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  "One Turn of One Game": On Chance, Variance, and Misplays

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  Adam Cottrel Georgia State University

  June 10, 2016

  of the game’s most respected players, who is attempting to boost his resume for a possible induction ... certainty to a virtual possibility, turning victory into harrowing defeat. As the second clip reveals, ... virtual possibilities that contradict each other. ...
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  The Digital Evolution?: From Tabletop to Online Simulation

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  Shane Toepfer University of North Georgia

  June 29, 2012

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  possibilities, and for almost thirty years the game has cultivated a small, dedicated fanbase that purchases ... community espoused the "unlimited possibilities" the online format would offer for the game and ...
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  Where the Wi-Fi Ends

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  Alenda Chang University of California, Santa Barbara

  October 15, 2016

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  Where the Wi-Fi Ends augmented reality critical infrastructure ecomedia Environment games media Pokemon Go Curator's Note Don’t get me wrong, I love Pokémon Go. As the screenshots show, I have played a lot. But as someone who works on how games model ...
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  Game Mechanics as Emergent Narrative

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  Ryan Clement University of Waterloo

  September 09, 2017

  possible pre-scripted endings forces linearity. Some games—abstract games—eschew scripted narratives for ...
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  Smoothing the Edges Down on LEGO Joker

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  Kalervo A. Sinervo

  February 17, 2022

  Jeffrey A. (2017) “‘I’m the Goshdarn Batman!’ Affect and the aesthetic of cute superheroes.” Journal of ...
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  Man Out of Time: Lost Season 3 Finale

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  Will Brooker Kingston University

  February 12, 2008

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  Man Out of Time: Lost Season 3 Finale transmedia temporality puzzles narrative Lostpedia Lost games fandom collective intelligence brand communities ARG ABC Curator's Note It opens, of course, in medias res. We are thrown into the scene – thrown forw ...
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  VR: Neither Cinematic nor (Necessarily) Ludic

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  Dooley Murphy University of Copenhagen

  April 05, 2019

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  VR: Neither Cinematic nor (Necessarily) Ludic VR Virtual Reality film games ludology Curator's Note Virtual reality (VR) experiences are often described as being either film-like or game-like. This may be a useful heuristic for consumers, but it is c ...