Defining Game Mechanics
Research Portal (King's College London)Published 1 January 2008
Miguel Sicart
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This article defins game mechanics in relation to rules and challenges. Game mechanics are methods invoked by agents for interacting with the game world. I apply this definition to a comparative analysis of the games Rez, Every Extend Extra and Shadow of the Colossus that will show the relevance of a formal definition of game mechanics. Udgivelsesdato: Dec 2008
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