Tag Archives: play

Exergames

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Priscilla

Another interesting distinction in game genres or game types is that of Exergames. Broadly speaking ‘exergames’ are all games that are controlled by bodily movement. Think of a game of virtual tennis, bowling or raft racing (Wii) and games like … Continue reading →

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Keep your arousal high

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Priscilla

We often think of the responses of our body and our emotional state as linked to our performance. “My heart is racing. I am terribly nervous because I am no good at…..”. However, this is not necessarily a valid conclusion. … Continue reading →

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The play perspective of videogaming

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Priscilla

Play seems to be something unreal. At first it seems intuitively clear what is meant by play; it is obvious when one is playing and when one is in earnest. The distinction between real and play seems clear, but at … Continue reading →

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Verandering in realiteit door Alternate Reality Gaming – een onderzoek

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Priscilla

Wat is ‘spelen’ en hoe verhoudt het zich tot de rest van ons leven en onze realiteit? Huizinga (1938) en Caillios (1957) waren de eersten die uitgebreid nadachten over een geschikte definitie. Spel is afgebakend als een activiteit die vrij … Continue reading →

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Alternate Reality Gaming – Examples

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Priscilla

The Beast is said to be the game that successfully introduced ARG’s to a larger public (Baertlein, 2008). This futuristic murder-mystery intrigued one million players for twelve weeks in 2001. It was created as a promotion for the movie A.I. … Continue reading →

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Alternate Reality Gaming – Ingredients

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Priscilla

Any ARG has several key ingredients such as a puppet master a rabbit hole a curtain TING rhetoric A puppet master is the person controlling the game, giving out clues and keeping an eye on plot development. The starting point … Continue reading →

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