LiverDefense: Using a Tower Defense Game as a Customisable Research Tool

Brich, Julia; Rogers, Katja; Frommel, Julian; Weidhaas, Martin; Brückner, Adrian; Mirabile, Sarah; Dorn, Tamara; Riemer, Valentin; Schrader, Claudia; Weber, Michael

doi:10.1109/vs-games.2015.7295779

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“…The examples of tower defense games are Kingdom Rush, Tiny Guardians, Plants vs Zombies, Plants vs Zombies Heroes, and Clash of Royale. This genre also popular in serious gaming like to improve mathematical skills [1] and introducing biological and health [2], [3].…”

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“…Based on the definition by [4] and [5], the tower defense genre is characterized by (1) the player build defensive towers to obstruct the enemies (or creeps) from reaching the player's base, (2) the enemies come in waves with increased difficulties, (3) by defeating the enemies, the player will get resources corresponding to the difficulty of the enemy, that can be used to upgrade their towers, and (4) the tower can be bought, placed in the map, upgraded, and fire automatically on the enemy forces. As these only serve as a general characteristic, more gameplay and mechanic variation exist on the market.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Creating a Circular Tower Defense Game: Development and Game Experience Measurement of Orbital Defense X

Asfarian

Ramadhan

Putra

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In this paper, we propose a new style of tower defense game by using the circular placement of the tower. In this game, dubbed Orbital Defense X, the player must protect the earth with a circle of defensive tower circled around it. The game is developed using game development lifecycle from initiation phase through alpha version. To test the quality of the developed game, we measure the game experience using game experience questionnaire. The questionnaire is divided into three: core, social presence, and post-game questionnaire. The results show that male participant gains a significantly higher score than female participants. Overall, the game experience is received better by the male participant in the core and social presence components, with an average score of 2,27 vs 1,92 and 2,15 vs 1,86. However, in post-game experience, the female participant scores higher with 2,15 vs 1,95. The participant that previously played another tower defense game gave score more in the core, social presence, and post-game experience than the participant that haven't played it before. Their score is 1,93 vs 2,37 in core, 1,67 vs 2,39 in social presence, and 2,07 vs 1,91 in post-game experience. The result also suggests for more attention in the challenge regarding the enemies (variety and difficulty) rather than more complex tower management system. The social ranking also suggested by the participant to improve the overall experience of this game.

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confidence: 99%