All Outputs (2)

Playing with social and emotional game companions (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chowanda, A., Flintham, M., Blanchfield, P., & Valstar, M. Playing with social and emotional game companions. Presented at 16th International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents (IVA 2016)

This paper presents the findings of an empirical study that explores player game experience by implementing the ERiSA Framework in games. A study with Action Role-Playing Game (RPG) was designed to evaluate player interactions with game companions, w... Read More about Playing with social and emotional game companions.

The portormin (dunbeath) runestone (2016)
Journal Article
Findell, M. (2016). The portormin (dunbeath) runestone. Futhark: International Journal of Runic Studies, 6, 153-170

A stone with a short runic inscription was discovered on the beach at Portormin Harbour in Dunbeath, Caithness, in 1996. The find attracted some press attention at the time, but has been largely ignored by the runological com­mu­nity amid doubts over... Read More about The portormin (dunbeath) runestone.