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University of Lisbon
From Board to Screen and Back: Exploring Continuous Transmedial Play
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7 takeaways- 01Transmedial play—linking physical board games with digital sessions—maintains narrative and mechanical continuity by using persistent character progression, shared items, and evolving world states across mediums.See it on page 1
- 02Digital components serve as effective tools for bridging the gap between in-person sessions, helping players retain rule knowledge and providing 'narrative bits' that sustain engagement during long intervals between physical meetups.See it on page 13
- 03Designers must balance flexibility with interdependence; while individual digital play allows for personal progression, it can create power imbalances that affect the difficulty and fairness of subsequent collaborative physical sessions.See it on page 16
- 04Players perceive a stronger connection between mediums when digital actions directly impact the physical game world, such as unlocking new map locations or modifying shared game environments based on prior group decisions.See it on page 12
- 05To avoid a sense of fragmentation, digital sessions should provide clear recaps of previous physical events, as participants who did not engage with the digital app reported greater difficulty remembering rules and narrative context.See it on page 13
- 06Rewards earned in digital sessions should prioritize social interaction and group discussion over raw power, as overly impactful digital rewards can diminish a player's sense of ownership and motivation for the physical game.See it on page 15
- 07The study of 16 participants across groups of two or three confirmed that while players value the flexibility of asynchronous digital play, they desire the digital medium to hold a similarly significant, meaningful role in the overall campaign as the physical board game.See it on page 19
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