Narrative, agency and observational behaviour in a first person shooter environment

Dan Pinchbeck; Brett Stevens; Darren Van Laar; Steve Hand; Ken Newman

Narrative, agency and observational behaviour in a first person shooter environment

Dan Pinchbeck^*, Brett Stevens, Darren Van Laar, Steve Hand, Ken Newman

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A pilot study was carried out which, in part, aimed to identify patterns in observational behaviour amongst players of Half Life 2, a contemporary first person shooter (FPS) game. Participants played for ten minutes in one or two environments and their eye movements were recorded. Subjective observational questionnaires were also filled in. Although the small number of participants (n=8) precludes drawing any firm conclusions, a number of interesting potential patterns are discussed that may have important ramifications for game design and theory, particularly in regard to agency and narrative.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of AISB’06: Adaptation in Artificial and Biological Systems
Editors	Tim Kovacs, James A. R. Marshall
Publisher	Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour
Pages	53-61
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	1902956967
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2006
Event	AISB'06: Adaptation in Artificial and Biological Systems - Bristol, United Kingdom Duration: 3 Apr 2006 → 6 Apr 2006

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Conference	AISB'06: Adaptation in Artificial and Biological Systems
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City	Bristol
Period	3/04/06 → 6/04/06

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Pinchbeck, D., Stevens, B., Van Laar, D., Hand, S., & Newman, K. (2006). Narrative, agency and observational behaviour in a first person shooter environment. In T. Kovacs, & J. A. R. Marshall (Eds.), Proceedings of AISB’06: Adaptation in Artificial and Biological Systems (pp. 53-61). Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour. http://www.aisb.org.uk/aisbpublications/convention-proceedings

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Pinchbeck, D, Stevens, B , Van Laar, D, Hand, S & Newman, K 2006, Narrative, agency and observational behaviour in a first person shooter environment. in T Kovacs & JAR Marshall (eds), Proceedings of AISB’06: Adaptation in Artificial and Biological Systems. Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour, pp. 53-61, AISB'06: Adaptation in Artificial and Biological Systems, Bristol, United Kingdom, 3/04/06. <http://www.aisb.org.uk/aisbpublications/convention-proceedings>

Narrative, agency and observational behaviour in a first person shooter environment. / Pinchbeck, Dan; Stevens, Brett ; Van Laar, Darren et al.
Proceedings of AISB’06: Adaptation in Artificial and Biological Systems. ed. / Tim Kovacs; James A. R. Marshall. Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour, 2006. p. 53-61.

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