The Art of Failure : An Essay on the Pain of Playing Video Games.
Juul, Jesper.
The Art of Failure : An Essay on the Pain of Playing Video Games. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (172 pages) - Playful Thinking Series . - Playful Thinking Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Introduction: The Paradox of Failure -- 2 The Paradox of Failure and the Paradox of Tragedy -- 3 The Feeling of Failure -- 4 How to Fail in Video Games -- 5 Fictional Failure -- 6 The Art of Failure -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
An exploration of why we play video games despite the fact that we are almost certain to feel unhappy when we fail at them.
9780262313124
Video games -- Psychological aspects.
Video games -- Philosophy.
Failure (Psychology).
Electronic books.
794.8
The Art of Failure : An Essay on the Pain of Playing Video Games. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (172 pages) - Playful Thinking Series . - Playful Thinking Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Introduction: The Paradox of Failure -- 2 The Paradox of Failure and the Paradox of Tragedy -- 3 The Feeling of Failure -- 4 How to Fail in Video Games -- 5 Fictional Failure -- 6 The Art of Failure -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
An exploration of why we play video games despite the fact that we are almost certain to feel unhappy when we fail at them.
9780262313124
Video games -- Psychological aspects.
Video games -- Philosophy.
Failure (Psychology).
Electronic books.
794.8