Expanding aesthetics

F French - Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This paper seeks to expand traditional aesthetic dimensions of design beyond the limits of
human capability in order to encompass other species' sensory modalities. To accomplish …

Conodonts in the Upper Ordovician Keisley Limestone of northern England: taxonomy, biostratigraphical significance and biogeographical relationships

SM Bergström, A Ferretti - Papers in Palaeontology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The classical fauna from the Keisley Limestone, one of the first Upper Ordovician conodont
faunas described from the UK, is re‐evaluated based on relatively abundant collections of …

[PDF][PDF] Zero-player games or: what we talk about when we talk about players

S Björk, J Juul - Philosophy of Computer Games Conference, Madrid, 2012 - academia.edu
What is a game? The most commonly cited game definitions all include players as a central
component. Games are described as designed objects (designed by designers or players) …

Social interaction in games

J Stenros, J Paavilainen… - International Journal of …, 2011 - inderscienceonline.com
Due to the popularity of social media networks and the games played on those platforms
interest in the so-called social games has piqued. This article looks at those games in the …

[HTML][HTML] Factors affecting the aesthetic experiences in educational games: A qualitative investigation

F Jafarkhani, F Barani, K Nawaser, H Rashidi… - Journal of Economy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aesthetics play a pivotal role in enriching the learning experience and are indispensable for
fostering optimal educational environments. This study aims to identify the factors that shape …

The role of visual design in game design

A Friedman - Games and Culture, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
This article examines the visual design of games. To this end, visual design is analyzed
according to dynamic visual images, semiotics, and interaction using Deleuze's concept of …

[PDF][PDF] Hermeneutics and ludocriticism

VM Karhulahti - Journal of Games Criticism, 2015 - gamescriticism.org
Hermeneutics and Ludocriticism Page 1 Journal of Games Criticism Volume 2, Issue 1 © 2015
by the Journal of Games Criticism, http://www.gamescriticism.org Hermeneutics and …

Foundations of gameplay

J Holopainen - 2011 - diva-portal.org
People in all known cultures play games and today digital gaming is an important leisure
activity for hundreds of millions of people. At the same time game design has developed into …

Creativity rules: How rules impact player creativity in three tabletop role-playing games

K Bergström - International Journal of Role-Playing, 2012 - journals.uu.se
This article sheds light on how different rules systems for tabletop role-playing games
(TRPGs) impact players' sense of creativity. It looks at three very different games played by …

[PDF][PDF] Os modos de existência do gameplay: um exercício de aplicação com Cities: Skylines

S Fragoso - Matrizes, 2018 - redalyc.org
This text presents an application of the theories proposed in An inquiry into modes of
existence, Bruno Latour, as a key to understand gameplay, based on game situations from …