Comments on: The Four Theories of Fun https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2014/11/12/the-four-theories-of-fun/ My name is Jesper Juul, and I am a Ludologist [researcher of the design, meaning, culture, and politics of games]. This is my blog on game research and other important things. Thu, 11 Dec 2014 14:05:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Robert H. Dylan https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2014/11/12/the-four-theories-of-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-105573 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 14:05:51 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/?p=2005#comment-105573 Hello Mr. Juul. One could also combine all these four: “Fictional Rules regarding the Feel of The Social” under something equally vague like ‘Play’. Also, your example of ‘Go’ feels problematic, since the ‘Rules’ of Go ‘is’ innately bound up with the Social Fictions surrounding its symbolic (even spiritual) meanings – its *strategic* expressions of a perceived mindset of a culture / people / nation. Finally, never forget that Ludology could also be just another (awkwardly self-bootstrapping) ‘Game’, comprised of whatever rules its players currently choose to definite itself / themselves ;-) Sincerely, R.H.D

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]]> By: Jesper https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2014/11/12/the-four-theories-of-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-105058 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 08:36:59 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/?p=2005#comment-105058 @Dan “Feel” is not about feelings in general, but about the tactile feeling of engaging with the interface (controls, visuals, sound), so I would not put chess there.

The counter-example would be the “feel” of owning a high-end chess board, where the tactile experience becomes important after all.

]]> By: Dan Milward https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2014/11/12/the-four-theories-of-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-105057 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 07:44:13 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/?p=2005#comment-105057 Interesting!

Rules, Favourite example: Streetfighter
Fiction, Favourite example: Quest for Glory
Social, Favourite example: Chess
Feel, Favourite example: Streetfighter, Quest for Glory, and Chess

Do you think that “feel” is something in all games whether you like the feelings or not though. I agree that Super Mario is a good feeling game but all games make one feel something?

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