A spatial analysis of the JBA headquarters in Splinter Cell: Double Agent

Paul Martin

doi:10.1145/2159365.2159382

A spatial analysis of the JBA headquarters in Splinter Cell: Double Agent

Paul Martin

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Three measures drawn from space syntax are proposed as means of describing game spaces with a view to a morphological critical analysis. These measures are: core integration and segregation, isovist area, and visibility/ accessibility discrepancy (VAD). The measures are applied to the JBA headquarters levels in the stealth game Splinter Cell: Double Agent in order to evaluate the space in terms of the navigational challenges and affordances with which it presents the player and in terms of the rhythms of tension and relief inherent in its layout. It is demonstrated how these challenges and rhythms are married to the specific game tasks and events that each level contains.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2011
Pages	123-130
Number of pages	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2159365.2159382
Publication status	Published - 2011
Externally published	Yes
Event	6th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2011 - Bordeaux, France Duration: 29 Jun 2011 → 1 Jul 2011

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Name	Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2011

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Conference	6th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2011
Country/Territory	France
City	Bordeaux
Period	29/06/11 → 1/07/11

Keywords

Isovists
Space syntax
Splinter Cell
Visual analysis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Artificial Intelligence
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
Human-Computer Interaction
Software

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Martin, P 2011, A spatial analysis of the JBA headquarters in Splinter Cell: Double Agent. in Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2011. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2011, pp. 123-130, 6th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2011, Bordeaux, France, 29/06/11. https://doi.org/10.1145/2159365.2159382

A spatial analysis of the JBA headquarters in Splinter Cell: Double Agent. / Martin, Paul.
Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2011. 2011. p. 123-130 (Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, FDG 2011).

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