Detta kandidatarbetet tar begreppet intra-aktion och applicerar det som en spelmekanik för den mobila plattformen. Den går in på tillvägagångssätt för hur man skulle kunna tänka kring intra-aktion och tar även upp befintliga teorier kring utvecklingen av spelmekaniker. I första hand går arbetet in på den mobila plattformen men det skulle även kunna användas för andra plattformar. Kandidatarbetet börjar med att gå in på vad interaktion är och går sedan vidare in på hur det skiljer sig utifrån Karen Barads begrepp intra-aktion. Därefter tar den upp befintliga teorier kring utvecklingen av spelmekaniker. Efter detta kombineras allt praktiskt med hjälp av test, där det skapats spelmekaniker för den mobila plattformen med ett intraaktivt synsätt. Intra-aktion passar bra som ett sätt att tänka kring lärande, så i praktiken går arbetet ut på hur man skulle kunna skapa spelmekaniker med ett lärande syfte. Tester i arbetet görs i spelmotorn GameMaker(Yoyo Games, 2017) och testas för Android telefoner. I metoddelen är exempel skapade från gestaltningar som är gjorda för mobila enheter i GameMaker. / This bachelor thesis takes the concept of intra-action and applies it as game mechanics for the mobile platform. It takes the approach of how to think about intra-action and the development of mobile game mechanic. It goes into the approach of how to think about intra-action and brings up existing theories about game mechanics. In first-hand the work goes into the mobile platform but it could be used for other platforms. The thesis begins by explaining what interaction is and then goes into how it differs from Karen Barads concepts of intra-action. Then it takes up existing theories on the development of the game mechanic and then combining this into practice, trying to create game-mechanics to the mobile platform with an intra-active approach. Intra-action fits well as a way of thinking about learning, so in practice the work will go into how you may create game mechanics with a learning purpose. All testing is done in the game engine GameMaker (Yoyo Games, 2017) and tested for Android phones. In the methods section the examples will be created for Android in GameMaker.

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"Royalty Free" is a video game that looks like a gallery, containing a curated selection of custom plant objects made by fans of The Sims franchise. By exploring the visual style and social-technical activities of players outside the game, it both appreciates and speculates about the potential future of 3D computer graphics as an expressive medium.

Esse trabalho tem como finalidade a análise de aspectos econômicos e sociais do mundo sintético World of Warcraft, um Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG). A escolha desse jogo se dá pela sua popularidade no mundo, contando com mais de 11 milhões de jogadores segundo dados divulgados pela Blizzard Entertainment, em outubro de 2008. A etnografia, que se desenvolveu online realizada por meio de dez personagens especialmente criados para integrar o jogo nas terras virtuais de Azeroth, observa os aspectos de desenvolvimento da comunidade de jogadores e dos mecanismos de governança da Blizzard, constitui uma introdução a jogos desse gênero, com o objetivo de ressaltar a dinâmica econômica que se estabelece nesse complexo universo digital. O jogar é uma fonte de valor e o lúdico tem a sua própria economia. / This work aims to analyze economic and social aspects of the synthetic world entitled World of Warcraft, a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG). This choice was made because of the popularity of this game around the world, counting 11 million players according to Blizzard Entertainments data published in October 2008. The etnography was developed online by ten avatars speacially created to take part of the world inside the virtual land of Azeroth, and observes the developing aspects of the player communities and their relationship with Blizzard governance while it also constitutes an introduction to this genre of game which highlights the economic dynamics of this complex digital universe. Play is a source of value and the ludicity has its own economy.

Com a disseminação das tecnologias interativas, a crescente produção e o consumo de jogos digitais mudou a forma como as pessoas se divertem, se relacionam e adquirem conhecimentos. Reconhecidos como um dos principais produtos da indústria criativa, os jogos têm a capacidade, não só de entreter, mas de educar e ensinar de uma forma envolvente e prazerosa. O principal desafio, no entanto, encontra-se na construção desses jogos. Os títulos produzidos pela indústria do entretenimento não tem a preocupação de proporcionar qualquer tipo de aprendizado, enquanto que aqueles voltados ao ensino carecem de um formato mais atraente e sedutor. Neste contexto, a presente pesquisa busca analisar esse paradigma, identificando as potencialidades e deficiências de ambos os perfis de games, e apontar diretrizes de projeto para o design e produção de jogos, que possam aliar o foco instrucional ao formato sedutor. / With interactive technologies dissemination, the growing of videogames production and consuming changed the way of interpersonal relationships and they acquisition of knowledge. Recognized as one of main products from creative industry, videogames have the power of educate and teach in an immersive and pleasurable way. The main challenge, however, resides in the construction of these games. The top titles produced by entertainment industry don’t care about any kind of learning. In other hand, learning videogames, lack an attractive a seductive shape. In this context, the current research seeks to analyze this paradigm, identifying the potentialities and deficiencies of both kinds of games, determining project guidelines for videogames design and production, allying the educational focus to the seductive format.

Esta dissertação se inscreve em estudos das tecnologias da informação e comunicação e suas relações com os campos da educação e da saúde. O estudo toma por objeto os movimentos de um grupo de pesquisa na constituição de um jogo locativo a ser utilizado no Jardim Botânico de Porto Alegre. Foram cartografadas as controvérsias e os impasses que se apresentaram no desafio de desenvolver um jogo locativo articulando um espaço virtual com o espaço concreto do Jardim Botânico. Para este jogo foi utilizada a plataforma ARIS, uma ferramenta para produção de jogos locativos para serem usados exclusivamente em dispositivos móveis. O conceito de política cognitiva é desenvolvido no texto de forma a contribuir com a análise da cartografia a partir de um entendimento produtivo das teorias sobre cognição. Com este estudo busca-se contribuir para pensar o design de jogos e o seu estudo com objetivos voltados à aprendizagem, através de uma análise das políticas cognitivas envolvidas nos processos de produção e da forma com que se atualizam em controvérsias. Percebemos que o encontro entre as propostas político-teóricas e as possibilidades técnicas de produção do jogo gera diferentes controvérsias que demonstram que a construção de jogos, assim como a aplicação de teorias sobre aprendizagem são negociadas em um coletivo de humanos e não-humanos. Verificamos que os jogos desenvolvidos a partir de uma determinada forma ou determinada teoria possibilitam e produzem relações específicas e as ferramentas utilizadas para a sua produção têm esta mesma agência. / This dissertation is part of the studies about information and communication technologies and their relationship to the fields of education and health. The study takes as its object the movements of a research group in the development of a locative game to be used in the Botanical Garden of Porto Alegre. We mapped the controversies and dilemmas that were presented in the challenge of developing a locative game combining a virtual space with the concrete space of the Botanic Garden. For this game the ARIS platform was used, it is a tool for production of locative games to be used exclusively on mobile devices. The concept of cognitive politics is developed in the text in order to contribute to the analysis of the cartography from a productive understanding of theories of cognition. With this study we seek to contribute to thinking game design and its study with goals focused on learning, through an analysis of the cognitive politics involved in the design process and the way they are performed in controversies. We noticed that the encounter between the political-theoretical proposals and the technical possibilities of game production generates different controversies, that demonstrate that building games as well as the application of theories of learning are negotiated in a collective of humans and non-humans. We found that games developed in a particular form or based on a particular theory allow and produce specific relationships and the tools used to produce them have this same agency.

Navigation and exploration of virtual environments is often referred to as an important feature of video games. As such it is worthwhile to create navigable environments that also immerse players in an imaginative world, without cluttering the visuals with forceful aids. With this study we aim to find out if certain graphical elements or arrangements of space can affect the wayfinding choices of players, and thereby contribute with knowledge of how to create well-crafted environments. We created a 3D-environment with crossroads containing paths with opposing graphical elements or arrangements of space. Participants played through this environment and with a mixed methods approach we gathered quantitative data on their choices and qualitative data from an open-ended survey question. The results showed that certain paths were more popular over their counterpart contrasting paths. / Navigering och utforskning av virtuella miljöer anses ofta vara ett viktigt inslag i videospel. Därför är det värdefullt att skapa navigerbara miljöer som också kan absorbera spelare i en fantasifull värld, utan att belamra det visuella med krystade hjälpmedel. Med denna studie vill vi ta reda på om vissa grafiska element eller rumsliga arrangemang kan påverka spelares vägval, och på så vis bidra med kunskap om hur en kan skapa välanpassade miljöer. Vi skapade en 3D-miljö med vägskäl innehållandes vägar med motsatta grafiska element eller rumsliga arrangemang. Deltagare spelade igenom denna miljö och med ett mixed methods-tillvägagångssätt samlade vi in kvantitativ data om spelarnas val, samt kvalitativ data från en öppen enkätfråga. Resultaten visade att vägar tillskrivna vissa grafiska element eller arrangemang var mer populära än dess motsatsvägar som innehöll kontrasterande element eller arrangemang.

This thesis explores the problems and possibilities concerning the interaction between players physically located in different cars during temporary meetings in a gaming situation. The thesis is part of a study set out to investigate how traffic encounters can be used as a resource in a mobile, multiplayer game intended as entertainment for children travelling in the backseat of cars. The multiplayer capabilities are realised by using wireless networks in ad hoc peer- to-peer mode, GPS positioning and a digital compass. Designing the interaction for an ad hoc, mobile multiplayer experience introduces several design challenges, such as how to adapt to the temporality of traffic encounters and how to establish a connection between the digital game and the physical context. The nature of traffic encounters inspired us to take a newapproach to the interaction. The interaction is accomplished using a device, which enables direct interaction between players physically located in different cars. A prototype game was constructed within the frames of the project, which this thesis was part of, to test the functionality of the game concept. The prototype has been tested in its real setting, i.e. inside a car. The study and the work on this thesis was initialised and supervised by Liselott Brunnberg and the work was carried out at the Mobility Studio at the Interactive Institute in Stockholm during late spring and summer 2003.

The development of serious games, requires the participation and collaboration of several disciplines; as in the following thesis, showing the collaboration between physiotherapists and developers. Obviously good collaboration and understanding requires a tool that allows passage of information from one discipline to another. One example of such a tool is the concept of patterns. The concept has been adopted in many communities, one of which is game design where they have been called game design patterns, to offer the same advantages with additional benefits. In the following thesis we use game design patterns in order to translate the requirements of physiotherapists into a serious game. Or more precisely, the aim is to satisfy the requirements of physiotherapists as movements, motivation, and other features and map them into patterns and translate them in a serious game. The validation of the mapping was carried out in three different ways: with the physiotherapists, patients, and finally with game designers. The work carried out, shows an example of how game design patterns can be used to satisfy the requirements of physiotherapists in a game for rehabilitation.

The purpose of this paper is to explore the technical implementation of common game design theory in successful PC games today. The study uses a quantitative study to analyze 23 modern successful PC games to identify common success factors which are connected to Arrasvuors et al. (2009) theory of the Playful Experiences Framework, Sutton-Smiths (2001) seven rhetorics of play and Max-Neefs (1991) human needs matrix. The results is a practical checklist of 63 success factors for use in game development. These success factors are present in the successful games and described for implementation in game design for the PC platform. These success factors are then divided into the 7 categories: freedom, immersion, challenge, multiplayer, personal, preference and human needs to provide a better overview of the success factor checklist and connect them to proven game design theory.