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Games and Rules Game Mechanics for the »Magic Circle«

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Why do we play games and why do we play them on computers? The contributors of »Games and Rules« take a closer look at the core of each game and the motivational system that is the game mechanics. Games are control circuits that organize the game world with their (joint) players and establish motiva...

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Other Authors: Suter, Beat (Editor), Kocher, Mela (Editor), Bauer, René (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Bielefeld, Germany transcript Verlag 2019
Series:Edition Medienwissenschaft
Subjects:
Media studies
Media & Communications
Games
Video Games
Media
Media Studies
Game Studies
Game Design
Ludology
Narratology
Motivation
Game Mechanics
Ergodic Systems
Aporia and Epiphany
Computer Games
Media Aesthetics
Media Art
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Summary:Why do we play games and why do we play them on computers? The contributors of »Games and Rules« take a closer look at the core of each game and the motivational system that is the game mechanics. Games are control circuits that organize the game world with their (joint) players and establish motivations in a dedicated space, a »Magic Circle«, whereas game mechanics are constructs of rules designed for interactions that provide gameplay. Those rules form the base for all the excitement and frustration we experience in games. This anthology contains individual essays by authors with backgrounds in Game Design and Game Studies, who lead the discourse to get to the bottom of game mechanics in video games and the real world.
ISBN:/dx.doi.org/10.14361/9783839443040
9783839443040
Access:Open Access

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