Perfect Weapon - Prototype : proporcionando competição e mantendo o engajamento dos jogadores

Abstract

This work addresses ways to please different gamers? personalities, through game mechanics and game design elements, while addressing competitive games and what way competitiveness and continuous engagement of the players can be achieved. A competitive game that provides a good experience of the genre to the player was developed. From a theoretical research, the possible types of gamers' personalities were investigated, in order to find out which elements appeal to which types of gamers. In addition, the main elements that make up competitive games were analyzed. Furthermore, three competitive games were analyzed, in order to search the use of the elements evidenced. Based on the results, a competitive game was developed, which was also submited to a group of subjects, with the aim of observing, through a questionnaire, the effectiveness of proposed elements. Furthermore, the data collected from the questionnaire was analysed and compared to the theoretical research. It was concluded that promoting dispute between players contributes positively to the continous growth of interest of them. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]