Cross-format analysis of the gaming experience in multi-player role-playing games

3rd Digital Games Research Association International Conference: "Situated Play", DiGRA 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 49-57

  Tychsen, Anders ^a   Newman, Ken ^b   Brolund, Thea ^c   Hitchens, Michael ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computer roleplaying games; Cross platform games; Game master; Gaming experience; Role playing games

Indexed keywords

CROSS-PLATFORM; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; GAME MASTER; GAMING EXPERIENCES; PLAYER EXPERIENCE; ROLE-PLAYING GAME;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 84873359454     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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