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Abstract
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is the output of a research-through-design process exploring the concept of Disruptive Game Design - an approach to game design that focuses on subverting established rules and patterns of game design in order to heighten a player's degree of cognitive engagement during play.
The game itself provides a standalone contribution to games culture and the games industry, whilst also providing a research tool for gathering supporting qualitative data from players regarding the experiential impact of the specific design decisions made during the game's creation.
The game supports a number of further publications, including a PhD thesis, multiple conference publications and industry articles.
The game itself provides a standalone contribution to games culture and the games industry, whilst also providing a research tool for gathering supporting qualitative data from players regarding the experiential impact of the specific design decisions made during the game's creation.
The game supports a number of further publications, including a PhD thesis, multiple conference publications and industry articles.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Helsingborg |
| Publisher | Frictional Games |
| Media of output | Online |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2013 |
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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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The Big Games Stream @ The University of Portsmouth - Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Howell, P., Higgins, M. & Jerrett, A. M. L., 1 Nov 2023Research output: Non-textual form › Artefact
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Amnesia Collection (Switch): Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Howell, P. (Designer), Pinchbeck, D. M. (Designer), Wade, G. (Producer) & Thompson, P. (Other), 12 Sept 2019Research output: Non-textual form › Software
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Amnesia Collection (XBOne): Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Howell, P. (Designer), Pinchbeck, D. M. (Designer), Wade, G. (Producer) & Thompson, P. (Other), 28 Sept 2018Research output: Non-textual form › Software
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Amnesia Collection (PS4): Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Howell, P. (Designer), Pinchbeck, D. M. (Designer), Wade, G. (Producer) & Thompson, P. (Other), 22 Nov 2016Research output: Non-textual form › Software
Open Access
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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Projects
- 2 Finished
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AAMFP: Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Howell, P. (PI), Pinchbeck, D. (CoI) & Wade, G. (Team Member)
1/10/11 → 31/12/13
Project: Innovation
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Cognition and Disruption in Gameplay
Howell, P. (PI), Stevens, B. (CoI), Eyles, M. (CoI) & Pinchbeck, D. (Team Member)
1/09/11 → 31/07/26
Project: Research
Activities
- 1 Membership of network or group
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University of Portsmouth (Organisational unit)
Howell, P. (Chair), Dansey, N. (Member), Wade, G. (Member), Turnbull, T. (Member), Eyles, M. (Member), Pinchbeck, D. M. (Member), Higgins, M. (Member), Turnbull, T. (Member), Limpens, A. (Member), Uddin, M. J. (Member) & De Lara, L. (Member)
2006 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of network or group
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