Hry ktoré sa nehrajú

Bc. Matúš Ďuriš

Bachelor's thesis

Games that are not played

Abstract:

The bachelor's thesis is focused on the phenomenon of games that require minimal interactivity on the part of the player, often using "not playing" itself as a mechanic and unconventional methods, compared to the rest of the games, to engage the player. It questions whether they are games at all and how they differentiate themselves from the rest of the games. The so-called phenomenon of games that are not played has been academically researched purely at the level of the genre of idle games, but this bachelor's thesis tries to use the observation of specific games and more accessible literature to determine whether they are games at all and, if so, what are the specifics of this phenomenon and what other genres and games belong here outside of idle games. Also, one of the goals is the taxonomic separation from the rest of the games and a better understanding of this phenomenon by comparing two games, Teamfight Tactics and Devil May Cry 5, which represent the two proposed categories for classification according to interactivity.

Abstract:

Bakalárska diplomová práca je zameraná na fenomén hier ktoré vyžadujú minimálnu interaktivitu zo strany hráča, často využívajú samotné „nehranie“ ako mechaniku a nekonvenčné metódy, oproti zvyšku hier, na to aby zaujali hráča. Kladie si otázku či sú vôbec hrami a tiež to ako sa odlišujú od zvyšku hier. Takzvaný fenomén hier ktoré sa nehrajú bol akademicky skúmaný čisto na úrovni žánru idle hier avšak táto bakalárska diplomová práca sa snaží pomocou pozorovania konkrétnych hier a dostupnej literatúry určiť či sú vôbec hrami a ak áno, aké sú špecifiká tohto fenoménu a aké iné žánre a hry sem patria okrem idle hier. Tiež jedným z cieľov je práve taxonomické oddelenie od zvyšku hier a lepšie pochopenie tohto fenoménu pomocou porovnávania dvoch hier, Teamfight Tactics a Devil May Cry 5 ktoré reprezentujú dve navrhované kategórie na klasifikáciu hier podľa interaktivity.

Keywords

Games, Idle games, Video Games, TFT, Taxonomy of Games, Game Studies, Hry, Idle hry, Video hry, Taxonomie her, Herní studia

Language used: Slovak

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 7. 5. 2024

Thesis defence

• Date of defence: 11. 6. 2024
• Supervisor: Mgr. et Mgr. Zdeněk Záhora
• Reader: Mgr. Bc. Silvester Buček

Masaryk University

Faculty of Arts

Bachelor programme / field:
Theory of Interactive Media / Theory of Interactive Media