Retraction notice to “Key factors of heuristic evaluation for game design: Towards massively multi-player online role-playing game” [Int. J. Human–Computer Studies 65 (2007) 709–723]

Players sit around a table. A group of adventurers pause in their pursuit of escape. Stunned, they stare at the die that just rolled poorly, resulting in the loss of a dear friend, his throat ripped out because they could not save him. The players mourn the death of a fictional character who only ever existed within the game. Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) is a popular role-playing game illustrating the interconnectedness of drama, performance, and games. My presentation will examine this relationship, identifying factors from gameplay that suggest how performance fosters success in D&D for both actual players and fictional characters. Research into dramatic theory and game theory reveals how interdisciplinary concepts such as the “magic circle”, the “lusory attitude”, and uncertainty can apply to elements of D&D (Salen and Zimmerman, Suits, Costikyan). Data collected from in-person observation of D&D sessions, coding participants’ behaviour, and watching for instances of performance (e.g. voice change, pronoun switches, or mimetic gesture), has been combined with theoretical research to determine elements that better facilitate success in the game/campaign. These elements range from emotional situations that provoke players, to forms of invitations encouraging participation (Isbister, White). I have discovered that while in theatre performance acts as a vehicle for story, in D&D the story acts as a vehicle for performance. The in-game performance often facilitates fun between players, as well as leading them to success in the game, so a campaign that maximizes theatricality will not only result in more fun, but also more success. Works Cited Costikyan, Greg. Uncertainty in Games. MIT Press, 2013. Isbister, Katherine. How Games Move Us: Emotion by Design. MIT Press, 2016. Salen, Katie, and Eric Zimmerman. Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals. The MIT Press, 2004. Suits, Bernard Herbert. The Grasshopper: Games, Life, and Utopia. Broadview Press, 2014. White, Gareth. Audience Participation in Theatre: Aesthetics of the Invitation. Springer, 2013.

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The MORPG-based Learning System for Multiple Courses

Gamification ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-8200-9.ch054 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 1076-1096

Author(s):

Kuo-Yu Liu

Keyword(s):

Game Design ◽

Computer Network ◽

Role Playing ◽

Learning System ◽

Design System ◽

Game Based Learning ◽

Web Based ◽

Effective Learning ◽

Learning Content ◽

Role Playing Game

This study aimed at developing a Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game-based (MORPG) Learning system which enabled instructors to construct a game scenario and manage sharable and reusable learning content for multiple courses. It used the curriculum of “Introduction to Computer Science” as a study case to assess students' learning effectiveness on the subject of “computer network”. The sample was 56 freshman students, who were randomly assigned to two groups, one of which used the game-based learning and the other one the Web-based video lectures. Furthermore, this study also conducted the System Usability Scale (SUS) to measure satisfaction, usability and learnability of the developed management system for instructors. Five instructors were invited to participate in the practical use and evaluation. The results showed that game-based learning could be exploited as effective learning environments and game design system was usable and learnable for instructors to create learning games.

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Penerapan Kemampuan Problem solving pada Siswa SMP Menggunakan Pendekatan Computational Thinking (CT) Berbasis Role Playing Game (RPG)

Format : Jurnal Ilmiah Teknik Informatika ◽

10.22441/format.2019.v8.i2.009 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 158

Author(s):

Moch Ridho Alfikri Limandika Putra ◽

Galang Prihadi Mahardhika ◽

Hanson Prihantoro Putro

Keyword(s):

Problem Solving ◽

Game Design ◽

Computational Thinking ◽

Role Playing ◽

Design Development ◽

Input Process ◽

Design Document ◽

Implementation Evaluation ◽

Process Output ◽

Role Playing Game

Problem solving adalah salah satu kemampuan untuk memecahkan sebuah masalah. Baik itu permasalahan komputasi maupun permasalahan sehari-hari. Kemampuan ini dapat memberikan penggunanya untuk menyelesaikan masalah dalam bentuk apapun. Karena pentingnya kemampuan tersebut, maka harus diterapkan sedari dini saat masih dalam usia sekolah. Kemampuan problem solving jika ditanamkan sejak dini, akan sangat membantu siswa-siswi dalam hal menyelesaikan tugas-tugas yang diberikan. Namun tidak semudah yang dibayangkan, masih banyak siswa-siswi yang kurang menaruh perhatian lebih kepada kemampuan problem solving ini. Penyebabnya tidak lain adalah teknik pengajaran yang masih dianggap membosankan, ini menyebabkan rasa malas untuk mempelajari apalagi mendalami tentang problem solving. Salah satu pendekatan yang bisa digunakan untuk melatih kemampuan ini adalah pendekatan Computational Thinking. Pada penelitian ini penulis membuat sebuah game edukasi Computational Thinking berbasis Role Playing Game. Game ini dibuat dengan menggunanakan beberapa rancangan yaitu Game Design Document dan Hierarchy plus Input Process Output. Serta metode yang digunakan adalah metode Analyze, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation. Dalam penelitian ini penulis mengujikan langsung kepada para murid dan mendapatkan hasil yang sangat memuaskan. Game yang dibuat dapat membuat para murid menjadi lebih termotivasi untuk belajar mengenai kemampuan problem solving. Ini berdasarkan data yang di dapat melalui pembuatan kuisioner. Metode yang digunakan dalam pembuatan kuisioner adalah skala likert. Game yang dibuat mendapatkan respon yang sangat positif dari para murid dalam berbagai aspek. Sehingga menghasilkan kesimpulan bahwa game Role Playing Game ini telah layak untuk dijadikan sebagai media untuk memotivasi para murid dalam hal mempelajari serta menanamkan kemampuan problem solving yang baik sejak dini.

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The MORPG-based Learning System for Multiple Courses

International Journal of Distance Education Technologies ◽

10.4018/ijdet.2015010106 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 103-123 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Kuo-Yu Liu

Keyword(s):

Game Design ◽

Computer Network ◽

Role Playing ◽

Learning System ◽

Design System ◽

Game Based Learning ◽

Web Based ◽

Learning Content ◽

System Usability Scale ◽

Role Playing Game

This study aimed at developing a Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game-based (MORPG) Learning system which enabled instructors to construct a game scenario and manage sharable and reusable learning content for multiple courses. It used the curriculum of “Introduction to Computer Science” as a study case to assess students' learning effectiveness on the subject of “computer network”. The sample was 56 freshman students, who were randomly assigned to two groups, one of which used the game-based learning and the other one the Web-based video lectures. Furthermore, this study also conducted the System Usability Scale (SUS) to measure satisfaction, usability and learnability of the developed management system for instructors. Five instructors were invited to participate in the practical use and evaluation. The results showed that game-based learning could be exploited as effective learning environments and game design system was usable and learnable for instructors to create learning games.

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Capacity Building for Water Management in Peri-Urban Communities, Bangladesh: A Simulation-Gaming Approach

Water ◽

10.3390/w10111704 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (11) ◽

pp. 1704 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Sharlene Gomes ◽

Leon Hermans ◽

Kazi Islam ◽

Sheikh Huda ◽

ATM Hossain ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Drinking Water ◽

Problem Solving ◽

Capacity Building ◽

Urban Communities ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Game Design ◽

Role Playing ◽

Role Playing Game ◽

Over Exploitation ◽

Water Problems

Peri-urban areas in the global south are experiencing over-exploitation and contamination of water resources as a result of rapid urbanisation. These problems relate to the ineffectiveness of the underlying institutions in this dynamic, multi-actor context. Institutions need to be considered during problem solving; however, peri-urban communities have limited insight into their institutional context. This research examines the extent to which problem solving capacity can be improved through gaming-simulation methods. A game-based approach is tested in a capacity building workshop with peri-urban communities in Khulna (Bangladesh). A role-playing game designed from game theory models is used to examine local drinking water problems through an institutional lens. Workshop evaluation shows that through role-play, participants learned about strategies in drinking water supply (in both the current and future scenarios) and about the potential to address water quality issues through cooperative groundwater monitoring. Results also show improved problem understanding with regards to institutions, actor strategies, and problem-solving constraints. Participants valued the interactive medium for comparing and evaluating strategies. This paper highlights limitations in game design and its implementation, and offers ways to address this in future applications.

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Supporting Interventions to Reduce Household Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Transdisciplinary Role-Playing Game Development

Simulation & Gaming ◽

10.1177/1046878119848135 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 50 (3) ◽

pp. 359-376 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Datu Buyung Agusdinata ◽

Heide Lukosch

Keyword(s):

Game Design ◽

Role Playing ◽

City Government ◽

Community Members ◽

Systematic Account ◽

Game Development ◽

Household Level ◽

Social Actors ◽

Utility Companies ◽

Role Playing Game

Background. Designing interventions for conserving the food, energy, and water nexus at household level poses a significant challenge due to the complex interplay between human behaviors, technologies, and policies. Games show potential to increase awareness for environmental issues and influence behaviors towards more sustainable practices. Aim. By bringing together scientists and practitioners in the game design process, a transdisciplinary (TD) approach is seen as a promising way to integrate available knowledge and establish ownership of the problem and solution options. Few gaming literature, however, looked at combining the two approaches in addressing resource conservation issues. Method. We present a systematic account of the TD approach process of developing a role-playing game (RPG) - called HomeRUN (Role-play for Understanding Nexus). Results. We documented our experiences in terms of challenges as well as the benefits of the TD approach. Interacting disciplines in this process include psychology, economics, engineering, climate, sociology, and computer science. Inputs from each discipline combined with feedback from social actors that include city government, utility companies, and community members facilitated continuous improvements of the RPG design.

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AgiRPG: An Agile-Based Role-Playing Game Design System

Advanced Science Letters ◽

10.1166/asl.2015.6566 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 21 (12) ◽

pp. 3621-3626

Author(s):

Wei-Chung Chang ◽

Teng-Wen Chang ◽

Chung-Wen Hung

Keyword(s):

Game Design ◽

Role Playing ◽

Design System ◽

Role Playing Game

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The Role Playing Game (RPG) as a pedagogical strategy in the training of the nurse: an experience report on the creation of a game

Texto & Contexto - Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/0104-07072015001072014 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 600-608 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Amanda Nathale Soares ◽

Maria Flávia Gazzinelli ◽

Vânia de Souza ◽

Lucas Henrique Lobato Araújo

Keyword(s):

Undergraduate Students ◽

Game Design ◽

Role Playing ◽

Experience Report ◽

Professional Activity ◽

Pedagogical Strategy ◽

School Of Nursing ◽

Role Playing Games ◽

The Creation ◽

Role Playing Game

This is an experience report on the creation of a Role Playing Game used as a pedagogical strategy for promoting the development of autonomy and critical-reflexive thinking among undergraduate students of Nursing during their training. The game's creation took place in the School of Nursing of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, between November 2011 - March 2012, involving four stages: definition of the game design; creation of the game's prototype; and evaluation of the game's dynamic by players of Role Playing Games; and preparation of the 'masters'. The game was created with the aim of providing the students of the Nursing Course with metaphorical experience of problem-situations corresponding to the main scenarios of professional activity. It is believed that the game prepared constitutes a pedagogical strategy in which the students engage and become involved in their process of thinking, of elaborating new meanings, of knowing and of acting.

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