FUBAR Enjoyment
The enjoyment experienced when things are not going your way, but you are still in the fight; a specific type of Tension
This pattern is a still a stub.
FUBAR[1] Enjoyment FUBAR Enjoyment
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Tension 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
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FUBAR Enjoyment together with Parties or Teams in Multiplayer Games Mutual FUBAR Enjoyment
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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
- ↑ US miliary slang: F***ed up Beyond Recognition.
- ↑ 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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