Character design as bridging tools of ideological message in game

Zufri, Tubagus; Hilman, Dodi; Pratama, Wahyudi

doi:10.1109/icggag.2016.8052646

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“…A total of 12 (8.57%) libraries used character elements in 12 (0.84%) gamification services. Character is a representation of ourselves that is part of the game itself (Zufri et al , 2016), and users can choose their characters, skins and weapons (suited for the environment or problem to solve) – can be collected using coins/real money – increases engagement and enjoyment in playing (Razali et al , 2022).…”

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Investigating gamification services of university libraries in China

Zhou

Yang

2023

DLP

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Purpose This study aims to analyze the construction of gamification service in university libraries in China and to help university libraries improve service and user experience. Design/methodology/approach This study took 147 university libraries in China as research object, analyzed the gamification services announced by these libraries on official websites, Weibo, WeChat and other platforms during the period from July 1, 2021 to August 20, 2022, and investigated the gamification services from the four aspects of functions, forms, game elements and mechanisms. Findings The results show that the gamification service of university library in China is often used in the popularization of scientific and cultural knowledge, information literacy education, reading promotion, library service promotion and library entrance education. Questions and answers, points contests, passing the game level and treasure hunting are common forms of games. At the same time, many gamification services combine game elements such as points, leaderboards and grades with the game mechanism to enhance readers’ participation. Originality/value This study investigates gamification services of university libraries in China and provides suggestions for optimizing gamification services, which can provide reference for libraries in China and other countries.

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Investigating gamification services of university libraries in China

Zhou

Yang

2023

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“…While both quests and goals serve the purpose of achieving tasks, objectives, or milestones in a game, they are similar in that they both aim to achieve the desired outcome. In addition, avatars represent the players in the game and convey the message or idea of the game concept [41]. In serious game interventions, the aforementioned represents the player's identification and the characteristics they wish to portray, although in reality, the player may not necessarily align with the avatar they have created.…”

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Exploring Common Game Elements in Serious Game Interventions for Health and Obesity Awareness in Children: A Systematic Review

Mohd Bazid,

Ahmad,

Mat Diah

et al. 2024

Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Learn.

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Obesity is a growing health challenge. Serious game interventions can increase awareness of health and obesity, especially among children, and the effectiveness of these interventions depends on specific game elements. This review aimed to identify the most common game elements in serious game interventions for raising awareness about obesity in children. We conducted a literature search in the ACM digital library, IEEE Xplore, and Scopus databases for serious games designed and developed for obesity or health awareness. The extracted game elements are based on a pyramid with three categories: components, mechanics, and dynamics, according to Werbach and Hunter (2012). Each dimension, or category, consisted of various game elements. 1349 articles were identified. We found 27 game elements distributed across the 17 selected studies. The most common game elements were ‘Points,’ ‘Quests,’ ‘Challenges,’ ‘Feedbacks,’ ‘Constraints,’ ‘Progression,’ ‘Avatar,’ ‘Win States,’ ‘Achievement,’ and ‘Rewards.’ Serious game interventions for health promotion in children include multiple game elements that are crucial in designing and developing a game. The inclusion of these game elements depends on the learning outcomes and the purpose of the game.

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“…Moreover, character design is important because the character serves as an ambassador for the message and idea that the game designers wish to present ( Zufri et al. 2016 ).…”

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“…2016 ). According to Zufri et al. (2016) , in-game characters represent players as a part of the game, and its success is usually determined.…”

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“… Expert validation on low fidelity prototype Character design Character design is important in a game design because characters are the ambassadors of the message and idea that the game makers wish to portray. The game character is the representation of ourselves as part of the game, and it usually determines the success of a game ( Zufri et al. 2016 ; Isa et al.…”

Section: Serious Games For Climate Changementioning

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Identifying and validating game design elements in serious game guideline for climate change

Razali

Ramli

Mohamed

et al. 2022

Heliyon

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Climate change can simply be defined as an increase in temperature, normally referred to as global warming. Recent studies have confirmed the failure of many climate communication efforts due to the one-directional transmission of information that has transformed the audience into passive consumers of information. The young generation tends to be avid gamers, thus serious games could be a suitable medium to increase climate change awareness in order to cultivate a better attitude towards nature among this group. However, very few games focus on carbon cycle fundamentals that are directly related to climate change. Existing climate change games have been unable to improve the quality of knowledge on environmental issues due to the lack of contextualization of the carbon cycle. Thus, the purpose of this study was to develop and verify a guideline of game design elements to assist game developers in developing a climate change game that can facilitate experiential learning on climate change based on the carbon cycle. The guideline consists of 13 game elements derived from previous studies. Seven experts from both game and environmental areas were selected to review the designed guideline. The experts were given two to six weeks to evaluate the guideline and were asked to rate and comment on each game element. At the end of the review, the experts' feedback and comments were analysed and scrutinised. The results showed positive feedback from all experts. The guideline was updated based on the experts’ comments, and finally a total of 12 game elements for a climate change game remained. This guideline can be applied to develop a new climate change game. This paper discusses the validation of the guideline proposed for a climate change game design.

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Character design as bridging tools of ideological message in game

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Investigating gamification services of university libraries in China

Investigating gamification services of university libraries in China

Exploring Common Game Elements in Serious Game Interventions for Health and Obesity Awareness in Children: A Systematic Review

Identifying and validating game design elements in serious game guideline for climate change

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