The gameplay visualization manifesto: A framework for logging and visualization of online gameplay data

Computers in Entertainment

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Joslin, Simon ^a   Brown, Ross ^a   Drennan, Penny ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Game design; Gameplay visualization; Massively multiplayer online games; Massively multiplayer online roleplaying games; Quests

Indexed keywords

DATA VISUALIZATION; GAME THEORY; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; USER INTERFACES;

GAME DESIGN; GAMEPLAY VISUALIZATION; MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER ONLINE GAMES; MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER ONLINE ROLEPLAYING GAMES;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 37049030583     PISSN: 15443574     EISSN: 15443981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/1324365.1324376     Document Type: Article

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