Search for dissertations about: "NPCs"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 swedish dissertations containing the word NPCs.

  2. 1. Do Non Player Characters dream of electric sheep? : A thesis about Players, NPCs, Immersion and Believability

    Author : Magnus Johansson; Henricus Verhagen; Robert Ramberg; Ernest Adams; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social norms; MMOGs; MORPGs; FPS; Clans; Guilds; Rules; NPCs; Games AI; Game Design; Game evaluation tools; Immersion; Believability; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

    Abstract : This is a thesis that deals with the norms and rules of players playing online games together. It is also a thesis about believability, the current capabilities of non-player characters (NPCs) and the attitudes amongst game developers towards dynamic and systemic games AI. READ MORE

  4. 2. Features of adult neural progenitor cells

    Author : Lisa Arvidsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : adult neural progenitor cell;

    Abstract : The adult Central Nervous System (CNS) harbors neural progenitor cells (NPCs) in three areas: the subventricular zone (SVZ) of the lateral ventricles and the subgranular zone in the hippocampus and around the central canal in the spinal cord. The NPCs can be isolated and cultured in vitro. READ MORE

  5. 3. Adult neural stem cells and their differentiation choices : examples from experimental inflammation and transplantation

    Author : Cynthia Pérez Estrada; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to study how inflammation influences the fate of NPCs, which can impact the regenerative capacities of the CNS. In paper I, we used a hypoglossal nerve avulsion model, to study if survival, differentiation, and integration of transplanted NPCs could be achieved. READ MORE

  6. 4. Host responses to human neural cell therapy in spinal cord injury

    Author : Jia Liu; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition without a cure. The SCI process comprises an initially mechanical trauma and a secondary cascade of events including a robust inflammatory and immune response. READ MORE

  7. 5. Mind the Gap : Exploring the social capability of non-player characters

    Author : Henrik Warpefelt; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; data- och systemvetenskap; Computer and Systems Sciences;

    Abstract : Among the most important factors governing enjoyment of computer games is immersion, or the feeling the player has of being in the game world. This feeling allows the player to be transported into the world of the game, where they can experience grand adventures and riveting tales. READ MORE