Challenge
We said that experiences created con?¬‚ ict that the
players had to work to resolve in their own favor.
This con?¬‚ ict challenges the players, creating tension
as they work to resolve problems, as well as creating
varying levels of achievement or frustration.
Increasing the challenge as the game goes on can
cause a rising sense of tension, or if the challenge
is too great, it can cause frustration. Alternately, if
the challenge level remains ?¬‚ at or goes down, players
might feel that they have mastered the game and
move on. Balancing these emotional responses to the
amount of challenge in a game is a key consideration
for keeping the player engaged with the game.
Exercise 2.6: Challenge
Name three games that you ?¬? nd particularly challenging
and describe why.
Play
The relationship between games and play is a deep
and important one. To engage with a game system
is to play it, but play itself is not a game. Salen and
Zimmerman de?¬? ne play as ???free movement within a
more rigid structure,??? using the example of ???free play???
of a car??™s steering wheel.
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