Grand theft algorithm: purposeful play, appropriated play and aberrant players

Alison Gazzard

doi:10.1145/1457199.1457201

Grand theft algorithm: purposeful play, appropriated play and aberrant players

Alison Gazzard

School of Creative Arts

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Abstract

This paper explores ideas about 'appropriated play' within computer games. It identifies different forms of 'purposeful' and 'aberrant' playing and proposes a model of players' motivations. This will enable a discussion about the experience of games players who resist the norms of 'purposeful' or ludic play, while finding reward in their explorations of game possibilities. It provides a new vocabulary for discussing playing outside of the game world, as a way of understanding some of these actions as more than 'cheating'.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	In: MindTrek: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Entertainment and Media in the Ubiquitous Era
Publisher	ACM Press
Pages	3-7
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	978-1-60558-197-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1457199.1457201
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	MindTrek '08 - Tampere, Finland Duration: 7 Oct 2008 → 10 Oct 2008

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Conference	MindTrek '08
Country/Territory	Finland
City	Tampere
Period	7/10/08 → 10/10/08

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