Theory review #141

• “Mom! We made a game in school, and it was awesome!” Implementation of game design activities in children’s formal contexts by Juan Belío Boquera summarizes an article on game design and programming as learning activities in school. https://www.tuni.fi/playlab/mom-we-made-a-game-in-school-and-it-was-awesome-implementation-of-game-design-activities-in-childrens-formal-contexts/
• What do we know about professional gaming? by Janette Mäkinen discusses a review article about professional e-sport players. https://www.tuni.fi/playlab/what-do-we-know-about-professional-gaming/
• Dungeons & dragons: hahmon tarina kiinnostaa by Sami Koponen talks about his experience with Dungeons and dragons 5, and how he saw meaning from a character perspective and even in the mechanical combat. https://efemeros.wordpress.com/2023/12/09/dungeons-dragons-hahmon-tarina-kiinnostaa/
• Pattern completion and intermittent rewards by Paul Beakley looks at examples of psychological rewards in Urban shadows and other games. https://www.indiegamereadingclub.com/indie-game-reading-club/pattern-completion-and-intermittent-rewards/
• Do League of legends players overestimate their skills – The ELO hell phenomenon by Meri Kallio summarizes research on the the opinions of players of ranked League of legends on why their rank is what it is. https://www.tuni.fi/playlab/do-league-of-legends-players-overestimate-their-skills-the-elo-hell-phenomenon/
• Towards the post-modern art week: Anthropophagic reflexes in the brazilian larp scenes by Tadeu Rodrigues Iuama looks at larp and the theatre of the oppressed and draws a connection between these. https://journals.uu.se/IJRP/article/view/353
• Decoupling ”story now” from ”narrativism,” and rethinking creative agendas is an old discussion about story before/now/after. https://www.indie-rpgs.com/forge/index.php?topic=33049.0
• Get ready for the last shift and become the mixologist, but is it for the sake of creative expression or mere survival? by Max Solala summarizes an article about digital bartendering games. https://www.tuni.fi/playlab/get-ready-for-the-last-shift-and-become-the-mixologist-but-is-it-for-the-sake-of-creative-expression-or-mere-survival/