Types Of Video Games Research Articles

The Effect of Various Types of Computer Games on Increasing the Level of Tolerance, Violence, Increasing Skills, Learning, Creative Thinking, etc., in Men and Women

The Effect of Various Types of Computer Games on Increasing the Level of Tolerance, Violence, Increasing Skills, Learning, Creative Thinking, etc., in Men and Women

Les joueurs de jeux video : Qui sont-ils ? Qui joue à quoi ? Quels sont les risques ?

IntroductionVideo-gaming has often been investigated during the past decades, especially pathological use of videogames. Yet, psychological studies investigating gamers’ characteristics and features of videogames are rare, especially in France. Would it not be relevant to better understand players and videogames in order to better understand results from the scientific literature? ObjectivesThe present study aims to answer the following questions: Who plays videogames? Who plays what? What are the risks? Method and resultsA questionnaire was distributed to 1600 participants aged 26,39±7,41 years. To investigate player characteristics depending on each type of videogame, we divided our sample into several groups including action-adventure gamers (N=826), simulation gamers (N=331), role and battle gamers (N=277) and strategy gamers (N=115). Questions were about sociodemographic characteristics, gaming habits and gaming disorder (Game Addiction Scale). Results pointed out that strategy gamers were mainly female and older with shorter gaming times. Moreover, they would be less subject to gaming disorder. In contrast, role and battle gamers, simulation gamers and action-adventure gamers were more apt to be male and younger with longer gaming times for the first type (i.e., role and battle games). The latter and action-adventure games were also more associated with gaming disorder. ConclusionThe present study has allowed us to clarify contradictory results from the scientific literature, and at the same time it gathered considerable relevant information about gamers’ characteristics, especially French gamers.

Classification of computer games in terms of algorithms

Depending on the type of computer games can be divided into two types: role-playing and non-role-playing. In a role-playing game on a computer, the player assumes the role of the character he controls, that is, the construction of the game is such that the player acts as a specific or imaginary computer hero. According to the degree of influence on the psychological state of a person, it is role-playing games that have the most powerful effect on the human psyche. Games of this type should predispose a person to enter the role of a computer hero and the atmosphere of the game itself due to the graphic and sound design. The primary importance of role-playing games is not based on the element of excitement, although it is still present in it. In traditional AI research, the goal is to create real intelligence, albeit by artificial means. In projects such as Kismet of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), an attempt is being made to create an AI capable of learning and social interaction, the manifestation of emotions. At the time of writing this article, MIT is working on creating an AI that has the level of abilities of a small child, and the results of this work are very promising. From the point of view of games, genuine AI goes far beyond the requirements of an entertainment software project. In games, such power is not needed. Game AI should not be endowed with feelings and self-awareness (to be honest, and it's very good that this is so!), it does not need to learn anything outside the framework of the gameplay. The real purpose of AI in games is to simulate intelligent behavior and to provide the player with a convincing, plausible task.

A Bot Approach-Based Capacity Testing Automation for Online Video Games

Online games are a type of computer game that can be accessed using the internet network and played with other players to play the same game. With the advance in online game development, game developers are required to develop games that can be played by many players in one game, especially in the capacity of an online game server. Those needs can be achieved by utilizing bots. However, previous works only conducted bot-based testing for testing network capabilities. In this research, those works will be extended further ftotesting the capacity of a game server. The result of this research suggests that bot approach testing can simulate real players adequately. Other than that, the bot approach also can be scalable. However, the result also suggests that the bot approach still has some limitations as bots cannot simulate the dynamics shown by real players. Special attention is also needed towards clients utilized for executing the bots for them to be scalable.

Bandwith Optimization on Hotspot using PCQ Method And L2tp VPN Routing for Online Game Latency

VPN L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol) is available on one of the services at Mikrotik. L2TP is a development of PPTP and a combination of L2F. The network security protocol and encryption used for authentication is the same as PPTP. However, to communicate, L2TP requires UDP port 1701 so that the security is better, L2TP is connected to IPSec to L2TP/IPSec. An example of its use is for the Windows operating system, which by default the Windows OS uses L2TP/IPSec. However, the consequences in terms of configuration are not as simple as PPTP. The client side must also support IPSec when implementing L2TP/IPSec. In terms of encryption, of course, encryption on L2TP/IPSec has a higher level of security than PPTP which uses MPPE. Traffic passing through the L2TP tunnel will experience overhead. The L2TP protocol is more firewall friendly than other types of VPNs such as PPTP. This is a big advantage if using this protocol, because most firewalls do not support GRE. However, L2TP does not have encryption, so it requires additional services to support higher security. So the author concludes that it will be easier to configure with online games. Online game is a type of computer game that is currently growing and requires a computer network . The networks that are usually used are internet networks or internet wifi and the like and always use current technology, such as modems and cable connections. Therefore, internet service providers (ISPs) must provide stable and fast internet quality. Bandwidth Needs Online games must be supported by an internet network that supports the speed and stability of the internet connection, especially the stability of the latency of the online game itself

The Association between Video Game Type and Aggressive Behaviors in Saudi Youth: A Pilot Study.

Video gaming is a popular source of entertainment among children and adolescents. Although the Middle East is home to one of the fastest growing communities of video game users, most of the research established on this topic has been carried out through small scale studies. Our aim in this study is to assess the prevalence of video game use and its association with aggressive behaviors among adolescents in Saudi Arabia. This is a cross-sectional study involving boys and girls (aged 15–18 years) in both private and public secondary high schools in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Each participant completed a self-administered modified version of the aggression questionnaire, which consisted of 29 items scored on a 5-point Likert scale. This questionnaire assessed aggressive behaviors domains: physical aggression, anger, hostility, and verbal aggression and types of videogames and time of use. A total of 485 students were included in this study. The mean age of participants was 16.5 ± 0.9 years; 48% were boys. Adolescents who participated in action games had higher mean verbal (p < 0.01) and physical aggression (p < 0.01) scores. Adventure game players had significantly higher mean scores in all four types of aggressive behavior (p < 0.01). Participants who played simulation games had higher mean verbal aggressiveness (p < 0.01). Adolescents who participated in sports games had greater mean levels of anger (p = 0.01) and physical aggression (p = 0.01). Those who played strategy/puzzle games reported significantly higher mean scores of anger (p < 0.01), hostility (p = 0.01), and verbal aggression (p = 0.01). Females were more likely to show higher mean anger (p < 0.01) scores, whereas males were more likely to show higher mean physical aggression scores (p < 0.01). Conclusions: Our results do suggest that playing video games increases adolescent aggressive behaviors, which has been supported by other studies. We recommend educating parents on the pros and cons of playing video games and that parents schedule and limit the time their children spend playing video games.

Alla scoperta del contenuto emotivo dei videogiochi: un intervento di media education

The article presents an activity carried out in a second class of a primary school in Perugia, the main purposes of which are related to the understanding of emotions and the inclusion of a child with disabilities, whose main interest is videogames. The proposed activity takes its cue from this interest of the pupil and from the study of the emotional content that this media conveys. Starting from these considerations, a media education activity was proposed to the class on the recognition of some emotions arising from some multimedia contents including the vision of trailers of two different types of videogames.

Gry komputerowe jako hiperteksty

Artykuł prezentuje mediolingwistyczną analizę gier komputerowych, która w sposób szczególny skoncentrowała się na kategorii hipertekstualności. Korpus badawczy stanowią gry komputerowe różnego rodzaju, aby jak najlepiej przedstawić ich medialnie uwarunkowaną heterogeniczność. Udzielona zostanie odpowiedź na pytanie, czy spełniają one kryteria hipertekstualności i, jeśli tak, czy jest to hipertekstualność pełna, czy też częściowa, tj. czy gra komputerowa stanowi jeden hipertekst jako całość, czy też jest ona tworem złożonym z jednego lub wielu hipertekstów i ewentualnych innych elementów. W ramach analizy zostanie również zweryfikowane, czy gry komputerowe wykazują cechy specyficzne, wyróżniające je na tle najbardziej popularnej formy hipertekstu, czyli tekstów będących częścią WWW.

DISCO ELYSIUM: МОРФОЛОГИЯ ПОЛИФОНИЧЕСКОГО НАРРАТИВА

The author of the article focuses on the specifics of the text in Disco Elysium as one of the gameplay components. The dialogue with the virtual environment determines the peculiarity of this type of computer game. The work, which was the result of many years of work of developers, has become a synthetic genre in which interactive literature, CRPG and virtual book-games interact on equal terms. The polyphonic narrative plays a key role in this space. It is formed not only by the game itself, its plot and stories, but also by the player's internal dialogue with himself. The game as a medium, combining interactivity and text, demonstrates an unusual approach to the modern vision of not only the CRPG genre, but also the game as an art form. The multi-level narrative of Disco Elysium as a synthesis of game mechanics and in-game story, combined with the relevance of the topics covered by the game scenario, creates a deep and immersive work, one of the features of which is replay value. It becomes possible thanks to a wide freedom of choice and a variety of options for passing the story, each of which is unique in its own way. Taken together, Disco Elysium is a postmodern text that draws the reader into the story from different angles. The research task of the work is to analyze the features of the dialogue and polyphonic narration in the in-game text.

A Study of Self-Regulation on Online Game Addiction in Kupang City

According to data released by the Ministry of Communication and Information through its official website in 2015, it is estimated that more than 100 million of the approximately 250 million Indonesian citizens became active smartphone users in 2018 (KOMINFO, 2015). The survey results stated that as many as 54.68%, namely 143.26 million people from the total population of Indonesia's 262 million people, were internet users. Online games continue to grow among teenagers because they can be played online via the internet. Online games are a type of computer game that utilizes a computer network (LAN or internet) as a medium (Young, 2006). This study describes the effect of self-regulation (short-term and long-term) on online game addiction in adolescents who join the E-Sport Community in Kupang City. The sampling technique used total sampling with a total sample of 488 participants and then analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). This research shows that there is a significant influence between self-regulation (short-term and long-term) on online game addiction

Videojuegos de mundo abierto: propuesta de un modelo de análisis ludonarrativo

Los videojuegos de mundo abierto se han popularizado en los últimos años erigiéndose como una nueva forma de diseñar experiencias de juego, ofreciendo nuevas técnicas narrativas, alternativa a otras lineales más tradicionales. Su proposición lúdica está basada en amplios espacios transitables, poblados por personajes controlados por inteligencia artificial y un uso intensivo de la narración ambiental que permite a sus creadores explorar nuevas formas narrativas. El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo proponer un modelo de análisis para el estudio académico de videojuegos de mundo abierto, tomándolos en consideración como construcciones ludonarrativas. El trabajo se fundamenta con teorías científicas de los primeros académicos que se han aproximado a este tipo de videojuegos, pero también con base en la visión de los creadores que han dedicado parte de su carrera a diseñarlos. El trabajo, por último, se completa con una puesta en práctica del modelo de análisis sobre Death Stranding, videojuego de mundo abierto, y una discusión de los resultados.

Лингводидактический потенциал обучающих компьютерных игр

The definition of the concept of a computer game and the content of the parameters included in it are given. The types of computer games and how they are used for didactic purposes are considered. The main types of games include: design programs; dramatization (fairy tale con-structors); developing computer programs aimed at developing visually-motor coordination in space; puzzles, games for the development of logical thinking; games for the development of at-tention and memory. The analysis of a number of advantages of computer games in the educational process is carried out. These include the following provisions: a large number of ways to provide information; a positive effect on the motivation and interest of students in the educational process; the variability of the ways in which the problems are solved, as well as control over their solution and formulation; a huge toolkit designed to control the activities of students; a beneficial effect on the development of introspection skills. We also consider the distribution of learning games according to different groups, depending on their nature of activity related to cognition. Game methodology and its basic principles are considered. The main principles are meaningfulness of learning; learning context; multivariance. The main suggestions for the proper use of computer games in the educational process are also considered. The main point will be the emergence of motivation to learn. Two fundamental principles of the motivation phase are also analyzed, which should be considered when choosing a computer game in the educational process. These include such principles of the phases of motivation as: research and culture. An analysis of how to use games, especially their educational part, to ensure a successful educational process is carried out.

Investigating the Impact of Integrating Vocabulary Exercises Into an Adventure Video Game on Second Vocabulary Learning

Many studies have found that computer video games can offer a facilitative vocabulary learning environment. Among different types of computer games, adventure games have received much attention because of their rich input and immersive learning environment. However, some researchers have indicated that because of the characters’ fast-talking speed and many new vocabulary, more lexical supports should be provided in the games. This study thus developed an adventure game with two versions. One version was an adventure game and the other was the same game supported with vocabulary exercises. Two classes were randomly assigned to play two versions of the game and to take a pre-test, post-test, and delayed post-test. A survey was also conducted to investigate the participants’ perceptions. The results showed that both groups acquired new words, but the experimental group performed significantly better in both the immediate and delayed post-tests. These findings indicated that the adventure game alone can help participants acquire new words. However, the inclusion of word-focused exercises further helped learners retain more new words. Thus, it is suggested that game developers can incorporate word-focused exercises into video games. The additional exercise can allow learners to benefit from both implicit and explicit vocabulary learning.

The Effectiveness of Computer Games in Social Campaigns: A Case Study

Purpose: The objective of this article is to present an experiment in which social campaign messages could embedded in different types of computer games and to propose a framework to assess effectiveness of such approach with the use of cognitive neuroscience techniques (for example electroencephalography and eye-tracking) and questionnaires. Design/Methodology/Approach: The research is designed to gather data from two different sources, survey and cognitive neuroscience tools and to integrate obtained information. Findings: The obtained results, focusing mostly on recall and interest of experiment’s participants allow to state that using computer games for the purpose of social campaigns is very promising. Moreover, evaluating the efficacy of the messages and the medium itself using two very distinct methods, considering both conscious and subconscious opinions of examined subjects offers an additional quality to this type of research. Practical Implications: The proposed solution of testing the effectiveness of computer games in social campaigns can be used both by pracitioners that develop such campaigns and by scientists aiming to conduct advertising reserch. Originality/Value: Taking into account data from two different sources allows to capture both conscious and subconscious opinions about the social advertsising in the game, which shows the comprehensive image of the advertising’s effectiveness.

Exercícios físicos em tempo de tela ativo: exergames podem ser uma ferramenta no controle da saúde de diabeticos tipo 1 e 2?

Introdução: A utilização exacerbada do tempo de tela inativo (TV, computador e videogames) pode proporcionar surgimento de doenças crônicas degenerativas como a diabetes tipo 2 e agravar a diabetes tipo 1, devido ao efeitos deletérios de atividade ocupacionais inativas fisicamente. Porém, os videogames ativos (VGAs), têm se tornado uma opção viável de atividade física/exercício para todas as faixas etárias e em diversa populações. Objetivo: analisar, por meio de uma revisão sistemática, as alterações proporcionadas pela prática de VGAs na população diabética tipo 1 e 2. Métodos: Foi realizada uma revisão sistemática nos artigos originais da Pubmed, Scielo, Bireme, Web of Science, Periódicos CAPES e Scopus, com os seguintes descritores: “diabetes” quatro vezes em combinação com o booleano AND e os termos: “exergames”, “vídeo game”, “virtual technologies” e “exercise games”. Foram realizadas três etapas para as buscas, sendo em cada etapa realizada uma tarefa específica, efetuada por dois pesquisadores simultaneamente, de forma independente. Resultados: Pode-se perceber que pouco se tem sobre os VGAs (quatro estudos) e diabetes. Especificamente diabetes mellitus tipo 1 e VGAs (0% dos estudos). Porém, percebeu-se diversos benefícios para os indivíduos com diabetes mellitus 2 como: neurofisiológicos, comportamento motor, metabólicos, antropométricos, qualidade de vida, equilíbrio, força, marcha e até mesmo, possui intensidade recomendada pelos órgãos nacionais e internacionais (moderada). Conclusão: Os VGAs como ferramenta coadjuvante proporcionam benefícios no tratamento não farmacológico para pessoas diabéticas tipo 2 adultas e idosas.

The prevalence of computer game addiction and related factors in male adolescent of Gonabad in 2018

Background and Aim: Computer games are a kind of growing and attractive new communication technology. This has prompted researchers to study the effects of these games on users. This study was performed aims to determine was performed the prevalence of computer game addiction and related factors in male adolescent boys of Gonabad in 2018. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study, 507 male students of the first-grade in Gonabad were examined by multi-stage sampling method. Data collection tools were included in two sections: Demographic information and the Lummens Computer Games addiction questionnaire. The data were analyzed by using SPSS software (Version 19) with the help of the Chi-square and Fisher's exact test. Results: The average age of the students in this study was 13.5 ±1 years. The most popular feature of computer games is a lot of excitement (42%), competitive games (29%) and the most common types of computer games were football (48.9%) and violent games (21.7%). 28.4% of students went to Game Center to play computer games. The prevalence of dependence on computer games was moderate to high (73.2%) It showed a significant relationship with the level of education of the mother (P = 0.03), playing computer games by the parents (P &lt;0.001) and the educational level of the students (P = 0.04). Conclusion: The results showed that the highest level of dependence of students was at the intermediate level, which indicates the importance of the problem and the need for the authorities to intervene in this field. Key Words: Addiction, Computer Game; Male adolescent; Prevalence; Student

The prevalence of computer game addiction and related factors in adolescent boys of Gonabad in 2018

Background and Aim: Computer games are a kind of growing and attractive new communication technology. This has prompted researchers to study the effects of these games on users. This study aims to determine was performed the prevalence of computer game addiction and related factors in adolescent boys of Gonabad in 2018. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study, 507 male students of the first-grade in Gonabad were examined by multi-stage sampling method. Data collection tools were included in two sections: Demographic Information and the Lumens Computer Games addiction questionnaire. The data were analyzed by using SPSS software (Version 19) with the help of the Chi-Esquire and Fisher's exact test. Results: The average age of the students in this study was 13.5 ±1 years. The most popular feature of computer games is a lot of excitement (42%), competitive games (29%) and the most common types of computer games were football (48.9%) and violent games (21.7%). 28.4% of students went to Game Center to play computer games. The prevalence of dependence on computer games was moderate to high (73.2%) It showed a significant relationship with the level of education of the mother (P = 0.03), playing computer games by the parents (P &lt;0.001) and the educational level of the students (P = 0.04). Conclusion: The results showed that the highest level of dependence of students was at the intermediate level, which indicates the importance of the problem and the need for the authorities to intervene in this field. Key Words: Prevalence; Dependence; Computer Game; Student; Boy

Recurso informacional de jogadores de videogame

O presente estudo teve como objetivo investigar empiricamente o comportamento informacional de alunos de graduação no contexto de videogames. Para tanto, desenvolve-se o marco teórico apoiado nos entendimentos sobre videogames e nos constru-tos de letramento informacional e competência em informação. Metodologicamente a pesquisa possui abordagem quantitativa, quanto ao meio de investigação se deu por meio de pesquisa de campo utilizando questionário para coleta dos dados. Na análise e interpretação dos dados foram utilizados métodos estatísticos diversos. O local de realização da pesquisa foi o Departamento de Ciências Administrativas da UFPE. A população era composta por 1077 matriculados no curso de Administração no segundo semestre de 2016. A amostra foi não probabilística, por conveniência e estratificada, tendo participado 347 sujeitos, desses, con-siderou-se para as análises 194 que declararam jogar pelo menos um tipo de jogo de videogame. Os resultados da pesquisa rev-elaram que o engajamento em videogames denota ser a regra com mais da metade da amostra declarando jogar. Quanto as fontes e canais de informação, o elemento que prepondera é o da interação social direta, para as fontes predominando a opinião de amigos e colegas, e a observação de outros, já para os canais predominando as conversas presenciais.

Mogu li videoigre osnažiti kognitivne sposobnosti?

Kognitivni treninzi predstavljaju intervenciju osmišljenu za unapređenje različitih aspekata kognitivnog funkcioniranja. Najučinkovitiji oblik treninga predstavljaju tzv. multimodalni treninzi, koji uključuju aktivnost više kognitivnih procesa i dovode do boljeg transfera stečenih vještina u svakodnevni život. Literatura sugerira kako se u različitoj populaciji videoigre, najpoznatiji primjer multimodalnoga treninga, mogu rabiti za unapređenje kognitivnih funkcija. S obzirom je na njihovu veliku popularnost cilj ovoga preglednog rada prikazati kognitivne mehanizme koji videoigre čine optimalnim medijem za kognitivno osnaživanje te učinke igranja različitih vrsta videoigara na kognitivne funkcije. Konkretno, u radu su prikazana različita teorijska objašnjenja učinkovitosti videoigara, mehanizmi učenja i transfera stečenih vještina. Osim toga, rad je usmjeren na tri najčešće korištene vrste videoigara u kognitivnim treninzima: ozbiljne igre, igre mentalnog treninga i komercijalne igre. Pritom se razmatra njihova učinkovitost kod različitih dobnih skupina i neuropsiholoških bolesnika. Zbog velike raznolikosti komercijalnih igara dan je prikaz dosadašnjih nalaza učinkovitosti različitih žanrova komercijalnih igara u kognitivnom osnaživanju. U posljednjem su dijelu rada dane preporuke istraživačima za daljnje provjere učinkovitosti videoigara kao oblika kognitivnog treninga.

THE OPPORTUNITIES OF GAMIFICATION IN BUSINESS PLANNING TRAINING

The attitude of society towards education change due to changes in the needs for education, shifts of young people's attitudes and preferences, the dynamism of life, the demand for “ad hoc” learning that saves time and practical applicability of the acquired knowledge, and the pursuit of quick professional realization. This means that the conventional training methods should either be modified or replaced with new methods that would meet these requirements. Such a new method is the gamification – an educational approach to learning by using video game design and game elements. Its goal is to maximize enjoyment and engagement through capturing the interest of learners and inspiring them to continue learning. This paper investigates some of the most popular types of computer games whose logical structures can be used to develop training games. Gamification is compared with the case-study approach in terms of automated computing, student feedback throughout the training process, changes that may be made in the course of the game to create new situations to which trainees are required to respond, achievement rate feedback, gradual increase of the game difficulty level by setting increasingly difficult tasks. The comparison clearly outlines the advantages of the new approach, viz. greater learners’ enjoyment of the learning content, improved engagement and more active participation in the learning process. The paper presents six models of computer games that can be used for training in the field of business planning in both secondary and higher schools (forecasting a company's market share, organizing production at minimal cost, profit maximization, risk mitigation, sales and output planning, and optimization of return on equity.) Each game is described in terms of the input data that should be provided to the participants at the beginning of the game, parameters that will be changed in the course of the game, restrictive conditions, and the role of the player/trainee.