TY - BOOK ID - 46203012 TI - Games and rules : game mechanics for the "Magic Circle" AU - Suter, Beat AU - Kocher, Mela AU - Bauer, René AU - Knowledge Unlatched - KU Select 2018: Frontlist Collection PY - 2019 SN - 3839443040 3837643042 PB - Bielefeld, Germany transcript Verlag DB - UniCat KW - Media studies KW - Aporia and Epiphany. KW - Computer Games. KW - Ergodic Systems. KW - Game Design. KW - Game Mechanics. KW - Game Studies. KW - Ludology. KW - Media Aesthetics. KW - Media Art. KW - Media Studies. KW - Media. KW - Motivation. KW - Narratology. KW - Video Games. KW - Games; Video Games; Media; Media Studies; Game Studies; Game Design; Ludology; Narratology; Motivation; Game Mechanics; Ergodic Systems; Aporia and Epiphany; Computer Games; Media Aesthetics; Media Art KW - Electronic games KW - Computer games KW - Application software KW - Electronic toys KW - Games KW - Social aspects. KW - Design. KW - Design KW - Media & Communications KW - Video Games KW - Media KW - Media Studies KW - Game Studies KW - Game Design KW - Ludology KW - Narratology KW - Motivation KW - Game Mechanics KW - Ergodic Systems KW - Aporia and Epiphany KW - Computer Games KW - Media Aesthetics KW - Media Art KW - Video games UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:46203012 AB - Why do we play games and why do we play them on computers? The contributors of »Games and Rules« take a closer look at the core of each game and the motivational system that is the game mechanics. Games are control circuits that organize the game world with their (joint) players and establish motivations in a dedicated space, a »Magic Circle«, whereas game mechanics are constructs of rules designed for interactions that provide gameplay. Those rules form the base for all the excitement and frustration we experience in games. This anthology contains individual essays by experts and authors with backgrounds in Game Design and Game Studies, who lead the discourse to get to the bottom of game mechanics in video games and the real world - among them Miguel Sicart and Carlo Fabricatore. ER -