Player motivation and psychologyLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

How do you design games that engage and motivate players?
How do you design a rewarding gameplay experience for your players?

Content

You explore psychological principles that drive player behaviour and motivation.
You learn about reward systems and player engagement.
You explore the concept of fun in games.
You understand how to design games for different player types.

Evaluation

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
b. assess information sources critically.
c. work as team members in working life expert duties and identify and describe the problems of the professional field.
d. assess operations in customer/clients, user and target group situations.
g. apply critically the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations.