Abstract
Pervasive games are a genre that blur reality and fiction by creating unique experiences that are played in and affected by real life. Because of their effective blend of reality and fiction, the genre has become popular for creating serious games that, among other things, explore the values of players and their communities. While value exploration is often discussed in the context of subgenres like alternate reality and live-action roleplaying games, little literature exists that discusses value exploration in the genre of pervasive games more broadly.
As such, this paper amalgamates practices across pervasive game types that facilitate value exploration through play. These practices are then presented as design considerations alongside practical techniques that designers can implement to encourage playing with values. These considerations are presented to provide designers with practical ways to make their games more meaningful to and representative of increasingly diverse player populations.
As such, this paper amalgamates practices across pervasive game types that facilitate value exploration through play. These practices are then presented as design considerations alongside practical techniques that designers can implement to encourage playing with values. These considerations are presented to provide designers with practical ways to make their games more meaningful to and representative of increasingly diverse player populations.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of DiGRA 2022 |
Publisher | Digital Games Research Association |
Publication status | Accepted for publication - 15 Dec 2021 |
Event | DiGRA 2022: Bringing Worlds Together - Riu Plaza Hotel, Guadalajara, Mexico Duration: 25 Apr 2022 → 29 Apr 2022 https://digra2022.org/ |
Conference
Conference | DiGRA 2022 |
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Country/Territory | Mexico |
City | Guadalajara |
Period | 25/04/22 → 29/04/22 |
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Keywords
- pervasive computing
- practical
- design
- values