Research outputs per year
Research outputs per year
Project Details
Description
This project is exploring the potential of disrupting and subverting a player's expectations and pre-existing knowledge of games and gameplay, in order to provide a deeper, more cognitively engaging play experience. The project has been developed from a foundation of cognitive psychology coupled with existing models of gameplay, leading to the creation of a new framework of 'Ludic Knowledge' and a new model of 'Ludic Action'.
The project is both theoretical and practical, with research directly informing development of playable products.
The project is both theoretical and practical, with research directly informing development of playable products.
| Short title | CoRUPT |
|---|---|
| Status | Finished |
| Effective start/end date | 1/09/11 → 31/07/26 |
Keywords
- Amnesia
- Pigs
- Games
- Psychology
- Game Design
- Disruption
- Disruptive
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Breeding unease and distrust through disruptive design in amnesia: A machine for Pigs
Howell, P., 19 Mar 2026, Games that Haunt Us: Gothic Game Space as a Living Nightmare. Farnsworth, S. (ed.). 1st ed. Bloomsbury Publishing Company, (Approaches to Digital Game Studies).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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A theoretical framework of ludic knowledge: a case study in disruption and cognitive engagement
Howell, P., 2016. 19 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Disrupting the player’s schematised knowledge of game components
Howell, P., Stevens, B. & Eyles, M., 2014, DiGRA '14: proceedings of the 2014 DiGRA International Conference. Vol. 8. Digital Games Research AssociationResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Open AccessFile238 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
- 2 Participation in conference
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DiGRA 2014
Howell, P. (Presented paper)
3 Aug 2014 → 6 Aug 2014Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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DiGRA 2011
Howell, P. (Presented paper)
14 Sept 2011 → 17 Sept 2011Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Student theses
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Disruptive game design: a commercial design and development methodology for supporting player cognitive engagement in digital games
Howell, P. M. (Author), Stevens, B. (Supervisor), Eyles, M. (Supervisor) & Pinchbeck, D. M. (Supervisor), Nov 2015Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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