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Reducing Extrinsic Burdens on Players of Digital Games: An Integrated Framework
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Abstract Increasingly complex gameplay and gameworlds are placing greater demands on players, while grander approaches to help them cope, such as heads-up displays (HUDs), maps, notifications, and real-time statistics, may often create even more layers of complexity, and thus burdens, further detaching playe... view more
Increasingly complex gameplay and gameworlds are placing greater demands on players, while grander approaches to help them cope, such as heads-up displays (HUDs), maps, notifications, and real-time statistics, may often create even more layers of complexity, and thus burdens, further detaching players from core gameplay. In this article, we distinguish between ‘intrinsic’ (fundamental to gameplay) and ‘extrinsic’ (peripheral or extraneous to gameplay) game elements, where the latter may be seen to increase burdens on players unnecessarily, subsequently affecting engagement. We propose a framework, comprising core, interaction, and interface layers, that reveals how extrinsicality may be minimised to better facilitate intrinsic gameplay and engagement.... view less
Classification
Interactive, electronic Media
Free Keywords
digital games; flow; framework; gameplay; immersion; involvement; player engagement; presence
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 247-259
Journal
Media and Communication, 7 (2019) 4
Issue topic
Video Games as Demanding Technologies
ISSN
2183-2439
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed