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   The stuff games are made of
Barr P., MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2023. 184 pp.  Type: Book (0262546116)

What do we consider the “stuff” that makes up a video game? Is it interesting gameplay? Compelling graphics? Lifelike effects and fast-paced first-person shooter (FPS)? Deep strategy? Engaging mechanics that don’t let you go, tha...
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Nov 20 2023  
  Documenting trajectories in design space: a methodology for applied game design research
Khaled R., Lessard J., Barr P.  FDG 2018 (Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, Malmö, Sweden, Aug 7-10, 2018) 1-10, 2018.  Type: Proceedings

The processes and methods used in the creation of games are often significantly different from conventional software engineering approaches. In this paper, the authors propose a research methodology for game design, framed as a way of ...
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May 2 2019  
  Game design strategies for collectivist persuasion
Khaled R., Barr P., Biddle R., Fischer R., Noble J.  Sandbox 2009 (Proceedings of the 2009 ACM SIGGRAPH Symposium on Video Games, New Orleans, LA, Aug 4-6, 2009) 31-38, 2009.  Type: Proceedings

Much ink has been spilled over the values embedded in and transmitted through video games. Are they too violent? Do they send the right messages regarding how to interact with others? Do they embody gender, ethnic, or national biases? ...
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Oct 9 2009  

   
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