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In The Mood for Horror

A Game Designers Approach on Engagement, Involvement, and Immersion

Danny Langhoff Nielsen (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

152 Seiten

2014
GlobeEdit (Verlag)
978-3-639-87322-1 (ISBN)

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Existing theories of player experience (e.g. engagement, involvement, and immersion) generally lack genre specific focus causing them to become universal and difficult to apply in game design. Many theories thus tend to focus on games in general, thus neglecting the differences in gameplay, mechanics, aesthetics, and player types. This study focuses on engagement while playing horror games by refining the concept of continuation desire within this genre. Data collections primarily based on focus groups and questionnaires were analyzed through the use of grounded theory, and by verifying the findings through the review of existing literature, this study establishes a design framework focusing on the three most important causes of continuation desire in horror games. The major findings indicate that horror games can be designed based on three basic principles: Narrative, Freedom, and Victimizing. Furthermore, the study suggests that each principle can be related directly to a specific part of continuation desire.

Danny Langhoff Nielsen is a Master of Science, and freelance game developer. His research interest is mainly focused on horror games, and the reasons of why players put themselves in a state of negative emotions. Furthermore, he has designed and implemented several horror game prototypes and is currently working at NullReferenceEntertainment.

Erscheinungsdatum	23.09.2022
Sprache	englisch
Maße	150 x 220 mm
Gewicht	243 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
Schlagworte	Continuation Desire • Engagement • Game Design • Horror • Immersion • Involvement
ISBN-10	3-639-87322-X / 363987322X
ISBN-13	978-3-639-87322-1 / 9783639873221
Zustand	Neuware