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Casual game design values

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Annakaisa KultimaAuthors Info & Claims

MindTrek '09: Proceedings of the 13th International MindTrek Conference: Everyday Life in the Ubiquitous Era

Pages 58 - 65

https://doi.org/10.1145/1621841.1621854

Published: 30 September 2009 Publication History

Abstract

In this article, I examine the phenomenon of casual games and the underlying transformation of digital play which the rise of this particular segment of the games industry is exposing. I argue that instead of a genuinely new phenomenon, we are facing a change that can be more accurately characterized as "the normalization of digital play". The expansion of the player basis as well as the instrumental and functional approaches to games concurs with the transformations of other digital environments. As digital environments have become more accessible to large populations and are increasingly part of everyday lives, the ways and means of using them are becoming multifaceted and part of wider experiences. In order to respond to the changes, I propose a framework of casual games design values. Transformation in the games cultures requires transformation in design approaches.

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MindTrek '09: Proceedings of the 13th International MindTrek Conference: Everyday Life in the Ubiquitous Era

September 2009

254 pages

ISBN:9781605586335

DOI:10.1145/1621841

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University of Tampere, Finland
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University of Tampere, Finland
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Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Finland
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Tampere University of Technology, Finland
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