Port or conversion? An ontological framework for classifying game versions

Paweł Grabarczyk; Espen Aarseth

Port or conversion? An ontological framework for classifying game versions

Paweł Grabarczyk
, Espen Aarseth

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review

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Abstract

The notion of a “game port” appears in both: the popular discourse surrounding video games as well as the academic discourse. As pointed out in the literature, it is notoriously vague and often overlaps with other similar concepts, such as “conversion”. We show that the main reason for the murkiness of the notion of a “game port” is its close connection to the marketing narrative which changed during history. We argue, that despite the problematic nature of the concept of a “game port” it is indispensable in context such as game analysis and game preservation. For this reason, we propose a formal classification of different game versions suitable for future use in these selected contexts. © 2019 Authors & Digital Games Research Association DiGRA.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of DiGRA 2019 Conference: Game, Play and the Emerging Ludo-Mix
Publisher	Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA)
Number of pages	16
Publication status	Published - Aug 2019
Externally published	Yes
Event	12th Digital Games Research Association International Conference, DiGRA 2019 - Kyoto, Japan Duration: 6 Aug 2019 → 10 Aug 2019 http://digra2019.org/

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Name	Digital Games Research Association International Conference, DiGRA

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Conference	12th Digital Games Research Association International Conference, DiGRA 2019
Place	Japan
City	Kyoto
Period	6/08/19 → 10/08/19
Internet address	http://digra2019.org/

Research Keywords

adaption
clone
conversion
Port
remaster
reskin
version

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Grabarczyk, P & Aarseth, E 2019, Port or conversion? An ontological framework for classifying game versions. in Proceedings of DiGRA 2019 Conference: Game, Play and the Emerging Ludo-Mix. Digital Games Research Association International Conference, DiGRA, Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA), 12th Digital Games Research Association International Conference, DiGRA 2019, Kyoto, Japan, 6/08/19.

Port or conversion? An ontological framework for classifying game versions. / Grabarczyk, Paweł; Aarseth, Espen.
Proceedings of DiGRA 2019 Conference: Game, Play and the Emerging Ludo-Mix. Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA), 2019. (Digital Games Research Association International Conference, DiGRA).

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