Réflexions sur les jeux avec sucre en poudre, poivre en grain… et un peu de vitriol.
This paper re-frames virtual interactive characters as “subjective interfaces” with the purpose of highlighting original affordances for interactive storytelling through conversation. This notion is theoretically unpacked in the perspectives of narratology, interaction design and game design. Existing and imagined scenarios are presented in which subjective interfaces are elevated as core
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In this paper, we examine the two highly relevant traditions of the simulation of space, and the simulation of the gaze, to develop an art history approach to video games rooted in the relationship of a gamer to the visual and play space implemented in the game. Parallel projection and
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Starting from John Dewey’s views on experience and art, we posit that playing a computer game can be an aesthetic experience. Playing a game can be a technical act to execute actions, or involve imagination in inventing new possibles. This is done by uniting with a game, which depends on
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Ce numéro spécial de Loading… regroupe une partie des communications du colloque international « Penser après la tombée de la nuit: Bienvenue dans le monde des jeux vidéo d’horreur » qui a eu lieu à Montréal en avril 2009 et qui a réuni des chercheurs du monde entier s’intéressant à
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This paper combines several empirical studies and some theoretical research to identify 3 types of immersion: sensory, fictional, and systemic. To go beyond engagement and engrossment and reach total immersion, barriers must be overcome.
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As the clash between Game and Narrative rages on, the Dynamic Range is a tool brought forth to examine how different game systems can give freedom to the players, and perhaps understand how the two can successfully unite.
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By giving the player more freedom, the designer relinquishes narrative construction and leaves the task to the player. To evaluate a game’s emergent narrative potential, we need to measure the player’s dynamic range, or freedom to make original, unexpected combinations out of his resources to build narratives.
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