建构一种基于复杂系统论的游戏研究法——以沃德利普-弗鲁因与伊恩·博格斯特为中心

Constructing a Game Research Method Based on Complex System Theory—Centered on Wardrip-Fruin and Ian Bogost

沃德利普-弗鲁因与伊恩·博格斯特提出的以操作单元为构成要素的游戏分析框架,既深入地推进了对电子游戏本体的探索,同时也超越了长期以来对游戏的技术性和文化性二元对立的立场争论,提供了一个更具包容力的阐释框架。利用逻辑和模型二元素既能够对游戏做出一种恰当的结构性分析,同时也能探索出一种对游戏演化规律的描述,为游戏考古学提供有效的方法论依据。最后,逻辑和模型本身是无法脱离文化意义而独立存在的,正因如此,设计师可以对其表达性意义进行正向引导,尝试更多创意性组合,将游戏扭转为一种在政治上、教育上都有所助益的手段。

Wardrip-Fruin and Ian Bogost proposed a game analysis framework which is called unit analysis composed of operative logic and playable model.Such methodology not only promoted the exploration of the ontology of video games but also transcended the long-standing debate between technical and cultural approaches,providing a more inclusive interpretative framework.Using logics and models can not only make an appropriate structural analysis of the digital game but also explore a description of the evolution of the game.Finally,because logic and model cannot exist independently without cultural significance,designers can try more creative combinations of them to turn the game into a useful means in critical politics and education.