A Happier Life Through Sad Mode - Designing Automated Players for Single Player Games

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dc.contributor.authorChola, Saili
dc.contributor.co-supervisorReid, Kieran
dc.contributor.supervisorDu Preez, Kirsten
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-20T10:21:18Z
dc.date.available2024-08-20T10:21:18Z
dc.date.issued2023-06
dc.departmentDepartment of Digital Arts
dc.descriptionA dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts by Creative Practice, in the field of Digital Arts, to the Faculty of Humanities, Wits School of Arts, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2023.
dc.description.abstractSolo games are a keystone of tabletop board gaming for players and designers alike. While they are numerous and enjoyed by many members of the community, there is a noticeable lack of clarity and exploration of what principles make these games uniquely interactive and enjoyable experiences for players. This project responds to this inadequacy through the development of a playable game and a research report. The game demonstrates and tests the virtues of solo game play mechanics while the report expands and discusses the interpretable results and qualities of said solo game mechanics.
dc.description.submitterMM2024
dc.facultyFaculty of Humanities
dc.identifierhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5847-301X
dc.identifier.citationChola, Saili. (2023). A Happier Life Through Sad Mode - Designing Automated Players for Single Player Games. [Master's dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg]. WIReDSpace. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/40216
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/40216
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.rights©2023 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.schoolWits School of Arts
dc.subjectGame Design
dc.subjectTabletop Games
dc.subjectSolo Games
dc.subjectArtificial Intelligence
dc.subjectAutomated Players
dc.subjectEngagement Theory
dc.subjectAgent Design
dc.subjectRoot
dc.subjectResearch Through Design
dc.subjectIteration
dc.subjectEnjoyment Theory
dc.subjectTabletop Simulator
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.subject.otherSDG-4: Quality education
dc.titleA Happier Life Through Sad Mode - Designing Automated Players for Single Player Games
dc.typeDissertation
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