© Springer International Publishing AG 2016. A serious game needs to combine a number of different aspects to help the end user in reaching the desired effects. This requires incorporating a broad range of different aspects in the design, stemming from a broad range of different fields of expertise. …

Implementing saves, editors and other persistence functionality in games can be cumbersome. Saving and loading the game state can be complex. This thesis describes building a system to make this task easier for game developers using the Unity game engine.

Player behavioural modelling has grown from a means to improve the playing strength of computer programs that play classic games (e.g., chess), to a means for impacting the player experience and satisfaction in video games, as well as in cross-domain applications such as interactive storytelling. In …

Game development businesses often choose Lua for separating scripted game logic from reusable engine code. Lua can easily be embedded, has simple interfaces, and offers a powerful and extensible scripting language. Using Lua, developers can create prototypes and scripts at early development stages. However, …

Digital Dreams is a young, ambitious game design and development company with drive and a lot of technical knowledge in it's field. The lack in communication skills has led to a situation where there was no consistency or strategic intent in the communication. In order to bring the company from an infancy …

Every year so many new games are coming out on the market, while free time becomes a scarcity. It is hard for game developers to make games that catch the eye and attract the attention of players. ArenaNet wants to know how to make their games stand out and motivate their players to keep playing them. …