Analysis of limited vision in video games as an acceptable challenge and emotional stimulus

This project aims to analyze how proper implementation of limited player vision in video games can give a fairer, richer and more immersive game experience. Thanks to this investigation it will be possible to categorize them for future use in subsequent research or game design. An example of such categorization based on several outcomes will be proposed. The research will consider software, hardware and health aspects applied to a wide range of genres: racing, shooting, platform, role playing, strategy, etc. The implications of using different platforms will also be investigated. Connections with other areas like robotics, psychology and culture will be discussed as well. The studied literature on game design and graphics rarely discusses those topics directly. This is why current research is based on selected titles – past, present and upcoming – since the beginning of video games and related industry. As a result an in-deep analysis of vision limitations with a categorization system has been provided.