Game World Research Articles

Urbanism and Minecraft: Designing a game jam to reimagine the city

This article presents a theoretical–methodological experience that combines a card game and a game jam in Minecraft to re-imagine cities. A game jam workshop was designed for the City and Science Biennial 2021 held in Barcelona with three central components: (1) the identification of urban space problems in the chosen environment, (2) the co-creation of stories about the future and improvements for the city areas using speculative storytelling techniques based on cards, and finally (3) the creation and modelling of urban spaces and the resulting actions in the Minecraft environment, in which the participants are both designers and players. This experience is an original combination of game jam methodologies and research in the field of digital and non-digital storytelling. The results show that adding the speculative narrative dynamic in the form of a card game to the co-designing of an environment in a video game world generates a creative methodological environment that allows participants of different ages to become involved.

The effect of applied exercises to develop the physical and skill abilities of futsal players with mild mental disabilities

The game of futsal for players with mild mental disabilities has received attention and care, like many other sports. As a result of this interest, it has become necessary to develop the various aspects of the game, including the physical and skill aspects as one of the factors affecting the level of performance and result. Therefore, the researcher believes that physical and skill abilities are two factors. A basic pillar that contributes to developing the requirements of various sports games. Accordingly, the importance of the research focused on adopting applied exercises (physical skills) that fall within the vocabulary of the training program and are designed according to the capabilities of disabled players and according to scientific methods. They contribute to the process of selecting the best qualified elements to play this game in its simplest form. Then preparing them to be a future nucleus to represent the national team of the Iraqi Special Olympics Federation to participate in regional championships and world games approved within the activities of the International Special Olympics Federation in its capacity as the sponsor of races and championships for people with mental disabilities in all its categories. Therefore, the problem of the research emerged through the presence of some disparity in the degrees of mild disability. In addition to the poor level of neuromuscular coordination among some of them. This affects the level of physical and skill abilities of disabled players. The research community identified new players for the national futsal team with mild mental disabilities belonging to the Special Olympics Federation for the year (2019-2020), who are between the ages of (16-19 years), and their number is (24) players. After obtaining the results and processing them statistically, the researcher arrived at the following - The prepared applied exercises have a significant impact in developing the physical and skill abilities of futsal players with mild mental disabilities, members of the research sample. Within the limits of the results that could be achieved, the researcher recommends: - Adopting the training curriculum that includes applied exercises prepared by the researcher, as a means of developing the physical and skill abilities of futsal players with mild mental disabilities.

Перспективы применения нейронных сетей для процедурной генерации игрового контента в киберспорте

This article provides an overview of research and practices on using neural network technologies in the field of procedural content generation for esports games. The authors explore the history, current approaches to using artificial neural networks in creating game elements, including levels, characters and scenarios, with the aim of enhancing the gaming experience and increasing the uniqueness of the virtual game world. The article covers various aspects of using neural network methods, such as generative models, autoencoders, generative adversarial networks, deep learning, and recurrent neural networks, for creating dynamic and unpredictable content. Examples of the successful implementation of these technologies in popular esports games are discussed, and potential challenges and issues related to applying neural networks in this context are explored. The authors discuss the prospects for the further development of neural network technologies in esports and offer recommendations for their optimal implementation. Overall, the article presents an analysis of the current state and future opportunities for using neural network approaches for procedural content generation in esports scenarios.

The effect of applied exercises to develop the physical and skill abilities of futsal players with mild mental disabilities

The game of futsal for players with mild mental disabilities has received attention and care, like many other sports. As a result of this interest, it has become necessary to develop the various aspects of the game, including the physical and skill aspects as one of the factors affecting the level of performance and result. Therefore, the researcher believes that physical and skill abilities are two factors. A basic pillar that contributes to developing the requirements of various sports games. Accordingly, the importance of the research focused on adopting applied exercises (physical skills) that fall within the vocabulary of the training program and are designed according to the capabilities of disabled players and according to scientific methods. They contribute to the process of selecting the best qualified elements to play this game in its simplest form. Then preparing them to be a future nucleus to represent the national team of the Iraqi Special Olympics Federation to participate in regional championships and world games approved within the activities of the International Special Olympics Federation in its capacity as the sponsor of races and championships for people with mental disabilities in all its categories. Therefore, the problem of the research emerged through the presence of some disparity in the degrees of mild disability. In addition to the poor level of neuromuscular coordination among some of them. This affects the level of physical and skill abilities of disabled players. The research community identified new players for the national futsal team with mild mental disabilities belonging to the Special Olympics Federation for the year (2019-2020), who are between the ages of (16-19 years), and their number is (24) players. After obtaining the results and processing them statistically, the researcher arrived at the following - The prepared applied exercises have a significant impact in developing the physical and skill abilities of futsal players with mild mental disabilities, members of the research sample. Within the limits of the results that could be achieved, the researcher recommends: - Adopting the training curriculum that includes applied exercises prepared by the researcher, as a means of developing the physical and skill abilities of futsal players with mild mental disabilities.

ENHANCING GAME ENGINE PERFORMANCE THROUGH MULTITHREADING

Today, game engines play a significant role in the modern gaming world, with possible multithreading techniques being pivotal in optimizing gaming performance and overcoming performance bottlenecks. This paper discusses a worthwhile approach to increasing game engine performance by leveraging effective multithreading principles, along with the issues that need to be considered in the design of a multithreaded game engine and aims to contribute to the continuing evolution of game development. Through an ideal integration of data and task parallelisms in a well-balanced engine, developers can fully benefit from the capabilities of multicore processors, resulting in smoother and more responsive gaming experiences. The results obtained from employing both data and task parallelism jointly in the same architecture showed a remarkable performance increase of about 2.3 times faster than the single-threaded model. The paper also addresses common multithreading challenges, such as synchronization issues and load balancing, together with their solutions, emphasizing the effectiveness of the proposed model. Keywords: Multithreaded Game Engine, Multithreading, Game Engine Performance, Multithreading Principles, Data Parallelism, Task Parallelism, Task scheduler.

Unsur Naratif Pada Permainan Seluler “Selera Nusantara – Episode: Nasi Goreng”

“Selera Nusantara” is a mobile simulation game from Indonesia. The game not only offers cooking simulation challenges for the players but also provides information about the main characters who appear between game levels. The existence of story elements in the permainan seluler is the focus of this research. In this case, we chose “Selera Nusantara – Episode: Nasi Goreng” as the object of study. This research is about how the narrative aspect in the permainan seluler "Selera Nusantara – Episode: Nasi Goreng" is built. The arguments proposed by Egenfeldt-Nielsen, Smith, and Tosca in their book, Understanding Video Games (2020), are used as the theoretical framework of this research, especially the discussion about narrative. The results of this research show that the narrative aspect in "Selera Nusantara - Episode: Nasi Goreng" is constructed through a series of cutscenes which, if separated from the game mechanics and put together sequentially from level to level of the game, form a progressive plot identical with stories in short stories, novels, or film. Although integrated in the game, the plot does not affect the simulation game session. However, to be able to understand the complete series of stories that form the context of the game world (gamespace), players must go through each stage of the level. Thus, it can be concluded that the story fragments which become the background of "Selera Nusantara – Episode: Nasi Goreng" provide a narrative to the game, which makes it a form of ergodic literature.

Development of a scalable, immersive, multiplayer game for teaching engineering courses

A scalable and immersive game was developed to serve as a monthly concept review game for theory-heavy engineering courses (such as fluid dynamics or heat transfer). It was designed such that in-game items and content may be dynamically replaced easily with an Excel data table, without the need for further programming. It is expected that course instructors may use such a tool by simply updating an Excel data table to rapidly tailor the game for any course. Even room/zone designs may be parametrized using a data table. Given the automation level of such a tool, its scalability and adaptability, the results of this work demonstrate the an innovative tool for educators to use for rapid construction of fun learning environments for engineering students in fun, game worlds. Future multiplayer game development can aid with collaborative learning to an even higher degree.

Go-Explore Complex 3-D Game Environments for Automated Reachability Testing

Modern AAA video games feature huge game levels and maps which are increasingly hard for level testers to cover exhaustively. As a result, games often ship with catastrophic bugs such as the player falling through the floor or being stuck in walls. We propose an approach specifically targeted at reachability bugs in simulated 3D environments based on the powerful exploration algorithm, Go-Explore, which saves unique checkpoints across the map and then identifies promising ones to explore from. We show that when coupled with simple heuristics derived from the game's navigation mesh, Go-Explore finds challenging bugs and comprehensively explores complex environments <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">without the need for human demonstration or knowledge of the game dynamics</i> . Go-Explore vastly outperforms more complicated baselines including reinforcement learning with intrinsic curiosity in both covering the navigation mesh and number of unique positions across the map discovered. Finally, due to our use of parallel agents, our algorithm can fully cover a vast 1.5km x 1.5km game world within 10 hours on a single machine making it extremely promising for continuous testing suites.

Семантические особенности квазиантропонимов в текстах англоязычных фэнтезийных видеоигр

The article presents an analysis of the semantic parameters of quasi-anthroponyms utilized in English-language accompanying texts for fantasy computer games. As a first step, we developed an approach to clarify the term quasi-anthroponym, which had been subject to various interpretations in scholarly publications. Quasi-anthroponyms are defined here as names of animated fictional objects that function as characters within the virtual worlds of video games. Taking into account the correlation between real and fictional elements, fantasy characters are categorized based on the degree of their fictionality. Quasi-anthroponyms naming characters of highly fictional game universes are classified into three major groups according to their semantic potential. The primary semantic parameters underlying this classification include indications of the character’s appearance, specific characteristics and combinations of certain features, such as the character’s functions in the game universe. The significance of this research lies in expanding the field of anthroponymic studies by incorporating relevant language material from virtual game discourse. Moreover, the practical implications are demonstrated through the potential use of these findings in lectures and seminars on contemporary English lexicology and stylistics, as well as in the analysis of texts of fantasy video games in language teaching. This aligns with the growing trend towards gamification of modern educational practices. Ultimately, this study establishes substantive criteria underlying the creation of English-language names for fictitious characters in the realm of fantasy video games. In addition, inventorization, systematization and classification of these linguistic units were conducted.

Where the Model Ends

ABSTRACT: The particular pathways by which natural models show up in games remain largely invisible and undertheorized. If models shape what is knowable and which actions can be taken, how might a closer attention to modeling—specifically, natural modeling in the worlds of digital games—encourage us to reevaluate our relationships to electronic artifacts and the biosphere? Drawing on work in data justice and digital modeling, this essay reflects on whether existing modeling resources, such as popular digital asset libraries, largely replicate the anthropocentric and cultural biases of the people that make them. A brief examination of player modification practices and two projects, Wao Kanaka and the Taiwan Digital Asset Library, suggests ways that games can include greater ecological and cultural variability while broadening access to the tools and practices of asset creation.

Children's approaches to solving puzzles in videogames

Puzzles are a core component of many videogames. While research has explored the potential of using puzzles in games to provide players with challenges they enjoy, little is known about how children seek information while solving puzzles in videogames. Using a constructivist grounded theory method, this study examines children's (ages 11–14) puzzle-solving approaches within a game titled GEM of the Forest [name anonymized]. The results show that children relied on two sources of information to solve puzzles: (1) information from the out-of-game world including players' prior game experiences, and (2) information within the game world including instructions, hints, inventory, and feedback. We present an empirically grounded theoretical model to understand children's information seeking behaviors while solving in-game puzzles. This paper contributes a theoretical understanding of children's information seeking behavior and strategies to solve puzzles in games. Additionally, we provide a description of the utility of this framework through design implications for the design of information in technologies that seek to engage children in puzzles.

Cyberspace Outlaws – Coding the Online World

Online gaming creates unique public spaces of interaction. These spaces are both highly controlled but also able to slip through the regulatory net, as domestic legislation struggles to respond to fast-changing interjurisdictional environments. Inter- and transdisciplinary research hold potential to respond to questions surrounding the regulation of these online spaces, by exploring multiple perspectives. The authors of this paper each come from a unique starting point in their exploration of these issues. The paper will examine three spaces of regulation in online game world environments. It will look at (1) rules and regulations that governs online interaction in virtual spaces, (2) the ‘code’ that controls behaviour through game architecture, and (3) the laws that are developed by players inside the game world. The first part will analyse whether domestic law can be adequate to regulate a space that is not geographically fixed. The second will discuss how the coding of the game and its architecture regulate behaviours within the space. The last is a “bottom-up” regulatory system, originating within the gaming community. Where do these three layers of regulation interact with each other? What are the unique languages of these spaces? This paper is a starting point for further investigation into the regulation of online behaviours through interwoven rule systems.

Analysis Sentiment On Social Media Instagram Towards Metaverse Games Saindbox Aplha 2 With Support Vector Machine Algorithm

Metaverse is part from development technology in the metaverse SandBox Alpha 2 Game world taking place worldwide , games in the virtual world like real very possible thing done . metaverse now Already in progress for can be implemented most affected technology to opinion from particular society _ enthusiasts game metaverse saydbox alpha 2. where game can create her world alone and various game For look for missions and coins can make money to sell _ in metaverse sandbox alpha. since emergence exists game that has been appeared on facebook that has been replaced be meta, create attention world public increasingly highlight technology this , someone _ welcome game the with good and some have _ worries to development technology the . So study This will dig analysis sentiment public Indonesia against development and use metaverse technology uses method algorithm Algorithm Support Vector Machine. analysis sentiment that will done on social media Facebook. Programming language used _ is Language Jupyter Notebook Python. Study This get results opinion public Indonesia to metaverse technology that shows behave neutral , negative and positive .

DATA GOVERNANCE IN GAMING INDUSTRY

This article examines the role of Big Data Analytics and Data Governance in the gaming industry. It shows how Big Data Analytics has changed game design and player interaction, focusing on trends and player preferences, especially in free-to-play games. The importance of Data Governance is stressed for handling data responsibly, focusing on challenges like data quality, security, and legal rules like GDPR. Examples from Ubisoft, SEGA, and Kolibri Games show these concepts in action. Metavibes is another example of research in field of Data Governance. The article also looks at how the gaming industry is dealing with data issues, including using strong policies and better security. It predicts future trends in AI and blockchain in gaming. The piece highlights the need for ethical practices, like protecting player privacy, as key for trust in the industry. The article points out the vital impact of these technologies in advancing and growing the gaming world.

Manifest Destiny 2.0: Genre trouble in game worlds By SaraHumphreys, University of Nebraska Press. 2021

Manifest Destiny 2.0: Genre trouble in game worlds By SaraHumphreys, University of Nebraska Press. 2021

Exploring the Impact of Ambient and Character Sounds on Player Experience in Video Games

Elaborate sound design, including background music, ambient sounds (sounds describing the game world), and character sounds (sounds generated by the character’s actions), plays a pivotal role in modern video games. However, the influence of these different types of sound on the player’s experience has not been extensively researched. This study examines the influence of these sound types on immersion, avatar identification, fun, and perceived competence. In two experiments, participants played League of Legends under four different sound conditions. The first experiment (N1 = 32) revealed a non-significant trend in the effect of character sounds on avatar identification. Ambient sounds, however, were limited because the task restricted participants’ movement across the game map. Consequently, we adapted the task to allow for a wider variety of ambient sounds in the second experiment (N2 = 32). Here, a significant impact of character sounds on immersion, avatar identification, and fun was observed, as well as an interaction effect of character sounds and ambient sounds on fun. Furthermore, we observed a trend, though not statistically significant, suggesting that ambient sounds may influence the player’s sense of flow. These findings underline the distinct effects of different sound types, and we discuss implications for the design of sound in video games.

Press X to Pet: A Critical Analysis of Dog-Petting Mechanics in High-Profile (MMO)RPGS

ABSTRACT Within high-profile RPGs, dogs (and other nonhuman animals) often cannot be petted. This state of affairs has been changing, though, in response to player demand. In this article, I argue that players want pet-type animals categorized as petable to maintain anthropocentric notions of the relationship between humans and animals. Pairing the idea of petability with that killability, I examine Alice, a German shepherd, from The Last of Us 2 (2020), Fortnite (2017) patch 8.40 (2019), and Patrick Lenton’s (2016) viral Twitter thread about The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011). Each of these texts features very different reasons for dogs being present and very different ways the player can interact with these in-game dogs. Using the notion of killability to examine the role of pet-type animals, the implicit beliefs about the place and purpose of dogs are made explicit within game worlds. These examples of ‘pet-able’ dogs speak to cultural anxieties surrounding companionate human–animal relationships. Incapable of interacting with pet-type animals in friendly or familial ways, players either must acknowledge the arbitrariness of anthropocentric friend/object divides or reassert the (il)logics of contemporary American anthropocentrism and demand the ability to press X to pet.

GAME DEVELOPMENT TOOLS AND AI BASED ALGORITMS FOR CREATION OF GAMEWORLD

Game development is a complex and time-consuming process that requires the use of specialized tools and technologies to create immersive and engaging game worlds. Game world design theory involves creating a virtual environment that is immersive, engaging, and meaningful for players. In recent years, the use of AI-based algorithms has become increasingly popular in game development, as they offer the ability to generate dynamic and varied game worlds that adapt to the player's actions. In this manuscript we will discuss the main issues connected with game development tools and AI based algoritms for creation of gameworld.

A Personal and Multicultural Journey Through the World of Games (With a Little Math) or Book Review: Around the World in Eighty Games, by Marcus Du Sautoy

A Personal and Multicultural Journey Through the World of Games (With a Little Math) or Book Review: Around the World in Eighty Games, by Marcus Du Sautoy

Cultural Code: The Fusion of Russian Culture in Chinese Gaming Worlds

In recent years, many Chinese game manufacturers have chosen to reflect the national culture of the real world when establishing their game worldviews. Many Chinese games contain elements of Russian culture. This is because Russia is a country with great influence and strong regional characteristics. Out of a strong curiosity about the intersection between Russian culture and the Chinese video game world, we explore many Russian Video Games, and how Russian cultural elements are reflected in Chinese games. This survey studies Chinese video games that contain Russian cultural elements. Through case studies and player reception analysis, it explores how Chinese video game manufacturers selectively use Russian cultural elements to enrich their game content and how these elements are integrated with their game worldviews.