Artificial intelligence in video games plays an important role in managing the behavior of non-player characters (NPC) to make them appear dynamic and unpredictable. One method often used is the Finite State Machine (FSM), but this method has limitations because the transitions between states are deterministic and not varied. This study aims to design and implement a Probabilistic Finite State …
This thesis investigates the perceptions of 26 seventh-grade students at SMP Srijaya Negara regarding the use of video games as a tool for acquiring English vocabulary during the academic year 2022/2023. This research used mixed-methods design with an explanatory sequential approach. The study utilizes questionnaires, interviews, and vocabulary tests as instruments. The findings reveal a positi…
This book illuminates the lived experience of a group of primary school children engaged in virtual world play during a year-long after-school club. Shaped by post-structuralist theory and New Literacy Studies, it outlines a playful, participatory and emergent methodological approach, referred to as ‘rhizomic ethnography’. This ‘hybrid’ text uses both words and images to describe the fi…
The objectives of this study were to find out: (1) whether or not there was any significant improvement in students’ English vocabulary achievement after they were taught by using Role- Playing Game (RPG) Video Games and (2) the students’ perceptions on using RPG video games in learning English vocabulary. This study involved 20 eighth grade students. However, only 14 students were take…