Analysis of visual attributes of characters in platform games for mobile devices
Abstract
Visual feedback in mobile game is crucial not only to inform the player about their status but also to reinforce the narrative. This is clear in game characters, that usually present different states and narrative roles associated with visual feedback. We report a quali-quantitative investigation of characters’ visual feedback on gameplay videos of six popular mobile platform games. We provide insights about the meaning of different visual manipulations of game characters and a categorization system for character visual feedback.
Keywords:
visual attributes, mobile game, characters
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Plass, J. L., Homer, B. D., MacNamara, A., Ober, T., Rose, M. C., Pawar, S., Hovey, C. M., and Olsen, A. (2020). Emotional design for digital games for learning: The effect of expression, color, shape, and dimensionality on the affective quality of game characters. Learning and instruction, 70:101194.
Rogers, K., Aufheimer, M., Weber, M., and Nacke, L. E. (2018). Towards the visual design of non-player characters for narrative roles. In Graphics Interface, pages 154–161.
Smith, G., Cha, M., and Whitehead, J. (2008). A framework for analysis of 2d platformer levels. In Proceedings of the 2008 ACM SIGGRAPH symposium on Video games, pages 75–80.
Wijman, T. (2021). Global games market to generate $175.8 billion in 2021; despite a slight decline, the market is on track to surpass $200 billion in 2023.
Yap, A. J., Mason, M. F., and Ames, D. R. (2013). The powerful size others down: The link between power and estimates of others’ size. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 49(3):591–594.
Published
2022-10-17
How to Cite
PINHEIRO, Mateus; VIANA, Windson; DARIN, Ticianne.
Analysis of visual attributes of characters in platform games for mobile devices. In: POSTERS & DEMONSTRATIONS - BRAZILIAN SYMPOSIUM ON HUMAN FACTORS IN COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS (IHC), 21. , 2022, Diamantina.
Anais [...].
Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação,
2022
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p. 80-83.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/ihc_estendido.2022.224847.
