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Functional node layout in Metroidvania game worlds: A complex network analysis

GL(Guanglong) Bao,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Art and Design College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8284-7613

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Beihe Weng,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Art and Design College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Long Ding,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Software, Validation

Affiliation Art and Design College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Qianjin Du,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Visualization

Affiliation Art and Design College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Yemin Zang,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Visualization

Affiliation Art and Design College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Jiarui Wang,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Visualization

Affiliation Art and Design College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Fei Yan

Roles Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision

* E-mail: 007164@yzu.edu.cn

Affiliation Art and Design College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Functional node layout in Metroidvania game worlds: A complex network analysis

GL(Guanglong) Bao,
Beihe Weng,
Long Ding,
Qianjin Du,
Yemin Zang,
Jiarui Wang,
Fei Yan

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Published: July 31, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0354705

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