dc.contributor.author | Patterson, Dale | |
dc.contributor.author | Roberts, Scott | |
dc.contributor.editor | Marsh, T | |
dc.contributor.editor | Ma, M | |
dc.contributor.editor | Oliveira, MF | |
dc.contributor.editor | Hauge, JB | |
dc.contributor.editor | Gobel, S | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-21T04:43:30Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-02-21T04:43:30Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0302-9743 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/978-3-319-45841-0_16 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/123933 | |
dc.description.abstract | This 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.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Springer | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 169 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 180 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Lecture Notes in Computer Science | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 9894 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Computer gaming and animation | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 360502 | |
dc.title | Reality Reaching into Games - Weather as a Dynamic Link to Real-World Streams of Information | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
gro.faculty | Arts, Education & Law Group, Queensland College of Art | |
gro.hasfulltext | No Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Patterson, Dale | |