Publications from game design students

Game design students complete their studies with a thesis. The list below is updated with projects that previous game design students have written.

Habits at play: Applying game theory to improve life quality

Hansson, Pontus

2023
How does the tactical layer affect the strategic layer in Master of Orion II?

Angleraud Henter, Marc; Ottosson Dias, Alexander

2023
How players interact with sustainability in ECO

Roncken, Mick

2023
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The Move from Pixels to Hi-Fidelity Models: Transitioning From 2D to 3D Game Sprites and Their Effect on Their Respective Gaming Properties

Söderholm, Jayden; Rodehn, Viggo

2023
PRESS X TO SKIP: Player engagement and animated characters in video games

Westeson, Adam; Alhamed, Mustafa

2023
Active Inventory Systems In Games And What Defines Them

Glasell, Josefin; Jönsson, Tim

2023
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Can the video game Medieval Dynasty reduce stress through nature therapy?

Kamala, Myasar; Ayari, Ramzi

2023
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Getting Mortdogged: How high-ranking players experience randomness in Teamfight Tactics (TFT)

Feig, Maximilian; Hagerman, Adrian

2023
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Finding Identity through Role-playing: A Case Study of the Pouflons Community

Bondi, Christian

2023
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The effects of defeat in the video game Shifting Sands

Lundqvist, Robin; Adamopoulos, Dionysios

2023
Playing Dead: How Role-Play Game Experiences Can Affect Players’ Death Attitude Profiles (DAP-R)

Hugaas, Kjell Hedgard

2023
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Persian Pixels: An Ethnography of the Iranian Video Game Industry

Ghorbanpour, Kamiab

2022
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Japanese Juxtaposition: A comparative study of Japanese and Western adult games

Ghorbanpour, Kamiab

2023
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Finding Identity through Art and Role-playing: A study on the Pouflons community

Panaga, Shai

2023
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A Hypnotic Digital Artefact

Cederlund, Micaela

2023
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Exposure and Response Prevention Larp: An Experimental and Cost Effective Larp Design for People with OCD

Durmus, Ayça

2023
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The taxonomy study of players in Alternate Reality Games

Wen, Ruoyu

2023
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Representing Depression In A Video Game Trailer In Order To Combat Sanism

Tert, Noor; Lindqvist, Viktor

2023
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Game-based learning for culturally diverse students: Designing a conceptual framework for embedding cultural capital into games

Pivac, Bridget

2023
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The First Interactive Medium: How a Player Can Change a Game & How a Game Can Change a Player

Taherkhani, Kiarash

2023
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Schadenfreude: I love watching you suffer (In game)

Johansson, Mattias; Rosenberg, Isac

2023
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Recreating the aesthetic experience of Orwell’s book nineteen eighty four as a Tabletop roleplaying rule set: A systemic perspective on rules as the aesthetic space in Oceania 2084

Eriksson, Johan

2023
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Improving player experience using Flow in Tower Defense game Daidala: A case study on improving Flow according to Sweetser & Wyeth's GameFlow criteria

Palleschi, Mario; Larsson, Isak

2023
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The Psycho Mantis Effect: Redefining Immersion in Conjunction with the Fourth Wall

Lundqvist, Thérèse; Ekeblad, Nora

2023
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Exploring development team dialogues through Game-Based Sprint Retrospectives

Östman, Noah; Hallmén, Sabina

2023
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How can gamification increase the effectiveness of customer retention?: A case study of ICA’s loyalty application

Carlsson, Viktor; Olofsson, Felix

2023
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Community Perception of Gunplay inModern FPS games: within Call of Duty: Warzone and Rainbow Six: Siege

McCabe, Andrew

2023
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"I don’t have too much experience with aging": Methods for more impactful time skips in role playing games

Costello, Tieren

2023
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The Influences of Concept art: How is game concept art connected to earlier art movements?

Hagberg Enea, Philip

2023
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Silence Unexplored: Assessing the entertainment value of non-verbal communication as a core mechanic within the framework of a tabletop game

Grigorev, Sergei; Mandilas, Christos

2023
Game-based learning basic drone piloting skills in a drone racing simulator

Pechanec, Karel Franz

2023
We Pay We Say – Participatory Design in OldSchool RuneScape's Polling and Feedback Systems

Melander, William; Johansson, Björn

2023
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Game theory through design: Effects of applying game theory in competitive/cooperative spaceshooter prototype.

Motso, Angelos

2023
Identifying, Analysing and Comparing Organisational Cultures in the Game Development Industry: A comparative case study on the two Blizzards from 1997-2005.

Lamaj, Klito; Xue, Ruilai

2023
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'It was never about the games': A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Construction of "Video Game Addiction" in Swedish News 1991-2017

Benjaminsson, Ulf; Unéus, Danielle

2023
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Bridget a Face of Joy: In the Sea of Trans Representation

Lindqvist, Mattis

2023
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Understanding the Influence of Agency in Music on the Players’Experiences of Games and their Emotional Responses

Quintana, Daniel

2023
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Consumer perspectives towards monetization and its impact on AAA game designs

Ahmadu, Jubril

2023
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How do linear and nonlinear levels inspire game flow in cooperative gameplay?: comparative analysis of collaborative mechanics design in ItTakes Two

Gao, Ruihan; Wang, Olivia

2023
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How the level design of the game Lost in Random uses staging, shape language, and scale to signify combat areas.

Oyhenard Vazquez, Martina; Lincke, Oliver

2023
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The Evolution Of The Graphic Design Of The GUI In A Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA): A case study of the ability icons for champions in League of Legends

von Holtum, Maximilian; Sir, Jungbin

2023
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Imperfect Information in Chess Variants and Changes in Player Strategies and Perceptions

Swanberg, Carl; Armegioiu, Iulia

2023
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The impact of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice on players’ awareness of mental health through the lens of Transformative Play

Torrisi, Efrem; Williams, Stefan

2023
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Designing a Corporate Training Game that Empowers the Communication between Game Designers and Programmers

Brandstetter, Paul; Nilsson, Henrik

2023
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The effects of introducing game mechanics in different orders on player comprehension

Cederberg, Johannes; Vutukuru, Bhavana

2023
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Ready? Fight! How Guilty Gear -Strive-‘s approach to fighting game animations lend themselves to character appeal.

Larsson, Fabian; Strömbom, Gustav

2023
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Can You Pet the Dog?: Exploring the experiential impact of sociable animal interaction in games

Björnfot, Frida; Rautiainen, Sofia

2023
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MOBAs, the beginning: From mod to genre

Zachrisson, Anton; Holmberg Karancsi, Alexander

2023
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Narrative Design in a 2D Causal Game: Conveying the Story of Beowulf Through “Lucky Hero”

Sun, Rongkun; Zhang, Jichao

2023
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Between Freedom and Success: A Study of GamerExperience of Level Design in Open-World Games.

Farraj, Trinity Jacob; Ostrowska, Lilith Xylia

2023
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