Emotions in Games, part 1: Fear

foolsage.wordpress.com - 11/1/2009

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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how well (or rather, how very, very poorly) games create emotional reactions in players, and since I tend to be a verbose bastard I’m going to separate my mind-dumping into posts on separate emotions, talking about how different media approach ...

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Emotions in Games, part 2: Sorrow

— foolsage.wordpress.com — Sorrow is a profoundly deep and negative emotion, and is not casually experienced. Sorrow is our natural... reaction to the experience of loss; our recognition that something we cared about will not be part of our future. Sorrow is also brought about ... (more) Emotions in Games, part 2: Sorrow

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