Siberian Federal University

Issue

Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2022 15 (2)

Authors

Ermakov, Tikhon K.

Contact information

Ermakov, Tikhon K.: Siberian Federal University Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation;

Keywords

game space; 2D platformer; motion trajectories; art psychology; player; video games

Abstract

The article discusses the principles of organizing the gaming space of three 2D platformer games: Celeste Classic, The End is Nigh and Celeste. The main research method is the method of visualization of the game process, during which, for each level in the game we drawn typical lines, reflecting the nature of the player’s movement along the level (lines of a virtual and real goal, lines of a virtual, real and complicated paths), after which we investigated the character of relations between the resulting lines. The data obtained were interpreted in accordance with the theory of psychology of art by L. S. Vygotsky. The main conclusion is that the principle of mismatch of various trajectories of movement is used to construct the play space, which manifests itself at several levels: 1. Mismatch between the lines of real and virtual goals; 2. Mismatch between the goal lines and the path of the player’s movement; 3. The difference between the paths of virtual and real movement of the player; 4. The emergence of a complicated path, setting intermediate goals for the player. The game spaces of the games considered are built according to one of two models: relying more on the differences between the virtual and real paths or offering the player a complicated path

Pages

234–243

DOI

10.17516/1997-1370-0906

Paper at repository of SibFU

https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/145357

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