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The enjoyment experienced when things are not going your way, but you are still in the fight; a specific type of Tension

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FUBAR^[1] Enjoyment FUBAR Enjoyment

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Using the pattern

Diegetic Aspects

Interface Aspects

Narration Aspects

Consequences

Relations

Spectacular Failure Enjoyment Attention Swapping Cognitive Engrossment Disruption of Focused Attention Real-Time Games Gameplay Mastery Hovering Closures Limited Foresight Limited Planning Ability Complex Gameplay Survive The Show Must Go On Attention Demanding Simultaneous Challenges Ever Increasing Difficulty

Can Instantiate

Tension

with Parties, PvE, or Teams in Multiplayer Games

Mutual FUBAR Enjoyment

Can Modulate

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Possible Closure Effects

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Potentially Conflicting With

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History

Updated version of the pattern "Spectacular Failure Enjoyment" first described in the paper Exploring aesthetical gameplay design patterns: camaraderie in four games^[2].

References

1. ↑ US miliary slang: F***ed up Beyond Recognition.
2. ↑ Bergström, K., Björk, S. & Lundgren, S. 2010. Exploring aesthetical gameplay design patterns: camaraderie in four games. In Proceedings of MindTrek 2010.

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