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Returning Again to My Gamer Profile

Returning Again to My Gamer Profile

I have done the gamer motivation profile thing over at Quadratic Foundry a few times at this point.  It is one of those things that comes up every now and then, often part of something like Blaugust.  So you can read about my past runs… and how they differ every time… if you so desire. May 2020 – A Flawed Profile in Gamer Motivation Aug 2019 – My Gamer Motivation Profile Once Again Jun 2015 –…

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My Gamer Motivation Profile Once Again

My Gamer Motivation Profile Once Again

I was tagged for something for Blaugust, and right at the last minute too, so I am going to have to squeeze in just one more post in the month.

Angie at Backlog Crusader did the Quantic Foundry Gamer Motivation Profile survey and then tagged some other bloggers to give it a try.  I’m game… so to speak… but here is the thing.  I’ve done this before, back in 2015when the survey was new.  Still, I…

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The Bartle Test: What is it to Developers?

The Bartle Test: What is it to Developers?

We love classifying ourselves. Thousands of personality quizzes exist on the internet, inviting us to figure out what our preferences say about us. If you’re a gamer who loves these kinds of things, then you may have heard of the Bartle Test, which, simply put, helps to put you into one of four categories of players. This test isn’t just good for soul-searching, though—it’s helpful to developers…

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartle_Test

^I think that is a cool idea. I am an explorer who is close to the Socializer side of things. (which apparently isn't a word?)

In video games, especially one like Skyrim, I much prefer to just roam through the wilderness, but if its an online multi-player game i also enjoy running into other people out adventuring and maybe giving a helping hand. Of course I also like going into Glorious Battle and trading stuff and screwing around with my character and decorating my house and all that shit, so like if anyone knows a good game point me to it? Destiny and WoW don't count here. Also maybe tell me where you fall with Bartle-Bro? even if this is an old post by the time you read it send a message or ask or something. I'm curious.

[umartinau-blog]

Základy studia nových médií #6

Pottermore vol. 1

Gamifikace je marketingový nástroj využívající herních principů v neherním prostředí. Další přednáška Josefa Šlerky byla věnována právě zasvěcení, o co v gamifikaci jde. Nejedná se zas tak o nový pojem, tak se mu více věnovat nebudu. Avšak zaujala mě aplikace Bartlovy typologie hráčů MUD (1996) v gamifikaci, a vážně to funguje! Podle Richarda Bartla můžeme rozlišit 4 základní typy hráčů:

1. Achievers

2. Explorers

3. Socializers

4. Killers

Krátce vysvětlím každého z nich. Achiever je ten, který dává přednost sbírání bodů, levelů a předmětů. Je hodně aktivní při plnění úkolů a rád předvádí svoje výsledky. Explorer je průzkumník. Dává přednost objevování nových míst, vytváření map, učení se o skrytých místech. Naopak Socializer miluje sociální aspekty hry. Největší prožitek získává interakcí s ostatními hráči. Hra je pouze nástroj pro setkávání se s druhými. A konečně Killer touží po vítězství, vyhledává konflikty a příležitosti k boji. Rád uplatňuje svůj vliv na ostatních hráčích (Wikipedia, [online]).

Co je ale ještě lepší, Josef Šlerka použil příklad nám známého prostředí Harryho Pottera. Bradavické koleje rozřadil podle Bartlovy typologie následovně:

1. Achievers – Nebelvír (Gryffindor)

2. Explorers – Havraspár (Ravenclaw)

3. Socializers – Mrzimor (Hufflepuff)

4. Killers – Zmijozel (Slytherin)

Aplikace Bartlovy typologie na bradavické koleje jistě není stoprocentní, ale z velké míry by se mohla shodovat. Minimálně vezmeme-li v potaz slova Moudrého klobouku, uvidíme jistou analogii:

  Možná tě čeká Nebelvír, kde mají chrabré srdce; odvaha, klid a rytířskost jdou u nich ruku v ruce.

Nebo tě čeká Mrzimor: máš jejich mravní sílu, jsou čestní a vždy ochotní přiložit ruku k dílu;

či moudrý starý Havraspár, pokud máš bystrou hlavu, tam důvtipní a chápaví vždy najdou čest a slávu.

Nebo to bude Zmijozel,

kde nastane tvá chvíle,

ti ničeho se neštítí,

by došli svého cíle.

(Rowling, 1997, s. 113)

  V dnešní době si každý sám může vyzkoušet, do které koleje by byl zařazen prostřednictvím lehkého testu z webových stránek Pottermore. Co je Pottermore? Jedná se o stránky, které nejen převypravují Harryho příběh interaktivní cestou, ale také vás zařazují do kolejí, za které soupeříte s ostatními o získání školního poháru. Mě zajímalo, jak moc jsou otázky z Pottermore vypovídající i pro herní svět, proto jsem se na ně podívala podrobněji a zjistila si pravděpodobné odpovědi pro jednotlivé koleje, viz Pottermore vol. 2. Otázky a výsledné odpovědi, které by potvrzovaly teorii Bartlovy typologie aplikované na bradavické koleje jsou například tyto: 

A)How do you want to people to react when they hear you name after you’re dead?

C) Which of the following would you most hate people to call you?

D) Which would you rather be:

F)Which of the following do you find the most difficult to deal with?

M)How would you like to be known to history?

a další…

Vzhledem k otázkám z Pottermore a jejich pravděpodobným odpovědím jsem kontaktovala odborníka v oboru analýzy psychologie seriálových postav a společnými silami jsme se snažili odpovědět tak, jak by odpovídaly vybrané postavy z Game of Thrones. Výsledek je zde:

Zdroj:

Pottermore. [online]. [cit. 2013-04-28]. Dostupné z WWW: http://www.pottermore.com/

Rowling, J. K. (1997). Harry Potter a Kámen mudrců. Albatros Praha. s. 284.

Šlerka, Josef. Gamifikace. [online]. [cit. 2013-04-28]. Dostupné z WWW:

http://www.slideshare.net/josefslerka/gamification-13265932

Wikipedia. Barle Test. [online]. [cit. 2013-04-28]. Dostupné z WWW:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartle_Test

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Just took the Bartle Test of Gamer Psychology!

It was pretty cool. (Though I got the results I expected!)

87% Explorer 47% Achiever 47% Socializer 27% Killer

The Explorer motto: "No stone unturned!"

Description:

It's not so much the wandering around and poking about, but that euphoric eureka moment the Explorer strives for. The joys of discovery do not necessarily involve geography, real or virtual. They may derive from the mental road less traveled, the uncovering of esoteric or hidden knowledge and its creative application. Explorers make great theory crafters. The most infinitesimal bit of newness can deliver the most delicious zing to an Explorer.

Secondary influences

Explorer Killers enjoy seeing the world, meeting interesting people...and killing them. EKs love all discovery, but finding an edge over the competition is best. Always seeking new opportunity, an EK likely knows the ten best places to find certain types of opponents, as well as ten different ways for taking them down.

Explorer Achievers have been there, done that and have the t-shirt...in fact they have a plethora of t-shirts, badges, trophies and other rewards. EAs are the completionists of the gamer world. They like to find new places, quests, easter eggs, unlocks, maps etc. and check them off as have, visited or beaten. Like real world travelers, EAs enjoy collecting memorabilia that helps them relive their experiences later.

Explorer Socializers are the glue of the online world. Not only do they like to delve in to find all the cool stuff, but they also enjoy sharing that knowledge with others. Explorer socializers power the wikis, maps, forums and theory craft sites of the gamer world.

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Better Gaming - Gamer Acceptance - Part 1

Well first I should probably explain what this all about. Better Gaming is a series of articles that I'll be writing about the gaming community in general. It will focus mainly on the human or personal side of the gaming community. In general I'll put in my own 2 cents on how I think the gaming community can change to become better. If you like or agree on what I write, please leave a comment or follow me on tumblr. Well, let's begin. This first topic that I will be writing about today is probably the most important issue that we face as gamers. This issue is the idea of acceptance of other gamers. In almost every genre of games there exist gaming rivalries. Amongst the most common ones are Call of Duty Vs Halo, Dota2 Vs League of Legends, Fifa Vs Pro Evo and of course Smash Bros. Melee Vs Smash Bros. Brawl.

Now It's all good to have friendly or even heated rivalries between players and games, but during the last few years the games you play almost determine what side of a flame war you are on. But all the above rivalries are composed of high quality, polished games. They all provide a highly enjoyable entertainment experience, to more or lesser degrees. Then how come gamers all seem to attack other players for enjoying different games?

Now I'm not saying that all games are equally good, but why do we attack people on what games that they play? Do people attack others for having dissimilar tastes in other media? Do we get as raged up about people who read different books? Or do we get mad at people who like different movies to us? Or does having different music tastes warrant us to write offensive things about them and their art? Although there are some people who do attack others for these things, I'd like to think that most people are willing to accept that other people can have their own tastes.

But... Jason it takes so much more skill to play X game over Y. Now this is an argument that I've heard so many times. So??? What if a game requires more skill, technique, knowledge, experience, teamwork, luck or brainpower to play? Does that make you a better person? If you want to prove how awesome you are, go do something amazing with your life, change the world, give to the poor, defend the weak, create something that will stand the test of time, instead of wasting your time attacking others on the internet.

Now I think it's worth asking the question why gamers attack other gamers in this fashion. We can actually answer this by looking at why we play games. We play games for various reasons, to socialize, to explore, to achieve or to compete (Bartle Test). A lot of "hardcore" gamers fall into the achievement or competition categories. These are also the players with the most skill, pride and prestige within the game. Fundamentally why these sorts of players attack other players for having different gaming choices is because their skill, pride or prestige is undervalued or irrelevant to the other player. The psychological knee-jerk reaction to such a situation is obviously to rationalize why whatever you have is more important or why whatever the others have is less important. That's why we have these intergame tensions. Because we feel our position is threatened.

But this is fine, not every one equally values what we are good at. Not many of my female friends care that I was one of Australia's best Yugioh players when I was younger. I think we need to mature as gamers and bring some of our maturity from the real world to the game world. Not everyone cares equally and we can't force them to, but just because they don't care about our activity don't mean we have to attack theirs.

Even though I feel like we are just scratching the surface of this discussion, I think this is a nice place to stop for now. If you want to hear more from me please follow me on Tumblr. If you have some of your own thoughts, (good or bad) feel free to leave them in the comments. I'm no where near done discussing this, so feel free to input.

Until Next Time - Good Luck, Have Fun!