On signifying the complexity of inter-agent relations in agentsheets games and simulations

Authors:
Marcelle P. Mota;Ingrid T. Monteiro;Juliana J. Ferreira;Cleyton Slaviero;Clarisse Sieckenius de Souza
Affiliations:
PUC-Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;PUC-Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;PUC-Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;PUC-Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;PUC-Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Venue:
Proceedings of the 31st ACM international conference on Design of communication
Year:
2013

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Abstract

This paper reports the results of an empirical study about the semiotic engineering of signs of complexity for live documentation of games and simulations built with a visual programming learning environment. The study highlights the essence of the semiotic engineering process and shows how its outcome has been received by a group of users who can speak for a large portion of the live documentation system's user population. It also shows how the communication of complexity is, in and of itself, a major design challenge, especially when mastering complexity is one of the prime purposes of the documented object. Because the study was carried out in the context of a live documentation system, its conclusions can also illustrate how to conduct semiotically-inspired interaction design.