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.

Återvändande spelare: Varför återvänder vi?

Berneby, Robin; Kruajan, Stam

2018
The Pros and Cons of Applying Virtual Reality to 3D Modeling for Videogames

Folker, Nils

2018
A study about why players are not completing their games

Glans, Simon

2018
Machine Learning: Neural Network AI

Godman (Eriksson), Axel; Stövring Nielsen, Folke

2018
Historical Video Games: Using Video Games to Create Interest and Knowledge in History

Larsson, Gustav

2018
Role of the Dice: Player Reactions to Dice systems in Tabletop Role-Playing Games

Hagnelius, Bengt

2018
Head-Up Display Elements and Iconic Representation: User Interfaces in Multiplayer Online Battle Arena Games

Johansson, Peo Björn

2018
My team sucks: How character selection contributes to Toxicity in Rainbow Six: Siege

Kervefors, Oskar

2018
Digital games within the swedish school system: Teachers opinions on games as a a tool when teaching , and how games can play a bigger part in in the future

Levin, Erik; Lindin, Fabian

2018
Understanding player movement and positioning in a Battle Royal game with the prospect-refuge theory and previous game design patterns

Nordberg, Niclas; Persson, Joakim

2018
Dungeons and Player Types: A look at player types and Motivations in tabletop role-playing games

Pålsson, Lucas

2018
Exploring the Depiction of Older Female Characters inVideo Games

Softic, Jasmina

2018
Reward Systems and Cosmetic Items: A study on cosmetic items as rewards

Stoffel, Gabriel; Vesterlund, Axel

2018
Visual design as navigation aid: How the player is guided in the video game Journey

Quarfordt, Marcus

2018
Show, Don’t Tell: An exploration of mechanics’ use to create sympathy for a protagonist in video games

Zachrisson Hansen, Filip

2018
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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