How do I play this? : A case study Looking into information overload within the grand-strategy game genre

Sammanfattning: The goal of the project is to explore the issue of information overload in grand-strategy games, specifically focusing on Paradox games,and utilizing Victoria 3 as the primary case study. The research delves into the background and theory of grand strategy games, includingthe user experience, tooltip design, tutorials, and think-aloud interviews.To accomplish this, the research methodology involves conducting preliminary interviews via the think-aloud method, as well as a surveybased study. In the survey, participants will be asked to share their understanding of tutorial information and their experience with tooltips.Data analysis will be conducted using both quantitative and qualitative methods.This study discusses information overload for players within the tutorial section and tooltips within, analyzing issues from playersperspective and discussing and highlighting these issues and the challenges of overcoming them.