How the tools and concepts for making games are connected to what games can and do
mean; with examples ranging from Papers, Please to Dys4ia. In How Pac-Man Eats, Noah …

Emerging research has suggested that digital games can generate entertainment
experiences beyond hedonic enjoyment towards eudaimonic experiences: Being …

There is a problem with goals and games. Due to the different uses, connotations and
attributes of goals in the context of games, it appears that there is no consistent concept of …

Storytelling has always been a communal activity and video games are no different, yet,
work on designing story experiences that emphasize the communal elements of storytelling …

To date, the theatricality of videogames has been examined primarily through the lens of
performance, a perspective that centers the liveness of theater and identifies the player with …

When we tell stories, we play with them. Theme, character, setting, and plot are some of the
main sites of this style of play. Fresh perspectives on these elements allow them to be …

In discussion of digital games that prioritise the experience of story over other forms of
gameplay, it is found that perspectives in games research and practice often consider the …

Appelés meaningful, purposeful, voire eudaimonic games en anglais, les jeux expressifs
proposent un gain de sens ou de perspective, parfois à travers leur structure narrative …