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Defining Game Mechanics

Miguel Angel Sicart (Vila)

Research Output:

Journal Article or Conference Article in Journal

Journal article

Peer-review

Publication Information

Output type

Research Output:

Journal Article or Conference Article in Journal

Journal article

Peer-review

Original language

English

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Game Studies (Volume 8, Issue 2)

Publication milestones

Published - 2008

Publication status

Published - 2008

ISSN

1604-7982

Publication IDs

Scopus: 84893978360

Abstract

This article defins game mechanics in relation to rules and challenges. Game mechanics are methods invoked by agents for interacting with the game world. I apply this definition to a comparative analysis of the games Rez, Every Extend Extra and Shadow of the Colossus that will show the relevance of a formal definition of game mechanics.

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