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The individual and the group in console gaming

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Sheelagh Carpendale,

Saul GreenbergAuthors Info & Claims

CSCW '10: Proceedings of the 2010 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work

Pages 371 - 380

https://doi.org/10.1145/1718918.1718983

Published: 06 February 2010 Publication History

Abstract

In this paper, we present results from a study of collocated group console gaming. We focus, in particular, on observed gaming practices that emphasized the individual gamer within a gaming group as well as practices that emphasized the gaming group as a whole. We relate each of these practices, where possible, to specific elements of the game design including game mechanics, interaction design, and special effects design. We argue that the classic distinction between competitive and cooperative modes of gameplay does not fully transfer to account for the interpersonal dynamics within collocated gaming groups.

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DOI:10.1145/1718918

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