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Emotion in GamesThe Aesthetic Motives of Play

Emotion in Games: The Aesthetic Motives of Play [Why do people enjoy playing games? The answer, in its most general form, is that there are aesthetic pleasures offered by games and other play experiences that meet powerful and profound human and animal needs. As such, we can identify specific aesthetic motives of play, and one of the clearest ways of characterizing these motives is in terms of the emotional experiences associated with them.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Emotion in GamesThe Aesthetic Motives of Play

Part of the Socio-Affective Computing Book Series (volume 4)
Editors: Karpouzis, Kostas; Yannakakis, Georgios N.
Bateman, Chris
Emotion in Games — Nov 4, 2016
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Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
ISBN
978-3-319-41314-3
Pages
3 –20
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-41316-7_1
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Abstract

[Why do people enjoy playing games? The answer, in its most general form, is that there are aesthetic pleasures offered by games and other play experiences that meet powerful and profound human and animal needs. As such, we can identify specific aesthetic motives of play, and one of the clearest ways of characterizing these motives is in terms of the emotional experiences associated with them.]

Published: Nov 4, 2016

Keywords: Play; Motive; Uncertainty; Game; Social motive; Aesthetic motive; Curiosity; Problem-solving; Narrative; Agency

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