The TViews Table Role-Playing Game

TViews: an extensible architecture for developing multi-user digital media tables

As digital entertainment applications evolve, there is a need for new kinds of platforms that can support shared media interactions for everyday consumers. In recent years this has resulted in the development of several technical approaches to digital media tables, but none of these early attempts point to a general purpose, economically viable media table system. In this paper we present TView...

Narrative Structure in Trans-Reality Role-Playing Games: Integrating Story Construction from Live Action, Table Top and Computer-Based Role-Playing Games

Trans-reality role-playing games are conceived of as a form of role-playing game evolving from and integrating established table-top, live-action and computer-based role-playing forms. Each of these established forms has specific strengths and modalities for the ongoing articulation of the history of a game world regarded as an unfolding story. Integrating these forms in a trans-reality role-pl...

The TViews Table for Storytelling and Gameplay

The Beneficial or Harmful Effects of Computer Game Stress on Cognitive Functions of Players

Introduction: Video games are common cultural issues with great influence in all societies. One of the important cognitive effects of video games is on creating stress on video players. The present research objective was to study different types of stress in players based on video game styles.  Methods: A total of 80 players, aged 18 to 30 years, played four types of video games;  Ru...

The Beneficial or Harmful Effects of Computer Game Stress on Cognitive Functions of Players

Introduction: Video games are common cultural issues with great influence in all societies. One of the important cognitive effects of video games is on creating stress on video players. The present research objective was to study different types of stress in players based on video game styles.  Methods: A total of 80 players, aged 18 to 30 years, played four types of video games;  Ru...