Sökning: "Amnesia: The Dark Descent"

Hittade 2 uppsatser innehållade orden Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

1. 1. The effectiveness of using light to elicit a response in Amnesia: The Dark Descent

   Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Författare :Ryan Hellgren; Alexander Sokolov; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Light; Attributes; Light mechanics; Response; Fear; Anxiety; Horror;

   Sammanfattning : Player response in the horror video game genre is primary to its success allowing players to experience emotional arousal through elaborate game design. This thesis aims to investigate how, specifically light mechanics, can help elicit responses in Amnesia: The DarkDescent to bring attention to the light techniques that can be used by game designers to elicit such emotional reactions. LÄS MER

3. 2. A Close Reading of Two Invisible Survival-Horror Characters: : A comparison between the Kaernk from Amnesia: The Dark Descent and the Walrider from Outlast

   Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Författare :Ariana Morgana; Ricky Lilja; [2022]
   Nyckelord :character design; close-reading; enemy design; horror games; invisible enemy; survival horror; video games; Walrider; Outlast; Kaernk; Amnesia: The Dark Descent;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis looks at two invisible characters, the Kaernk from Amnesia: The Dark Descent and the Walrider from Outlast, to investigate how these characters are incorporated into and contribute to elements found within survival-horror games, and how their design affects the player. The thesis uses a close-reading methodology adapted for video-games to generate data used to first describe each of the characters and the scenario where they are first encountered, and later analyze and discuss the data, as well as compare the data from each character to one another. LÄS MER