This project was designed to study the validity of a taxonomy to classify the impact of player actions with latency. We utilized a commercial game to simulate latency in a first person shooter match where participants competed against a computer controlled opponent. The participants utilized three different weapons: a shotgun, a rocket launcher, and a sniper rifle. Each weapon was designed to embody different characteristics of the taxonomy axes: precision, impact, and deadline. Overall, we partially confirmed the validity of a previous taxonomy. Our findings fit the taxonomy in regards to the impact of damage and the weapon’s shooting speed on a player’s performance but the results were inconclusive on other aspects of player actions.

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Creator

• Meehan, Thomas James
• Duran, Marco Daniel
• Thompson, Matthew W.

Subject

• Computing
• Culture

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-032416-023643

Keyword

• Video games--Design

Advisor

• Claypool, Mark L.

Year

• 2016

Date created

• 2016-03-24

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright