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dc.contributor.authorPatterson, Dale
dc.contributor.authorRoberts, Scott
dc.contributor.editorMarsh, T
dc.contributor.editorMa, M
dc.contributor.editorOliveira, MF
dc.contributor.editorHauge, JB
dc.contributor.editorGobel, S
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-21T04:43:30Z
dc.date.available2018-02-21T04:43:30Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.issn0302-9743
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-319-45841-0_16
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/123933
dc.description.abstractThis paper describes the design and applied use of in-game weather systems to convey streaming real-world information to the game player. Weather systems were selected as the form of ambient in-game information due to their visual presence and limited involvement in gameplay. This allows change to the weather, based on real-world data, without negatively effecting gameplay. This mechanism provided an ambient in-game source of information that kept the player informed regarding a source of streaming information from the real world, while also allowing for the immersive game experience to be maintained. Results from the experimental trial (n = 35) showed that the weather simulation, linked to real-world information stream, enhanced reported levels of information engagement, without negative effect in terms of player sense of immersion and realism. These results indicate the potential for in-game weather to be used as an effective, time varying form of immersive information transfer.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom169
dc.relation.ispartofpageto180
dc.relation.ispartofjournalLecture Notes in Computer Science
dc.relation.ispartofvolume9894
dc.subject.fieldofresearchComputer gaming and animation
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode360502
dc.titleReality Reaching into Games - Weather as a Dynamic Link to Real-World Streams of Information
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyArts, Education & Law Group, Queensland College of Art
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorPatterson, Dale


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