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Decoupling Aspects in Board Game Modeling

Decoupling Aspects in Board Game Modeling

Fulvio Frapolli, Amos Brocco, Apostolos Malatras, Béat Hirsbrunner
Copyright: © 2010 |Volume: 2 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 18
ISSN: 1942-3888|EISSN: 1942-3896|EISBN13: 9781609604080|DOI: 10.4018/jgcms.2010040102
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Frapolli, Fulvio, et al. "Decoupling Aspects in Board Game Modeling." IJGCMS vol.2, no.2 2010: pp.18-35. http://doi.org/10.4018/jgcms.2010040102

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Frapolli, F., Brocco, A., Malatras, A., & Hirsbrunner, B. (2010). Decoupling Aspects in Board Game Modeling. International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations (IJGCMS), 2(2), 18-35. http://doi.org/10.4018/jgcms.2010040102

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Frapolli, Fulvio, et al. "Decoupling Aspects in Board Game Modeling," International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations (IJGCMS) 2, no.2: 18-35. http://doi.org/10.4018/jgcms.2010040102

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Abstract

Existing research on computer enhanced board games is mainly focused on user interaction issues and look-and-feel, however, this overlooks the flexibility of traditional board games when it comes to game rule handling. In this respect, the authors argue that successful game designs need to exploit the advantages of the digital world as well as retaining such flexibility. To achieve this goal, both the rules of the game and the graphical representation should be simple to define at the design stage, and easy to change before or even during a game session. For that reason, the authors propose a framework allowing the implementation of all aspects of a board game in a fully flexible and decoupled way. This paper will describe the Flexiblerules approach, which combines both a model driven and an aspect oriented design of computer enhanced board games. The benefits of this approach are discussed and illustrated in the case of three different board games.

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