TY - GEN
T1 - A study of interaction in idle games & perceptions on the definition of a game
AU - Purkiss, Blair
AU - Khaliq, Imran
PY - 2016/1/8
Y1 - 2016/1/8
N2 - An idle game, also known as an incremental game, is a genre of games defined by the primary feature of its strategy: leaving the game running by itself with minimum or zero player interaction. Interaction with the game, while often useful for progression, is optional for extended periods of gameplay. Through a comparison between academic views on the definition of a video game and the results of a survey, this paper uncovers the importance of interactivity in an academic definition and a player's perceptions on how a game can be defined.
AB - An idle game, also known as an incremental game, is a genre of games defined by the primary feature of its strategy: leaving the game running by itself with minimum or zero player interaction. Interaction with the game, while often useful for progression, is optional for extended periods of gameplay. Through a comparison between academic views on the definition of a video game and the results of a survey, this paper uncovers the importance of interactivity in an academic definition and a player's perceptions on how a game can be defined.
KW - gameplay
KW - Games
KW - idle
KW - incremental
KW - interaction
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84964065883&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://torrens.figshare.com/articles/A_study_of_interaction_in_idle_games_perceptions_on_the_definition_of_a_game/7865276
U2 - 10.1109/GEM.2015.7377233
DO - 10.1109/GEM.2015.7377233
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84964065883
T3 - 2015 IEEE Games Entertainment Media Conference, GEM 2015
BT - 2015 IEEE Games Entertainment Media Conference, GEM 2015
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 7th IEEE Games Entertainment Media Conference, GEM 2015
Y2 - 14 October 2015 through 16 October 2015
ER -