A Certain Level of Abstraction

Submitted by JesperJuul on Sun, 23/03/2008 - 17:41.

Publication Type		Conference Paper
Year of Publication		2007
Authors		Juul, Jesper
Conference Name		DiGRA 2007
Pagination		510-515
Conference Start Date		24/09/2007
Publisher		DiGRA Japan,
Conference Location		Tokyo
Editor		Akira Baba
Abstract		This paper explores levels of abstraction: Representational games present a fictional world, but within that world, players are only allowed to perform certain actions; the fictional world of the game is only implemented to a certain detail. The paper distinguishes between abstraction as a core element of video game design, abstraction as something that the player decodes while playing a game, and abstraction as a type of optimization that the player builds over time. Finally, the paper argues that abstraction is a related to the magic circle of games and to rules as such.
URL		http://www.jesperjuul.net/text/acertainlevel/

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