PlayerExperiences

Experiences of players within the game, inhabiting the TheMagicCircle, where stimuli considered and actions taken by the player are relevant to the game world.

In an article in The_Games_Journal?, Richard_Vickery? tries to break games down by the type of experience the player has.

Primary categories:

• ThePlan? (A kind of Intention)
• ForwardEvaluation? (A different kind of Intention)
• Aha!? (Intention and Discovery)
• MindGame?s (bluffing, etc.)
• Tension?
• Narrative?
• Roleplaying
• Simulation?

Secondary categories:

• Communication?
• LateralThinking?
• Knowledge (ApplicationOfAbility?)
• TimePressure?
• Dexterity?
• Constant Engagement (TimeBetweenTurns)

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