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IAT final study
1. Week 1:
a. Paidia and ludus
i. Paidia: Free and open play
ii. Ludus: Rule based
b. Game definition : Common elements: Games have rules and a goal
i. A game is a system in which players engage in an artificial conflict,
defined by rules, that results in a quantifiable outcome. (Salen and
Zimmerman,2003)
2. Week 2:
a. The Magic Circle as defined by Johann Huizinga:
i. It’s the space in which the normal rules and reality of the world as
suspended and replaced by the artificial reality of game world.
ii. Lusory Attitude: Players accepts the limitations of the rules and agree to
be in the magic circle - The lusory attitude- so play can occur
b. Modes of Play as defined by Caillois
i. Agon: Competition
ii. Alea: Chance
iii. Illinix: Vertigo
iv. Mimicry: Simulation, role-play, fantasy
v. Can be combined
c. Game Interactivity as explained by Salen and Zimmerman
i. Cognitive interactivity: Psychological, emotional and intellectual
participation between a person and a system.
ii. Functional interactivity: Interactions with the material components of the
system
iii. Explicit interactivity: Participation with designed choices and procedures.
iv. Beyond-the-object Interactivity: Participation within the culture of the
object. (Fan culture, creating community…)

d. Game Types as defined by Lindsey Grace:
i. Action games:
ii. Adventure games:
iii. Puzzle games:
iv. Role Playing games:
v. Simulation games:
vi. Strategy games:
e. Brief history of Traditional games:
i. 4 pillars of Ancient games: Fun, Mysticism, Skill, Chance
3. Week 3: MDA Framework:
a.
b. Mechanics: The mechanics are the rules
c. Dynamics: The rules act in motion, responding to player input
d. Aesthetics: Emotional response evoked in the player
4. Week 4: Mechanics
a. Rules:
i. By Salen & Zimmerman, rules have certain qualities:
1. Limit player action
2. Explicit and unambiguous.
3. Shared by all players.
4. Fixed

5. Binding
6. Repeatable.
ii. Operational Rules: What player do to play the game
iii. Foundational Rules: A mathematical representation of game state and how
and when it changes.
iv. Behavioral rules:
v. Written Rules: These are the “rules that come with the game ”
vi. Laws:
vii. Official Rules: These are created when a game is played seriously enough
that a group of players feels a need to merge the written rules with the
laws.
viii. Advisory Rules:
ix. House Rules: Tuning the operational rules to make the game more fun.
b. Space:
i. Either discrete or continuous
ii. Between 0 and 3 dimensions
c. Object, attributes and states:
i. Anything can be seen in the game
ii. Anything can be manipulated in the game.