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Inhabiting Games Well (If not Uncomfortably...)

Well Played (Vol. 2, No. 2)

It is significant to see the field of Game Studies asking the questions associated with this special issue on “Theories of Well Played.” As a scholar of Science and Technology Studies (STS) I have had...

By: Casey O’Donnell

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WELL PLAYED & WELL WATCHED

Well Played (Vol. 4, No. 1)

Multiplayer and competitive games, such as Multiplayer Online Battle Arenas (MOBAs), require players to master complex systems, sophisticated mechanics, and collaborative play. In this paper, I...

By: CHRIS GEORGEN

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Games+Learning+Society (GLS) 8.0

This is the second volume of the annual proceedings for the Games+Learning+Society (GLS). The GLS conference is a premier event for those from both...

By: Kurt Squire, Amanda Ochsner, Crystle Martin

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ACTING IN THE LIGHT AND ON FAYTH

Well Played (Vol. 4, No. 1)

Play is one of humanity’s most basic and enduring actions. It is to deeply consider and even to laugh at that which matters most to human existence, from birth to death and the necessities of self and...

By: Kyrie E.H. Caldwell

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Well Suffered

Games+Learning+Society (GLS) 8.0

This well played session explores the challenges and difficulties experienced by the author while playing the indie platformer Super Meat Boy over the course of more than a year. The author juxtaposes...

By: Moses Wolfenstein

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STACKING MAGIC

Well Played (Vol. 7, No. 1)

In discussing Magic, we will here argue that the flexible simplicity of the stack greatly contributes to the game being well played. Our initial thoughts on the stack come from years of experience...

By: ERIC MURNANE, KENTON HOWARD

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Afterland

Well Played (Vol. 1, No. 1)

Afterland is a recursive learning game, based on a theoretical framework, and designed at the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab as a research tool. The game uses subversive game design elements to...

By: Konstantin Mitgutsch, Matthew Weise

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The Pleasure of Playing Less

In this book, we explore the pleasure of playing less through a collective experience of playing the Kittens Game – a self-described “Dark Souls of...

By: Sultan A. Alharthi, Phoebe Toups Dugas, Olaa Alsaedi, Jessica Hammer, Dr. Theresa Jean Tanenbaum

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A FATHER AND SON EXPERIENCE IN GLOOMHAVEN

Well Played (Vol. 8, No. 2)

Gloomhaven (Childres 2017) is a notable board game for many reasons. It is an ambitious design that combines elements of tactical miniature combat, resource management, legacy gameplay, and branching...

By: PAUL GESTWICKI, ALEXANDER GESTWICKI

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Proceedings of the 2018 Connected Learning Summit

The Proceedings of the 2018 Connected Learning Summit features research and presentations from the inaugural Connected Learning Summit, attended by...

By: Jeremiah H. Kalir

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Who Played the Game Correctly?

Proceedings of the 2019 Connected Learning Summit

In this paper we examine a formative playful assessment called Beats Empire, in which learners use data analysis skills to take on the role of a music studio manager. We look at log data of players...

By: ANTHONY PELLICONE, NATHAN HOLBERT, BETSY DISALVO, VISHESH KUMAR, MATTHEW BERLAND

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How a Storytelling Game is Played in a Preschool Classroom

Games+Learning+Society (GLS) 12.0

The purpose of this qualitative study will be to examine how early childhood learners and their teachers experience the play of a structured cooperative storytelling game in their shared classroom...

By: Jeremy Sydik

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Go Extinct! Go Fish... Evolved

Games+Learning+Society (GLS) 10.0

Go Extinct!, a Go Fish-style card game, teaches players how to read evolutionary trees as well as land vertebrate natural history. Instead of collecting sets of numbers, however, players collect...

By: Ariel Marcy

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EUROPEAN VIDEOGAMES OF THE 1980S

Well Played (Vol. 6, No. 2)

From Space Invaders to Defender, The United States and Japan rapidly emerged in the 1980s as the economic titans of a fledgling industry, dominating both the arcades and the living room. Meanwhile...

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Video Games and the Global South

Video Games and the Global South redefines games and game culture from south to north, analyzing the cultural impact of video games, the growth of...

By: Phillip Penix-Tadsen

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Fantasy Defense

Games+Learning+Society (GLS) 7.0

Fantasy Defense is a series of sculptures modeled after video game and real world assault weapons. They are constructed in raw materials without color or embellishment to reflect an incomplete...

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Seeing Action

Games+Learning+Society (GLS) 8.0

Games are meant to be played. Most modern videogames, however, are complex spaces full of dynamic images and shifting goals; navigating these complex spaces is challenging for players as they must...

By: Jeff Holmes

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A Cure for Toxic Masculinity

This book analyzes the video game Final Fantasy XV’s positive depiction of the importance of homosocial bonds in men’s lives, and why this depiction...

By: Dr. Amy M. Green

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