Agential flow: practical applications of flow theory in modern board game design
| aut.embargo | No | en_NZ |
| aut.thirdpc.contains | No | en_NZ |
| aut.thirdpc.permission | No | en_NZ |
| aut.thirdpc.removed | No | en_NZ |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Kenobi, Ben | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | van Melle, Gerbrand | |
| dc.contributor.author | Whittaker-Powley, Ezra | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-11-04T21:20:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-11-04T21:20:57Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2015 | |
| dc.date.created | 2015 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2015-11-04T18:02:24Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | This practice-based thesis examines the relationship between modern board games and flow theory in order to answer the following question: How might the process of designing tabletop games incorporate flow theory to result in a more engaging experience for the end user? Using processes of practical exploration, reflection and contextual research, a method of game design will be established that emphasises social interaction as a catalyst for player engagement. Key concepts will be explored through the design of prototype games and demonstrated via the development of a final artefact: a prototype board game titled It’s Just Business. Findings will be compiled in order to formulate a qualitative framework for board game design, i.e., the agential play framework, which will outline key theoretical considerations of the design of agential engagement through board games. | en_NZ |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10292/9188 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_NZ |
| dc.publisher | Auckland University of Technology | |
| dc.rights.accessrights | OpenAccess | |
| dc.subject | Boardgame | en_NZ |
| dc.subject | Flow | en_NZ |
| dc.subject | Tabletop | en_NZ |
| dc.subject | Game | en_NZ |
| dc.title | Agential flow: practical applications of flow theory in modern board game design | en_NZ |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | ||
| thesis.degree.grantor | Auckland University of Technology | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Auckland University of Technology | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters Theses | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Creative Technologies | en_NZ |