A Study in Multiplayer Game Design: With basis in Counterplay and Teamplay
Author
Hansen, Casper Falck
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2014
Submitted on
2014-05-27
Pages
51
Abstract
Dette projekt udvikler en praktisk teori, der skal hjælpe designere med at skabe bedre multiplayer-spil. Den bygger på spildesigneren Tom Cadwells ideer om counterplay (hvordan spillere kan reagere på hinandens handlinger) og teamplay (hvordan spillere samarbejder). Med en Grounded Theory-tilgang, hvor teori udvikles ud fra data, indsamlede studiet eksperters perspektiver fra interviews, blogindlæg, podcasts, artikler og bøger. Materialet blev analyseret med kvalitative metoder som linje-for-linje-gennemgang og udledning af centrale udsagn. Disse udsagn blev kodet og grupperet i otte kategorier og tre mønstre, som tilsammen formede den endelige teori. Resultaterne tyder på, at teorien er nyttig, men forskningsprocessen kunne dokumenteres tydeligere. Teorien fremhæver de vigtigste designområder i multiplayer-spil og giver vejledning, der kan hjælpe designere med at omsætte dem i praksis.
This project develops a practical theory to help designers create better multiplayer games. It builds on game designer Tom Cadwell's ideas of counterplay (ways players can respond to each other's actions) and teamplay (how players cooperate). Using a Grounded Theory approach, which builds theory from data, the study gathered expert perspectives from interviews, blog posts, podcasts, articles, and books. The material was analyzed with qualitative methods such as line-by-line review and extracting key statements. These statements were coded and grouped into eight categories and three patterns, which together shaped the final theory. The results suggest the theory is useful, but the research process could be documented more clearly. The theory highlights key design concepts in multiplayer games and offers guidance to help designers put them into practice.
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Keywords
Games ; Counerplay ; Teamplay ; Interaction ; counter ; play ; team ; Tom Cadwell ; Game Design ; Design ; Multiplayer
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