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Category Archives: first person shooter
Guide to models in FPSC – First Person Shooter Creator
Well, after a fairly lengthy spell (hopefully) finishing off my Masters in Education (I.T in Education), I’m back. I submitted my final assignment on Friday and now I just have to sit on the edge of my seat for a … Continue reading
Posted in first person learner, first person perspective, first person shooter, fps, game design, information
Tagged documentation, fpsc, game design, models, mods
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Creating the First Person Learner: Educational Applications of the First Person Shooter game genre (Me, 2008)
Creating the First Person Learner: Educational Applications of the First Person Shooter game genre. Abstract Many students’ initial experiences of Vocational Education and Training (VET) involve spending large amounts of time methodically developing foundation skills and knowledge in their chosen … Continue reading
Posted in activities, activity, casual games, collaboration, controllers, education, elearning, experience, first person learner, first person perspective, first person shooter, game design, immersion, interaction, language, missions, multitasking, research, second life, simulation, structure, training, VET, violence, what is a game, writing
Tagged first person shooter, fps, game design, language, pedagogy
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Why is it always a first person shooter?
One of the things that has come from the thought I have put into my project (full details to come shortly) into educational applications of FPS style games has been a real belief that first person perspective gaming is a … Continue reading
Thoughts on: Beyond the Shooter Game: Examining Presence and Hostile Outcomes Among Male Game Players (Eastin and Griffiths)
Eastin, M. and Griffiths, R. (2006) Beyond the Shooter Game: Examining Presence and Hostile Outcomes Among Male Game Players. Communication Research 2006; 33; 448 Retrieved 31st May, 2008 from http://crx.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/33/6/448 One of the questions I’ve asked in this project is … Continue reading
Thoughts on: Kearney, P. (2005) Cognitive Callisthenics: Do FPS computer games enhance the player’s cognitive abilities?
Kearney, P. (2005) Cognitive Callisthenics: Do FPS computer games enhance the player’s cognitive abilities? Proceedings of DiGRA 2005 Conference: Changing Views – Worlds in Play . Vancouver, BC: DiGRA Kearney developed a highly quantified method for analysing the cognitive abiliities … Continue reading
Posted in first person shooter, fps, multitasking, research, Uncategorized
Tagged cognitive, counter-strike, fps, multitasking, research
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Thoughts on: The things we learned on Liberty Island – Oliver and Pelletier.
Oliver, M. and Pelletier, C. (2005) The things we learned on Liberty Island: designing games to help people become competent game players. Proceedings of DiGRA 2005 Conference: Changing Views – Worlds in Play . Vancouver, BC: DiGRA This paper discusses … Continue reading
Further thoughts on : Expositur project (Fuchs and Eckermann)
Fuchs, M. (2001) Expositur – A Virtual Knowledge Space (Theory). Retrieved May 25, 2008 from Syl.Eckermann website http://syl-eckermann.net/expositur/theory.html I came across some additional information written by Mathias Fuchs about this project that raised a few more ideas worth quickly sharing. … Continue reading
Posted in education, elearning, experience, first person learner, first person perspective, first person shooter, fps, fun, game design, games, information, interaction, research, simulation, virtual world, what is a game
Tagged expositur, Fuchs and Eckermann, game design, gay science, virtual museum
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