scholarly journals Prevalence of Behavior Changing Strategies in Fitness Video Games: Theory-Based Content Analysis

2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. e81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Jane Lyons ◽  
Claire Hatkevich
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Video Games ◽  
Games Theory

APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUES IN MS. PAC-MAN GAME: A REVIEW

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tse Guan Tan ◽  
Jason Teo
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Video Games ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Engineering Economics ◽  
Game Ai ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Future Direction

AbstrakTeknik Kecerdasan Buatan (AI) berjaya digunakan dan diaplikasikan dalam pelbagai bidang, termasukpembuatan, kejuruteraan, ekonomi, perubatan dan ketenteraan. Kebelakangan ini, terdapat minat yangsemakin meningkat dalam Permainan Kecerdasan Buatan atau permainan AI. Permainan AI merujukkepada teknik yang diaplikasikan dalam permainan komputer dan video seperti pembelajaran, pathfinding,perancangan, dan lain-lain bagi mewujudkan tingkah laku pintar dan autonomi kepada karakter dalampermainan. Objektif utama kajian ini adalah untuk mengemukakan beberapa teknik yang biasa digunakandalam merekabentuk dan mengawal karakter berasaskan komputer untuk permainan Ms Pac-Man antaratahun 2005-2012. Ms Pac-Man adalah salah satu permainan yang digunakan dalam siri pertandinganpermainan diperingkat antarabangsa sebagai penanda aras untuk perbandingan pengawal autonomi.Kaedah analisis kandungan yang menyeluruh dijalankan secara ulasan dan sorotan literatur secara kritikal.Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa, walaupun terdapat berbagai teknik, limitasi utama dalam kajianterdahulu untuk mewujudkan karakter permaianan Pac Man adalah kekurangan Generalization Capabilitydalam kepelbagaian karakter permainan. Hasil kajian ini akan dapat digunakan oleh penyelidik untukmeningkatkan keupayaan Generalization AI karakter permainan dalam Pasaran Permainan KecerdasanBuatan. Abstract Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques are successfully used and applied in a wide range of areas, includingmanufacturing, engineering, economics, medicine and military. In recent years, there has been anincreasing interest in Game Artificial Intelligence or Game AI. Game AI refers to techniques applied incomputer and video games such as learning, pathfinding, planning, and many others for creating intelligentand autonomous behaviour to the characters in games. The main objective of this paper is to highlightseveral most common of the AI techniques for designing and controlling the computer-based charactersto play Ms. Pac-Man game between years 2005-2012. The Ms. Pac-Man is one of the games that used asbenchmark for comparison of autonomous controllers in a series of international Game AI competitions.An extensive content analysis method was conducted through critical review on previous literature relatedto the field. Findings highlight, although there was various and unique techniques available, the majorlimitation of previous studies for creating the Ms. Pac-Man game characters is a lack of generalizationcapability across different game characters. The findings could provide the future direction for researchersto improve the Generalization A.I capability of game characters in the Game Artificial Intelligence market.

Documentary at Play

2012 ◽  
pp. 353-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inge Ejbye Sørensen ◽  
Anne Mette Thorhauge
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Cultural Issues ◽  
Military Conflicts ◽  
Games Theory ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Historical Periods

Docu-games designate a versatile group of games that have in common an attempt to depict and reflect on aspects of reality such as military conflicts, historical periods, or contemporary political and socio-cultural issues. As such, docu-games have become a new communication tool for individuals or organizations. This chapter explores different perspectives on games as documentaries, going beyond the mere subject matter and visualization of docu-games to approach questions about simulations as statements about reality and gameplay as a tool for communicating statements about reality. Combining cognitive documentary and games theory with content analysis, the chapter offers a theoretical framework for understanding how docu-games reference the relationship between reality and game, as well as how they establish credibility in relation to these representations.

Gender and Racial Stereotypes in Popular Video Games

2009 ◽  
pp. 922-937 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Mou ◽  
Wei Peng
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Video Games ◽  
Gender Role ◽  
Racial Stereotypes ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
Violent Content ◽  
Psychological Impacts ◽  
Racial Portrayals

While the violent content of video games has caused wide concern among scholars, gender, and racial stereotypes in video games are still an understudied area. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a better understanding of the stereotypical phenomenon in video games. The book chapter first provides a comprehensive review of previous studies conducted upon gender-role and racial portrayals in video games. Then a small-scale content analysis on a sample of official trailers, introductory sequences and covers of 19 of the most popular video games is introduced. Finally, the implications of stereotype in video games and the possible social and psychological impacts on players, especially adolescent players, are discussed.

scholarly journals White Man’s Virtual World: A Systematic Content Analysis of Gender and Race in Massively Multiplayer Online Games

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Franklin Waddell ◽  
James D. Ivory ◽  
Rommelyn Conde ◽  
Courtney Long ◽  
Rachel McDonnell
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Video Games ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
Online Game ◽  
Gender And Race ◽  
Massively Multiplayer Online Game ◽  
Content Analyses ◽  
Character Portrayals ◽  
Massively Multiplayer

Based on previous research indicating that character portrayals in video games and other media can influence users’ perceptions of social reality, systematic content analyses have examined demographic trends in the way video game characters are portrayed. Although these studies have extensively documented character portrayals in traditional console and computer video games, there is a lack of content analyses examining character portrayals in the very popular massively multiplayer online game (MMO) genre. Such studies are needed because many characters in MMOs are customized avatars created by users, which may lead to different trends in character demographics. This content analysis examined representations of gender and race among 417 unique characters appearing 1,356 times in 20 hours of recorded content from four popular commercial MMOs, which was generated by five recruited users. Characters tended to be disproportionately male and white, with females and racial minorities appearing much less often. Implications for potential effects on users’ perceptions of social reality are discussed.

Values of cancer survivors and the supportive role of recreational video games

2019 ◽  
pp. 135910531987166
Author(s):  
Maria Leonora (Nori) Comello ◽  
Diane B Francis ◽  
Laurie Hursting ◽  
Elizabeth Swarner ◽  
Laura H Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Video Games ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Positive Health ◽  
Openness To Change ◽  
Supportive Role ◽  
Self Transcendence ◽  
Positive Health Outcomes

Value-affirming activities have been linked to positive health outcomes and improved ability to cope. For cancer survivors who regularly play video games, might the games have potential to affirm values? We surveyed gameplaying survivors and included an open-ended question asking about values and the extent to which they perceived gameplaying as supporting values. A content analysis of responses ( N = 533) using Schwartz’s value typology revealed that a majority perceived gameplaying as supporting values or offering other benefits. Self-transcendence followed by openness to change were the most frequently coded higher-order categories. The results contribute to a richer understanding of survivors who gameplay.

scholarly journals Enrolling Heterogeneous Partners in Video Game Preservation

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhiannon Bettivia
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Video Games ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Advisory Board ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Heritage Preservation ◽  
Digital Objects ◽  
Game Developers ◽  
Cultural Heritage Preservation

This article extends previous work known as Preserving Virtual Worlds II (PVWII), funded through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The author draws on interview data collected from video game developers, content analysis of several long-running video game series, as well as the project’s advisory board and researcher reports. This paper exposes two fundamental challenges in creating metrics and specifications for the preservation of virtual worlds; namely, that there is no one type of user or designated video game stakeholder community, and that significant properties of games cannot always be located in code or platform. The PVWII data serve to explain why existing ideas about preservation of video games are inadequate when games are treated as digital cultural heritage. Preservation specialists need to bind nebulous and dynamic digital objects, a process that is necessary while inherently artificial.  

scholarly journals Content analysis of apps and video games: Implications in cognitive processes in initial reading

Apertura ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-87
Author(s):  
Ana María Jiménez Porta ◽  
Evelyn Diez-Martínez Day
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Video Games ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Initial Reading

What Does a Gamer Look Like? Video Games, Advertising, and Diversity

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shira Chess ◽  
Nathaniel J. Evans ◽  
Joyya JaDawn Baines
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Video Games ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Video Game Industry ◽  
Game Industry ◽  
Game Players ◽  
Behavioral Attributes

Recent years have seen changes to the video game industry and the image of video game players. There are more games on the market and a larger variety of ways to play those games. Yet, despite market shifts, authors such as Shaw demonstrate that there are still tensions surrounding gamer identification. Even as next-generation systems (such as the Xbox One, the PlayStation 4, and the Wii U) and casual gaming take hold of the market, tension remains between the perceptions of who is playing versus the reality of actual players. In our study, we perform a content analysis of video game commercials in 2013 to explore questions of diversity—particularly in terms of portrayals of the player’s sex and ethnicity—to consider how the gamer is represented in terms of physical and behavioral attributes.

scholarly journals Players’ perspectives on the positive impact of video games: A qualitative content analysis of online forum discussions

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 1732-1749 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeroen Bourgonjon ◽  
Geert Vandermeersche ◽  
Bram De Wever ◽  
Ronald Soetaert ◽  
Martin Valcke
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Video Games ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Online Forum
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