Towards an ontological language for game analysis

Proceedings of DiGRA 2005 Conference: Changing Views - Worlds in Play

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Zagal, José P ^a   Mateas, Michael ^a   Fernández Vara, Clara ^a   Hochhalter, Brian ^a   Lichti, Nolan ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Game analysis; Game design; Ontology

Indexed keywords

GAME ANALYSIS; GAME DESIGN; GAMES STUDIES; GROUNDED THEORY; ONTOLOGICAL LANGUAGES; ONTOLOGY'S; PROTOTYPE THEORY; RESEARCH QUESTIONS;

RESEARCH;

ONTOLOGY;

EID: 68349133682     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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