A master thesis from Aalborg University
Flow and Companions in video games
Author(s)
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2016
Submitted on
2016-06-08
Pages
72 pages
Abstract
Projektet sigter mod at finde et svar på om der en forskel mellem to video spil-versioner, en version med en følgesvend med kunstig intelligens og en uden en følgesvend, i et selv produceret interaktiv eventyr video spil, hvor test deltagerne skal finde en måde at undslippe en ø. Rapporten beskæftiger sig med teoretisk arbejde vedrørende flow teori, GameFlow og spil design. Disse emner blev brugt til produktionen af spillet hvor test blev udført, for at undersøge det førnævnte projektmål. Designfasen, rangerende fra opbygning, designet og programmeringen af selve spillet vil ydermere blive forklaret i detaljer i gennem rapporten. Spillet, som blev produceret blev testet på 42 deltagere, som skulle besvare to spørgeskemaer, et profil spørgeskema og et flow spørgeskema for at samle data, så der kunne laves en statistisk analyse. Test for normalfordeling viste, at dataen fra den ene gruppen var parametrisk, imens dataen fra den anden var ikke parametrisk. Mann-Whitney U analysemetoden blev brugt, og den afslørede at der ikke var nogen signifikant resultater.
The project aims towards finding an answer to whether or not there is a difference between two versions, one with a companion with artificial intelligence and one without a companion, in a self made interactive adventure game, where the test participants have to find a way to get away from an island. The report concerns itself with theoretical work regarding flow theory, GameFlow, and game design. These subjects were used in the creation of the game with which tests were conducted, in order to investigate the aforementioned project aim. Furthermore, the design phases ranging from building, designing, and coding of the game itself will be explained in detail throughout the report. The created game was tested on 42 test participants, and they had to answer two questionnaires, one profiling questionnaire and a flow questionnaire to gather data, so statistical analysis could be made. Tests for normal distribution showed that the data from one group was parametric, while the data from the other group was not. The Mann-Whitney U analysis method was used, and it revealed that there was no significant results.
Keywords
Flow ; Følgesvend ; GameFlow ; Video Spil ; Spil Design
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