FUBAR Enjoyment

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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Examples

Anti-Examples

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Relations

Can Instantiate

Cognitive Engrossment, Gameplay Mastery, Spectacular Failure Enjoyment, Tension

with Parties, PvE, or Teams in Multiplayer Games

Mutual FUBAR Enjoyment

Can Modulate

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Can Be Instantiated By

Attention Demanding, Attention Swapping, Challenging Gameplay, Complex Gameplay, Ever Increasing Difficulty,

Disruption of Focused Attention, Hovering Closures, Limited Foresight, Limited Planning Ability, Real-Time Games, Simultaneous Challenges, Survive, The Show Must Go On

Can Be Modulated By

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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.

Acknowledgments

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