Video Game Navigation: A Classification System for Navigational Acts

Authors

  • Michael S. Debus IT University of Copenhagen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/2391-8551.03.02

Keywords:

videogame space, videogame time, game ontology, navigation, typology

Abstract

Navigation in video games has been a vastly neglected topic in game studies. In this paper a classification system for navigational acts has been developed through theoretical work as well as the analysis of multiple games. The result is an exclusive five-step classification system. Moreover, the development showed that navigational acts are highly dependent on the environment in which they occur. The system is a first step towards a deeper understanding of how the player navigates the gameworld, instead of what she navigates.

Author Biography

  • Michael S. Debus, IT University of Copenhagen

    Michael S. Debus is a PhD Fellow in the ERC Advanced Grant funded MSG – Making Sense of Games project at the IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He holds an M.Sc. in Game Analysis from the same institution and a B.A. in Media Studies from the University of Siegen, Germany.

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Published

2017-08-22

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2016)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Debus, Michael S. 2017. “Video Game Navigation: A Classification System for Navigational Acts”. Replay. The Polish Journal of Game Studies 3 (1): 29-46. https://doi.org/10.18778/2391-8551.03.02.
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