Defining Game Mechanics

2008-01-01articleIT University Of Copenhagen (IT University of Copenhagen)409 citationsclosed

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Digital Games and Media Educational Games and Gamification Artificial Intelligence in Games

Abstract

This article defins game mechanics in relation to rules and challenges. Game mechanics are methods invoked by agents for interacting with the game world. I apply this definition to a comparative analysis of the games Rez, Every Extend Extra and Shadow of the Colossus that will show the relevance of a formal definition of game mechanics. Udgivelsesdato: Dec 2008

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