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Game Save Incorporation in Game Design, Abstract

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Abstract

This paper is about save systems and will analyze save functions in various games. Save systems in games are usually blamed for harming the suspension of disbelief, as saving is an act taking place outside the game and should only be used for its intended purpose: letting the players store their game data, and progress whenever they need.

The game save function developed as rapid leaps of technology were made, with the era of home consoles and home computers allowing players to spend more time playing, creating a demand for longer play sessions in games, which lead to a need for methods for storing game data.

The analysis of save systems is carried out in this paper by using MDA Framework (Mechanics, Dynamics, Aesthetics) , a tool used for documenting game design. This framework can be used to analyze a game from a designer’s or player’s perspective. By reversing the framework to ADM (Aesthetics, Dynamics, Mechanics) one can analyze the user experience, which is how the player perceives the game’s aesthetics to be, depending on the dynamics and mechanics.

This analysis aims to provide knowledge of how consistency in game design and the save system can be used to create a cohesive game world that facillitates the player’s experience and immersion. Keywords

Consistency, game world, integration, MDA Framework, save systems.

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Abstract

Research papers like articles, theses, and lab reports almost always require an Abstract, which can be thought of as a special type of summary. The Abstract is the first section of such texts (usually no more than 1–2 paragraphs and/or 150–300 words long), and it should summarize the purpose of the study, its method and/or theoretical approach, and its main findings. The Abstract is an independent text that a reader should be able to understand without reading the longer text that it summarizes.

When writing an Abstract, make sure to provide a clear and accurate picture of your study so that the reader can decide whether or not the paper is relevant for her purposes. Remember that the Abstract is in many cases the only part of your text that will be read.

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Acronyms

Acronyms are a type of abbreviation in which the first letters from a phrase or name are taken to stand for the whole phrase or name. Often, an acronym is given in capital letters. Frequently used technical acronyms should be defined the first time they are used.

In 2012, the National Veterinary Institute (SVA) started a national project called Myggjakten in order to collect mosquito DNA.

A small segment of a gene, approximately 400-1000 base pairs (bp), is examined by a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequenced.

Note that in these examples, the boldface is used only to highlight the acronym in the example; acronyms do not need to be highlighted in real texts. Sometimes full stops are used after each letter (such as the U.K. and the U.S.), but using stops is often optional.

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because / as

The words because and as can be used as transition words that indicate causation, and they are nearly synonymous. Because is the more general purpose word meaning ‘as a result of’, and can be used in almost all circumstances. As means ‘with the reason being that’.

Because the male characters in The Great Gatsby build their selves around their wives or lovers, they are vulnerable.

It was not always beneficial to increase the magnetic energy further, as the stator steel was saturated at about 1.8 T.

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Demonstrative adjectives

The demonstrative adjectives are this, that, these, and those, and they are used to emphasize exactly which thing is being referred to. (These words can also be used as pronouns.)

This study will use non-monumental artefacts that bear runic inscriptions. These inscriptions do not necessarily follow the same formulas as displayed on rune stones.

Further research showed those earlier conclusions to be misleading.

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Keywords

Keywords are often listed after the Abstract. When selecting Keywords, make sure that they are not too general. For example, if you have written an essay about the use of irony in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice you should not have “19th century novels” or “women writers” as Keywords. At the same time, your Keywords should not be too detailed either, since then it might be difficult for potential readers to find your text.

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one used as an indefinite pronoun

The 3rd-person indefinite pronoun, used to refer to the writer or to people in general, is one. In speaking and less formal writing, “you” is often used instead of one. The word is gender neutral.

This report includes some jargon that one would not expect to find in standard written English.

[Compare: In the following example, the second time one is used, it is as an indefinite pronoun (here in the possessive, one‘s). The first time it is used, it is a numerical pronoun.

One way of proving one’s masculinity is to test it against other men.]

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How to refer to yourself

Different fields of study have different traditions about whether authors can refer to themselves as “I” or “We” when discussing their thoughts and actions. An advantage of using “I/We” is that active verbs may be used. A disadvantage is that emphasis is given to the person or persons performing the action, rather than to the action itself.

The most common way to avoid using the first-person perspective is to write as if the text itself is performing actions.

This paper will analyze…; This section will describe…; This research has demonstrated…;

To avoid using the first person, the passive voice is often used.

Mosquitos were collected from 15 sites in Dalarna.

By measuring gene expressions induced in fish tissues, conclusions concerning aquatic ecosystem health can be made.

If the person or persons doing the research must be invoked, the following type of construction can be used.

The graves containing the artefacts were examined by the author. There were four graves for which no gender attributions have been made, to the author’s knowledge.

The indefinite prounoun one can also be used, even if the paper has several authors.

These results lead one to speculate about the future use of solar panels in Sweden.

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Singular possessive

The singular possessive is formed by adding an apostrophe-s (’s) to the end of the word.

The player’s experience is analysed using a new technique.

The form is the same when a single subject possesses more than one thing.

A smith’s tools were considered masculine, while a weaver’s tools were attributed to the feminine gender.

Collective nouns, such as “people” or “team”, still take the singular possessive form when the noun is treated as a single entity.

The team’s positive attitude could be seen in its cheerful training session.

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Using that

The relative pronouns that and which are easily confused, and there is no definitive correct usage; furthermore, these words are often used differently in speech. However, the two words are generally not used in an exactly identical fashion in writing. That often refers only to the noun just before the word that, and the word is commonly used to introduce restrictive clauses (see below).

These simple rules yield a puzzle that cannot be solved through trial and error.

The phrase “that cannot be solved through trial and error” is called a restrictive or defining clause, and it adds crucial information about the word “puzzle”. A restrictive clause can not be set off by a comma.

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Demonstrative pronouns and demonstrative adjectives

The phrases this is and these are are often seen at the beginning of clauses or sentences. The demonstrative pronouns this and these refer back to a word or idea in the previous clause or sentence.

Runic artefacts are both textual sources and archaeological artefacts. Because of this it will be important to classify runic artefacts according to both function and inscription.

However, demonstrative pronouns can reduce writing clarity when they are used in the following situations: 1) at the beginning of sentences; 2) in sentences in which several topics are covered; 3) in more complicated sentences containing several clauses. For example, in the second sentence, it is not clear which topic the pronoun this refers to.

The algorithms discussed in this paper, however theoretically fast, must also be implemented in an efficient way, and certain difficulties will be encountered. This is discussed in the framework of future exascale computers.

The word this could refer to the difficulties, the need for implementation of an efficient algorithm, or the theoretical speed of the algorithms. The problem is easily fixed by turning the demonstrative pronoun into a demonstrative adjective modifying the noun. In other words, simply add or repeat the relevant noun, like this:

The algorithms discussed in this paper, however theoretically fast, must also be implemented in an efficient way, and certain difficulties will be encountered. These difficulties are discussed in the framework of future exascale computers.

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Using the passive voice

The passive voice is often used when describing methodology. Using the passive voice emphasizes the action taken rather than the entity performing the action. In each of the following examples, the author or authors are the (unspecified) actors.

The specimens were collected according to established protocols. (instead of “I collected specimens…”)

Several factors have been taken into consideration before categorizing artefacts. (instead of “I took several factors into consideration…”)

The questions for the interviews were formed using our theoretical framework. (instead of “We formed the questions…”)

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Using the s-ending for verbs

With a third-person singular subject, the verb takes an –s in the present tense. That is, when the subject is 1) only a single entity that could be replaced by “she,” “he” or “it” and 2) the action takes place in the present, one adds the letter s to the verb.

This new computer runs faster than the old one. It saves time.

Compare to the following sentence with plural subjects, in which the present tense does not take the s ending.

These new computers run faster than the old ones. They save time.

If the main verb is separated from the subject by many words, it can be tricky to pick out which word is the subject. In the following, the subject is “Problems” (plural) and the main verb is “fall” (to agree with the plural subject).

Problems for which there exists a solution algorithm that completes in a time that grows in a polynomial fashion with the problem size fall into the set P.

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Using which

The relative pronouns which and that are easily confused, and there is no definitive correct usage; furthermore, these words are often used differently in speech. However, the two words are generally not used in an exactly identical fashion in writing. Which often refers to the idea presented by the entire previous clause, and the word is commonly used to introduce non-restrictive clauses (see below).

A claim was made that the pendant belongs to a “female hoard”, which is one of the claims examined in this thesis.

The phrase “which is one of the claims examined in this thesis” is called a non-restrictive or non-defining clause, because this clause does not add crucial information to the main clause. This type of clause is (usually) set off by a comma.

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Game Save Incorporation in Game Design, Abstract

Abstract

Abstract

Acronyms

because / as

Demonstrative adjectives

Keywords

one used as an indefinite pronoun

How to refer to yourself

Singular possessive

Using that

Demonstrative pronouns and demonstrative adjectives

Using the passive voice

Using the s-ending for verbs

Using which