Video Games

Virtual worlds and online games experienced a remarkable increase in popularity in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic Based on ethnographic research, we discuss the use of Second Life as a space of sociability in contexts of physical distancing in several countries Focusing on the socio-technical characteristics of this digital environment, as well as on the experiences of its users, we propose that the current appeal of this type of platform can be explained by distinctive elements, including: immersion, avatar embodiment, synchronicity, and persistence © 2021 University of Toronto All rights reserved

ObjectivesTo describe patterns of dietary behaviours specific to low quality snacking, fruit and vegetable, and fast food consumption during the transition from childhood to adolescence and to examine how these behaviours are associated with tendencies towards dietary restraint and the occurrence of overweight and obesity in mid-adolescence.DesignA 5-year follow-up of self-reported eating. Hierarchical linear modelling was utilised to explore the relationship between dietary changes and body mass index (BMI) and dietary restraint while controlling for physical activity and smoking.SettingThe sample was derived from students participating in the Quebec Heart Health Demonstration Project, and represents rural, suburban and inner city youths.SubjectsA sample of 561 girls and 627 boys in the fourth, sixth, seventh and ninth grades.ResultsOverall the sample was characterised by a decrease in fruit and vegetable consumption and increase in low quality snacking, and a decrease in fast food...

Résumé. – 2012 a été l’année du centenaire de la naissance d’Alan Turing. Cette icône de l’informatique a été célébrée dignement. A la fin du mois de janvier 2015, sort un film biographique sur Turing, un blockbuster, « The Imitation Game ». Binaire se devait d’accompagner l’événement et a donc demandé leurs réactions à plusieurs amis. Nous démarrons avec Jean Lassègue, philosophe des sciences. Il remet en jeu quelques idées reçues. Serge Abiteboul.

El videojuego es el sector audiovisual más lucrativo en España, por encima de industrias como el cine (AEVI, 2019). Paralelamente, sólo un tercio de los directivos de la UE eran mujeres en 2017 (INE y Eurostat, 2018), mientras que realidades como el acoso laboral carecen de estadísticas por ser difíciles de cuantificar. Esta investigación es un estudio transversal del videojuego desde la óptica del periodismo y el género. Partimos de que las periodistas especializadas sufren acoso y discriminación por su género, sobre todo en el entorno digital. De ahí que el objetivo sea profundizar en la rutina laboral atendiendo a situaciones discriminatorias. A través de entrevistas semiestructuradas a periodistas especializadas se hará un perfil de la situación en la que la mujer informa sobre el videojuego, las asignaturas pendientes para lograr la igualdad de género y el papel que cumplen las redes sociales.Video game is the most lucrative audiovisual sector in Spain, above industries such as...

Desde la aparición de Internet y las redes sociales la democratización del proceso informativo ha supuesto un aumento de la competencia para los medios de comunicación a la hora de transmitir la actualidad, por lo que ha surgido la necesidad de buscar nuevas fórmulas de diferenciación para llegar a una mayor audiencia y a más seguidores. En esta investigación planteamos el objetivo de analizar el uso de las técnicas relacionadas con el infoentretenimiento y la coloquialidad en el periodismo especializado en videojuegos para informar de la actualidad a través de YouTube. A raíz del análisis de contenido realizado a los vídeos subidos por los medios especializados Vandal, Meristation, Hobby Consolas y 3DJuegos, en enero de 2021, podemos concluir que el lenguaje coloquial predomina sobre el infoentretenimiento, para provocar la cercanía con el usuario y crearle una predisposición de consumo y compra de los contenidos sobre los que se informa.

Entendiendo el videojuego como un medio de representación capaz de fomentar el pensamiento crítico y el cambio social, esta investigación estudia el caso de The Last of Us Parte II (Naughty Dog, 2020), una aventura ambientada en un futuro apocalíptico con la sociedad diezmada por una pandemia y donde convergen diferentes personajes femeninos. Como objetivo se analizará el empoderamiento de estas mujeres y cómo a través de ellas se manifiestan problemas sociales de la sociedad contemporánea como la homofobia o el extremismo ideológico. Las conclusiones muestran que este juego ofrece una imagen realista de la mujer alejada del sexismo y los estereotipos para abordar estos temas.

Partiendo de la base de que las ferias de videojuego reflejan la actual cultura gamer, esta investigación tiene como objetivo estudiar el tratamiento informativo que recibe el evento español de videojuegos Madrid Games Week en la prensa digital especializada española. Para ello se apuesta por una investigación descriptiva y comparativa basada en el análisis de contenido cuantitativo de los textos periodísticos publicados por las webs Meristation, Vandal, Hobby Consolas e IGN España durante el transcurso de dicho evento desde 2013 hasta 2019. Atendiendo a factores como la temática, el género periodístico y aspectos del periodismo online -multimedialidad, inmediatez e hipervínculos-, hemos podido establecer un perfil de cómo es la publicación típica a la hora de informar de este evento. Las conclusiones demuestran que, aunque las coberturas mediáticas han evolucionado de diferente manera, quién organice la feria y la categoría de los juegos siguen siendo determinantes en la labor ...

Autor de la reseña:  Guillermo Paredes-Otero Herramienta de masas, fenómeno cultural, instrumento gamificador. Estas son algunas de las formas empleadas para definir, en los últimos años, la relevancia que ha adquirido el videojuego en la sociedad contemporánea. El lector tiene ante sí una obra que se aleja de este fenómeno como industria o producto comercial. No está compuesta por cifras de ventas sino por un estudio de sociología centrado en el videojuego como cultura desde el punto de vista del usuario, sin escatimar en la exploración de los estereotipos establecidos desde hace medio siglo, romperlos y establecer una clasificación en función de la postura del individuo y sus hábitos frente a este fenómeno cultural.

Mixed Reality is a technology that combines the real world with the virtual world. Merging these two worlds will form a new environment where each object from each world can interact with each other. This technology will offer a different user experience depending on how it is used, including digital games. This paper will discuss how to construct the card along with its mechanism of movement that used in YU-GI-OH game and its implementation on mixed reality technology using the HoloLens platform. The game be integrated to HoloLens until view stage.

Resumen La diversidad en la industria de los videojuegos se manifiesta en una escena independiente que ha generado obras artísticas con grandes posibilidades educativas. El presente trabajo parte de una selección de 36 juegos independientes y analiza el contenido de sus artículos en Wikipedia. Se centra en las referencias que contienen dichos artículos para entender cómo son representados los juegos en este medio. Tras comprobar que 28 de estos juegos poseen artículos en Wikipedia, se obtuvieron las referencias bibliográficas ( \begin{equation}n = 2058\end{equation} n = 2058) identificado cada uno de los medios con los que se nutren estos artículos y clasificándolos en función de sus características. Los resultados muestran que los artículos varían en extensión, siendo Life is Strange el más amplio (120621 bytes) y el que contiene más referencias (185). Se observó también que el 61,5% de estas referencias corresponden a revistas y páginas sobre videojuegos y el 20,9% a otras de cará...

We investigated the effects of a passive break, relaxation activity, and casual video game on affect, stress, engagement, and cognitive performance. Reducing stress and improving cognitive performance is critical across many domains. Previous studies investigated taking a break, relaxation techniques, or playing a game; however, these methods have not been compared within a single experiment. Participants completed a baseline affective and cognitive assessment (ACA), which included the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, shortened version of the Dundee Stress State Questionnaire, and backward digit-span. Next, participants completed a vigilance task, followed by another ACA. Participants were then assigned at random to complete a break or relaxation activity or play a casual video game, followed by a final ACA. Participants who played the casual video game exhibited greater engagement and affective restoration than the relaxation condition. The break condition slightly decreased ...

Whole-person education is what many educational institutions aim for, especially in these times of rapid technological innovations. Silliman University, one of the oldest universities in the Philippines, offers whole-person education to achieve total human development. This study is an innovative technology integration in the classroom of the course “whole-person education”. Specifically, this paper describes the development of a mobile game application that integrates augmented reality. Applying the gamification theory, a learning trail about the 5Cs of Silliman Education - Classroom, Church, Culture, Court, and the Community, was integrated. The learning trail consists of three learning paths, and each path consists of ten checkpoints. Three qualifying questions were embedded to determine the player’s learning path. Each checkpoint is augmented using QR codes. Players need to complete the game in the shortest possible time. The educational game mobile application was developed usi...

Mainstreaming and Game Journalism addresses both the history and current practice of game journalism, along with the roles writers and industry play in conveying that the medium is a “mainstream” form of entertainment. Through interviews with reporters, David B. Nieborg and Maxwell Foxman retrace how the game industry and journalists started a subcultural spiral in the 1980s that continues to this day. Digital play became increasingly exclusionary by appealing to niche audiences, relying on hardcore fans and favoring the male gamer stereotype. At the same time, this culture pushed journalists to the margins, leaving them toiling to find freelance gigs and deeply ambivalent about their profession.

Mainstreaming and Game Journalism also examines the bumpy process of what we think of as “mainstreaming.” The authors argue that it encompasses three overlapping factors. First, for games to become mainstream, they need to become more ubiquitous through broader media coverage. Second, an increase in ludic literacy, or how-to play games, determines whether that greater visibility translates into accessibility. Third, the mainstreaming of games must gain cultural legitimacy. The fact that games are more visible does little if only a few people take them seriously or deem them worthy of attention. Ultimately, Mainstreaming and Game Journalism provocatively questions whether games ever will—or even should—gain widespread cultural acceptance.

Mainstreaming and Game Journalism addresses both the history and current practice of game journalism, along with the roles writers and industry play in conveying that the medium is a “mainstream” form of entertainment. Through interviews with reporters, David B. Nieborg and Maxwell Foxman retrace how the game industry and journalists started a subcultural spiral in the 1980s that continues to this day. Digital play became increasingly exclusionary by appealing to niche audiences, relying on hardcore fans and favoring the male gamer stereotype. At the same time, this culture pushed journalists to the margins, leaving them toiling to find freelance gigs and deeply ambivalent about their profession.

Mainstreaming and Game Journalism also examines the bumpy process of what we think of as “mainstreaming.” The authors argue that it encompasses three overlapping factors. First, for games to become mainstream, they need to become more ubiquitous through broader media coverage. Second, an increase in ludic literacy, or how-to play games, determines whether that greater visibility translates into accessibility. Third, the mainstreaming of games must gain cultural legitimacy. The fact that games are more visible does little if only a few people take them seriously or deem them worthy of attention. Ultimately, Mainstreaming and Game Journalism provocatively questions whether games ever will—or even should—gain widespread cultural acceptance.

Background and aims There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that problematic Facebook use (PFU) is an emerging problem, particularly among adolescents. Although a number of motivations explaining why people engage in frequent Facebook use have been identified, less is known about the specific psychological needs underlying PFU. The aim of this study is to test a model designed to assess the unique contribution of psychological motives for using Facebook to the different PFU dimensions in a sample of adolescents. Methods A total of 864 Italian adolescents participated in the study. Multivariate multiple regression was run to test whether the four motives were differently associated with problematic dimensions. Results The results showed that the two motives with negative valence (coping and conformity) were significantly linked to the five dimensions of PFU, whereas the two motives with positive valence (enhancement and social) appeared to be weaker predictors for three out of...

Transportasi digunakan untuk memudahkan manusia dalam melakukan aktivitas sehari hari. Transportasi sendiri dibagi menjadi 3 jenis yaitu transportasi darat , laut, dan udara. Pengenalan jenis alat transportasi sejak usia dini dapat membantu anak anak mengenali jenis alat transportasi.salah satu media pengenalan transportasi yang dapat dipakai adalah mengunakan permainan. Melalui permainan di dalam komputer, yang berisi materi tentang alat transportasi dan tampilan gambar 2 dimensi dari tiap jenis alat alat transportasi dapat digunakan sebagai salah satu media pembelajaran yang efektif dan interaktif, untuk memudahkan guru dalam penyampaian materi kepada anak anak. Dalam game ini penulis membuat game platform 2D yang bertema pembelajaran transportasi dengan metode finite state machine dan fisher yates. Dari pengujian alpha test didapatkan hasil yaitu mempunyai tampilan yang menarik dan user friendly serta dapat bermanfaat sesuai fungsinya dengan presentasi pengujian 50% untuk sangat ...

This article seeks to reformulate the notion of basics as rules within the context of design education. The typical design education curriculum introduces design methods as a pedagogical approach. This includes concepts for how to approach goals and the means for how to solve problems or disclose possibilities. Such methods are comparable to the qualities of rules found in games and play, which in turn influence behaviour and mentality. We analyzed introductory course descriptions in design education as they relate to theories on play and game, phenomenology and pragmatist aesthetics. This exploration showed that there is a tendency to define basic knowledge and skills in the very first course in design education. We interpreted this to represent a belief in rules, as in truths, following a possible unconscious establishment of a tradition for the acceptance of certain rights and wrongs as well as automatic behaviour. We argue that such a recognition of rules as a pedagogical platfo...

Product designers often take it upon themselves to define environments, problems, and solutions for others. Unfortunately this can serve to arrest the potential engagement for people and block the possibility to act (creative agency) on situations that the design potentially provokes. Games and play represent voluntary engagement and autonomy for the player. In this paper, we study the methodologies for game designers and relate them to the product and service design field. Our research focus is on how a design intervention can create engagement, and what the meaning of engagement is in this context. We call this game dynamics in design, and we relate the discussion to both the gamification and DIY trends that influence contemporary design practice. The synthesized research on creative agency and game and play theory lead to the disclosure of five typologies which describe engagement. These typologies again lead to the definition of Game Dynamics in Design, which provides the basis ...

This course will introduce and define the philosophy and goals of 24 hour positioning for individuals with complex neurological presentations. The background of the concepts of 24 hour positioning, as well as references in the literature, will be included. A practical “equipment plan of care” developed at the Perlman Center will be reviewed and suggestions for implementation will be illustrated through use of case studies. The plan of care was designed to be used as a clinical tool to guide equipment considerations throughout the day and across the lifespan. Using such a tool has been helpful for families to understand the broad picture regarding the need for equipment at critical periods in development, as well as a helpful tool for the care team. Positioning for functional participation, including feeding or other daily living tasks, sleep, transportation, and standing, are all part of the 24 hour positioning options. For special circumstances such as when the family and care team...

This paper focuses on the augmented reality project TouchAR to reveal creative collaborative approaches the authors took to site, technology, ecology, and gesture in their production of interactive public realm artworks in direct response to the Covid19 pandemic. Informed by the uncanny (re-animation, the double) ontology (affect, sensing embodied encounter) and ecology (speculative fabulation, deep time), the project explores 3D scanning and AR technology as tools for transformation and engagement with ecological deep time; addressing complications involved in offering an embodied experience with AR and as a means of enchantment. The authors will discuss how they use technology to suture analogue and computational art making, explore ideas of touch and engagement with ecology in a technological society and address the deep past, present challenges and possible futures.