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Inspiration For The Interactive Generation (Book reference)
Who said that you had to be famous in order to write down your own autobiography? In this book, Mat Dickie, an indie video game creator, tells us about his personal life alongside with the various games he created during his 10 years career. While we can smile at the fact that the oversized ego of this unknown author led him to write such a book, it's a quite interesting book for the videogame history specialists. It tells us the life of a British kid born in the 80's, fan of videogames, who sta [...]Keywords : mat dickie, biography, indie, wrestling, religion
EFFECTIVENESS OF TEXT REPRESENTATIONS IN THE AUTOMATIC CLASSIFICATION OF REGIONAL GAME DESIGN TRENDS IN VIDEO GAME REVIEWS (Broacasting our studies)
1 Introduction As one of the fastest growing segments of the global entertainment market (Szalai, 2007), video games have come to represent a wide spectrum of values in terms of expectations and design decisions of the groups involved in their development and publication. Despite a rapidly expanding market, changing demographics and growing global economic importance, regional differences in game designs have yet to be fully explored. The underlying premise of this research is that game com [...]Keywords : Video games, Genre, Game components
Serious Games : Advergaming, edugaming, training... (Broacasting our studies)
By analysing in detail the characteristics, uses and different genres of serious game, this study outlines the challenges involved with the design, development and distribution of various types of title. Similarly, the report examines the outlook for the industry and its probable growth drivers. The serious gaming market is of considerable importance. As the link between traditional video games and practical software, serious games offer a genuine opportunity to develop a sector that is all too [...]Keywords : serious game, advergame, edugame, news game, edumarket game, serious gaming, edugaming, advergaming
Serious Games: Advergaming, edugaming, training and more (Broacasting our studies)
By analysing in detail the characteristics, uses and different genres of serious game, this study outlines the challenges involved with the design, development and distribution of various types of title. Similarly, the report examines the outlook for the industry and its probable growth drivers. The serious gaming market is of considerable importance. As the link between traditional video games and practical software, serious games offer a genuine opportunity to develop a sector that is all too [...]Keywords : serious game, advergame, edugame, news game, edumarket game, serious gaming, advergaming, edugaming
Dungeons & Desktops : The History of Computer Role-Playing Games (Book reference)
This is an heavy-weight (450 pages) book dedicated to the history of computer role-playing games. The purpose of the book isn't to provide information about how the game were made (there is no developer interview here), but to picture a general overview of the role-playing game genre through a detailed presentation of the most influential titles. The book is organized in chronological order. Each chapter focuses on a selection of games coming from a specific era: the pen-and-paper role-playing g [...]Keywords : history, computer, role playing game, rpg, ultima, might & magic, goldbox, mud
Mes enfants sont accros aux jeux vidéo ! (Book reference)
A book addressing the delicate "video game addiction" topic in a clear and thoughtful way. The book is suited to parents of young video game players, and explains the current state of scientific knowledge on this topic: in spite of what some un-rigourous journalists might say, video games are not a "drug", but some players may be in a "excessive playtime" state which they sometimes need help to escape from. To help parents achieve this goal, the book briefly introdu [...]Keywords : video game addiction, parent handbook, simple, practical, testimony