Driving is a complex task that is highly reliant on attention. Research states that distractions cause performance errors thus it is important to find ways to reduce driver distraction or assist drivers with ways to improve their cognitive resources if distraction is unavoidable. Moreover, research indicates that action video game players outperform non-players on labbased tests of visual and cognitive abilities. However, research also exists that is contrary to these findings. Some researchers suggest that methodological deficiencies could be the cause of the significant findings in the literature. With such fervor of debate on the subject, the question remains of whether players acquire skills through playing action video games and if so can these games be used as research or training tools to enhance performance on realistic tasks. To answer this question, 45 male participants were tested using psychometric measures of spatial ability (Spatial orientation and visualization) and failures of attention (Cognitive Failures Questionnaire), and then all participants drove four 10-minute drives in a driving simulator. The first drive was a practice, followed by a control drive. Participants were then distracted using a hands free phone conversation. Following that, participants completed a final control drive. Both overall video game experience and action video game experience was positively related to higher spatial ability scores. Additionally, participants with higher action game experience exhibited fewer lane deviations during driving overall, but not during the distraction condition. On the other hand, participants with higher spatial ability scores exhibited fewer lane deviations during the distraction condition, but not during the control drives. Furthermore, action video game experience was not significant on the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire. Therefore, it was concluded that individuals who have higher action game experience do not show improvements on any iv abilities of attention tested in this study. However, higher experience action video game players may perform better in simulated environments than those with less experience.

The purpose of this project was to research the virtual camera systems used in current generation third person action games and to see what could be improved upon. To do this, different camera shots were categorized into camera archetypes, which also include post process and lens effects used. Information about the games was acquired by either looking through the game’s settings or by observing gameplay. Finally the results were compared to each other as well as the film industry and several improvements regarding usage of different features and camera shots were suggested.

Det här examensarbetet består av två delar som syftar till att generera en metod för hur man marknadsför dataspel till en målgrupp av tjejer mellan 16-18 år. Den reflekterande texten visar den teoretiska grunden för metoden, och verksdelen, en marknadsplan för ett fiktivt actionspel, exemplifierar den. Marknadsföringen behöver rikta sig till målgruppen om den skall kunna locka fler tjejer till att spela. Att inkludera dataspel i befintliga normer, som t.ex. att actionspel är spel som spelas tillsammans med vänner, samt visa avatarer målgruppen kan identfiera sig med, är två viktiga aspekter för en lyckad marknadsföring. Om tjejerna fångas upp när de enligt statistiken skulle sluta spela dataspel, finns det potential att bredda målgruppen för fler dataspelsgenrer. Branschen får fler personer att sälja spel till, och fler kvinnor får ta del av de positiva effekter dataspelande bidrar till. / This bachelor thesis has two parts to generate a method on how to market video games to a target group of girls ages 16 through 18. The reflecting text provides a theoretical ground for the method, and the second part a marketing plan for a fictional action game, exemplifies the method. In order to entice more girls to play games, the marketing needs to address the target group. Two important aspects in succeeding with marketing to girls are to include video games in the norm surrounding the female gender, like telling that action games are games you play with friends, and to advertise with avatars the target group can identify with. If the girls begin or continue to play when they statistically should stop, there exists a potential to widen the target group for more video game genres. The industry gets more people to sell games to, and more young women can take part of the positive effect of playing video games.

<p>Det här examensarbetet består av två delar som syftar till att generera en metod för hur man marknadsför dataspel till en målgrupp av tjejer mellan 16-18 år. Den reflekterande texten visar den teoretiska grunden för metoden, och verksdelen, en marknadsplan för ett fiktivt actionspel, exemplifierar den.</p><p>Marknadsföringen behöver rikta sig till målgruppen om den skall kunna locka fler tjejer till att spela. Att inkludera dataspel i befintliga normer, som t.ex. att actionspel är spel som spelas tillsammans med vänner, samt visa avatarer målgruppen kan identfiera sig med, är två viktiga aspekter för en lyckad marknadsföring.</p><p>Om tjejerna fångas upp när de enligt statistiken skulle sluta spela dataspel, finns det potential att bredda målgruppen för fler dataspelsgenrer. Branschen får fler personer att sälja spel till, och fler kvinnor får ta del av de positiva effekter dataspelande bidrar till.</p> / <p>This bachelor thesis has two parts to generate a method on how to market video games to a target group of girls ages 16 through 18. The reflecting text provides a theoretical ground for the method, and the second part a marketing plan for a fictional action game, exemplifies the method.</p><p>In order to entice more girls to play games, the marketing needs to address the target group. Two important aspects in succeeding with marketing to girls are to include video games in the norm surrounding the female gender, like telling that action games are games you play with friends, and to advertise with avatars the target group can identify with.</p><p>If the girls begin or continue to play when they statistically should stop, there exists a potential to widen the target group for more video game genres. The industry gets more people to sell games to, and more young women can take part of the positive effect of playing video games.</p>

<p>This essay covers computer gaming as seen from a perspective of gender theory. The main purpose of the essay is to examine women’s relationship to computer games, and more specifically women’s attitudes to the games they play. The theoretical basis for this essay is sprung from a hermeneutic perspective. The empirical basis for analysis consists of two in depth interviews and game analysis of the two computer games Counter Strike and Final Fantasy XI. The theories and previous research we have taken in consideration discuss topics like computer usage, gender studies, identity, identification, cyborg theory, subculture, fanculture and narration. This essay has shown that the two computer games contain multiple gender related and theory relevant connotations. The aspects of the games the informants consider important in the identification process mainly consist of game related communion and the interaction with other players. Both informants have presented several views on what they find important in the process of identification and what they chose to discard. </p>

This essay covers computer gaming as seen from a perspective of gender theory. The main purpose of the essay is to examine women’s relationship to computer games, and more specifically women’s attitudes to the games they play. The theoretical basis for this essay is sprung from a hermeneutic perspective. The empirical basis for analysis consists of two in depth interviews and game analysis of the two computer games Counter Strike and Final Fantasy XI. The theories and previous research we have taken in consideration discuss topics like computer usage, gender studies, identity, identification, cyborg theory, subculture, fanculture and narration. This essay has shown that the two computer games contain multiple gender related and theory relevant connotations. The aspects of the games the informants consider important in the identification process mainly consist of game related communion and the interaction with other players. Both informants have presented several views on what they find important in the process of identification and what they chose to discard.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-07T14:46:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1688802 bytes, checksum: 254b96a3a7969b103ec989c536af4dfe (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-04-12 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The present research discusses the symbolic forms of everyday life expression through the spaces of the action games Call of duty: modern warfare 2 (2009), Call of Duty: black ops (2010) and Battlefield 3 (2011). Our hypothesis is that the structural functioning of these games, as it happens in everyday life, determines main spatialities and points of immediate relevance, establishing, therefore, peripheral spaces, appropriate to storage of symbolic artifacts of exogenous reality to games. This case study is methodologically based on a duplicity looks exploratory, now concerned with describing the progression routes of the main spaces, well aware of the details that make up the peripheral spaces. Through theoretical contributions on space in games, perspective in arts and sociology of everyday life, we could identify and point out interpretations of the symbolic everyday life of action games, showing that the meanings of these elements relate to economic and political issues of the countries involved in the stages of the games analysis, such as Brazil, Cuba and Iraq. / A presente pesquisa discute as formas simbólicas de manifestação do cotidiano através dos espaços dos games de ação Call of duty: modern warfare 2 (2009), Call of duty: black ops (2010) e Battlefield 3 (2011). Nossa hipótese é a de que o funcionamento estrutural desses games, tal qual acontece na vida cotidiana, determina espacialidades principais e pontos de relevância imediatos, estabelecendo, por consequência, espaços periféricos, oportunos à estocagem de artefatos simbólicos da realidade exógena aos jogos. Este estudo de caso está metodologicamente fundamentado em uma duplicidade de olhares exploratórios, ora preocupado em descrever os percursos de progressão dos espaços principais, ora atento aos detalhes que compõem os espaços periféricos. Por meio de aportes teóricos sobre espaço nos games, perspectiva nas artes plásticas e sociologia do cotidiano, pudemos identificar e apontar interpretações do cotidiano simbólico dos games de ação, demonstrando que as significações desses elementos dizem respeito a questões econômicas e políticas dos países envolvidos nos estágios dos games analisados, tais como Brasil, Cuba e Iraque.

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The notion of aesthetic unity has garnered substantial attention within the realm of contemporary art, particularly in the domains of film and gaming. These creative mediums encompass a multitude of design elements, making the pursuit of aesthetic unity all the more crucial. In the context of traditional 3D action games, achieving aesthetic unity holds paramount importance in crafting captivating and immersive experiences. Notably, combat systems play a pivotal role in attaining aesthetic unity as they often serve as the primary avenue for player interaction. This research delves into the concept of aesthetic unity in action games, with a specific focus on strategies employed in traditional 3D action game design. Through interviews with seasoned developers possessing extensive research and development experience, this study utilizes the interview research methodology to extract valuable insights and summarize the strategies employed in the development process. Additionally, the study underscores the significance of development models, gameplay design, and other essential design elements, such as plot, in fostering aesthetic unity within the realm of 3D action games.

The thesis concerns the didactics of the civics. It focuses on a game in tea-ching. The conception of a game in the didactics is a basic phenomenon of the teaching at the second level at a basic school. First, the thesis includes a theoretical and interpretative part. It is di-vided into chapters and subchapters. Its focus is different kinds of games and the use of them in teaching of the civics. The topics of the chapters are didactic games, simulation, education by experience, a list of different games, dramatic and action games, language games, and the choice of games, respectively. There is a list of games in each chapter and their practical use in teaching. There are also given definitions in some parts. Second, there is a part concerning the practical evaluation of the games after their previous use during my teaching within my work experience at a basic school. The aim of the thesis is the attempt to draw a conclusion whether the pupils accepted the individual games during my teaching or not, and whether the games have brought any benefit to them.