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Exploring aesthetical gameplay design patterns: camaraderie in four games

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Karl Bergström,

Staffan Björk,

Sus LundgrenAuthors Info & Claims

MindTrek '10: Proceedings of the 14th International Academic MindTrek Conference: Envisioning Future Media Environments

Pages 17 - 24

https://doi.org/10.1145/1930488.1930493

Published: 06 October 2010 Publication History

Abstract

This paper explores how a vocabulary supporting design-related discussions of gameplay preferences can be developed. Using the preference of experiencing camaraderie as an example, we have analyzed four games: the board games Space Alert and Battlestar Galactica, the massively multiplayer online game World of Warcraft, and the cooperative FPS series Left for Dead. Through a combination of the MDA model on how game mechanics give rise to game aesthetics via game dynamics, and the concept of aesthetic ideals in gameplay, we present gameplay design patterns related to achieving camaraderie. We argue that some of these patterns can be seen as aesthetic gameplay design patterns in that they are closely related to aesthetic ideals. Further, as a consequence, gameplay design pattern collections which include patterns related to all levels of the MDA model can be used as design tools when aiming for certain gameplay aesthetics.

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MindTrek '10: Proceedings of the 14th International Academic MindTrek Conference: Envisioning Future Media Environments

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DOI:10.1145/1930488

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