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game theory

• system -- (formal) set of rules
• relation -- between player and game (affectionate)
• context -- negotiable relation with 'real world'

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classic game (reference) model

• rules -- formal system
• outcome -- variable and quantifiable
• value -- different valorisation assignments
• effort -- in order to influence the outcome
• attachment -- emotionally attached to outcome (hooked)
• consequences -- optional and negotiable (profit?)

rules vs fiction

game fiction is ambiguous, optional and imagined by the player in uncontrollable and unpredictable ways, but the emphasis on fictional worlds may be the strongest innovation of the video game.

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theory of interaction

are games relevant for a theory of interaction?

effective service management game(s)

• rules -- service management protocols
• outcome -- learning process
• value -- intellectual satisfaction
• effort -- study procedures
• attachment -- corporate identity
• consequences -- job qualification

additional criteria

• scenario(s) - problem solving in service management
• reward(s) - service level agreements

game play

... structure of interaction with game system and other player(s)

component framework

• holistic -- playing games as an undividable activity
• boundary -- limit the activities of people playing games
• temporal -- describe the flow of the game (interaction)
• structural -- physical and logical elements of the game system

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pattern(s)

• resource management -- resource types, control, progress
• communication and presentation -- information, indicators
• actions and events -- control, rewards and penalties
• narrative structures and immersion -- evaluation, control, characters
• social interaction -- competition, collaboration, activities
• mastery and balancing -- planning, tradeoffs
• meta games and learning -- replayability, learning curve(s)

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intimate media object(s)

1. glow tags -- a subtle way to trigger the person who has placed it or who sees it
2. living scrap book -- to capture and collect information and media digitally
3. picture ball -- as an object of decoration and a focus for storytelling
4. lonely planet listener -- enabling people to listen to a real time connection to another place

intimate media experience(s)

• sensorial -- experience is visual, audible, tactile, olfaric
• personalized -- objects embody meaning and memories
• analogue -- people relate to physical objects
• enhancement -- people already have extensive intimate media collections
• serendipity -- it supports unstructured and flexible usage
• longevity -- objects may exist over generations

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experience as meaning

• experience occurs during the interaction between the user(s) and the interactive system(s) in the lived environment
• designers convey meaning (consciously or unconsciously) through the appearance, interaction and function of the system
• user(s) construct a coherent whole that is a combination of sensual, cognitive, emotional and practical forms of experience