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This essay situates game design and development within the domain of sociotechnical research and reviews the results of a case focusing on the design and development of an original video game level with platformer mechanics. Using a case history methodology with autoethnographic methods, the work studies the context in which small game components are authored and methods by which knowledge is exchanged and applied within rapidly developed software systems. It argues that the designer experience is a critical phenomenon to understand within the study of user experience in video games given the iterative nature of development and the necessity of frequent, in-house playtesting. The video game was designed by the authors and developed using preexisting assets from prior projects. Results suggest ideas for incorporating UX strategies into micro-project management techniques that are useful for small and large projects alike. The work closes by calling for future areas of research in related areas.

"Rapid changes in technology and the growing use of electronic media signals a need for understanding both clear and subtle ethical and social implications of the digital, and of specific digital technologies. Understanding Digital Ethics: Cases and Contexts is the first book to offer a philosophically grounded examination of digital ethics and its moral implications. Divided into three clear parts, the authors discuss and explain the following key topics : Becoming Literate in Digital Ethics Moral Viewpoints in Digital Contexts Motivating Action in Digital Ethics Speed and Scope of Digital Information Moral Algorithms and Ethical Machines The Digital and the Human Digital Relations and Empathy Machines Agents, Autonomy, and Action Digital and Ethical Activism. The book includes cases and examples that explore the ethical implications of digital hardware and software including videogames, social media platforms, autonomous vehicles, robots, voice enabled personal assistants, smartphones, artificially intelligent chatbots, military drones, and more. Understanding Digital Ethics is essential reading for students and scholars of philosophical ethics, those working on topics related to digital technology and digital/moral literacy, and practitioners in related fields"--

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 Rethinking Culture through Multimedia Ethnography -- CHAPTER 2 Florida and Peru: Experiments in Ethnographic Representation -- CHAPTER 3 Digital Tools for Anthropological Analysis -- CHAPTER 4 Using the Extensible Markup Language in Cultural Analysis and Presentation -- CHAPTER 5 Using Features of Digital Environments to Enable Cultural Learning -- CHAPTER 6 Cultural Heritage Video Game Design -- Conclusion: Narratives and Critical Anthropology: Roles for New Media -- APPENDIX Guide to Web- Based Materials -- Glossary -- References Cited -- Index