Game balance (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Game balance" in English language version.

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Becker, Alexander; Görlich, Daniel (2020-04-21). "What is Game Balancing? - An Examination of Concepts". ParadigmPlus. 1 (1): 22–41. doi:10.55969/paradigmplus.v1n1a2. ISSN 2711-4627. S2CID 225925467.
Ilie, Andrei; Ioan, Silvia; Zagrean, Leon; Moldovan, Mihai (2008). "Better to Be Red than Blue in Virtual Competition". CyberPsychology & Behavior. 11 (3): 375–377. doi:10.1089/cpb.2007.0122. ISSN 1094-9313. PMID 18537513.
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Keith Burgun: Understanding Balance in Video Games, 2011. On Gamasutra, https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/134768/understanding_balance_in_video_.php. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
Josh Bycer: Examining Subjective Difficulty: How Plumbers Can Fight Demons, 2012. On Gamasutra, https://gamasutra.com/view/feature/134950/examining_subjective_difficulty_.php. Retrieved 2020-07-14.

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Mike Ambinder: Biofeedback in Gameplay: How Valve Measures Physiology to Enhance Gaming Experience, 2011. On GDC Vault, https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1014734/Biofeedback-in-Gameplay-How-Valve. Retrieved 2020-07-14. PDF: https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/apps/valve/2011/ValveBiofeedback-Ambinder.pdf. Retrieved 2020-07-14.

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Becker, Alexander; Görlich, Daniel (2020-04-21). "What is Game Balancing? - An Examination of Concepts". ParadigmPlus. 1 (1): 22–41. doi:10.55969/paradigmplus.v1n1a2. ISSN 2711-4627. S2CID 225925467.

liebertpub.com

Ilie, Andrei; Ioan, Silvia; Zagrean, Leon; Moldovan, Mihai (2008). "Better to Be Red than Blue in Virtual Competition". CyberPsychology & Behavior. 11 (3): 375–377. doi:10.1089/cpb.2007.0122. ISSN 1094-9313. PMID 18537513.

nih.gov

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Ilie, Andrei; Ioan, Silvia; Zagrean, Leon; Moldovan, Mihai (2008). "Better to Be Red than Blue in Virtual Competition". CyberPsychology & Behavior. 11 (3): 375–377. doi:10.1089/cpb.2007.0122. ISSN 1094-9313. PMID 18537513.

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semanticscholar.org

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Becker, Alexander; Görlich, Daniel (2020-04-21). "What is Game Balancing? - An Examination of Concepts". ParadigmPlus. 1 (1): 22–41. doi:10.55969/paradigmplus.v1n1a2. ISSN 2711-4627. S2CID 225925467.

sirlin.net

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"Strange Horizons Articles: Playing Fair: A Look at Competition in Gaming, by Mark Newheiser". 2009-03-12. Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2024-03-01.

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Ben Croshaw: On Difficulty Levels, 2010. In The Escapist, https://v1.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/columns/extra-punctuation/7820-On-Difficulty-Levels Archived 2019-11-01 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-07-14.

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Miriam Bruhn and David McKenzie: In Pursuit of Balance: Randomization in Practice in Development Field Experiments, 2008. The World Bank, http://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/372631468177851332/pdf/WPS4752.pdf. Retrieved 2020-07-14.

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Becker, Alexander; Görlich, Daniel (2020-04-21). "What is Game Balancing? - An Examination of Concepts". ParadigmPlus. 1 (1): 22–41. doi:10.55969/paradigmplus.v1n1a2. ISSN 2711-4627. S2CID 225925467.
Ilie, Andrei; Ioan, Silvia; Zagrean, Leon; Moldovan, Mihai (2008). "Better to Be Red than Blue in Virtual Competition". CyberPsychology & Behavior. 11 (3): 375–377. doi:10.1089/cpb.2007.0122. ISSN 1094-9313. PMID 18537513.

youtube.com

Perfect Imbalance - Why Unbalanced Design Creates Balanced Play - Extra Credits, August 2012, retrieved 2024-03-01
How Games Get Balanced, 11 April 2019, retrieved 2024-03-01
Why Are Games So Hard To Balance?, 21 July 2018, retrieved 2024-03-01
PAX South 2018 -- Balance in Game Design, 22 January 2018, retrieved 2024-03-01