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The Art of Failure

Paperback • 2016 • English

The Art of Failure

By Jesper Juul

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About the book

An exploration of why we play video games despite the fact that we are almost certain to feel unhappy when we fail at them.We may think of video games as being "fun," but in The Art of Failure, Jesper Juul claims that this is almost entirely mistaken. When we play video games, our facial expressions are rarely those of happiness or bliss. Instead, we frown, grimace, and shout in frustration as we lose, or die, or fail to advance to the next level. Humans may have a fundamental desire to succeed ...Show more

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ISBN

9780262529952

Publisher

MIT Press Ltd

Published year

2016

Language

English

Original title

The Art of Failure

Format

Paperback

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