Harrison, L. and Summerly, R. 2025. A Rhythmanalysis of Collision Detection in Action Games: How is the Player's Understanding of Diegesis Informed by Rhythm and Real-Time Collision Detection? Ludo 2025. University Square Stratford Campus, University of East London. 10 Jul - 12 Sep 2025
| Title | A Rhythmanalysis of Collision Detection in Action Games: How is the Player's Understanding of Diegesis Informed by Rhythm and Real-Time Collision Detection? |
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| Authors | Harrison, L. and Summerly, R. |
| Type | Conference paper |
| Abstract | Fighting games and rhythm games are two popular genres of action games, games in which real-time input is tracked and assessed by the game system. While not all are programmed to a musical track, use of signal and singalong listening (Huron, 2002) are essential to how the player interacts with and understands the game world in both genres. This paper seeks to provide a technical discussion of collision detection (how virtual objects intersect, and thus, interact) alongside Lefevbre’s (2004) rhythmanalysis, which looks at how we use musical listening and rhythmic understanding in everyday life, to unify discussion of how players experience and interpret both rhythm (time) and collision detection (space) in their understanding of play. |
| Keywords | fiction |
| diegesis | |
| rhythm | |
| fighting games | |
| rhythm games | |
| collision detection | |
| action game | |
| modes of listening | |
| synchresis | |
| Year | 2025 |
| Conference | Ludo 2025 |