Asynchronous gameplay in pervasive multiplayer mobile games

Saarenpää, Hannamari; Korhonen, Hannu; Paavilainen, Janne

doi:10.1145/1520340.1520642

Cited by 7 publications

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“…For the purpose of this study, cooperative game play in single-player games which extends beyond traditional video game violence based actions is referred to as "passive collaboration". While some previous studies have defined such mechanics primarily based on their asynchronicity (Bogost, 2004;Saarenpää et al, 2009;Neto et al, 2020), this study adopts a perspective that considers the object-subject relationship perceived by players, as certain instances of passive collaboration can exhibit synchronous characteristics. Zagal et al (2000) provides a comprehensive framework outlining the six key characteristics of multiplayer games.…”

Section: Passive Collaboration In Multiplayer Gamesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Forging Connections: The Social Dynamics of “Death Stranding” as a Paradigm Shift in Gaming

Bostan,

Şengün

2023

New Trends in Computer Sciences

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This paper explores the video game Death Stranding as a shift in digital interactive media, emphasizing altruism, collaboration, and social connection in its gameplay. The close reading of the game focuses on features that diverge from traditional norms, pivoting towards a more empathetic, community-driven model and identifies five domains of analysis: narrative infrastructure; game mechanics; player-to-player interactions; player-to-NPC interactions; and player interactions as a social agent. The findings are discussed with the possibility of defining a new genre, named by the game’s creator as a “strand game” (Kojima, 2019a, 2019b). The analysis reveals Death Stranding’s ability to create a deeply immersive sense of unity among players, demonstrating the game’s potential as a model for future video games that prioritize positive social interactions and mutual support.

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Section: Passive Collaboration In Multiplayer Gamesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Forging Connections: The Social Dynamics of “Death Stranding” as a Paradigm Shift in Gaming

Bostan,

Şengün

2023

New Trends in Computer Sciences

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“…Another possible application area is presented through the upcoming growth of asynchronous games [41], especially in the current age of mobile gaming: In many instances of this type of games players can challenge other players without the need of actually playing at the exact same time as the opponent. This allows the fast-paced and very situation-dependent world of mobile gaming to feign battles of various genres like strategy games, turn-based games, but also even real-time role-playing game battles so they can take place whenever it suits a player (cf.…”

Section: Human Player Substitutionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards Deep Player Behavior Models in MMORPGs

Pfau

Smeddinck

Malaka

2018

Proceedings of the 2018 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play

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Due to a steady increase in popularity, player demands for video game content are growing to an extent at which consistency and novelty in challenges are hard to attain. Problems in balancing and error-coping accumulate. To tackle these challenges, we introduce deep player behavior models, applying machine learning techniques to individual, atomic decisionmaking strategies. We discuss their potential application in personalized challenges, autonomous game testing, human agent substitution, and online crime detection. Results from a pilot study that was carried out with the massively multiplayer online role-playing game Lineage II depict a benchmark between hidden markov models, decision trees, and deep learning. Data analysis and individual reports indicate that deep learning can be employed to provide adequate models of individual player behavior with high accuracy for predicting skill-use and a high correlation in recreating strategies from previously recorded data. CCS Concepts•Information systems → Massively multiplayer online games; •Human-centered computing → User models; •Computing methodologies → Machine learning approaches;

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“…Existing asynchronous interaction examples support such routine daily activities as email, cooperative groupwork (e.g. learning [29,33]), online conferencing [69], and even pervasive gaming [57]. We argue that application composition will also become one of these routine activities.…”

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“…The prototype relies on the user's mobile device as a tool for interacting with the application and controlling application composition. iCompose uses a physical browsing interface [65] to interact with ubiquitous resources and uses an asynchronous interaction style [57] and intelligent assistance paradigm [48]. iCompose comprises two interfaces that supplement each other: the physical and the graphical user interface on the mobile device.…”

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iCompose: context-aware physical user interface for application composition

Davidyuk

Gilman

Milara

et al. 2011

Open Computer Science

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Ubiquitous computing environments advocate creating applications by plugging together various resources (mobile devices, displays, augmented everyday objects, and so on) and Web Services to support the user's everyday activities and needs. This approach is referred to as application composition, and such applications are called composite. Due to the dynamic nature of ubiquitous environments, application composition has to be supported at runtime, so that the applications are able to adapt to the situation within the environment and other contexts. Application composition is usually performed by autonomous context-aware mechanisms that provide limited or no control for users. Still, users need to be aware of their environments and be able to control and configure applications when they are composed and executed. Towards this goal we present in this article a context-aware application composition system based on the iCompose interface for composing and controlling applications at runtime. Users compose applications by simply touching the resources in the environment with their mobile devices, while the iCompose interface provides feedback and assists users by suggesting them possible further actions. The interface relies on a rule-based reasoner and utilizes various context sources to support users dynamically, according to the situation in which they compose applications. We present a complete implementation of the system and report the results of a user evaluation study conducted with 21 participants. This study assesses the issues of control, usability, feasibility and user acceptance of the iCompose interface for context-aware application composition and the prototype as a whole.Keywords: ubiquitous computing • interaction design • physical user interface design • application composition © Versita Sp. z o.o.

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Asynchronous gameplay in pervasive multiplayer mobile games

Cited by 7 publications

References 9 publications

Forging Connections: The Social Dynamics of “Death Stranding” as a Paradigm Shift in Gaming

Forging Connections: The Social Dynamics of “Death Stranding” as a Paradigm Shift in Gaming

Towards Deep Player Behavior Models in MMORPGs

iCompose: context-aware physical user interface for application composition

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