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

Anders Tychsen; Ken Newman; Thea Brolund; Michael Hitchens

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

Anders Tychsen^*, Ken Newman, Thea Brolund, Michael Hitchens

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Abstract

Forming one of the major genres of games, Role Playing Games (RPGs) have proven an extremely portable concept, and the games are situated across various cultural and format-related boundaries. The effect of porting RPGs between formats is however a subject of which very little is known. This paper presents results of an empirical study of multi-player RPGs, evaluating how the transference between formats affects the player experience; including the effect of including a human game master in computer-based RPGs. The tabletop format emerges as the consistently most enjoyable experience across a range of formats, even compared to a computer-based RPG directed by a human game master.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	3rd Digital Games Research Association International Conference: "Situated Play", DiGRA 2007
Editors	Akira Baba
Place of Publication	Finland
Publisher	Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA)
Pages	49-57
Number of pages	9
Publication status	Published - 2007
Event	3rd Digital Games Research Association International Conference: "Situated Play", DiGRA 2007 - Tokyo, Japan Duration: 24 Sept 2007 → 28 Sept 2007

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Other	3rd Digital Games Research Association International Conference: "Situated Play", DiGRA 2007
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Tokyo
Period	24/09/07 → 28/09/07

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Tychsen, A, Newman, K, Brolund, T & Hitchens, M 2007, Cross-format analysis of the gaming experience in multi-player role-playing games. in A Baba (ed.), 3rd Digital Games Research Association International Conference: "Situated Play", DiGRA 2007. Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA), Finland, pp. 49-57, 3rd Digital Games Research Association International Conference: "Situated Play", DiGRA 2007, Tokyo, Japan, 24/09/07.

Cross-format analysis of the gaming experience in multi-player role-playing games. / Tychsen, Anders; Newman, Ken; Brolund, Thea et al.
3rd Digital Games Research Association International Conference: "Situated Play", DiGRA 2007. ed. / Akira Baba. Finland: Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA), 2007. p. 49-57.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review

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