My Games Design

I'm pleased to announce I now have two more papers published on my PhD research. The first article, " Game-Play Breakdowns and Breakthroughs: Exploring the Relationship Between Action, Understanding and Involvement " is in Human Computer Interaction and focuses on the case studies I carried out how they resulted in a theory of the relationship between learning and involvement within the context of games. The theory is represented as a set of 14 claims that relate to: micro and macro involvement; breakdowns and breakthroughs in action, understanding and involvement; progress ; and agency, meaning and compelling game-play . In particular, the paper emphasises the ways in which players experience learning via breakthroughs in understanding, where involvement is increased when the player feels responsible for progress. We also argue that supporting the relationship between learning and involvement is vital for ensuring the success of commercial and educational games. (Y...