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2 reports, presentations and talks by California Digital Library in the Game Industry Library, the newest “Wrapped in Story: The Affordances of Narrative for Citizen Science Games” (2023).
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Whitepaper12 pages
Wrapped in Story: The Affordances of Narrative for Citizen Science Games
Integrating narrative elements into citizen science games serves as a potent strategy for increasing player engagement, particularly during the critical onboarding phase.
- Integrating narrative elements into citizen science platforms like Foldit significantly increases player engagement and time-on-task during the critical onboarding phase.
- Narrative frameworks function as a bridge that transforms abstract data analysis into an immersive experience, effectively increasing the time users spend interacting with complex scientific puzzles.
- Storytelling does not inherently guarantee accelerated progression through advanced levels or increased long-term participation in scientific research.
University of CaliforniaApr 2023
Whitepaper12 pages
Refining Operational Logics
Operational logics function as the fundamental mechanical building blocks of game systems, representing the intersection of abstract processes, communicative roles, and sensory feedback.
- Games can be systematically decomposed into a taxonomy of fifteen core operational logics, such as collision, persistence, character-state, and resource management.
- This framework is derived from an empirical analysis of game titles released between 1984 and 1998, the period that established the industry's foundational mechanical vocabulary.
- Operational logics function as modular building blocks that bridge abstract processes, communicative roles, and sensory feedback to define how systems interact with users.
University of California Santa CruzAug 2017
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