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Playing with Dynamic Systems - Battling Swarms in Virtual Reality

verfasst von : Johannes Büttner, Christian Merz, Sebastian von Mammen

Erschienen in: Applications of Evolutionary Computation

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

In this paper, we present a serious game with the goal to provide an engaging and immersive experience to foster the players’ understanding of dynamic networked systems. Confronted with attacking swarm networks, the player has to analyse their underlying network topologies and to systematically dismantle the swarms using a set of different weapons. We detail the game design, including the artificial intelligence of the swarm, the play mechanics and the level designs. Finally, we conducted an analysis of the play performances of a test group over the course of the game which revealed a positive learning outcome.

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Metadaten
Titel
Playing with Dynamic Systems - Battling Swarms in Virtual Reality
verfasst von
Johannes Büttner
Christian Merz
Sebastian von Mammen
Copyright-Jahr
2021
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72699-7_20

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