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Jesper Juul

The Art of Failure

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An exploration of why we play video games despite the fact that we are almost certain to feel unhappy when we fail at them.
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  • Jan Nohas quoted4 years ago
    failure is an integral element of the overall experience of playing a game
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    • Jan Nohas quoted4 years ago
      Games, depending on how we play them, give us a license to display anger and frustration on a level that we would not otherwise dare express, but some displays will still be out of bounds, rude, or socially awkward.
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      • Jan Nohas quoted4 years ago
        poor losers are not chastised for showing anger and frustration, but for showing anger and frustration in the wrong way.
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