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Title:
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MULTIPLAYER GAMING AMONGST TWEENS |
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Author(s):
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Dries De Roeck |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-63-8 |
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Editors:
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Yingcai Xiao and Eleonore ten Thij |
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Year:
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2008 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Multiplayer, Games, Children, Tweens, Playtesting |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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113 |
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Last Page:
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117 |
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Language:
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English |
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Cover:
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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With this short paper we want to provide insight into how the concept multiplayer is experienced amongst children
aged between 6 and 12 (tweens). Based on a project involving the development of a multiplayer game for this target
audience we conducted research in two phases. The first phase consisted of getting to know to which extend tweens are
interested in multiplayer gaming based on a contextual inquiry involving known games. A second phase consisted of a
multiplayer playtest of an, at the moment of testing, unreleased game. Based on both phases it is clear that there are some
rough guidelines to put forward for both game developers and future projects involving multiplayer playtesting. |
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