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Michael Young
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Do Learning Styles and Goal Orientations Influence How Much Engagement Players Derive from Games With Emergent Narratives ?
My thesis research was an examination of systems within games that have emergent narratives . This study looked at randomness , player impact , and simulation systems to see if a player ’ s engagement with these systems had a relationship with their learning style or goal orientation .
The purpose for this study was to help developers of games with emergent narratives to better prioritize which systems they would choose to refine during development in order to generate the most amount of engagement within their target market .
enjoy games with emergent narratives and I wanted to help future developers to better tailor their games to their target market so that both the developers and the players could benefit .
This research was conducted over the course of three semesters . I learned a great deal about statistical relationships and how to construct the logical flow of theory to conclusions , and I gained many insights that I will be able to apply in the future should I work on a game project with an emergent narrative .
I chose this subject because games with emergent narratives have a much smaller market than some large AAA games and there was a limited amount of pre-existing research regarding this subject . I greatly
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