Category: Digital Humanities Year II

Throughout the ‘Serious Games’ module, I gained valuable insights into both parts of the theory relevant to the game industry and the various types of games, as well as the concepts and structures used in them. The combination of reading about the industry, looking into existing games, and designing concepts for our own projects has …

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Twine – the UNHCR The final prototype for the Twine about the UNHCR is also available in the attached files. Compared to the draft, this final version has a few improvements, mostly in the layout. Game MechanicsThe player is introduced as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and gets a budget of $8 billion, …

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‘‘Weekends became something other people did’: Understanding and intervening in the habitus of video game crunch’ – Amanda C. Cote & Brandon C. Harris The article focuses on the persistence of crunch (employees working a lot of unpaid overtime) in the game industry, reducing the quality of life of many game developers. It is a …

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The game follows the fictional story of 16-year-old Layal, who tries to flee her homeland, which has been destroyed as a result of heavy conflict. The game starts in a small, devastated village in the Middle East. Layla, the main protagonist, is introduced as she tries to get herself and the rest of her family …

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Exploring the Use of Role-playing Games in Education by Richard Heinz Patrick Prager Role Playing Games (RPG) could enhance many parts of our education system. Multiple studies are discussed in the article, in which RPGs are used to study a range of subjects, including math, geography and ancient Greek. The overall conclusion in these studies …

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A draft of the first Twine. This game allows the player to take over as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (leader of the UNHCR). The player has to help refugees while staying within budget. Throughout the year options present themselves to better the situation by lobbying for funding or hosting of refugees. On …

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All players represent a country. Together they try to tackle different refugee crises. This matrix shows their chances of success. Every scenario starts out with a fifty/fifty chance of success/failure. Depending on the pro and con points these numbers change. There is a rapidly rising number of refugees from Venezuela, fleeing from violence, and poverty. …

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‘Wargames: Training for War’ – Thomas D. Morgan Morgan’s article guides the reader through the evolution of wargames, showing how they have grown significantly in complexity and sophistication. Wargames have progressed from the first game ‘Wei Hai’, invented in China circa 400 BC, to computer-assisted scenarios. The latter are created with complicated algorithms based on large amounts …

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