A research essay taking a clear position on a controversial topic in video games
Research Essay Topic -
Game designers aim to create a product that people will enjoy. But we are also responsible for what we teach in our games, the images we portray and the behaviour we encourage. Pokemon Go has moved beyond the stereotype of the couch bound gamer. What else can we do with games?
Topic: Use of augmented reality to bring games into the real world.
Describe how you as a game designer and developer hope to change the scope of gaming citing at least 5 academic references. Your essay must start with a clear sentence indicating your position.
Possible references:
https://www.digra.org/wp-content/uploads/digital-library/paper_392.pdf
https://www.fdg2015.org/papers/fdg2015_extended_abstract_02.pdf
https://www.fdg2014.org/papers/fdg2014_wip_12.pdf
https://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic122288.files/Nilsen.pdf
https://www.cc.gatech.edu/~blair/papers/ARsurveyCGA.pdf
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=14&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwi5iYDZwL3PAhXJqJQKHWqlBm44ChAWCDEwAw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fipcity.eu%2Fsummerschool%2F%3Fdownload%3DGuidelines%2520for%2520Designing%2520Augmented%2520Reality%2520Games.pdf&usg=AFQjCNGEfAcP4aqTmB7yd1-rNzRkPWX52w&bvm=bv.134495766,d.dGo
You can use and add other references.
Word Count - 1500 words.