Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Marc LeBlanc's Taxonomy

Marc LeBlanc is a game designer who has proposed 8 types of "pleasures" that game players experiece.

1. Sensation - anything involving the joy of experiencing with the senses.
2. Fantasy - the pleasure of imaginary worlds, and imagining yourself as part of it.
3. Narrative - the pleasure of experiencing the unfolding of events.
4. Challenge - the pleasure of solving problems in a game.
5. Fellowship - Friendship, cooperation, community
6. Discovery - Seeking and finding something new
7. Expression - Expressing yourself and creating things (games that let you design characters, etc).
8. Submission - allowing yourself to be swept up in the rules and experiences of the game.

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