Upload File

level design and its applications in affecting emotions and actions

  • Home
  • Documents
  • Level Design and Its Applications in Affecting Emotions and Actions
prev
next
out of 9
Download Level Design and Its Applications in Affecting Emotions and Actions

Upload: jodoran

Post on 29-May-2018

219 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

Report

TRANSCRIPT

  • 8/8/2019 Level Design and Its Applications in Affecting Emotions and Actions

    1/9

    JohnDoran

    PSY101

    4/6/10

    LevelDesignandItsApplicationsIn

    AffectingEmotionsandActions

    JohnDoran

    PSY101

    4/15/10

  • 8/8/2019 Level Design and Its Applications in Affecting Emotions and Actions

    2/9

    JohnDoran

    PSY101

    4/6/10

    SidMeierclaims,"A[good]gameisaseriesofinterestingchoices"(Rollings&

    Morris2000).Inthatlineofthinkingitwouldbeadvantageousforaleveldesignerto

    guideaplayerwithoutactuallyleadinghimbythehand.Ifaplayerfeelsagameistelling

    themwheretogoandexplicitlywhattodotheywillfeelasifthechoicestheymakeare

    insignificant.Aleveldesignercansupplementthepacing,ecology,andenvironmentofa

    levelbyapplyingaspectsfrombehavioralandarchitecturalpsychology.Successful

    implementationoftheseconceptsresultsinanimmersiveexperiencefortheplayer,

    unknowingoftheeffortstakenbythedesignertoguidethemalongtheway.

    Thewayagameispaceddetermineswhetheraplayerwillcontinueagametoits

    conclusionoriftheysuspendplayinthefirst10minutes.Whendonecorrectlyaplayer

    willencountertheartofleveldesign[whichwill]makeplayersthinktheyhaveinfinite

    choiceswhenreallytheyonlyhaveafew"(Feil&Scattergood,2005).Whentheplayer

    beginstofeeltheyareinaliving,breathingworldtheyaremorereceptivetosubtle

    cuesthedesignerplaces.Thisisfullyexperiencedwhentheplayerentersastateof

    Flow.FlowisacertainmindsetcoinedbyMihlyCskszentmihlyithataperson

    experienceswhenapersonisfullyimmersedwithinwhattheyaredoing.Flowis

    identicaltowhataplayerfeelswhenheistotallyimmersedinagame,givingthema

    suspensionofdisbelief.Duringthisexperience,theplayerlosesalltrackoftimeandis

    devotedtocompletinghisobjectives.Thisisamonumentalideatodesignersbecause

    whenitisappliedcorrectlyitfulfillstheobjectivethatadesignerishiredtodo,givea

    positiveexperience.

  • 8/8/2019 Level Design and Its Applications in Affecting Emotions and Actions

    3/9

    JohnDoran

    PSY101

    4/6/10

    ValvesHalf-Life2doesthisisaveryeffectiveway.Inthebeginningofthegame

    theplayerisstuckinatrainstationandhastofollowalineartrailthatisreasonably

    safe.Thisisadvantageousbecauseatthispointtheplayermayhavenounderstanding

    ofhowtoplay.Also,theplayerisnotplacedinahighdifficultysituationwhiletheyare

    gettingaccustomedwiththecontrolsandinteractions.Thisrisksanexperiencedplayer

    gettingboredsothegameispacedforthispartofthegametoendshortlyonce

    controlsarelearnedwhileweavingitintothefictionoftheworld.Oncetheplayerhas

    basicinstructionsonhowtoplaythegametheyaretakenalargersizeoflevelinthe

    earlychaptersofthegametomaketheplayerbelievethateverywherehegoesthere

    arethingstoinvestigate.Asthegamecontinues,thelevelsgetprogressivelymoreand

    morelinear.Ifeelthereasonsforthisaretwo-fold.Firstoff,thefurthertheplayer

    venturesintothegameitbecomesmorecinematictoleadtotheendingsclimax.

    Secondly,itmeanslesscontentwouldhavetobecreatedwhichsavesbothtimeand

    moneyintermsofcreatingit.Attheendofthegamewehavegottentoapointwhere

    theplayerisinvestedandintheFlowstatebecauseatthispointtheplayershould

    havelearnedalloftheskillsnecessarytosucceedandshouldhaveachallengethatis

    justchallengingenoughtogivetheplayersatisfactiontocompleteitwithoutitbeing

    tooboringorpronetoanxiety.

    Half-Life2doesthisdifferentlyfromothergamesinthefinalhoursofthegame

    becausetheyconfiscateeverythingtheplayerhadaccomplishedsofarandgivesthema

    new(okay,upgraded)weaponthattheyhavetolearnhowtouseandsolvepuzzles

    with.ValvegetsawaywiththisbecausetheUber-GravityGunisfuntoplaywithand

  • 8/8/2019 Level Design and Its Applications in Affecting Emotions and Actions

    4/9

  • 8/8/2019 Level Design and Its Applications in Affecting Emotions and Actions

    5/9

    JohnDoran

    PSY101

    4/6/10

    playerandtheplacementofpositiveandnegativestimuliinvolvedwithboththe

    amountandlackoftheseitemscantriggercertainemotionswithinplayerswithina

    game.

    Inbehavioralpsychologythereisaconventionforoperantconditioninginwhichby

    usingconsequencesforactionsthereisaformofbehavior.Everypersonwhohas

    playedvideogamesforasubstantialamountoftimehashadbehaviorsengravedinto

    themashumanslearnbyobservation.Thisistheprimaryreasonwhypeoplehave

    difficultyplayinggamesiftheyhavenotdonesobefore.TheSonictheHedgehogseries

    ofgameshasusedtherewardofringsandotherpower-upstogiveincentiveforplayers

    totravelthewaythedesignerwantsthemto.Thisalsogivesplayersreasonstoexplore

    differentpathsonsubsequentplay-throughsoflevels.ThisisalessonLeft4Deadmay

    haveusedforgreatbenefitasplayerstendtofindonewaytogettotheendofalevel

    andwouldnotdoanyexploringastheywereconstantlygivennegativestimuliinstaying

    inoneplacebythedirectorspawninghordesofzombiesorspecialinfectedonthem.

    Rings,seenherefromSonictheHedgehog2,notonlypromoteexplorationandguidancebutalso

    areactuallyweavedintogameplaybytheiruseasalife-counterandlifegiver.Ifplayersweredamaged

    withoutaring,theywoulddie.Collecting100ofthemgivesthemanextralife,sotheyaregivenpositive

    stimulitocollectasmanyringsastheycan.

  • 8/8/2019 Level Design and Its Applications in Affecting Emotions and Actions

    6/9

    JohnDoran

    PSY101

    4/6/10

    EdwardThorndikesLawofEffectcanbeusedtoacertaindegreeto

    increase/reducestressandadd/subtractdifficultyinalevel.Itisthroughrewardthat

    playersaremorewillingtofollowsuggestionsgivenbythedesignerwithoutnoticingit.

    Bygivingplayersincentivestotravelincertainwaystheyfeelitistheirchoicetogothat

    wayandiftheyconvenientlywindupwheretheyneedtoactuallygotocontinuethe

    gamethenthatwasclearlytheirsuperiorsenseofdirection.Ifthedesigneralsodoesa

    poorjobinleadingtheplayerortheplayerisanexplorer-typeandalwaystakesevery

    pathtoitsendadesignershouldplacerewardsattheendofdeadendsinordertogive

    positivereinforcementtowardsexploringthegameenvironmentasthatiswhatthe

    playertakingthenon-linearpathwilldo.

    Aplayercanalsobeconditionedtonottravelincertaindirectionfromnegative

    stimulisuchasdifficultenemiesanddangerouseffects.Aplayerisfarlesslikelytogo

    throughanenvironmentthathewilldiein.Goingstraightuptoanenemytankwithout

    arocketlauncherinSuccessOperationDarknesswouldalmostguaranteetheplayer

    death.Ifyouwantedtomoveaplayerintoacertaindirectionatthecostofheightening

    theirstressthisisavalidtactictouse.

  • 8/8/2019 Level Design and Its Applications in Affecting Emotions and Actions

    7/9

    JohnDoran

    PSY101

    4/6/10InOperationDarknesstanksarefarmoreoverpoweredthanotherunitsbuthaveaweaknessinthe

    formsofrockets.However,whenrocketsarenotavailableorhardtofinditwillmakeplayersgoaway

    fromthem.

    Thevastamountofthingsthatcanbedoneinleveldesigntoaffecttheplayermay

    bedoneintermsoftheenvironmentthattheyarein.Infact,inreallifethereisan

    entirebranchofpsychologyrelatedtotheinteractionsofhumansandtheir

    environment.Playersaremoreinterestedintheirgameplayenvironmentwhenthey

    haveincentivetocontinueexploringthegamesworld.Bioshockdoesthisinthevarious

    postersthattheyplacethroughoutthedifferentlevelsofthegame.These

    advertisementsforthecitizensofRaptureactuallyforeshadowotherlevelsthatplayers

    willaccessthroughouttheirgameexperiencewhilebuildinganticipationtokeepplayers

    playing.

    Bioshockspostersareusedtogreateffectinthegamesworldincreatinganticipationtowards

    seeingareas.

    Anenvironmentslightingcanbeusedinmanydifferentways.Primarily,light

    drawsfocustothingsandashumansarecreaturesthatlikethelighttheytendtotravel

    towardsit.Darknessandtheunknownareuncomfortableareasforplayerstobeinand

    bynotlightingareasasmuchasothersaddtotheforebodingnaturethatanareacould

    be.MonolithsF.E.A.Rdoesthisquitenicelybyturninganofficeintoanintenseand

  • 8/8/2019 Level Design and Its Applications in Affecting Emotions and Actions

    8/9

    JohnDoran

    PSY101

    4/6/10

    dangerousplacetobein,eventhoughyouarefullyarmedandequippedtohandle

    anythingthatmaycomebyyourway.

    F.E.A.R.useslightingtoleadplayerstowardsareaswhilecreatingapprehensiveemotionsthrough

    theshadowsintheenviroment.

    Inconclusion,videogamesareinteractivesimulationsthatbecomeincreasingly

    lifelikeaswecontinuetocreatethem.Bydesignersapplyingaspectsfrombehavioral

    andarchitecturalpsychologiesintothepacing,ecology,andenvironmentofalevelthey

    caninfluenceplayerstohaveanexperiencetheywontforget.Byempoweringplayers

    throughthisprocess,levelswillflowmoreeffortlesslyandgivethemaximumamountof

    funpossiblewithintheconfinesoftheirplay-space.

  • 8/8/2019 Level Design and Its Applications in Affecting Emotions and Actions

    9/9

    JohnDoran

    PSY101

    4/6/10

    Resources:

    Rollings,AndrewandDaveMorris.(2000).GameArchitectureandDesign.Scottsdale,Arizona:Coriolis.

    Feil,JohnandMarkScattergood.(2005).BeginningGameLevelDesign.Boston,Mass.:

    PremierPress.

    Csikszentmihalyi,M.(1990).Flow:ThePsychologyofOptimalExperience.

    NewYork,NY:Harper&RowPublishersInc.

    Hopson,John.(2002).

    http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3011/the_psychology_of_choice.php ThePsychologyofChoice,RetrievedApril6,2010,from

    http://www.gamasutra.com.

    Seifert,Coray,JimBrown,JoelBugess,ForrestDowling,EdByrne,NeilAlphonso,

    MatthiasWorch.LevelDesigninaDay:BestPracticesfromtheBestinthe

    Business.2010GDC.MosconeCenter.SanFrancisco,CA.10March2010.

    Rogers,Scott.EverythingAboutLevelDesignILearnedFromDisneyland.2009GDC.

    MosconeCenter.SanFrancisco,CA.28March2009.


Factors Affecting Supervisors' Use of Corrective Actions

What is Emotional Intelligence?. EQ involves self-awareness. People with good self-awareness are aware of how their emotions are affecting them and others

Form 8937 Report of Organizational Actions Affecting Basis of … · 2019. 3. 7. · Form 8937 Report of Organizational Actions (December 2011) Affecting Basis of Securities OMS No

Introduction to Psychology · inappropriate emotions and actions 10. Schizophrenia Delusions false beliefs, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany ... Schizophrenia

Emotion, Feelings and Motivation. Stress Brain Emotions Periphery Stress Emotions Stress Emotions Brain Emotions Periphery Emotions Brain

ADVERSE EMPLOYMENT ACTIONS AGAINST TEACHERS FOR …acumen.lib.ua.edu/content/u0015/0000001/0002199/u0015_0000001_0002199.… · important school-based resources affecting student

Rossohin V.V. Rylkin A.Y. Vlasova J.A.. Analysing the actions of traders made under the influence of psychological biases, emotions and other main factors

UNDERSTANDING OTHERS’ ACTIONS AND EMOTIONS: … · 2019-02-10 · emotions. These structures, known as the mirror neuron system (MNS), were originally discovered in monkeys. They

The Relational Anatomy of Humiliation: Perpetrator, Victim ... · Kenneth Gergen’s Vygotskian conceptualisation of emotions as elements within relational scenarios, and as actions

EMOTIONS STRESS & HEALTH. DEFINING EMOTIONS Emotions constitute multiple responses –Behavioral (Actions) –Autonomic (Physiological) –Hormonal (Physiological)

COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY€¦ · 8/1/1973  · 1500.5 Types of actions covered by the act. 1500.6 Identifying m ajor actions signifi-cantly affecting the environment. 1500.7

Recognizing and Responding to Emotions Managing Emotions

Project Orunia: From Emotions to Actions

Mental Health Tool Kit · your emotions into positive emotions and positive actions. ... excessive checking of social media and consider turning off notifications from unreliable

WELL-BEING€¦ · during adolescence through disconnected relationships, difficulty interpreting others’ emotions, and problems controlling thoughts and actions.2 For many years,

Affecting phantasm: The genesis of Pakistan in The Heart ...irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/28577/1/PubSub6171_Saeed.pdf · Nawaz’s novel The Heart Divided foregrounds the emotions of

Preschoolers' Moral Actions and Emotions in Prisoner's … Matsumoto et al Preschoolers… · Preschoolers' Moral Actions and Emotions in Prisoner's Dilemma ... are compatible with

Schizophrenic Disorders Symptoms of Schizophrenia 1.Disorganized thinking. 2.Disturbed Perceptions 3.Inappropriate Emotions and Actions

Collective Behavior Crowds. Collective Behavior What is collective behavior? – The actions, thoughts and emotions that involve large numbers of people

Lesson Aims: To explore emotions and the motives for peoples’ actions Lesson Objectives: Create a comic strip portraying how a character’s emotions change

ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOUR. INTRODUCTION: Human behaviour in an enterprise is generally concerned with the thoughts, feelings, emotions and actions of

Communication and Emotions Emotions, Thinking and Feeling

Porm 8i3? Report of Organizational Actions Affecting Basis of …€¦ · Affecting Basis of Securities See separate instructions. OMB No. 1545-0123 Part 1 Reporting Issuer 1 issuer's

International Marketing Students’ versionmy.liuc.it/MatSup/2019/A22555/S8_student_version_Made in_and_Co… · German positioning triggers emotions and feelings (COO) affecting

Predicting Emotions and Meta-Emotions at the Movies

Actions & emotions

Explore the emotions felt in a particular situation A photographer’s dilemma Consider the consequences of actions (or inaction) Identify how an individual

Eating 4 Emotions/ Emotions from Eating

Personality.. Unique, relatively stable pattern of thoughts, emotions and actions. The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual’s

Emotions and Health. EMOTIONS Distinct Emotions Approach: 10+ Basic emotions Joy, Interest/excitement, Surprise, Sadness, Anger, Disgust, Contempt, Fear,

1 7 Emotions and Culture. 2 Emotions and Rationality Emotions and Rationality People tend to believe that emotions make us do irrational things. But emotions

Vocabulary Words Lesson 11 Emotions. Aggression Noun Hostile Actions Any act of aggression will be regarded as a declaration of war

), Free will, Emotions, and Moral Actions: Philosophy and ...local.psy.miami.edu/faculty/dmessinger/c_c/rsrcs/rdgs/emot/McDonald... · Radke-Yarrow 1990). Young infants are thought

Factors Affecting Food Choices - Wikispacesmrssgordon.wikispaces.com/file/view/Factors... · Factors Affecting Food Choices Culture Social Emotions Agriculture, Technology, Economics,

Self-efficacy: To influence self- efficacy efficiently...´Self-efficacy determines individual motivation, emotions, thinking patterns, and actions ´Mostly independent of actual abilities