Experiencing Architectural Interiors and Exteriors in Computer Games

Abstract

This paper looks at the design of "place" in a gameenvironment. It sets out to present a way of analyzing and evaluating game environments using Brian SuttonSmith's seven rhetorics of play as a framework.The question this paper investigates, is what can be learnt from our intrinsic ability to navigate our environment in relation to play? Physical architecture offers the game designer metaphors for virtual worlds that have meaning based on experiences people associate with them.True innovation in game-world design requires an understanding of our built environment that extends beyond the surface aesthetic appeal of architecture, through concentration on the way we experience architecture and interact with our built environment.

Visual Preferences for Educational Game Designs Through the Graphic Style Approaches

“…Concentrating on the visual design possibilities, which is something that is always questionable and should be identified by the graphic style used (Lin et al, 2015;Paterson, 2007;Mohr & Gleicher, 2001). Certain graphic styles will give the person a different visual appeal based on the person's experience and taste, thus answering a different responses and interests.…”