Composition Strategies to Motivate Player Exploration

This thesis examines the impact of different composition techniques on player exploration motivation in open-world games. The Researcher forms assumptions regarding good composition strategies, then utilizes the suggested best practices in a composition-focused level in Metro Exodus using Exodus SDK and validates this hypothesis through analysis of playtest results.

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SMU Scholar (Southern Methodist University)
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2025-04-01
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History of Medicine Studies
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Composition Strategies to Motivate Player Exploration

SMU Scholar (Southern Methodist University)
History of Medicine Studies
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Composition Strategies to Motivate Player Exploration

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Abstract

This thesis examines the impact of different composition techniques on player exploration motivation in open-world games. The Researcher forms assumptions regarding good composition strategies, then utilizes the suggested best practices in a composition-focused level in Metro Exodus using Exodus SDK and validates this hypothesis through analysis of playtest results.

SMU Scholar (Southern Methodist University)
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History of Medicine Studies
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