Gordon Calleja on his work digital game involvement: a conceptual model

Gordon Calleja on his work digital game involvement: a conceptual model

We are doing a game relating to butterfly effect which relates to Calleja’s shared involvement theory which states that  one characteristic that differ games from other medias is the character involvement which the presence of the player will impact the environment and the agents of either NPCs or other human players. This is particularly relevant to games involving avatar control as it anchors the player firmly to the location both spatially and socially. Due to limitation of AI technology, human controlled avatars can respond in more unpredictable ways creating a more intense environment whenever humans are present in the environment. This effect relates to the game as the main character’s present is important in determining the environment it follows. Butterfly Effect is a movie about time travelling back to the past and changing something that will have a major impact on the future. going back to the past environment or events which the main character's presence plays a major role in it of which what the player does in the game and the choices made will have an impact on how the game will continue. there will be several ending which all relates to what the main character have done in his past actions.

Calleja G.  2007 Digital Game Involvement : A Conceptual Model  , Sage Publications, Volume 2, Number 3, Page 247, accessed at 30^th April 2012