aesthetic properties of the project. The proposed techniques and methods of conceptual solutions can be used when designing both directly the graphic elements of the visual system of computer games, and when creating advertising layouts and marketing products. Key words: CG Art; graphic design; concept art; technological methods; game design; game industry.

Commodifiaction Of Workers On Esports Athletes In Digital Sports Industry

The Esports industry has begun to produce various media platforms that display interesting game content played by athletes, to attract viewers to join the platform through live streaming. The purpose of this study is to analyze the meaning of commodification of workers from the athlete's perspective, who are already involved as commodities. The expected benefits are recommendations to minimize the forms of commodification such as exploitation of workers. This study uses a review of media political economy theory that is associated with the movement of the esports industry ecosystem. The approach used in this research is qualitative by using a descriptive study. The data collection technique uses an in-depth interview method with esports athletes, virtual observation, and collecting documents. The findings are that esports athletes consciously feel that their identity as an athlete becomes a commodity that has a selling value to agencies and other actors in the digital sports industry. However, the good income and not being seriously regulated, allows them to reach as much profit as possible, although there are still revenue cuts from the agency. This profit also changes their early goals and mindset as esports athletes, from being a games players and start thinking about profit even though they realize are being exploited. The finding is the athlete's ability to conjure up their role as a commodity in the industry, by utilizing the athlete's identity as a valueable commodity for their own benefit.

On Mixed-Initiative Content Creation for Video Games

In this article, we present a survey of mixed-initiative methods for the creation of content for video games. We also propose a definition of what mixed initiative implies, as the term lacks a clear specification. The survey includes works not directly aimed at video games but which create content that can potentially be used in games, such as art programs utilizing mixed initiative. Furthermore, we highlight research areas that overlap wholly or partly with mixed initiative, such as casual creators, explainable artificial intelligence, or interactive evolutionary computation. We examine these and several other topics in the context of mixed initiative. Finally, we provide a catalogue of typical techniques and challenges connected with mixed initiative before considering future directions.

Sokak Oyunlarından Sanal Oyunlara Dijital Oyunların Gelişimsel Süreçlerinin Çocuk Kullanıcıların Ahlaki Gelişimleri Açısından Değerlendirilmesi

20. yüzyılın ortalarında akademik amaçlı olarak başlayan ilk dijital oyun denemeleri, 1970’li yılların başlarından itibaren ticari amaçlı üretilmeye başlandı ve böylece günümüzde yüz milyarlarca dolar değerine ulaşan dijital oyun endüstrisinin temeli atılmış oldu. Bu tarihten itibaren günümüze kadar pastadan en büyük payı elde etme yarışına giren oyun şirketleri, her geçen gün daha gelişmiş özelliklere sahip oyunları kullanıcıların hizmetine sunmaya başladı. Kullanıcıların daha sık ve uzun süre dijital oyun oynamalarına neden olan bu yarış, aynı zamanda “dijital oyunların çocukların ahlaki gelişimleri üzerindeki etkileri” sorunsalını beraberinde getirmiştir. Çünkü dijital oyunlar, eğlence ve haz sağlamalarının yanı sıra belirli mesajları kullanıcıların bilinçaltına göndermek için kullanılırlar. Bazı dijital oyunlarda cinselliği çağrıştıran sahnelere ve söylemlere sıklıkla yer verildiği görülmektedir. Yine erkek karakterlerin genelde beyaz tenli, kaslı, güçlü ve şiddete meyilli olarak; kadın karakterlerin ise ya korunmaya muhtaç ve zayıf ya da güçlü ancak cinselliği çağrıştıran obje olarak tasvir edilmesi en sık başvurulan yöntemlerdendir. Öte yandan dijital oyunlar aracılığıyla çocukların empati becerileri geliştirilebilir, etik algıları güçlendirilebilir ya da sosyalleşmeleri sağlanabilir. Dolayısıyla dijital oyun içerikleri iyi analiz edilmeli ve uygun içeriğe sahip olanların oynanmasına izin verilmelidir.

Toward Designer Modeling Through Design Style Clustering

We propose modeling designer style in mixed-initiative game content creation tools as archetypical design traces. These design traces are formulated as transitions between design styles; these design styles are in turn found through clustering all intermediate designs along the way to making a complete design. This method is implemented in the Evolutionary Dungeon Designer, a research platform for mixed-initiative systems to create adventure and dungeon crawler games. We present results both in the form of design styles for rooms, which can be analyzed to better understand the kind of rooms designed by users, and in the form of archetypical sequences between these rooms, i.e., designer personas.

APPLICATION OF GAMIFICATION IN ETHNIC EXCELLENCE-BASED CHARACTER EDUCATION PROGRAMS

This paper describes how the game is a tool to support the strengthening of character education for its users. In implementing the Independent Learning Education, Merdeka Campus, Bandung State Polytechnic, collaborated with the industry to apply gamification to the concept of character education and the nation's cultural values. Some of the objectives of this gamification activity are: (a) Getting the ethnic group’s information; (b) Providing users inspiration to develop themselves; (c) Growing a better direction mindset. The game developed is a web-based application (online gamification), so as many students/students and lecturers as possible can use the game to support strengthening character education and the nation's cultural values. The manual version of the video game content (prototype) is available, namely the 2021 research output containing Pancasila character content based on ethnic excellence. The elements of educational content in online gamification contain the results of identifying the prominent characters of 10 ethnic groups in Indonesia with the largest population (Dayak, Madura, Jawa, Sunda, Baduy, Batak, Banjar, Minahasa, Betawi, Minang). This study used three approaches which are Qualitative-Explorative, Qualitative-Descriptive, and Evaluation. The method used to know how gamification was implemented in character education and the nation's cultural values. It is hoped that gamification can integrate into the learning process for compulsory national subjects. Thus, students can become users and a market for the gamification industry.

A Metric Instrument for the Games with Cultural Heritage

This paper reviews existing research within two fields; game studies and cultural heritage, discovering inadequacies in current digital means of cultural heritage preservation. It is not unheard of that commercial games have been utilized to showcase them, but they tend to get glossed over in favor of serious games. Therefore, this study details two new tools that can further identify and assess the level of cultural heritage content in commercial games which will benefit not just their digital preservation, but also game developers and game design researchers. A unique conceptual framework was developed for analysing video game content specifically on four elements of cultural heritage and five elements of game components in both tangible and intangible forms. Exploratory tables of metrics were also created to quantify said content with the help of the existing Goal Question and Metric (GQM) table. They were then put to the test in two trials; Experiment I analysing 6 game franchises and Experiment II testing 28 games. Both demonstrated the presence of significant amounts of cultural heritage, much more than past works credited. Further research into this area, including adapting said tools for other game studies and commercial games usage will be possible and fruitful.

One Game Fits All: Personalized Content Generation in Mobile Games

Procedural content generation uses algorithmic techniques to create large amounts of new content for games and thus reduces the cost of production. However, this content generation is typically the same for all players and is not used to personalize and optimize the game for players’ characteristics. Thus, the core of our research is the improvement of procedural content generation through personalization. We plan to achieve personalization by using modern machine learning algorithms to learn the characteristics of the player. These characteristics will be then used as input parameters for procedural content generation algorithms to produce personalized content. We expect that personalized procedural content generation will have a positive effect on the user’s gameplay experience.