1.Gege, G. (2017). Gendered design bias: Gender differences of in-game character choice and playing style in League of legends. In: M. Brereton, ed., The 29th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 1st ed. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, pp.307-317.
By studying some of the factors in the hero's league of competitive games, the author has made relevant tests through the analysis of the data and the interviews with the players. Finally, they concluded that gender stereotypes would affect the design of the role of the game, the perception of the player's ability and the social habits of the laughter, which makes the choice of the game character and the gender difference in the game style more obvious. They discuss the meaning of the design to make the LoL more inclusive for female players. This provides a direction for thinking about my character design in the future. I don't think I should work with traditional stereotypes. I should adopt more flexible ideas in character design. This made me realize that creating a good game environment starts with character design.
2.Sloan, R. (2015). Virtual Character Design for Games and Interactive Media, CRC Press LLC, Florida. Available from: ProQuest Ebook Central. [16 December 2019].pp.185-200.
3. Miller, MK＆Summers, A.Sex Roles, (2007). Gender Differences in Video Game Characters’ Roles, Appearances, and Attire as Portrayed in Video Game Magazines.
I chose this article because the author's discussion and research on the stereotypes of characters in the game caught my attention, which helped me to a certain extent in my future work. Among them, researchers conducted group experiments on how different genders affect the design of game characters. The final conclusion is that there are extremely obvious gender differences in the design of the characters in the game. In the discussion part of the article, they thought that when the player plays the game, the character's image will have a subtle effect on the player's mentality. In particular, teens mimic the role of the game, which may further lead to comparisons between players. Therefore, in future character design, I will consider how to more reasonably determine the character image to be designed.
4.Gender inclusive game design: expanding the market / Sheri Graner Ray
5.Ma, Chongyang et al. Game Level Layout From Design Specification. Computer Graphics Forum 33.2 (2014): 95-104.In this article, the author is proposing an algorithm as a method of creating video game level layouts procedurally in an attempt to lessen the amount of man hours required to create large game levels and increase replay value. While I believe procedural level generation is a positive step forward for certain genres of games (such as Diablo 3 which uses this exact method), I believe that if not handled correctly the game can lose its sense of direction, and the player can devolve into just running in random directions with no clear idea of where to go, not making for the best experience. The author talks about how the use of procedural generation in conjunction with the manual placement of objects in the scene could streamline the workflow of artists and save valuable time. This is very relevant today because working artists are very constrained by time allowed for each asset they create, so if an algorithm could be used to procedurally place trees for example, throughout my scene, but governed by a set of rules, it would save the artist time to be able to fine tune it to achieve the desired look.
6. Shigeru Miyamoto: Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda
7.Gaming after dark visual patterns and their significance for atmosphere and emotional experience in video games
In this book, the author discusses various factors that may have an impact on the design of the gaming environment by introducing artwork from the late 19th century and emerging visual features commonly used to create a horror atmosphere in visual art. Further research is made on how these environments can affect players.
8.Devine, T. C., W. A. Presnell, and S. Miller. Games As Art And Kant’s Moral Dilemma: What Can Ethical Theory Reveal About The Role Of The Game Designer As Artist?. Games and Culture 9.4 (2014): 277-310.
By studying the game mode of Fallout 3, researchers have considered the moral concepts in its doomsday creative background. By simulating what Kant would do in the apocalyptic world, and still thinking about the different options this exercise brings. They found a connection between giving players responsibility and depth of gameplay. These discussions will not only clarify the relationship between morality and challenges in games for players and game designers, but also the relationship between morality and real challenges. In the end, they concluded that game designers should incorporate critical thinking and problem-solving skills when designing games. This will affect players' deeper thinking and discussion about the game, which will cause a moral resonance in real life. For me, this article provides a starting point for how to make players more impressed. For my future design of the environment in the game, I can better combine the copywriting to enhance the atmosphere of the game.
9. Role-Playing Video Games and Emotion: How Transportation Into the Narrative Mediates the Relationship Between Immoral Actions and Feelings of Guilt
10.Schell, J. (2008) The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses, Burlington: Morgan Kauffman.
Meintema, Ruben. Playing In Perspective: An Art Historical Analysis Of Spatial Representations In Video Games. Crossings: Electronic Journal of Art & Technology 6.1 (2012): 3-3.
This article examines video games as an art form by comparing its development to that of more traditional art, looking at art history specifically, and attempts to show a correlation between the two. Meintema compares the various art movements in history to how the art of video games has developed, starting with the medieval depictions of art (first Mario games) and evolving into the top down and three dimensional styles that games have developed. The author compares the Italian Renaissance to where video games find themselves now, striving towards photo-realism. He concludes that painting then pushed towards Modernism, which has left video games behind in terms of the evolution of the art form, even stating that video games as an art form are stuck in ‘old’ traditions. He does talk about Echochrome as an attempt by a video game developer to create a truly ‘Modernist’ game. As I am trying to launch my career into the video game industry as an artist, having a different view on the art form and an idea of how it could push forward and be more artistically relevant is a valuable resource for me.
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